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[coreehs]

Celebrating a year of this incredible milestone in India!

[astonmartinii]

An Oscar piastri request because I have severe brain rot. Oscar Piastri x black American!reader. Like they met through Logan and Oscar is just downright obsessed with his girlfriend and everything she does. No pressure I just really enjoy the way you write.

southern charm | oscar piastri social media au

pairing: oscar piastri x fem american!reader

once upon a time, in the magical land of the 305, one man would take the mantle of the ultimate wingman

yourusername

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yourusername: pov you're my phone when i'm watching oscar piastri tiktok edits

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user1: babe those edits are doing over time

yourusername: i don't like your tone. oscar is the sexiest man ever, end of.

user2: if your gf isn't arguing with randoms online over you, is she really your gf?

user3: she doesn't hold back when it comes to oscar, that's my GOAT

oscarpiastri: can you stop sending them to me i don't like being perceived.

yourusername: too bad because i want to perceive you

logansargeant: i'd argue she wants to perceive you too much

yourusername: only because you have no one to perceive you

logansargeant: you can't call me lonely when i got you your boyfriend

yourusername: 👋 👀 hey look it's the main contributor to the male loneliness statistics 👀 👋

oscarpiastri: y/n that's mean...

yourusername: but not wrong 😑

user4: i know they're joking but y/n does not hold back

yourusername: had to prepare him for the mean f1 bitches

landonorris: so this is the mysterious gf...

yourusername: watch your step at COTA, oscar may obey team orders but i DONT

landonorris: oscar???

oscarpiastri: i'm sorry y/n can FACTUALLY do no wrong so you're on your own here mate

yourusername: thank you baby. oscar supports women's rights and wrongs he is a hashtag ally

oscarpiastri

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oscarpiastri: getting daily outfit updates from the love of your life >>>

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user5: oh this has to be one of the healthiest celebrity relationships ever

yourusername: omg mom i'm a celebrity

user6: hi can we please get the skincare routine?

yourusername: thank you for picking the ones where i look good baby x

oscarpiastri: you look good, GREAT IN FACT, in every photo ever - every waking moment

yourusername: you're too cute osc x

logansargeant: so you get this and i just get venmo requests?

yourusername: don't hate the player, hate the game

logansargeant: what game are we playing it's just venmo requests for coffee because "i'm a girl i deserve it"

oscarpiastri: idk that sounds logical to me

logansargeant: wait does she not do this to you?

oscarpiastri: no? also just know we split the money so thank you for all of my morning coffees for the last two years logan x

logansargeant: i regret ever introducing you two

user6: obsessed with this nightmare trio

alexalbon: can confirm they are a nightmare

oscarpiastri: don't call us a nightmare on my gf appreciation post

lilymunhe: yeah alex, where's mine?

alexalbon: any trio that breaks my motorhome from getting to competitive during just dance can be categorised as a nightmare - hope this helps x

yourusername: is it because we didn't invite you?

alexalbon: it was literally MY motorhome?

oscarpiastri: we beat our best score on rasputin so sorry not sorry

user7: idk how people can say oscar has no personality when he literally would throw hands for y/n?

yourusername

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yourusername: practising my smize for the COTA paddock can't allow oscar to be the only one to slay in austin

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user10: any spare paddock passes miss?

logansargeant: so i'm not allowed to slay?

yourusername: i think you need to save up all of your slaying for the track to get that point on the board

logansargeant: Y/N ????? i'm trying :(

yourusername: sorry logie bear that was a low blow from me, i'm proud of you

oscarpiastri: talented. brilliant. incredible. amazing. showstopping. spectacular. never the same. totally unique. completely not ever been done before.

yourusername: did you just quote lady gaga?

oscarpiastri: yeah, got a problem with that?

yourusername: nope. you're my favourite little monster

landonorris: i thought this was a healthy relationship - don't call my teammate a monster 😤

yourusername: that's what lady gaga fans are called lando, i've called him much worse, bring ear plugs to cota ;)

oscarpiastri: WAIT NO MY PR TEAM SAID NO MORE SEXY TIMES ON PUBLIC PLATFORMS

yourusername: boring ...

user11: so excited for the best f1 wag to be back in the paddock

yourusername: appreciate it but i can't take the crown from real icon lily

lilymunhe: omg thanks y/n i can't wait to meet you !!

alexalbon: are you always as insane as logan says

yourusername: he's probably not wrong but i prefer the term charming

oscarpiastri: we're just very passionate about things

alexalbon: like just dance?

yourusername: no comment.

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mclaren: get someone who looks at you the way oscar and y/n look at each other

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user14: i came here to watch formula 1 not to feel LONELY

user15: okay who was going to tell me oscar had such a hot girlfriend?

logansargeant: trust me literally spend more than 30 seconds with him and you'll know

oscarpiastri: okay but y/n is the prettiest person in the world AND the smartest, funniest and kindest person ever so you WILL listen and appreciate her

yourusername: god i love you so much

user16: is she an aussie too?

yourusername: nope i pulled oscar with pure american southern charm

oscarpiastri: it's true she lassoed me like a cowboy and it was love at first sight

yourusername: let me clarify we were at a wild wild west party but it was defo love at first lasso

landonorris: get someone who looks at you the way i look at the MCL60 😍

user17: lando is one of us

landonorris: i feel lonelier now, around oscar and y/n, than i did right when i was broken up with

yourusername: easy to look like that when your boyfriend is a dashing, charming and humble gentleman + generational talent

oscarpiastri: hehehehe stop you're making me blush

logansargeant: you guys are so gross

yourusername: says the man that's literally an accredited wing man because YOU got us together

yourusername

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yourusername: that moment when you see the love of your life achieve his dreams !!!!!!!!!! NO FR oscar i am so so unbelievably proud of you, you deserve this so much. i love you, thank you for letting me be a part of your life x

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user21: they're my parents now they have no say in it

user22: consider me charmed

oscarpiastri: thank you so much my love, your support is everything to me and i can't wait to grow old with you

yourusername: my heart is yours now and forever ❤️

oscarpiastri: also i'm finding some way to frame you celebrating in my garage

yourusername: i couldn't contain my excitement, sorry to the mechanic who literally got tinnitus from me screaming lol

user23: her in the garage is real f1 fan representation

logansargeant: as much shit as i give you guys, you're so cute and i'm so glad you guys have each other

yourusername: thank you logan!! i forever owe you one for introducing us

oscarpiastri: i promise when you get into a relationship i won't once complain about it

landonorris: i was a cynic, but yeah you guys are very cute - i am endeared

yourusername: oscar tends to have that effect

oscarpiastri: ummmmm i think it's more you

landonorris: okay i said you guys are cute you don't need to prove it again

oscarpiastri

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oscarpiastri: the best weekend ever and wishing i could just take you everywhere with me, until las vegas my love x

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yourusername: take me with you

yourusername: who cares about life responsibilities when i'm with you

yourusername: i'd say i'm a good luck charm but you're too talented to need one

oscarpiastri: i love you so much i miss you already

landonorris: you said goodbye five minutes ago... we've not even got to departures yet

oscarpiastri: is it illegal to miss the love of your life?

landonorris: when i'm not in a relationship? YES.

user24: the way oscar was horrified at arthur's 18 hour screentime, i bet his is just as bad now

oscarpiastri: no comment

yourusername: it's 16 hours lol

arthurleclerc: where is my justice? my apology?

oscarpiastri: we fall asleep on face time. i'm not chronically online i'm just terminally in love with my girlfriend

arthurleclerc: trust me we know

logansargeant: the way i know he's about to fly because @yourusername texts me - always the second choice :(

yourusername: oof i guess i'll nap instead

logansargeant: no i can still beat ur ass on 8 ball pool

oscarpiastri: you can't out do the doer soz bud

yourusername: i miss you come back, bullying logan was so much better together in person

note: i hope this was what you were hoping for! i love oscar so i'm always happy to write for him and i love a good comment squabble! thanks for requesting x

[charlosfest]

Welcome to Charlos Fest 2025!❤️💙

In light of the beginning of an exciting new era for the Charlos ship, we thought it fitting to host an event to celebrate the RPF pairing between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.

'What is this fest?', you may wonder. Well, it's an opportunity for creators to write, draw or edit and for other enjoyers to show their love and appreciation for Charlos as well as fandom contributors. This is a celebration of our beloved ship!

Info 🌶️:

The event will be hosted on both AO3 (via a collection) and Tumblr (via our hashtag, #charlosfest25)

Minimum wordcount for written works is of 1K. For fanart, the pieces should be colorized sketches at least

You can create as many works as you wish throughout the event

All ratings & tropes are allowed but proper tagging is imperative

Secondary ships are welcome but Charlos must be a the front center of your creation (s)

Schedule 🍌:

March 1st: Prompts submitting on AO3 open

April 1st: Prompts submitting on AO3 close & claiming begins

May to July: Creation process

July 27th to 31st: Deadline to submit your work (s)

August 1st: authors are revealed

Be sure to follow the blog to stay updated on further important information about the event and track #charlosfest25

modding team: kj, mal & vics

ASK US QUESTIONS | FAQ | COMMENT BINGO (coming soon)

[klancekisszine]

📢EPIC W/DTIYS CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT📢

Hello Klancers! 💋

Are you getting excited for the many many klance smooches? 💕 Yes? So are we! We can't wait to share with you the awesmazing pieces created by our incredible contributors! 💕

But while we wait for our hardworking mod team to assemble this gorgeous zine and its accompanying goodies, how about a challenge? 💫

And as with all epic challenges, there will be an epic prize! The winner will receive a full bundle - physical zine, merch and digital goodies!* And every entry could become part of our extended digital zine!**

🌟Here is what you need to do:🌟 - follow us - Draw or Write your own version of this beautiful starry painting, created by the lovely Orion @phosphorus-orion [Written entries must not exceed 500 words] - Post your entry on IG, twitter or Tumblr - Make sure to tag our respective socmedia accounts in the post use hashtag #kltruelovekisscontest

The winner will be randomly drawn from all entries over the 3 platforms.***

❗The contest will run from now until Oct 15, closing at the end of day for all time zones. The winner will be drawn and announced on our socials in time for Keith's birthday.

Best of luck, xoxo

*You need to be 16+ to be eligible to enter the contest and only 18+ winners will be provided with the nsfw add-on companion to the zine

**Every participant will be approached and asked if they agree to have their piece added to the extended digital zine and nothing will be published without their explicit consent. All pieces will receive proper credit.

***Every unique entry (no matter on how many of the socmedia platforms is shared) will grant you ONE chance at the prize

[d2artevents]

The new year has begun!

💘Let‘s start extra sweet with a Valentine‘s event💘

Like last year, everyone can join! Check out the rules and info below and see our calendar for 2025 to keep up to date on events.

GENERAL INFO

The event will take place on 14th of February. Posting time is reset time! (9 am PST / 6 pm CET).

There are no form applications. Simply follow the prompt and post on the 14th February on socials using the hashtag #d2valentines2025 and tag us at @d2artevents

Contributors may submit one or more Valentine's themed pieces showcasing any or all of their favorite NPCs, OCs, portraits, scenes or environments from the game.

We encourage all forms of art! Whether traditional, digital, cosplay or writing, EVERYONE is welcome to join the fun!

Please remember, YOUR WORK MUST BE RATED T FOR TEEN.

FORMAT

Open format. Choose whatever size and resolution you are comfortable with, just be sure to Glaze or protect your work before posting.

Written works will have a text background provided for posting in image format (link here!), otherwise, the tag on AO3 or elsewhere will work too.

CONTACT/POSTING

We ask that you WAIT until reset time on 14th February to post your piece(s) publicly. This encourages community posting and avoids spam bots from taking the hashtag we want to use.

At posting time, use #d2valentines2025 and tag us at @d2artevents on our socials so we can share your art! (Here's our carrd)

If you have any questions or concerns, please DM us on Twitter, ask us on Tumblr or shoot us an email at destinyartevents@gmail.com

[narcosfandomdiscord]

Narcovember Prompt Roulette List

Saalud a mi gente! We in the Narcos Fandom Forever discord server are excited to bring another 30-day challenge: a multifandom event that we’re nevertheless calling Narcovember. Despite its name, this is open to ALL FANDOMS, NOT JUST NARCOS. Creators are encouraged to submit fanworks (fic, art, gifs, vids, op-eds) for any fandom your heart desires!

This event's format is a bit unconventional. Instead of a prompt for each day of the month, there's a Prompt Roulette Wheel and a Prompt Index (☟ below) featuring numbered items with three prompts each. Every day you'll spin the wheel. The number that comes up on the spin corresponds to a number on the index where you can then pick one of the three prompts.

So for example, say on day one, I spin the wheel and get number 8. I’d go to 8 on the index (titled These Damn Restraints). Of those three prompts, I like Yikes best so that's my day one prompt. Next day, I spin and get 14. I find 14 on the index (Decisions, Decisions, Decisions) and pick one of those for day two's prompt. And so on. Note: If, on Day 2, instead of 14 I got 8 again, I’d spin the wheel again to get a new number. If, for whatever reason, you don’t want to spin twice, you can choose another prompt from that "Book of" that you haven't used (e.g. Day 1, I chose Yikes. So Day 2, I’d go for, "Now you know why I never say anything.") Ideally, we think it’s more fun to not repeat index items, but ultimately it’s dealer’s choice. Aka we're not about to get real fascist policing, aint nobody got time for that.

Here's -> the roulette wheel. Or you can make your own! (Just make sure it has 30 slices.)

Use the hashtag #narcovember or tag us to submit your entries so we can reblog them! A note on the masterlist - bc of the Tumblr-imposed link limit, for now we'll only link the fic. BUT at the end of the month, there will be a comprehensive list with all the contributors’ blogs so ppl can find your other work easily. 

Happy spinning, everybody!

❖ Prompt Index ❖

1 — Book of Genesis

Fanwork inspired by someone else’s fanwork (be sure to tag the creator of the OG work!) 

“The fun begins here.” 

Ghosts

2 — Book of Fuck-ups

Righteous indignation glo-up aka fanwork that corrects a plot misstep or writing blunder that bugs the shit outta you 

“It’s not the what-ifs that fuck you up, so much as the what-might-have-beens.” 

Bite

>>>>>>>>>> more prompts below the cut <<<<<<<<<<<<

3 - Book of Stuff That Goes in the Junk Drawer

Fanwork inspired by a song and include why the song sparked the idea (was it the lyrics, genre? something you thought a character would like? etc) 

“It’s never too late to make history.”

Juice

4 — Book of the Uno-Card-Reverse

Fanwork based on your fav reverse/inverse trope**

“Evil isn’t always forever.” 

Mirrors 

5 — Book of Negative Spaces

Fanwork using a line from a diff show/movie as a prompt (e.g. line from Mad Men, “I don’t think of you at all” in a Narcos fic, line from Band of Brothers, “The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead,” in a Hannibal fic, etc etc) 

“We gain more from our mistakes than our success, you know that?”

Pitch

6 — Book of (un)Consciousness

Fanwork inspired by a dream you’ve had (include 1-2 sentence summary of the dream at the beginning of the post) 

“Just dream with me.”

Technicolor 

7 — Book of Time-travel

Fanwork inspired by ancient mythology (Greek, Norse, aztec, celtic, etc. Bible counts as mythology, fuck it) 

“It’s only a matter of time.”

Constellation

8 — Book of These Damn Restraints

Fanwork that ends with 2(+) characters trapped in a phone booth with no way out 

“Now you know why I never say anything.”

Yikes

9 — Book of Fateful Conversations

Fanwork where the plot takes place entirely in the back of a cab OR where one character is the cab driver and the other is the passenger 

“You'd be surprised what you can live with.” 

Cursed

10 — Book of Nepo-baby Levels of Incompetence

Fanwork where character is in a profession they have no business being in with no prior training, so they fake knowing what they’re doing – like imposter syndrome except they’re just actually a fraud (e.g. Rust Cohle is a grief counselor, Richie Jerimovich is a hedge fund manager, Roman Roy is a beat cop) 

“And who hasn’t believed a flattering lie?” 

Evergreen 

11 — Book of Pit Stops

Fanwork that starts with a character hitchhiking and getting picked up by another character(s) 

“Tell me to stop, and I’ll stop.” 

Rush

12 — Book of Balancing In Between

Fanwork whose setting is a liminal space (e.g. empty swimming pool, bar or arcade after hours, airport terminal, church confessional, empty elevator, Twin Peaks black lodge, John Wick continental bar, etc) 

“Good things come in threes.” 

Wire

13 — Book of in Urgent Need of Assistance

Fanwork where a character wakes up on an empty submarine, 300ft underwater, thinking they’re the only person aboard until they run into another character(s) 

“One day I’ll wake up and it won’t hurt so much.” 

Desperate

14 - Book of Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Crossover for 2(+) fandoms you have used before but 2(+) characters you’ve never used or vice versa 

“All we have are our choices.” 

Crossroads 

15 — Book of How tf Did We Get Here

Fanwork that starts off with 2(+) characters waiting in line at the DMV and ends in a completely different, totally unpredictable, why-and-how-tf-did-we-get-here place 

“There’s a moon a mile from here and nobody home.” 

Ambition

16 — Book of Locally Sourced

Fanwork that mimics a bottle episode, so the entirety of it takes place in a relatively mundane setting (e.g. the stockroom of a store, interrogation room, a hotel lobby, waiting room of a doctor’s office, etc etc) 

“Make yourself comfortable while you can."

Notebook

17 — Book of Inception

Fanwork that provides an origin story for a character that doesn’t have one in canon 

“It (he/she/they) made me who I am.”

Improvement

18 — Book of Mysteries

Fanwork where 2(+) characters have to escape a panic room. Depending on fandom, this can be like the innocent party version that you take your friends to for someone’s bday, or can be an actual doomsday shelter 

“I thought they were with you!?"

Endurance

19 — Book of Near Misses

Fanwork with 2(+) characters from the same movie/show/book who’ve never met 

“Looks like we missed our window.” 

Rattled

20 — Book of Sleight of Hand

Fanwork of partners (romantic, profesh, or both) running into each other unexpectedly while both are doing something criminal/something they know they aren’t supposed to do (e.g. burying a body, carrying out a heist, meeting someone they shouldn’t)

“You can't ask the truth from someone who trades in lies.” 

Brace

21— Book of Nerves of Steel

Fanwork where 2(+) characters do a B&E, but get stuck when the owner unexpectedly comes home, and they whisper-yell argue over how to get out

“You won't believe the day I just had.”

Cortisol

22 — Book of Identity Theft

Fanwork where 2(+) characters meet accidentally bc one has accidentally dialed the wrong number (e.g. Syd [The Bear] tries to call Carm to yell at him for Something Dumb He Did but ends up calling Cousin Greg [Succession] instead) 

“I'm not the one.”

Brand

23 — Book of Just Chaos™️™️™️

Cracked crossover/ship with 2(+) characters from very diff genres (e.g. Dwight Schrute [The Office] & Tommy Shelby [Peaky Blinders], Frenchie [The Boys] x Penelope [Bridgerton], etc) 

“You’re my idiot, forever.” 

Untouchable

24 — Book of Revelation

Fanwork where 2(+) characters are stranded in the desert and in a sick twist, must decide which one of them to leave behind in order for the other(s) to be saved

“I like that I don't have to worry about you.”

Rapture

25 — Book of Reciprocity

Fanwork where 2(+) characters play poker (or any card game that has betting) but the chips are magic and the winner gets extra years of life instead of money (e.g. say, in poker, green chips = $500, blue chips = $1k, red chips = $2k, black chips = $5k. In this scenario, green chips = 6mos, blue chips = 1yr, red chips = 2yrs, black chips = 5yrs, etc) 

“Fine, I'll do it myself.”

Quid-Pro-Quo

26 — Book of Abduction

Fanwork where 2(+) characters get kidnapped by a kooky cult, are thrown into the trunk of a car together and have to figure out how to escape

“Somebody has to be paying attention.” 

Spiral

27 — Book of Caretaking

Fanwork where a character accidentally shoots/stabs/otherwise maims another character and has to perform first responder, triage levels of first aid to save them (dealer’s choice as to whether it's successful bc yolo) 

“Don't make me take care of you.” 

 Ritual

28 — Book of Weaponized Passive Aggression

Fanwork where 2(+) characters attend a dinner party and witness that moment when a couple starts passive-aggressively arguing but not outright fighting in front of the whole table and it’s even more painfully awkward than if they just straight up fought OR the 2(+) characters are the ones arguing making everyone else uncomfortable asf

“I wish you the best and I hope you find it far from me.”

Attitude

29 — Book of the (un)Dead

Fanwork where a character dies and another character shepherds them to the afterlife like their own personal grim reaper

“We bury our dead alive.” 

Siesta

30 — Book of There's No Place Like ...

Back from the dead: a character came back wrong or right, but either way, no one else knows how to handle it

“Even if you make it, you’ll never really go home.” 

Homesick

**There will be a reverse trope list in another post for examples.

[daisydreamingsims]

Sims 4 "For Rent" + Basegame ONLY! | Residential Rentals - Taka Soi 15 | Stop Motion build | NoCC

My Gallery ID: DaisyDreaming

Tray files for the lot can be downloaded here: http://www.simfileshare.net/download/...

Taka Soi 15

🌎World: Tomerang 🏘️Neighborhood: Morensong 🏠Lot name: Taka Soi 15 🏛️Lot Type: Residential Rental 🛏️🛁 7 beds, 6 baths (2 bd & 2 b, 3 bd & 2 b, 2 bd & 2b) 📏Lot Size: 20x20 💵Cost: §137,269 Three 2-story townhomes. Green: 2 bedrooms with full-sized beds & 2 baths - Pink: 3 bedrooms (1 kid with bunks, 1 infant nursery, 1 primary), 2 baths - Blue: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, empty except bathroom and kitchen items). I am so proud to have been one of the contributors to the #OHOPcollab for this build! The collab is “One House One Pack,” and there were many really talented builders I had the honor of submitting lots with. For a list of all members, please check out my Instagram page (@daisydreamingsims) for the #OHOPcollab posts (or search that hashtag on IG). If you search on that hashtag on the gallery, you can also see this lot and the other contributions and download them! Credits: NoCC art by BansheeHVO

[voicesfortheblade]

[Voices for the Blade dtiys!]

To generate more hype and community engagement for this event we’re hosting a dtiys! Anyone can join simply by drawing Techno with a bell and sharing it with the hashtag #voicesfortheblade and/or @-ing us. We'll reblog all of you!

Just like Techno rang the bell for his members, we're ringing the bell for charity. Our donation period starts tomorrow: give to the SFA between March 27th and April 10th to win a prize from one of our lovely contributors!

[opzinebulletin]

About #opzinebulletin!

#opzinebulletin is a tumblr that is dedicated to promoting One Piece zines here on Tumblr! The goal is for this to be an active account that folks can follow to get the latest news about OP zines.

We track the following tags: opzine, op zine, one piece zine, and op fanzine.

If you are someone interested in zines, make sure to hit that follow button but also check out the OP Community Discord as well! This is a server that is set up to support the promotion of One Piece Zines and Events!

If you are a zine account, tag us @opzinebulletin and we will reblog your post as long as it follows the following criteria!

We will reblog the following for ZINES only:

🆗 Announcements

🆗 Interest Checks & Countdowns

🆗 Mod Apps & Countdowns

🆗 Contributor Apps & Countdowns

🆗 Group Contributor Lineups

🆗 Pre-Orders / Aftersales & Countdowns

🆗 Giveaways/ Follower Goals

Please note: We may not reblog every countdown if you are tagging the account every day for an extended period of time. We will try to reblog weekly, 5 days, 3, days, 1 day, and day of!

We Will NOT Reblog:

🚫 Individual Mod or Contributor Bios

🚫 Games Not Related To POs or a Follower Goal

If you are a zine mod, please consider joining the OP Mod Discord server! You can either reach out in the Community Discord or reach out via DM through the oplootchest Twitter!

We also actively look at #opzine so make sure to use that hashtag as well!

[defectivehero]

I want to start a writing blog kind of like this one, do you have any advice for starting out/gaining followers?

Sure thing! Here are some tips I can think of. (And, as always, remember that my word is not law and you are free to take or leave this advice!)

Reflect on your desires for a writing account and evaluate which platform will be best suited for that purpose. Investigate AO3, Wattpad, and even apps like Instagram to see if you have a specific preference. Each of these platforms come with their own advantages and disadvantages, and their own regulations on content & copyright. Furthermore, different types of content will do well on different types of platforms. Longer pieces are typically better suited for AO3, for example—although Tumblr's "keep reading" tab has certainly helped to breach that gap. Wattpad will be better for multi-chapter stories, typically about romance or self-insert pieces... You get the idea.

On that note, if you're decided on Tumblr, then try to get familiar with the platform. Chances are, if you've used the app before and have been a reader/viewer, then this step will be pretty easy and intuitive for you! But, try to observe how the writing communities in particular function on this app. Tumblr relies on things like hashtags and reblogs, so I'd say it's important to have a solid understanding of them. Hashtags will be very helpful in getting your content to the proper audience, so it's imperative that you get to know the tagging system that the writing community (and any relevant subsets) use to share their work. For example, since I write about heroes and villains a lot, I use tags like "hero x villain" and "heroes and villains"; I also use broader tags like "writers on Tumblr" and "spilled ink," which are more general tags for writing about fiction. Get familiar with the fandom lingo (terms like whump, angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, etc.)

2. Next, try to determine what you want out of the blog. Do you want to write because you enjoy it, or do you want to write to build a platform and gain followers? There's nothing wrong with the latter, but keep in mind that growth can often be slow—and you don't want your expectations to be unrealistic. I had the fortune to be writing on this platform a few years ago, back when hero/villain was a new concept and there was a small, tight knit group of users that contributed to the idea (@creweemmaeec11 , @nuttynutcycle , @the-modern-typewriter, @kactus-loves-writing, @gingerly-writing, and other honorable mentions <3) and contributed to its growth. Now, there are writing blogs all over Tumblr—and while that is far from a bad thing, that means it will be more difficult to gather and maintain a following.

With that in mind, if you're dead-set on gaining followers, here are some tips:

Try to network. Networking, in this sense, just refers to interacting with other writing accounts. Follow the accounts you like, interact with their posts, reblog & comment on their works. This will help, because other users will see your blog in the reblogs. I did this back when I was a smaller blog, and I am forever grateful to the accounts listed above and countless others for helping me get here. (I have struggles with social media, so I unfortunately don't have mutuals anymore, but know that I endlessly appreciate all my old mutuals!!!)

Have a consistent upload schedule. I think this was a super important contributor to my blog's growth. Back in my beginning days, I was posting nearly every day. This was hardly a requirement, and that's not necessarily what I'm suggesting either—it's not practical to expect that kind of activity every day, especially if you have school, a full-time job, a family to provide for, etc. But! When you *do* upload, try to pick a time and day and stick to that. Test this out, too. See what time and day your content gets more interactions and then stick to that time & day.

Fill out prompts. It can be difficult to get your writing out there, even with all these tips. Check out some good prompt blogs, reblog their prompts (giving them credit!!!!! and reading through their rules!!!!!) and add your writing in the reblogs. Users will see your writing in the reblogs, and that can sometimes be a better way of assuring your posts get more attention.

Create prompts. This is another simple, easy way to get more interactions. Prompts are nice because they typically don't require lengthy posts, and they literally encourage people to reblog, comment, and add their own writing! Just make sure that you're comfortable with the idea of people adding on to your writing (and the potential for them to take it and not credit you properly) before doing this. I learned that lesson the hard way... Prompts are practically designed for community interaction!!!!

Other blog tips:

Contemplate what you want to write about. There are topics on Tumblr that, in my not so humble opinion, have already been thoroughly explored (cough, cough) and topics that have some intriguing, exciting potential. This is going to be very "marketing" of me to say, but evaluate the current market, see what the supply and demand is, and go from there. Try to combine what you want to write with what the community seems to desire. Don't be afraid to embrace uniqueness. The more quirky and unique, the better. (But try to have at least some universal appeal. Too much quirkiness will ostracize your content.)

Make sure your blog is filled out, layout-wise. Have an eye-catching profile picture and banner, a thorough bio, and a relevant pinned post. Think of your blog as your brand, in a way. You want people to recognize your profile from the first glance. And, if they're new, you want to intrigue them with your profile—show them something that they feel they can't look away from.

Be courteous to others. This one's pretty much already implied, but it can't be overstated. Half of Tumblr's magic is that the writing community here is pretty polite (and I can only hope that I'm a shining example of that /s). If you see something you don't like, keep scrolling. If you see content that really bothers you, go to your display settings and make sure you have filtered tags/themes on so that you can avoid seeing that content in the future. If something isn't your cup of tea, that's okay—it could very well be someone else's. I hate to say it, but the world could always use more positivity. We're all constantly learning more, so don't shit on anyone for wanting to be more knowledgeable!

Those are just a few tips that I have. Hope these help, and good luck with your blog!

Best,

Hero

<3

(not me signing this like an email, plssss)

[aralas-week]

We've been a month since Aralas Week running.

We infinitely grateful to all participants and contributors of #aralasweek2023, which realizes what we’re all dreamed; an universe where our couple get love and being happy (somewhat); together and forever in our hearts.

Thank you so much for your hard work!

Because everyday in our days is Aralas Time, so keep up the good work. We’re not over. This just be beginning! If you have a piece not even done it, or you just find this blog, or you get some ideas that were unresolved before, go ahead! The prompts actually created to be. We still accept and reblog late submissions though, anytime.

Be sure to check out all of those wonderful art and literary pieces shared by our talented creators! You can scroll down our page here, and:

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[oficmag]

OUR SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY ISSUE IS HERE!

Happy birthday, OFIC! 

OFIC Magazine is officially one year old! Where does the time go?? They grow up so fast. In the year since we launched our inaugural issue, we've been continuously surprised, humbled, overwhelmed, and grateful for both the quality of submissions and the intensity of support we've received. For this issue, we've collected fandom origin stories from all over, and we're so excited to share them with you.

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[museaway]

Happy 10th anniversary to my beloved Free! fandom. When I was struck down by a fever in late 2017 and decided to watch the anime, I had no idea the ways the fandom would influence me. So since @rinharumemories is a memory event, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to finally write a love letter to the fandom! 💙❤️ 

(Adapted from this twitter thread!)

After my fever-inspired crash-course, Free! fell out of my head for a while, but Rin never did. The following year, I watched a cosplay tutorial for him on YouTube and decided to watch Take Your Marks. I saw The Bench Scene. Suddenly I had an OTP!

My first-ever rinharu friend, Rubi, encouraged me to write fic and kindly beta read for me! I was neck-deep in anxiety at the time because of another fandom and Free! was refreshing. My anxiety was so bad that she actually screened the comments on that first fic to make sure I could read them without spiraling.

I found more shippers & joined the Sakura Pool discord, where I would meet my dear SweetHeaven! Su & the other friends I made there helped shape @ficwip's early days as a hashtag game, and (along w/friends from SPN & VLD) were some of our discord's initial members.

When I was designing the ficwip discord, Aenya was kind enough to share tips for role-based channel permissions & let me pick her brain about modding a year-round space! Her advice was invaluable, an absolute lifesaver. 🙏🙏🙏 

Around this time, through the original #ficwip game on Twitter, I met fellow writer @matsuoka-lin and we got to be friends. (During the pandemic, Lin would join the ficwip server and we would recognize our Aquarius bond ♒)

Late into 2018, I was still writing rinharu fic, and I also participated in Inktober, with a good number of the images being rinharu themed. It had been years since I’d drawn, but those two brought it out of me. Sadly, that December, the VLD finale hit during my very first @rinharuweek and launched me back into the VLD fandom for a couple of years. I never finished my RHW '18 entry. But I never forgot Free! or rinharu, and definitely not Rin, who was my profile pic more often than not. 

Flash forward to 2021. Su won a fic giveaway & prompted me to write a rinharu amnesia fic. I worked on it across 11 months. That awoke my muses, and I ended up writing rinharu hanahaki for @ficwip's 5k!

Last August, I was days away from announcing a fandom-wide SPN event when I recalled my dream of a rinharu bang and mentioned it in passing to Lin. We talked for eight hours straight. By the end of the conversation, @thenightpool had been born. 

We started TNP with the humble goal of five participants in our first event, a mermaid-themed fic & art fest. We had months to prepare! Then something happened with FS2 and we scrambled to launch a Halloween fest that we pulled off thanks to incredible contributors. They formed the foundation of the TNP discord, which is set up a lot like ficwip’s to be a year-round little creative community. We’ll actually be launching our own version of fw’s writing retreat weekends later this month! 

The merfest, which got renamed Unleashed Blue, blew past our expectations — as did Sakurathon, a dormant event that we revived for a weekend in April. UB ended up with 52 entries; we’d hoped for maybe 15. Sakurathon was such a success that we rescheduled it immediately. Right now, we have a prompt meme running, and have events scheduled through 2024! 😅 

In addition to @thenightpool, we’ve formed @iwatobievents to promote events across the Free! fandom. And we’re running events there too, for Nagisa and Soumako. Because what is sleep!! 

So the TL;DR is that the rinharu fandom helped give @ficwip life, has inspired me as a writer and artist, led me to my best and dearest friends, and will make a big dream come true later this year: I’ll finally be running a rinharu bang! 💙❤️

And I still have a Rin Matsuoka icon.

(eta: I did, up until the day I posted this. It may temporarily be changed to another favorite character!)

[laf-outloud]

https://twitter.com/shaeddf/status/1658515902403420160?s=46&t=w2JtinVcrej2PrLArrlFpg

Maybe you have a better grasp on these numbers but this person posted this breakdown of the “savetw” hashtag and that seems…. Not great. I mean, not only is the number not that high but if I’m looking at this correct but those “total contributors” and “original tweets/contributors” seem reaallllllly low..? Which is bad because it would mean a small group are just making a lot of noise? And the others aren’t even making their own posts, just retweeting others?

So, the total contributors is the total out of 200 analyzed tweets which is not a terrible number. The number I would focus on is the Potential Reach. This is how many people will see the hashtag. Now, when you consider that TW final viewer count was about 440K, and roughly 25% of American's are on Twitter, that means the people online watching would be about 88K (in the US). So, for the reach to equal 78K (including International fans) means that they're tweeting within a smaller circle of people that already watched the show.

And looking at the total number of tweets, SaveTheWinchesters pales in comparison to the Save Lucifer campaign, which had 3.6 million tweets and even more retweets.

If fans want to show their support, great! If they really think tweeting is going to save the show, I have some bad news. LOL!

[viviangohcn]

Is Blogging Still Relevant in the Age of TikTok and Instagram?

What is blogging?

Writing and posting content to a blog is referred to as blogging. A blog is an online platform where people or organizations may express their opinions, insights, and knowledge on a variety of subjects. Bloggers often publish to their blogs frequently, adding text, photographs, videos, and other multimedia components to entries. People can connect with others, express themselves, share information, and potentially monetise their material through advertising or other methods by blogging.

TikTok

TikTok is a short-form video hosting service owned by ByteDance since 2016. Users can make and distribute videos that can last anywhere from three seconds to ten minutes. Both the App Store and Google Play offer a mobile app for TikTok (Apple Inc, n.d.). The app is intended to be a gathering place for engaging, unplanned, and sincere mobile films. Users can see, interact with, and share films that feel individualized for them. TikTok offers a variety of entertainment, including sports, animal videos, comedic videos, and more.

For making and sharing short videos, TikTok has gained popularity, especially among younger audiences. In other nations, the app has also been used to spread hate speech against race and religion as well as to develop cuisine trends and recipes. On Google Play, TikTok has received over 59 million reviews and has been downloaded over 1 billion times (Apple Inc, n.d.).

Instagram

According to (Wikipedia contributors, 2023), Instagram is a social media platform for sharing pictures and videos that is run by the American business Meta Platforms. Users of the app can upload media that can be altered using filters, categorized by hashtags, and geographically tagged with a specific place. Public or pre-approved followers may share posts. Users can view trending content, like photos, follow other users to add their stuff to a personal feed, and browse other users' content by tags and places.

So, is it still relevant?

Yes, in the era of TikTok and Instagram, blogging is still relevant. Even though social media sites like Instagram and TikTok have become very popular, blogging still has its own perks and benefits.

In contrast to the constrained structure of TikTok videos or Instagram posts, blogging enables users to delve deeper into issues and provide more extensive information. This is especially useful for topics that call for in-depth examination, lessons, or thorough explanations (Corinne, 2023).

Second, blogs are more visible in search results. Google and other search engines index blog entries, making them accessible through pertinent search searches. On TikTok or Instagram, where content is mostly driven by algorithms and social sharing, this may make it harder to achieve organic traffic and long-term visibility (Tiffany, 2021).

Additionally, blogging offers more revenue-generating alternatives. Bloggers can experiment with a variety of revenue sources, including advertising, sponsored content, affiliate marketing, and direct sales of goods and services. TikTok and Instagram both have monetization options, but blogs provide you more freedom and control over how you make money (Corrine, 2023).

Blogs also provide evergreen content. Due to the rapid stream of new posts, TikTok and Instagram material frequently has a short shelf life, whereas blog entries can continue to be relevant and draw readers over time. Because of their duration, bloggers can create a collection of useful information that readers can access and enjoy for a long time (Panorama, 2022).

While TikTok and Instagram have their own benefits, blogging is still a useful and relevant medium for content producers, companies, and people who want to offer in-depth information, establish their expertise, and interact with a loyal following. The final decision about a platform comes down to personal objectives, target market, and content choices.

References

Apple Inc, (n.d.) TikTok - Apps on Google Play. (n.d.). &lt;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?gl=US&hl=en_US&id=com.zhiliaoapp.musically>.

Panorama, B. T. (2022). 6 Reasons That Make Blogs Remain Relevant In The Age Of Reels And TikTok. Beyond the Panorama. &lt;https://beyondthepanorama.com/6-reasons-that-make-blogs-remain-relevant-in-the-age-of-reels-and-tiktok/>.

Corinne. (2023, September 5). Is blogging dead? The rise of Instagram and TikTok. Skinnedcartree. &lt;https://skinnedcartree.com/2021/04/is-blogging-dead-the-rise-of-instagram-and-tiktok.html>.

Tiffany. (2021, May 13). Social Media Strategy 2021 (TikTok, IG or YouTube?) - Tiffy Cooks. Tiffy Cooks. &lt;https://tiffycooks.com/social-media-strategy-2021-tiktok-ig-or-youtube/>.

Wikipedia contributors. (2023). Instagram. Wikipedia. &lt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram>.

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[nesiclor]

Ouf, I'll have to again ask for someone that could help me write more of AvA:NO, since all I'm good at is writing lore and characters, but not the storyline.

It is supposed to be a pretty long one, the lore doc by itself has ~8K words. And so far, the main story has like 24K words, and the backstory portion is 11K words. But the word count is hopefully going to be tripled or even more since it's a thing that's split into episodes.

I'm not exactly asking for people to write the storyline for me entirely, and more so help for you and me both to figure out how to progress certain parts. You don't even have to be a contributor to help me out. Just being there at all and giving feedback is more than enough for me.

Information about the story is in my masterpost and the hashtag attached to it. You'd have to reach out to me through my Discord server on my bio since I use it to lay out extra info in there too. (And in all honesty, REALLY give a think if you're up for being a contributor and see what you can do with the story, because I get a handful of people who change their mind or straight up ghost me. Do not worry if you feel like you aren't good enough to do this, as I just want ideas, not the next oscar)