#discord has a 2000 character limit

[inthemaelstrom]

So we're about six weeks out from another "most important election of my lifetime" and it's predictably making me literally sick to my stomach. When Trumpacabra got elected in 2016, I threw myself into politics in a way I never had in my lifetime and it almost wrecked me. I was one of those people who never voted for religious reasons (long, separate story) and I felt I had to make up for lost time. By the time 2020 rolled around, I was an unhealthy mess. I had stopped reading. Everything. When I wasn't watching MSNBC and political commentators obsessively, I started consuming absolute junk TV: home improvement shows, crack paranormal ghost hunter crap, etc. Things with no plot, no emotional investment, no danger. No fear.

Right before the 2020 election, old fanfic friends from my days in the Master and Apprentice Star Wars listserv found me and saved me.

They dragged me back into fandom, introduced me to Discord, and got me writing again. I updated a story I hadn't touched in 5 years. I made new friends online and in RL. I got some great fiction and fic recs from those friends and discovered a subgenre called Hopepunk—low stakes fiction with very little if any violence and fear and with happy endings. (Becky Chambers writes a lot of what I read, and Amy Crook has also become a favorite.)

One morning, I had one of those really vivid, realistic, linear plot dreams that literally dragged me out of bed to the keyboard. It was a meet-cute modern au of The Phantom Menace's characters, set in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I cranked out about 2000 words the first day. Then another 2000. Then another 2000. Then another 2000. And so on every damn day for the next four years until I had four novels, about 668k words, several timestamps written by three other collaborators who've come on board, some beautiful art I've been allowed to use, and now a fifth book in the works.

This is the Yooperverse.

It's not just The Fic That Saved Me, it's the place where I'm writing a vision of what the world could be like into being. A place where people with fucking obscene amounts of money don't spend it on themselves, or hoard it, or exploit other people to get more, but use it to help other people. It's a place where people who are bigoted dicks either get their comeuppance and crawl back under their rocks, or learn better and do better. It's a place where abused kids get rescued, everybody gets therapy and healthcare and is paid a living wage, people learn to value themselves and each other, and protect each other and defend each other. It's kinky and queer (although I'm neither) and above all, if not entirely safe to be both, I'm trying to write both things as just being another setting on the dryer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's not a utopia, by any means, because there are still assholes and the government is still ... the government, and capitalism is still a thing. There's some danger, especially in the first book, and there are accidents and illnesses and the vagaries of life. In the middle of the series, I had spinal surgery and was out of commission for a few months and that made me start thinking more about my main character dealing with aging and the limitations thereof. There's a LOT of mental health issues and the working through thereof, and a lot of ongoing process. Nobody's perfect. The world outside is still pretty much what it is. But in the little corners where my characters dwell, life is pretty dang good, sometimes great.

It's a vision of a life we all deserve. It's the thing I loved about Star Trek's universe, where people's basic needs are cared for and the obstacles to them developing their best selves removed. It's what I've loved about science fiction in general, especially Ursula LeGuin's: that opportunity to explore possibilities that are better than the present. It's modeled on the MacArthur Genius grants, but you don't have to prove your worthiness first. My main character invests in people's potential, young or old, with scholarships and grants and a steadying hand. His partner builds low or no-cost housing for people in need. There's an informal network of queer and straight kid rescuing going on under the noses of unfriendly governments and failed social service safety nets. The main characters build refuges, literal and emotional. They love each other fiercely and respectfully.

Right now, we're living in a country that is almost the antithesis of these ideas, for far too many of us. People are being manipulated by their fears, which are stoked by unscrupulous, lying shitbag politicians whose all too real evil would never make it past the pitch if you were going to try to sell it as a TV show or movie. They're consciously turning us on each other with lies about our common humanity, about the state of our country, about who and what's responsible for many of its faults, sewing suspicion and hate. And though the Yooperverse started as my personal comfort fic, I'm trying in my very small way to counteract what's happening in the world right now.

I've always believed in the power of story to change people's minds and lives, and I've experienced it myself. When I talk about story, I don't just mean fiction, though. I mean the narratives we tell ourselves and others about our own lives as a whole and day by day or moment by moment. I mean the stories we tell about each other when we're together, at the bar, at wakes, at a party. I mean the stories we invest in as fans in whatever kind of media we consume. I mean the stories we spin for ourselves and others to explain what the everloving fuck is wrong with the world.

Stories aren't separate from the world, they are the world. They tell it into being. They give it shape and purpose and meaning and a sense of possibility. Whatever stories we tell ourselves or each other about how things should be or how we should act as human beings (also called our "beliefs" or "morals" or "ethics"), they shape us, and we shape society. We are society, both together and as individuals. One person with a big voice and a story can tip a mass of people into either violence or solidarity.

I have no illusions that the Yooperverse will ever have that kind of power. It has a tiny audience on AO3 and Discord and it's mostly written for me to explore the things I feel deeply about, and wish I could do, and to teach myself to be a better person and live up to my own ideals. It's a world I'd like to manifest, to call into being, even in a small way. Even if it's just a story.

[roleplayfinder]

21+ currently obsessed with high, dark fantasy settings. Really inspired by things like Souls-games right now (Dark Souls, Elden Ring) and fantasy like DnD, Baldur’s Gate, The Elder Scrolls/Skyrim, Lord of the Rings/Tolkeinn, Game of Thrones/George Martin, etc - you get the vibes. Worlds full of different creatures, monsters, magic, dungeons, gods, ghosts, curses, different kinds of kingdoms, etc. I’m quite leaning to something more in the line of Elden Ring/dark fantasy in particular, with a lot feuds, fighting, wars, factions, magic, etc. I’d love to do an ocxoc rp in such a setting. I’m open to any pairing + trans/nb characters. Bring me your rogues, your Chosen One, your mages, your elves, monsters, demigods, corrupt characters or good knights, healers, old warriors, legends, disgraced characters, fallen from grace characters, etc. The more unique the better! Open to non-human/not entirely human characters as well. Give me 8 feet tall people, people with 4 arms, eldritch abominations, animalistic creatures, etc!! Go wild! I’m definitely open to multi muse for this and fleshing out the world, but to give us a base, we could start with two setting out on an adventure together or stumbling upon one another and travelling together, something like that? Bring some ideas my way and we can brainstorm together!

I have very few limits and am open to dark, heavy topics, violence, gore, etc. I won’t rp underage content or rp out SA scenes though - mentions in backstory are fine, I just don’t want to write it. Would love some dark stuff at some points but we can figure that out together and all limits will be respected! I write on discord, advanced literate/novella style (1000-2000 words typically per reply) and of course not every reply has to be super long and I’m open to doing shorter style side threads if we need a break, but I tend to lose interest in really short replies. Open to smut - most of my characters are switches and I prefer to see what feels natural for our characters and don’t rush smut. Open to fading to black and also doing purely platonic dynamics. Open to all pairings - most of my characters tend to be cis amab or nb amab (I do also play trasnmascs, transfems and cis afabs though lol). I love queer dynamics so bring them all my way!! Unconventional dynamics too are awesome!! I love complex, nuanced characters and nuanced, realistic relationships too!! Open to realistic, drawn, animated, and description faceclaims and will probably use a mix myself. This is getting way too long now so I’ll round it out, but like if interested and I’ll reach out. Please be prepared to share some thoughts/preferences and (where I might lose some of you) a writing sample (I can offer one too.) Ty for reading this much<3 🗡️

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[prpfz]

🎃💉🦇 back at it with a fresh new ad!🦇💉🎃 not replacing anyone!

i'm a 22enby fella who's got an itch for something dark and whump-y! i write in third person, present or past tense, semi to advanced 'lazy lit' over discord! i use servers to keep things organized, and i love chatting ooc with my writing partners :} i love ovsessing over our characters, sending memes/tiktoks, sharing music, etc etc, and i'd love a partner who's the same way! i consider myself pretty active, but i do work most of the week- if i can't get a reply to you, i'll at least be active ooc. i can promise at least one reply per day (usually a lot more, but i don't wanna get anyone's hopes too high, bc again..work).

i'm looking to write some oc x oc stuff! mxm is preferred, but i'm open to potential mxf (i will be picky on this! i have a lot of mxf rps atm). polyamory is also super encouraged, but not required! and while i want to collaborate on a plot, dead dove themes are also preferred! i would also prefer to use *actor faceclaims for this! i think of it as **casting actors in our own movie, lolz. (*open to musicians, models etc as well.) when it comes to nsfw, i write switches and prefer writing against other switches, or doms. no overly submissive characters, please! just not my cup of tea, i fear.

(**about casting actors: i think it would also be super fun to format this like a movie or a tv show! with actors cast as certain characters in our plot, separation into 'episodes,' etc etc! this isn't necessary, but i think it would be neat)

onto the fun stuff 😎

alrighty! spooky season has begun as far as i care, and i'm itching to torment a new character. i want this to be my character's traumatic lore, lol. being me your worst dudes! serial killers, monsters, the worst you've got. i just want an excuse for my character to get smacked around. bring on the torture! psychological, physical, whatever! maybe my character somehow wronged yours, and yours is getting revenge in an extreme way. maybe my character was just in the wrong place at ghe wrong time. whatever the reason is, i want yours to be horrible to my fella >:) noncon, torture, blackmail- the list goes on! i'd love to include a healing journey later on down the line after all trauma (with a new character of yours against my freshly traumatized fella).

i'm open to most genres and settings, but right now, something horror themed, set in the 90s or early 2000s, would be fun! i also don't have many hard limits, but we can talk :}

let's come up with something devious together! like this post and i'll slide into your dms🎃

give a like and anon will get back to you

[tears0fsatan]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ⊹ ༺ COMMISSION ♱ ANNOUNCEMENT ༻ ⊹

thank you for the past year and a half. i can't say it enough. turning this blog into what it is today has changed my life in a myriad of ways that i am forever grateful for. its made me realise that maybe my silly ramblings are worth writing and that there are folks out there that actually like the string of words my brain puts together.

as a gift from me to you, in honour of my (late) year anniversary and 700 followers, i've decided to open my commissions. at the moment, i can only guarantee a total of 10 slots before my brain starts to turn on itself. if this goes well, i'll consider opening comms again in the future and increase the slot amount :)

once again, thank you so so much for continuing to support me throughout this past year, it's been a joy to share my work with you lovely people. the love i get on every one of my writings is one thing that keeps me going and motivates me to continue.

ᓚᘏᗢ . . more info under the cut !

status - open !

‧₊˚ ✩ SLOTS AVAILABLE : [10/10]

— PRICES

500 words : $3 / IDR 44K / AUD 4.50

1500 words : $5 / IDR 73K / AUD 7.40

2000 words : $8 / IDR 117.5K / AUD 12

2500 words : $10 / IDR 147K / AUD 15

anything longer is negotiable though i don't go over 4k

if i exceed the word limit, i won't charge extra (think of it as extra love from me ^_^)

if you cancel while i'm halfway done, there will be no refunds.

i do not offer revisions after i'm done writing a piece and if you would like to make changes, please message me at most up to a week after our initial conversation.

i can only accept payment through ko-fi unless you prefer directly sending the money through paypal.

i will only start working on your commission after i've recieved the payment.

please check out the carrd before filling out the google form.

— FANDOMS

you can see the main characters i'm open to writing for on my rulez page ⎯ it also includes the things i am not okay with writing.

★ ₊˚ additional medias i'm comfortable writing for include;

omniscient reader's viewpoint

trash of the count’s family (platonic & familial)

honkai: star rail

good omens

★ ₊˚ under no circumstance do i write about minors unless it is for a familial commission of; obey me, omniscient reader’s viewpoint, trash of the count’s family, or honkai: star rail, nor will i age up any characters for nsfw content. if that is what you are looking for, my service is not for you.

— RULES

i only write x readers and character x character(s). poly ships are okay as long as they aren't incest or pedofilic.

hard nos are listed out in my rulez page but i would like to emphasise that i do not write pregnancy, this includes creampies and breeding.

either no or specific descriptions of appearance (up to you). i will need details on your appearance and your personality, everything that you feel is necessary for your piece.

your commission doesn’t have to be canon compliant and can be an au or canon divergence. continuations of works that i've posted are also okay.

if there are works that you would like me to reference or base my piece on, don’t feel shy to send them to me.

works will be shared as a pdf through email or discord. if you would like it shared as a different medium through different means, do inform me in our initial conversation.

while i am open to accepting sfw commissions for those 17 and under (hopefully no one is younger than 16 ㅠㅠ), i won't take any nsfw commissions. this is not negotiable. i don’t feel comfortable with doing so and it is illegal for me to sell sexually explicit content to minors.

for nsfw commissions : please specify what anatomy (either afab or amab) or simply put 'gender neutral / gn' if you'd like me to keep it vague, as well as the dynamics between the characters. you must provide a picture of id along with your url / name written on a piece of paper beside it. as long as i can see your date of birth, everything else can be blurred out.

₊˚✧ if you are interested or have any questions, my dms here, and discord are open at all times. however due to timezones, i can't guarantee i'll answer immediately but i will get back to you as soon as i can.

feel free to check out the carrd & kofi i've created, it's highly appreciated <3

please please please don't feel like you have to buy me a coffee or ask for a comm to show your support!!! a reblog (on this post or any of my works really) and likes already make me feel luvedddd <33333

i would also like to reiterate that it is illegal for me to sell and distribute explicit content to minors and if you are underage you may not commission a nsfw piece ^^

that's all for now, if i get commissions i'll def prioritise those but i'll do my best to occasionally pump out a thirst or a drabble here and there ^^; (might even finish off the joongdok fic i have hidden in my docs on ao3..)

thank you for the amazing support over the past year,

一 juno /ᐠ - ˕ -マ

[jotatetsuken]

Shyna’s Summer Commissions

When I was planning this, it was supposed to be spring commissions, looks like procrastination has kept me busy af xD /hj /lh

Slots: 1/10 (OPEN, will roll out again once I am done writing, and this will go until 31st August, 2023)

Anyway, so, as much as I don’t want to admit it, here’s what’s happening: I have an educational loan to pay; two in fact, and while my father and I have been paying them diligently, he’s just turned 64... and I want him to not work anymore, and enjoy his retirement, y’know? The problem: my IT job does not pay enough per month and we’re currently on talks on reworking the appraisal (as I received minimal increment this year). So, this is something I want to do to help alleviate financially.

I know I can’t work on a lot with a ton of WIPs that I have, so I will have 10 openings for now so that I don’t overwork myself, and I will keep doing so throughout this summer, which means this will get over by 31st August, 2023. I also have a goal on Ko-Fi incase you want to donate to that as well. In case you can’t pay, but still want to spread the word by reblogging, you are more than welcome to do so <3

Now for the rules:

Only available for those who are 18 and above. (which means if you are a minor, please DNI with this post, please)

Payments will have to be made through Ko-Fi and Paypal only. For those based in India, we can discuss other alternatives (Paytm, PhonePe, etc, else the usual.)

If you’d like a Canon x OC fic, I will need every info about the OC, the background, traits, backstory, abilities, etc. If it’s a reader insert, I will need the same, so that it will help me write better. Picrew/art references are also appreciated. I can also write selfship fics too.

For reader inserts, I will only write female readers, afab readers, and gn!readers (only for sfw commissions).

I am available to talk via Tumblr DM or Discord (the latter, if you are a mutual)

Only two revisions allowed.

The teen characters (Itadori, Megumi, Nobara, Asta, Yuno, Noelle, all the Blue Lock and KNB characters, Josuke, Okuyasu, etc) will be aged up or post timeskip (like Haikyuu).

Details under the cut (Minors DNI with the post):

Pricings: Because I am just starting out, I checked a couple of my mutuals who are commissioning too, and pricing will be based on word count: $1 for 100 words, and I will start out at a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 2500 words (will increase my limit when I feel more comfortable writing longer fics).

$5 - 500 words, $10 - 1000 words, $15 - 1500 words, $20 - 2000 words, $25 - 2500 words.

Fandoms: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (current fixation haha), Haikyuu, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan, Black Clover, Blue Lock (only the anime, haven’t read the manga yet), Kuroko no Basket

What can I write?: canon x oc, selfship, canon x f!reader/afab!reader/gn!reader (gn! only for sfw commissions), AUs (please specify the AU because I may not be familiar with everything), nsfw, dubcon, polyamory

What can I not write?: Stroheim (JJBA), Pucci in NSFW scenarios, certain kinks, characters other than the ones that I mentioned I will write

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[findroleplay]

21+ currently obsessed with high, dark fantasy settings. Really inspired by things like Souls-games right now (Dark Souls, Elden Ring) and fantasy like DnD, Baldur’s Gate, The Elder Scrolls/Skyrim, Lord of the Rings/Tolkeinn, Game of Thrones/George Martin, etc - you get the vibes. Worlds full of different creatures, monsters, magic, dungeons, gods, ghosts, curses, different kinds of kingdoms, etc. I’m quite leaning to something more in the line of Elden Ring/dark fantasy in particular, with a lot feuds, fighting, wars, factions, magic, etc. I’d love to do an ocxoc rp in such a setting. I’m open to any pairing + trans/nb characters. Bring me your rogues, your Chosen One, your mages, your elves, monsters, demigods, corrupt characters or good knights, healers, old warriors, legends, disgraced characters, fallen from grace characters, etc. The more unique the better! Open to non-human/not entirely human characters as well. Give me 8 feet tall people, people with 4 arms, eldritch abominations, animalistic creatures, etc!! Go wild! I’m definitely open to multi muse for this and fleshing out the world, but to give us a base, we could start with two setting out on an adventure together or stumbling upon one another and travelling together, something like that? Bring some ideas my way and we can brainstorm together!

I have very few limits and am open to dark, heavy topics, violence, gore, etc. I won’t rp underage content or rp out SA scenes though - mentions in backstory are fine, I just don’t want to write it. Would love some dark stuff at some points but we can figure that out together and all limits will be respected! I write on discord, advanced literate/novella style (1000-2000 words typically per reply) and of course not every reply has to be super long and I’m open to doing shorter style side threads if we need a break, but I tend to lose interest in really short replies. Open to smut - most of my characters are switches and I prefer to see what feels natural for our characters and don’t rush smut. Open to fading to black and also doing purely platonic dynamics. Open to all pairings - most of my characters tend to be cis amab or nb amab (I do also play trasnmascs, transfems and cis afabs though lol). I love queer dynamics so bring them all my way!! Unconventional dynamics too are awesome!! I love complex, nuanced characters and nuanced, realistic relationships too!! Open to realistic, drawn, animated, and description faceclaims and will probably use a mix myself. This is getting way too long now so I’ll round it out, but like if interested and I’ll reach out. Please be prepared to share some thoughts/preferences and (where I might lose some of you) a writing sample (I can offer one too.) Ty for reading this much<3 🗡️

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[novella-writers]

21+ currently obsessed with high, dark fantasy settings. Really inspired by things like Souls-games right now (Dark Souls, Elden Ring) and fantasy like DnD, Baldur’s Gate, The Elder Scrolls/Skyrim, Lord of the Rings/Tolkeinn, Game of Thrones/George Martin, etc - you get the vibes. Worlds full of different creatures, monsters, magic, dungeons, gods, ghosts, curses, different kinds of kingdoms, etc. I’m quite leaning to something more in the line of Elden Ring/dark fantasy in particular, with a lot feuds, fighting, wars, factions, magic, etc. I’d love to do an ocxoc rp in such a setting. I’m open to any pairing + trans/nb characters. Bring me your rogues, your Chosen One, your mages, your elves, monsters, demigods, corrupt characters or good knights, healers, old warriors, legends, disgraced characters, fallen from grace characters, etc. The more unique the better! Open to non-human/not entirely human characters as well. Give me 8 feet tall people, people with 4 arms, eldritch abominations, animalistic creatures, etc!! Go wild! I’m definitely open to multi muse for this and fleshing out the world, but to give us a base, we could start with two setting out on an adventure together or stumbling upon one another and travelling together, something like that? Bring some ideas my way and we can brainstorm together!

I have very few limits and am open to dark, heavy topics, violence, gore, etc. I won’t rp underage content or rp out SA scenes though - mentions in backstory are fine, I just don’t want to write it. Would love some dark stuff at some points but we can figure that out together and all limits will be respected! I write on discord, advanced literate/novella style (1000-2000 words typically per reply) and of course not every reply has to be super long and I’m open to doing shorter style side threads if we need a break, but I tend to lose interest in really short replies. Open to smut - most of my characters are switches and I prefer to see what feels natural for our characters and don’t rush smut. Open to fading to black and also doing purely platonic dynamics. Open to all pairings - most of my characters tend to be cis amab or nb amab (I do also play trasnmascs, transfems and cis afabs though lol). I love queer dynamics so bring them all my way!! Unconventional dynamics too are awesome!! I love complex, nuanced characters and nuanced, realistic relationships too!! Open to realistic, drawn, animated, and description faceclaims and will probably use a mix myself. This is getting way too long now so I’ll round it out, but like if interested and I’ll reach out. Please be prepared to share some thoughts/preferences and (where I might lose some of you) a writing sample (I can offer one too.) Ty for reading this much<3 🗡️

Like if interested!

[king-ov-solitude]

Boy Who Cried Wolf's Rules

Generally speaking I’d like to think I’m a pretty reasonable person. I don’t really ask for much. If you want to add me on Discord it’s lord_of_the_flatline, just be sure to let me know via DM who you are. 

Read my character information before hitting me up. 

As far as connections go, I’m open to any sort of crossovers. I would of course like a Ginger and Brigitte, but I’m open to any sort of found family or any people who want to write. I have few hard limits, just not really looking for anything completely centered around shipping and definitely nothing where NSFW is the main focus. 

Here are some things that are allowed, before I get to the stuff that is not allowed:

✰ BANTER - I like to be in character most of the time and for now this is a single muse account, so a lot of my comments and messages will be in character as well. This excludes direct messages which are usually reserved for OOC talk and plotting. But banter is allowed in there as well, I don’t mind.  ✰ RANDOM STARTERS - If we are in the same fandom or it would be funny or entertaining I basically don’t mind. Anything goes. I am not opposed to anything people want to write or act out involving my character(s). I like improv and stuff like that. ✰ SHIPPING - This is fairly open, but it will be based on chemistry. I am not opposed to crossovers of any kind, hopping time periods that make sense (80s-2000s) and things like that or altering my storyline in some way. It’s pretty unlikely I’ll be changing my faceclaim or anything about my muse though. Sam is straight, but he has had some gay "phases" in the past. I am open to these being ships or connections as well as writing them out, but they won’t be permanent. 

And now here are things that are completely not fucking allowed:

✰ NO MINORS - I am too old to be talking to kids or babysitting. I can’t really stop you from reading whatever you stumble across on my page, but I’m not really responsible for you either. Nor do I want to be. Please stay away from me.  ✰ NO GODMODDING - Within reason, obviously homeboy can easily be overpowered and shoved around, but if it gets to the point where you’re being weird or trying to be mean af, then I’m not down with that.  ✰ BE LITERATE - Details don’t make something good. Describing your outfit doesn’t count as a good response. I don’t really ask for much, I know some people don’t really know English as their first language and writing isn’t everyone’s passion or whatever, but I need something to build off of if you expect a response. ✰ YOU ASK, YOU START - I feel like if you’re approaching me you should have some sort of idea of what you want to do. I might offer to start if it’s a cool enough idea though or if it makes more sense for things to start from my chara’s POV.  ✰ NO FLIRTING OOC - I am not looking to e-date anyone or anything like that. Please don’t take any of the things that happen between us as serious or interpret it as a real relationship. I might have several romantic plots going on at once honestly. You never know lol. But I may be persuaded to dedicate my time to one person in particular if they are cool enough ;P ✰ NO SMUT - Not without chemistry anyway. I don’t really mind the ways stories can naturally progress and my discord is better for quick communication. I don't like to drag that sort of thing out.

✰ NO BULLSH*T ✰ DON’T BE A D*CK ✰ NO KARATE IN THE PIT

[fagcrush]

Regarding the changes in the RP community. I'm around your age, but only got into RP in my early 20s, so I don’t have any experience with the old community you're missing. But is it possible that the rise of Discord and app-based instant messaging burned a lot of people out on rapidfire text-style RP? Social media is inescapable now, so maybe the RP scene evolved into favouring slower novella length exchanges to escape from that sense of instant demand.

Also, fandom tastes change. I remember MST3K-style parody fics being popular in the 2000s, and "what would Sherlock's twitter feed look like" fics being a cornerstone of the early 2010s. I rly would not be surprised if the 2020s attention economy has pushed people into conserving their time and curating more "high quality" roleplays, where detail and thought are favoured over the "glomps u" style of the 2010s. Not saying the second type can't be fun, but the first might be more appealing these days for the reasons I outlined in the first paragraph.

Hmmm that makes sense. With how fast everything Goes now, a lot of people are burnt on that instant gratification type of thing, at least I irt writing.

Another similar thing I saw pointed out is character limits. Back in the day most places people rped had pretty short character limits, and breaking your reply into multiple responses is always a little frustrating. But now even places with a character length have a pretty hefty one.

[goetzjpvis]

3/10/24 "Pulse" JPT3391

I have written my PULSE blog post FOUR TIMES ALREADY! Each time, my computer and tumblr has somehow ERASED my writing, although I've been repeatedly saving it as a draft, and instead it just replaces it with my movie notes! I am at my limit. I have written such a good blog post three times for it to get removed each time. I'm going to try once more for the last time, but If the pulse ghosts take me I won't guarantee this'll stay in writing.

----- sorry

Man, this movie was everywhere. I really enjoyed the message that it was attempting to put out, and although I think Pulse (JP) has a better execution than its American counterpart, I still feel like the film was really really lacking in quite a few places. The pacing, clash between realism and horror, as well as the execution of horror elements in the movie were slightly jarring and broke my suspension of disbelief a few times. But what would I be doing on this blog if not talking about the greater societal context of this movie?

Pulse generally feels like a warning about the internet, rather than a critique. I know this movie came out around 2000, which most in the developed world consider the 'dawn of the internet'. This was when the internet was a "place", rather than a formless entity that existed metaphysically and stayed with you always, like twitter, twitch, instagram, and discord for the IPhone that's perpetually in your pocket and an extension of you. A lot of the people who were negatively affected by the pulse ghosts were people who carried average, everyday lives and varied from technologically savvy to absolute newbie. I think that this served as a statement that anybody could really be negatively affected by more literally, internet usage, and more metaphorically, craving attention and love.

Basically, the internet is a new mode of communication. The main character at the beginning of the film was cited as saying "You're looking for a friend?" Which implies that at the time, the greater Japanese public wasn't utilizing or viewing the internet for technological or business purposes, but rather for connection. This makes the pulse ghosts all the more scarier because this implies that either they themselves are husks of their former person, wandering around aimlessly for social approval, or attempting to take advantage of those who are simply seeking friendship. That I think is a really good metaphor for today's social climate, especially when you take a look at scammers, influencers, and generally troublesome online behavior.

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I hope you enjoyed my crappy blog post! It would have been better if the ghosts of pulse didn't continuously erase my work (lol).

[old-inactive-bit]

I just. So you know how discord has a 2000 character limit on messages?

I just wrote a solid 3 messages to explain a headcanon i have about Shadow & now I’m checking on if my friend wants to read a (in total) 6000-ish character long message. Jesus Christ. Actually wait wait I’m gonna copy paste it into docs rq to check how many words I vomited here

…

D:

803 words.

One hour. The entire time I was thinking very hard. And. Oh my god.

Oh my god that’s so many for a discord message.

[dystini]

Indycar RPF Monthly Challenges

No sign ups, no pressure. Join if you are inspired. If things come up and you don't do it/finish it, no big deal. No limit on number of stories you can write. Combine the different challenges together if you want. Ignore the things that don’t inspire you. Really, anything goes.

We’re not going to count your words for the drabble so if you are a word over or a word under, it’s fine. It’s more about the attempt and challenging yourself.

You may post your drabbles/double drabbles in this thread (2000 character limit) if you don’t want to put them on Ao3. You may post Ao3 links or if you’re comfortable with it, share a Google docs link.

A prompt inspires a longer fic that you can’t finish in one month? Wonderful. Give us a teaser or a snippet and don’t forget to post in ⁠published-fics when you put it on Ao3.

5 words – random words to spark an idea.

Random pairings are chosen by literally picking names from a hat.

Chatting/venting/cheering/asking for help about your challenge fic(s) is encouraged.

Suggestions for prompts may be sent to @dystini (me)

Not all prompts are for everyone. Please ignore the ones that aren’t your thing and during discussions do not shame those who do choose to use them.

There will be a new thread for each month.

Kink and Dark/Taboo prompt discussions should be spoilered (or if needed, moved to a new thread

Threads mentioned are on the Push To Pass Discord server. Message me for an invite.

February Challenges

Write a drabble (exactly 100 words)

Write a sci-fi story – Space (The Final Frontier, sorry, had to do it.), spaceships, aliens, other planets. Explore the hidden corners of the galaxy. Make them race spaceships.

5 words – Traveling, Lush, Swing, Pirate, Rebellion

Theme - Love

Events - Valentine’s Day | Carnival of Brazil | Groundhog Day | Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon) | Mardi Gras | Imbolc | Candlemas | Lupercalia | Leap Day

Random Pairings – Josef Newgarden/Marcus Armstrong | Callum Ilott/Scott Dixon | Tony Kanaan/ Alex Rossi

Prompts

A: So…what are we? Are we… B: A, we've been dating for the last two weeks. A: WE HAVE?! B: You are an idiot. I love you.

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Your character has an unwavering belief that love is strictly a choice. They have made the choice to not get involved at all. Relationships only bring drama and heartbreak and they want none of it. What will it take to change their mind?

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Whumpee who bites. Literally. Whumper gets too close? Gets bitten. Caretaker tries to touch them as a way to comfort them? Gets bitten. Whumpee just being a feral little creature and biting anyone who they deem a threat. Especially if they’re trying to make themself look big and threatening. This could also work really well for a nonhuman whumpee

Kink - Body Worship

Dark/taboo prompt - Blackmailing

We now have a collection to put your fics in on Ao3. There will be a new collection for each month.

[krpgarden]

Genuine question for tumblr rpers, what is the aversion to discord as an rp platform when most tumblr rpers wind up needing to use discord anyway as a form of communication? Isn't it just easier to consolidate all your rping to just one platform or do you like to separate it?

Hi there, thank you for your message! 🩵 I actually had no clue that there’s an aversion to discord rp on tumblr rps ~ if anyone could enlighten us, that’d be great! The only thing I can think of at the top of my head is that tumblr threads are usually longer and discord has a maximum message limit of 2000 characters or something like that, right? But not sure!

[prpfz]

🪭 21+ they/them looking for a long term rp partner as well as friends if possible. Please be 21 and up. I only write on discord. I will make us a private server with all the necessary bells and whistles. I also reply at least once a day unless I’m busy. I always make sure to notify my partner if I’m unable to reply though, and would appreciate if my partner is willing to do the same.

I’m literate to novella, with varying lengths of replies. I regularly hit the discord 2000 character limit. As a base, I write about two to four paragraphs and would prefer if my partner has similar length as well. I also like to talk about headcanons and au’s and would appreciate if my partner would want to do so as well! As well as share the same enthusiasm.

I pretty much am oc x canon exclusive. However I’m open oc x oc if discussed. I am happy to double up as wel. Unless stated otherwise, I can play pretty any much character my partner likes (as long as I know them), as long as my partner does the same.

A open line of communication and being able to talk with each other ooc is important to me. We can go days, weeks, months without talking or replying for all I care. As long as I have a heads up that you are still interested.

What I’m looking for currently:

I’m so hypefixated with no one to talk to and it’s killing me. I’m also currently looking for an omegaverse au.

- My Hero Academia: Bakugou x OC

I also have several other ships as well ^

- Shameless (US): Phillip Gallagher x OC

- There are several other fandoms that I am in and are more than happy to discuss. Just ask me. :)

Just like this post if interested and I’ll shoot you a message here on tumblr!

give a like and anon will get back to you

[euiphoric]

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EUIPHORIC is a tumblr based roleplay account that contains mentions of mature content and supernatural plots. This muse is part of a closed writing directory and will mostly be active during evenings on a european timezone. Muse, Faceclaim and Writer are all of legal age (21+). Always available for plotting and DM's are open for any inquiries. Written and created with love. ♡

New account : Formerly @izotopeui So I got shadowbanned on my other account, remade an account and I'll be slowly following people back to avoid getting shadowbanned again. Everything will be moved here and I'll definitely follow everyone back just slowly!

Hello, I'm Rho. Both me and my muse are of legal ages (21+). I operate on european timezone and am mostly active during the early evenings. I'd love to plot things so feel free to shoot me a message. I also apologize in advance for the menace that is Euijin, he was crafted to be a deeply flawed and somewhat unlikable character. Whatever his thoughts and opinions are, I want it to be known that they do not reflect mine.

Discord: Petalstorms

Character overview: Click here for his full information page!

Born on February 10, 2000. Gangnam-Gu, Seoul.

Abandoned by his teenage mother, grew up in an orphanage.

Studying 'Fashion Design' at SUA (Blue Hall)

Heterochromia: Left eye is grey/blue, right eye is brown.

Hobbies: Fashion, Music (Guitarist & Singer)

Rarely talks about his time in the orphanage.

Has a hate/hate relationship with being an anomaly.

+ Funloving, Determined, Creative, Independent, Curious, Versatile — Emotional, Dismissive, Combative, Insensitive, Egotistical, Disconnected

Shapeshifting: Euijin has the ability to alter his appearance or form. He is able to change his shape, size, color, density, texture, cellular composition. Through getting familiar with other living beings, he is able to mimic their appearance and composition successfully.

While shifting, Euijin is vulnerable to taking damage. If he is in excessive pain, becomes unconscious or were to die, then he may be involuntarily forced back to his original form. Staying in a single form may have negative effects on Euijin. He may suffer from energy loss, change of behavior and may even malfunction in his shifted form. These are side effects that require quite some time to recover. 

Bio-Morphing Taking form of living beings.

This is limited to only living beings like humans or animals. However he has to be familiar with the form’s appearance in order to properly shift. Euijin needs awareness of any and all living forms' limitations and weaknesses; for all living things must abide by the laws of the shape they inhabit.

Post-Mortem Shifting Taking form of the dead.

Euijin is only able to shift into the dead, if he killed the being himself. With this he will automatically absorb their memories, positive and negative, taking a piece of their soul in the learning process to morph into them. The weight of the many negative memories and the murder he's committed is the reason he tends to stray away from this ability as it’s very taxing on his mind.

Fear/Desire Morphing Taking form of someone's fear/desire.

Euijin is only able to take form of someone's active fear and/or desire if he's learned about it. Meaning he must discover this through someone telling him or finding out another way. This being said, if the person conquers their fear while Euijin is shifted then he will be forced back to original form.

[myrling-art]

Ok, ok, okokok...

I've spent the last 24 hours checking out the Cara art platform and I've gone from "this sounds way too good to be true" to "WE FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS??"

To be clear; I don't want to overhype this. Because I believe it would be a huge disservice to these people who are taking the first steps to create a sanctuary for artists and art-lovers, and they're still figuring things out.

But from what I can see, there are many things I'm excited about.

Like. Here's their website: cara.app

It's got some DeviantArt nostalgia, while the interractions with posts is reminiscent of Twitter.

Then you type whatever you fancy into the search bar (I typed DnD) and BOOM!

Endless scrolling of beautiful human art~🌸

Their pinned thread on Twitter gives a simple yet VERY enticing menu of what they offer, so here are some of them:

AI-DETECTOR!

The ai detector is a nice touch for everyone in general, not just artists. I don't like how my brain is slowly being wired to check the number of fingers on every picture I see online. Having a place where you can just admire and take in gorgeous art without having to worry how it was created is sorely sought after, and I know I'm not alone in that.

GLAZE YOUR ART!

They have Glaze (a software that protects art from ai mimicry) integrated in their website so that you can chose to add it to any art you post. They will also add Nightshade into the mix, which actively poisons ai scraping. 🥰

CUSTOMIZE YOUR FEED!

A social feed that doesn't hide posts from the people you follow and where you can also CHOSE WHAT PERCENTAGE of the site's wide content you want! I can actually still get some art recommendations in my feed without losing content from the ones I follow. Yes? Why is this not a thing everywhere…???

CUSTOM CROP FOR THUMBNAILS

I can chose to focus the thumbnail on the face instead of their crotch. It's so simple. And we deserve nice things.

THEY ARE SURVIVING ON VOLUNTEERS AND COFFEE.

SUMMARIZATION

Cara's art platform gives artists: -ai image detector -Custome home feed where posts won't be hidden -Feed AND portfolio -Easy portfolio upload -Custom crop for thumbnails -1200 character limit -Post editing -Animated GIF covers -Community discussions (like in the early 2000!) -Phone app

IS THIS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?

Almost.

First of all, they are still in beta. It seems like they launched in early 2023, so the site has only been up and running for about a year. So there are bound to be some bugs lying around if you sign up. They encourage people to join their Discord server and report any iffiness you find.

Secondly, they can't host N*S*F*W art yet. They say that they hope to be able to in the future, though (and asks for legal support in the matter).

But other than that...? I'd say, it's worth checking out.

I joined yesterday, and I'm gonna keep exploring. I'll update this post if I find anything else, good or bad.

They say that this is supposed to be a platform by artists, for artist. And by the looks of things so far, I believe them.

Hi! I was just curious if you have heard about the Cara art platform? I kinda stumbled upon it in a desperate google excavation when looking for websites that incorporate anti-ai measures for art, and it turns out this one does...? If I understand it correctly, they can apply Glaze automatically to your art posts, and they use an ai detection software that rejects ai generated art. It looks reeeally tempting, but I have never heard of it before, but maybe you or your followers have any experience with it...?

never heard of it, anyone else? would be interested if it's cool!