#friendships are difficult.

[timetravelsong]

𝐈𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐈’𝐦 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭. 𝐈’𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞.

excerpts from a book I’ll never write

[abyssal-ilk]

thinking about sten again. thinking about him calling the warden kadan and never explaining what it means. thinking about him offering to take the warden back with him to par vollen, but it's never actually an option the warden takes, even if you agree. thinking about how sten responds the best to a warden who stands their ground even if he doesn't agree with them. thinking about how he loves sweets and art, and how he plays with kittens. "it's training," he says. but come on. he's playing. thinking about what else he's had to justify to himself for liking.

and he calls alistair kadan! shale as well! do you think it was ever extended to the other party members? just,, agh

[popfizzles]

Eeon is awesome and 2018 tumblr did you wrong. we're ready for her now

thank you 🥺 im glad today tumblr loves her

[alcoholicweiwuxian]

bestiessssss <3

click for better quality; tumblr eats lines

[haveihitanerve]

Jim Gordon has worked sooo hard to not reveal he knows Batman’s identity. But Batman being Batman, combined with Dick and Barbara now dating, just pushes him over the edge Batman: we’re not friends, Commissioner. Jim: Your son is dating my daughter, Bruce. I think we’re past friends Batman:…. Jim:…. Shit

[wafflesrisa]

Listen shipping aside I fully believe Charles and Carlos are friends irl

If it’s a PR-only friendship then they both deserve an oscar. But it’s also true that their friendship is publicly put under strain at times, due to stuff happening on the track and comments to the media afterwards

They’ve both said before that their friendship will probably deepen rather than fade away once they’re driving for different teams. I’m going to believe them

[the-tortured-apollo-department]

It melts my heart to know that Endou is an even sweeter person in the game, he takes such good care of everyone 🥹

Treats Tachimukai like his little brother, gets up immediately when Fubuki starts having nightmares, protects Kidou from being slandered by his former school partners...

It's no surprise that Hiroto fell in love with him

[skunkes]

thank god for the rarity of befriending ppl you really click with. It hadn't happened to me in so long... <- and this will start making you feel like you're unlovable and that there's something wrong with u

[twpromptsillneverwrite]

Allison: Hey, Stiles! I don't know if Scott told you but we're having a small reunion with some friends. You should come with your boyfriend!

Stiles: My boyfriend? Who are you talking about?

Allison: The tall, bearded, muscular guy, who always looks like he's one minute away from committing murder.

Stiles: Derek!? He's not my boyfriend.

Allison: He isn't? You two would make a great couple.

Stiles: You ship me with a guy who you described as looking like a murderer? Am I that lonely?

[clockwork-carstairs]

i have to say seeing how popular jem is now, knowing he hasn't always been, is SO reassuring and relieving. not because other characters aren't great or have good values, but because it means jem's standout qualities – things like kindness, compassion, gentleness, being thoughtful – are being appreciated and seen as more important and that's SUCH a good thing. especially knowing ya's history of pushing forward the toxic-cocky-mysterious bad boy agenda… we're finally putting qualities like kindness above that, which is a really positive step forward. i know it's more nuanced than this, and tsc's characters are far more nuanced (jem's sole trait isn't being kind, for instance) but he wasn't always appreciated this much and as a longtime jem fan i truly love to see it. i grew up reading books where the mc always went for the mysterious bad boy character – ruder, testy, provocative – and often these characters were more popular because being kind was seen as 'boring' or meant you could only ever be in the friendzone. jem was one of the first characters i read who had this really horrible backstory, but throughout everything was genuinely just kind. it's really wonderful to see so many people appreciating that :)

[triglycercule]

who asked for this. nobody. but unfortunately as a creator i actually have to CREATE for my au 😞😞😞😒😒😒 jk fashion au ink and swap designs ig,,,,,,

ink. ink. ink. she's totally not holding a gun to my head as i type this,,,,, because she CANT break the fourth wall ok she totally doesnt realize that she's forever gonna be stuck living life as a high schooler with no chance of ever graduating or progressing in life,,,,, BECAUSE THERE'S NO ANGST IN JK FASHION AU HAAHAHAH 😁😁😁😁 anyways she's soooo silly :3333 i'm not a connoisseur of anyone that's not the mtt (biased 🙂🙂🙂) but i wanted her to be silly but also a bit freakish,,,, ya!

what do the people think about INK???? featuring everyone in jk fashion au so far 😇😇

dream: "ink is another one of my close friends. she's been there for me when even nightmare couldn't, and i've supported her likewise. sometimes her head is in the clouds, so i send her texts to remind her of things like homework and such. maybe she forgets lunch sometimes, so swap and i give her a share of ours. and when ink wants to talk about anything she's thinking of, whether it's a painter's use of color or the reason we exist, i'm always open to listening. she's an amazing person, really."

nightmare: "ink. ah, that girl is an enigma, truly. somedays she supports me on my path to world domination, and other days she just laughs at me and says as if it were a fact that i would never achieve it! ugh... but despite my slight grievances, she's dream's friend, and i've grown fond of her. quite often, without me even requesting, she gifts me paintings. now, they may seem normal at first, but recently i've discovered a pattern with them. as if ink had peered into the mind of god and depicted it visually, the paintings assist me in handling dream appropriately. i must say, she's skilled as well..."

killer: "see now ink? she's my type of gal. we get along pretty well, hehe! we're on the same wavelength or something, i dunno. not like she can predict what i do, but i wouldn't be surprised if she could, but ink and i just click. we talk about all sorts of silly stuff; similar sense of humor, after all. ink and i can yap about different shows and movies we've watched and stuff, she gives really good insight on the more technical stuff like color psychology and framing, and she once drew me art for one of my big follower milestones on twitter! she's suuuuper cool, haha!"

dust: "okay, just... keep this between me and you, but i think ink has some sort of secret sixth sense? i dunno. nothing against her, she's a fun person. just that, uh... sometimes she just comes up to me when i least expect it and starts asking me about my progress on my writing. which is... confusing. i've only ever told killer and horror about my writing, so i don't know how she knows...?"

horror: "y'know, dust and i have a bit of a bet going on. all jokes and all, but i've got a feeling ink's pulling some sort of elaborate spying prank with how much she knows about us... dust doesn't think so. but i'm betting 20 bucks she does. like, once i was at a vending machine and the stupid thing didn't give me my goddamn candy bar, ugh. i had to stay cool. but then ink just pops out of nowhere, says its okay for me to drop the act and get mad around her, and then does some sort of vending machine trick to get the candy?? yeah, she's definitely a wizard or something. in a nice way, i guess."

NOW SWWAAAAAAPPP she's silly. i included the bit of her getting into trouble because of her good will SOLELY because swap gets bullied a lot in other aus 💀 (askerror, something new, etc,,,,,,) i also read a canon underswap doc??? SWAP IS SO SILLY!!!!! i cant really explain her personality through text i'd need to draw comics for her which uhhhh,,,,, (looks away)

THOUGHTS ON SWAP????

dream: "ah, swap! she's one of my dearest friends, i truly care for her deeply. out of sheer coincidence it seems, that she, ink, and i were chosen to be the star students of the school, but surprisingly it works out well... swap's truly a delight. she's a great motivator, and she's saved me from a few situations that would've ended up terribly had she not been there, hehe."

nightmare: "sometimes the world hates me. ah- well, what i meant was, the path of fate has me set on a predetermined path of struggle! and yet, when even i, the queen of negativity, could not stop my kin from slipping on a ridiculously placed banana peel and almost breaking her neck, swap was her knight in shining armor and caught her. needless to say, just as fate despises my bloodline, fate also has angels sent down from heaven. i do suppose swap is one of those, bless her soul."

killer: "heh, swap?? that girl's a riot! couple years ago i tried convincing her to show me some of those sick moves she learned at kickboxing, or karate, taekwondo, whatever... she broke my wrist, haha! but then i pulled a knife on her and then we both got in trouble. hah, good times, good times. no, i didn't stab her?! in fact, she's very good friends with mr. mew and the grumpen, thank you very much! a friend of my kitties is a friend of mine!"

dust: "she's nice. her type of energy is something you only see is like... a sugar-rushed ink, and killer normally. but anyways, swap's a good help around the school. she's a bit ridiculous every now and then with all her "the magnificent swap" and how she's a bit of a showoff, but whatever. aren't we all? anyways, at least the scavenger hunts she makes during school dances are fun."

horror: "swap is uh... she's something. gotta admit, she's pretty normal compared to some of the people at this school. but man... enthusiasm, much? eh, whatever. i'm not the type to complain when her burritos are to die for. we're partners in cooking class... let's just say, she carries us hard."

anyways jk cross and epic soon. sooner than you think heheheh

[ask-cipriano]

¿ǝǝs lɐʇsʎɹɔ ɹnoʎ sǝop ɹɐɟ ʍoH

“Usually when a powerful force is interfering with my crystal ball, or when there is a future prominent enough to make it fill with energy. Sometimes it can feed off of offerings bought to it as well. Things with emotional weight that can bring forth a memory or information”

[ghostdrinkssoup]

one of my biggest pet peeves is when people slap a sibling label onto characters as a way to shutdown romantic interpretations like just say you think they’re friends! siblings have a very specific dynamic in fiction! not every close relationship is sibling-coded!

[serendippertyy]

hrnnnng your art style is beautiful and oh gosh I love how you draw ponies so much 😭😭 do you have more of your next gen designs? Or hypothetical children for the mane six? I'd love to see a sunburst (probably misspelled his name haha) and twilight fanchild. Like I'm just saying if I could eat art I would consume the crap out of yours

i actually have TWO twiburst kids! ☺️ i decided to do some doodles real quick because I haven't drawn them in a LONGGG time so take these as hypothetical redesigns for them haha

I'll talk some more about them below!

this is artemis, he is a massive nerd and strong magic user just like his parents. he is a renowned author who specializes in magic research and is occasionally tutored by the now retired celestia!

and this is his sister dream weaver, she specializes in interpreting and understanding dreams, something that the now retired luna lends a hoof in!

these two are my most fleshed out next gens, i have a couple other random underdeveloped next gen families but they're VERY old and need a redo, but if you're curious they're all posted on my deviantart account!

[madbard]

I wonder if Odysseus will feel uncomfortable about Athena and Telemachus’ friendship at first. Imagine getting home after decades of hardship, only to discover that your son has befriended the person who abandoned you.

After everything they went through together, and everything they went through after parting, would he be glad that Telemachus had some level of guidance? Or would he hate the idea of that cold-blooded goddess of war, the one who abandoned him to misery for choosing not to kill, having any influence over the life of his son?

[prince-liest]

oh fantabulous dr prince you seem like you've got fandom friends, how do you do it? i've tried joining discords but there's always like 200 people in them and it moves so fast I get overwhelmed and leave 😵‍💫 always wanted fandom friends but when there's 50 people talking at once it sure is difficult being one of 15 other new people!

To be honest, I actually don't participate a ton in giant fandom discords! I am in one that I actually check regularly, but I mostly use them to lurk, chime in on rare occasion like a cryptid that startles people who know who I am but forget I'm part of the server, and check the fic and art sharing channels. (And use emotes, ehe.)

I'm a small-groups and one-on-one kind of person for the most part, and my fandom social situation is pretty much to my preference right now, which is that I'm part of a long-running smallish fandom friend server, have one (1) large discord I lurk in, and I have one (1) close friend that I speak to in DMs regularly who has a lot of overlapping fandom and non-fandom interests and have developed a more personal friendship over the past year. @aislinceivun actually reached out to me herself through no initiation of my own after we'd interacted a bit through fandom socials already, which I'm mentioning because:

Generally speaking I feel like the way to find fandom friends that has worked for me, is to reach out to folks who have shared interests to you - ideally in a more niche way than just "shared fandom"! I think SMALLER servers centered on specific ships or niche interests (like a specific AU or a dead dove server) where you're less likely to be overwhelmed, and activity-centric servers like those that run events or RP groups are a great way to start interacting with folks on a smaller scale.

I asked Aislin as well because as evidenced above she is great at making friends, and she also said that the best way to make friends is to be active. By being active, you make connections, and by making connections, you make friends. Commenting on and interacting with people on social media (Tumblr comments, asks, Bluesky replies, etc) is a good way to figure out whether you'd click with them or not, especially since you'll already be interacting with people who have shared interests with you.

Look around fandom, the folks who enjoy what you enjoy, leave some comments, have some casual conversations. If you click with someone after sending out your feelers, hit them up! The people I've always clicked with best were the ones that I was already talking to because we were up in each other's comment sections already and that reached out to me (or I reached out to) with the goal of continuing conversations about our shared interests, and not the one-of-five-hundred strangers on Discord or the people I'd never met who hit me up asking if they can be my friend.

Offline friendships are often based on proximity and daily interaction through work, hobbies, and school, and online, you have to base your friendships off of proximity of interests and activities, at least initially. This gets easier to judge as you get older, but generally if you're approaching someone less like an acquaintance you think you'd have fun talking to about a shared interest and more like you're collecting a rare Pokemon, or you're interacting with a server or a group because you want people to pay attention to your work/fic/art moreso than because you're interested in what those people have to say outside of the context of the attention they're giving you, that's not the move.

(I think wanting attention on your works and not being interested in what everyone has to say are both valid and not inherently "bad" traits or whatever, they're just not conducive to forming friendships. Find people you think are actually interesting to talk to.)

TL;DR: Aim for smaller group settings, ideally based around shared interests or activities, and people who you genuinely think are interesting to talk to regularly. Interact with fandom, find the people you click with, reach out to them to talk more about your shared hobbies and see where it goes from there!

ps/side note: I feel like it's easier to make friends with sick freaks, if that kind of thing is up your alley. Dead dove enjoyers tend to be really kind and considerate at baseline, have shared interests by default, and also are really stoked to talk about said interests with someone finally.