#genuinely one of my fav shows

[choicescreen]

jaeyi blinks, once, twice, thrice, then refrains from saying something dark.

she musters up a softening of her expression to accompany her nod. "why manyang, though? why not, i don't know, anywhere else? is it because of the lake?"

"we're only here for a couple of weeks. a month, maximum." the crew for the nature documentary, wesley means. "i hope we don't disturb you or, uh, the town, too much."

[tinyfantasminha]

I don't want to keep clogging my blog with vent posts but uh... I guess this is a more general concern/observation

But it's getting real hard to stay motivated in fandom spaces when there's little compensation, and annoying occurrences are more frequent than good ones.

Mainly there's been less engagement/people showing interest in creators and their art (such as sending asks, making comments and reblogging with tags) and MORE parasocial interactions. This goes for both artists and writers.

Over this year I've noticed a vast disinterest within my public in general. Asks about ocs, my art, or just nice simple comments of ''I love your art'' has been getting more and more scarce. My follower number is bigger than 2-3 years ago sure and I get more likes on my posts but they are feeling more like just numbers and statistics than actual people who supposedly like my stuff.

And while people being parasocial with creators has always been a thing, I feel like it's gotten way worse... in general? People sending personal pictures out of the blue in hopes of being validated, unwanted psychological advice or assumptions about the creator without any established connection first ( <- these happened to me in the same week.) ventdump, just insensitive/lacking of common sense comments in general, unreasonable demands (mostly with writers)... I wondered at first if it was just me, but a handful of mutuals/acquaintances who are artists and writers seems to be going through it as well.

It's annoying. It's tough. It's getting exhausting. Creators pour so much of themselves into their work—countless hours, effort, and passion, all to share something meaningful or entertaining with others (and for FREE) The LEAST anyone can do is show respect, even if opinions differ. When a writer posts a fanfic, don't just say ''omg post next chapter!'', when an artist posts a drawing of their favorite character, don't just say ''omg draw (character) next!'' as if they're faceless content machines that are expected to churn out more '''content''' for you without acknowledgment, encouragement, or appreciation.

''I want to support creators but I don't know what to say and I feel intimidated by their talent so I just lurk silently :((('' I swear to you, no creator (at least not the majority) is making up an intimidating persona to discourage you from interacting with them. They WANT your comments. A single ''I love your art/writing/videos'' or even something as silly as ''I want to eat your art'' is enough to keep a creator sighing dreamily for WEEKS. It doesn't have to be deep! It's heartfelt and that's what it matters!! (Just remember to keep it relevant and thoughtful... It takes just a bit of common sense NOT to comment things like ''this looks like (another character)'' or ''this but with (another unrelated ship/character/show)''. No one wants to hear comparisons or unrelated ideas when they’ve poured their soul into something.)

In fact, the ''I like your art but I think you're intimidating'' feels more hurtful than flattering. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, acting wrong. 💀

If you love that fanfic that changed your brain psyche forever and want to gush about it, go tell the writer. If you loved so much a piece of art that you saved it a million times in your phone and can't stop thinking about it, go tell the artist. Push away the ''they probably won't care about my comment/it won't make a difference'' thoughts. DO IT NOW. You won't know when they might go inactive forever or deactivate. You can't know if that is the last piece they will ever post. Make sure you show appreciation to creators NOW, while they are still here. While they're still not being replaced by AI.

[mwagneto]

something about this inherently being a gay story even just from the trailer is making me lose my mind like. ed knowing stede went back to his wife.... ed specifically crashing weddings. ed specifically using a girl figure to be his stand-in........ i need to lie down

[agentravensong]

thinking about how the background chorus of teens coming in at the climax of 'nerdy prudes must die' (the song) could represent ritchie thinking of his friends, the people who (have come to) like and respect him, and that being what inspires him to declare that he's not a loser. thinking about it and crying internally.

[wildlyfreemoon]

yeah glen powell is hot as a southern guy (topgun and twisters) but... SET IT UP?? WHERE HES A SILLY SILLY CITY BOY (im biased bc set it up is in my top 4 on letterboxd)

[furashuban]

One of my absolute positive thoughts on S3 is that it has my most favourite soundtrack by Ryan Carlson of any season, might even go out of my way and say that S3 has the best soundtrack in the whole series :0 Listening to a few songs from it after so long single-handedly saved me from a terrible mood tonight, I just love getting lost in each song and reliving the scenes they were made for.

(This is also another way of me saying that "The End" is—and I mean this genuinely with no exaggeration—the GREATEST song from a TV series soundtrack I have ever listened to and to ever grace television and animation <33)

[enemui]

Grateful for the JayVik ending, not because I like them (I genuinely couldn't care less) but because my girls are free!

Mel Medarda is single, baby, let's gooooo

[corey-wh0re]

This isn't some big dick measuring contest. I've earned this. Zeke Goodman as Brian Blandsman in Cruel Intentions (2024) | Episodes 1x02: "Beta" & 1x03: "Gamma"

[borgialucrezia]

peaky blinders — 4x03 'blackbird' created by steven knight

[beelzeballing]

clawing at my own face and ripping out my hair and rolling around in the dirt why did they write edizzy like that why are they LIKE THIS. i havent even ALLOWED myself to ponder ed's "i loved you... best i could" and how he waited until he thought izzy was dead and the last person who loved him had abandoned him to start his murder-suicide mission with the ship because if i let myself think about it its gonna be over for me dude. like you cannot imagine how over it will be for me. something something mitski i'm your man "so when you leave me, i should die. i deserve it, dont i?" something WHAT IF I STARTED SCREAMING AT THE SKY!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[hattoriscap]

what is holding paws? (and where can i find it? 👀)

ohmygod anon your life is about to be changed :3

holding paws is a phanfic written by the lovely @intoapuddle ❣️. (its rated E so plz be mindful & read the tags)

& holding paws dan is suchhh a special little catboy i love him soooooo much & i think about him A Lot <3

[kyitsya]

i am by no means an experienced writer, but i am working on a wormwood and cedric fic so that’s very exciting for me. its been a while since i’ve published smth on ao3, but this idea has been poking at me for a while, so hopefully i can finish it up soon.

[starlyte-writes]

Convinced the bestie to do a roadtrip to San Francisco for Tommy's show I can't wait to spend the day with her and then get dropped off alone to see Tommy fucking Innit (/completely genuine)

[starrysharks]

omg please do explain the contrast in the designs!! i'd love to hear

ok!! basically it all comes down to the amount of red in their designs. for octavia, red is a consistent color that shows up all over her design. red as a color signifying passion, anger, confidence, etc... i wanted it to show octavia's personality as a blunt, determined and opinionated person, and her freedom in expressing those parts of herself.

however for vivica, while red is a consistent color, i made sure to put far less of it into the design, and the rest of the design is mostly monotone/grayish colors. i wanted this to symbolise that vivica, while determined and passionate about her goal of killing/capturing octavia, locks away any "wrong" emotions or feelings that would defy the clear crucifix organisation, if that makes sense ? basically that her personality, at least in the presence of her superiors, is mostly repressed and her true emotions are surpressed/muffled (?) by the organisation she is involved in, hence the monotone. the fact that it's the uniform of her school where this is most apparent is also important.

and also its not completely related but i decided to make vivica's pupils target shaped as its both a cross + to signify her obsession with octavia + her relentlessness/desire to fufill her goals no matter what! sorry if the meaning seems like a stretch or is a bit pretentious sounding, i'm not the best at symbolism 😭 i hope this was interesting at the very least

[ohmybitna]

I tried to make an fmv for we are :) it's been over a week since the show ended but I really can't let it go, it was such a special series for me

[jrueships]

i thought you were a bills fan? or are you a stefon diggs akgae

i had to look up what that is LOL and.. well. it's kinda complicated, i mean i guess. Nut like. (But*) (too lazy to backspace LMFAO) when i say i like teams.. i say like. U know. I like the team. I like the ppl that make up that team. And by ppl i rlly do mean ppl . I love stef, and I also love isiah Mckenzie, Gabe Davis, devin Singletary, Jordan poyer, etc. like. i hate when teams blow up. so like. am i loyal to teams (the big thing) nah, lol. But i'm loyal to the ppl who make up the team. I'd be more of a fan of Buffalo if the guys on the team i came here for were still there, but they're not. i love buffalo's spirit and their utilization of the cold. I think weather utilization is hilarious. I'm still gonna hope for good things for Josh but like. Yea, lol, I did get introduced to Buffalo thru stef and then fell in love with his team during that Era and now that the whole reason i first fell in love with them has moved ? im moving a lil too .

im not the biggest fan of football in general, it was always a bit boring to my very small attention span both watching and playing it. So I don't rlly always introduce myself as a football fan to ppl bcs a lot of me being a 'fan' is me playing it as background noise while i work out or smthing. it'll be a little dif if it was basketball bcs I pretty much root for any team that sucks in basketball. So like. I'm just kinda a fan to anything rlly. im very hesitant to be fully like. 110 percent into things sometimes (like how im saying smthimes instead of all the time when it probably is leaning more toward all the time). so like i mean. Yea i like stef, like how i liked Brad Beal and the older wiz at one point and then he moved weird and my beautiful Bonga and others broke up like. I stopped watching them for a bit but ill still root bcs they're still the wiz and i liked the wiz at one point and ill probably like them to the same amount I did p soon now that bilal is there and attitudes are changing and i can find more ppl to like and fall in love with again to make me actually like the team as a team again