#help how do i make those textpost things

[waytooobsessedwithmcyt]

Grian about Scar

[solradguy]

Having ADHD but only having it just enough to get the like 2 symptoms left out of every conversation about ADHD fills me with an apathy that has no practical solution. Rolling up to the ADHD conversation like "Some days I can't focus and everything pisses me off and the best I can do is lay on the floor with music on and scowl at the ceiling until it stops because if I don't then I'll be mean to other people because I have no patience when I get like that" just makes everyone side-eye you because they immediately jump to the conclusion that you want to commit unspeakable acts of violence.

But a lot of people don't know that this is something people with ADHD can experience. The only time I ever see it mentioned is when I go out of my way to find research on it...

[queenrinacat]

I work in emergency medicine, and I can tell you that a sense of doom is something we take extremely seriously. A sudden, overwhelming feeling of doom is a symptom of an imminent heart attack. When I worked 911 on an ambulance and a patient reported feeling like the world was about to end, or like they were going to die, even without any other symptoms? We rushed them to the hospital as fast as we possibly could.

I'm saying this from a place of genuine care: if you are seeing ghosts or shadows or having nightmares... and sageing, eggshells, Crystal's, and psychics arent cutting it..

Please.. please... check for things like gas leaks, water damage, vermin. I'm not saying your house isnt haunted, I'm just saying that carbon monoxide poisoning looks a LOT like being haunted.

[cconfusedkat]

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[steelycunt]

sorry if you’ve answered this i’m new to your blog 😓 i absolutely adore your writing and am in awe of not only your prose but how you write dialogue??? do you have any tips for writing dialogue? you genuinely make it sound so natural

hi love!! thank you so much!! writing dialogue is super fun for me so this is a lovely lovely compliment : ^ )) in terms of tips:

the biggest and simplest one i can think of is to say the dialogue to yourself. you might not speak the way your characters do but in terms of making the dialogue sound natural the best place to start is to write it the way you would say whatever it is youre trying to convey! because at least then its piece of dialogue that sounds something at least one person in the world would say, instead of something that no one would say. any alterations you need to make for it to fit the character can then go after : ^ )

people do not generally talk in clean sentences! obviously theres a balance to be struck between making it believable and making it readable but most people when they speak will at some point stutter or repeat words or use fillers like um or er or uh or start a thought one way and break off to finish it in another or not finish it at all, especially when they are talking about something that is uncomfortable or difficult. putting a bit of that in your dialogue is an easy way to make it sound more natural and also great for distinguishing between characters who may be more nervous/particular about the way they word things and thus more likely to stutter or reword sentences halfway through and those who may be more confident/less worried about how their words are received and so might not chop their sentences up as much.

i suppose this one is a bit particular depending on where you're from and where your characters are from but making an effort to use different slang and word choices for characters who are from different places gives them a more distinct voice! i love to use british slang in my writing i think we have such great slang and it helps ground the characters in their setting a bit, but at the same time a character from london does not sound the same as a character from yorkshire or from glasgow or from swansea. characters from different backgrounds (e.g. class) generally speak differently + the more you can incorporate that the more authentic their dialogue will be and the less they'll all sound the same : ^ ) it can be jarring when characters who are supposedly from all over all seem to speak in general American-Internet talk...no british person speaks like an american!! Do not let the internet turn you into an American!!

lastly + in a similar vein i think the biggest thing that i find makes dialogue seem unnatural in stuff i read is like. the tendency to write characters talking as if theyve just graduated from the Tumblr School of Unproblematic Discourse so as to make them seem 'unproblematic' (a whole other issue within itself) regardless of their background or setting or the fact that nobody speaks like that. I've read characters particularly around the issue of like sexuality and identity talk in these paragraphs that are so stilted (and frankly cringy!) that they read as if theyve been word for word lifted from some long tumblr discourse post on the topic. they all use the very latest and most unproblematic language and repeat phrases like they are talking in tweets or a 2014 tumblr be gay do crime 20k note textpost. people just do not speak like that and they do not need to!! they do not need to speak like a tumblr textpost to be unproblematic. they also do not need to be unproblematic at all. i think this links back to the first bullet point really in that if it does not sound like speech you can imagine anyone actually saying, out loud, off the top of their heads, its probably because they wouldnt and you're better off conveying that sentiment in a more casual way. Do not let the internet turn you into the internet!!!

thats all i tend to bear in mind myself when writing dialogue i think!! sorry for rambling but hopefully something in there might be useful for you : ^ ))

[thatonesongyouretryingtoremember]

DBD rewatch notes!

episode 1

Why was Charles making that face before offering Crystal to stay at the office?

Why are they not supposed to interact with the living? clearly Emma has no such qualms.

Crystal speaks up to make sure Edwin hears when she says thank you for taking her in

Why is David a surprising name for a demon? Why IS David called David, if it isn't a demon name?

HOW did I watch the show this many times without noticing the septum ring??

"The living are messy. If she had died last night, I'd have no issue with her being here." OKAY EDWIN. I guess this and the 'no living people' rule must have to do with the Infamous Puppy Debacle of '94. In this case, Edwin is not insulting Crystal specifically, but is being very literal that he would not be worried about taking care of a dead person.

I love how they NAME everything from cases to moves to incidents.

Charles teases Edwin for being jealous, but does he actually think that? Edwin is just overly cautious, and yeah that's causing an issue at the moment, but does he have, like, a record of being jealous of girls Charles likes?

Charles immediately tries to seperate Edwin and Crystal to stop them arguing, and Crystal is like "wait what??" like she's SO surprised. Also kinda love the not-subtle dig at Edwin's behavior. That does not go without retaliation ie: you weren't here when the mail came

WAIT they're going on a walk and taking, like Edwin and Monty. that's cute.

Did Crystal actually thin Edwin was in hero for being evil? I feel like that is surprising to hear regardless. Is it common for Charles to explain to people that his bf was only sent to hell on a technicality??

I think Crystal must have learned about hell from David, because if the ghosts she has met haven't moved on yet they have no way of knowing about hell.

The focus on people staring at Crystal is kinda weird. Does she even realize yet?

What did she used to feel like when people got mad at her for being mean?

What does Charles think about the way Crystal talks about her anger? He says it's cool that she is still alive, but does he admire her honesty too?

The up-and-down when she asks if that line used to work. He didn't even tell her what decade he died. Read him.

Aww she wanted to get Edwin some coffee to cheer him up. She even says hi to him as soon as she's inside. Crystal cares whether Edwin likes her or not. At the very least, she is trying to be nice to him.

How DOES the ghost post work? also the sheer incredulity of Crystal's voice lmao. Why exactly does the mail carrier sneak up on them? is he also dead?

Why does he care who the client is? they already know what the mystery is.

'keep your voice down!' bestie you already flirted at her, she knows.

'it's happening too quickly' Edwin doesn't wanna screw up his routine

good on Crystal for getting straight to business. Becky's ALIVE, boys!

Why do they think Death will come back to the office?

more people stare at Crystal. Dies she really not notice before the malt shop?

I can't help being reminded of that textpost about putting Crystal in the bag and going through a mirror.

Edwin thinks he is so clever with the agency name joke. He is so proud of that one. same thing with his journal of opinions joke. he's having so much fun rn.

I love that every time there's a Jenny scene the soundtrack changes to goth or rock music.

Why is the red LED neat diagram briefly orange and why is Edwin so fascinated by it?

She's scary for all of two seconds before becoming awkward and weird and mean. Jenny, ladies and etc!

Edwin is so menacing here FOR WHAT

Crystal gets the room as is, then never decorates it during the following weeks.

Can those ghosts teleport?? I noticed the dragons so it too, is it a shirt distance thing?? wtf?

pictures of guys, huh Charles? Is there anything else notable about the pictures?

Edwin jesus fuck lay off her. He is looking for just ANY excuse to talk shit.

Charles trying to help out Crystal is nice. I wonder why she doesn't like reading minds though? During the course of the series, she totally volunteers to read minds and it's a go-to solution for her. What happened to put her off it that she doesn't remember anymore?

What'd he do to get burned by the iron?

I guess after knowing ghosts for however long, none of them must have told Crystal about iron.

how does that alarm system via possession even work??

After that silence I kinda thought Edwin went to hell for possession when I first watched LMAO

Esther must have put the shoes in the woods as a distraction. I wonder if the boys would have ever found out if it weren't for Crystal.

they know cats talk and have human personalities and yet Charles sees one and is instantly like "aw fuck off man :((" bro chill

Why is the cat voice so. echoey?

what would happen if somebody tried to sit on the stools that the boys are already on?

Do we ever see anything like this door entrance in a mindscape scene after this? Does she ever walk around while in a trance again?

holy crap Edwin

I guess she takes a while to figure out it's her own brain. mecore.

of course there's an argument now. how could there not be?

then they never follow up on the "our demon" line

poor old Edwin has Charles taking such good care of him that he isn't used to the guy trying to take care of TWO peoples' feelings. Man I know that they don't talk about feelings in your time but at some point you've got to learn that everything you're saying is a fear reaction and not a moral stance.

I love the high contrast in this scene!

Simon's lil smile and Edwin walking away looks SO different with Context.

why tf is the sacrifice named "Mary Ann" and WHAT is Simon's brother into?

"don't do that!" and a breath of relief followed immediately by a jumpscare is SO GOOD. like I get scared by jumpscares but I love when they do it like this.

"It's not that bad" *hoovers the boy* *sells him to a demon*

THE TRANSITION. WITH THE SCREAMING

Why is the same cat here? is he following Edwin? W H Y

you're such a whore 🙄 (cat voice)

What if I offered you a sardine out of my gloves hand and bound you in a magical leash and you were a cat🥺 (and we were both boys)

The cat's mannerisms are pretty convincing IMO. my cat does the same ear thing when she wants me to leave her alone. And the tense shoulder/neck scrunch combo just adds to the effect.

I wish Edwin got to use more magic in the show.

not the apathetic eyebrow raise

me when I dump blood

I love this scene. Jenny is so awkward but also she remembers what Crystal says here. She remembers hearing about Crystal's ex like three times ever and ends up going after that boy with a cleaver. but it all starts with Jenny not knowing if she's allowed to show that she cares.

oh and her shield of cynicism

and the way she asks for more information!!

Charles with the questions! detective-ass.

it's interesting that Jenny and Charles both try to help Crystal while looking through a lens colored by trauma (specifically parental flavored) but Charles is so gentle while Jenny is abrasive.

Crystal! With the self-awareness!!

if you what? finish the sentence, Crystal.

Also she says "didn't you see that" like those pink lights were not symbolic they were real in-universe. Crystal and Niko were still acting hella gay tho. ofc, Crystal was under a spell and Niko is just Like That.

FAIR QUESTION

he doesn't answer whether or not it's weird. He also doesn't wait for an answer of if she'll tell Edwin. He trusts her.

Aww poor kidddsss

Edwin walks in and out of rooms like God sent him

Crystal with the self-awareness once agaiiiin 😎

TRANSITIONS

if she was in that relationship since three months ago and we don't know how long she was possessed for before Emma figured out how to find the boys, she may have already been missing for weeks at this point.

The way she is dressed and the way she's acting is risky different from the memories she gets from the marbles. Is this a real memory? Why would she dress like that, or hang out with those people?

Is the possession paralelled to any of this scary movies that was playing in the theater they go to? bc it looks really familiar.

Edwin is really focusing on the wrong details here, man. Also comparing a scared person to their abuser is not fuckin cool.

YAY! FEELINGS TALK!

I love the sound of his voice in this scene.

I mean I thought it was already clear that neither of them wanted David involved but if Edwin needs clarification that's fine ig

the description of Esther is line a spoken word poem

you know he doesn't get out much when he doesn't know about the internet

Jenny is iconic

absolutely ZERO emotional response to "Like kind of a sexy witch who smokes alot but in a cool way" like maybe they didn't hear Charles. maybe their minds were blocking it out because what the fuck /j

and her coat gets caught in the door and she can't drive. Perfect.

The fuckin twirl. Thank you costumes for cutting the vent stitch because the swooshy coat adds to the effect 🙏

Esther leaves the stove on when she's out of the house? does she want her bird to DIE!? It must be an accident because Edwin has to take it off :o either that, or she wasn't planning on leaving for too long, or knew there'd be someone to take care of it 👀

Also Edwin is EXACT in his reading if the floor plan. Like that is SPECIFIC

is that a sink cabinet? no basin??

an empty cabinet like that is sus anyways. who has that little stuff??

Edwin volunteers and Charles knows he's scared but makes sure he does it anyways. I wonder if there are any more examples of this behavior.

Monocrome; floor littered in bones and shoes. Edwin is 'weighed down'

it's not a void, there's a floor.

Wait Has Esther been planting shoes for the cops to find, then re-stealing them for her snake's nest??

Also how often does she kidnap forms because I feel like she'd either have to run out or get caught at some point.

"bag of tricks" they name EVERYTHING

technically they didn't break in

what did she THINK they wanted?

COLLECTOR

I've already said this but Esther loves things she *consumes*, so her love of birds is kinda bad news for Monty. He's just there to use in her plans.

Also the first time I watched this I thought Esther was trying to kiss Crystal. like that shot is. weird.

Why does Charles want the bird to be his friend and why is he not concerned about its living conditions

rope+ magic weight= OW

technically, since everyone else is only going off of Edwin's (and later Cat King's) word, they might think the snake is huge but realistic. do they know it's like fifty feet??

interesting that they show it takes multiple puffs of smoke to paralyze someone but later when she gets power from that rando ghost she does a whole ranged spell with the pipe because she is more powerful.

that is some weird and impractical snake jewelry on her hand.

MUSIC

appearance ONE of the BAT! he DOES NOT get to use it!

Edwin looks to be MORE bothered by the iron burn than Charles now that nobody is looking.

Do people normally get incapacitated when Crystal does her trick?? or is that special for this time?

I wonder what Crystal thinks watching this possession, since she just got possessed recently.

bag of worms?? not a thing

MONTY im tryna threaten some kids🥺

MUSIC

I guess the woods thing was believable bc she's a girl scout.

Also now that Becky's mind is wiped, she can't see the boys even though she has been close to the supernatural. I guess it would have worked on Jenny too if she chose that.

is now a good time to mention: I LOVE Crystal's weird-ass jacket. and she's wearing overalls again today, like in episode (six? I think?)

so now are they on David's case? I guess not lmao

The Night Nurse's hair is so funny to me. She is the only person who would ever think to wear victory rolls with a microfringe.

why are those photos so low-quality and why is the Afterlife Lost and Found a liminal '50s office building full of women?

[rofromsinnoh]

hi rotomblr!

about me!

my pronouns are xe/they, i'm an adult, and i currently live in the heart of sinnoh! i have several mental disabilities that impact how i function physically, including autism, ADHD, OCD, and major depression. my dream is to one day be a pokemon professor, and i’m currently enrolled in eterna city university of pokemon studies studying pokemon biology and regional mythology! i love meeting new people! i actually made this blog to make new friends! it's a lot easier for me to make friends online than it is in person

my pokemon currently with me:

bunke the cinderace: my very first partner! he helps me do daily tasks around the house and takes care of the rest of the team when i am resting (which is a lot). why is his name bunke? it's a long story.

max the jolteon: max is my official service pokemon. i take him with me in all public outings. he looks for signs of meltdowns, provides emotional support (i love to stim with his fur), and alerts me to when i need to sit down and eat something. he's pretty calm for a jolteon because he uses his excess energy to basically power my house lol

sharkboy the quaquaval: sharkboy is trained to help around the house, but he much prefers to dance with me when i have the energy. when i don't, he exercises with bunke (his best friend).

my pokemon back at home:

toothpaste the togekiss: toothpaste basically carries my mental state. she helps me work through depressive episodes and calms down anxiety attacks. she rarely ever leaves the house even after years of trying.

frank the quagsire: frank provides deep pressure therapy and is by far the best hugger on the team. she's pretty lazy, preferring to nap with me. her and toothpaste are a bonded pair

(ooc under the cut)

OOC

my main blog is @autistic-skeletons

this is NOT a faller account, but it is me roleplaying as if i was in the pokemon world. this is basically me coping with my reality, so on my blog the pokemon world is disability friendly. the energy thing isn't a character thing, i deal with it every day in real life, so if i am slow to post or answer that's why. the background of my sona and their pokemon was kept vague on purpose so people can ask about xir life and how they met their pokemon!

i have lots of stories to tell, so please interact!!

pelipper mail is ON, everything else is OFF. sapient pokemon are allowed and encouraged to interact! this character belives in legendaries.

all ooc messages will be formatted like this: [[ooc message]]

tags i'll use (will be updated)

#speaking : textposts made in character. this does NOT include answering asks

#ooc speaking : textposts made by me, this DOES include answering asks directed to me

#ooc reblog : reblogging ask games, interact signals, and the like

#reblogs : reblogs that are in character or are just standard art/post reblogs

#answering : answering asks in character

#lore answer : answering asks that reveal lore about my character

#lore dump : textposts about the character's lore

#questions i asked : reblogs of answers to questions i asked

posts featuring the pokemon will be formatted like #bunke the cinderace

CURRENT ARC: #college arc

ALL ooc tags will be formatted like this: #[[ooc message]]

character ref:

their eyebrows are meant to be white and their eyes are grey, the picrew just didn’t have those options. hidden behind the bangs is a right eyebrow slit with a piercing. picrew link: https://picrew.me/share?cd=B0bO949JFZ#google_vignette

[tobisaw]

random question that you don’t have to have an answer to or want to answer in general: do you have any advice on becoming an at least somewhat popular blog about a certain fandom (specifically hlvrai but like. in general’s fine). i’ve been wanting to post more hlvrai art and textposts, and i know just consistently posting shit is how you gain more of a following, but i didn’t know if there’s any like. other specific ways to help get more popular or whatever. again, you don’t have to answer, i just thought i’d ask someone who might know better than me. also just wanted to say i adore your art, especially the way u draw benrey :)

oh god i would genuinely really like to help you but i honestly don’t know i think i just got really lucky 😭😭 i know everyone says it but i really did not expect to get this popular on both tumblr and twitter i didn’t even know there were this many hlvrai fans left. i can tryyyy and give you some advice but i’ll be pulling it all out of my ass so take it with a grain of salt (also i can’t speak on other fandoms because hlvrai is the only fandom i’ve ever posted art for)

for one i think i just got kind of lucky for when i started posting on this account because it was just a little before the hl2vrai announcement came out i was getting most of my engagement during that time period. consistent posts are definitely important though i think that matters a little less on tumblr than it does twitter because tumblr’s algorithm is entirely user-based. other than that i feel like i just draw a lot of what people want to see i guess? not that i’m trying to cater to an audience, that stuff just happens to also be the stuff that i want to see. redraws of stupid images or text posts as the hlvrai guys and tommy doing mundane shit are my favorite things to post i think people like that. speaking of tommy i think the fact that i like him so much as helped me grow LMFAO there’s nothing artificial about it i just really really like him i’m actually a lot more tame about him on my public socials. i’ve had friends, mutuals, and random people i don’t know tell me i’m number one tommy fan or something along those lines multiple times i think i’m kind of known for it

overall best advice i can give you is to draw what’s fun for you and not what you think will make you popular. i know lack of engagement can be discouraging but you will lose your passion to draw if you don’t draw what you want. be yourself and you’ll get the audience you want even if it’s small warmsmile emoji

[shabbyshoebox]

I talk about my superiority issues!

I think that not being heard as a child combined with constantly being praised for being smart did end up messing me up bad. We love a superiority complex (/s)!

I have this thing where I subconsciously see myself as the smartest/best/specialest person in the room and if that turns out to not be the case I get really insecure and weird and irrationally angry???

My old therapist pointed out that I seemed to take every interaction as a competition (which I vehemently disagreed with at the time, iirc. But of course, like many things that piss you off in therapy, it's a needed observation)

But the thing is, it's not really clocked by others because you know, you're supposed to make people feel good, and you're not supposed to be a pretentious ass. Being a good person means being kind and understanding to others. By doing this I managed to have relationships, but because I never externally expressed these things, those ideas were never challenged and I kept them. Because I didn't feel comfortable expressing that side of myself, others could not redirect me.

Growing up, I wasn't given the opportunity to be heard. Mentally, it grew from "no one tries to understand me" to "no one can understand me", putting myself on a pedestal and distancing myself further from my peers. I was already born with two neurodevelopmental disorders (like most in my family), so I already felt majorly disconnected from the majority of the "human" experience. In fact, I actively sought out books with animal protagonists because I could relate to them better than the ones with kids I was "supposed" to relate to.

Because of my superiority issues, I've had a hard time connecting with people. I don't give people enough chances to understand me because I don't know if they can and I'm anxious about being judged (who isn't)?

I'm trying to combat it by mentally thinking "this person is smarter than me" when I'm talking with someone, which seems to be helping a bit, still a long ways to go.

I feel weird talking about it, because, again, it feels bad to talk to others about it. Like: "Hello friend, I've subconsciously viewed myself as above you for our entire relationship, can you comfort me about it and emotionally connect with me as if I didn't just insult you and our friendship?"

Like, no, that's batshit. I can't expect anyone to have no reaction to that and to keep calm while I talk to them about that sort of thing.

So, by addressing this externally via textpost, I should hopefully begin to work through this.

In the meantime, I'm developing some affirmations that may help me:

People are smarter than me

People are more skilled than me

People are capable of understanding me

I am capable of expressing myself in a way that others can understand

People are worth asking advice from

Others' skill is something to be admired, not envied

I'm not skilled enough to do everything. That's okay. Acknowledge those who are skilled for their dedication and growth.

I need help from others

Others can help me

Other people are not my competition

In conclusion, I'm trying. I'm acknowledging the problem. My feelings may be upsetting to people, and that's okay. I'm trying to understand that it's not impossible for me to be understood. I'm trying to understand that I am capable of using my words to describe how I am feeling in an accurate way. I'm trying to understand that people being upset with me is not an indicator that I'm misunderstood.

Thank y'all for listening.

(I accidentally added a poll and can't remove it because I'm on mobile, sooo)

[yasammyweek]

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Yasammy Week?

Yasammy Week is a week-long event celebrating the fictional relationship between Yasmina Fadoula and Sammy Gutierrez from Netflix's animated TV show Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (and sequel Jurassic World: Chaos Theory). This is not an official project or competition! The goal of this event is to have fun and shine some light on our beloved country girl and trackstar.

How can I participate in Yasammy Week?

You can participate in Yasammy Week by creating fanworks based off a series of prompts outlined by the event. Don't sweat it, though! The prompts are merely there to spark inspiration. If you have an idea for Yasammy Week that deviates from the prompts then go for it. Any contribution is a good contribution as long as it's related to Yasammy.

What kind of fanwork can I make for Yasammy Week?

Just about anything! Fanart, fanfiction, gifsets, moodboards, etc. There's really no limit. Even if it's just a textpost listing off your favorite headcanons for the girls, the community would still love to see it.

Are there any specific rules/guidelines I should follow when making a submission?

Yes! You can read more about that here.

Are there any other ways I can support Yasammy Week?

For sure! There are three things you can do:

Follow the blog! This tells me that people are actually interested in the event.

Share the blog's announcement posts! This helps spread word about the event to people who may not have heard already.

Like and reblog other peoples entries once Yasammy Week starts! This shows love and support not just for Yasammy Week but also those who are participating in it. Afterall, they're who make these kinds of events possible—they deserve recognition too!

Who's running Yasammy Week?

Yasammy Week is currently run by @mangosaurus (main blog @d-atalog).

[holden-caulfield]

ayo bitch (affectionate) i somehow just remembered you're a steven grant girlie as well (i was redoing my whole theme for giniralkeregan and stalked ur account to see if you also had the issue with headers being resized by bitchass (derogatory) tumblr on desktop and that's how i found your old textposts about him) would you ever consider writing for him (i didn't find anything saying so in ur masterlist)??? (i don't have ideas yet but if i did could i send you some?? 👀)

ayo bitch (affectionate) when i tell you this is the last thing i expected to find in my inbox lmao

i love my man steven, i really really do but i was shocked to just find this when i woke up. anyway. i am kind of in an everything slump and that includes writing BUT if you do have some bomb ideas (as you always do) i'd love to hear those and maybe they could make me want to write again🥹

that would actually be just insane and absolutely amazing because i need to start doing something again??? instead of rotting in my room doing nothing???? yeah probably! so ideas are more than welcome!! and that includes anyone else who might have cool ideas👀

also, i have no idea what happened with headers. i haven't opened tumblr on a pc in a while and i couldn't find it in me to change my theme in forever so i'm afraid i can't be of any help... i hope you worked it out tho!!

(and just saying but a steven grant inspired theme? that would be kinda cool y'know?)

ok i'm done talking. grinch out.

[gemsofthegalaxy]

this is just my own personal reaction to the post i reblogged earlier about how it's acceptable to sub-post but not to dom-post

i definitely HAVE seen textposts from the perspective of both doms and subs, clearly fantasy fiction but both have the capacity to squick me, personally, not just dom-leaning ones.

For example, if i see a sub saying "i want someone to drug me up and use me however they want" im like whoa lol... okay... cannot relate but the post is Not About Me, i just scroll past. (i have nearly verbatim seen this post)

if i see a dom saying "you're gonna drink what i tell you to drink and then i'm gonna use you" i'm going to have basically the same reaction. because drug-related scenes are Not My Thing, I am not against it conceptually (i do think this type of play needs to be treated seriously with safeguards in place when done irl) but seeing as I have 0 interest in, it's not something i'm into, I am sort of like "oh god" and then scroll past.

And maybe it's because i've only gotten one foot in the door with BDSM anyway, i'm not involved deeply in the community here on tumblr, the history of BDSM is vast and hard to track, and the scene in real life around me isn't super strong. I've, in my short time, received tons of mixed messages from people in different areas of the community honestly.

i find it hard to make any sort of judgments on what "the BDSM community" contends with at large, because it's filled with tons of basically anonymous voices saying things, some of which directly contradict each other. ever since i started trying to educate myself more this is my experience.

so on that.... i just think maybe the social acceptability of saying "subby" things is still not that high? i've definitely seen folks on tumblr claim that people making certain sub fantasy posts are feeding into what is essentially rape apologism because they give people the wrong idea about consent. it might be relatively socially acceptable to say "step on me mommy" in a memey way in the mainstream, but i've seen tons of people criticisming others for doing this and saying they need to cut that shit out- and for what it's worth, putting something like that Unsolicited on someone else's photo is Not a cool thing to do generally. only with permission should people be making those sort of comments.

it might be relatively socially acceptable in certain circles on tumblr to say things like "i just want someone to drug me up and use me" but i'm also sure if this broke containment people would be put off. Doms should be able to express their desires in just as theoretical way, I believe people when they say at the very least that there are LESS posts of that nature from dominant people.

but I also, lastly, at the same time, don't think it's that strange for some Doms to have guilt or weird feelings around their desire to "hurt" their loved ones or individuals they care about even when they both want it. it IS an interesting, perhaps 'odd' impulse from either side of things- to want to mesh pleasure and pain. maybe on average more subs have dealt with that and reconciled it. I, as a bottom but not quite true 'submissive', personally sure the fuck haven't. As a recovering catholic, I feel guilty about any and all desires half the time, 'odd' or not.

i don't think Doms should sit or wallow in that guilt, ideally, I think, they'd work on aftercare (or beforecare, during care, etc) with their play partner(s) to help come to terms with the fact their desires are not inherently bad. but nobody, sub, Dom, etc. can just instantly absolve themselves of that. surely, with a community of people around you, it may come easier or faster, but I think ultimately most of us will have to continuously reconcile with the guilt and shame tied up in any and all side of the sexual equation.

[actuallyitsstar]

aaaaaaa so tumblr is not a functional website and it ate my next two drafted asks so prepare to get tagged in textposts but @brambleberrycottage sent Lord of The Rings (which will be v interesting bc im quite new to this franchise so pls dont crucify me i know nothing im baby lol) for the fandom ask game:

✨ send me a fandom and i'll answer with the following!

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)

↣ VERY IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE but i think i have no choice but to go with aragorn. idk i dont know enough yet about all the lore of the universe to unpack this but. idk. something about that specific Flavor of generational trauma and the concept of corrupted legacy/rejecting his bloodline and coming back to it and learning to accept it and himself and what that means for middle earth in the grand scheme of things and h ow he has to 'forgive' himself/his kind to help everyone else. idk idk. It Compels Me. ive only seen the movies 3 times and i have not yet read the books so im sorry if im saying anything stupid aldjfkfhf 😭

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)

↣ SAM!!! SAMWISE GAMGEE !!! SAMWISE THE BRAVE! he is so so friend shaped i just love him so much so many of his scenes make me ugly cry. he was my big toss up for blorbo in this ranking. but i want to squish him. you know ???????

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)

↣ NO idea who is underrated in this fandom but i have a Soft Spot for boromir. hes that type. the type we've discovered i always love. the traumatized man with emotional problems who is overconfident. akdjfkfjfkgfj and i KNOW he obviously has his faults but he redeems himself and he reminds us of his true character and he does right by those halflings in the end by god 😭😭 still sad abt it

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)

↣ again not that obscure probably idk enough of the more background ppl yet and idk who is popular but i have a soft spot for king theoden. his speech on the hill about burying his son always rly gets to me and he seems very noble and level-headed and fair, if not a little bit prideful at times. so interested in the concept of legacy and the way he talks about it and then how aragorn talks about it too and i always wonder if there is meant to be contrast/reference between them.

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)

↣ LISTEN..... DO NOT COME FOR ME BUT ITS KIND OF SORT OF SMEAGOL......hear me out. if faramir hadnt caused frodo and same to betray him i think he might still have been good and might still have been free of the ring at last. and idk if that lines up w the lore at all i may be talking out of my ass. im just saying i feel so so terrible about that twist happening to him bc he seemed so happy and free before the ring and then its just IMMEDIATE awfulness and crimes forever. he must be suffering. he died suffering. for the stupid ring. id like to think in another universe he gets something better.

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)

↣ im sorry this is literally frodo i think 😭 canonically and also fandom-wise. frodo ily i am sorry this burden ruined your life it PHYSICALLY pains me, literally, yet i cannot stop reading about it and thinking abt your struggles.

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)

↣ OBVIOUSLY SAURON OR SARUMAN.....NEXT QUESTION

[lildohnut]

how to make your tumblr look better (with the help of people much smarter than me)

With tumblr staff saying that the legacy editor will be phased out later this year, that means people will have to start using the new post editor - and in turn, the new post styles. I know that this is daunting for some people as they don't like it - but I have been using it for the past few months and I really like it.

One thing that is annoying though is how posts show up on tumblr blogs and themes can look weird with captions being above photosets etc however - with the help of the wonderful @glenthemes I've been able to make my posts look just like ones made with the legacy editor!

Note: the only themes I have been using have been @phantomcodes (fav!) lately so I don't know if these tips will help/work with themes made by other creators, you would have to try that out.

With @glenthemes npf-images fix make sure to implement the "source-head" into your code (scroll down the page to read the instructions) and this will make sure that the caption is under the posts. Although I noticed that this was just on reblogged posts and not ones made by me - and for some themes it was showing differently due to how they were coded.

I asked @glenthemes for some help and they were very kind and helped me out - giving me the below code to also add in and this means that posts you make (not reblogs) will be styled with the caption under the post. Class names/ID will vary depending on the theme and maker so you may need to edit those to fit whatever you are using.

<script> $(document).ready(function(){ $(".caption.source-head .npf_inst").each(function(){ if($(this).prev().length){ $(this).insertBefore($(this).parent(".caption")) } else if($.trim($(this).prevAll().text()) == "" || $.trim($(this).prevAll().html()) == ""){ $(this).insertBefore($(this).parent(".caption")) } }) }) </script>

You might also notice that posts made with the new post editor don't show up with the rounded corners if a theme has an option for that, because it isn't recognised as a photoset. But thanks again to @glenthemes for their help with another bit of code to be added before in your css this will round the corners of those posts too

.textpost > .npf_inst:first-child { border-radius: var(--Corners); overflow: hidden; }

One thing to note is that with source-head do not put it in the text block for text posts, but photosets. As this means all of the images will go above any captions and if you have a post with images within (a tutorial for example) it will mess with that.

Thank you so much to @glenthemes for all their help and for checking this post over before I shared it 💖

[feral-cockroach]

hey can someone tell me how to properly do image IDs? i want to reblog stuff w IDs to make them more accessible but i dont know how to do them in a way that conveys all necessary info

like if someone posts a screenshot of a tweet would it be like

[ID: a screenshot of a twitter post by [username]. the post reads [post content]. end ID]

or is that not specific enough? the wrong info included or incomplete info or?

i want to ask people who use screenreaders directly (or those who benefit from image ids period), but i also dont want to go into their askbox and put the burden of educating me on them if that makes sense? but ive tried to educate myself on it and keep seeing lots of info from lots of diff sources ab lots of diff things and i just dont know what the census is?

also please if someone can educate me on ways to make my textposts more accessible aswell and what text-based things i should provide alt texts for i would appreciate that sm aswell!!! because i know if someone types in leetspeak or leetspeek or wtv (the way terezi from homestuck does) i need to provide alt text but are there others?

thanks vvvvvv much in advance to anyone who helps!!!! /gen

[davved-diggs-itunes]

I'm making this pinned so that anyone who stumbles on this blog can read the rich lore of the single post that I reblog. My main is @solar-cycle

TL;DR at the bottom! 

My now fiancée made the most heavily featured post on this blog in the early tumblr days and it gained some notoriety. It was famous enough to reach one of those reading tumblr textpost videos (think PM Seymour type of thing.) When I was very young, in early middle school, I was an avid watcher of these types of videos. I was obsessed with tumblr humor, but still very new to the internet and scared to make an account. Once while I was scrolling through these, I ended up clicking one of them that contained said post. I had zero clue about hamilton and didn't know who Daveed Diggs was, but I did see the username. idontshipitiluxurycruisethatshit. As someone relatively new to the internet and fandom as a whole this was genuinely the most fucking clever thing I had ever seen. I was new and utterly enraptured by the concept that anyone I saw online could be anywhere in the world. I enjoyed the username so much that I used to daydream for hours about chatting with the clearly hilarious and cool ☆~Tumblr User~☆ when I worked up the guts to get my own account one day. Eventually, as I was a big wattpad person at the time this snowballed. I used to daydream about who the person behind the username was. I daydreamed about them being a cool, sweet, shy guy that woah! just so happened to live in my hometown! because it's the internet and wouldn't that be cool if it was true! I daydreamed about making a tumblr and meeting and falling in love with this guy, and had a lot of y/a fic tropes in my head about the meet-cute. We'd bump into each other and we'd chat and eventually talk about the internet. I'd mention my tumblr (that i didn't actually have until the middle of highschool) and he would admit he had a blog there, and we would bond over how much we both love tumblr. He would say something and I would recognize him as the user and we would fall in love. 

But eventually I started gaining other interests. The internet is a big place and I knew my time of rewatching that same video just to smile at that same username and wonder was coming to an end. So I said goodbye. I was wishing this user I had never known good luck. I was wishing and praying that they would have a good life, and if it was bad now that it would get better. I cried and said I knew I'd probably never see this video again, but if I ever got a tumblr I would find them. My interest peters off, but this was a key event in my life. A year or two later I take a picture of a sign at EPCOT that says"Shipping across the galaxy!" with a picture of a spaceship. I think about this fake blogger guy I made up and smile. I think about showing him that picture one day, and I wonder for a moment if he likes space just as much as I do. Life moves on.

Fast forward several years. I'm talking with someone I've met through a former friend. I was uncomfortable at first because I'm bad with new people, and I'm freshly medicated for a lot of issues. We end up bonding over something that is now a funny inside joke and we do eventually become friends. He helps me figure out the light controls for our drama club and is affectionate in the way I always wanted to be with my friends. Eventually I briefly mentioned tumblr and how much I liked it as a kid, while reminiscing on that old blog name I saw. He asked if I have a blog and I said no, the people on there just seemed too cool for me to be a part of. He convinces me to set up a blog, and after it's done, I turn my phone away and embarrassedly type in that username. idontshipitiluxurycruisethatshit. No results. Unbeknownst to me, my now partner had changed his user by that time to fingergunsarepanculture, and I accept the loss sadly. Someone asks what I looked up and I brush it off, saying I was looking for a username that isn't there anymore. It drops and I become a more regular tumblr user.

Fast forward more and I'm a few years into my current relationship. It's late and my partner is driving me back home from his place. I suddenly get really nostalgic and go on tumblr to look up the username. Still no dice. He asks me what I'm doing and I finally admit. I'm a bit embarrassed about how much I daydreamed about it, so I just gave a brief. I saw a post on a youtube vid and I liked the username. I can never seem to find the user or post in search results in google or tumblr. I suddenly light up. Hey! My partner was a big hamilton fan! maybe they knew the post! I tell the vague memory of the post to them, something about Daveed Diggs and rapping the Itunes library or something. But! I say I remember the username really clearly and I was looking for them. He's quiet for a beat and asks the username and I repeat it perfectly because it was that profoundly fun to me. The car is Dead silent. He says "That was me. I made that post."

I fucking freak. I tell him how embarrassing that is because I used to daydream about all these things I have already told all of you. He is laughing in disbelief and I feel my soul trying to leave my body. Eventually he manages to locate the post in his blog after struggling to find it. Exactly the same post that I remember from all those years ago. I tell him that I went back to that video because no other video had him in it. I am MORTIFIED. 

In a way those daydreams did come true a bit. He lived near me, we fell in love, and we did bond over tumblr. Utterly embarrassing way to figure out your prayers have been answered, but he really is a dream. We hope to get married sometime, and if the thought didn't make me feel feverish I might have suggested a tumblr themed wedding as a joke, but I think even joking about it would suffocate me with cosmic irony. Thanks for reading and to my lovely beautiful boy: I love you. Even though you used to he a Hamilfan and made me be a fan by watching the proshoot </3 /lhj 

[Partner note: Sol's known me as three usernames over the 8 years we've known each other: the username they daydreamed about (idontshipitiluxurycruiserhatshit), the username it fell in love with (fingergunsarepanculture), and my current username, which they created because it's based on a nickname they gave me: Lion (lionsmess).]

TL;DR 

I found a funny tumblr username on youtube and daydreamed about meeting them at school and falling in love (i was a Wattpad kid). After a few years of dating my (at this time) fiancée, I told him this story and discovered he was the op and my daydreams technically came true. Hearing that in the moment was utterly mortifying for me as one might imagine.