#hope this helps anon!

[spacebubblehomebase]

Oh, I meant do you know what those radio symbols mean in reality? Because surely they mean something. I really like the idea of using radio symbols but I have struggled for a while with picking good ones

I don't know if this'll help ya, but here's the meaning of some of the symbols AL used. They don't really mean much as they're not meant for magic. They're more so utilized as simplified labels and signs. I do like the look of them though! Unless it's plot relevant and not just used for aesthetic (like mine), I don't think you should overthink it. 😅 If not, you can always make your own symbolisms! A neat secret language if you will. G'luck!

-Bubbly💙

[scrumptiousstuffs]

So, @firstkanaphans recently answered an anon who wanted to find an interview that said Khao likes teasing First:

And I found this? I hope it helps the original anon (I tried reblogging the original ask and putting the video there, but I’m clearly terrible at putting links/media on tumblr 🙂‍↕️) - it’s from another promo of the boys during OurSkyy2

Source as above (in the video)

[frownyalfred]

how do you pronounce "ra's"? as in ra's al ghul? the apostrophe always threw me off because i didnt really see why it was used in the spelling; i think i've heard it pronounced "race"/"raesh"(?) before but i have no idea where, could've hallucinated it :/ i personally always read it in my head as "ross" but a slightly more open vowel, halfway between "aw" and "ah" if that makes sense

[batterycityghoul]

Film blogs to follow please 🙏🏻

So, I follow a lot of horror film blogs, so I'll put a mix of blog recs if that's okay!!

General Film Blogs I Recommend:

@movie-gifs @dailyflicks @stream @cinemapix @filmgifs

@animusrox @fyeahmovies @cinematv @tvandfilm @junkfoodcinemas Horror-Heavy Blogs I Recommend: @talesfromthecrypts @classichorrorblog @horroredits @evilvvithin @horrortvfilmsource

@xenobites @horrorfilmgifs @fanofspooky @thebabysitter @horrorwomensource Those are only some, but I figure I should limit myself to ten each. Sorry to anyone I left out and I'm so sorry to everyone I tagged if you didn't want to be tagged! Also, if anyone has any other blog recs, feel free to comment them. 💖

[myuminji]

hello :^)) what size canvas do u use usually?

hi hi!!! i use A5 size (1754 x 2480px) in 300dpi as my standard so i won't have to stress over resizing them if i ever have to print out any of my artworks (or A4 too at times!)

but usually i just use snipping tool to crop and upload my doodles bcs i'm too lazy to export them LMAO

[jorrated]

Hiya Jo, sorry to come to you for this, but your post on Maya Knuckles was so cool I had to ask. You seem good at researching stuff, do you have any tips on looking for sources on specific groups of people? I've been struggling on finding good resources on indigenous groups from brasil... (I'm brazilian myself but i dont know where to start)

I wouldn't say I'm good at research, as I think I'm more insanely curious and just lucky LOL. A lot of times when I try to search for specific things I try absolutely everything until I stumble on whatever I was looking for!

But usually I start with a quick basic skim-read on whatever google gives you when you look up whatever your looking for. Most often then not it'll probably give a wikipedia page, some related news articles and some unsourced pages. A lot of times I won't use any of these, but it's a good way to get a feel for what you'll need to keep an eye for.

What I mean is that sometimes just looking for the main subject of the research wont actually give you what you're looking for. For example, when I was looking for Mayan stuff, it kept giving me Inca and Aztec info, which is cool, but wasn't what i was looking for. But since these 3 were usually grouped together, looking for Inca and Aztec books/resources actually helped me a bunch into finding what I was looking for, and more! So keep an eye out on how the subject you're looking for is COMMONLY described, what's usually associated to it, what people talk about the subject etc.

Then you can go actually searching for thing now, I recommend using DuckDuckGo! And always check if they got a source. Plenty of articles will say things that they've seen on other articles, which maybe are true! but then you always run the risk of getting incorrect facts. So always check, if it's not sourced, run another search with the info and see if another article has a source.

When you do find an article/book with a source THEN you can fall down the rabbit hole! No joke one sourced article can lead you to 5 sources, which most probably also have sources. So from there it's pretty easy to search up on references.

If you run into a dead end and still hasn't found what you're looking for I recommend checking what the wikipedia page is citing as sources. You might not be able to access everything there, but some links should be able to redirect you to somethings.

In terms of paywalled scientific articles, disabling javascript usually works (right click on the page -> inspect element -> find the gear on the top right of the window it just showed up -> scroll down until you see a checkbox saying "disable Javascript" -> and refresh page). But if that doesn't work, Sci-Hub is fucking amazing. Just put down your ref or DOI and voilá!

For books I recommend checking the Internet Archive! They usually have what you're looking for, but also half of the time you can just type "Book name PFD" and it'll usually come up after a few search pages. Just make sure you know how to download stuff without getting a virus in you PC.

Reverse image search can also be pretty useful if you find an image related to the subject, since you can link up to other articles/blogs.

If you're STILL running in dead ends, switching up languages can help (probably not your case since your brazilian and most likely already searching in portuguese but yknow). Google translate extensions can really help looking into pages with languages you don't know! It's not perfect but it might help you get a gist of it.

And lastly if you want to know more about Indigenous people from Brazil, I got a couple of reccomendations (most in portuguese btw)!

Centro de Referência Virtual Indígena

Probably the BIGGEST resource on historical and political information on Indigenous groups. It hosts around 2,3 million documents ranging from bills passed, to personal diary entries. (aaaaand can link up to a lot of other cool resources)

Observatórios dos Direitos e Políticas Indigenistas

Translated from their website: OBIND aims to obtain and systematize quantitative and qualitative data on territorialization processes, territorial management, interethnic conflicts, human rights and quality of life of indigenous peoples and populations in reserved areas or in urban contexts, in order to enable visibility, comparability, evaluation and guidance for indigenous policies and promotion of their rights, notably those pertinent to respect for their uses, customs and traditions and the exclusive enjoyment of the lands they traditionally occupy, recognizing for this the sine qua non condition of promoting indigenous autonomy and overcoming guardianship as assimilationist legacy.

Indígenas pela Terra & Vida

Youtube playlist about many different Indigenous people recounting their experiences and narratives.

GENOCÍDIO INDÍGENA E POLÍTICAS INTEGRACIONISTAS: demarcando a escrita no campo da memória

Book titled: INDIGENOUS GENOCIDE AND INTEGRATIONIST POLICIES: demarcating writing in the field of memory

[jtl07]

Hello JT, I just loved your genderfluid!Ava prompt and how you interpreted it. I think it says a lot when I just cant wait to read about their conversation afterward, if you want to write it. I also loved how Bea handled Avas little outburst and how she knew something was up a bit before it even came because of how observant she is, I love those little details, also how Ava didnt really have to tell Beatrice the root of the issue for her to understand. And how Bea just pulls Ava into the hug in the end ARGH, that was just soo cute and heartwarming. And it just says so much about how good you write storys when at the end of a completed story I just want to know what happens afterwards, especially how their talk afterwards went.

aw thanks, anon, i'm glad that resonated with you <3 my head's in a tough spot so let's do some stream of conscious noodling:

what i figure is that after that scene, when they're somewhere a little quieter - maybe at home, maybe at a favorite cafe or restaurant or a park - Beatrice asks about how else she can support Ava. i'm picturing that focus she has in the warehouse in canon, "what do you need me to do?" but perhaps a touch more gentle since it's not yknow life or death, but still direct, still letting Ava lead.

and maybe Ava isn't really sure - above all, she just wants to try all the things and i think Bea gets that, how ava wants to experience everything.

and maybe that actually helps Beatrice too - i'm picturing Ava asking a couple days later, making sure she's not like, asking too much of Bea and she's worried for a sec when Beatrice hesitates. but then Bea explains - it's not because she's unsure but because she's not used to speaking for herself. as in, she's always in service but she's also finding this as a way to serve herself - because she wants to be able to say things outloud, to be more affectionate verbally, to support in word as well as deed; to be more open with her love.

("thank you, Ava, for trusting me with this," Beatrice says, Ava having burrowed herself once more into her shoulder; "no, Bea," Ava says, muffled and warm, "thank you.")

[bluemooniegif]

how to start analysing manga, such as BSD

anon asked: Do u have any tips that could help with analysing manga like bsd and such?

yes!

1. it's okay to start with a surface level assumption and then dig deeper. say something like "dazai's costume changed when he joined the ADA" and then ask yourself "why?" and you'll end up falling down a rabbit hole about costume design

2. choose one theme and stick with it. you can always go back later with a different theme, but it's much easier if you're only focusing on a few things at a time.

3. annotate! have a system, and if it makes you happy to make it look aesthetically pleasing, make it aesthetically pleasing!

4. talk to other people. share your ideas and questions and there will always be another person in this fandom who has the same question, or maybe even an answer!

[Smile or comment on the answer here](https://retrospring.net/@bluemoonasks/a/112194601113295482)

[treasurehuntbuck]

for the ask that cried about losing a fic: it was a buddie fic, somewhat slow burn and long-ish, i remember one scene that was buck and eddie in the back of eddies truck on the sunset spot that eddie and chris went to when they first go to LA and how if whatever talk they had had gone badly eddie could have just never come back to it. that is literally all i remember :'(

So, I did a lil recon, a google search or three, and a cross reference of my history because this sounded so freaking familiar. I present to you:

if you leave the light on by cloudydaisies

Words: 27,875

“I’ll do it,” Eddie repeats, looking at Buck in one of those silent conversation ways again, but Buck actually can’t figure out what he’s trying to say this time. It messes with his brain, until Eddie speaks again, “I’ll pretend to only be a little offended none of you have thought to ask me before, but Buck, I’ve fixed a lot of cars. I can look at yours.” (or, the check engine light comes on in Buck's Jeep, Eddie volunteers to fix it and carpool with him in the meantime, and it all breaks down from there, literally and metaphorically)

*There is a sunset spot, and a line about Eddie choosing it just in case he needed to avoid it for the rest of his life. I love this fic with a passion and I highly recommend it :)

[realbeefman]

what episode is your header image from? I need to know bc I need to watch (and if it's not from an episode then like, where did you find it?)

unfortunately i don’t know where the pic comes from or where i found it, i believe it’s from a photoshoot for a magazine from around s6?? i have absolutely NO source on that though. it’s only my header because i think it’s outrageously hot. here’s the full picture without mac cropped out in compensation for my lack of sources

[mrsaltieri-real]

who do u think killed cici in scream? people say it was mrs loomis

Oh absolutely Mickey

Mrs Loomis’ only kill was Randy because he was talking negatively about Billy. She had no reason to kill Cici as she wasn’t a Woodsbro survivor and that’s who Mrs Loomis herself was targeting.

She essentially hired Mickey as a contract killer after finding him in a serial killer website. The whole point was everything to be traced back to him, so she didn’t get her hands dirty unless she felt she had to.

Mickey killed all of the victims in Scream 2 except Randy and it is CONFIRMED.

Also, Mrs Loomis would not have been able to lift and through Cici off of that balcony like that. Old gal would’ve thrown her back out fr.

[bbygirl-aemond]

i want to write an hotd fanfic so bad… i’m watching the early GOT show too as well to try and wrap my head around the lore but i fear that my fic will still be very amateur and show that i don’t really have that big of a grasp on the lore and worldbuilding and language around me.. can you give any advice onto how to tackle this? any specific ways i should research or how to remember every little thing to make the story as accurate and correct as possible?

hi and welcome! don't worry, i have been through this exact process within this fandom haha. i was the queen of sparknoting my way through my lit classes in college when i didn't have other time, so i think i've kind of perfected the art of making it seem like you've deeply read something, even if you haven't.

let me give my usual disclaimer that i don't recommend reading fanfic to get a sense of characters or worldbuilding in a new fandom. that's because to a fresh eye, it's impossible to tell what is the author's invention/headcanon (which may be incorrect/ooc) and what is actual canon. fanfic writing should be about indulging yourself and your creativity, not about trying to cater to the most popular opinions even if you don't agree with them. so i really do recommend sticking to canon as much as possible, and being very deliberate about where and when you use fanon as a reference.

i create a tumblr blog for every fandom that i'm planning to write in to serve as a repository for my research and notes. this blog is unusual in that i forgot to make it private and then had too much fun engaging with y'all to go back. but my first posts were all specifically for stormbreak purposes. if you're nervous about putting things out there, you can password-lock your blog, so you're the only one with access. being able to sort with tags for characters, houses, etc. will be super helpful. another good idea is to take notes in google drive, since you can also search for things there and use the outline feature to navigate. the goal is to have one or two places where you compile all of your work that are easily navigable.

a really good starting place for research is this particular asoiaf wiki. i do not recommend any of the others, especially the ones based on individual shows, because those often do not include details that are in the books. i genuinely cannot tell you how many hours i've spent on this wiki. start your research here- look for dates, places, events, houses, relationships, appearances, etc.

meta analysis is also a really good idea to gain knowledge. tumblr or reddit are the places to go for this. it's really important to seek out posts that are both sympathetic and unsympathetic towards characters or houses. the goal is to get a sense of the different opinions within fandom, and decide which ones make sense to you. on tumblr, you can search a term, select for text posts, and scroll until you find big walls of text. (as an aside: if you're doing this, blocking tags related to fanfiction, imagines, xreader, etc. will help streamline your search and filter out headcanons in favor of meta)

lastly, and be careful with this one since it is fanon but not canon: memes! twitter and tiktok are great for these. they're great for getting a sense of vibes, but not for actual canon facts about a character. remember, fanon can sometimes be very distant from or even contradictory with canon, so take these with a grain of salt. i do still find them useful for forming opinions about personalities, mannerisms, and attitudes of different characters.

if you want more info about how i actually planned out stormbreak, i've answered an ask about it here!

[frownyalfred]

in bloodletting, is there a specific (watsonian) reason why jason's the successor and not dick? or is it just something like "dick didn't want to" lmao

also I love the concept so much! mandalore and the bats really are perfect for each other lol

Hi anon! The Watsonian answer would be that Jason was chosen by the Manda, and that the position of Mand'alor technically -- technically -- isn't hereditary in this verse.

If you're in the Star Wars fandom, you might have caught that I'm sort of modelling Jason and Bruce's relationship off of Jaster and Jango in (ex?) canon.

Essentially, the position of Mand'alor isn't hereditary -- it's a position that in canon was elected by the Mandalorian clans. In my AU, and in many Star Wars fics, it's also passed along based on other factors (the Darksaber, the Manda, the Force) indicating who is worthy.

My backstory is that Bruce inherited the position from his father because, as noted in the fic, he was the rightful Mand'alor in the eyes of the Manda. He likely never intended to pass it along to his children until he adopted Jason, and the Manda indicated that Jason would be the next Mand'alor after him.

Dick is absolutely content with this because he never expected the position to be passed down to him. He also has his hands full being the Aran'alor, which is no small feat :)

I think Jason deals with a lot of imposter syndrome, since he largely just has to take Bruce's word for it that he's worthy. But he's a formidable squad leader and cares for his verde. Once the Manda embraces him entirely, he'll see what Bruce has been telling him for years -- just like Bruce did when he held the Darksaber for the first time on Galidraan.

[thebiggestmenace]

Do you have any fanfic recommendations?

hi, anon! I do! I read a little fic every night as ✨️enrichment time✨️ so there's gonna be a lot. all of these are on ao3 :)

"I think I saved myself by saving you" by @not-so-mundane-after-all was actually my first tlou fic that I read! it's a sickfic where Ellie gets sick before leaving Jackson

"violent heart" by @timelesslords is another good one! it's ep8 aftercare, but with aspects from the game and the show. she also has one from Joel's perspective called "never let you down again"

"never let me down again" by tayyys (I'm not sure what their tumblr is) is a good one! it's a rewrite of ep6 and on, where Ellie leaves after having overheard Tommy and Joel's conversation

"miller lite" by captainredspade (CodeNameArtemis) is also good! this one has a lot of Tommy and Ellie bonding, but it's angst cause Ellie got hurt on a day trip with him

"irreplacable" by captainredspade (CodeNameArtemis) is one where Ellie takes a bite for Tommy and there's more bonding between them

"heaven doesn't want me now" by @lkay-09 is one where Ellie (sort of) gets a choice at the hospital. some of the lines in there are just *chefs kiss*

"come tomorrow this will all be in our past" also by @lkay-09 is one where Tommy goes with Ellie, instead of Joel, in ep6

"triplicate" by @penandinkprincess is a very angsty one where Joel finds Ellie's file at the hospital in Salt Lake!

"a half-step to the left" also by @penandinkprincess is the Tess lives au we all asked for hehe :)

"glimpses unseen" by flannelfeelings (@boopernatural here :)) is one where we see Tommy's trauma of losing Sarah when Ellie gets hurt outside the walls

I shall stop listing them now as there are A Lot, but I recomend lkay, pen, and flannelfeelings' fics a lot :) there's a lot of fics between them all and they're all so good :)

[disabledstraydogs]

CRACKING TOUR KNUCKLES IS A STIM⁉️⁉️⁉️ I THOUGHT I WAS JUST BEING ANNOYING AND SHIT LIKE PEOPLE ASK ME TO STOP BUT LIKE I JUST NEED TO

can cracking knuckles be a tic as well??????

Yeah! Anything can be a stim, I've known people who stim in this way.

As for it being a tic I am not an expert on tics. However I did look it up and according to healthychildren.org, yes! It's a motor tic.

[candyheartedchy]

hello! i’m new to the self shipping community, and i’d love to start an account. You’ve really inspired me to feel comfortable with my f/os and i want to thank you so much for that and being an inspiration to me? If i could ask, do you have any tips for newcommers, or how to make new mutuals and friends in the self shipping community? Sorry for asking you this, im quite shy 😭😭 Its okay if you dont wanna answer this, but if you do answer, i wanna thank you so much for it!!

I love you chy 💗

Hello! And it’s okay, I don’t mind answering this!

My first tip would be interacting with other self shippers and reblogging or leaving replies on their posts that you like. We always see these and it makes our day and we’ll remember certain followers and mutuals that way. Or just dm’ing someone helps as well to start a friendship (I’m met many great people who dm me first, mostly because I’m shy to dm them lol). Basically some people click better then others, and there will be times were you’ll feel isolated in the community, but that’s okay, those who are meant to be your friends will find you! People usually bond over the same interests so just keep sharing what you love and remember to be yourself!!