#i love screaming into the void on tumblr dot com

[swordsonnet]

little nice things of the day:

it snowed this morning (the first proper snow of the year!) and i live right next to a park, so i had an amazing view from my window and even got to go out for the world's shortest walk in the snow, despite my chronic illness continuing to fuck me over

i've got these pink purple & blue fairylights that i've had for a while, but i've now started to keep them lit throughout the day instead of saving them for special occasions, which makes my room like 389% cosier. bisexual lighting!

woke up with a pretty bad cold, but then i got sudafed from the supermarket and it actually worked? my sinuses are freeeeee

[wordycheeseblob]

*Clinks glass with spoon*

I've seen a couple of people so this and wanted to say a few words as well.

Tumblr dot com is the first and only place where I learned online connections can change lives so much or be so genuine. It's never about numbers. Each blog breathes life of the unique person behind it. So many colorful personalities brought together...

And we've been through a lot.. the great bot purge of 20', the AO3 siege, the battle of Halloween on Christmas eve, Auburn shipping wars....

I never knew I could know such friendship. I wish I could tuck in each one of my moots and give you a goodnight kiss, a hug when you're in a dark place, and scream into the void together about our interests (because what am I if not an enabler :) )

You've changed my life in so many ways and you have no idea

My wonderful artist friends, I've wondered how can the same hands that create such disaster (affectionate) manage such breathtaking art @clavissionary-position

And breathe so much life into the canon world with their own enthralling iteration (seriously somebody let him on the Devs team) @devonares I don't see you two so often around here anymore but I do hope we meet again some sunny day

thank you @mllorei for being the ride or die friend i never had, and an amazing talented writer (and artist!) And co-conspirator. Listen, this word count is severely limited for all I want to say (*whispering* like fix your sleeeeep goddamit) @krenenbaker you're a puzzle I will crack some day... A mystery yet to be solved. An evil little box of pandora. A secret mastermind of destruction *squints* but for reals, from what I've seen you're a direct and genuinely good person with a shared passion for historical fashion! (or ARE you...? Hmmm)

@venulus man you're just so iconic I have no words

@dove-da-birb another fantastic writer, I got to know you and @azulashengrottospiano somewhere at the same time. Hehe what the latter doesn't know is I orchestrated most of the shipping wars hee hee :3 and Dove, at first I wanted to bully you a bit with crowleg (please forgive this peasant) but then I think I accidentally adopted you. You, @keithsandwich and Lorei are the best crocheters I know <3

Myara's gold handiwork is honestly out of this world. Also thank you for sending me stuff and thinking of me, I really appreciate that.

@vivislosingitagain and @vioisgoinginsane 's sistership is of legendary status, and I think Vio is like a sister to Vivi. (They're clones they're clones)

Isn't it wonderful how through billions of people on earth, you've found eachother?

@thewitchofbooks my literature loving friend! (And I found out recently, great artist too??!) I hope to see you more this year, I get so happy when we interact you won't believe it...

Thank you @violettduchess for always making me smile and persevering in the face of hardship. You're strong, stand proud. @leonscape I wish you a year full of Leon, don't give up! He may not be everyone's cup of coffee, but he is to you and that's what matters.

Thank you for always being there, I see you around a lot and just wanted to thank you and wish you a new years too! :]

@candied-boys @altairring @otomefreak876 @solacedeer @this-is-war-peacock @here-for-gilbert @dear-sciaphilia @chi-the-idiot @serynhe @katriniac @mymumisasquid @olivermorningstar @caffedrine

@happy-pup you helped me a lot, I will never forget you ^^

And my new friendos here @v-anrouge @saint-garden (the gremlins) @ikemendrew @officialdaydreamer00 @jade-s-nymph @crheativity and @nuttytani I hope to see more of you this year too!

Phew... I hope I didn't forget anyone, that's a lot of people! Even a small act of kindness here has made ripples throughout the world, it reached so many people... Many things will pass but I sincerely hope,

if you're here or not, I hope this new year treats you well. And you continue with a newfound strength into the future

[ofmdlovelyletters]

It’s Meow Day, aka my favorite day of the year! Meow, we all know how talented you are, how you’re somehow incredible at writing AND drawing AND giffing. We all know how thoughtful and insightful and funny you are. We all know how you use your free time to boost others up and celebrate them to that everybody in this fandom feels loved and appreciated. You really are the OFMD fandom welcoming committee.

But what I appreciate the most about you is how genuinely caring you are to your friends. You’ve been there for me through good times and bad, cheering me on, letting me vent (whether it was warranted or not), and encouraging me to log off when necessary. When I dusted off my Tumblr account, it was just so I could scream about the gay pirates into the void. I never expected to find such an incredible friend, who is brilliant and supportive and the best part of so many of my days. And while it’s frankly bullshit that geography keeps us apart, I’m so grateful that our paths crossed here on Tumblr dot com, and I’m manifesting them crossing in person one day too. 🕯️

All my love and hugs to you, my beautiful, clever bitch. You’re the best of the best. 💕

Happy Meow Day @blakbonnet! You've received a lovely letter from @xoxoemynn! 💌

[bad-puns-n-finger-guns]

i love posting on tumblr dot com it feels like screaming into the void

[linnyuy]

No one's gonna want to read this, but I love screaming into the void on tumblr dot com <3

Has anyone ever dreamt about House? Of course people have. But have you had your entire night filled with dreams about House?

I dreamt that I was one of his fellows or whatever, and he was in a really weird ass good mood. Singing and stuff? Know what my brain did? Make him sing the songs of Hugh's albums. Then he began to serenade me. Did I mention that this took place in a supermarket? We had to take samples because of a case. Thirteen was my bestie ✌🏻 and she dragged me away from him. OK, cool, she atacc, she protecc, but most importantly, she has my bacc. 🫂

At some point I kissed House? And he was super into it 💀 But then I was grabbed by the patient's mother and got choked. 🥲

AND THEN I WENT TO HOUSE'S APARTMENT TO APOLOGISE FOR THAT!?!? BITCH WAT.

So we began to WALK BACK TO THE HOSPITAL? HOUSE WE'RE BOTH CRIPPLES, LETS GRAB YOUR CAR OR WILSON’S IDK? Anyway, he wanted me to touch his leeks, and I thought it was an euphemism for something, but no. They were real leeks. So I did the most logical thing and began to imitate Hatsune Miku. I'm not even a big fan irl 😃 But dream House? Oh yeah, he was digging Vocaloid. Said it was underrated music.

ANYWAY. I woke up when I began to interrogate him about his music taste. As one does. I also called him a mfer quite a lot. I don't even use that word irl?

10/10 would dream again.

[useless-englandfacts]

Was watching with the family, for the laughs, have u got any idea who the hags in white behind c*milla were? Sisters, ladies in waiting? Stand ins if she needed a cig? Love the commentary btw

Looool hags in white I love it

They’re her sister Annabelle Elliot and her bestie Lady Landsdowne! It’s tradition to have six ladies in waiting at her coronation but they’re trying this whole “pared down monarchy” thing so she just has them

Not pared down enough tho I think

And thank you!! I am very bored and have nothing better to do than scream my every thought into the endless void of tumblr dot com

[trans-elrond]

“2nd kudos” alternatives

I don’t know about you, but I’m a fic writer who’s been a little -.- about the sudden popularity of the 2nd kudos concept here on tumblr dot com. [Instead of/in addition to comments, you write “2nd kudos”/“nth kudos” to show your appreciation for a fic.] now if a 2nd kudos comment is in addition to other comments you make, I have absolutely no problem with it; in fact it’s kind of cute. but if it becomes the only way you comment, we have a slight issue.

fanfiction is not transactional and never has been. we don’t get paid for this and we aren’t doing it for the acclaim. but authors don’t want to scream into the void either. while kudos and bookmarks are silent statistics and don’t much of anything about your emotional, real responses, comments are the lifeblood of a thriving fanwork ecosystem and imho it is every reader’s grave responsibility to respond to what they’ve read. or the ecosystem suffers!

I do not mean that long, detailed comments are required (though they are precious and meaningful to writers.) and I know social anxiety & rejection sensitivity are real phenomena, and it’s genuinely hard to start commenting when you’ve never commented before.

therefore as alternatives to the 2nd kudos concept, which is really just another silent response that doesn’t tell the author much of anything, here are some scripts you can copy paste and learn from. feel free of course to make alterations or use as is, these are just springboards to find your commenter voice:

thank you for sharing this story with us, I really loved it!

You really captured (character’s) personality here, I really enjoyed this :)

Love how you write this character/pairing! would definitely read more about them from you if you chose to explore more of this idea.

oh this fits right into (original work’s) themes, you really captured it well!

this is really funny / comforting / sexy, really loved it!

this is an absolute favorite of mine

you’re so good at writing descriptions / dialog / prose, really enjoyed this

and when all else fails:

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! (incoherent shrieking noises that mean I’m inconsolable from how good this is)

(*final disclaimer, I am not mad at the people who came up with 2nd kudos or those who use it, I think it’s a noble attempt to figure out a way to show appreciation for fic writers when longer comments are stressful/difficult. consider this the other side of the same coin: you, too, can be a commenter! anyway my real message is: fic writers are people too. talk to us like real people; tell us you enjoyed our work. it does mean the world to writers & artists, and in fact it often makes me much more likely to write that fic fast!! yes, we write for free out of love for the original work, but we’re only human, we need encouragement too! I am very open to dialog about this subject btw, my inbox is open❤️)

[sonofarathorns]

don’t tell my other side blogs but…this is my favorite side blog 🤭

maybe it’s because lotr is the fandom im most hungry for content from right now (lotr fic writers and fan artists, i am kissing you on the mouth), and maybe it’s because you all interact with me the most so i don’t feel like im just screaming into the void on here 😂

either way i just love tumblr dot com for giving me a safe place to be a nerd 🥹

[sunny-reis]

b4 i say anything in this mini-rant i wanna clarify: i'm a rational person with the ability to think and comprehend both logic behind and the implications of using ai in general . i'm aware of the shitty things ai is used for and the issue of copyright and plagiarism with things like chatbots [cough cough chatgpt] - obviously, i support orgs like the wga and strikes against the misuse of ai to abuse power and exploit tens of thousands, maybe even millions, of ppl .

i don't know why i feel the need to clarify all that when this is tumblr dot com . i'm a user with like less than 40 followers [no reach, no one's gonna see this or care . am i complaining? no. this blog is my abandoned parking lot and i'm going to scream into the void] and it's not that deep but ykw? that's the beauty of this hellsite it's like my own personal diary that's secure bc i don't care . woohoo

neways rant abt ai incoming, to the three ppl that actually interact with this blog: feel free to add your thoughts if you want [@ that one moot . you know who you are] but please for the love of god don't start a fight for no reason

the phrase ai is thrown around like a buzzword and it makes me SICK ough

there are genuine discussions about the use of ai to be had - the wga strikes were a HUGE step in the right direction, and i believe the us govt opened a platform for ppl to voice their thoughts on it around a month or two ago

my problem with THIS hellsite specifically is that no one gives a shit about actually researching what ai is, the technology and effort behind its creation, or the positive sides of its use . what i DO like is that people are aware of the danger it poses to the workforce as a whole and people's livelihoods and whatnot . that's indescribably better than the tech bros on twt and in every cs class i've ever had the misfortune of being in.

what i really don't like abt discussions abt ai here is the way it's all one-sided. like i just said, i LIKE how we're cautious bc, again, we don't have the institutions in place to regulate its use which corporations (go figure) exploit. but like .. from a tech perspective, it's a huge development. it's a marvel of INSANELY complex algorithms and neural networks (i think - correct me if i'm wrong abt the second part) that really shows how far we've come as tech ppl . minor problem : capitalism 😄

i don't have the mental energy to say everything i wanted to but yeah . there's no room for genuine debate abt ai on this stupid website bc every time you try to even elaborate abt all the possible povs on the matter you get swarmed by ppl that aren't completely educated on the matter. [am i trying to say i'm the supreme lord of knowing everything abt artificial intelligence? no .] i just wish it was possible to have a semblance of a healthy conversation on this stupid stupid website oufhdhddhhbdhdhdhsbbsbsbsbdbdsb

[brunettearchival]

i love screaming into the void on tumblr dot com

[sheryl-lee]

1, 11, 14?

thanks, kaylee!!! 💜💖

1. who is/are your comfort character(s)?

answered here :)

11. favorite extracurricular activity?

spending hours making gifs to post on tumblr dot com 🤡 no ok i say all that but i actually ~do~ enjoy gifmaking a lot (i find that it's become... oddly soothing to do? idk just taking the time to make a set and play around with the settings on ps is fun, especially when i have that rare stroke of creative genius like once in a blue moon or whatever).

but also enjoy reading, watching a comfort film/tv show (in which, for me, comfort = horror and angst), listening to music and screaming the lyrics into the void, cooking/baking, and exercising (something about releasing all of my anger and frustration while lifting dumbbells... yeah that’s everything).

14. do you love the smell of earth after it rains?

actually YES i really do love it!!!! i actually love rain in general, and the smell of fresh rain on grass >>>>>

send me a weird ask

[vrepit-salt]

I love how every paramedic student on tumblr has started following me

[neofelis----nebulosa]

My manager isn’t having me work with the coworker I have a crush on until next Saturday. Like if you cried.

[smilingformoney]

An official hello to my new followers!

Whew! Look at this! Honestly amazing.

I wanted to extend a proper hello and thank you to everyone new to smilingformoney dot tumblr dot com 💚

A lil summary of what you’ve gotten yourself in for:

Shitposts, thirst posts, occasional genuine analysis of Snape

My own random thoughts about life n shit. basically this blog is me screaming in to the void

A lot of me talking about my fanfic Soul of Ice and my two OCs, Abbie and Persephone. You can learn all about them here and you can read the whole shebang here! In summary, it’s a long fic focusing on Snape as a father. Expect angst, fluff, smut, teen drama, adult drama and hopefully some funny bits.

I also occasionally will remember I’m a fan of stuff other than Snape so expect random other posts every now and then

I love talking to other Snape fans so please always feel free to message me, send an ask, whatever you wanna do!

Now for the warnings:

I am 27 and as such post about adult things. I try to remember to tag nsfw posts but quite frankly I have poor memory (blame the dyspraxia lol) so please if you are under 18 follow at your own risk

I’m currently losing weight which I know is a trigger for some people so please block ‘cw weight loss’ if you don’t wanna hear about it

You may find yourself falling in love with me, sorry not sorry 😘

[svtskneecaps]

i have stumbled upon a realization that is both terrifying and wonderful, and that is, that people actually like the writing i post on tumblr dot com.

and that is in equal measures terrifying and gratifying because on the one hand, i posted my shit for people to like my shit. that's it. i said, "here is this thing that i wrote to help me, perhaps it will help you, too"

but the other thing is, considering i've been posting writing semi-consistently online for the past 10 years of my life (god, ten!!), i eventually landed on the guilt-ridden decision that, due to my inconsistency and flights of passion, i CANNOT post a fic that i haven't finished. and this resolve has been somewhat strengthened by my discoveries in the process of writing one of my current (non-kpop) wips, since that one has taken a strategy of "write the bones, fill in the tissue" that usually leads to me rewriting the bones once the tissue fills in. the story is strengthened and i am so happy with the product i'm fleshing out, but it also means i can't post it serially until full completion, because i am SO TIRED of putting "discontinued" or "rewriting" on a published work. it makes me feel bad, like the rewritten plotlines are now forever muddled in a readers' mind, and they'll never be able to distinguish what happened in the less-good first version and the slightly-better second (or third, or fourth, or), or that i am discontinuing on some dissatisfying in-gratifying cliffhanger, because the lake in my mind is a grimy, half-formed sidewalk puddle online.

but i have not been able to finish a piece of writing for this blog. in a very long time. which is not to say i haven't been TRYING, just that. i rarely have an idea that just screams to be for seventeen, and when i do, it never makes it to full completion. in fact off the top of my head i can remember a pretty good (to me) introduction to a DK oneshot along the size and tonal lines of "you mean the world to me", along with about nine parts of the magical retrograde amnesia jeonghan sm au i pitched LONG ago, just after the final part of "i just see you" was uploaded, not to mention a full paragraph-style "home;run" inspired road trip au (no reader insert) that i've shared with some friends who ALSO thought it was a good idea, if i could just WRITE THE DAMN THING outside of the first two thrice damned sequences (i have THE ENTIRE PLOT fleshed out to the first of two potential climaxes, and yet no words have come)

SO I WANT TO ASK YOU, so i want to SCREAM INTO THE VOID, because there is a terrifying unquantifiable number of eyes in the followers tab of this blog and though i don't know how many of those accounts are still viable and how many are empty graves, i will yell these words into the dark and pray for an answer,

SHOULD I POST THESE DRAFTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NEVER BE FINISHED?

this blog has been dead for so long, too long, filled with personal posts and birds and bullshit, and maybe, perhaps, there is a chance that ANYONE showing renewed interest in my shit could finally fucking put the grind into my gears. because friends, it is entirely conceited perhaps to say that the semi-steady drizzle of likes drenching my notifications has turned numbing, that the last REAL COMMENT on any fic of mine came twenty one days ago and that the void feels endless, that despite the number of eyes in the shadows of this void, it feels empty, but unfortunately for us i am awake to the empty, because suddenly i was reminded that, for some fucking reason, people have enjoyed my shit. and i have been so terrified of giving something incomplete or imperfect that i have been giving nothing at all.

so i ask you, my loves, the mouthless eyes who wander here, SHOULD I POST MY DRAFTS, FOR YOU, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING I MAY NEVER FINISH THEM? and understand, friends, that this offer is for you as much as for me. because i miss validation and i crave it near constantly but i have taken my enjoyment from these works. they have lived in my drafts for years and could gather dust there longer, but IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM, IF YOU SWEAR TO ALERT ME TO THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLE FACT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ENJOY MY BULLSHIT, i could format and post what little shit i've got.

who knows. a single comment convinced me to finish walls could talk back in 2019. maybe lightning will strike twice.

as a bonus for reading this beast of a post, here is a screenshot of the aforementioned "retrograde amnesia curse" jeonghan fic, which i also sent to a few friends.

thank you for reading. and also, thank you for tolerating me, inconsistent though i may be. it's really hard for me to quantify who's here and what they're thinking, which is terrifying in and of itself, but every time the curtain pulls back it seems to be a pleasant surprise from the other side (i mean, who knew there were people who purposefully read through a tag created specifically so those posts did not have to be read?)

technically speaking, there's no milestone fast approaching (i give it another year, at the pace we're walking). just, it was sort of shown to me tonight that there are people out there who, when asked, would list one of my works close to their top ten, off the top of their head. and that is crazy and humbling and gratifying and terrifying all at the same time.

[avisxe]

your jester au is peak suffering. thank you for blessing the dash with this

referring to my brand new au for Dick "Jester" Grayson :) | COME SCREAM INTO THE VOID W ME ABOUT THIS !

AHHHH This is so kind ;_; i'm so happy that you like him <3 he's rotten, selfishly motivated, has many 'evil' gay aunties, a feminist, he's gay, he likes classical music - there are many interesting things about him....................

dick grayson can be a little evil...... as a treat

i love making him manic and angry and bloody !!! let him grapple with his morality on the opposite spectrum of bruce!!! but still contain depth and love despite his circumstance!!!! what an interesting narrative foil!!! slay!!!

i did this au in private disco threads, just like my main canon for my @avisxe blog and i'm just always so encouraged and embraced by my friends here on tumblr dot com. i think we all get stuck in the monotony of certain storylines or characteristics, and it's so fun to play with the question 'what if' and pay homage to those familiar attributes while telling NEW STORIES deecee give me a fucking chance please i'm begging you