#i might be difficult to deal with

[ikamigami]

Okay.

Someone needs to say this.

Stop policing what is canon and what is not canon in sams or any of these shows.

If you're not a showrunner your words mean not more or less than anyone else's.

"You can't interpret that piece of dialogue like that cause it's saying this and that and not whatever you're trying to say"

Well, that's not how dialouge (I mean characters' statements) works cause imagine that everyone would take your words as your true opinion on certain matter no matter in what circumstances you said that.

For example: you're very tired and stressed out "I'd gladly kill this stupid neighbour of mine cause they're getting on my nerves" everyone else: "wow.. that person may kill someone better call 911"

How would you like that? Wouldn't it be funny if everyone always thought that you 100% mean your every word?

It would be horrible, wouldn't it?

That's why taking everything, every word at face value it's not always 100% right.

I really hope that some people in this fandom will realise that people can interpret things however they want and others can agree or disagree with whoever they want.

When you're policing the show you're acting like Karen. You're a killjoy. You're ruining fun of being a part of this fandom.

If showrunners felt the need to clarify something they would do that because many authors clarify things when confusion appears. If they're not doing that that means that people can interpret things however they want. Period.

If my words aren't convincing that much to you yet, I'll give an example of the fenomenon that is hugely known in sams fandom.

People claimed that KC loves his sons BM and Eclipse. However his love for them was never that much shown and later he did not only helped to kill one of his kids but he also was very harsh towards his other sons. He later never even called them his sons. And yet it didn't stop people from seeing KC as a dad type.

And this is the best part. No one cares about it. No one cares if it's accurate to canon or not. Probably because it's hugely accepted in the eyes of majority of the fandom.

On the other hand we have other interpretations which aren't popular and majority doesn't agree with them. And yet these not so popular opinions are making people so mad that they start policing what is canon and what isn't canon in the show.

Why? Why are you doing this?

Let people engage with these shows however they want.

But if certain opinions or certain person who states those opinions really gets on your nerves you can always block certain tag or certain person. It's completely okay to do that. And you're definitely feel better after doing so.

Also continuing this hard policing creates toxicity in the fandom. I bet that's not intentional but I want you to know that it may cause more harm than good in the long run.

I'm not only talking about Tumblr part of this fandom but also a part from Discord server.

I saw that someone stopped showing up on Discord server for sams because many people were mean them for being just a little bit odd. They weren't harming anyone with things they were saying and yet people felt the need to act rudely towards them. I felt really sorry for that person. I hope that they're doing okay.

I also stopped showing up on Discord because I felt attacked for having different opinions from majority of fans there.

At the end I'd like to add that many things that are stated in sams are vague and can be interpret differently. For example: Solar once stated that Sun may have schizophrenia. Is this true and canon? Maybe. This statement was vague. And symptoms of schizophrenia don't fit Sun's mental state that much. It's not only my opinion by the way because I've seen other people who also think that Sun doesn't have schizophrenia. But he may still have it. Or he may have something completely different. Who knows?

So does it really matter if people interpret Sun's mental state differently than majority of fans? I don't think so.

Same was with Eclipse. Eclipse's fans kept saying that he actually cares about Lunar and has remorse for his actions. And it actually seems to be true. He seems to regret things he had done. But remember how majority of fans couldn't care less about Eclipse and what Eclipse's fans were saying?

Now we can see that people start to feel sympathy towards Eclipse.

So maybe we shouldn't policing so hard about what is canon and what isn't canon in these shows.

[bamsara]

I got some sticker envalopes send-backs today (aka postal service couldnt deliver them to kofi/patreons for some reasons) and I would like to know why an envalope that was being delivered to someplace an hour from me, took 3 weeks to get back to me after not being delivered :D

No blame on postal workers who are understaffed and busy rn but like, oh man

[existencebringsonlypain]

I may have posted about this before, but I don't understand the whole proshipper/anti debate. As far as I understand, I'm on the side of proshippers (i think fiction is fiction and doesn't have to reflect reality. because it's fiction.), but what I don't get is why there's such a clear defined binary, and why there's such animosity between the two. It's just a difference in opinion, like any other, isn't it? I understand that either group can "take it too far" (though i dont really get how proshippers could be TOO okay with problematic ships). but i really think either viewpoint is fine to a degree, they both have logic behind them, and it's just a matter of preference, isn't it?

[swagging-back-to]

worst trope is found family separating as soon as the antagonist is dealt with.

[cold-neon-ocean]

Okay so I'm in a real right spot at the moment so I'm gonna open up for a few regular commission slots! Anything is on the table just no full backgrounds! I don’t normally advertise commissions over here but I’ve been unable to properly work for a while due to looking after my family’s animals :’)

I truly don’t know how tumblr deals with posts with links but I’m shooting my shot where I can so here’s the form and my carrd that has all my prices and info if you’re interested! Reblogs are very much appreciated!

[liquidstar]

a friend who'd wait :)

[rodeoromeo]

american song archives is hiring my dream position at the moment. it's hard to not have fomo for a job that I'm currently not qualified for but it is a huge motivator and helps me remember the good side of the thing that is causing me all of my current stress in life. I got a job offer recently and I am about to embark on the first step in my career as a museum archiver/exhibition designer and producer. it's a huge opportunity and technically the first good thing to happen to me in a year, and maybe the best opportunity I've ever had in my professional life. I am on the way to realizing my goals and I should remember to focus on that.

[jichanxo]

late sunday six!

no tags because. looks at the clock.

more itokura-kitakata stuff! not a whole lot, but progress is progress

She went to shut the door, but Kitakata managed to shove his foot in between the gap before she could. 

“Itokura-san.” 

“Ugh, what the hell is wrong with all of you teachers?” She opened the door slightly again, slammed it back against his foot, hard. “I took what you wanted me to take, and I’m not going back to school, so just leave already!” 

She slammed the door into his foot again, and with a curse under his breath (yeah, he was here as a teacher, but he wasn’t at school, sue him) he gripped the end of the door and held it open. He was set on trying to help her, but god, she was not making it easy. 

“Listen,” He exhaled. “Just hear me out.” 

[party-pixie]

hey, thanks for the kind words. i'll admit that i kinda forgot for a while that daily demon spotlight was meant to be a blog for fun above all, and i got too obsessed with my perfectionism to where even the slightest criticism would make me panic and overcorrect everything

i really do appreciate what you said as it kinda just grounded me again and made me realize that i'm not some giant public figure, i'm just some teenage trans girl who likes to write, so thank you so much even if you didn't intend it to be that deep lmao 🙏

well im glad i could help 🥰 i've gotten the perfectionism bug with my own writing so i know how much it really sucks. i think it's also scary on the internet where people are increasingly becoming mean to people they don't know over even small things, so it prob feels like you're risking getting huge backlash over something that isn't all that difficult to fix. like, the demon spotlight is just a hobby blog covering figures that appear in a game series that in itself has questionable information and unclear sources, it's not an official compendium blog run by atlus yknow??? i get not wanting to spread misinformation or see it get spread ab mythological figures but for a hobby blog where it's not difficult to add to posts, i don't think it needs to be all that deep. don't be afraid to add an addendum to old posts if you ever come across new information or a correction, i think that kind of thing could be beneficial even if the original post had a lot of incorrect stuff in it

plus, with so many different retellings and translations of mythological stories i think people will consider different ones to be their "canon" to them. i mean like, i read ab two or three different takes just on ganesha's birth in a little section ab parvati in a book discussing a ton of different goddesses. and with language barriers and such, you're bound to run into inaccuracies tbh

i think it's a good preface for everyone involved to come into this understanding that it's easy to unknowingly run into wrong information ab figures, smt is full of inaccuracies in itself, the demon spotlight is just a hobby and isn't gonna get thesis-level work put into it, and the goal isn't to spread misinformation

as long as you keep doing your best in research and handling things as respectfully as you can, i don't think mistakes should be a huge deal. like, yea okay you fucked up a post cus you had bad sources, it's not the end of the world and i don't think you should feel like it's the end of the world or someone else should make you feel that way. just don't argue with people if they give you a correction. i mean, if someone's a total asshole about it that's not really something you can help, the best you can do is apologize and correct the original post. but there's no need to wallow in sorrow cus you got something wrong, it's really not the end of the world🥰👍

[sydbarrettism]

i don't think i told anyone here about the pf dating sim au i've been workshopping in my head

[kokoasci]

Hm, my turn: your art reminds me of popping candy/pop rocks, either strawberry or cherry flavoured ones, as long as it's pink, which are my favourites! (I love your art so much♥♥♥)

OO thank you :D i love pop rocks and i totally agree?? crunchy and vibrant esque you get it

[skyward-floored]

Ahhhhhhhhhh

Warriors’ POV when he finally has a kid?

“Come on Link, you can hold him,” Artemis said in a soft voice, her face exhausted, but happy. “I’ve had him the past nine months, I’m sure you’d like a turn.”

Warriors swallowed, and forced himself to still the shaking in his arms before he reached over, carefully taking the bundle out of his wife’s arms.

Barely daring to breathe, he sat down in the chair by the bed, pulling back the blanket wrapped around his son just a little. A tiny, scrunched-up face met him, wispy strands of blond peeking out from under the blanket.

“Hey buddy,” Warriors whispered, looking over his son, face still a little red from birth.

The baby wriggled a little in his arms, and Warriors shifted his grip, supporting him a little better. His son calmed down the moment Warriors fixed his blanket back around him, and he grabbed his father’s finger with a tiny fist, turning his head towards his hand.

Warriors let out a wet chuckle, and held the baby even closer, blinking back the sting in his eyes.

A son.

He was holding his and Zelda’s son.

A tear landed on his son’s cheek, and Warriors chuckled again, too overwhelmed to even be embarrassed. He gently wiped it away, and Artemis’s hand slipped into his, giving it a squeeze.

Warriors leaned his head on hers, and they both smiled as their baby made a happy cooing sound.

Nothing is going to happen to you, Warriors silently promised, holding his son close. You’ll grow up safe, and happy.

His son turned his head into his chest, and Warriors’ heart squeezed.

I promise.

[kukkakisu]

Sometimes brain is mean to you. It says things that aren't true. Maybe they are things that you have heard before from someone else. Little seeds that have been planted in your brain, that have grown to cover up the voice of reason. Sometimes they are hard to get rid of. Like weeds. Invasive species that take root deeply and refuse to leave, taking up all of your space. It's difficult to thrive. But even so, it's not impossible. Hiss at them every time they whisper something that isn't true. Scratch at the vines that try to sneak up around you. What is in the past might still haunt you, but don't let it hurt you. Fight it. Bite it. Outgrow it. Take back the space they once took from you and live.

[tooies]

Okay I probably should have explained better. A friend warned me the person behind prev tags is lesbiphobic

don't you ever get tired

[osakanone]

I have an unhealthy relationship with the internet, and if you vibe with this so do you.

I've been using the internet since around 1994. If I were to use the metaphor of a relationship, I would say that right now my poly partner who's been one of the stars in the night's sky of my life since before I learned to speak English who I've been dating since my school days is trapped in a cycle of weird addiction and is doing lots of very unhealthy things. While under the influences, they are saying things they don't actually believe which hurt me deeply on a semi-regular basis. The problem is when we try to spend time together, the shitty side of her always comes out, and so even something like watching a movie together or socializing, or laughing at funny pictures is very difficult because she's asking deeply uncomfortable questions.

They keep trying to shape my views to impress her parents and I've realized her parents are using her to keep track of me.

I'm often deeply worried they're just going to enter my home one day without asking me. A lot of this I've realized is largely down to the fact her mother, Alohanet died in 1992 and her father, Arpanet and his father the US Department of Defence have been infiltrated by some of the worst people on Earth who are doing terrible things and have been doing terrible things since before I was born. Likewise, Internet has been hanging out with some really fucked up people and doing some really weird stuff for money (I don't mean engaging in arts, like sex or posting or trying to help out by shifting some money around to help ends meet or helping me buy medication, I mean genuinely messed up stuff that's deeply scary and hateful) and ever since they've started treating me like one of their customers instead of their partner.

I've many times tried couples therapy, and I've been contemplating a divorce for nearly a decade now but I'm so hopelessly co-dependant that I legitimately don't know what to do.

She doesn't speak clearly to me anymore and when I ask her serious questions she gives me nonsense answers and charms her way out of actually telling me what I want to know. Internet also due to these people has chosen to infiltrate and invade my every waking moment whenever possible, either via their presence or indirectly by influencing all of my friends and loved ones in ways I cannot keep track of or even fully comprehend. In this sense, its a bit like having a very unhealthy relationship with an emergent mythological goddess, but she's also a terrible person. Only now that she's started to reveal her true nature do I comprehend how awful she was the entire time -- and that the odds of me escaping this relationship diminish exponentially as she has her eyes set on world domination and thus far she's winning.

On one hand, I don't know how to escape my economically induced skinnerbox.

On the bright side, the friend-group she connected me to is pretty banging.

I just wish I could have it without her being involved, since I've given up hope of her ever becoming a better person. She's not coming back, and I think I'm grieving that.

Reading this back feels really painful, and it makes me want to reconsider some of my life choices.

SomethingAwful.com was 100% right:

The internet makes you stupid.

I feel so stupid right now and have no idea what to do.

Can we like, talk about this? I really want to start a conversation, to know how other people deal with these kinds of feelings.

[plantenjoyer]

I SWEAR I KEEP TRYING TO DO ART BUT THEN SOMETHING GETS IN THE WAY AND THEN I PROCRASTINATE AND THEN SIX MONTHS PASS