#i've been drawing colfer so much

[thatlenguy]

aw fuck it's summer... time to draw ocs about it.

(id in alt, reblogs appreciated!!)

[thedarkstrategist]

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🥳: Why did you start writing fan fic?

I started writing fic when I was like 10 years old back on fanfic.net. I've been at it a long time lol. I was inspired to take up writing by the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer bc I loved the complex characters and how Colfer wrote dialogue and set scenes and it made me want to do the same and it turned into an outlet. I don't think my first fics were very good as I was...yknow...a child lol but I kept at it. I've also done original stories but I've never published those anywhere bc I feel that's much more vulnerable lol

🎨: If someone were to make fanart of one your fics what scene would you want them to do?

I actually have had that happen! When I was more active in Twitter me and a small group of very passionate fans of DOS2 were making fanart and fics together and we were like a little tribe that came together bc of how niche it was bc this was during the early access of bg3 so larian hadn't blown up yet and so no one was checking out their other games outside of people who already knew about it. So we all would write fics of each other's art or draw art of other fics. It was my first small fandom experience and it was honestly sooo fun!

But if it was one of my current fics? Probably either the healing scene from Pulled Into Orbit or Shadowheart having her meltdown on Dror Ragzlin

Thank you as always for the ask! I'll hit you with one soon friend :D

[tuiyla]

"idk if anyone watched that “Ryan Murphy is problematic” video on youtube but tell me I’m not the only one who found it an unfair and lacking in nuance take" can you expand on your problems with that video? 🤔

Okay so it's a half an hour video, available here, so I won't touch on every single point they bring up. From the get-go, my problem is that the vast majority of the talking points are based on nothing but conjecture and what Ryan Murphy is supposedly like as a producer but also more so as a person. I get that producers work with and are in charge of people but I find it inherently, hmm, well, let's repurpose the word "problematic" to try and draw conclusions about people based on their work, rather than just examining their work. I'm all for criticizing Ryan Murphy's work, and yeah sometimes we speculate what personal agendas or even vendettas could have been influencing said work, but this whole video simply doesn't justify its existence to me. There's simultaneously an aversion to drawing any sort of conclusion, since it is just a summary of rumours and allegations, but also a clear judgement in the way these rumours are presented.

Like I said I don't wanna touch on everything but just a few moments in particular to get a sense of what I mean:

The two sections on RM "hating" Chris Colfer and Dianna Agron. Sometimes I think the Glee fandom gets so immersed in its own mythology it forgets that so many of these universally agreed-upon truths are just rumours perpetuated by tabloids and tiktok teenagers. I've had an ask about that Rolling Stone interview sit in my inbox for a while so maybe one day I'll dissect the Dianna of it all, but the way this video uses pure conjecture to speculate even further just creates more and more unsubstantiated claims. The dots connected between Ryan's tweet about "Quinn" filming in Europe and the New Normal stuff is like, come on, where do we draw the conspiracy theory lines. And as another example of trying to substantiate conjecture with more conjecture, the Ashley Fink rumours coupled with the Lea Michele ones. I won't get into it here, it's in the video presented in such a bizarre way, imo. "Here's this malicious rumour, I know we have to take it with a grain of salt so here's another rumour to back it up." That's not how it works. But it is the nature of videos like this that they can't bring anything new because we don't have the facts, so they just regurgitate decade-old rumours and try to pass judgement on people we do not and never will know. Adding "...allegedly!" at the end of claims does not make the framing of this any better.

The biphobia section, which is so emblematic of Gleeks being ultra ready to blame everything wrong with Glee on Ryan Muprhy - and sometimes give him all the credit, too, which just does not work on any TV show, let alone one with three showrunners. Now, we won't get into the actual biphobia of it all because I'm sure I've spoken about it somewhere and I don't think whether Ryan Murphy is biphobic is the point. The point is that you can look at the text, Glee, and criticise its approach towards bisexuality and you'd be right to do so. But you can't just imply or outright say that this one writer out of three main ones, or later one of many, is responsible for it all, much less say that it reflects his personal beliefs. It's also wild to speculate on whether Brittana would have happened if it was only up to Ryan; credit Brad Falchuk (and Naya) by all means but it's just really running with conjecture to imply that Ryan himself never would have made Brittany bi. We just don't know "what if" and what's the point in trying to say stuff like "Ryan agreed, but WHAT IF Brad wasn't there" like come on, how is that a valid claim against Ryan Murphy. I certainly don't think it is in the way it's presented. Again, Glee's biphobia is fucked up. Again, I actually do have beef with RM regarding biphobia in particular. But this is all presented in such a tabloidy gotcha way and that doesn't sit well with me.

In general it's a lot of "maybe this doesn't mean, a grain of salt, BUT have you considered this other rumour and how it all adds up?" And no, I don't think it does and I don't like the way all of this is framed, where you're encouraged to make of it what you will but there's a very clear direction in which you're being steered. Which makes sentences like "I do normally try not to bring up things that are purely speculation" w i l d because, to me, so many of these are. Based on a kernel of truth or twisted from something factual, sure, but twisted nonetheless and the conclusions drawn can in no way be definitive. Just because these are all widespread rumours that doesn't make them not rumours.

There are other things like trying to use Naya's dad's tweets as a source and a, idk, gotcha moment against Ryan Murphy. "Still heavily questioned whether or not that's true," they say about Ryan's statement, but that short section becomes emblematic of the whole approach. Take Ryan's statements and defense with a heavy dose of skepticism but imply that claims against him are somehow more substantial. I just don't like the bias, the lack of true nuance, the lack of a point, really. And again blaming everything that happened on Glee, even stuff he didn't actually write on Ryan Murphy is just grasping at every possible straw to round out this video on him being "problematic". Still hate that word.

To be perfectly clear, this is not me coming at the person who made this video, I'm sure they're lovely and are just doing their thing on youtube. I just don't find it any more substantial than a buzzfeed article listing all the Glee bts rumours relating to Ryan Murphy. (I didn't touch on Dahmer simply because I can't and don't care to, plus most of the video is Glee-related anyway.)

[neveroutoftime]

Hey all! It's been quite a bit since I've actually made a post of my own on here, so I'd thought I'd do so since I'm feeling a bit sentimental tonight. So long post ahead. Just warning y'all now lol.

For years Artemis Fowl has been one of my absolute favorite book series, ranking way up there with Harry Potter, always competing for the #1 spot. I was once super active in the fanfiction community on the wonderful site known as Artemis Fowl Confidential, going by the name of Troublelover16. Quite cheesy yes, but I was 16 and just really getting into this sort of thing, so well... Yeah. Quite the fangirl. (Who am I kidding, I still am. I'm just a bit older and not as... I don't want to say cringy, so let's just go with overly enthusiastic.)

Well, continuing with the sentiment, I've got a lot to thank this fandom for, I suppose. I'd never considered writing until I got dragged head first into fanfiction. Lmao...and what a ride it has been. I discovered a passion and it wasn't "just a phase" as I continued on to take creative writing classes in college and move on to writing my own original works. My fanfiction pieces got left in various states of completion and now most of them are technically unpublished since they were all posted to AFC Fanfiction, a site that is no longer functional. Thankfully I do have copies of all the stories saved to my computer and to a flashdrive. What can I say? I'm a hoarder when it comes to this stuff.

I fell out of the fandom for a bit, which honestly it was dead for a good 3 or 4 years. I had a few friends still that I had made from my days on forums, but I wasn't writing anymore. I tried a couple of times but it just wasn't the same. The community wasn't active and there wasn't the same level of writers supporting each other as I was used to. Real life also contributed to this as well, as I had to really dedicate my time to my studies.

Now, things are starting to change, for the better I think. For one thing, I've graduated and have more time on my hands now that school work is non existent. But from a fandom perspective, the Fowldom is thriving for the first time in ages. I thank the movie and of course the upcoming Fowl Twins series for that, since it's drawing everyone back and even bringing in some new fans. It's absolutely fantastic, even if some people are just salty since the movie isn't what we all wanted or expected. But it's something. This post isn't about that though, so I'm not going to get into my opinions on the movie drama.

Lately, I've been working on this exciting new project and hopefully making a comeback into the fanfiction scene as long as time and life allows. As many of you might have seen, there is an Artemis Fowl Fanzine in the works. A Fowl Mood I believe it's being called? I was absolutely thrilled when I learned of this and caught a glimpse that they were taking applications for fics and art. The nostalgic side of me immediately knew that I had to apply for this.

Needless to say I was accepted and honestly I nearly screamed when I saw the email. I've never been involved with a Zine, so this opportunity is amazing. Shout out to all the fantastic mods and all the hardwork they've put into this already. Thank you all so much for this. The Fowldom is back baby!

So anyway, here's a little snippet of what I'm working on. I've posted to archive of our own and fanfiction.net as well. It's not all of what I have written, but merely a little teaser for those who might be interested. Comments are always appreciated! Trouble is still my fave even after all this time, so it's only right that I use this to give him the attention he deserves. 👌

Well that's it I suppose, there will be more to come for this fic and the full piece will be released in the zine! Keep an eye out for it in the coming months! There are so many amazing artists and writers working on this and I'm so honored to be working alongside of them!

Stay Fowl ya'll! ✌️😊