#i've been on tumblr since 2012 or so

[purgatorychxsm]

Alright. I don't think it's realistic to say at any point I'll be coming back to tumblr in any capacity for writing. There's a lot of reasons why, but most of it kinda circles around to me just, not really having free time like I used to.

and the free time i do have? has really just been spent on gaming. Sure I like writing but with Tumblr now making it even more effort to write with people [and edit posts, etc], and just the constant stream of pornbots...

Idk man, I'm just over it.

I'll get back to RP on disco probably. After that I guess we can just call this an indefinite hiatus, tho i'll probably log in to reblog stuff to my personal since that's a sideblog.

To everyone that's been around, y'all are fuckin' cool. ♥ People who want my discord can either IM me for my username, find it on the blog somewhere, or just IM me your discord. whatever.

It's been an absolute blast. ♥

[thedreadvampy]

oh my god really??? over 100, you say? that's incredible I'm so glad you floated a weird tooth logo over my screen about it!!!!

[diamondsheep]

I'm seriously considering to start posting my art in Bluesky or start using Cohost as a backup in case that Tumblr explodes with the shitty ai thing sooo yeah if you wanna follow me there, here are my links and I'm adding my IG / Twitter just in case ( idk if they use ai as well but that wouldn't surprise me )

BlueSky

CoHost

Twitter

Instagram

[shiningsilverarmor]

Just this week and next week till the 21st of this month where I, Stertle, aka Ster aka and aka Silverblade and Sterling mum AKA granny Ster will be

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32 years old~

[stardustedknuckles]

Sitting in the middle of a nice little coffeeshop in nowhere, Oklahoma, spending the last few hours I will have with my sister for months to come, and she looks at me, takes a breath, and says, "okay what is dashcon."

I had to spend a full ten seconds rebooting before I could respond.

[konotte]

dang. dank

[enekorre]

Hey so since tumblr is probably gonna go the way of ffn and slowly stop functioning in the next few years, if anyone wants to keep in contact please do!

I'm Raua on dreamwidth which is probably where I'll move too. Although I'm guessing I'll mostly just stop being on social media.

I'm also raua on discord (nothing like a good internet name huh) and in many other places. You found a Raua and you probably found me.

[loyalpromise]

sometimes i think about my beautiful, amazing, wonderful katjaa... and i think about adding her to a multi but idk lol

[theehighwarlock]

so today's the 10 year anniversary of making this blog and ... i thought i'd have something fun or profound to say or something but it doesn't really feel that way? i'm glad i found this place back when i did, it's seen me through lots of ups and downs, and i'm glad i'm still on here bc it's genuinely a fun online experience! here's to the next ten years i guess!

also shoutout to mutuals old and new! even if i don't really talk to you guys much i do love seeing you on my dash everytime!

[prismaticpanic]

If the quality is poor I'm so sorry it'll look nicer when I finish it (if the anxiety gremlins let me)

I've had a little idea for a 2k12 au percolating in my brain for a long while now and have been tempted to try and get some thoughts down in doodles.

Basis for a au is just a canon adjustment with my own touches. Yes Mikey is lorg, idk if they will be the oldest, middle or youngest, but they are certainly the biggest lol.

A team may be rocking Twin Vibes we'll see.

Donnie will have big Gremlin/Absolute Menace Vibes for sure.

TCEST DNI; this is my first time issuing this warning on this new blog; but it will become a recurring one if it has too.

[bucksangel]

i rlly don't understand tumblr live like... this just doesn't seem like the website for that feature

[nonbinari-mendoza]

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[celbrini]

hi mr kyle i have a question . with all the love in my entire heart. did you grow up in early 2010s roleplay tumblr because every time i see your gifs on my dash i get absolutely thrown back to that era (WITH LOVE WITH LOVE WITH SUCH LOVE)

you dont ask a prim and proper man like me a question like that I am a respected gentleman.

[funeralgrove]

I should probably consider making a pinned post on here shouldn't i

[bob-artist]

Hi, New People?

For some unfathomable reason, Tumblr has decided to suggest my blog to brand-new accounts to follow, so I've had a crazy influx of followers who, of the ones that are genuine accounts, probably have no idea what they've signed up for. (sorry.)

Oh, and I also have some new bittern-loving followers who have a slightly better idea but might not know the whole story!

So, here's your chance to escape, if you so choose.

Anyway, I'm Bob! I've been here since like 2012. I mostly make comics, but I also do some prose writing, game dev, and general shitposting. Should you choose to continue following me, you will be subjected to such content as

Canada geese.

Like... a LOT of Canada geese.

Also ferrets, the love of my life. And other art and general musings about my favorite animals, including but not limited to bitterns, grebes, pheasants, parrots, crayfish, eels, every single other type of mustelid, alpacas, etc.

But, because I can't be bothered to make myself a consistent "brand," I also make

Very Gay Comics.

I can't emphasize this enough, because I kinda suspect all those plumbing company blogs didn't know this before following me. I make very gay comics.

I'm working on a new webcomic called Into the Smoke that's gonna launch soon. It's about a gay medium who binds himself to a killer ghost, and I think my new follower with the car financing blog is gonna love it.

Lots more on that soon.

Anyway, I don't want to make a super long post. I just want to make sure y'all understand that if you follow me, you will get

Canada geese

and

Very Gay Comics.

Cool? Cool.

[kerink]

in light of people's confusion over cecil's longevity in @sexymanotd i wanted to document a bit of his history for those unfamiliar or nostalgic

welcome to night vale is a podcast written by joseph fink and jeffrey cranor. cecil gerschwin palmer is the main character and voiced by cecil baldwin.

it debuted on june 15, 2012 it reached its peak in popularity in 2013-2014

despite this, wtnv has been one of tumblr's top fandoms since staff started tracking fandom-related data in 2014

for the longest time the only thing we knew about cecil's appearance was: "He is wearing a tie. He is not tall or short. Not thin or fat." and that wasn't until episode 19 which aired march 15, 2013. for almost a full year we had no idea what cecil looked like. so tumblr's collective unconscious kicked into high gear and we did what we do best

we created a tumblr sexyman

from know your meme: "Defining traits of the archetype include skinny body type, trickster or villain role and dapper clothing."

know your meme identifies wheatley (portal 2, 2011) and the onceler (the lorax, 2012) as being likely tumblr's first sexymen. and the onceler fandom was at its peak in 2012-2013, the same time as wtnv. in addition to this, the hannibal fandom has been cited as one of the contributing factors to wtnv's success on tumblr.

so tumblr had created an archetype that worked and the wtnv fandom was made up of mostly hannibal fans - the foundation for putting cecil in a suit was there. and honestly? cecil's at work in the show, why wouldn't he be well dressed?

however, while this explains his attire it doesn't explain some of cecil's more unique sexyman features, namely the tentacles. for this we have to return to the 2014 fandom review analysis where you can see the most popular fandom at the time: homestuck

haven't you ever wondered why almost a quarter (189/923 at time of writing) of E rated wtnv fics on ao3 are tagged tentacles or tentacle sex? why cecil having tentacles for a dick is such a seemingly popular headcanon? well look no further then homestuck cultural hold over.

throughout all of this, the development of the sexyman archetype on tumblr and the rise of homestuck, one creator really stands out: kinomatika

kino was one of the most popular homestuck artists on tumblr at the time, popular for their eridan fanart. if you google image search "welcome to night vale" kino's art is still one of the first results you'll get

their design was so popular in fact it was featured in wtnv related articles from the time

and yes there were absolutely other artists giving cecil tentacles and moving tattoos at the time, but it can't be understated the reach kino had and the influence their homestuck roots had on their design choices

i recommend going through the archive of @nightvaleartclub to see how cecil used to be portrayed back in the early days. unfortunately the earliest fanart i've been able to find is july 2013 and i find it hard to believe it took tumblr a year to draw him. although, i started listening at episode 5 and didn't start drawing him until then myself so who knows...

cecil has had tumblr's heart in a vice grip since episode 1, with "20,000 posts, 183,000 blogs and 680,000 notes using the #Night Vale tag" during its first week. tumblr's love for wtnv has always been fairly genuine, from the impact the writing has had on tumblr humor and future story telling, to how wtnv paved the way for lgbt+ representation in indi media, to how it popularized podcasts as a medium for story telling, to the little comforts some of cecil's quotes still bring people today

cecil is not only a founding father of tumblr culture, but also a blorbo of the people. cecil the character in canon has a tumblr account where he posts his art and slash fanfiction.

although cecil's character has developed over time and we've come to see what a ditzy, eccentric, brat he really is, changing his status from sexyman to babygirl, cecil is absolutely a character you should embrace. and you know what... despite what i've said in the past

#cecilsweep

[ID: Images one and two are Google analytic graphs for the search terms "welcome to night vale" and "wtnv" between June 15, 2015 and January 27, 2023. They both depict very sharp spikes around 2013-2014 until the lines decrease greatly over time.

Image three is a drawing of Cecil from Welcome To Nightvale. He is white, with white hair, glasses, a third eye on his forehead, and he is wearing a suit. In the background is the silhouette of a neighborhood from the WTNV official art, a galaxy, and a moon. It is tinted purple. Image four is the always has been meme. Instead of the earth is the tumblr logo, and the text is: “a wtnv fansite?” “Always has been”. End ID] id thanks to @princess-of-purple-prose