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[dropoutconfessions]

this is for the owner of this blog. why tf did you reblog plaidos. do you even know who she is and the kind of damage she's had on the trans community? she answered an anon about someone clearly pretending to be a trans woman working for dropout (because they use the language "members" (proven that dropout cast doesn't refer to themselves as that) and mentions a "dropout show" (... dropout is not a show. it's a host of multiple shows)) who had 0 proof. she's so reactionary and her logic is easily dismantled, she contradicts herself all the time (the post you reblogged she goes on about how "trans women aren't marketable" which is why they're not in dropout. there are so many other trans people in dropout, but in the comments of another plaidos post she said "persephone was so popular when she was in d20". literally took me 2 minutes to find the contradiction. not to mention the graph she reblogs with an elusive "tme vs tma rep in dropout" with no stats and no classification of what tme and tma means, no clear answer on where the many appearances and shows specifically made for and by drag queens, and then complained that lumping every genderqueer person who likely came out after being hired equaled to more than one subset of trans people.

i'm so disappointed. so much for this being a safe, apolitical space. plaidos has done irreperable harm to me and my transmasc brothers and to see a DROPOUT GIMMICK BLOG reblogging her baseless and clearly incorrect accusations proven by literally just KNOWING about dropout. but instead, you've made your blog an unsafe place for anyone who isn't a white transfem by showing you're in agreeance with plaidos.

you want links to posts? go to her blog and search the #dropout tag. there's your links.

Okay so I just would like to say a few things in response to this. first, I reblogged like, one post, and not even directly from her. I do not do an insane amount of research into people I reblog from to check if everything is kosher, which I assume no one else does.

If y'all expect me to check that much, stop sending me asks about how I haven't posted your asks yet. I know everyone assumes its because I dislike their post personally. It's not. It's cause i have a really really busy life rn. I mean this with all the kindness in my heart, I do not give enough of a fuck to block most of your opinions from making the stage short of you using slurs or straight up lying.

Regardless, she passes the tests. She's not anti-trans mascs and I feel like this is the result of bad faith readings and people assuming trans women are the enemy. Also taking any mention of oppression that doesn't apply to you as a personal attack.

I looked her up and the first thing i saw complaining about her called her a slur, so not a great start gotta say. If any of y'all use this word as an insult, stop, it's categorically not okay.

Also, there can be a lack of trans women, and also you can like persephone valentine. 3 trans women on a network with like a fuck ton of other queer people is also not very many, when you take into the fact that twice as many TME trans people have been on multiple episodes of dropout shows, that's not a contradiction. You can be popular and also unmarketable, that's like every remotely famous TMA, and honestly trans people in general have a harder time. That's not contradiction, that's us going "yippee a single fucking crumb of transfem rep" in 2021 and then being drip fed with game changer, um actually, and dirty laundry occasional appearances for the next 3 years.

If you want a definition for TMA and TME, like a formal one, not just what the acronyms mean, do your research on it. You wanna know how I learned about the fact that they refer to specifically institutional transmisogyny? FROM PLAIDOS'S BLOG. Do you actually, like, look at her posts? or just the ones cherrypicked to make her seem anti-transmasc because of bad faith interpretations? She's very clearly aware of the oppression trans mascs face, it's called transphobia. Transmisogyny is specifically the oppression trans women face given the fact we are seen as a subhuman third gender on an institutional level.

so much for this being a safe apolitical space

I never said it would be apolitical. In fact, safe and apolitical are contradictory. We're trans. Our very existence and identity and lives have been made political, and will be political for the entirety of our lifespans. I'm not going to lie down and pretend otherwise for the comfort of the world and I am honestly disappointed that you, as a fellow trans person, are encouraging that behavior in any way.

The entire "not an ask" tag, is for me to talk. It's mine. My space. You cannot divorce this blog from my influence because it's my goddamn blog. I am not a jukebox or a puppet for you to get your fandom stuff. I am a woman with her own damn opinions and a large enough follower count for my push for trans rights to largely get slightly less ignored than they do on main.

I have been following dropout / collegehumor since the All Nighters. The only subject I am more knowledgeable about is probably Alpharad or Paper Mario. I know dropout. I know statistics, I'm majoring in it. I've known about this issue for years now. But until this blog, until very recently, I didn't have a platform for it, so I just shut the fuck up. I'm not doing that this time. I'm going to be a very jaded women because some of the men who are supposed to be my brothers are acting like this. Like we need to shut up and not complain. No. Fuck that.

I do not think Dropout is the bad guy here. As of now, I'm holding out hope. I personally, am not boycotting them (yet). I am holding out hope that they respond, and then I'll wait a few months because I know things are recorded in advance and hiring and vetting processes take time. But I would like a change. Because outside of a spike in 2021 (when the seven was released), transfem appearances on dropout hasn't really changed for the better, at all.

but instead, you've made your blog an unsafe place for anyone who isn't a white transfem

Oh damn I guess I gotta leave, since my blog isn't safe for me. Since yk. I'm not white. I'm a stone cold desi bitch and I will live and die that way. Thanks for assuming I'm white tho, really showing that "white people are the default" world view you've got going there.

Do you want to know why, everyone assumes only white transfems have this take? Because so few of you, actually listen to transfems, ofc you don't notice, that transfems of color, have the same fucking opinion.

I want it to be clear. I love trans mascs. My partner is transmasc. Some of my best friends are transmascs. I don't hate trans mascs. I don't even hate you. I just kinda hate talking to you. And everyone, regardless of gender, like you. The type of people who heard, that transfems are oppressed in a way transmascs aren't, a way cis women aren't, and somehow turned that into a personal attack. You took a single fucking critic against Dropout, and decided to be guided by hatred.

This is my problem with the fandom. Transfems bring up one little thing: they'd like to be more represented. Nothing about Dropout being evil, nothing against Sam Reich or Brennan Lee Mulligan, just the fact that they are cis white men in positions of power being a valid part of the data. And you started attacking us. We're receiving death threats because people are whiteknighting a comedy company that is visibly entirely unaffected by our actions.

I have one question for all of you. Why aren't you in the comments and reblogs of all the confessions tagged negative dropout post? You want to defend this company, I better see an uptick in notes on those posts. Otherwise shut the fuck and let us beg for a bit more representation in peace.

If you have a problem with that. Leave. I don't want you following my blog if you so desperately need me to be silent on the matters that affect me and the people I love. And that includes you. The day the world comes for your throat, I'll be there. I have come to accept that I won't get that same treatment. But don't you fucking tell me not to stand up for myself. Cause I'm standing up for the both of us when any of us need it.

[lucysarah-c]

Hello, I hope you're okay!

I don't know if you're comfortable with this one but what do you think would be Levi's favorite positions? Don't answer if you're not comfortable and forgive me if I overstep

Hello~ I'm doing just fine, thank you for asking. How are you?

Haha, you're not overstepping and you're DEFINITELY not making me uncomfortable. I've got fics posted out there with more warnings than a summary, so haha, welcome to the blog lol.

Mh, I am a firm believer that Levi has a soft spot for two positions: on all fours and missionary, but with your legs on his shoulders and a pillow under your hips.

I feel both can be very, uh, penetrating lol. Like both are positions that allow for deep penetration, which can be great sometimes and not so great other times. We women are complicated, you know; some days of the month our cervix is lower, more sensitive, etc., and it may be painful. If that day is not one of the days you can endure this man rearranging your insides, completely understandable. Levi may switch to something else, maybe regular missionary or spooning from behind. He may even let you take the lead and ride him to find what's more comfortable.

BUT overall, I feel Levi loves being on all fours. It's his dirty pleasure; he wants to see your well-fucked face, but at the same time, the primitive position of his knees tapping the sides of yours so you would open up even more for him, his hand gripping your hips as the other pushes your back lower on the bed and arches you, the mind-blowing sight of your ass, your face twisting to the side to catch more air.

The other position doesn't fall behind. He can literally feel and almost see your body taking his cock, his hands gripping your legs and using them for leverage. Seeing your face as you moan his name, hair spread on the pillow, tits bouncing as he fucks you. Biting your legs as he folds you completely and feeling them shake next to his face. Ah, pure art.

Thank you for this one! Hope it was good enough <3

Stay safe!

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[abyssal-author-and-artist]

My blog is generally pretty lighthearted and I stick to reblogging art and fic and fun stuff, but you know what. I feel like I need to say this.

I am a trans teen in the US. I'm seventeen, so too young to have voted. I'm terrified for my life right now. I usually post about college but I'm actually concurrently enrolled in high school still and the kid who sits behind me in first period government is a massive Trump fanboy. I'm going to have to go to high school Monday and talk about the election. I'm going to have to hear my deadname called and hear people in my super conservative high school talk about how happy they are Trump won. Everything is terrifying. I walk outside of my house and I'm scared I'll be shot. Several months ago I promised that I'd kill myself if that bastard won.

He did and I'm still here.

I'm not thriving. I'm not living my best life. I'm barely living. But I'm surviving. I'm coping. I'm trying my goddamned best. It's hard. I want so bad to just go and take as much medication as I can and slit my wrist for good measure and pass away in my sleep. But I'm still here. And I will be here.

I am in so much pain. But I'm living on spite and determination and everything I can scrape together. I know I need support and those around me need support. So consider this a support masterpost.

Support:

First thing you should see if you're a trans person in the US.

Here's a link to the Trevor Project and here's a link to their suicide hotline page. They've already saved my life once before. Please note - they recommend calling if you need immediate support. Donate if you can, please.

This post is both a suicide hotline masterlist and a post mentioning how something feels deeply wrong here with this election.

On the topic of something being wrong, sign this petition. I'm only seventeen but I did this and it might not feel like much but if we couldn't shoot that bastard (I am not pro-gun but I am when it comes to him) then we'll do the next best thing. Here's the link to the petition itself. Make sure to check the post every once in a while - the original petition got taken down and this is important.

I follow a lot of gimmick blogs, so I got to see this post encouraging us to be loud. Because we should be. Because if we die they've won and my mom didn't smoke weed on the steps of the state capital of Colorado to legalize it just so her son could roll over and die.

Here is the Tumblr Hot Beverage Masterpost, as I've taken to calling it. My personal favorites are the London Fog in the replies, earl grey with milk, honey, and vanilla (in the tags), and some additions from me are hot chocolate with peppermint melted into it, earl grey with lavender, caramel apple tea, and really anything else you can think of. Trust me. This post works better than you think.

Read this post if you haven't seen it already. It's half poem, half Tumblr being Tumblr, all wonderful to read.

Things I just like to see:

PM Seymour and Bettina Levy both have shown their support for everyone struggling right now. It might not be much, but I still really appreciate it and seeing support can really help.

The cat with the kind and reassuring face. No other context.

Four panel comic of hope. Because you're more than enough.

Can't find the post where I found this but this is a link to a virtual toy where you can make your own galaxy.

Please. Eat something. Drink a hot beverage. Draw, write, read, knit, sew, sculpt, bake, do something that helps. Reach out to friends, even if they're online friends. Talk to someone you trust. Make vent art. Write vent fics. It doesn't matter what you do as long as it helps.

Do not roll over and die. Live. Live on spite. Live on determination. Live on shitposts and live on heartfelt stories like this one. If you have anything to add to this post please do. Add more resources. Add more love to this post. I know I'm just a guy on the internet saying shit, but I still care about everyone who sees this post.

[elbiotipo]

I'm still trying to replace my PC so I can't write long worldbuilding posts the way I like, with pictures and links. But when I can I will organize them and put them in a more stable place, with bibliography and such.

I have several posts in the works, so what would you like for me to focus on?

Oh, and if you like the things I write, check out the worldbuilding tag on my blog (soon I'll do a more custom one since I include all sorts of stuff in there) and I also would appreciate a tip to my ko-fi!

[robertdowneyjjr]

hey, so. funny thing.

@whinysteve and i have been going insane for like two days because we couldn't find this one fic we really liked, and we both remembered reading it not so long ago but somehow neither of us could recall how it ended? and we kept saying that it's so GOOD and how the heck did it just disappear? well, after hours of losing my mind going through my ao3 history, the steve/tony tag with various keywords, the findingstony blog... it. it hit me that i can't find it because it doesn't exist. because it was the soulmates au idea you posted like two weeks ago where their words only show up after they've met their soulmate.

i thought you might find this amusing. 😩 (i do, but i also need to lie down for a bit because i will never know how steve fixed that mess)

hahahaha omg liv if this is your way of peer pressuring me into writing the whole fic i might actually do it??? because your ask has got me thinking about what would happen next.

that said, steve still hasn't figured out how to fix this mess. i'm very sorry about this.

(stonyclunks soulmates au part one here)

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having been rescued by SHIELD, news of steve's recovery was immediately delivered to howard stark who, while not as involved with SHIELD as he used to be, still receives weekly reports as one of its co-founders.

he'd gone home that night and brought it up in the middle of cutting his steak. coincidentally, tony had been visiting that day and stayed for dinner, so he found out about captain america's miraculous resurrection before the general public did, and honestly, he had enough of hearing about how great this guy was growing up. he really didn't need to keep hearing about it as an adult after he'd finally worked through his issues with his dad and his obsession with a (not quite) dead war hero.

so after howard's announcement, tony politely requested howard refrain from talking about this guy with him.

"i know he's your friend, and you'll probably be spending a bit of time with him now that he's been found, and i'm really happy for you, but i think it would be better for our relationship if we could talk about literally anything but him," he'd said.

and, well. howard was trying. he knew he wasn't the best dad and he also wanted to do right by maria, who spent so many years torn between her son and her husband while trying to mend their relationship. they were finally in a relatively good place with each other which made maria happy. and to be frank, howard had actually come to really enjoy tony's company whenever he was home. he was quite happy too. so he agreed. they don't talk about steve and howard doesn't ask tony to meet steve.

that very night, tony made sure 'captain america' and 'steve rogers' were muted in all his news feeds and social channels.

he literally doesn't know a single thing about the man besides what he learned in his childhood, which he's blocked out. it's a peaceful two years of blissful ignorance.

fast forward to now, tony's packing up his suitcase and getting ready to check out of his hotel when he sees a text from his mom in their family group chat.

seems he's not quite the perfect role model you always made him out to be, howard 🤡, her message reads.

what follows is a link to an instagram post, and from the message preview he can see that it's steve rogers' profile, and under normal circumstances he wouldn't even bother clicking the link.

but 1) maria usually never brings up the man in tony's presence either, and 2) her comment made him laugh. so color tony intrigued.

he taps the link and sees the post. it's a picture of a coffee cup from the place he was at a week ago. the one where he got body slammed by his mysterious dick of a soulmate and unfairly yelled at for it.

he reads the caption and his legs give out under him.

i don't even know if you'll see this, but all i can do is hope. i'm sorry for the words that have made their mark on you. i know i don't deserve it, but i'm hoping you could give me a second chance. i won't yell at you this time, i promise. yours, a fucking asshole

one week ago, captain america was barely even a blip on tony's radar and that's how he preferred it. now, steve rogers is tony's mysterious dick of a soulmate.

what the fuck even is his life.

[wikipediapictures]

Updated submission guide!

Hello, and welcome to wikipediapictures! This blog is not run by a bot; I am a human, and I select every photo and tag each post that you will see here (except submissions). Part of what helps me run this blog and continue posting content is your submissions and suggestions. Because I love to see what you guys can find in the vast collections of Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia articles, I have created this new and improved submission guide!

If you read all this and decide it's too much work, that is A-okay! You can always shoot me an ask with a topic or article title that you'd like me to post from. Now, with all of that out of the way, let's get started.

1. Choose an image

Maybe you want to contribute, but you don't have a specific image in mind and aren't quite sure what to look for. Not to worry, there are plenty of ways to find something you like! If you have an image picked out already, perfect--you can skip past the next 3 bullet points.

Wikipedia Main Page - This is a great place to start! There are a variety of daily topics and images that can help spur your imagination ("Today's featured picture", "On this day", "Did you know...", etc.) Just click on one and start exploring!

Wikipedia app (Google Play and iOS) - Wikipedia's app is great for reading and has a variety of features that are designed to help you explore new content. In particular, the "Random Article" feature located on the homepage will help you discover topics, people, and places that you have probably never heard of before. Personally, this is my favorite feature to use when I'm not feeling particularly imaginative, and I utilize it a lot when I'm mass-queueing posts.

Wikimedia Commons - Just searching Commons is great when you basically know what you're looking for but haven't decided on anything specific. Or maybe you find an article on a topic that really interests you, but it doesn't have pictures or the pictures aren't good examples of the topic. Chances are, searching Commons for the subject you want will get you some great results. Some of the best posts I have here are photos that I (or my followers) found by just searching Commons until I saw something I liked!

Before moving on, please check if I have posted your photo before! Statistically it isn't very likely, as there are nearly 100 million photos on Commons, but I have posted many photos from popular articles and commonly searched categories. I tag pretty aggressively, so you should be able to find what you are looking for by utilizing the search function on my blog. For example, if you wanted to submit an image from the Wikipedia article titled "Moon", searching that keyword on my blog will get you these results.

I reserve the right to not post any submissions that I recieve. I haven't had to veto anything yet, but as a rule I won't post any overtly sexual or NSFW content.

2. Saving your photos from Wikimedia Commons

No matter where you found your image, you will need to save the original file that is hosted on Wikimedia Commons. I know this is a bit confusing, but bear with me! Chances are, the photo you see in the article has been compressed. By going back to the source file on Commons, you can save the highest resolution version and locate the photo description that was posted with it, which you will need for the next steps. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to do that on desktop/mobile browser and the app.

If you found your photo by searching Commons, just click/tap the "More details" button located at the very bottom of the expanded view of your image and follow steps 3-4.

Desktop/mobile browser:

1. Go to your article of choice and left-click or tap on the image you wish to use.

2. Left-click or tap on the "More details" button on the bottom right hand side of the page. On the mobile site it will just say "Details".

3. You are now viewing the file preview. Underneath the image, left-click or tap on the link that says "Original file" (highest resolution).

4. You are now viewing the full-resolution Wikimedia Commons file. Right-click or hold down on the image to save it to your computer/camera roll. You can now move on to the next section!

App (I have iOS, but it should be the same on Android OS):

1. Go to your article of choice and tap on the image you want.

2. Tap or double-tap the information icon in the bottom right hand corner (circle with a lowercase “i” inside it). After this point, the steps are the same as 3-4 in the section above.

3. Formatting your submission

So you have a photo you want to submit, perfect! Now's the time to format your post. Start by opening a new submission and selecting your chosen photo fom your computer or phone camera roll. Take a quick look at what I have on my blog and you will notice a pattern of how I like to format things. There are a few important parts to consider: the caption title, the link, image description, and tags.

Caption title: if you are submitting a photo you sourced from an article, the post caption should be the title of the article. If the photo is not in an article, just use the file title that you see on Commons. Here is an example of a photo sourced from an article, and here is an example of a photo sourced from Commons. You might ask, "Well, why not just link everything from Commons if they all originate there?" The main reason is that I like providing context, which is what referencing the article does. Most photos on Commons arent in any articles, so there isn't an alternative.

Link: Same as with the caption, if you are sourcing from an article, link the article. If you are sourcing from Commons, link back to Commons. Please view the source links for the two posts I just mentioned in the previous bullet point to see what I mean.

Description: ALWAYS use the description from the original file as it appears on Wikimedia Commons, regardless of where you sourced the image. This is because an image description in a Wikipedia article can be changed to anything the editor wants independently of what the original file description said, and oftentimes those descriptions are wrong. You can find this description under the image when you are viewing the file on Commons; just copy and paste the description into the body of the submission underneath the linked caption and finish it off with " - via Wikimedia Commons". If this description is the same as the file title or only slightly different (like in the moon post linked above) feel free to leave it out.

Tags: You don't have to tag with relevant tags if you don't want to, though it definietly helps. The automatic tags are sufficient and you've already contributed a lot just by choosing to submit!

4. Hit "Submit" and wait for me to review and post it!

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Weekly Lukanette Link Roundup

What is the Weekly Roundup? | Previous Weekly Roundups

From @rierse: Once Upon a Reality | Something Old, Something New, Luka's Feeling a Little Blue

From @verfound: Of Kwamis, Soulmates, and Idiots Ch 2 (Complete!)

From @mystic-bookshelf: The Soulmate Train Ch 5 (I missed this one on the last roundup, and while I think I got it edited in before too many people had seen the post, I'm listing it again this week just to be sure it doesn't get missed)

If I missed something that should be included, reblog, reply, DM, or drop the link in my asks and I’ll make sure it goes on next week’s roundup! If you prefer not to be included in these roundups for any reason please drop me a message, or if you post something that you would like to be sure I include, please drop a link in my asks and I’ll make sure it gets listed (Lukanette endgame only please - see what is the weekly roundupfor more details). If you want to be sure I’ve flagged your work for inclusion you can check the quickroundup tag on my blog to see what I’ve got in the queue for this week.

If you find something you like please like/reblog/comment on the original post to let the author know you enjoyed their work!

[4veslil]

Headcanons | Paul Lahote | You're Paul's SO and Neurodivergent

A/N: Hello! I thought this would be a great way to introduce myself to tumblr! I am currently writing a slow burn Paul Lahote Fic but to engage with the Twilight Fandom more I decided to do this! If you are interested in my VolturiOC/Paul Lahote Fic though here's the link! This is my first time doing Headcanons but please bare with me! Also if you have any requests I am willing to write for every Twilight character for preferences, imagines (<1.5k words), blurbs, drabbles etc. I will NOT write smut, not comfy with it and even if I did put an dni, children aren't stupid, we all faked our ages online once upon a time. All I ask is dni if you are underage! This blog 18+ only! Thank you for clicking on this and hopefully, I will hear some requests soon! Without further ado, ENJOY! ★ MASTER LIST HERE ★ P.S. Bullet points with a * is based off my own ND. Hope you don't mind!

This is new territory for Paul so he does what he does best- panics, gets irritated that he's panicking; get's angry when he can't calm down; goes for a run before finally, finding himself sitting at a library computer (in that order).

He sits at the library for hours researching before he's got a notebook of information on neurodivergence and enough questions for you to find it endearing.

He also takes out a few books written by people with ASD and ADHD and reads them front to back before skimming through them again to take notes.

When you get back home he's ready and puts you in the hot seat.

By the end he knows the normal stuff like favourite foods, animal and colours but also the textures you avoid, your quirks, your favourite fidget toys, what makes you overstimulated; everything that makes you tick.

You woke up the next morning to Paul ripping the tags off all your clothes, letting you know he's ordered new pillows for the living room to replace the velvet ones; he also got reusable cotton pads for the bathroom.

He keeps a hairband on his wrist for when your hair tickles your neck and causes your tick*

Paul also ordered some special ear plugs. He gets multiple- one for your backpack, one for his car's glove compartment and one pair to have on his person.

Paul also asked what your favourite fidget toys are and did the same as the earplugs.

Paul got you matching keyrings with the same fidget toy attached. His is black and yours is your favourite colour.

Paul knows a diary, schedule or to-do list doesn't work with you. He makes household tasks sound like a secret Pack mission, he makes chores fun.

Paul makes sure to put post-its about the house, sets your reminders on his own phone and reminds you gently. He knows you getting annoyed at the reminders isn't personal.

He double (more like triple) checks his notebook before he gets you something.

All his gifts have something to do with your special interest

Any clothes he gets you have tags removed and washed with your favourite detergent before he gift wraps them.

Paul is more than prepared for a break down, he doesn't try to touch you during those.

He knows not to feel rejected when you flinch away or say no to a hug. He just smiles and makes sure not to be too loud or make sudden movements around you.

Paul asked about masking and he could tell you were lying when you said you don't mask around him.

Paul takes you hiking to a secluded place in the forest and phases into a wolf if you've had a bad week. He lets you lay on him and read, just so you can unmask and relax. You find it easier to unmask when he isn't human.

You can go quiet and Paul learns to get comfortable in the silence, silence used to be the calm before the storm, now he sees it as the storm passing by at a distance.

Paul knows you hate touching carboard that's been in the fridge or freezer, after food shopping you find he's opened everything and repackaged it.*

Paul speaks straightforwardly, his communication is clear, especially when it's important or knows you're already overstimulated/overwhelmed.*

When you meet the Pack Paul hates how confused you look when some of the banter goes after your head- he tells you not to force yourself to laugh, says he finds it funny when you don't humour the boys.

The Pack started taking advantage of things going over your head, when Paul pointed it out you shrugged it off because it was only a bit of banter.

Paul pretended to leave it but roughed up the Pack (more than usual) when they were sparring, or would accidentally ram into them while running.

The Pack say he's whipped when they see memories of Paul letting you pet him in wolf form.

At Christmas Jared gets you a pink collar with studs for him, teasing you of course. While you're confused (and distracted) Paul yeets it at Jared's head.

When he gives a gift- of course it's something from your latest hyper fixation.

You get overwhelmed at the Pack's beach hang outs. You are not familiar with everyone's imprints and you get anxious.

You both sit a little away from the Pack and their imprints, silently laying together or drawing in the sand.

Paul always makes sure you're included in the conversation when someone approaches.

He holds you tight in his arms when you're feeling agitated because he knows you like to be squeezed, it grounds you.

Of course, when he found this out he ordered you a weighted blanket.

Paul wants to know everything, all your likes and dislikes- what's safe and what's not.

Paul smiles ear to ear when you tell him he's listed in the "safe" category, he notes it down with a smug expression.

But his face (half-)teasingly drops when you joke he's a close second to your all-time, favourite movie character.

He loves how your mind works, sometimes out of the blue you'll say something so off topic and he'll make you explain where you got that- he's fascinated by it and how easily one thing links to the other.

When the bad days happen he makes sure to just be there, knowing not to touch you- that you just want him by your side.

On those days he makes all your safe foods and separates them on the plate based on your specific eating criteria. He doesn't entirely understand but doesn't tease you for it either.*

He shares your safe food list with Emily because he knows you get embarrassed about eating in public- you used to get teased about how plain and boring it was.*

He goes back to the public library to look up the quiet shopping hours at your favourite stores and what restaurants have your safe foods.

Paul wants to understand everything about you and where it comes from, he fills up one notebook after the after and doesn't let you peek inside.

You try to reason they're all about you so you should get to read them, he still refuses.

The day you finally manage to get a hold of his notebook, you close it after reading the first page. On it is written: "Notebook #3 - everything I know about future Mrs Lahote"

[ndostairlyrium]

✨ Self Rec Tag Game✨

I was tagged by the creator of the tag game herself, @shivunin and I'm terribly sorry if I came back to it super late ;; it was super fun looking at what others made with it tho <3 people are so talented!!

Rules: Share five of your own fanworks (fic, art, etc.). Then, tag five more people to share the things they've made.

Something you absolutely adore

Something that was challenging to create

Something that makes you laugh (or smile, if that fits more comfortably) 

Something that surprised you (in how it turned out, how much other people liked it, etc.)

Something you want other people to see

For those I'll tag: categories aren't necessary, "they're more guidelines than rules" (cit. @shivunin)

I may have broken the rules because I'm chronically undecided << hopefully it's fine sorry in advance

Something you absolutely adore

I just... I'm into chill and comfy vibes <<' These three together bring me so much joy, like, I remember reading all their interactions on the wikia and smiling like an idiot because I wished that all of it was more blatant rather than "yea there's a 3% chance you'll get this interaction in game"

Something that was challenging to create

Probably the first batch from everything-else-but-Inktober 2020. I decided to drop the idea of messing with inks and straight up exercised on things I usually fail at / wanted to improve. The whole challenge was, well, a challenge. I remember struggling from day 1 to 30 because I'm terrible at studies, I tend to filter and filter and filter and... But I like the results!! Far from perfect, but I've learnt big deal through it ;; If you're interested, here's the links to the instagram posts: Weeks 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Something that makes you laugh (or smile, if that fits more comfortably) 

I can't decide! Aaaaaargh Here, have a multitude of things that make me crack a smile :'D

...I wanted to add more but I don't wanna make another monsterpost :'D

Something that surprised you (in how it turned out, how much other people liked it, etc.)

This fanart of Ophélie from Le Passe Miroir, which I'm very proud of ;; I know it doesn't seem like a huge accomplishment or an art megazord, but I was very in my head before opening Photoshop but during the process, when I realized I was doing exactly what I pictured beforehand, I just couldn't stop being proud of myself lol which is something I don't experience a lot :'''

Also this comm I did for @n7viper that made me say "oh, you can handle this" This was quite the experience ;; thanks again for letting me work on this dude <3 I started with a greyscale then added colors, which is a technique I used some times and like, I was sure it was challenging because it's super hard to balance everything out, but when things came out exactly how I wanted them to be?? Woah, alright Picasso, slay

Something you want other people to see

-My dwarven ladies 🧔✨

you can check it out here

-The things I'm doing for this artfight lol I think I leveled up in some cases 👌

These are previews, everything will be posted in this blog, my artblog, insta, twitter etc etc

-The collabs and trades I made with some of the most talented people I know and cherish ;;

Like this one amongst the many I did with @greypetrel who dragged me back into Lord of the Rings after years and I'll be forever thankful for that ;; but also for the experience <3

Or these ones I did with @underneathestars Plus our joint effort for last year's N7 Day: her post - my post That was a challenge and your girls served 💅

Also This!!! Courtesy of @demandthedoodles This was like, one of the funniest - yet astounding - outcomes from a sketch I almost forgot I made lol I need to print this out when I can!

I would include all of them, because I traded art and collaborated with people I really appreciate but I can't possibly include other things ;; I'll mass reblog / share them in the next days!

Also, thanks again @shivunin for this tag game ;; I discovered things I've never seen from people I follow and found out awesome new things from people I didn't follow already. So super fun <3

I'm tagging (no pressure, no commitment): @n7viper @underneathestars @qwib @skeltrr @lethalhoopla @kassarts @aukanemin @ii-then @daggerbean @vaesivlasta @sparatus

[safedistancefrombeingsmart]

Hi! I'm kinda new to the fandom, and when I say 'new to the fandom' I mean that I've recently discovered I've a soft spot for Martin 😅😂. I'm checking out your posts and I'm really enjoying your blog. I waned to ask you some questions, I hope you don't mind 🙃

Like, what movies/series with Martin would you recommend me to watch? Up to now I've already watched Breeders, bbc Sherlock and The Hobbit and I'm planning to watch Cargo and The Responder and I think I'll leave Nativity for Christmas 😂

I also meant to ask what are your favourite facts/things about him? Or if you have any headcanons(?) about him.. yk just to get to know more things about him 😂 sorry if it sounds too weird ahah

Lastly, would you mind tagging some- preferably still active- blogs about Martin that you enjoy?

Sorry if you've already been asked these questions, you could link your previous answers, maybe I just haven't stumbled upon those posts just yet.

Thank you very much 🧡

Hello there,

first of all, congrats to your excellent taste. (on Martin.... and on my blog, I suppose) 😃 And of course, I don't mind.

With Breeders and Sherlock you've already watched my 2 personal favourites. I'll also have to recommend Fargo and The Responder. And The Office (the original version from the UK, he was fantastic in that!). Also, StartUp is worth a watch, even tho Martin's role is not that big. But every scene he is in is automatically 500% better. Small warning: The Shower Scene™ and the Cafecito Scene™ should be illegal. I am more a fan of Martin's tv work, but as movies I really like Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Black Panther, Ode to Joy, The World's End. The Hobbit movies as well. I am really looking forward to see Miller's Girl, which should be released at the beginning of next year (February?).

What I like about him? So many things: his love for music and fashion, his sense of humour (often misunderstood, but it's 100% my cup of tea), his thoughts on fame (he hates it), the way he always speaks his mind (which many people see as rude, but I envy how he doesn't give a shit about what other people think about him and his opinions), his hair (😆, i hope it grows back fast once he's done with shooting the 2nd season of The Responder), his looks in general. Just the way he talks: I could listen to him for hours and don't get bored. I don't really have headcanons, I think.

Truly active Martin blogs are rare these days, sadly. Lots of Sherlock blogs around, but blogs dedicated to Martin are hard to find.

@colourfulwatson @sannapersikka @free-martinis @shiroinu98mf and there is always my sideblog @martinfreemanspotter. ^^

And no worries, I enjoyed answering your questions. You have more? Great, send another ask! :D

Thanks for the ask!

[raggedclanlifegen]

Hello! Welcome to RaggedClan, a life-gen legacy play-through.

I'm Auggie! (she/her) My main is @auggiesnooks, but I don't post too much there, mostly fanart.

This blog is inspired by the following (go check them out please!):

@loudclan-clangen - for the legacy system

@talesoftheclaninthemountains - for the idea of making a lifegen story

@echoes-in-echoclan - the first clangen blog I read that got me started in the realm of clangen & lifegen

@juniper-clan - for also being a total inspiration for getting into clangen & lifegen, as well as one of the first blogs I read

Tag guide: #raggedasks = asks, #raggedlore = lore relating to the clan or characters, #raggedmoon = a new moon, and #raggedfan = anything fan-related.

Asks are welcome and encouraged! I'll do my best to answer them in a timely manner. Feel free to ask the characters something or me!

Rules the Clan will be following:

Leaders: The leader will select their mate as the deputy until their eldest kit is able to become deputy. If said kit dies, it passes along to the next kit in line. Leaders are encouraged to choose a mate as soon as possible, and in most cases it isn't out of love, it's mainly to ensure the bloodline continues. If the leader "runs out of kits", their mate will resume the position, or if they have grandkits they will become the deputy.

Deputies: Deputies will usually start as the leaders mate. Once the two cats have kits, their eldest will replace them as deputy once they come of age, however, the leaders mate will be on standby in case they need to resume the position. If a deputy that is the leaders kit has kits of their own, their kits (eldest) will replace them if they die before the leader. If none of these options, the leaders mate will take the role.

Healers: The Healers consist of the Lead Healer and the "regular healers". The lead healer has more power than the deputy and will usually be sought by the leader as a source of information on the happenings in StarClan or if they have any opinions about the happenings in the clan or the other clans. The lead healer works much like the leader. Their eldest kit will take their position regardless of whether the kit trained as a warrior or healer. If the lead healer dies without an heir but has a mate, their mate will be encouraged to take their position. However, if the lead healer has none of this, one of their siblings may take the position (if living) or one of the other healers (though this is a last resort in most cases).

Mediators: The Mediators work much like the Healers, except they don't have their amount of power. They do have a Lead Mediator and the "regular" mediators. The succession of the lead mediator is not something that troubles the clan very much, however, they do prefer the heir to at least be kin of the lead mediator, whether it be a sibling, a cousin, a kit, a grandkit, and so on. The heir also doesn't have to be trained to be a mediator prior to succession. The "regular" mediators can also take the position if absolutely necessary.

All other positions within the clan work the same.

I will occasionally turn on the unknown second parent toggle for a few moons every once in a while, and affairs are always on. When the clan gets larger, I will turn on mass extinction events.

This blog will likely include animal violence, animal death, kit and apprentice death, murder, mentions of blood, illness, and cheating/affairs.

I'm not sure what the schedule of this blog will look like as of now. I'll try to post daily most likely.

Thanks so much for taking a look! Below you can find the link to the current allegiances of RaggedClan, which I will try keeping up to date.

Click me!

Want a master list of all moons? Click here!

!SPOILER WARNING! Family trees for the Leadership Line, the Healer Line, and the Mediator Line.

Leader - Click me!

Healer - Click me!

Mediator - Click me!

[medleyofthepast]

Rules

Basic rp etiquette. No godmodding, don't reblog threads you're not apart of, don't use my blog as a meme or aesthetic source, don't pester me for replies, etc.

If I've gone about a week without responding to our thread, I either lost it, didn't see it, or forgot. It's possible it's in the queue as well, but there's no harm in poking if it's been about a week.

That being said I work full time at a daycare. Odds are I'm dead tired at the end of the day, and way worse at the end of the week, not to mention I live on my own with a fur baby to take care of. I may not always be active, but don't let that deter you from communication.

I will often write canon events from the Muse's POV. While these will be tagged, they will be linked in the bio as well. This way the bios won't get too long, and those who would like to read the embellishments of these canon events can do so with ease.

Please communicate. Plot with me, talk to me, my muses often thrive off of talking to people and gaining ideas.

Most of these muses are OCs. Please don't tell me you're OC friendly or that you want to interact with them if you don't. It's so mentally and emotionally draining to see a blog say "OC friendly," only to shoot message after message and ask after ask to be rejected, and ignored. These are not self inserts: they are characters with different likes, interests, nuances, hobbies, motivations, fears, accomplishments, and relationships. I've put years of thought into their stories, designs, and relationships for some of them, but you'll never see them if you don't give them the chance and it hurts. You don't have to give them a chance, but don't lie to me if you're not interested.

I thrive off angst, but if I go to far with it, or am doing angst too often in our threads for your liking, bring it to my attention bc I often get over excited about it.

I am a mobile user primarily. Due to my ADHD, I find that running blogs on mobile is much easier and leads to more activity.

That being said, this will likely be a queue operated blog unless I have a thread that particularly piques my interest.

Some themes on this blog may get intense. I will tag as needed but this blog may contain subject matter of: parental death, missing family, familial death, existential dread, homophobia, creepy men, childhood abuse, parental violence (not towards the children), SIDS, child loss, parental neglect, child labor, manipulation and deception, loss. If you need anything specifically to be tagged, do not hesitate to reach out to me. And no, these are not all Mother 3 related.

Please read the abouts for all my characters, yes even the canon ones. At least the ones you intend to interact with.

Please also understand my characters are not all good and not always good. They are flawed and will make mistakes, say the wrong thing, or make poor choices. This does not mean I support their decisions all the time. (Hell, I think most of them are kids so that goes double for them)

You don't need to match my length, bc it very much fluctuates, but please show me that you're trying? No one word responses that give me nothing to work with. (Unless it's funny and we've discussed it. You can say a lot with just "Bruh.") A single sentence can be fine if it gives me enough to work with.

Sometimes our threads get dropped. Send another. It's okay it doesn't mean I hate you

I DONT HATE YOU

Be respectful and I'll respect you.

Don't ask me for my discord: I'll ask you if you want it. I've been traumatized.

This blog contains spoilers for The Mega Man Comics, (up to Blackout, as of 1/8/25) Mother 3, The Amazing Digital Circus (up to episode 4, as of 1/8/25) and Gravity Falls (currently decoding Journal 3 and the Book of Bill as of 1/8/25) These will change over time, but if you happen to notice this has not been updated in a while, feel free to check in, it does not hurt to ask.

Lia exists in two realms, the typical Gravity Falls verse, and the Gravity Falls: Next Gen AU. You will need to specify which Lia you'd like to interact with. If unspecified, I will default to the canon verse. As for interactions with her, anything that isn't written with a Dipper and Mable blog is only canon to @mystery-shack-shenanigans, which is my GF blog, and any canon can be changed as any Dippers and Mables see fit, do not feel constrained to what is pre-established with my personal Dipper and Mable.

This also goes for Centaur Man with Knight Man. Just because he was in a relationship on my blog in his past does not mean that it has to be canon to your Knight Man/still in a relationship with him. If you're interested in shipping, reach out to me and we can whip up some lore for our personal canon.

I'm a slut for shipping- but if the characters is like 12 I'm not shipping them with a 16 year old. For my younger muses, the ages have to be similar. If I add a new muse that's under 10 in the future, they will be exempt from shipping completely.

This should go without saying: but I will not be shipping family members, or adults with minors. No this is not up for debate, and if you ask about it, you will be blocked and reported. And yes: this does apply to Medley.

Speaking of robots: I will not be shipping robots with humans. It's a slippery slope that I don't want to touch, especially if I add certain characters later on down the line.

Some characters are gay, others are bi, and some are lesbians. Since this is information that's only important for shipping, it isn't included in most of their bios. Click here for the shipping information Master list.

All ships will be tagged, so instead of sending hate to someone who's just having fun, block the ship tag. If you've read the ship list, you may realize some of these ships can be toxic or abusive, so make sure you block ones that make you feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

Given the nature of some of the fandoms in this blog, please note that the following subject matter will be featured on this blog: violence, bullying, drugs, death, grief, injury, occult, suicidal thoughts, murder, abuse, child abuse, implied child abuse, depression, substance abuse, creepy men, prison, and mechanical gore.

If you've read all these send me Heaven's on Fire if you want to prove to me that you did. Or don't I don't really care, I just find that sending these things generates an excuse for you to reach out to me.

[lqfiles]

user lqfiles i have no idea what to call you.

see saying "hello tumblr user lqfiles" sounds ominous and it's giving sigma... god i hate that word. i have beef with the gen alpha slang, everytime i hear a reel with "what the sigma" i grow a little closer to throwing that toaster right into the bathtub. ANYWAYS, my point is that i'm going to figure out how to come up with a nickname for you. it'll come, eventually trust. i'll think of one okay. something to do with l & q idk. unless there's something else you want me to call you? ALSO NOOO IM NOT RICH. 😭😭 as i mentioned before i bought like... 3x the amount of pcs i OWNED BEFORE i went on a buying spree. so all i had was just the pcs i collected from albums that were gifts from friends... (i never thought it a good idea to spend money on this stuff for myself.) I was actually traveling abroad which was why i hadn't checked in for a bit, and the prices... were just so much cheaper!! So I decided, why not? fuck it we ball! (my life motto to everything at this point...) and i'm in a decent financially stable point in my life where i can indulge in this stuff, so i bought quite a bit... i tried to focus on buying pcs... cause storing albums in my suitcase makes it a lot heavier.

i definitely have a hand kink its not a joke anymore. IT REMINDED ME OF THIS IMAGE (idk if it's going to work if it doesn't uh.... ignore! cause i've never sent links on anon and tumblr hates making things easier for us.) https://postimg.cc/1gWC0B48 AND IDK IF YOU CAN SEE IT BUT ITS SO FUNNY I COULDNT STOP LAUGHING. they're both me

i also have no idea who louis partridge is BUT HOLY FUCKING SHIT I JUST LOOKED HIM UP AND GOD DAMN. like my taste in men is obviously questionable, and like most people i did have a thing for andrew garfield and theo james... but i think i often find myself crushing on east asians half of the time, mostly because i am eastern asian myself, and it's not like on purpose cause i do find other races hot, it's just the way i grew up finding famiiarity in those faces? does that make sense idk im yapping at this point.

ALSO THE SMAU IS SO FUNNY IM CAUGHT UP NOW.... HAECHAN LITERALLY GOING THROUGH ALL STAGES OF GRIEF. HE WANTS HER SO BAD BUT ALSO THE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WHOLE PINTREST BROWSING.... LIKE HES SO REAL AND CUTE AT THE SAME TIME I LOVE HIM. (chatgpt is too real AND THE FACT THAT y/n IS EATING IT UP IS SO FUNNY LIKE I WOULD'VE ALREADY BEEN LIKE.... why does this sound like it's written by ai...) holy fuck that's a lot i ranted a lot anyways hello, look forward to the next chapter. love you and hope u have a great day TUMBLR USER LQFILES - 🤠

hejdhskdj sometimes i’m tempted to put my name back in my about me so you guys can put a name to my account but then i remember how don’t wanna be perceived THAT much and rethink #SOZZZZ idk maybe i’ll come up with a new alias that you can start addressing me by, tho if you’re curious you can figure my name out if you find my main blog and check my tags 😭

you’re gonna hate me omgg bc except for the word sigma (cos that cringe) i unfortunately love brainrot content atm… like yess give me the skibidi toilet rizz party, give me the ohio fanum tax, GIVE ME RHE MAXIMUM AURA 😅😂 the effect of living with little boys..

FUXK IF WE BALL IS SUCH AN AMAZING LIFE MOTTO like exactly.. we are ballin.. anyways you not spending any money yourself on albums is sending me lmaooo but at least you were able to use the money you had saved to buy yourself some cheeky pcs. tbh i think pcs are the only appealing part for most part when buying an album anyways so it’s a good thing that you didn’t buy albums lmaooo

THE IMAGE IS SHOWING LMAOOOO i love this pic so bad ughhh he has such nice hands i wish i could hold his hands and play with them.. the perfect mix between girly dainty hands and manly veiny like I WANXTHU SO BAD HAECHAN

MOST PEOPLE MUST NOT INLCUDE ME… but tbh i don’t think i have a specific race i like in men, THO IM IN MY ARABIC BOYS ERA RN… idk if anyone knows slushynoobz but hamza.. i wantchu saaaur bad like GIVE ME THE YEMENI BOY.. also i don’t think it’s weird to prefer your own people!!! its something a lot of cultures have too so don’t worry about it you’re not yapping, my mum is the same 😭

LOLLLL HAECHAN EXPERIENCES THE LOSS OF HIS UNOFFICIAL GF he was probably with his head in his hands when she didn’t respond to his apex request. and ntm he tweaked the letter a bit to make it more personalised!!! a bit of ai here and there but still personal!!!!

I LOVE YOU TOOO COWBOY ANON!!!

[mint-moon25]

HELLO - TUMBLR

CHANGED - MY - FREE - THEME

DO-RE-MI - FREE - THEME

WAS HARD - 2 - MAKE CHANGES

U CAN - CHANGE - BACKGROUND

CAMERA - ICON

CHANGED - 2 - CHERRY - TREES

COULDN'T - CHANGE - RAINBOW

SHOP KOREA

IF I'M - GOING - 2 - BUY - DOMAIN

shop korea . blog

$5 - FIRST - YEAR

$10 - FOLLOWING - YEARS

NOW - I'M - EXCITED - AND

WILL - GO - 4 - IT

MY - PERSONAL - BLOG OF

SHOP KOREA

MY - COMPLAINTS

DAILY - ACTIVITIES

LIKE - AUTO DS - JUST - ITEM

U - HAVE - 2 - ADD

VARIANT 2

WHEN - I - USED - LAPTOP

OUTDOORS - COULDN'T - GET

WHAT - I SEE - WITH - WI FI IN

THE - LIBRARY - THOUGHT - I

WASN'T - USING - DESKTOP 2

NEXT - CIRCLE

ASK - DOESN'T - WORK

FINALLY - I - USED TAGS

WITH - THEIRS

DON'T - USE - #

SEPARATE - BY CAMERA

USE - SEARCH - 4 - TAGS

4 LINKS - GIVEN

FACEBOOK - MESSENGER

CREATED - AUTOMATION 4

INSTAGRAM - ALSO

CHAT GPT

GAME - CHANGER

MY - ABOUT US

POLICIES - PRIVACY - TERMS

MINE - WAS - PATHETIC

SO CHAT GPT GAVE ME

I - RECEIVE - LOTS - OF - MESSAGES

DAILY - ALL - SPAM - PERSISTENT - 2

THOSE - WHO - WANT - 2 B - FRIENDS

THEY - TAKE - HOURS - FR - YOU

SAD - PERSONS - FELLOW - ETSY

AND - SHOPIFY - STORE OWNERS

2 - TAKE - U - FROM - YOUR WORK

BUT - FINALLY - TAGS

I - PUT - WORDS - OR A - WORD

THEN - TYPING - I - GET - THAT

POST - AT ONCE - REAL - FAST

WHY - DID - I - JUST - START - IT

NOW - LIKE - WHY - DIDN'T - ME

GIVE - MY - IDs - CARDS - WITH

THAT - 3 MONTH - STORAGE

THEY - CITY - OF - MIAMI - JUST

ROBBED - ME - NO - PROMPTS 4

GET - YOUR - STORAGE - BACK 2

U - HAVE - 2 - SAY - U - NEED

HOUSING - AS - HOMELESS &

SINGLE - 2 - TALK - 2 PERSON

REPORTED - THEM - 2 POLICE

BUT GLAD - THAT - CERTIFICATION

IS - GONE - NEED - NEW - ONE YES

ANYWAY - I - MIGHT - GET - BOY

CUT AT SUPERCUTS - BRICKELL

BEING - HOMELESS - IT WILL XO

MAKE - IT - EASIER 2 MAINTAIN

CHECKING - MY - EMAILS

UPLOADING - 1 ITEM THEN

UPS - STORE

MY - PINK - BATTERY 2 PUT

AT - BOTTOM - OF - SMARTPHONE

SO - U - CAN - RECHARGE FASTER

LAST PACKAGE - FR - ALI EXPRESS

MY - CARD - ALSO - GETTING THAT

VISA - SHOPIFY BALANCE - CARD 2

MOCHA MILK - BEAR

GOT - FROM - PINTEREST - GIF

[meritamericajourney]

Between now and Kick off.

So after enrolling and getting accepted to the the course it's been almost totally radio silence. On the main site you'll get these "tasks" to complete, be aware that you will not get a notice there are things for you to do. Be aware you'll need to manually use the check boxes for these items they dont auto fill.

First you'll have the "Awaiting" tasks where you will be asked to "Join a program prep event" the only option I had for this was over two months away. My "cohort" (Merit America's term for their style of semester) starts April 8th but the next Prep Event is the end of May. The other thing you're asked to do is Get familiar with G-Suite tools. They provide a video for you to watch which goes over the basics but if you're proficient with Microsoft Office you'll have the basics for G-Suite. The only difference I can see between Word and Docs is that Docs is a very minimalist version of Word.

The next set is the "Preparing" task, where you'll be asked to select which squad meeting time you want. Depending on the time will dictate who you get for a coach, keep in mind that the times offered are on eastern time. Also once you pick one you'll only have 24 hours to change it before it's locked in. This seems to be set up so that when you're selecting you're giving more consideration to the time that works best for you rather then trying to pick the coach you think you may want.

The last section is "Start" Where you'll register for the kick off event you WILL get an email to RSVP to this when the option is available, but that email still doesn't tell you to check your MA account or mention anything else you need to do for prep. Once you've registered you'll see you have three more tasks. First to "Log into the Learner Portal, Coursera, and Slack" which they say are mandatory but you dont actually have the links to log in yet, so you'll have to wait. The next is "Join our tech platform orientation" This is optional which is good because you'll mostly see a notice saying 'Your tech orientation link is not yet available or you have incomplete tasks on a previous step. Please complete any previous tasks and check back soon!' Which if you've been following along this then yeah you've completed everything up to this point and it's now just a waiting game. Last but not least you'll be asked to 'Get familiar with using the Learner Portal for assignments' which will have a due date on it. I think this one might be the stupidest thing I've seen because you literally can NOT access the Learner Portal (which again is their name for Canvas) at this point. They have not provided you your login credentials.

All of this can be done in a couple hours, so enjoy the wait until the kick off events rolls around, and remember you'll be in radio silence until then. To help prevent you from checking your email or Merit America site incessantly for the next few days-weeks-months, start a window garden, binge a series (resident alien is good), read a book series (I can recommend several of those). Maybe start a blog or TikTok diary about your journey! Which if you do that, tag me!! I want to know if some of these issues are just me being stupid or if its a universal issue.

[byrdly]

All the webcomics I'm reading

First off

This is an active list that will be updated as I read more web comics, or enter/leave hiatus

I am not tagging the creators of these comics on purpose

there will be links to

the works themself

creator socials as needed

my own reviews, commentary, and live blog tags

If a comic doesn't already have a review/commentary linked feel free to ask!

The order of the list is random

Check out @gnu-paint for any MS Paint adventure/Fan adventure comics

The list is below the cut

Ongoing Comics:

Comics that are actively updating

Awful Hospital - By Bogleech - Read it Here - If your especially squeamish I would avoid this one

Nothing Girl - Content Warnings are tagged for individual pages - Read it Here

Triggered - by Khale Mchurst - Please Check Content Warnings - Read it Here - Autobiographical

XKCD - by Randall Munroe - Read it Here - generally a gag of the day style comics about a bunch of nerd topics and general life

Val and Issac - By Tredlocity - Read it Here – soft sci-fi comedy about Val the space captain, Issac the wizard, and friends

The Glass Scientist – By Sage Cotugno - Read it Here

Dead Heads - By Majora Mortis – Read it Here

Heart Work – By Lake Fama – Read it Here – Campy Rom-Com

Growing up Gerudo – By Junior and Roy – Read it Here – Legend of Zelda fan work

Joe vs Elan School – By Joe – Read it Here – Content Warning for Child Abuse and it does not let up, Autobiographical

Bugtopia – By Idolomantises – Read it Here

Monsters and Girls - By Idolomantises – Read it Here

Death-Head’s Deal – By Niuniente – Read it Here

The Adventures of Wiglaf and Mordred – By Grey Liliy – Read it Here – gonna be real this isn’t that good, found it looking for any Mordred related content, I still read it though

Rectify – By the-pigeon-queen – Read it Here

Provil – By El Dentman – Read it Here

Modern Elements – By AJ Box – Read it Here

Another Story – By Snarkiwi – Read it Here

Way Back to Hell – By GongpoMochi – Read it Here – creepypasta fan work

Poor Neo – By Lunar_Neo – Read it Here – autobiographical

Aurora – By Red of Overly Sarcastic Productions – Read it Here – Archetypical Fantasy world, pretty good characters

Sparkle Care Hospital – By the zany clown posse – Read it Here

Soul Food - By CiciEnixa – Read it Here

What Happens Next – By Max Graves – Read it Here

The Property of Hate – By Mod Mad – Read it Here

My Own Personal Demon – By Jonni Lynch – Read it Here

Nose Ears – By Wuzzy – Read it Here – A little heavy handed sometimes but cute

Coupon Kids – By Tang – Read it Here

Through Hell with You – By Arthur Arbetman - Read it Here

Finished Comics:

Comics that posted up to completion

I do not have an Eating Disorder - by Khale Mchurst - No longer available free online - buy it here ($9): Link - Please Check Content Warnings

Polyamory Isn't For Everyone - by Khale Mchurst - No longer available free online - buy it here ($7): Link - Please Check Content Warnings

Post Cards in Braille - By Coni - Read it Here

Outcasts - By Majora Mortis - Read it Here

Drop Out - By Gray Folie - Read it Here

Fresh Meat - By Gray Folie - Read it Here

This is Not Romance - By Gatobob - Read it Here - 18+ and Please Check Content Warnings

Under Hiatus:

All comics that are on an official or unofficial long term pause in updates

Hard Lacquer - By Amelia Allore - Read it Here – Spy Drama-Comedy

Kitty Corner - By Chickpea (link to her tumblr) - Read it Here

To Greener Pastures - By Wunderground - Read it Here – Content Warning: Abuse, seriously, its there by the second page and it does not leave

Soil that Binds Us - By Tess Thompson - Read it Here -

Unfamiliar - By Lavendertowne – Read it Here

Welcome to the Circus – By Najsigt – Read it Here – some great clown designs

Scoob and Shag – By Misterie Krew - Read it Here – a “Yes and…” sort of comic

Drugs and Wires – By Mary Safro and Io Black – Read it here

funwithcolorz - by oakmovies - Read it here

Pasta monsters - by oakmovies - link to be added

Tales of the Otherfolk – By Zal Cryptid – Read it Here – a lil heavy handed and a lil clunky, but still a good time

Forever Unfinished:

These are all comics that are never getting finished

Cucumber Quest – By Gigi D.G. – Read it Here