#if you do come across my discord @ and try to add me - i don't mind it but again ill probably only approach you if i feel -

[aqqleshiqqing-archive]

i think like everyone else we're all worried that tumblr MAY obliterate (and i really hope not, i genuinely enjoy using this app) and that many people are dropping their alternative social medias accounts but other than tumblr, i don't use social media at all. i'm still 5050 with twitter so i wouldn't reccomend that 😭 there's discord but i'm really selective with whom i talk to due to past conversations that discouraged me from reaching out/easily allowing myself to drop my discord handle

[genderqueerdykes]

i hope this isn't, like, a rude or bad question to ask, i'm asking out of curiosity, is there a difference between being plural and being a system? or are they just the same thing?

i'm making a discord server that's just a nice place for people to come and hang out, and obviously i want to make it a safe space for plurals and systems as well. would be silly if i didn't considering i'm best friends with a system. but i don't know if i should say "plurals/systems" with stuff that applies to those groups, or if maybe there's one word i should use over the other. or maybe there's an entirely different word i could use to refer to both groups

i hope this makes sense, i just got home from walking a lot so i'm a little tired admittedly lolol

(also if you could give me some tips on how to make my server plural/system friendly that would literally be awesome since i'm a... singlet (i think that's the term) and unfortunately know very little about that sort of stuff)

yes and no!

plural is used to be more inclusive, as every system identifies as plural, but not every plural identifies as a system

there are many individuals who identify as plural that may not identify as a system! for example, there are people with DID who identify as a person with alters, and would rather be identified primarily as a plural person. there are others who prefer other terms like collective, group, bunch, and so on that may just dislike the term system. i'm not the world's biggest fan of it, myself, but i use it because i haven't found another term i like better

they can be used interchangeably, however, depending on the people and the context. ultimately i'd say if you word it as a plural/plurality focused space, you'll get your point across, but you can also clarify that it's open to systems and other terms that are used by plural communities

you can add the bots PluralKit and TupperBox to help out the plurals who do join who use them, so that they can have an easier time letting their headmates talk, and overall just try to let people know that you're a singlet but that you're open minded and wanting to create a space that isn't exclusive to but welcomes plurals. i think if you let people know you're learning it helps, sometimes people like the chance to help teach others how to be chill with something they aren't quite familiar with yet

you can always take a little bit of time to research basic plural terms and whatnot, morethanone.info is handy, and help other singlets understand that plurality is normal and chill, it should be an enjoyable endeavor for you! it helps when there's a singlet to help other singlets understand, sometimes it can be difficult for plurals to get the point across to those who can't quite grasp it

hope that helps! hope everything goes well, take care! let us know if you need anything else

[toon-rp-finder]

"Alright, let's do this one more time! 🕸️💞"

⭐ Hey there! F 18 here looking for other 18+ Roleplayers to indulge on some Across the Spiderverse OCxCC fun! I'm looking for FxM ships on my side. Definitely double friendly although I am not used to doing it in this fandom.

[What I am looking for]

• I am searching for someone that could play both Pavitr and Hobie for me, to be paired with two different OCs. I don't mind if you have experience musing them already or if you want to try it out for the first time, or even if you think your interpretations are a little OOC. Throw them my way! There is no shame here.

• I am looking for someone that could be at least literate, but I don't care about reply consistency at all. You can reply once or twice a day? Nice! Once a week? No bother! Whatever fits your schedule, I can adapt to it.

• By all means feel free to share any headcanons you might have and please talk OOC with me! Plotting things together and going crazy about it is one of my favorite parts.

• Although I don't expect NSFW to be a major part of the plot, I am by no means opposed to the idea. I just ask for a bit of development before we dwell on the topic if we decide to add it!

• Wether we decide to age the characters up or keep them the same age is up to you. Again, I can adapt to anything.

• Dark themes are more than welcome to be explored, I just ask that you tell me what you'd like to add beforehand so we can discuss how to better implement it in the plot! The chances of me saying no to something are very slim.

• Like I said, I am double friendly, although I have very little experience with the characters in this fandom. I can try to RP pretty much anyone for you, what type of pairing (MxF, MxM, FxF, etc) you want doesn't matter to me! I'm down to anything.

• I RP strictly on Discord, as I believe it to be more organized.

[About my OCs]

• First one is her Earth's spider person! A singer and Teen idol in ascension if you will, but it is quite hard to manage identities, just like it is for every other Spider person out there. She's latina, inspired by the Hyperpop genre when it comes to singing. She was bitten by a jumping spider.

• the second OC is the first one's Venom. Japanese, inspired by the Visual Kei subculture, be it fashion, makeup, music, etc. An alternate version of her was Hobie's Gwen Stacy, but that version of her is dead by now. She was initially a villain, but now is considered an anti-hero and my other OC's friend.

________________________

This is all! I think this is a long shot, but if anyone out there feels interested in the slightest then please interact with this post and I will come running! ^^

😉👍

[dilucofdawn]

I do not mind anyone who is under 18 following me and asking questions about my OCs / Interacting with the OC asking part of the blog. But I will not roleplay with anyone under 18. I write in paragraph format but I do not mind shortening or lengthening roleplay replies. Although if I feel like I can not add to a reply, I will tell you. I make typos,spelling errors etc sometimes, I try to catch them but they happen. If you're an ass about this then just go away. I don't mind corrections but I won't accept rudeness at a human mistake I adore OC x Canon and will jump at writing any of it, including self insert/sonas as well I do not / will not roleplay any headcanons about Crepus being abusive. I also dislike Fatui!Diluc but that's mainly out of any written format of it and just..him in Fatui outfits without any explanation. Anywho I am not a fan of writing any form of Diluc going against his own morals [Fatui,Yandere..being abusive] so please do not ask me to write them. While themes of abuse and other subjects may appear, I will not write any explicitly. I do not enjoy dead dove content in any form. You can request for me to try and write any character, but I may turn you down. The only major one I know I can not write is Kaeya so.. don't ask [I'm learning to write him] I prefer female characters to write. For my other muses I would enjoy writing include: Lumine, Jean, Ayaka, Furina, Navia and Eula. I am okay with NSFW but I would prefer to know each other for a little bit before jumping into it, along with the roleplay naturally going into it. (Altho I have clarified that I only roleplay with people 18+, I feel a need to double add this just incase) I am extremely private about my writing and I have chronic paranoia. While I may try to roleplay under public posts, I do not feel comfortable doing it. I prefer to roleplay in DMs or Discord. If there is any other platform please let me know [I do not use twitter under any circumstances so please do not bother with it] I love my own OC x Canons dearly and if you are uncomfortable with any (genshin) 'ship doubles' please be aware that I often have more OCs that I do not publicly talk about. I also do not believe in cutting anyone off because they share a ship double with my friends OCs. I do not mind saying "I can't/feel like I can't respond to this, can you change it?" and any other critics as long as they are kind. I also dislike most God x Mortal ships with the exception of immortal like or cursed (Eimiko and Neuvifuri ♡) OC's are exceptions

I am a lesbian and view Diluc (and other) characters as such. If I had to describe it, I would say its putting on glasses that you see everything as lesbian. This may be hard for non lesbians to understand and I get that. My personal headcanon varies but it is primarily he/him transfem lesbian Diluc. Therefore my writings may seem not as 'cis man' Diluc. (and also I'm a lesbian so my writing may come across that way no matter what if that makes sense hehe) Most Hetro romances can feel like femme/butch or fem/masc lesbians to me. Therefore I am not comfortable roleplaying MLM Diluc ships, Even if they are genderswapped etc. I already disliked most of these ships before I found out I was a lesbian, and others even if I don't dislike them are just too rare pairs/I have no interest in writing. None of the Genshin MLM Ships interest me and the few that do are not characters I am comfortable writing for. This does apply to OC MLM ships but I am more leniate and more open, but it may require me to have time to open up to the idea. This only applies to romantic/sexual roleplays. I am up for anything with any male character as long as it isnt romantic/sexual! I'm just very picky with MLM ships. Extremely so. I do not care/mind if you ship stuff that i dislike (with the obvious..proshit expections) just note that i wont be comfortable roleplaying something i dislike! also this doesnt mean i dont enjoy mlm oc x canons of diluc! just means i probably wont be good writing them. "Lesbians can write-" yeah they can but i write for fun and im going to do whats fun for me! (ive added onto this paragraph like 5 times) If you sincerely believe my consumption of ships in the media I like (which I am only publicly showing off one fandom) is actually indication of me hating gay men, I need you to go outside and realize that perhaps a lesbian may not want to write or consume romantic media about men in any form. [Which is not always applicable, I mainly feel this way about Genshin] That being said I am picky about Diluc ships but my main ones with Diluc include: Lumine, Jean, Ayaka and OCs>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do not expect anyone else to see Diluc this way, but I do feel a need to explain it. I do not expect roleplay partners to see the wlm ships as lesbian either. Just know how my silly views effect me.

[yesterdaylovedme]

Seeking an Agent Whiskey

I am looking for an Agent Whiskey. I can write as Roxy, Poppy, or a female OC. I am happy to double if you're looking to do that, though keep in mind doubling must be equal and not just done to appease the other person. I want us both to be invested in both pairings/plots.

If we go an OC route, ours may be better off having a connection (friends, siblings for instance). I have a few ideas but I don't fully develop an OC until I'm discussing with my partner so I know they're comfortable with my ideas before they become fleshed out and realized. I've come across cringe OCs and try my best to adjust if my partner has any concerns about my character.

I would love to ignore the Golden Circle if possible and do our own thing. Writing wise, I am novella and have nitro on discord so I do write a lot. I'm looking for a partner who likes long posts too. NSFW is bound to happen so please be 21+ years of age. No, I can't verify that but as someone in her early 30s, the older my partner is, the better I feel like we work together and can have a decent pace.

My discord is genkaichan

Feel free to add or message me but let me know you found me on tumblr and it's about a Kingsman RP, otherwise I'll be confused and prone to ignore randos messaging me.

[pokenimagines]

Ingo and Emmet: What Them Mouths Do

So as I was reading me some bedtime stories I came across this post from @gearstation-official and my mind went brrrrrr. So I got permission and guess who was given the blessing to add more to this shit? Here's some NSFW Ingo and Emmet because I have really bad brain rot for the twins. Also hopefully Queenie will be able to post this immediately after she makes sure I have no serious typos...bonus third post for the night!

Discord (16+) - Request Information 

Warning: This is NSFW so if you’re under the legal age or uncomfortable with content like this, please skip over this one!

Ingo: AFAB

You almost screamed out as Ingo managed to pull you closer to him, his hands digging into your thighs. You whimpered as his tongue expertly went over your cunt, licking lazily as he eyed your face. Your entire body was flushed red as you looked down at him, moving a hand over your mouth as you tried to keep in your noises.

Ingo came off your cunt and placed kisses along your thighs before looking at you, "Don't hold in your noises, I want to hear you." He said before going back to your cunt. You let out a small mewl as his lips formed a suction around your clit and you came hard. You writhed under his grip, your hands desperately trying to find something to grab onto.

One of Ingo's hands captured yours, giving it a tight squeeze as you began coming down from your high. You whimpered at feeling his tongue licking back up your cunt, twitching from the over stimulation.

"We're not done yet, darling. You taste too good." Ingo managed to groan into you. The vibrations from his deep voice shook you to your core and you knew you would be coming again, and soon.

"Ingo!" You whined, running your hand through his hair and gripping it. It only made him moan into your cunt again and you gasped at the sensation. His eyes caught your own for a moment and he smirked.

Ingo: AMAB

Ingo licked up your weeping cock, making your hand go into your mouth as you bit down on your knuckles. Your other hand was entwined in his own as he kissed the head of your cock. His eyes looked over into your own with a small smile.

"Now, now. I want to hear you say my name." Ingo cooed against your twitching member. You gasped as his mouth engulfed, the warmth searing as your eyes fluttered clothes. Your breath stuttered as you felt his tongue swiping along one of the veins.

You squeezed Ingo's hand as you tried to ward off your oncoming orgasm. He had barely just started but he knew all the right buttons to press with how often he did this. He sucked hard as he let your cock slide down his throat.

That was the final straw as you shot cum down his throat, not even apologizing since he never pulled away when you were close anyway. You slumped down on the bed, trying to catch your breath. Ingo lazily licked some of the left over cum off the tip of your cock. You heard him murmur a "I'm not done yet" before his mouth was already going back onto your over sensitive dick.

Emmet: AFAB

Emmet groaned into your heat, his hips grinding down on the bed below him as he licked up your cunt. You whimpered at the feeling,. his tongue going inside and tasting you. He groaned as soon as your flavor hit his tongue.

"You taste so good. Did you have pinap berries today? So good." Emmet moaned as his mouth went over to your clit, sucking harshly and making your hips buck into his mouth. His tongue went and dipped back into you, his tongue brushing against your clit.

His hands roughly spread your legs so it would be easier and the lewd slurping sounds he made were enough to make your face turn a peculiar shade of scarlet.

"Emmet, do you have to-hah!" You mewled as one of his fingers started to play with your clit. He chuckled against you and you felt yourself almost there when suddenly his mouth left your heat. He gave a few wet kisses to your thighs.

"Does this feel good, darling?" He asked, giving you puppy dog eyes. he knew damn well what he was doing and you groaned, moving your hands into his hair to guide him back to you.

"Emmet, please just use your mouth some more." You groaned, knowing it would be another one of those nights that he teasingly brought you to the edge only to leave you hanging.

Emmet: AMAB

Emmet made a loud slurping sound as he teased your cock, and for a moment you swore he was about to use teeth. He chuckled at your expression as his mouth went back onto your length, bobbing his head up and down.

He round his hips against the mattress and his eyes fluttered closed for a moment before he looked over at you. "You taste soo good, darling." He groaned, the vibrations shocking you as you tried not to buck into his mouth.

"Emmet, why do you have to be so embarrassing!" You whined, going to bite down on your knuckles to stop you from whimpering as he took his head off you. His hand went to stroking you as he hummed, tapping his chin as though he was actually thinking of an answer.

"I can't help it when you're so sweet." He finally settled on, kissing your cock head a bit as he continued to use his hands. His mouth peppered kisses along the shaft before he took one of your balls and gave it a harsh suck. Your hips bucked into the air as you groaned out, not being able to last much longer.

Emmet moving his face in front of your cock and sticking out his tongue was the last of your resolve as you came across his face and mouth. Emmet closed his eyes so none would land in them and as you finally started to come down he chuckled.

"So sweet...now how about we try a 69 next?" he teased and you groaned, knowing you were in for more rounds than you could count tonight.

[itsclydebitches]

I left RWBY Tumblr a while back cause the fandom wasn't really it for me so don't really keep up with all the news (Tumblr is also my primary social media besides discord so I only tend to know what's happening if it reaches the news on the radio), could you give me a rundown of what the hell is happening 😳

Honestly, anon, I'm far from the best source atm because I've been out of the RWBY loop since September too, but what I do know is:

Kdin (VA for May Marigold) came forward about her treatment at RT which included, among a lot else, others using a slur as a nickname for her, not paying her properly for work, and truly horrendous crunch.

After releasing that, Kdin followed up with an apology for her own "behavior and words" over the years.

After Kdin, others like Arryn have come forward either detailing their treatment by RT, referring to awful treatment friends/co-workers suffered, or simply liking other, rather critical posts.

There's a whole lot of discussion about the crunch the workers have suffered (which is not new. We've known about that for years) and some of the higher-ups seem to be trying to wave those claims off, though I admit I've only heard about that second-hand, so take it with a grain of salt.

These confessions include one very detailed account from Ariana Filippini, one of the animators.

Josh Grelle, VA for Tyrian, has stated on twitter that they won't reprise their role so long as RT thinks "belittling BIPOC or LGBTQ is okay."

We've still got whatever is going on with AT&T and RT's sale

There's a ton of debate, Harry Potter style, about whether fans can still enjoy RWBY now that RT's problems have been revealed. Or, if I'm allowed to be salty for just a moment, the debate is about whether fans can still like RWBY now that they're starting to believe that RT's problems are real. The RWDE corner of the internet is understandably frustrated at being told that they were just liars out to condemn a webshow for the hell of it, only for those same accusers to now drastically change their tune. I mean, I'm all for growth. We want people to learn and change their minds when presented with new and/or additional information, but it's still quite frustrating. A very, "If you're shocked now you haven't been listening/paying attention" situation.

That's all I've come across atm. @ anyone reading this: please feel free to add/correct as needed 👍‍

[trashyreptilian]

¦ Xenia ¦ Female ¦ 21 ¦ Lithuanian/German ¦

Hello to anyone coming across this little blog, hope you stick around to look at some art because that's what you'll mostly find here! Besides a few written fics and reblogs scattered here and there-

And while you're here, you can call me by whatever. By my username or real name, I don't mind.

Other Things About This Blog:

While you won't see any sexual content here, I don't shy away from trying to draw gore, body horror and other potentially disturbing visuals or themes. Same goes for my writing. But I add a trigger warning in bold red text before such pieces in question.

I draw what I want, and I don't care to be consistent with my upload time. Sadly, sometimes it can take up to months for me to post something.

If there's any need to actually talk to me, please do it through Tumblr messages or contact me on Discord (trashyreptilian).

Current Hyperfixation: Working on "Replica Hysteria". Formerly reworked from my "Best Friend" AU, an AU that was based from an internet horror series "The Mandela Catalogue". Now it stands as an original project with its own little universe and cast of characters. Most work for it will consist of art, writing, character reference sheets, comics/panels, and anything else I might feel like doing for it. Just trying to have the most fun with it.

Ask Inbox: Open currently. But I just give out direct answers in text, I refrain from answering with art as it's not worth my time anymore. I don't prioritize asks in general. Takes a long while until I respond.

Art Commisions: -A work in progress, will be available someday.-

[bamababygirl7]

I'm the "Nonny" in the ask

Very glad you out of your friend group there is on the same page with me

Now the embarrassment falls that I'm in this "Blacklist" of his with the grossest accusation.

The silliest part of is a few of those blogs alongside mine I've actually blocked for said reasons.

Through a lighter lens, now I don't even feel comfortable to be on here if I just feel horny

I mean wow LMAO

Like you said I am not obliged to bear responsibility for any couch potato minors or creeps

🥰💞 I think D probably didn’t pick up on what you were trying to say as he is ADD which he is very open about and I am ADHD so our brains do function differently than other people’s brains. He also just had surgery and is recovering from that and works full-time and runs a Discord server and has other social media as well as a life outside of social media with an amazing fiancé. I don’t think people realize sometimes that tumblr blogger is not our profession and we do have lives outside of tumblr. @dominant-dominion truly is an amazing person and a great friend and when we write posts they do come from a place of caring and wanting to protect people. I completely understand that not everybody goes to the actual blog to read the bio and verify age before liking a post, but we all need to do better. If you see a pic and there is even a slightest question in your mind that the original poster is under 25, my advice is to go to the blog of the OP and if it says that they are a minor or if there is no age listed, then block them so that there is never a chance of interacting with them. People may not realize that even if you have show your likes turned off on your blog, people can still see when you’ve liked a post. And being a little, I have more than likely liked several posts (non-sexual that contained something to do with Disney, Hello Kitty, etc.) that originated from the blog of a minor. I try to check now or else I just won’t reblog the post because I don’t want to like a post that originated from a minor and them see it in their notifications and come to my blog. I am not sure if you are a parent or not, but if not then one day you will understand and be thankful for people such as D and myself that try to pick up the slack of some of the parents who have no clue what is going on or what their child is doing online.

I am a firm believer in everybody deserving a second chance as long as they weren’t intentionally interacting sexually with someone who is a minor. If you just liked pics because they came across your dash, that’s an understandable mistake because we have all liked posts without verifying age. But the ones who know that a girl is 16 and like and comment sexual things on the posts or message the minor are the ones that don’t deserve another chance. I truly hope that you fall into the category of the ones who just liked a post and didn’t know the person was a minor. If that is the case, then just please do better at verifying the age before interacting with a sexual post. You did say that you have blocked people for sexually interacting with minors so if this is true that means that you just made a mistake by liking a post without realizing it was a minor and hopefully will do better in the future. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt and hoping that I am right. If you want to send me an ask off of anon, I wont publish it. I can answer you privately where nobody else can see it and we can discuss things further and I am usually pretty good at getting gut feelings about people so I will be able to better determine your sincerity of not wanting to intentionally interact with minors.

[le-loup-et-lion]

I know I talked about this on Discord once ages ago but did I ever tell you guys about my absurd harvest-mouse!Javert au?

Basically it's brick canon until Javert says to Valjean "I will wait for you here", at which point due to inexplicable fairy tale-esque 'you told a lie for the first time in your life' magic curse bullshit Javert is transformed right in front of Valjean into one of these lil guys:

Conceptually it's completely ridiculous, but what makes it funny is that's it's played completely straight.

"Autumn, you seem like a fairly serious person when it comes to this fandom so why on earth would you come up with something this silly" you say? well. you see. it literally came to me in a dream (no, seriously).

I imagine it as a very terrifying and painful transformation, which starts out almost like the pangs of a heart attack, with Javert clutching his chest and doubling over with a grunt as Valjean is walking away, causing Valjean to turn back around and kneel down with him, grabbing him by his shoulders and trying to assess what's wrong with him, ending up bewildered as Javert begins to glow with an eerie golden light which eventually engulfs him (but not before Javert can look up and meet his eyes one last time with an utterly petrified, vulnerable, pleading look). Then this blinding luminous form shrinks in Valjean's grasp until it is naught but a small floating orb, at which point the light begins to fade and whatever is left of Javert starts to fall. Valjean catches it in his hands and, somewhat horrified and awestruck, opens them to reveal the tinest little mouse he's ever seen curled up in his palms within the faintest fading golden glow.

Javert goes unconscious during this transformation, leaving Valjean to trudge back to his apartment in complete confusion with him (very gently) in hand, highly questioning his own sanity the entire time until Javert is able to wake up again and respond to basic yes/no questions.

(Javert of course absolutely loses his mind at first and tries to run away as soon as he begins to process the situation, but is unused to his new body and runs right off the edge of the table without thinking, forcing Valjean to panic lunge across the tabletop and grab him midair to prevent him from falling and hurting himself)

Anyway they are both very rattled and perplexed by this and Valjean keeps him at his apartment because they don't know what else to do.

Their whole hunter/prey antagonist/protagonist relationship gets pretty immediately and completely derailed by this, but not in like, a neatly resolved way, because they can't really just have a conversation about it at first, leading to ... a pretty weird mental state for both of them for quite awhile.

It also levels the playing field between them in a way because Javert was the only one who "knew" Valjean, and now Valjean is the only one who "knows" Javert.

Javert can't talk obviously but he CAN dip his little tail in an inkwell and write with surprisingly humanlike penmanship. (Also harvest mice have prehensile tails which they use to climb around vegetation; so it's more useful than he initially realizes—I wonder if they would be dexterous enough for him to write with just the tail itself, without having to grasp it like a pen in his front paw?)

His top hat fell off while he was transforming so it didn't transform with him (thereby remaining the only real proof of the situation, sort of) and Valjean sat it on his bedside table and filled it with bits of fabric (I like to think they're different colored cravats) for Javert to use as a hiding place/bed, which is just. the cutest thing ever if you picture it.

People on Discord were laughing about the idea of him wearing, like, a little waistcoat from a doll or something bc he's nakey and embarrassed about it lmao

I was thinking that shortly after this Valjean might fall ill, perhaps due to some wounds he received at the barricade (bullet grazes?) becoming infected by all the sewer muck he was wading around in, leaving him bedridden and unsure of the future (hmm, just like Marius). This would give him plenty of time to talk openly with Javert without anyone seeing, but also mainly force him to worry about Javert's immediate future as well, perhaps in his own absence (though he doesn't die in the end, of course). And then, their overwhelming mortality would probably make Valjean start talking about things he wouldn't otherwise have brought up.

Eventually after a long time of living with Valjean and watching him interact with others, and realizing the kind of person he is/that people can change/that the law and justice are two separate concepts/that he has spent his life helping to oppress people who often didn't deserve it, Javert manages to tolerate/accept and even appreciate Valjean in a sort of backwards Beauty and the Beast type au, and would turn back into his old human self again. But I haven't figured out exactly what the specific caveats of this "curse" (and therefore the breaking thereof) would be yet.

Like. Is it about being honest with oneself and others? Is it about learning to love? Is it about how seeing the humanity of others and treating them humanely is fundamental to what makes us human? What would break the curse, exactly? A kiss? A confession of some kind? A selfless act? Certainly it is more about him learning to love than it is about him becoming loveable; but then, are those two concepts not inseparably intertwined?

And why did he turn into a mouse, specifically, to begin with? (The real answer here is that my subconscious picked it while I was asleep, so I'm not sure; but) I feel like, in a metaphorical sense, Javert is a mouse who wholeheartedly believes himself to be a lion.

By which I mean, he was born into a position of powerlessness in society due to classism, racism, moral persecution, and economic inequality, and because of this he sought respect and power; but instead of trying to gain these things by fighting against the oppressive system he faced (as he believed it to be an unwinnable battle), he caved into it entirely and chose to become a servant of it, in return for a scant amount of personal security and the illusion of authority.

At the end of the day, however, he is still impoverished, disrespected, and distrusted. He is lying to himself in that he believes that through his self-sacrificial and self-stifling choices, he has fulfilled his goals to rise through the ranks of society, becoming his "morally best" self—but the reality is almost exactly the opposite. He has become the self-same monster that would gladly oppress people like him and his family. And he makes the choice to continue being that monster every day, because at least now he feels powerful; at least now people fear him enough to pretend they respect him.

Perhaps it is fitting, then, that his illusions finally break around him as he chooses to knowingly lie, not just to himself this time, but finally—and for the very first time—out loud. And in the admittance of his dishonesty to himself, he transforms physically into what he truly was all along—meek and small, voiceless and powerless; an inconvenient and easily forgotten pest in the eyes of society.

Would the acceptance of this truth, and the embracing of true humility, be what breaks him of the curse then; restoring to him his physical humanity at the restoration of his spiritual humanity?

I never fully figured out the plot direction for this au but I still think about it now and then and try to add to it in my head. So possibly, one day longggg in the future, you may see. a very silly little fic on AO3

[ashura-writes]

About Me!

Learn all there is to know about me!

(as of currently)

My name is Ashura! I also go by Ash or Lunar, so take your pick! Any new nicknames are welcome as well.

I'm 18 years old.

I go by any pronouns, so again, take your pick!

I enjoy reading and writing grammatically correct fanficitions, as well as drawing!

Currently I'm really into the Dream SMP, so most (if not all) of my fics that I share here will be about that.

Boundaries!

Probably the most important thing here! I don't have many, but I ask that you respect them nonetheless!

I will not write for things that I do not have the best understanding of, or things that I am not properly educated on. My worst fear is to portray something wrong and potentially harming or misinformation others with my stories. Please ask if you have a specific request, and I will let you know if I am comfortable with writing for that topic.

I will not write sexually explicit/NSFW stories for ANY characters. Not only is it most likely out of the comfort zones for many of the content creators to have their characters sexualized, I can personally only see these characters interacting with the Reader in friendly lights. Please do not ask for any NSFW.

SFW/Fluff/Feel-good things are completely okay! My intent is to write these characters as if they have a really close friendship with the Reader, which can include cuddles, hand-holding, and general cute things. Flirting is alright as well! This is mostly inspired by my own IRL friendships.

On the topic of flirting, I am okay with SOME romantic things. Romantic and sexual are completely different things, after all, and my expertise in romance is probably my only defining quality haha! I am okay with writing about romantic relationships between the Reader and some characters of the SMP, NOT including minors. All minor relationships are STRICTLY platonic. Do not ask for romantic relationships with minors. I will not answer. If you wish to see a story about a romantic relationship between the Reader and an adult SMP character, just ask!

As for personal boundaries, I don't have many! I'm fine with a lot of things, including cursing/swearing. The only thing I will not tolerate towards me or anyone is derogatory remarks. If you don't like something, move on.

And because I can't think of anything else to add, let's move on to questions you probably don't have!

Q.《Why did you start this blog?》

A. As mentioned above, I really enjoy writing fanfictions. They are one of my escapes from the real world, as is the Dream SMP! I started reading some fics, headcannons, and imagines here and really enjoyed it! I thought, "Why not do the same? Share your stories with like-minded people," so I did!

One of my biggest inspirations for starting this blog was the fact that there was so little fanfics for the DSMP, at least in the friendship department. I aim to write stories that center around the characters of the SMP, their friendships and hardships, and to put the story in words that the members otherwise cannot express.

Q.《What will your stories be about?》

A. The Dream SMP, and all characters included! Most, if not all of the stories I write will be 'Reader Insert's, or 'x Reader's. This totally does not stem from my desire to be friends with everyone aha nope haha definitely not-

All stories will be about the characters that the streamers portray, NOT the content creators themselves. I personally feel a bit awkward writing for real people. I may try and change things up one day, but today is not that day!

Q.《How did you get into the Dream SMP?》

A. I got into the Dream SMP a few months ago after coming across many videos and posts talking about it, and began my journey by watching Wilbur Soot's videos and the story of the rise and fall of L'manburg. Ever since, I've been hooked, and I've come to really enjoy and look forward to new streams and videos!

Q.《Will your stories be inclusive? (Gender Identity, Sexuality, Race, etc.)》

A. Absolutely! None of my stories will leave anyone out, and I will strive to accurately portray anything and everything! The Reader in my stories will never have their gender, sexuality, or appearance explicitly stated, either in walls of text or in dialogue. To make everything the most inclusive, I will be using they/them pronouns when characters refer to the Reader. I tend to avoid the use of 'insert points', as I will call them, or things like 'Y/n', 'e/c', or 'h/c' to name a few. If necessary, I will use '(Name)' for the Reader, but otherwise dodge the use of other insert points unless it is useful to the story or needs to be explicitly mentioned.

Q.《Will you write for certain things if asked?》

A. Yes, I will, as long as none of it goes out of my boundaries!

Q.《How much knowledge of Dream SMP Lore do you have?》

A. Honestly, not much. I have gotten as far as Doomsday and Dream's imprisonment, but that is about it! Not to mention, all of my knowledge comes purely from Tubbo, Ranboo, Wilbur and Tommy's streams. I don't know much about Technoblade or Philza's lore as of this moment, or any one else's, but I plan to learn! Any requests that deal with these characters lore, I will do my best. Please don't be afraid to let me know if I mess something up! Help is always welcome.

Q.《Do you have other stories not on Tumblr that I can read?》

A. That I do! I have a story up on Archive Of Our Own under the title "Hearteater"! It is an Demon Slayer OC insert featuring my character Higurashi Shion! I am very proud of it, and I think you should check it out. Look for the user 'LunarPenguinChan' to find the story!

Q.《Is there any other social media I can contact you on?》

A. Yep! Discord, at Ashura#4903, or Twitter under the handle @ashura_penguin!

More to be added as I go! Please check back here frequently for updates. I really look forward to meeting and making friends with everyone! Don't be afraid to send me a DM or ask/request anything! I'm fired up and ready to show off my horrible writing skills! :D

[zoeytarocat]

✨ New Content! ✨

Some time has passed, and it seems like I still am not geared towards tumblr yet! xP

Anyways, here's what's new!

Writing

🍦 I Melt With You 🍦 [NEW]

Cute, fluffy little one shot where Adora and Catra trade a few affectionate jabs over ice cream. Catra feels called out. She-ra (2018), 472 words, rated G, catradora ~~~ "You're making it really hard not to be stupidly sappy right now, I hope you know." Catra says, in an attempted deadpan, but she knows the corners of her lips are slightly raised, the damn traitors. Adora must have seen through it, or picked up on how her tail slowly flicks on the park bench, because she immediately goes for Catra's throat. "You know, I think I could do literally anything, and you'd somehow find it endearing." Catra hisses at the accusation, mildly concerned by how much truth it actually holds, but she brushes that thought aside. She quickly shoots back a deflection. "Shut up!" For good measure, and also probably in a poorly thought out attempt at flustering Adora, she adds, "don't make me kiss you!" Yeah. That plan backfired. Read the full fic now!

📡 The Promise Signal 📡 [NEW]

An ancient signal from deep space is decoded, and the promise is revealed. A small little Discord drabble. She-ra (2018), 349 words, rated G, catradora ~~~ Atop the peak of Zagraz Mountain, sits Eternia's first deep space radio telescope. Since it first came online, it has detected a constant signal that never stops transmitting. They don't know where it comes from, or who it's for, but for over 80 years it has captured the imaginations of many Eternian academics. They name this signal, The "Promise" Signal, and they've just cracked its code. Read the full fic now!

Podfic's

💄 you could be the death of me by cheesybiscuit 🔫 [UPDATED]

Catra is a deep undercover KGB operative in the United States, and Adora is an FBI agent. It’s Washington D.C. and the height of the Cold War. Adora moves in right across the street from Catra. What could go wrong? She-ra (2018), 1h12m, incomplete (3/?), rated M, catradora ~~~ Chapter 2 - be my villain [NEW] So, what did Adora think of her sexy neighbor, and what is this nagging thought in the back of her mind? Listen to chapter 2 now! ~~~ Chapter 3 - under my skin [NEW] Adora starts her new job. Catra blinks. 80s fashion reigns supreme. Listen to chapter 3 now!

📝 Things That Matter More Than Winning by timtamtawney 📝 [UPDATED]

Catra is a deep undercover KGB operative in the United States, and Adora is an FBI agent. It’s Washington D.C. and the height of the Cold War. Adora moves in right across the street from Catra. What could go wrong? She-ra (2018), 51m, incomplete (2/5), rated T, catradora ~~~ Chapter 2 [NEW] Catra is honest, Adora eats cake, and they both awaken something ancient. Listen to chapter 2 now!

That's all for now! I'll try and keep any new updates posted here too! Take care!

[ianthedisastrous]

Write your RPer Resolutions for 2021! (What are some goals for yourself as a writer? Improve descriptions? Plot with more members? Etc.)

Plotting! Mostly for Edward because the boy needs more to do! He's got an entire life to learn how to live. But, admittedly I have a habit of having two or three threads for a character at a time, which works best for me so far as my plot-intensive habits but not so great at interacting with a wide range of characters. I need to figure out a good midpoint because I have a lot plotted but I'm usually waiting to actually start things.

Win that battle with events. Because the truth is about 70% of my event threads become full fledged discord threads that keep going for weeks after the event. Probably need to work on focusing on specific plans for events in discord rather than scattering myself too much. It's more fun that way but I'm playing catch up a lot after the fact. And while I don't mind that, it probably gets things hung up for other people?

Meet the newer people! I'm slacking a bit on this and need to plot with several of them. Not for lack of wanting to, more for, again, that I have that determination to focus on a handful of threads at a time. Which is fine, except that with the sheer amount of characters in the RP it's going to take me years at this rate to make connections with them. So new people! Focus on them!

Write at least one resolution, or “goal,” that you have as an RPer for your character(s)

Ian: My earnest child, my endearing, emotional, confused boy. How I adore him. How much I put him through some real hell. But the next year is all about Ian growing up some, figuring out what he wants and trying to weed out some of the static of expectations on him. Also very much about him reaffirming his place in relationships, friendships and just with people in general.

I keep mentioning magic so that's a goal; he doesn't like it but he has to learn. And with so many new and upcoming magic connections possible it's the perfect chance to shake up his stubbornness.

Teach this boy how to stop being a hazard on social media. He doesn't even try to cause problems! But every time Ian does anything on Twitter he manages to start an argument - honestly his snarking with Tony doesn't even count but everyone else? Why are you such an instigator Ian! His social media skills are hilariously messy and he's so much with a screen to hide behind. Among Us is a whole other area too. Ian is always in the middle of some bizarre online drama and I love it...but somebody take his phone away though, please.

Edward: My over the top, entranced, confused child. He's so much fun, just so much everything. He's also blindly in motion right now and that's normal for him but not helpful. He's got plots for a job lined up, a few missteps along the way and a lot of the excessive sort of drive he tackles everything with.

I've got to get this boy to slow down a little, he's enjoying it all but responsibility is something Edward struggles with and that's a battle worse than dragons and curses he's going to have to face down.

Write at least one resolution IN CHARACTER for your characters. What do THEY want to accomplish or change in the New Year?

Ian: Struggling to come to terms with his own missteps in understanding himself. Fear has led him to hiding even being an elf and the next year he's determined to reconnect with that, even as nervous as he is to approach the idea of exposure given his childhood being so riddled with prejudice. The way he's handled some things have been wrong and he's starting to reach the emotional maturity to understand that.

Edward: As hilariously weird as it is? Edward is determined to learn enough about modern fashion to not require poor Barbie to pick out all his clothes. He feels bad asking her to basically dress him for every event. As much as he appreciates it he really does want to learn to do these things by himself.

List one or more characters you have never interacted with that you would like to do so.

Everyone my boys haven't met? Can I say that?

I guess more specifically? Ian needs to meet some of the more seasoned sorcerers out there, and I'd love for him to meet Howl because only knows of him but still finds him so intimidating. Ha.

Edward needs to meet more Magicks! He is fascinated by magic so he is very curious. I'd actually like for him to meet Marlin, because...fae and that's something Edward hasn't realized is real yet, and that man would probably find him frustrating. Same thing for Jun; really need to see Edward asking poor Jun a million questions around the market.

Plotting Exercise! Pick one of the resolutions/goals in #2 and plan a rough guide outlining it. 

Vanessa's less than helpful (but admittedly effective) attempt to teach Ian what should be a simple spell.

Ian's complaints over his lack of ability to control magic gains the attention of Vanessa, who still is confused over his odd regents.

Vanessa convinces him (a bit forcefully) to let her show him a simple spell. Her end goal of course is bringing this weird boy into the coven she's building but first things first, right?

After demonstrating, several times, a basic telekinetic motion spell - Ian assures her that telekinesis is in fact where most of his magic lies - she urges him to try.

None of his attempts go anywhere. Literally. The glass he's supposed to be moving off the table in the common area outside the dorms where they've opted to practice this spell in doesn't move an inch.

Vanessa gets progressively more frustrated. Ian just stresses worse, leaving them both at a standstill. This becomes an ongoing project; day after day for weeks. No foreseeable end in sight.

Finally, a few weeks in, Vanessa hits a breaking point and can't help but yell at him over it, setting off a panic attack and, amusingly, causing his magic to flare defensively; the lash of it knocks the table across the room. The glass still doesn't move, aside from falling to the ground.

But it's close enough to a victory and Vanessa appoints herself to helping Ian with his ongoing magic studies, much to the inward dismay of Ian himself. But she isn't going to let him slink out of it.

Ian reluctantly adds yet another person 'helping' him to the list of ones who really do mean well but also kinda exhaust him.

[the-rainbow-mafia-blog]

Y don't u care abt UsUm?

// Short answer; because I feel Nintendo doesn’t either.

And now a long answer because I’ve been sitting on this rant for ages and I bothered the Discord server enough with it. I want to put foward first that the opinions expressed here are my own. I am a big fan of Nintendo and this is something that bothers me. This is no way shape or form an attack to people who love these games to bits. This is also not meant to hate on a franchise or a company. The purpose of this rant is to put some arguments behind my statements.

Sources are linked in the text. I used Nintendo but I always meant everyone involved in the making of these games.

The reason I feel comfortable sharing it now is because people have their, rightful, concerns about the upcoming games; Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, releasing in a few short weeks for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo’s newest and most succesful baby. 

Why doesn’t Nintendo care about Pokemon, according to you?

First we need to ask ourselves;

How much does Nintendo make on Pokemon?

While I do think they care in a sense the numbers won’t lie. Pokemon has made around $95 billion US dollars since the franchise came to life in 1996. To put it in a way bigger number; they make about 4130434782.61 US dollars PER YEAR on Pokemon. (This is my own math, I do not know the exact numbers per year. I divded their total by the amount of years Pokemon has been alive.) That’s a lot of money and it’s with right the most financially succesful franchise to date. 

Only a part is made by the video games $17.138 billion. It’s merchandise makes more; $64.1 billion.

I could not find a reliable source on how much it takes to make a Pokemon game in monetary value.  What I could find however is that Pokemon is making less and less per game they release. Without counting Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Sun and Moon made LESS than X and Y.  

The only main series game that made less than Sun and Moon (again not counting UsUm) was Black/White.

Nintendo knows people will buy their games anyway;

Dropping sales or no, Pokemon still manages to fatten the piggy bank over at Nintendo because people will buy it anyway. The Pokemon craze of the 90′s should tell you that. People would buy it if it had Pokemon on it. Those people are now in an age group that has money to spend, hell some even have kids. So Nintendo is smart and releases commercials like this one or this one.  This marketing is beautiful (and no, not only Nintendo knows how to do this) because they play on your feelings. Who didn’ make a friend because you both liked Pokemon? And if you grew up with Pokemon like the person in the second commercial the whole feeling and setting is famillair to you, hell they could’ve casted you and it would’ve make sense.  They compare the whole bleakness of adult life, having to work to pay the bills, having less time for video games, to that warm familliar feeling of coming home and playing Pokemon. They feed on your nostalgia; your desire to relive those moments or if you have kids, to share the feeling those games gave you with your off spring. Or your younger siblings or other family memmbers.  I catch myself doing it! When a young one comes up to me, or I see a kid play the game on the bus I get that familiar feeling of ‘Hey I used to do that!’ It’s smart and it’s a thing Disney is good at too. It zooms in on what was precious to you and now resells that feeling to you. 

“Hey buy our game to feel something again. The world sucks anyway but Bulbasaur is still cute!” This isn’t a bad thing! Nintendo is a company and at the end of the day they need to make money. That is fair and I am in no way bagging on them over that. But it’s my belief that Nintendo keeps making money on the Pokemon games this way. Which leads me to my next point;

The Pokemon games come across as lazy.

Again, opinion but it feels like that. Which is also why I don’t care for UsUm; it’s lazy.

I truly believe Pokemon has some decent writers who don’t get their chance to shine. The beginnings of great stories and characters are there but it feels unfinished. Like someone bought the ingredients to a delicious dish but forgot to make them. Over the years Pokemon has a colorful bunch of characters, and the ones that stand out the most are the baddies. They usually get the coolest designs, the sickest themes, one way or another they are present in the climax but again. It’s lazy. How many of them pretend to be good or have a high moral standing and then turn out to be absolute dickbags? Almost all of them. Then they have characters (Ghetsis, Lusamine and Faba come to mind first) do something horrible (abuse of minors and playing God) and they get away with it what is basically a slap on the wrist. 

And after you beat them… for me the story stops. Yes you can go and beat some very powerful trainers and claim your title as whatever the thing in this game is and yes often that unlocks some post credit content but it’s bare. The big threat is gone.

“But,” I hear you say “It’s a DS/3DS game. There is only so much you can do.” Disagree. Phoenix Wright, Ghost Trick, Professor Layton and The Legend of Zelda OoT 3DS and Majora’s Mask all released on the same consoles and have a much richer story and even more characters. All games keep their pacing and the story really feels like it ends when the credits role. 

Then there is the overal quality. The main characters in Sun/Moon looks like someone forgot to progamme their soul in: /Screenshot take from THIS video/

I, again, easily could compare this other games who have much more expressions but let’s take one of Nintendo’s own;

There is so much more emotion in the Legend of Zelda one.  It released a few years earlier than Pokemon Sun/Moon too.

Second the frame rate drops like a hat. While some framerate drop is expected this much is a little too glaring to ignore.  To compare it to BoTW or Red Dead Redemption on the PS4, who both also have some frame rate issues at times it only happens in certain locations, usually a spot with lots of effects of NPCs. In my opinion, Pokemon does not have the luxery of that excuse. It would random drop in almost every location i was in.

The story

Every Pokemon has a story and I get that it’s basic. It’s a game for all ages after all. I get it won’t have a deep story like other games have. The basic gist of the game is to still enjoy catching all these mon’s with occasional story woven into it. But here is the thing that irks me; The little sneak peaks of story that we do get.. it’s good. It’s just so unfinished. It’s like there is a constant battle in the developers room betweeing writing a deep and interesting story (I’m not counting Pokemon Lore, just the story given in a game) and focussing on just the gameplay. There are many examples of rich story games with little gameplay (Grim Fandango, The Walking Dead, Almost every Visual Novel ever, Detroit; Become Human, just to name a few.) There are games with lots of gameplay and little story (Mobile games for example) and there are games that mix story and gameplay perfectly (Red Dead Redemption, Left 4 Dead 2, Persona 5 to name just a FEW examples) 

I feel Pokeon TRIES to be all three of these styles of games but ends up failing at everything.

Storywise they lured peopel in with Team Rainbow Rocket, like mentioned before this is for most people the reason they get drawn in; seeing their old baddies return and getting to interact with them again. It’s the same reason for me. But it feels unpolished, same with The Ultra Recon Squad. They seem like GREAT characters but again, so little is done with them that I feel there could be so much more.

Don’t change a winning team. 

Pokemon has been selling the same game to us for years. Again, I don’t blame them. Why bother. People like it, why change it? They try new gimmicks now and again and I respect them for trying. I personally like the Let’s Go Eevee/Pikachu versions. While they were FAR from perfect I can at least applaud them for doing something new and interesting. While at the same time trying to lure people who only played the mobile app into the main series by remake the first game all over again. Again, I understand. I would too if I were them.

But with Sword and Shield they are taking something away; Pokemon. And with that the whole thing comes undone. This is supposed to be THE Pokemon game, the big one, the game that will release on The Switch; home of BoTw and Mario Odyessy but also the upcoming Witcher 3, Skyrim. Games that are all much bigger than Pokemon and yet they took a vital part out of it.

The video is deleted now and I won’t link to the Chinese Bootleg game as it does steal user data, but the whole issue was the animations.  The animations in the bootleg were GOOD. And if we remember the amount of Pokemon makes per year they can afford themselves a team of good animators. This isn’t some indie studio who employs 20 people and have to live of Kickstarter donations, this is GAME FREAK, this is NINTENDO. And it’s not like they can’t, please remember Pokemon Stadium.  Look at the animation on that. Now remember that Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, ALSO came out for the Nintendo 64 and got a beautiful update on the 3DS. If they can do that, surely they can port the animations.

And yes, I’m hearing you. You say that there are a lot of Pokemon.. but they’re taking a lot of them out of Sword and Shield. So there is no excuse for the battles to look like this. And remember this is the same console that has BoTW, one of the most applauded games in recent gaming history. A game with tons of content, tons of NPCs, tons of Items and has almost none of the issues Pokemon has.

I don’t care about USUM because it’s a lazy cash grab that adds nothing new to the table except some side story that doesn’t do anything to the main story. Play UsuM, Play SuMo, you’re basically getting the same game. Nintendo is smart and tries to sell you the same game twice due to a Pokemon being unique to a game. Meaning that if you want them all, you’re going to have to fork over 120 US dollars and guess what? That version is almost sold out where I live. So it’s working. And I don’t blame them. I am impressed.

Because I get the feeling that, with absolutely minimum effort they are forking in insane amounts of money.  Nintendo is a company. They need money. I don’t blame them for doing the things they do. I am however, entitled to my opinion and despite everything said above I will see myself getting a copy of Sword or Shield in the future. Because that is how it always is. Because I too, want to relive the moments of my youth when the biggest concern I had was chosing my starter.

[eorzean-tale]

While I get where you're coming from, it still leaves me with a bit of meh feeling overall. I'll try and explain why, but it is hard to put to words, so please bare with me.

For starters: I honestly don't care about cliques. They happen, it's normal. I myself am quite specific in what I do and don't like in RP, so I tend to pick the people I regularly RP with carefully.

That said, I feel like that's not what people mean when they complain about cliques. I'm one of those people that came in late. Earlier this year Balmung opened up, and I finally got in.

If I hadn't managed to grab some of my friends from other games along for the ride, I probably wouldn't be here anymore by now.

In my experience, the argument that Balmung is huge and there are plenty of people that want to RP with you is something only those that have been in the community for a long time and have found their clique already ever say. To new people, it is somewhat devestatingly closed off. Yes, there are plenty of awesome RPers out there, but most of these groups and individuals aren't easy to find at all.

The only actual public RP spot is the Quicksand, and a large percentage of the people that RP there do so in private tells. If you aren't familiar with the Tumblr/Discord scenes, you might not even be aware there are any public events at all.

I almost never see LS/FC recruitments in the map chat either, which adds to the feeling that the Quicksand is all there is, and quite honestly, I wasn't impressed by it myself when I first came in.

Luckily for me, I did read up, and made myself aware of other resources. I've made a point out of going to a lot of public events and even the Quicksand itself when I first joined, but more often than not people stick to their own groups, not engaging much at all with people around them. To me, that defeats the point of going to a a public event to begin with, and combine that with almost everyone on this server having some sort of negative history with other people, and it feels like you're in a minefield at times where the mines are all giving each other the cold shoulder, but woe upon thee if you make a misstep.

It got a bit wordy, but what I'm trying to say is please do not assume that making contacts is any easier for anyone else than it is for you. Many people got burned in the past, and most do not have the benefit of being popular enough to have people lining up to RP with them. That's not a criticism, but it is something to keep in mind.

Personally I don't even really get why people get so hung up on the 'famous' people in the community anyway. I honestly don't give much of a damn, and am probably less likely to want to try and RP with someone if they act like their Tumblr/performance fame should mean anything to me. It doesn't. It doesn't mean much to most of the community I think, as a large part of it isn't even active on Tumblr anyway. Maybe that's what kinda irked me as well, that the assumption is made that anyone would want something from you because you are popular in some parts of the community. I get that's what happened in the past, but most people aren't fanboys/girls with the mentality of a 12-year old. I don't think we deserve to be dismissed as such. It feels more than a little condescending, though I'm sure it wasn't meant that way. I'm just trying to voice how it came across, to try and show another side of the coin.

Finding RP contacts is hard for everyone, especially in a community that seems to encourage the 'you don't owe anyone anything' attitude. No, you don't. But when people complain about how hard it is to find a group to fit in with, please do not dismiss them as being entitled (though, to be fair, there probably are people out there that do. Just not everyone, or even most). Like I said before, finding a good group is hard for everyone, and everyone has their own challenges to overcome.

To me, when I lament about how tight the cliques in the server are it is not coming from some entitlement that I think I have a right to belong without putting in the work, but it is a little sad to see how little trust there is in this community, and how especially new people suffer from that. I don't even want to know how many people we lose early on because we can't admit to ourselves that maybe, just maybe, we don't give people a chance when they probably do deserve one.

Am I saying it is up to you, or anyone else, to fix it? No, not at all. I just wanted to try and voice another side of the discussion. I have no solutions. I just hope people can get past their negative experiences enough to see that most people are pretty awesome and not entitled at all, and might even be worth your time.

🔥

Super unpopular opinion that may get folks angry at me, but here we go:

I admittedly am anxious of anyone who complains about cliques in the RP community, mainly because there’s often this sense of entitlement behind it.  Someone wants to join a specific group or wants to RP with a specific person and they get upset when they find they can’t.

I could understand being upset about being excluded from a group if Balmung was a very small, tiny RP community and the one specific group you were attempting to RP with was the only game in town.  When there’s only one group in a small community that holds all the keys to everything and you find yourself excluded form it - that truly sucks.

However, that no longer holds the same kind of weight when you’re in a massive RP community like Balmung full of all sorts of people who are incredibly eager to RP all the time.  At that point, it feels more like an individual feels entitled to gain access to a specific group or person, and for me, that’s incredibly uncomfortable.

Cliques are absolutely present in virtually any large community you join.  They are also, in my opinion, pretty normal. It’s just a group of friends. What makes them inherently good or bad are the people inside the group and how they treat others outside of it. 

If you punch the word ‘clique’ into google, you get the definition “a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them.”  By that definition, any guild with an application process is a clique.  

Consider for a moment why any guild has an application process to begin with:  Sometimes it is to make sure the people fit the culture of the guild. Other times it’s to make sure they have the same shared interests and views.  And most importantly, it’s sometimes to make sure the new person is safe for your guild members to be around.

If exclusion and making it difficult for others to join is what defines a clique - where do we draw the line between a clique and a safe-space where someone is establishing boundaries? 

Keep reading