#im a gem.

[serandipity]

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Welcome to 🌶️ hour, with Serenade

There’s been this push in the roleplay community to value pretty graphics and aesthetic over substantial writing and I fucking hate it tbh. Not everyone wants to make these over exposed over filtered icons just to be seen as a decent rp partner.

And I’m going to tell you, I don’t think pretty graphics make a good rp partner or a good blog. I think one of the biggest factors in actually making a good rp partner is reliability. If I reply to something will you respond to me. Is the response you give me going to add something to the thread? Could I consistently build plots and stories with you? Can I understand your reply to mine? Those are things I think make a good partner. Not pretty graphics.

That isn’t to say I’m not constantly blown away by some of the .psd’s for icons I see or blog themes but man, I’m so sour on this because there have been people who’ve refused to write with me because my blog lacks the aesthetic. On the one hand, fine whatever. Curate your space. On the other hand I get mad that I’m iced out cause I didn’t decide to spend hours of my already limited free time fucking around in photoshop and css to make a pretty blog and instead just decided to write!

But also a petty comment, but And can we talk about how they’ve just gotten tinier and tinier over the years? Like dude if I gotta squint to see your icon I’m aaaaahhhhh.

[eydilily]

so i dont love you !

[shepscapades]

SESSION FULL OF LITTLE GUYS :)

[jellitchi]

hotguy.

[deezneezz-2]

Loungewear Jamil Cards and Sprites. Guys, I'm inconsolable...

[applestruda]

Shapes in the deep

[tobyisave]

pov

[sirenetica]

Worked on these during MCC

[radishearts]

The sun and the sea ☀️🌊

Anyone else wanna join me in thinking about the fact that they pulled opposite motifs ?!?? The horrors of the deep sea in contemporary/modernish time and the joy and brightness of a punk future with the power of the sun. This is so crazy to me. How do they do it !?

Anyways one reblog 1 Stamp for Gem (and pearl can avoid some uh. Well you know, fraud charges)

[prisma-palace]

IM GOING TO START SOBBING

[meercraft]

100% convinced Scar has a secret twitter account btw bc that man appears in the most random conversations. he’s out here replying to a tweet of someone who was trying to promote their ranchers fic. how did he get there. i KNOW he’s out there lurking. he has to be. secretly. in the shadows. i know it

[pyrolizard413]

It is my headcanon that Joel's huge car build is actually just a small sedan that barely fits the two of them.

That and also the vibe of Wild Life is very small town that's haunted in the best way possible— the sketchy amusement park, the creature that lives in the woods, random curses that turn everything upside down. So you gotta rep local business lmao

Gem and Joel designs largely inspired by @/eydilily and their gorgeous fucking art

[tubbytarchia]

I told you I never stop thinking about merpearl

[sherlockggrian]

season 10 designs yaayyy

[wasyago]

✨the dragon slayer✨

[hoolyelina]

oh pirate gem the icon that you are