#inquiry by MYSELF

[finalgirlgretchen]

can i be honest this shit's so bad it's got me posting in r/bpd to feel for five seconds like other people GET it and i don't have to explain myself

[checanty]

Don't Let The Forest In Book cover illustration for CG Drews' novel Don't Let The Forest In published this October by Feiwel & Friends. It's a lush queer dark academia forest horror YA novel and will also feature some interior illustrations of mine. Prints | Instagram | Portfolio

[capn-twitchery]

hey, twitch, how's the zee been treating you? :3c

[Are...they okay?]

"Ah. Capital! Wonderful. Swimmingly, even. Always much to do. As is standard fare, of course. All fair seas and following winds, or however that goes.

...Howbeit, perhaps a small quarrel, here or there. Such is the nature of zailing. Fickle business. Nothing to report. It's a dreadfully dull answer to your questionings, I know. Apologies."

[notyixiangs]

help lol

& feng xin is terrified of himself because what does it say about him that he wants his sworn enemy to live. what does it say about him that he's been so irredeemably cruel for an eternity

[iniziare]

ignoring aventurine's blatant gay coding is really something

Other things have had me a little salty this morning, so in case that influences my perception of how you intended this, my sincere apologies. Either way, forgive me for being serious for a moment, but I want to use this as a PSA to make a point going forward on this blog.

I have nothing against opposing views, and I have nothing against people disagreeing with me, but what I have something against on principle, are potentially snarky messages like this one that seem to have only one aim, which is to try and taint my character by making insinuations that are wholly unfounded (that you think me to be anti-LGBT?) and based on something that you genuinely cannot draw any such thing from. Now whether Aventurine is 'gay-coded' as you so put it, or a bisexual man (on which note: it's real saddening to see that in 2024, in-house fighting against bisexuality's mere existence still reigns supreme, good job, you're really making admirable strides) doesn't matter for what I'm going to touch on. Although out of respect for the character himself and the person who wrote him, I can't move on without noting that you may want to reread some character stories, some dialogues (particularly things said by the Harmony to him, for instance), to see whether that seals your faith in your claim, or diminishes it. Either way, I want to remind you: being bisexual doesn't reduce the significance of being drawn to the same sex.

Alright, continuing what I was saying: messages like these don't accomplish anything, outside of making you feel like you're on a pedestal; is it cold up there? I don't envy you. In all seriousness however, in all my years on any of my blogs, I have always aimed to be canon-strict with my portrayals, with which I set myself up for something that I deem imperative for myself in RP: to be criticized by the masses. I have always tried to engage with my follower base, I have always encouraged them to come to me if I'm wrong on something, I value people trying to poke holes in my logic. And if you succeed in proving that I overlooked something, I will happily admit it, and stand corrected. In that, I aim to say that I thoroughly enjoy debate and discussion (based in rationale, and not feelings), which I think are fundamental to our society even outside of Tumblr. If someone disagrees with me, my notes are open, if you want to question something that I think or have posted, my askbox (as you've learned and have made use of) is open. But all I ask is that you open a line of healthy debate with me, and not send something that is entirely baseless if you don't even substantiate your claim in your same message. But also, what I don't understand is that my post doesn't even directly diminish the popular Aventurine/Ratio ship in the fandom, it instead simply expresses frustration that not more people see the depth of the Aventurine/Topaz dynamic, and recognize it as a good ship as well, because there is a lot within the game that aims at a definite potential there. Granted, yes, that comes with having to acknowledge that Aventurine may just be a bisexual man who is also into women, but if that's something that doesn't sit quite right with you, then maybe the issue that you're pointing at me, should be returned to you, the one who initially pointed the accusatory finger here.

Again, if you want to have a conversation about this and tell me why you think that I'm wrong by substantiating your own claim, you're very welcome to, and I'd be happy to engage with you. But until then, this is all that I have for you. And before I might get a 'why do I need to substantiate my thing, Sae', it's nothing against you personally, and instead it's the simple 101 of debate. You disagree with a point that I make? Then it is up to you to tell me why you disagree, so that I can give you a fruitful counter that you can then do something with.

Regardless of the intention of your message, anon, I wish you a good day, and I hope that it's raining less over there, wherever you may be, than it is over here. I'm not motivated to go get my groceries!

[qrowscant]

hello i am asking about your supercomputer oc with every disease and also flesh

are they single

IS can answer for himself !

[girlies4mcgann]

Day late and a dollar short on the announcement because Maggie just finished working San Diego Comic-Con and is very sleepy, but THE NEW EPISODE IS HERE! This one’s for the Titanic girlies 🚢

Listen now!

[apollos-boyfriend]

Leave us alone <3 not everything (and nothing tbh) should be sucking and fucking when it comes to REAL BREATHING PEOPLE. draw all the porn you weirdos want but leave real people out of it and stop judging twitter for caring about cc boundaries just because you all dont give a shit about the ccs you claim to love so much (dont u fucking dare say you stan them. if you actually fucking did, youd fucking respect them)

L + ratio + they’re characters + matthew hopkins would loooveeee you

[jensownzoo]

Thank you person from Craigslist for actually showing up to buy my thing.

I can now purchase cat food this week which I was starting to worry about.

[breelandwalker]

Are you working on any new books or projects at the moment?

-hides fanfic wip and pretends to be typing away furiously at a new episode script-

YES OF COURSE WORKING VERY HARD NOTHING TO SEE HERE

[royalwilmon]

Heyy ♥️ I want to ask something.

When is the next episode of friends with benefits fic? 🫶🏻

here's the good news... it's got my full attention now that pirates is officially published

the chapter as it stands is a bit of a Mess right now and it needs a lot of work. i am so excited for it though and i desperately want to get it done and out into the world, i knowwwww y'all will love it. i don't want to make any promises, but im really really trying to have it done well before season 3. i think that's totally doable, so fingers crossed

here are some little details about alve and margot's wedding to hopefully drum up some excitement:

the ceremony takes place at oscarskyrkan and the reception is at grand hôtel

wille has three significant convos with characters we haven't really interacted with in tomt yet before he gets a chance to talk to simon

jimmy buffett is involved in a significant way. as he should be in all things. RIP king i miss u

[skitskatdacat63]

Finished part 1 of my project :) ...why did I resign myself to making 4 drawings what is wrong with me

[capn-twitchery]

18 and 22 for twitch and grace 👀

18. Do they view their relationship as temporary or permanent?

it takes a long time as in, a few years-- for either of them to either realise or admit it, but they do eventually view it as permanent!! the realisation was less of a positive epiphany and more of a moment of fear inducing panic for both of them tho.

between both of them being aroace, terrible at communicating, grace's "100 unpacked issues about victorian era marriage culture," & twitch's "got out of the cage gardens 5 minutes ago and has no idea how to navigate a relationship"???

yeah they both freaked it the minute they went from "i kind of like hanging around them" to "i could be around them basically forever." but they kept going back to eachother everytime anyway. 😌

22. When were they the most vulnerable with each other?

i guess this is obvious but for grace it's being pulled out of the arctic since, lowest point of his life Ever (though i guess he didn't have much choice in that one actually. hm)

and for twitch it's being looked after during their honey headaches, telling grace about their time in the cage gardens & taking their glasses off around him (which they Do have a choice in! and they chose grace)

for less obvious ones,,,i think they're unexpectedly reassuring to eachother. twitch gets frustrated fairly easily, and a lot of the time it's over their memory issues/inconsistencies. grace is the only person who knows the full extent of why, and so he's the only person who can really listen (or just sit with them while they calm down)

on the other side, grace has the exact level of trauma you would expect a guy who watched 80 people slowly deteriorate & die to have (a lot!). he has nightmares, triggers, recurring flashbacks & memories, he can't sleep. twitch isn't incredible at comfort (they're learning) but they try to reassure him, at least.

basically for two emotionally challenged guys who usually isolate at the first sign of distress, their biggest vulnerability is 1: being known and 2: letting themselves be helped (or comforted) about it

ask game from here!

[chronokepts]

send this to all your favourite moots and roll a snowball! KEEP THE SNOWBALL ROLLING!❄️🤍❄️🤍❄️

[iniziare]

do you write?

Mel semi-dared me to type: “No, leave me alone.” So I have to include it. But in all seriousness, I'll respond this once, because it does allow me to update people a little bit. Though please know that your notification did have me pause mid-writing. Now, I want to politely, and respectfully direct you to my description on both dash-only and on my blog's theme, I also want to point your attention to my pinned post, and I believe that it's even in my rules, but I could be wrong. Though let me repeat it here:

The depictions you'll find here are canon-strict, and so you can expect many analyses of all kinds here, as dissecting the characters that I write is what I'm passionate about, and what I'm here for (and to write, of course!)

I admit, usually I aim to write more threads/asks consistently even if I'm excessively slow, and though I haven't updated the dash about my circumstances for a while (as I'm decently private about my life), know that writing meta has simply come a lot easier lately when time has permitted me to be on Tumblr. Now, that doesn't mean I don't value people's interest in writing with me, and I will live up to the promises that I've made that I will get to that (as I have occasionally done lately, and was in process of doing again)— but when meta comes easier to me, then I prioritize that as of late, simply because stress' best counter is the distraction that comes the easiest. Now this isn't by any means a waste of time, as it plays into what I quoted above. Because ultimately, here's my thing: I make it exceptionally clear everywhere on my blog that I am canon-strict (or as Tumblr, sadly, disrespectfully seems to call it nowadays: a 'lore purist'), and that this leads me to write a lot of analyses left and right on the characters that I write, but these are fundamental to understanding my portrayals of them. If that isn't your cup of tea, sir, or ma'am, then maybe this isn't the blog for you, and I don't mean that with malice, or in disrespect, but simply as a simple rebuke. In that, I greatly appreciate you checking in on behalf of my writing partners, but I'm also quite certain that they have the capacity to approach me themselves if they have any concerns. Have a nice day or night, wherever you are!

[qrowscant]

i randomly stumbled upon link rot in the tags and it has completely consumed my waking hours omfg!! i just finished reading up to the most recent update and the experience was so exquisitely crafted and unique in its multimedia form, i was on the edge of my seat the entire time!!! i already know this is going to be on my mind for a long time to come n im so excited to see where you continue to take it :D im appreciating fodder and is-ot n staring at them with big shiny eyes

thank you!!! i will continue cooking hehe