#jandjsalmon

[village-skeptic]

OOOh a cabinet position with village-skeptic sounds like a pretty lucrative gig! Count me in! 🖤

@jandjsalmon, you will absolutely be enjoying a cushy benefits package* as my Senior Secretary of Bughead Relations and Chair of the Special Inquiry Committee on Fanfic Finding!

*For all definitions of "benefits" that include pretty gifsets and tag essays. Because who needs insurance?

[fanfic-reading-challenge]

The 2025 Fanfic Reading Challenge

Welcome to another year of the Fanfic Reading Challenge (FRC)!

I won't bore you with the history of the challenge, this year, but I will welcome you to check out past posts that do explain some of it, as well as include a brief overview of what, exactly, this challenge is, though it does change year to year. (Essentially you read fics to complete goals and win bragging points and an artsy badge.)

This year is especially different, as I had the extreme pleasure of having @noxsoulmate as a partner in crime in keeping me hostage on track to completing this year's FRC. Another valued member of the mod team is @jandjsalmon and speaks for all of us if you need questions answered!

As for the challenge....

This is, indeed, a challenge. Of course.

First of all... you must obviously read fanfiction. As if you don't already!

You also need to download and make your own copy of the spreadsheet, which can be found here, as well as below in the important links section.

To participate in the challenge, you read fics that match the tasks in the challenge. An example of a task can be: "read a fic with a title containing the word purple in it." Should be easy! Of course, there are harder ones.

Which is why there are different modes of challenge to the FRC. These are as follows:

Participation (Complete 1 task)

Regular Mode (Complete 80 tasks)

Hard Mode (Complete 150 tasks)

Extreme Mode (Complete 220 tasks)

Complete (Complete 250 tasks)

The challenge lasts from January 1st, 2025, to December 31st, 2025.

There are badges that go with the modes completed, and even a secret 6th badge that will be fairly obvious if you look at the spreadsheet! Doesn't mean it'll be easy to complete though. *smirks* (Blame Noxy)

Most important of all: this challenge operates on the honour system. We don't check your work, or your reading logs (see below), so I mean, I guess if you want to be slippery with the rules, you do you, and that's on your conscience, but honestly it's so much fun to see how much you can get done by following the letter of the law/tasks! You can be slippery even with following the tasks fully. It's great fun. ;D

I think that's enough for an intro, really, maybe too much.

Important Links and Reading Logs/Trackers

As there is a component of the FRC that includes tracking numbers of words read, most of us use a reading log/tracker to keep count of how many fics we read, including data such as words, of course, chapters, month completed, ship, author, title, fandom, link to the fic, and such. It's a great place to mark what fics you want to read in the future as well!

This year we have FOUR trackers on offer, quite different from one another, so take a look, play around with them and check out their "intros", and choose according to what you think will work best for you!

Fic Tracking Sheets

Juulna's 2025 Reading Log

Noxy's 2025 Reading Log

2025 Jandy's Fic Tracker

Taru's Fic Tracker 2025

Discord

We have a blast on Discord. From general chatter to sharing pet pics to being there for each other during the tough times to forming lasting friendships and making friendships you’d never make in a ship- or fandom-specific Discord, to asking for help ‘rolling the dice’ (pick a number between 1-10!) to choose the next fic to read, to finding some of the really challenging task fills in fandoms people might not have ever read but are willing to try, or finding fandoms someone has never read and is very tentative about stepping out of their box, but they’re being 100% supported and know they don’t need to complete the fic for it to count for the task, stepping out of their comfort zone… we’ve formed a very odd group of, if not friends, then companions (but there are definite friendships that have formed!! Just ask the people who have started watching NHL and NFL together in our off topic channel!).

In any case, our Discord is not necessary, but it is a worthy and tactical element to completing many of the tasks of this challenge. 💙

And.... without further ado....!

The 2025 Fanfic Reading Challenge! (link)

There is an info/rules page as the first sheet on the spreadsheet that should fill in any further questions you have. It also has more contact info than just this page if you have any further questions and perhaps need a more immediate answer for your needs.

*Occasionally you will run into something that looks like an error, and it may in fact be one! Let us know if you see it. It's hard not to make a mistake on as large a spreadsheet as this.*

Please, first of all, have fun and just read fanfiction that you enjoy! I (Juulna) did that last year and didn't even come close to completing the entire challenge, and I still had a blast because I was enjoying what I was reading and rereading. Others took the challenge right to the completed end. Others forgot about it halfway through but still had fun, and some even went back and filled in the sheet for a really good showing! The challenge is what you make of it, what you want from it. So... just have fun. Read fic. Smile. Enjoy. :)

Second of all... well, we would love if you signal boost this post!!!!

Third of all, we do have our pinned post that includes a link to this page and that will include a link to our Discord and all our trackers as well, including past links for memento and informative purposes.

Thank you, and a blessed 2025 to all!

[burberrycanary]

Movies I enjoyed in 2024 🎬

Thanks for tagging me, @booksandabeer 🍻

Rules: post 9 films you saw for the first time this year and enjoyed, brand new or not but that are new to you, then tag 9 people.

My main criterion for picking these ended up being which films continue to haunt me, such that I think about them regularly—they gnaw at me a little. And I will happily admit that's a funny operational definition of "enjoy." All the same, here are my first-seen-in-2024 picks:

Z (dir. Costa-Gavras)

Funny Ha Ha (dir. Andrew Bujalski)

All That Jazz (dir. Bob Fosse)

Plein Soleil / Purple Noon (dir. René Cl��ment)*

Yukinojō Henge / An Actor's Revenge (dir. Kon Ichikawa)

This Gun For Hire (dir. Frank Tuttle)

Breaking the Waves (dir. Lars von Trier)

Tiny Furniture (dir. Lena Dunham)

Meghe Dhaka Tara / The Cloud-Capped Star (dir. Ritwik Ghatak)

* Seeing Plein Soleil on a gorgeous newly restored 35mm print was one of the highlights of my film-watching year!

This has been going around for a little, so if you'd like to play and haven't, I'm tagging @village-skeptic, @bromcommie, @arctic-turtle-cassiopeia, @theelectricpeach, @moggett, @between-a-ship-and-a-hard-place, @jandjsalmon, @musette22 and @onecontinuoussigh.

(And if you have played and I missed your list, I'd love to see it!)

[psychic-refugee]

Wenvier Bingo: Summer Camp

Thank you @jandjsalmon for the direction.

After Camp Chippewa burned down, and the owners had been found dead from being roasted while still alive, an inquiry was made.

The Martin and Granger families soon found that Becky and Gary had been running the camp as fascists and the families were quick to drop any charges against Wednesday and Pugsly for their revolt. Neither family wanted it known that Becky and Gary had not only put on the most racist play to ever be written for a summer camp, but that they routinely locked children in an air condition-less cabin with no bathroom, no food or water, for days on end while blasting Disney movies on the highest volume: all violations of the Geneva Convention.

The fact they targeted minorities and those with disabilities was particularly damning.

The Addams family always had a sense for a good investment and were willing to keep quiet about the abuse and buy the camp for cheap.

Camp Chippewa was under new management. It kept its name and still advertised as the premier summer camp for privileged young adults. Only they focused on making it a summer camp for Outcasts.

Werewolves loved to roam free on full moons and learn to hunt the wild game.

Vampires enjoyed midnight hikes on the trails.

Gorgons were free to sunbathe without their head covers along the lake.

Wednesday found that summer camp was actually quite enjoyable when she wasn’t subject to the whims of Normie tyrants with delusions of mediocrity.

The Harmony Hut was converted to a comfortable cabin with all the mod cons an Outcast like her could enjoy. It had industrial air conditioning that had it as cold as any morgue, and the windows were tinted to mimic an ever-present twilight.

She was allowed her quiet writing time, and even partook in other activities such as archery, canoeing, and hikes with the Vampires at night.

Ever since she scared him half to death, Joel had a bit more Outcast to him in his madness and she loved him all the more for it.

They were considered the king and queen of summer camp and everyone knew not to try to get between them.

The madly in love couple, however, did eye hungrily the newest Outcast to join Chippewa, Xavier Thorpe.

The shy artist enjoyed his own private shed where he could paint to his heart’s content and had a bit of a competitive streak against Wednesday at the archery range.

Xavier quickly put anyone in their place if they thought he was some demure psychic, by animating deadly spiders and unleashing them on other campers.

Xavier's dark side only fanned the couple's desire for him.

He thought the couple were beautiful in their dark madness for each other, but respected boundaries.

Wednesday and Joel had seduced Xavier by asking him to paint a portrait of them.

When they both suggested a nude painting, Xavier got the hint and joined them.

They enjoyed a summer of passionate nights and playful activities in the woods.

The rumours of the Triad spread quickly when their love making was louder than the Werewolves on a full moon in the Harmony Hut.

Wednesday and Joel had become so enamored with Xavier that they followed him to Nevermore once summer was over.

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[likemereckless]

This One Time in Key West

Check Out Chapter 3 Here!

When Betty Cooper arrives in Key West searching for answers from her past, she never expects to find a rag-tag crew of characters at the local bar to call friends. With their collective baggage and eclectic ways, they may be exactly what Betty needs in her life. That, and the broody bartender, Jughead Jones.

Thanks and love to my friend @jandjsalmon for the edits and continuous support.

[a-true-janian-reply]

When you get this, you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to and publish. Then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool)

Thanks for the tag @djgrannyglasses

I guess I’ll just put down what I have listened to a lot recently.

1) Kill Bill by SZA

2) Never Tear Us Apart by Paloma Faith

3) You First by Paramore

4) No Return from the Yellowjackets soundtrack

5) Get Lucky by Halestorm (cover)

@jandjsalmon

No Pressure Tagging: @lavenderursa @stillhidden @dollsome-does-tumblr @djgrannyglasses @hanitje @i-know-you-can @loudfederationscreeching @burnhamandtilly @betsforsythetrash @thetaoofbetty

[thisuniquedistance]

Catching up

Tagged by the @xoxobuckybarnes 😘 and grabbing a break in all the crazy to catch up...

Last song: Dead Prez - Police State

Relationship status: Single

Sweet/spicy/savory: Savory with a good kick of spice, for variety!

Favorite color: I’m in a blue period, coming out of a long tonal black run. Most specifically, the blue that Helen Molesworth describes as “this crazy electric blue line” she sees in Alice Neil’s work and understands, of course, as existing in relation to Cezanne and several other figures of the impressionist and post-impressionist movements; a vivid and unrealistic blue that marks where something is contained and at the same time made other from the space around it. But where Molesworth’s reading on this electric blue surrounding line becomes particularly interesting is in viewing this as “the blue of blood that's in our body, not outside it"—which is a description that continues to give me the chills but in the best sort of way. So, yeah. That particular vital electric blue. I'd like to read some more Molesworth's takes on the post-impressionists; but beyond all that, I just love this particular blue.

Last movie: The fascinating This Gun for Hire from 1942, starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd in his breakout role. I run a small film club with some friends and this was a great pick for our ongoing Unpremeditated Noir series.

Last show: I’m still slowly working through Succession, which I very much enjoy. I’m into season 3 and not rushing reaching the end.

Last thing I googled: according to google the enigmatic “hotels” which honestly I don’t remember googling 🤔

Current obsession: I mean, how can I pick? Breakfast sandwiches. The concept of a capsule wardrobe--late to the party, I know. Hifi sound equipment, which is such a rabbit hole.

I haven’t been able to be on tumblr much lately. So I don’t know who has done this already but gently tagging @village-skeptic, @jandjsalmon, @between-a-ship-and-a-hard-place, @stirringsofconsciousness, @deadalien and @booksandabeer

[jandjsalmon]

I knew a girl on LiveJournal with the same name...jandjsalmon. is that you? 🤔

👋🏼 Indeed it was/is.

I still have the LJ - but rarely use it except to read OhNoTheyDidn't.

[girlsloveamystery]

A shout out of people who picked me up when I was down on the floor last week: @jandjsalmon @daphnesvieira @jenny-jensen @middleagedresidentofriverdale. Thank you. Last week was tough but you ladies held me up.

[victimofthemusic]

Ok. For the DVD Commentary (it was very hard to choose a passage - this is one of the best fics in the fandom imo):

"Finally, Xavier’s eyes move from her face to her shoulder and he whispers, “Can I see it?”

Surprised and slightly taken aback, her first reaction is to say no, to admonish him for being greedy and asking too much of her, for taking more than she’s willing to give. 

But then she does what she refused to do last semester: she allows herself to look at him, really look at him, allows herself to see what he’s been trying to give her all along and she finds her own fears reflected back at her, the same fears she keeps under lock and key and buried six feet down in the depths of her soul. The same ones he allows to play out on his face, lurking like shadows in the depths of his eyes, his proverbial heart on his sleeve for her to see and hold and do with as she pleases, if she so wishes. 

It hits her, then, like a proverbial arrow to the shoulder, that the scar she bears on her shoulder was originally meant for his heart, the same heart he bears to her now. The same heart she almost died protecting by making the choice to step in front of that arrow. That same arrow that he shot originally to protect her, even though she had done everything she could to prove she didn’t need to be saved. This scar binds them together, connecting them in a way that’s unchangeable and undeniable, as sacred as any vow or promise that could be uttered between two people and even though it’s been imprinted into her skin forever, it’s Xavier’s scar, too. This piece of her body is no longer just hers, it belongs to him, too. "

For a fic commentary on any one of my fics, please see this post here

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Oh my gosh first things first--thank you so much @jandjsalmon for not just participating, but for saying such sweet things and for even reading this fic in the first place🥺❤️

And secondly, I'm going to tell you a secret--this is my favorite scene in this entire fic and I'm so happy this is the one you chose🖤

I struggled a lot with this fic--I have four different drafts sitting in my google docs and I kept re-writing and re-writing, because I was so nervous about my portrayal of Wednesday and for some reason, I kept thinking back to that scene in the last episode, where she takes the arrow for Xavier and I kept getting stuck on the significance of what that meant--quite literally putting your own life on the line for someone else, sticking your neck out for someone in order to keep them safe, to protect them in such a visceral way. And for me, that little moment, that's signifies Wednesday's shift in her feelings for Xavier--or at least, an unconscious acknowledgement of what she feels for him.

And my thoughts kind of...spiraled from there.

It's hinted at throughout the show that Xavier and Wednesday are somehow linked--not only are their powers similar, but Wednesday keeps getting compared--by both Goody and Morticia-- to a raven throughout the show and in the first episode, Xavier is seen painting a mural of ravens. They also have a habit of saving each other--Wednesday saving Xavier from being burned alive in his Godmother's coffin and Xavier pushing her out of the way of the gargoyle in the first episode.

It just seems to be this pattern, this cycle, of them looking out for each other, protecting each other and I really wanted some physical evidence of that, tangible proof to tell that story.

And that's when I realized, the only scar--physically, at least-- Wednesday would carry from that night would be the one left behind by the arrow. Goody healed her stab wounds, but this one scar--she would have that one forever. And it's one she bears because she stepped in front of that arrow to save Xavier's life.

Wednesday is a very solitary creature, who is admittedly selfish, likes control, has self-preservation instincts a mile wide and doesn't do things without thinking it through and this scar, to me, would contradict all of these things--tangible proof that for one moment, she didn't think, she put someone before herself and risked her life to save someone else. And not just anyone, but Xavier--someone who she felt she couldn't trust, but I would also wager to believe she knew she could trust him, but didn't understand why she knew that, why her body seemed to know that and she projected that suspicion onto him.

And I felt like this scar would be something Wednesday would struggle to come to terms with--because of everything it represented to her. And I think the memory of how she got that scar, what she did to earn it, would be something that held a significance to Wednesday.

(And it didn't escape my notice--or Wednesdays--that the scar would be shaped like an X, too😏)

And to me, this scene, it shows Wednesday surrendering to a truth that she's known all along--that Xavier is a part of her, that they're lives are linked, somehow, someway and for someone who struggles with emotions like Wednesday, this would be the only way she'd be able to show him that. And I think that would mean more to Xavier than anything else--Wednesday, bearing this part of herself to him, because it says more than those three words could.

(Wednesday would totally be the type to romanticize scars and this is a hill I'll die on)

Scars tell stories--where we've been, what we've been through, what we've survived--and once I latched onto this concept, the writing of this story happened organically and came so naturally, it wrote itself.

I'm so sorry for this long winded rant, I swear I didn't mean to make it this long and I will give you so much credit if you bother to read any of this rambling over just a five hundred word section of a fic.

Sigh.

Music is a big part of how I write and in case you're interested the top five songs I listened to when writing this were:

1). Snow on the Beach by Taylor Swift

2). Maroon By Taylor Swift

3). Labyrinth By Taylor Swift

4). California by Lana Del Rey

5). Anyone Else by PVRIS

And a bonus track:

6). Strangeness And Charm by Florence + the Machine

I hope you enjoyed this little bit (ha, more like a lot of bit, again I'm so sorry💀) of commentary and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and thank you for giving me the opportunity to ramble about something I'm so very passionate about❤️

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If anyone else would like to participate in something like this, simply pick one of my fics from here or ao3 and choose a 500 word section to get background info, commentary, a more in depth explanation, funny little anecdotes or what I was thinking when writing said scene, feel free to send it to me in my asks🖤 this was so much fun to do and I’d love to do more🖤

Credit to this post here

🖤

[sunshinebunnie]

@jandjsalmon @juuls @noxsoulmate

hello fan creators!

Year of the OTP is officially back for 2025 with a new set of prompts!

we've switched some of the prompt categories around in an effort to make the event more inclusive of all kinds of fanworks. we've also included song prompts this year! the playlist is on spotify here.

we want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the last event - it grew so much larger than we ever expected and it's truly amazing how you all took our last set of prompts and made so many wonderful things. keep it up!

a couple housekeeping notes: we will not be reblogging every entry this year. mods will keep an eye on the blog if you have any questions, but the reblogs were too much last time. thank you for your understanding!

we will be closing the 2023 collection on December 31. thank you for your continued participation, but it's time to look forward!

the link for the new collection will be posted here January 1.

we're looking forward to seeing what you create this year!

alt text below the cut.

Year of the OTP 2025

The Rules: the Ao3 collection accepts any /-ship works inspired by a prompt from this sheet The Challenge: make 12 works for one ship in one year, using prompts from each month

*you do not need to do the challenge to post to the AO3 collection, as long as you follow the rules*

January first kiss ♦ “may I have this dance” ♦ sharing clothes ♦ BDSM AU ♦ stockholm syndrome ♦ Strong – One Direction

February Valentine’s Day ♦ “it made me think of you” ♦ bed sharing ♦ multiple penetration ♦ mind control/mind break ♦ Like Real People Do – Hozier

March fresh starts ♦ “what are you doing with that”♦ florist/tattoo artist ♦ phone sex ♦ major character death ♦ Take Care – Drake

April pranks ♦ “right in front of my salad” ♦ running away together ♦ dom bottom/sub top ♦ raised to be a killer ♦ Drops of Jupiter – Train

May hanahaki ♦ “we’re dating? since when?” ♦ body swap ♦ magical sex toys ♦ stalking ♦ Paper Rings – Taylor Swift

June pride ♦ “I can’t get you out of my mind” ♦ relationship reveal ♦ unconventional sex positions ♦ paying a debt with your body ♦ Good Looking – Dixon Dallas

July vacation together ♦ “I like my _ how I like my coffee” ♦ kidfic ♦ mutual masturbation ♦ dehumanization ♦ You May Be Right – Billy Joel

August Sports AU ♦ “you’re thinking too much”♦ cooking together ♦ object insertion/ penetration ♦ becoming a monster ♦ You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC

September high school/college sweethearts ♦ “come here” ♦ date night gone wrong ♦ semi-public sex ♦ abduction ♦ Thinking Bout You – Frank Ocean

October costumes ♦ “boo” ♦ online dating ♦ shibari ♦ mutual non-con ♦ Mr. Brightside – The Killers

November camping ♦ “are you sure” ♦ touch-starved ♦ cockwarming ♦ abusive relationship ♦ A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

December holiday traditions ♦ “where are you taking me” ♦ bathing together ♦ food play ♦ tortured for information ♦ Everything Is Alright – Laura Shigihara

[village-skeptic]

Oh you're absolutely Fleetwood Mac. Um.... Dreams maybe? It's definitely the vibe.

Jandy!!! This delights me. Certainly an all-time fave song.

Sage advice, Stevie.

[fanfic-reading-challenge]

Happy 2024 Fic Challenge!

@jandjsalmon and I are here with the new fic reading challenge for 2024! Heck yeah! Jandy did most of the work this year, I'll be honest, and the new challenge looks great!

For the uninitiated, basically there's a bunch of tasks to complete as you read fanfiction over the year. For example, read x number of authors, read a new ship, read a fic with x in the title, etc.! It can be a fun way to challenge yourself, or to help you read more, or to discover new things you might never have tried!

But here, without further ado...

2024 Fic Reading Challenge spreadsheet

There are also two fic trackers you can use (or you can create your own, of course).

Jandy's Fic Tracker

Juulna's Fic Tracker

Remember that for any of these spreadsheets, you need to 'make a copy' for your own use. Otherwise you won't be able to edit anything!

We have a pinned post with all the important links, but I'll include a couple here for ease of access.

We have a Discord!

We also have completion badges every year, and here are last year's as an example. (They are adorable.)

And, of course, there are rules (with a helpful FAQ).

Anyone is welcome to join, even if you don't hang out with us in the Discord! And the whole challenge is done on the honour system. You say you completed Extreme Mode? I ain't checking that out! :P

Well, we hope that everyone has a good time with this year's challenge! We're as excited as you are. And remember: there's never a stupid question if you need to ask us anything. We do accept Anon asks, too. <3

Have fun reading, and here's to a great 2024 overall!

[burberrycanary]

Catching up

Tagged by the @xoxobuckybarnes 😘 and grabbing a break in all the crazy to catch up...

Last song: Dead Prez - Police State

Relationship status: Single

Sweet/spicy/savory: Savory with a good kick of spice, for variety!

Favorite color: I’m in a blue period, coming out of a long tonal black run. Most specifically, the blue that Helen Molesworth describes as “this crazy electric blue line” she sees in Alice Neil’s work and understands, of course, as existing in relation to Cezanne and several other figures of the impressionist and post-impressionist movements; a vivid and unrealistic blue that marks where something is contained and at the same time made other from the space around it. But where Molesworth’s reading on this electric blue surrounding line becomes particularly interesting is in viewing this as “the blue of blood that's in our body, not outside it"—which is a description that continues to give me the chills but in the best sort of way. So, yeah. That particular vital electric blue. I'd like to read some more Molesworth's takes on the post-impressionists; but beyond all that, I just love this particular blue.

Last movie: The fascinating This Gun for Hire from 1942, starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd in his breakout role. I run a small film club with some friends and this was a great pick for our ongoing Unpremeditated Noir series.

Last show: I’m still slowly working through Succession, which I very much enjoy. I’m into season 3 and not rushing reaching the end.

Last thing I googled: according to google the enigmatic “hotels” which honestly I don’t remember googling 🤔

Current obsession: I mean, how can I pick? Breakfast sandwiches. The concept of a capsule wardrobe--late to the party, I know. Hifi sound equipment, which is such a rabbit hole.

I haven’t been able to be on tumblr much lately. So I don’t know who has done this already but gently tagging @village-skeptic, @jandjsalmon, @between-a-ship-and-a-hard-place, @stirringsofconsciousness, @deadalien and @booksandabeer

[likemereckless]

tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better 💖

Tagged by @cheryllclayton

Tagging: @madasahattersblog @stonerbughead @jandjsalmon @raymondebidochonlifechoices @freezing82 @middleagedresidentofriverdale

~ 3 ships: Lois & Clark, Mulder & Scully, Bughead.

~ first ever ship: Lois & Clark

~ last song: probably Halloween kid songs because my little guy is still obsessed with Halloween

~ last movie: Ticket to Paradise

~ currently reading: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

~ currently consuming: Gingerbread Latte (don’t come @ me. It’s gingerbread season until I’m ready for spring)

~ currently craving: nothing really. Looking forward to enchiladas for dinner though

[girlsloveamystery]

I love @jandjsalmon

I think my favourite thing about tumblr mutuals is how it lets me really lean in to loving people in the simplest of ways

And by that I mean - I don't really know my mutuals extremely well, for the most part. I know pieces of them - maybe a name, maybe about their pets, or what area of the world they live in, or what fandoms they like, or little things they love about the world. Maybe about their sorrows, too. But little things. Things that feel ok to share on an open platform.

But they're still my beloved mutuals. And I still love them. So I get to leave nice little messages, or tell them that I love what they're writing, or send condolences in their replies when something hard happens. I can try and make this person who I don't really know that well smile, or feel a little bit loved, so why wouldn't I try?

And my mutuals do the same for me! I get tagged in posts, or people send me asks for an ask meme, or like the silly things I post. Little bits of love sent my way all the time.

I dunno. I just love that this platform lets us try and make people's day just a little bit brighter, simply by knowing that someone out there, halfway across the world, is smiling at you and wishing you well and sending you love through frog pictures or fandom gifs. Thats all.