#joy maker

[beccawise7]

Always. Always be the person who chooses to bring a smile to someone's face and peace to their mind.

~beccawise7 💜🖤

[fieriframes]

[Lad—what’s names to th’ Joy Maker.]

[vaguely-concerned]

rook falling asleep on the red couch in the lighthouse dining room while lucanis is making dinner....... they were helping out by keeping him company and peeling and chopping potatoes for a while there but then the potatoes are done and the room is so safe and warm and smells like coffee and good food and lucanis is trying to explain something to spite and his voice is low and soft and good to listen to and rook's eyes only slip closed for a moment. they'll get up to save the world again or whatever in a second just. one moment. while the world is warm and kind. and then they're being shaken gently awake an hour later because it's time to eat and everyone's starting to drift hopefully dinner-wards

[citrus-moonlight]

As I often do, I've seen a few posts going around lately lamenting the lack of interaction with fanfiction/fanart here on Tumblr as well as AO3, but after reading a particular comment last night I just need to say this:

If someone tells you that the lack of response to sharing their writing is making them feel so upset that they're thinking of quitting writing altogether, don't tell them that's not a good mindset to have and they should just have fun with it and write for themselves. (have you just tried not being sad? you'll feel so much better!)

Even if you're a writer who felt that way once upon a time but then you changed your mindset so that you don't rely on others' feedback for validation and now you're so much happier, that's not helpful. Because that's obviously not what the person who is feeling sad and defeated is able to do right now, and for most writers/creators that's never going to be possible.

And it shouldn't have to be.

Especially here. Especially fanfiction.

Fanfiction is something that's created because someone loves something and wants to share it with others who love the same thing. And this is specifically a fandom space, somewhere that is supposed to be a community where discussion and dialogue can and is encouraged to happen between the people who write and the people who read. So when there's radio silence when you share something in this kind of space, do you really not see how that would be discouraging?

Because of course I write for myself - I would never get anything down on the page if I didn't - but I share because ultimately I want someone else out there to read what I wrote, and with any luck, to get some joy out of it. But if no one tells me they did, how am I supposed to know? As far as I know I've just been yelling into the void. As far as I know, all that work wasn't worth it.

A metaphor I've seen as an example is that it would be like having someone invite you over and cooking an entire delicious, heartfelt meal, you eat it all without saying anything, and then just leave. Do you not see how that would be upsetting?

We put so much of ourselves into what we write, bits of our hearts and souls and the things that we love and are exploring and are interested in or confused about. It's such a vulnerable thing to share something you've created, so when you tell someone that they shouldn't care if someone else reads what they wrote or tells them that they liked it, you're dismissing a very real and valid experience for so many creators out there.

Because regardless of how slow or fast a writer is, or how big or small their fandom is, it's still hard and takes time and energy and dedication and love - all of it in between our day to day lives from the mundanities to the heartbreaks - to even get something to the point where we're comfortable sharing.

Now, I know that not everyone thinks that writers are silly or selfish or entitled when they ask for feedback. Before I started writing again after many, many years, the main reason I didn't really comment on fics very often wasn't because I didn't think that the authors deserved feedback, it was more that I didn't really think that it would matter. That my comments would just be noted - if read at all - and brushed aside and then they would continue on about their day.

I could not have possible been more wrong. You might think you're just one person and it's just one comment but it's amazing how it can turn a day (or week, or month) around. How it can encourage someone to finish a story, or make a connection they'd been struggling with, or even just manage to add 500 words to a WIP. It is truly incredible to hear that someone loved something I wrote, and if you've ever commented on or reblogged one of my fics, please know that it truly means the world to me.

I've gone through a rough time with all of this lately myself, but I'm doing a bit better now (for the moment), so I just wanted to say this, in part to remind myself when it inevitably gets hard again:

If you're reading this, whether you're a friend or you've never seen me on your dash and never will again: I'm sorry it hurts right now. I'm sorry you feel discouraged and lonely, that it doesn't feel like it's worth it anymore, that you're struggling to find a reason to continue.

But I desperately hope that you keep writing. I hope you keep sharing. You're worth it. I know it's hard, and if you don't want to and you're just tired of the cycle of giving so much of yourself and getting so little in return, I understand that, too. It's ok to be in your feelings about it, it's ok to feel drained by it, and even though knowing you're not alone in your experience doesn't change anything and it still sucks, it's normal and valid and there's nothing wrong with you feeling the way that you do.

But I hope that you are able to find the joy in it again, because you deserve it. ❤️

[gargyshmub]

sorry

sorry i love rando so much im gonna post about him Again thank you sorry haha sorry and Thank You

[girlboyburger]

with my move around the corner and life feeling sort of real again, i'm having Regular Thoughts about hobbies i've been meaning to revisit...

[mezzoloth]

i forgot to post my thing for the last LISA digital zine—pls check out FINAL DAYS here and here: @lisadigitalzine !!!

i keep thinking about how much i will miss this zine and the space everyone made together. it was truly something very special and rare. i’m so grateful i got to be a part of it with everyone ♥️🥀

[tevanbegins]

Today I've made a decision. I'm going to choose to be so ridiculously happy and excited 😁 about everything Buck & Tommy ❤‍🔥 that I'll annoy the sh*t outta everyone 🤪 and won't even think a second before I block the crackpots invading our tags ❌ and soak up all the joy and positivity around me instead ❤ and dream beautiful Tevan dreams in my sleep 🥰 and endlessly gush over the canon reality of it all when I wake 😍 and no one will be able to stop me ✋🏽 or disturb my zen 😌 because my ship is thriving 🌻 and rising higher and higher 🚁 and I am so busy being happy ☺ that I have no time to entertain whiny salty nuts 👺 who can clown around in their own special delulu circus 🤡 away from my lovely ship and fandom 💖 whose brightness no amount of their crazy can eclipse 🌟 and I guess I'm done for now 🤭 so see ya later 👋🏽 but stay tuned for more unapologetic Tevan stanning! 🤩

[bantersnatch]

have you ever gone "gee i sure wish i could read a weirdly grounded prequel-slash-character study speculating about host!vic's relationship with their step family"?

...no?

well. that's what i wanted. i wanted it so badly, in fact, that i've gone and written it myself. if you've ever gone looking for a longer/multichapter vip fic, or you want to see host!vic start out bad and get so much worse, or you just crave bianca content -- there might be something here for you, too!

[angelicvigilante]

I got bored and made a few tierlists, please handle/enjoy my unhinged rantings. Probably out of character for some of these...my bad.

Barbatos- Far to committed to his work, nothing will stop this man from overworking besides the sheer will of god.

Lucifer- Does far to much work, although occassionally interrupted by his brothers, it does not deter him. The kind of guy to do something even after you tell him it's impossible just to prove a point.

Everyone in the committed category is being lumped together for this, but i wholly believe that all of them will get fully fixated on something and not stop until it's done, unless they get tired of it.

(I think Leviathan gets distracted easily, but gets it done more often then not so I don't count him in the easily distracted.)

Diavolo- Does his work fine, but finds himself distracted by bigger things, like the antics of another person.

Luke- Easily able to do things, unless you mention something he likes/someone needs his help, then it's al over.

Beelzebub/Mammon- Far to easily distracted by simple things to even have most of the focus on work/whatever in the first place. (Though can do things if they put their mind to it) Belphegor- I am projecting, I fully believe this man has executive dysfunction or something and no one can tell me I'm wrong.

Luke- Stole something on accident, cried in the courtroom; But thought it would be best for himself to learn by himself by representing himself. (was too scared to tell anybody.)

Solomon/Thirteen- Solomon somehow got Thirteen to eat his food, leading to Thirteen trying to kill him with a prank(something she'd do anyways.) Thirteen eventually gave up with her lawyer and the two fought so much the judge just threw them both in a cell.

Belphegor- Napped through it, panicked for a few moments, before realizing he'd probably be in trouble anyways and just went back to sleep.

Barbatos- Simply had better things to do.

Leviathan- Stole some limited edition version of a video game from another guy, the judge got so tired of listening to him talk about the nuances that he just gave up and let him off as long as he returned it.

Lucifer- Brought into court on false(real, he just lied his way through it.) claims that he killed a man, brought up by someone who witnessed the crime. Simply scared the other person so much they admitted to the crime instead and he got off with no trouble.

Diavolo- His lawyer was Barbatos, it simply doesn't matter what crime he committed.

Satan- Spends the whole time arguing with every single person in the courtroom, destroys the property; Just gets into worse trouble after being provoked.

Mammon- Stole something, on purpose. Every lawyer has given up on him, he simply gets himself into worse trouble.

Raphael/Mephisto/Simeon- I couldn't think of anything for them, but I just think it'd go that way. I cannot elaborate.

Asmodeus- Killed a guy, tries to flirt with the judge the entire time, it does not work out.

Beelzebub- Got mad at a worker, insulted and hurt them, almost cries in the courtroom, the judge just pities him at that point.

I have no explanations for these last ones, purely vibes.

[yagodichjagodic]

Some buttons I made

[blorger]

"Says here I should have put rosemary in it," Malfoy said with interest, and Harry’s head whipped around to look at him in disbelief. Malfoy had Harry’s Veela parchments spread out over one knee, and was reading them casually as though it was the morning Prophet. "How did you—" Harry started in alarm, but Malfoy cut him off. "Swiped them while you were dithering about whether to get in here in your swimming trunks or not. I assume that’s because of the lovely artwork you’re currently sporting," Malfoy looked up at him briefly through his fringe. "I do hope that’s not permanent, for your sake." Malfoy sniffed, resting his foot up on the edge of the bath and leaning back in his chair. "Rosemary, honestly. What are you, a leg of lamb? Next they’ll be saying to add potatoes and half a pound of carrots." "Jesus, Malfoy." Harry covered his face. "You weren't meant to read that!" "Why not? You as good as said all this before. Makes sense I should have all the information I possibly can so as not to make anything worse." "I don't see how this could be worse," Harry said with feeling, lifting his head and running a wet hand through his hair, making it stick up awkwardly. The corners of Malfoy’s mouth turned down as he continued to read. "Add a sprig of Lavender. Bloody hell, what a load of tosh."

from Two Weeks by shiftylinguini

[charnauk]

Squishing and wiggling The Maker around in my brain whenever I'm feeling a bit stressed..

[livingincolorsagain]

rereading old-ish sambucky fics to feel something

[unironicallycringe]

Looking at my old wips like "damn I really like these actually, who made these and why don't they finish!!"

The answer to the latter is always ADHD btw, I do not control the rate at which I hyperfixate

[synfl0w3r]

Face reveal💥💥💥