#lib talks

[libellule-ao3]

It was supposed to be a no-brainer, but apparently not... 🙄This being the case, I'm keen to respond to this subject, which was raised with me recently by an anonymous person.

That's why I now make it clear that, as a writer of fanfics, my work can sometimes deal with controversial themes or unhealthy, abusive behaviour. But in no way do I aim to normalise, glorify, or approve of these situations.

The content of my fanfiction does not reflect my personal opinions or moral values. I strongly condemn the problematic behaviour I sometimes relate in my stories, and I would never wish to see it happen in real life.

On the other hand, I sometimes like to explore darker aspects of human nature in fictional stories, highlighting moral dilemmas and creating narrative intensity through problematic situations. Certain elements can also serve as catharsis, but that's only occasionally.

What's more, my stories 🔞 always include the necessary warnings so that readers can make an informed decision about whether to engage with their reading.

My primary aim is to entertain readers and, eventually, to create a space where they can explore fictional themes and situations in complete safety, without judgement or prejudice. And while some elements of my stories may be thought-provoking, my role is not to educate readers who are supposed to have the maturity to approach these stories in a thoughtful way.

And obviously, as a reader, I don't judge the morality of authors on the basis of their fan work either.

Finally, any subsequent post questioning my morality or attributing false intentions to me solely on the basis of the fanfics I create will either be ignored or sent back to this post.

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[liberace2]

I’m trying really hard not to be offended by every little thing. But when my friend irl consistently interrupts me to tell me how my medication works- meds that I have been on/off my whole life- it’s really hard to not tell them to shut the fuck up. And then proceeds to do the same thing about my sexuality. My sexuality is this: my business. I don’t care what I am. I’m not looking for a relationship atm, so there’s no point in trying to put me in a box. If I feel like identifying as ace-spec like I have for the past, what, 4 years now??? I can do that. I’ve done my research, I don’t need people telling me “you’re pan” “you’re not technically ace” “you’re pan, not bi” BITCH I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT I AM SO HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW?

Is there a time limit for when I have to have my sexuality solidified by? I’m not the type of person to wear the pins and buttons and patches with my pride flag because I honestly don’t feel like anything fits me. And I. Don’t. Care. If other people want to wear their pride colors, that’s amazing, I’m envious that you have figured yourself out enough to wear your colors with pride. But I haven’t. I haven’t figured out what I am because I don’t even want a relationship right now so I’m not worrying about it. But to have someone try and put me in a box, just because THEY think they know what I am, jeez.

My pride colors are my own business

I feel like my own frustration comes from just feeling like I’m not being heard. Which I’ve felt in a bunch of different categories lately with many friends and at work.

[ricky-mortis]

He’s such a goofy silly guy!

[scripted-downfall]

It's kinda hilarious how the Lords in Black looked at Ted and went "yeah, no, fuck this one guy in particular" for no real discernible reason. Like, obviously, there's Tinky and his Spankoffski Poké Ball, but then there's Pokey who a) turned homeless!Ted immediately and then had him dance two feet away from his infected little brother and b) passes up on turning anyone with Join Us or Die solely to taunt/beat up Ted with his girlfriend and her husband. And! They all collectively agree that they're gonna try to make Grace/Steph/Peter all think that killing Pete is the way to go, even though they shouldn't really care whether Steph dies or Grace loses her [redacted] because they're all still "things they cherish the most". What the hell made these eldritch beings decide to fixate on fucking Ted of all people??

[puppyeared]

mascot

[genderqueerdykes]

I really really appreciate the posts about fat acceptance and stuff. I used to be pretty underweight but I've definitely gained weight (and muscle too I'm sure) on HRT, the way it sits/distrubuted on me is something that is hard to see sometimes and there's a lot of parental commentary about fat people that needs to be worked on.

hey, you're welcome! i'm glad you agree

gaining weight isn't always bad, in fact for many people, it can be an outright blessing. people can have a wide variety of conditions that can lead them to being chronically underweight, and putting on even a few pounds was seen as a huge accomplishment and a safety net. my best friend is this way

even if it's not required for one's health, putting on weight isn't inherently bad. every person's body has a range in which it attempts to naturally sit for their baseline weight. this will vary greatly from person to person based off of activity levels, hormone levels, genetics, individual dietary needs vs. dietary intake, digestive issues, eating disorders, allergies, food intolerance, neurodivergence, developmental disorders, and more.

the way i see it is it becomes very obvious to a person when their weight has actually come to negatively affect them. this will be marked in a decline in energy, feeling fatigued and malaise most of the time, headaches, difficulty getting out of bed, increased chronic pain including pain while standing or walking, breathing difficulties, difficulty walking/moving long distances for reasons not due to joint or connective tissue health, becoming pre/diabetic suddenly if one was not before, and/or other health complications that were not present before the amount of weight was gained

most fat, chubby, etc. people are sitting well within the healthy range for their body without realizing it. our bodies are great at telling us what they need it's just hard to listen when we're busy, exhausted, and/or neurodivergent. many people have a good idea of what their body needs but get talked or shamed out of doing what's right for them. parents, like you said, are especially uptight and strict about weight for seemingly no reason.

i've always been fat my whole life. once i reached my teen years i began to hover around the 300 lb range and that's where i've always been. my mom was fat and so was my dad, and both of their families. my mom projected so much of her fatphobia on to me it was unreal. she would critcize me any time i wanted a snack by asking "you're eating again?" and other dumb shit. children are growing and active, they need a lot of food, especially for good brain function (yes, our brains need fuel, revolutionary concept, i know)

i don't understand why parents desperately NEED their children to be physically attractive to them. can we talk about this? i know it's uncomfortable but this is a huge parental issue. i am SO tired of hearing parents go ON AND ON about how "beautiful" or "handsome" their children are. it's extremely creepy, there's no reason to focus on their appearance like that. some parents become SO distressed when their children are not conventionally attractive, as if it makes them less attractive by proxy. it's insanely creepy. a child's conventional beauty or lack there of should be of no concern to a parent- why do some parents obsess over this? it gives the child severe body image issues and it's not a good level of vanity to project on to a kid

anyway, it's okay to be fat, especially if you find you're not struggling with pain or mobility. some people will have pain and mobility issues no matter what weight they're at. everyone's different. someone's weight is their own concern and nobody else's, unless there is medical significance in which case it is between them and their medical team. not every fat person has health issues due to their weight, in fact, most do not. it's okay to let your body be the weight it wants to be

nobody should have to constantly feel like they have to be fighting their own biology just to look "more attractive". people are attractive when they look the most like their real, natural selves. it's way more flattering and it's better for the individual. don't expect other people to go through hell just to look "good". just let people be themselves. let people feel good, and feel good about themselves. worry about yourselves when it comes to appearance

anyway, thank you for the feedback, i really appreciate it! i will always be here for other fat folk because i've gone through many interesting situations with diet and health and my weight always sits around the 300 mark give or take 20 lbs in either direction. my lowest weight as an adult was 260 lbs. my highest was 360. muscle tissue plays a huge factor in this right now for me. i have clothes in my closet that range from literally Small all the way up to XXXL and they all fit me just fine. weight isn't as big of a deal as people think it is, it's a very neutral thing most of the time

[dandylion-s]

Listen man if you're taking the side of the cops beating on students maybe take a second and re-examine wtf could've made you this way.

[zvaigzdelasas]

"Xi Jinping is personally carrying fentanyl into the US and selling it on the streets" becoming a sensible bipartisan talking point now rly solidifies my gut feel that "China/Iran/[Bad Guys] are invading us through the southern border!" is gonna become a more & more prominent bipartisan USAmerican politician talking point like. Within the year

[anime-academia]

When will my husband (Internet Archive) return from the war?

[bornwholocker]

It was the ILLEGAL ALIEN, with the TRANSGENDER OPERATION, in the JAIL

[libellule-ao3]

Change of pseudo on AO3

My darling came across my AO3 profile on the family computer. (He knows I write and he knows what I write, but he doesn't know all the details bc he's not interested)

He: "Your name is Petite-Libellule (=little dragonfly)? *with a atonished look* You realise that with a pseudonym like that, you'd expect to find more children's stories than… This? *shows a dark and smutty chapter on the screen* Me: 😯 He: 😎 Me: 😑 He: 😎😎

Me: 🤔

He: 😎😎😎💕

So, goodbye Petite_Libellule and Hello Libellule_Sulfureuse on AO3.

[spigosaur]

hatchetfield hc

the lords in black used to have 2 sisters but then wiggly realised he’s actually a man

Ooooo the Lords in Black and Gender! I have opinions on that!

First of all, more power to you and your trans headcanon!! I have a very different idea of the lib's (and by extension Wiggly's) genders, but I fully support this.

I myself like to lean more into the eldrich horror aspect of the Lords in Black rather than humanising them too much, and the point of eldritch horror is that it's so different from anything we know that it becomes incomprehensible. Gender is a human concept, so why would these eldritch gods adhere to it?

I think of them as inherently agender and the gendered language and presentation they use says nothing about them or their identity, it's more of an aesthetic to play around with that doesn't actually mean anything. To them gender is more like clothes than an actual part of themselves. And the he/him and masculine gendered terms of the Lords in Black is basically a uniform.

That's why Webby is the only one to whom her gendered presentation actually means something. Not because she actually identifies as a woman, but because she uses it to distance herself from her brothers. I imagine that if and when she was still part of the lords and evil herself, she would have called herself a Lord in Black rather than a Lady in Black and gone by he/him too.

Thank you for the ask and I'm sooo sorry it took me this long to answer.

[samscorch]

Grace at the end of Nerdy Prudes

[uptownthots]

I think if you’re not American but you’re still on your knees sucking the dusty cum out of Biden’s rotting corpse cock every damn day you better get your ass over here and come vote blue no matter who your damn self oh my lord 💀

[wirefoxedterrier]

Ngl the way this site talks about veganism and vegetarianism (as in, opposing it) so often blatantly ignores and erases cultures where that’s the standard diet and it’s slowly driving me insane

Veganism as in the specific movement under that name is a relatively new western in origin phenomenon, but dharmic religions among others have been promoting avoidance of animal products for literal centuries, typically under the name of vegetarianism + specific terms (e.g. ahimsa in Jain philosophies). Portraying avoidance of foods and products derived from nonhuman animals as a solely white western thing is blatantly erasing these millennia old cultures.