#me: everybodys so creative 😄

[autumnalmess]

I love opening Tumblr and seeing a picture of Javert captioned with the thirstiest, neediest most obscene comment you've ever seen and going "understandable have a great day 👍"

[peppertaemint]

Thank you for your thoughts about my question concerning why BTS fans seem obsessed with what EXO members are doing even to the point they're complaining about Jin having to go serve yet Kai and Sehun don't and it's so stupid: Jin born in 1992, Kai and Sehun born in 1994. Make it make sense. Those are the only two left to enlist and they're not even 30 yet (global age) Anyway they keep up with EXO stats and unprompted will bring up BTS paved the way and EXO fans are "crying" about it lmao I am so confused because most EXO fans who aren't BTS fans don't give a fuck about what BTS is doing. Most of us are just waiting for a full group comeback, the first in almost 5 yrs lol if Lay is involved, that's even longer since we had an OT9 comeback. I just don't get the obsession they have needing to be concerned with what the "flops" are doing if BTS are so much more than Kpop according to a lot of them. It's so annoying to see the nonsense because even though I used to be a big BTS fan, I can honestly say i truly do not care what they're doing, or winning or anything like that. I don't keep tabs on them. Their success has nothing to do with my favorite groups and the quality of music I have been enjoying from them. BTS can go on to win every award until the end of time, it changes nothing for me so I really don't understand why they feel awards and numbers makes a hill of beans to how music fans enjoy music and why they think it matters to everybody.

Anyway, I also asked about WayV lol Did you skip them purposely or you forgot? 😄

Also is SHINee queer??? Lol

I'm gonna talk about WayV, the rolls royce of NCT, on a separate post (hopefully tomorrow). I think they deserve the spotlight.

SHINee are queer? Did I say that? Must have been a typo.

Why do army obsess over so-called flops? I think it's about validation. It makes them feel really good to make other groups of people ostensibly feel bad. They're not music fans (the ones you see behaving like this). They're people who are part of a cultish subculture that gains energy and attracts attention through different forms of bullying and manipulation. It will be interesting when someone makes a documentary about this.

Idk I'm a music fan. I listened to 1.2K different artists last year, which is actually low for me! I've been close to 1.5K before. Anyhow, I like to pay attention to different artists and enjoy what they have on offer. In fact I just caught up on Jackson Wang's Magic Man series and that shit is cray. Loving how balls-to-the-wall he went. I just don't think it's at all interesting to focus on streams or accolades. What I care about is how the music, and the performance since we're talking about Kpop here, hits me. In that sense I think it's good to keep up with different artists. What's not good is doing it just for a sense of superiority. That's not contributing to respectful environment in which art thrives. That's capitalistic nonsense that crushes creativity. Hmm, why is that familiar?

Roll on EXO reunion! I want to see what they got.

[littlestarofthewest]

I annoyed you all with questions about my writing and now I wanted to let you know about the results (if anybody is interested).

18 people were nice enough to answer, and while that doesn't seem much as a number, I was really blown away by that. Imagine 18 people in a room with you, talking about your writing. That's crazy. 

Thank you all so much for the help! It gave me a good perspective on what to do in the future. And to the people who worried about their answers - please don't. You all helped me a lot. Just the fact that you filled out the form was a lot of motivation for me. ❤🧡💜

More details under the cut 😊

Overall people enjoy both sfw and nsfw stuff, especially a combination of both. That's great, because I write that way anyhow.

Most people voted for me to write one shots (anything up to 10k words). Drabbles (100 words), ficlets (under 1k) and multi chapter long fics (10k+ words) got about the same amount of votes, but overall fewer than one shots.

I asked how often I should post and regular HCs/ficlets, occasional one shots and updates on longer fics all got pretty much the same amount of votes. Aside from that, most people just encouraged me to write when I feel like it and don't put pressure on myself. I thought that was really sweet. I can feel the creative freedom 😄

Most people prefer ship fics, and male and gn reader got a few more votes than female reader. I figure that's because I try my best to write more male reader stuff, so it makes sense that my readers would rather read that. There are also quite a few people who don't prefer either, and just read everything. More creative freedom right there 🥳

When I asked which characters I should write about, most people mentioned Arthur, followed by Charles and John, Javier, Sean, Lenny and Eagle Flies. Tilly and Mary Beth were mentioned a few times, but more often there was a wish for ALL the camp ladies. I'll try my best to work with that 🤗

When I asked for ships that I should write for, the top answer was charthur, followed by morston and reader fics with various characters. Also pairs like Arthur/Mary Beth, Arthur/Micah, Sean/Karen or basically just any rare pairs. You know me, that's music to my ears 😁 

(Sidenote: Due to quite an amount of hate coming my way when I wrote Charles, I stayed far away from writing him in any combination, especially charthur. Seeing how much people are asking for it gave me a bit of a nudge, though, so I might give it another go.)

I asked people if they wanted to get tagged to see my fics and 50% said "no" while the other 50% split up in "yes" and "only for specific fics." That means I won't make an official "tag list," but if anybody wants me to tag/dm them when I post certain content, I'd be happy to do so. Just let me know!

I also asked if people wanted to see something written by me and got some nice ideas:

more a/b/o content

more wlw (I'll try my best.)

only one bed trope 😁

supernatural AUs, especially vampires (this one is creepy because I have a small draft for a vampire au already but never talked about it)

amnesia (I looove that trope, I just don't have a good idea for it)

fix-it fic, Arthur survives, has a nice life

rivals to FwB/lovers (I've never seen that before. I'm very much intrigued 😄)

Red Hot Copulation 2 (that one made me laugh 😁 it's sort of a wacky fic, can't imagine what part 2 would be like. but who knows... maybe the day will come when I feel like "hm … gang bang" 😅😆)

In the end, I asked people if there was anything else they wanted to tell me, and pretty much everybody used the chance to say something nice about my writing and that I should write what gives me joy. I was really touched by that 😭🥺 Thank you so much for being kind! Now whenever I feel stuck or bad about my writing, I can go back to that and find new motivation. That means a lot! 💜🧡❤

[thelivebookproject]

Talking Books With @tatithetinybooktuber!

[What is this and how can I participate?]

Salut!

Today we discuss recommended books, reviews, and fanfiction. What do you think?

Important note: I haven’t changed or edited any of the answers. I’ve only formatted the book titles so they were clearer, but nothing else. Because I’m incapable of shutting up, my comments are between brackets and in italics, so you can distinguish them clearly.

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[Image description: a square titled “Know the blogger”. Name & pronouns: Tati, she/her; country: United States; three adjectives to describe her: Creative, introverted, bookish /end]

1. What is a book you've recommended enough times that now everybody associates it with you?

Heist Society, by Ally Carter. It's such a great YA heist story, and I feel like it's kind of underrated, so I recommend it any chance I get. 😉

[Oh, I’ve read it! It was fun]

2. Last book you loved? 

The last book I loved and gave a 5 out of 5 star rating to is A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. It's a mystery that kept me guessing and has fantastic characters!

[The day of the interview is August 12, so Tati has probably read some other good books by now!]

3. Do you read reviews or do you go in blind?

I will read reviews and watch review videos before picking up a book or adding it to my tbr. (At the very least I check out the star rating on Goodreads.) However, I do try to stay clear of major spoilers.

4. Are you also a writer or just a reader?

I'm also a writer! I really enjoy writing and it's a dream of mine to become a published author. (I have also participated in and failed many a Nanowrimo. 😄)

5. Thoughts on fanfiction?

I don't read a lot of fanfiction, and I've never written any. However, I do love imagining different scenarios for my favorite characters, so maybe one day? 😄

[Fanfiction is the love of my life. If I love a book, you can bet the minute I finish I go looking for some good fics to fill the void! Thanks, people on the Internet who write for free!]

Free space to say/add/recommend anything!

I love talking about and fangirling over books here on tumblr and also on my booktube channel TatiTheTinyBookTuber!

You can follow her at @tatithetinybooktuber​ and on her YouTube channel.

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Thank you, Tati! This was a great chat.

Next interview: Saturday, 10th of October

[ginmayo]

Tag game

Tagged by @1154lizz, thanks!❤  

Name: just Gin is fine 😉

Nickname: -

Zodiac Sign: cancer

Height: 163 cm

Languages: German, English, Spanish, Latin

Nationality: German and a second citizenship in Procrasti Nation..

Favourite Season(s): (early-/late-)Summer (somehow still..but when global warming hits harder it’s soon gonna be autumn😄 I just want to be able to draw without sweaty hands..)

Favourite Flower: wild red poppy

Favourite Scent: summer meadow in the evening, summer-rain on hot pavement, the fur of a cat that just came out of crisp snowy winter air, a (faint!!) smell of smoke, beer and sweat riding on a mild summer evening breeze.

Favourite Colour: mint green, green marble shades

Favourite Animal(s): fruit bats and silkworm moths (just because they look super cute), corvids (like magpies and crows because they are very intelligent and fun to watch!, not covid, guys.), also (deep-)sea creatures are crazy and better than any science fiction. Wild cats are majestic.

Favourite Fictional Character: phew, that’s difficult (to be honest, I was also tagged in a game where to name 10 favorite characters out of different media types each….and I just…can’t choose. What draws me in in fiction mostly is a set of great characters and most of the time, the story and setting needs to be good too to really make them shine and develop a depth and strongness of personality that develops a live of its own in my mind. I can really enjoy a lot of characters for several reasons (bc their demeanor/humor/appearance makes me laugh, their design is especially creative/gorgeous and/or well-thought out (for their role in the story), also the role they have in the story in general, their relatable traits, an inspiring or intriguing mindset or backstory…) but I think it takes a lot for one single character to strike all of those chords in me at a time. So, no, you won’t get one here– but maybe I’ll try in that other tag game!)

Coffee, Tea or Hot Chocolate: Tea!

Average Hours of Sleep: 7

Cat or Dog Person: cat

Number of Blankets you sleep with: 1

Dream Trip: around the mediterranean

Blog established: spring 2019

Followers: ~1.200

A Random Fact: I wanted to say this for a while now, to all the people commenting and showing their love on my posts: even if I answer late or sometimes never - be sure I always read them with excitement and a smile on my face, it’s like watching flowers bloom from seeds I sowed in the soil, each one as surprising, fantastic and beautiful! I may not have time or energy to answer, but you are the reason I keep sharing my work here❤

Tagging: everybody who wants to, because I’m late.. just @me. (also, if you got tagged by me for a game and posted it with @me and I didn’t heart the post it’s bc tumblr fucked up notifying! It happened a lot already…)

[threeletterslife]

Chana I really need to stop reading your angsty fics because I desire happy endings even though I already kNOW it’s going to have a sad ending- but as much as I hate the p a i n it’s also addicting and I keep going for more angst 😩 please idk what kind of toxic relationship I’m in with angst but I AM STILL NOT FUNCTIONING LIKE A NORMAL BTLG WAS SO GOOD 😭 anyways I’ve come to the conclusion that I like lots of angst bUt things wrap up in fluff but I still had to read BTLG bc your writing 🤩 🌻

also I’m sorry I’ve already sent in two asks that just have me uselessly rambling about BTLG hHhHh but your creativity in how you tweaked the story was so clever :0 like the poison apple plan actually made sense LOLOL but tbh I didn’t think Snow would accuse YN because in the beginning she was, as you said, someone living in their own fantasy world all the time. LOL I guess she isn’t as pURe and fluff as I thought :,) I also thought YN wouldn’t smash the mirror and instead would have her soul

~haunt~ the king, Snow, and JK for the rest of their lives but I think your choice was better,, the shattered mirror kinda parallels YN’s sHaTtEReD hEaRt 😃 but your characterization of Snow at the wedding uGHSHDJSHD SO GOOD I TELL YOU, it really made me want to go *pow* and punch Snow and her manicured fingers into her death :) YN’s entire story was so sad 😭 she tried to save JK and Snow but they end up betraying her instead :,( LET ME TELL YOU THOUGH THE FLASHBACK FLUFFY SCENES OF JK WERE

GENIUS AND REALLY MADE ME FEEL SAD OVER JUNGKOOK’S STUPID BEHAVIOR LATER ON :(( also nice contrast to how his character treats YN 😔 aNYWAYS,, I’m not really great at analyzing writing oR expressing what I thought of stuff so uh 😃 I’m sorry for the messy feedback on what I liked in BTLG- ;-;-; 🌻

soRRY FOR THE SPAM BUT ONE MORE THING I HOPE YOURE HAVING A NICE DAY EVEN THOUGH YOU HAD THE VACCINE BUT IF YOURE NOT FEELING THAT GREAT HOPEFULLY YOU GET BETTER SOON ☺️💓 ~🌻

PLEASE NOT YOU HAVING A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP W ANGST 😭😭😭 HONESTLY THO, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. when a fic is *angsty* throughout the plotline but ends with ~fluff~ it’s just omf *chef’s kiss.* but i’m so sorry i keep dousing you with angst 😄 i swear i have some fluffy fics on the way!! 

aND DON’T BE SORRY ABOUT RAMBLING!!! I LOVE RAMBLING. I DO IT ALL THE TIME. AND I LOVE LISTENING TO RAMBLING TOO! (ER, READING IN THIS CASE LMAO). BUT LOLOL TO WRITE THIS FIC I HAD TO DO SM RESEARCH OF THE ORIGINAL SNOW WHITE TALE 😭it was actually very very interesting. i grew up with the version of snow white where the ‘evil’ queen tries to kill snow THREE times (poisoned comb, belts, the infamous apple) and snow punishes her with the hot-iron shoes. i didn’t wanna drag the fic on for too long (and i didn’t think yn’s that desperate to try to make snow fall THREE TIMES.) so i ended up cutting out the two other attempts and kept the apple. (especially bc the apple holds some significance to yn’s past with jungkook!) and yes, yes. snow is qUite the ambiguous character. she may seem innocent and ditzy and pure but you never know what’s going on in her head. maybe she was jealous of her stepmother’s beauty. maybe she hated the fact that yn never truly loved her. there are a lot of reasons snow could’ve turned on her stepmother. but one thing’s certain 😩 trust nO ONE!! (characterizing snow was also very fun! she grew up in an environment with zero threats. everybody automatically loved her. so when she saw yn being all ‘ehhh i dOn’T kNoW aBoUt hEr,’ she probably got pretty pissed. she’s nothing but a spoiled young child who got really lucky in life. and even in a disney sense, snow was always my LEAST fav disney princess LMAO. did that show too much in the fic? 😩)

omgg i don’t think yn has that much inherent ‘bad’ inside her to use her soul to haunt those who wronged her 😩😩 she’s such a poor soul who was abused and neglected throughout her life :(( i do rlly feel bad for her. bestie could never win 😭 AND YES. THE SHATTERED SOUL=HER SHATTERED HEART 😩😩 THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT!! SHE SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE AND NO ONE ENDED UP GIVING TWO SHITS 💔

I THINK THE FUNNY THING ABOUT BTLG IS THAT THE FLUFF IS REALLY DISGUISED ANGST. like you said, the fluff was really only there to contrast how jk treated her before and after. quite depressing if i do say so myself 😭he could’ve been her sweetheart. except she had to go all savior complex on him 💔

AND NONSENSE. YOUR ANALYSIS IS SOUND AND I LOVE TO HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS!! THIS AIN’T MATH OR SCIENCE. WE LOVE MESSINESS HERE. MESSINESS=CREATIVITY. WE DON’T THINK LINEARLY, DEAR. SO THE MESSIER THE BETTER 😩😩

I APPRECIATE THE SPAM SO, SO MUCH!! I’M DOING A LOT BETTER TODAY! I HAD A BIT OF A HEADACHE YESTERDAY BUT IT WASN’T AS BAD AS I EXPECTED?? BUT I HOPE YOU’RE DOING WELL TOO!! AS USUAL THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGES 😩😩

[falasta]

2021 Tumblr year in review

#cats the musical - 155 posts

#yes - 44 posts

#michael munkustrap gruber - 43 posts

#munkustrap my beloved - 40 posts

#tolkien - 38 posts

Longest Tag: 134 characters

#especially how in the book quickbeam is like yeah i've already made up my mind but the others need awhile so i've been sent to babysit

Top Posts:

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

17 notes • Posted 2021-10-30 11:38:27 GMT

#4

This is exactly how my two little nieces left the dollhouse when they went home this afternoon.

19 notes • Posted 2021-08-08 03:45:06 GMT

#3

21 notes • Posted 2021-10-30 14:04:20 GMT

#2

Alright folks, I’m tired of the sadness tonight. I’ve spent too many years of my life feeling depressed and I am damned if I’m going to let it spread any further.

As a newbie to the fandom, I wanted to express just how much I really, truly appreciate everybody who makes this fandom such a creative and lovely space.

Every person who reads this--know that I have been so blown away from the moment I stepped into this fandom by the fun, enthusiastic, welcoming, and KIND people I have encountered. I have so much respect for each and every one of you, and you make my experience here a wonderful one. Please know that!

Reminder of why those of us in the Cats fandom are here: remember the message of forgiveness, understanding, redemption, love, and a promise of a new life? “Cats” is a musical full of fun numbers and fun characters and interactions, and we love it for that! But it is ALSO about becoming and celebrating your best self, continuing to learn and develop in personal character, in skill, and specially in wisdom and love. With, you know, some hip wiggle action and tap shoes and blowing the stage up with magical powers along the way! 😄

To @whitmerule: Thank you for everything you have and continue to do in this fandom, for the gifs and the pictures and the RPs and the butterbuns and your adorable artwork and beautiful writing and for being a gracious, kind, and peacemaking person

To @madamtrashbat for being the first person to really welcome me into this fandom, the first person to tag me 🤗 , for aggressively spreading love and cheer and humor, for standing up for everyone ... and for being a John Partridge fan! AND an amazing writer!

To @alonz-ho for giving such thoughtful advice, for being a cheerleader when people are feeling down, for your artistic talent and skill, for always standing up for others and for always willing to be listening ear

To @skimblyshanks for caring so much about cultivating a positive atmosphere for everyone, and for people to be kind to each other while enjoying our fandom!

To @roxycake .. oh my goodness to roxycake for being everyone’s biggest cheerleader!! For your sweet and cheerful posts and replies, for your blog which provides me an abundance of exquisite artwork daily, and for being a mutual LotR fan 😉

To @linadoonofficial, for creating the world’s most adorable artwork ask game, and for all the work and time that required and how it spread such sweetness and positivity! Thank you for sharing your art and writing and creativity and positivity! AND you gave us an adorable set of kittens to love

To @thatmysticaltuxedocat-rp and @munkthehunk​ . The two of you have made my entire month. The back and forth between Misto and Munk/Tugger/Macavity and all the character interactions are the absolute highlights of my week. I love and appreciate how much you support each other, in character and out of it. I love the fun, the silliness, the drama, and the sweetness in all your posts. And especially just the plain enthusiasm for Cats! You two are the absolute best.

And for so many people I didn’t include here because I’m still a newbie--I see you, I see your posts and reblogs, your fun and venting and creativity and just having fun in the fandom. THANK YOU!!! Thanks so much to all of you!

I can’t do it in person, so please, from me: Deuteronomy’s warm, comforting, loving hug and hand clasp and Munkustrap’s beautiful expression and gentle encouragement. I love this musical so damn much ❤️ 🥺

38 notes • Posted 2021-08-06 05:52:51 GMT

#1

What I love most about this moment is that Macavity takes a pretty vicious swipe at Jennyanydots, and unlike *everyone else* up that point she barely reacts and swings RIGHT BACK AT HIM, and gets quite a few good ones in there too before Jelly finishes him off. Do NOT mess with the mothers of the tribe!

Created by @munkthehunk​

https://munkthehunk.tumblr.com/post/658364693292941312/yesss-love-this-bit-these-ladies-really-went

59 notes • Posted 2021-08-06 16:57:55 GMT

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