#new username buddies!! >B)

[gallavichthings]

Gallavich Fanart Masquerade 2024

It's here! Our first ever fanart-only event (thanks @michellemisfit for the idea!).

The rules are pretty similar to the fanfiction masquerade. In a Masquerade, artists will create fanarts anonymously, attempting to create something in a style different from their usual in order to fool the "admirers". These fanarts will all be revealed at the same time on May 12th - our Fanart Masquerade Ball! - and admirers (who may also be other fanartists) will have two weeks to attempt to guess who's behind each mask, that is, who did which fanart.

Details after the read more.

Requirements

None. Any art style will do, as long as it's drawn, I suppose. Traditional or digital, colored or b&W or lineart... Just no edits. And absolutely no AI, of course.

I need fanart ideas!

Maybe this will help.

Sign-ups

Signing-up is required and can be done here. For this event, sign-ups can be done up to the time of posting. Unlike other events, this is one where you will need to sign-up only at the end, after the art is done. You'll be required to add your AO3 username and the title of your fanart (yes, you'll have to give it a title, sorry - it can be pretty simple though).

Is NSFW accepted?

Yes, as long as it is correctly tagged. Please keep in mind that in this case, it's possible some people might not be comfortable in viewing it.

What if I don't have an AO3 account?

Then I'm very sorry, but in this case, you won't be able to participate (as an artist). For his event, having an AO3 account is mandatory so that you can post in the collection. That being said, a lot of people have AO3 invites, so ask right now and someone may be able to send you one. (Or, worst case scenario, we can find writer buddies to post for you.)

Posting

Posting needs to be done on AO3 because the Fanart Masquerade Collection will be unrevealed and anonymous. All posting must be done until the eve of the Masquerade, so May 11th. On May 12th, all the fanarts will be revealed and available for the admirers. The fanarts will remain anonymous until May 26th, when the game ends. The winners will be revealed shortly after, along with the prizes (more on that below). After the artists identities are revealed, they are free to post their fanart wherever they please.

Because unfortunately AO3 doesn't host images, your fanarts will have to be hosted elsewhere and linked to AO3. They should stay as hidden as possible. One possibility is posting privately on Tumblr and then using the image link to post on AO3. If you don't know how to do that or don't have a place to host the fanart, please contact us and we'll help you out.

When posting on AO3, choose to do it under the Gallavich Fanart Masquerade 2024 Collection (as in the picture below). I'll take care of the rest. It's important to do so when posting and not after, or it won't work.

Voting

Voting will be done via a new form, which will be disclosed only after the fanarts are posted. All fanart titles will be displayed and the admirers will chose from a menu who they think the artist is.

Points

There are two ways of winning this game, as an artist and as an admirer.

Artists are awarded 1 point for each person who correctly guesses their fanart and 3 points for each person who wrongly guesses it. That's right, you get more points if you're actually able to deceive everyone!

Admirers are awarded 5 points for each fanart they guess correctly, but they lose 1 point for each wrong guess.

Artists can also be admirers, so they have twice the chance of winning.

Prizes

The winning fanarts will get short fics based on them! And the one by the winning artist will be the prompt for one week in the @galladrabbles.

[ravensilversea]

I’m like 95% convinced that there’s a series of wesen tea parties/gossip groups/drinking buddies/etc in Portland just spreading the news that there’s a Grimm in the police force like wildfire. But also I think it would 10 times funnier if there was a Wesen Forum: Portland Region where all of this gossip goes down (Am I thinking of it in terms of the NaNoWriMo forums? Yes, I am because those are the only forums I’m familiar with. I’m not sorry.) A few highlights include:

Monroe’s one of the moderators because pretty much everyone universally agrees that he’s got a good head on his shoulders

There’s a whole special flag for people who report wesen law violations to the Council, and ‘If you see a violation, please reach out to your local council contact in person or via private message’ is one of the rules

Sean Renard is absolutely on this forum. No one knows who he is. No one’s entirely sure if his username- ARightandRoyalBastard- is a description of his personality or a very concerning description of his heritage

Monroe eventually, and forcibly, changes Sean’s name to Grimmsitter because he’s petty like that. Everyone somewhat flips their shit, and there’s a whole betting ring about whether the newly named Grimmsitter is A) the police captain, B) the Grimm’s partner, C) the Grimm’s spouse, D) that one police sergeant that always shows up to every crime scene involving the Grimm, or E) someone else entirely

[love-and-deepspace-wiki]

Moments Usernames

Throughout the game, various usernames ars shown in the following places: "Public Account" in-game articles, dark web interfaces, Linkonopedia, Glint Reviews, and Bounty Hunt levels. I've compiled a list of each unique username that has appeared thus far, just in case there's some interesting subplot going on there.

A short post about each them will (eventually) be linked to their list entry, detailing which in-game article(s) they've commented on and any concrete details revealed.

Moments "Public Account" Usernames List:

Numerals & Symbols

23QEB$1@@L?s

3Melons1Day

A

A Bite-Sized Buddy

Abbotsford

A Cloud in the Wind

Adonmov

Akso Hospital Official

AksoHospitalAssistant

algernon

algorithmSupreme_

Alvin

always_comfy

B

baking_soda

bbhunter

BeepBoopBeep

BirdPics

bittermelonislilsweet

Brushingteethdaily

C

CapybaraArabypac

ChillAmericano

Circlette

Cleanyblobbu

ClearGaze

Cloud Mountain, Misty Poem

Coldcallin

craycray

D

DairyPup

Deepspace Times

Don't Use My Tissue

DoReMiFaSo

drinkmorewater

E

Eeeeeeek >O<

Ee I Ee I Oh

F

Fainting Cat

Famous_Art_Critic

Fire_in_the_Hole

FishiesHere

FleetColonel

Foodieblobbu

Frontline Movies News Stop

Fun in Linkon

G

going2bedearly

Grilled Bread

H

H_Kakashi

Haha

Have you captured the aurora today

Hunter_Know_It_All

I

I Really Want To Eat Mango O_o<

IdeasOnTheWay

ImDummy

K

KOdPenguin

King_Remote

KittyWhale

L

Lady Nono

LittleSheepie

Lizio Auctions

M

ManyPeaches

Me@105Degrees

Mr. Spicy

Mystery Teller

Mystyblobbu

N

Not A Frog Prince

O

OmegaOMG

omom

orange_marmalade

P

PigThatHmphs

Planet Lab

PresidentHuntersAssociation

PridefulWaves

PrimeWind

Providence

Q

QuantumSocialite

R

Remind me to get back to studying when you see this.

Rocketship_Pie

RulesAreRigid_SoAml

S

Salty Soda

SciaticNervnecrosis

SeptChestnuts

Shark's Secret

Sizzling Hot Dog

sleep_late_wake_early_4health

Slobbyblobbu

So Very Cold

SplishSplashPat

spinspinseven

Super Monster

SuperMonster

SuperRollerCoasterTycoon

Sweetie

T

Tiana

The Little Star Chasing The Moon

The Superman You Called Is Offline

Tower_of_Wisdom

Twinkle Toys

U

Unlucky_MD

UrInterwebPal

User586741

V

Venus

VitA&Cfan

W

Waiting For Coins

Wavesof Pride

Who Touched My Parrots

Y

Yaoyao

Z

Zhang_Eclair

[wesslan]

20 questions for writers

thank you @adelfie for the tag<3

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

18! (and one hidden). i did not think it was that many??? thought it was 10 tops, lol

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

272,860

3. What fandoms do you write for?

batman, used to write some dsmp, but now im kinda eeh about it. i also (for some godforsaken reason) have a harry potter WIP thats been sitting in my docs for like two years that i kinda wanna finish, kinda not (jk r*wling suck my dick challenge)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

cards on the table

when in gotham: don’t drink the water

robin radio

o bury me not on the lone prairie

and their dreams they dreamed awake

5. Do you respond to comments?

i try!!!! the number overwhelms me sometimes, but i try to answer when i have the energy! :,)

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

oh god, i mean… i pretty much only write happy/hopeful endings🤠 mayyyybe ‘you have (1) new message’? its not all the way angsty but it’s kind of?? angsty??

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

gee whizz buddy see above and take your pick, really

8. Do you get hate on fics?

i have gotten one (1) hate comment and i treasured it dearly until the person that posted it deleted it😭 other than that, nawt really. some people give unsolicited advice/critique, but thats about it

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

nope. not really my thing

10. Do you write crossovers?

again, not really my thing.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i know of! sure hope it stays that way

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yesss!!! so cool! they asked permission, and now my fic exists in a whole other language!!!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

no, and i think i’d be really awful at it. i cant say no to stuff, i cant keep deadlines, and i dont enjoy people being in the kitchen when i cook, so to speak

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

BAYBEY!! you KNOW i was a klance shipper first and a human second when i was like? 14? now tho? i’m shipping myself with sixteen hours of sleep and financial freedom. but also, deep in my heart,,,, charlie and carlisle from twilight. you could have been so beautiful.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?

man at this point, who knows what i’ll finish. maybe instant repeater ‘99. i LOVE the concept and the world building. but also i kinda left the fandom,,,

16. What are your writing strengths?

people (including my interactive storytelling teacher) have told me im good at writing distinct characters/realistic dialogue! so i guess that! :,D

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

CONSISTENCY. finishing things. ending up hating what i’ve written like 3 months after it’s done.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

well,,, that’s what i always do. english is another language to me! cop out answer, lmao. but other than that, i guess i could be persuaded to write a few lines in spanish here and there. did study it for 7 years, after all.

overall, i thinks it pretty cool! as long as there is an ez translation somewhere, easy to understand without a translation, or if it’s not done in a way that bi/multilinguals absolutely would not speak B)

19. First fandom you wrote for?

oh god. percy jackson. it’s still out there somewhere. i forgot my username and password so i’ll prolly never find it (thank god) but yeah. it was solangelo bc i was closeted and emo.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

probably ‘mothman is real and he wants to kill me’. i had a lot of fun with it! i also really like ‘*cocks gun* manor’s haunted’ just because i based it off of the haunting of hill house which is like, one of the best books ever.

that was fun!!! thanks again for the tag! <3 i’m tagging whoever wants to do this, and also (no pressure) @quotidian-oblivion

puss å kram, skumbanan!!❤️

[0luna123]

I saw a poll, where some person (won't be naming them, forgot their username anyway) pitting Tetsu against Kazi (Kazu?)

Like, bestie, babe, babygirl, why are you pitting these two bad B's against eachother? That would only create a rift between people and ruin relationships!

Therefore I present to you: Buddy Daddies × The Way of the Househusband crossover AU! It may be cringe, but I'm cringe as well so it cancels out!

Tatsu and his wife (forgot her name sry), move in an apartment near theirs, most likely for a better job opportunity. Despite his appearance and behaviour, Miri takes a liking to him and presents her dads to him.

Although they're afaraid/tense of their new neighbours at first, they quickly mellow out once they get the gist: An ex-yakuza with a troubled past living as a househusband while his wife has an office job as a designer

Tatsu teaches Kaz how to make more appealing meals and helps with the housework, while he pressures Rei to be more attentive. Tasu also babysits Miri when her daycare is closed and her dads have a job to do

And ofc, he guards his wife's precious Polycure collection with his life whenever Miri visits

Basically, Tatsu is an honorary scary fun uncle in little Miri's eyes

[gwenfr]

We should be suspicious of fake fans for using actual BTs to get info. They've done it before to various extremes. Just yesterday, when checking out blogs that liked a randomly created blog that made an anti BT user post, in which they were also supposed BT/multiship supporters themselves, once again I found multiple set-up blogs poorly acting as actual bucktommy blogs. As you said, most of these blogs I looked at were recently made within 2-4 weeks at most but some were created that day, and again, they had basically 0 Tommy support from the beginning of creating for supposedly being a BT shipper and as I've seen previously I saw variations of -

Using Tommy's pic/name or saying BT/MSer in their bio, but having zero BT/Lou post or being completely dedicated to other fandoms with no 911 in sight, keeping their follows/likes public and seeing other anti users/post, or seeing their username under recent antis post. Actually reblogging from well known Bobs or having nearly all post about buddie endgame or being super pro Ryan only or truly believing in Ryliver. "pro" Tommy post that were tagged with B*mmy or T*mu. Try way too desperately to find ways to be a part or eagerly try to get info to join a group. Asking too many questions claiming to "be new" but know other 911 lore but also have no clue about "anything" because they "never" seen the show, not saying there aren't newbies like that but usually they actually claim to of have watched all the Tommy scenes lol. Want to jump into discussions with the wrong tone or unlike all of us acknowledging Tommy/Lou's faults without being weird about it and say he's 100% perfect/did nothing wrong like that's somehow appealing when we've admitted that's not true... Or make up stories about when "BTs/Lou did this..." Without evidence or any other supporter knowing about said incident. They also always use something like "I heard/saw this about xyz... is that true? What do you know about xyz? 🥸" or send nasty ask about other cast/characters/crew or blogs or accounts to try and implicate or stir drama trying to make BTs look bad.

It's honestly easy to find out who's real or fake because truthfully, they don't know how to act or tolerate or engage genuinely with Tommy, Tevan, or LFJ supporters. These frauds can't keep up the act because they can't actually pretend to like Tommy/Lou without gagging 😅 They try way too hard to fit in that it makes it obvious. They're not good spies, but general psa, just don't be giving out personal info or go inviting every rando into your business without being well established or doing your own research. They've hurt and done really harmful things to actual supporters before. Have fun, but be cautious in this fandom.

Okay so I'm not the only one who've seen some weird shit going on ...🤔

And yeah your examples are exactly what I saw so yeah apparently it's true...

That's sad. I don't understand wasting free time like that when they could do art and other interesting things to feed their fandom.

And don't worry, I'm not giving personal info and even if I was, I don't have any other social media so they would not be very successful in finding dirt on me 😅

Thanks for your answer and thanks for the advice 👍🏻 have fun too.

[wordletodaygame]

How to Play Words with Buddies in Facebook?

Do you want to know exactly how to play Words with Friends in Facebook? Playing this game is as easy as A, B, C! What you need to do is log-in in your Facebook account and also look for Words with Friends application. After effectively, including the game app, you may ask your friend to offer you their username so you can add them in the game. If your pals are not available, no fears, you may look for an arbitrary opponent. You might be suit with strangers that are readily available to play with you wordle.

What makes this even more amazing is that some of the gamers in Words with Friends could be from other components of the globe. This can be an opportunity for you to broaden your social circle and meet brand-new people from various other profession. Isn't it fantastic?

To start with, you need to create a word on the board in either straight or upright manner. Take note that initial word ought to go on the plus ceramic tile. The doing well words need to be attached to the existing words or previously played words.

You can utilize the swap button if you do not such as the assigned letters in your floor tiles. Attempt to decrease utilizing this switch, as a lot as feasible, attempt to look for feasible words that you can develop. When you have a word, use the play button, so it can be sent to your close friend. The good thing regarding Words with Friends is that while waiting, you can additionally send them a message by means of the chat alternative.

You might also make use of the plus switch to begin the game with another good friend. Much more so, the game application will certainly also tell you whether it is your resort to relocate by showing you the move tab. There is a push notification so you can quickly browse the website.

In Words with Friends, you win if you obtain the highest point. Every word that you produce amounts a certain point. You obtain an extra 35 benefit points if you create seven-letter word in a single turn.

You might make double or triple factors if you play the words utilizing the colored squares. For DL bonus square, you obtain double value for your tile, as well as for TL, you obtain three-way worth. If you arrive at the DW tile, you obtain dual rating for the whole word you have, and for TW, triple factors for words you produced.

You might likewise integrate two perk squares, so you can take full advantage of the values of your ceramic tiles. The game finishes if you make use of all your letters or either you or your good friend uses the pass option 3 times in a row.

Words with Friends is a very effective and also popular word game. No wonder, there are many Words with Friends Cheat application that you can easily download and install or use online. If you want to exercise your mind, play this game routinely. The doing well words should be linked to the existing words or previously played words. When you have a word, make use of the play button, so it can be forwarded to your buddy. If you play the words utilizing the tinted squares, you may gain three-way or dual points. If you land on the DW tile, you get double rating for the whole word you have, and for TW, triple points for the word you created. Words with Friends is a really effective and also preferred word game.

[tropical-kabuki]

30 questions tag

No one tagged me because I'm not really active in here, but this popped up on my "for you" page and I thought I would do it because why not

1. name/nickname: Kira. That's a nickname, I keep changing my mind on whether to share my real name around here or not

2. star sign: Virgo. And then it's Virgo Rising, Taurus Moon, Venus in Leo and I forgot about the rest (I'm not particularly into astrology, but after doing so many of those "pick an image according to your sign" things on twitter I've ended memorizing some stuff lol)

3. height: 164cm

4. birthday: September 7th

5. favorite band: Nowadays it's a split between Ghost and Poets of the Fall. I'm also listening to Voyager and Lord of the Lost a lot since Eurovision (yes, I'm an eurofan of sorts)

6. time: 4:50pm

7. favorite solo artist: ... I can't really think of any at the moment? I usually listen to bands more than solo artists, but I suppose either David Bowie or Freddie Mercury are always a very sensible choice (and very true because I love them both)

8. song stuck in your head: Buddy Holly's ‘Everyday’. Blame Good Omens for that #is it July 28th yet

9. last movie you watched: I rewatched 'Murder by Death' for the first time in many years. There's a few actors I love in that movie but... it hasn't aged too well imho.

10. free space!: Watch BBC Ghosts if you haven't yet! The last season comes out later this year, it's a wonderful show (truly funny and wholesome) and the fandom is *lovely*. That's it, that's what I'm using the free space for, you'll thank me later.

11. last show: I'm currently jumping between several (very different) shows, but the last episode I watched was 'The Thick of It' 3x01

12. when i created this blog: February 2023. I have been on Tumblr before, but for several reasons I decided to start over

13. what i post: I mostly reblog stuff about my favourite actors and fandoms... I should make a list I guess, in the meantime feel free to check my archive page to get an idea of what I like :)

14. last thing i googled: I searched about known side effects for some medication I've started with recently, because I'm feeling much more tired and sleepy than usual. Doesn't seem like it's related to the meds though.

15. other blogs: not really, no. I've thought about starting side blogs for some stuff, but I would only neglect them because I don't really have the time. I'm neglecting this one enough as it is.

16. do i get asks?: not very often and I'm terrible at replying in a timely manner anyway :') really sorry about that

17. why i chose my url?: When I watched the first season of The White Lotus I fell in love with Armond (Murray Bartlett's character) and the [SPOILER] tragic trainwreck of sorts that he goes throughout the season [END OF SPOILER]. The whole introductory scene to Armond and The White Lotus resort has him telling Lani, a new trainee, that the White Lotus experience is nothing more than “tropical Kabuki,” with the staff serving as “pleasant interchangeable players”. I thought it was brilliant and so funny and for some reason my immediate thought was that it would make for a great social media username. So that's exactly what I used it for a few days later, when I was picking a url for this blog. I've ended up using it in a couple other places, too.

18. following: 66 blogs at the moment, mostly people that I share interests with or blogs about my favourite celebs/fandoms.

19. followers: 16. I'm not very active in here so I'm thankful for every person that follows me despite of that.

20. average hours of sleep: 6-7 if I can. During the Summer months that number is significantly lower tho :')

21. lucky number: I don't know if I have one... I like 7, 9, 6 and 13.

22. instruments: I sort of can play drums and keyboard, but I'm self taught (I've learned mostly by ear) and a bit clumsy. I own a bass guitar but I've barely touched it, I hope I can make time for it soon because it's the instrument I've always wanted to learn (yeah, I know; bad mental health era and so on, it will get better)

23. what am I wearing?: tank top and underwear because it's too bloody hot to wear anything else, tyvm.

24. dream job: there's several, but poster illustrator/designer is the first one that always comes to mind.

25. favorite food: almost any chicken dish, I think.

26. tea or coffee: both! It depends on the occasion

27. nationality: Spanish

28. favourite song: I can't pick just one, so I'll give you a classic choice from my 'On repeat' spotify list: https://open.spotify.com/track/2Y7ndoyiIm0IaFJa13gV3H?si=ded0711cd472473e

29. last book i read: I'm currently reading 'Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War I'

30. top three fictional universes i would like to live in: this question is way more complicated than it would seem at first glance, so let me just settle for: Middle Earth, the Shire in particular, during a peaceful time.

[albatris]

friends i am So Ready for camp nano

[sparklyslug]

The monster hunting shop around the corner for the WIP game!

MORE YOUVE GOT MAIL FIC FUN!! (PK is Eddie, it stands for Painkiller which is the Judas Priest mascot thing, and Free is Steve’s username which is some swimming reference I haven’t solidified yet)

Name the wip and see a snip!

Dear PK,

Not to be dramatic, but I think your last email literally saved my whole week. If not my whole month. It’s not my imagination, but November sucks, right? I always have a hard time with this time of year, and I get that a lot of it is for personal backstory reasons that I know we’ve agreed not to get into, but I’m pretty sure November would be a bitch of a month even without all that bullshit. It’s cold, the Chicago wind has had the trees ripped bare since before Halloween, and the darkness could just eat you up sometimes. So I got back to my apartment a little last last night, feeling like midnight even though it wasn’t later than 8pm, and though I wanted to just crawl into bed and never get out again, I decided to just log on while I made some dinner (packet of ramen again—I know, I know, skip the lecture man). Figured I’d cap off a shitty day by making myself miserable checking the news or whatever but then—bam, my robot buddy telling me I’ve got mail. And it’s from you, a wall to wall berserk rant about Barnes and Noble and how’s it’s the death of Indy bookstores, and the funniest shit I’ve ever seen. I laughed so hard man, I swear, hardest I’ve laughed in days. So I’ll get back to you with a proper response tonight, I’m running late again, but just wanted to say thanks for that. For being the reason I could kick off this November (the shittiest month of the year) with a good ol belly laugh.

Enjoy the b&n shoplifting spree,

Xx Free

[hopeless-strawbmantic]

Hi, could you please do some "online friends to lovers" prompts? The characters would meet online through social media (not a dating app) and it would start out platonic but eventually it'd become romantic. Would love to hear some variations on how it could go. Thanks and have a great day!

Yeah! Sorry for not publishing this sooner, life’s been... not the best lol. But it’s getting better and I should knock out a few requests.

Internet Friends to Lovers Prompts & Dialogue

-Person A isn’t in the best spot mentally and joins an anonymous rant website to pour their heart out. Person B finds all of Person A’s post and reaches out to them. A is a little shocked, but they both connect and begin talking with each other.

-Person A and Person B live in different countries, but A is an early bird and B is a night owl. This makes for them happening to meet up in a small website frequently and they get to grow closer and closer with every accidental meet.

-Person A accidentally sent a video to the wrong username, and Person B is confused but also intrigued. They become buddies who make a competition on who can send each other the weirdest videos.

-Person A and B are in the same 20-mile radius and their phones connect to the same feed on social media (noooo this isn’t YikYak-based at allllll) and they happen to sit next to each other. A thinks nothing of it until they see B commenting under all of A’s posts.

-Person A and Person B are both voice actors/writers/artists that have big social media platforms. As a result, they have to work with each other in the same projects a lot. Do they like each other at first? Completely up to you.

-“YOU’RE THE SON OF A BITCH WHO KEEPS BEATING MY POKÉMON GO GYMS.”

-“Hey, this might be really stupid but I made you a playlist.”

-“A, just go to sleep already. Isn’t it like 3am where you are right now?”

“Actually, it’s 2am.”

“That’s even worse!”

-“A, have you had any water today?”

“...I had a sprite.”

-“Hey the new episode of (show) just came out. Wanna watch it with me?”

-“Look. What are we? We can’t keep avoiding this anymore.”

-“Is it stupid to say I like you? Like... more than a friend.”

[holdyourbreathfornow]

OOOO 49 with romantic coomer and bubby :D

49. Giving them a tight hug that makes them lose their breath.

Put this under a read-more to save space! Hope you like it, Lovelace!

You can also find this on my AO3 under the same username!

Harold isn’t expecting for someone to be in his office when he gets to work that morning. He turns the corner to his office and the first thing he notices is the pattern on the ground caused by light shining through the wired glass. His guard up, Harold readjusts his grip on his suitcase so he can use the thing like a club, and heads for the door.

A scientist he doesn’t recognize sits in one of his guest chairs, examining their finger nails, and he figures they must need to see him about something. Some of the tension drains from him and he makes as much casual noise as possible opening the door, so he doesn’t startle his unexpected guest like they startled him.

The scientist shifts their gaze from their nails to Harold as he enters the room, but otherwise doesn’t acknowledge his presence in anyway as he sets his briefcase down and shrugs his own labcoat on.

“I apologize for keeping you waiting! I didn’t know anyone was waiting for me this morning.” Harold finally says, plastering his best customer service smile on and extending a hand to his guest. Their grip is barely there as they shake his hand, and they wait until he hesitantly sits down to speak.

“I don’t mind waiting, Dr. Coomer. Sometimes our profession requires a bit of patience, wouldn’t you say?” The scientist smiles, but something it seems… Fake, like they’re testing him on something, though he has no idea what.

“This job has certainly helped me practice that particular virtue, yes.” He agrees, slowly and carefully changing his genial smile into a look of confusion. “If you don’t mind my asking, what exactly have you come to see me about?”

“One of the projects in Experimental Biology, specifically one that you seem to have… Befriended, as odd as that is. B-U-88-Y, I believe, should be the identifying tag.”

“...What about xem.” Harold does his best not to seem too affected by the question, but he knows he’s failed when the scientist’s lip twitches minutely, finding amusement in his sudden worry.

“Well, since the two of you were so buddy buddy, I’ve been tasked with informing you that that project’s been disbanded.” When Harold freezes, the scientist cocks their head in confusion. “Dr. Coomer? Are you alright?”

“So, then… Then what will they do with the old project?”

“Oh. Oh, Dr. Coomer, I think you’re concerned over nothing. The project’s only been disbanded because the higher ups figured that the goal’s been accomplished. Even if I always personally thought B-U-88-Y was far from perfect, the final say was never mine.” The scientist watches as Harold sags with relief, and they blink in bemusement. “Xe even has xer own lab now, if you’d like the room designation code.”

“Please.” Harold mutters and the scientist nods, fishing a pen out of a pocket and snatching a pack of Post-Its off of Harold’s desk. “Thank you. For letting me know.”

“Well, the security sector tipped me off to how often you visited.” The scientist mumbles as they write, distracted. “Seems that that group of goons were really rooting for the two of you, much as they could with no audio on those cameras. I was cornered by some very concerned guards this morning, talking about how they felt you should be informed that the lab hosting the B-U-88-Y project was being refurbished so you didn’t walk into a completely new project and think the worst.”

“I’ll have to send them a fruit basket.” Harold chuckles and that makes the scientist snort, ripping the Post-It away from the pack and planting it on Harold’s desk.

“Yes, it seems a fair number of us were rooting for you.” They stand to leave and Harold stands as well as soon as his brain registers what they just said.

“Wait, who all do you mean by ‘us’?”

The only answer he gets is an echoing laugh as the scientist continues on down the hallway.

-

As soon as he has a spare moment, Harold picks up the Post-It still clinging to his desk and heads for the room number listed on it. Bubby’s new lab is in the astronomy sector, and Harold smiles at all the star charts and pictures of other planets’ surfaces. At least Bubby’s found a group just as interested in outer space as xe is.

Speaking of the devil, Harold finally finds the room that matches the number he’s been hunting for. The door doesn’t have a window for him to look into but he can see light filtering out from under it. Harold’s quick to knock on the door, though instead of waiting for an answer, he tries the handle and find it’s unlocked.

Bubby stands in the middle of the room, obviously having been on xer way to see what the knocking was all about. Xe must be able to see the stark relief on Harold’s face, hurrying towards him.

“Harold, is every-?” He cuts xem off, closing the gap between the two of them and dragging Bubby into a crushing hug. “Harold… Can’t… Breathe.”

“Oh, sorry!” He quickly loosens his grip and Bubby wheezes for air as xe rest xer chin on his shoulder.

“Not that I’m not happy to see you…” Bubby starts once they’ve got their breath back, “...But why are you happy enough to break ribs?”

“I didn’t, did I?” Harold asks, pulling away just enough to meet Bubby’s gaze, and Bubby rolls xer eyes and smiles.

“If you did, I’d be a lot more pissy. Now, answers, please?”

“Someone… Well, I found out about your project getting disbanded before I found out about you getting transferred to a new sector and I thought the worst, because. You and I both know it had always been a possibility and-”

“And you thought they killed me or something equally fucked up.” Bubby finishes the thought with a sigh, and Harold nods. “Well, whoever informed you was a dumbass and could have phrased the news so much better! They didn’t need to give you a heart attack! Who was it? I’ll set their ass on fire.”

“It doesn’t matter now.” Harold shrugs and smiles, and Bubby’s eyes dart over his face before xe nod.

“I guess you’re right. And! An upside to being out of that damn tube is that we can take our lunch breaks together. And it’s about that time now. So.” Xe disentangle the two of them and hook xer hand into the crook of Harold’s elbow, starting to tug him out of the room. “Let’s go! I want the best seat in the cafeteria, Harold!” He laughs at that and the two of them start hurrying down the hall.

“Very well! Onwards and upwards, my dear!”

[ranveer--singh]

Appreciation post 2020

So today is the last day of 2020. Its been some what a different year as we hoped. But I must say tumblr was my espace this year and I met some lovely people on her. Happy New Year to you all, hope 2021 is better for us all.

@sunslittlesister Dana you are my sister, who been with me through all my username changes through to all the players and actors I like. Thanks for being there for me, we hade great year watching movies together our teams clowning around and all in all having fun. Thanks for sending German snacks, we should do another gift swap middle of the year. Here is two another awesome year and hopefully our teams do well.

@footballffbarbiex Amy you are amazing, I've know you since gosh can't remember but I know it was a world cup. Thank you so much for keeping 2020 amazing with everything you write. They have been my safe haven, I will cherish them all. I am so happy to find another crazy Henry Cavill fan like you who indulged me in my requests. Hope you have an amazing 2021 and can't wait to send you more chocolates, hearing bud squeal made my day.

@footballfangurl I know you haven't used tumblr as much this year. But watching movies with you been fun, you found out so early on on MI6 that Henry was the bad guy lol. Can't wait till after your exams so we can watch Sand Castle together. Thanks for being my friend, beta and all round great person. Let's hope 2021 does good for football.

@lawsandother your my little sister, I love when ever we talk because your so sweet and passionate about the clubs you support. I am so happy you started to write and are posting them all, your such a talented person who deserves everything. Let's hope for a great 2021.

@ghosts-of-puppets Kingaaa I love how are minds work together to create crazy ideas for Amy to write. She gets scared everything I send her a request. So happy to see new Virgil content and hopefully he can play next year. Man United are 2nd lol we could win you never know. Thanks for being amazing and making my dash fun with your posts.

@avsensio Lexiiiii my sister I miss you, miss your writing, but your incredibly talented person who shares the same interests as me. Your dogs are adorable and we definitely need to chat more next year.

@trentalexanders @football-laeli @dancefaeries @peterpanupinthesky you girls in the OG group are amazing. Can't believe how much has gone on but the group kept us sain, happy and was a place I could switch of to. Love you girls we still need that England nt photo.

@keanureevesisbae I am so happy I got go know this incredible girl who has the most beautiful smile. Your writing makes me smile, feel happy and your a bundle of joy. Love the time we watched MI6 together and skipped to all the Henry parts. Keep being your beautiful and bubbly self.

@wondersofdreaming TJ your my dumpling buddy, I wish there was no brexit so I could come over and try your home made dumplings. I love our calls, watching movies together even though I got a shock in Aquaman seeing Graham as king. Thanks for being such a kind spirt and I hope to be able to see you in 2021.

@littlefreya Freya your an amazing human being, without your fics this year I dunno how I would have coped. They cheered me up, made me smile, laugh and of course hot at times. Keep being the incredible person you are, cannot wait for what new things we get to see from you next year.

@luclittlepond your my Spanish mum lol your amazing person to talk to. I love that you also like Real Madrid and I hope next year they do better. Thanks for always being there and reading my stuff. Hope 2021 is good for you and your family.

@madbaddic7ed Twinnie I dunno what to say but it's your fault for me enjoying Outlander and Sam Heughan 😆🤣 Thanks for being there for me, the countless phone calls, video calls, watching movies together. It's like we twins bit far away, I hope soon we can meet up.

@toomanystoriessolittletime Steph your a huge beacon of joy. I love getting to know you, gosh your quicker then me in watching tv series. I am grateful your my friend and would love to come to Germany and try your cooking as you talk so much about it. I loved the gifts you sent over, not opened the new box yet but will soon. Love the calls we have had. Hopefully you can travel to London next year.

@emelinelovesjc I love seeing your gifs on my dash, they are so good. Even your writing is amazing, your such a lovely person to talk to and can't wait till 2021 when I can cone try your crepes.

@b-n-a-o one thing I have accomplished this year was getting you into Sergio Ramos to the point you made gifs. Such a win all around, your gifs are incredible, your amazing to talk yo and we share many smiliar interests.

@foodieforthoughts I love how this year I met a lot of Indian's in the Henry Cavill fandom. You are funny, talented writer, friendly and just as thirsty as me. Glad I got to know you and we share the same love for Henry Cavill and Chris Evans. Lets hope 2021 is good and we get to have more fun.

@toomanyfandomsshreya @unicornbitchface you girls are amazing. It's like having more sisters in my life, thanks for making 2021 amazing as you both are. @unicornbitchface Evans is a hottie lol.

@wolvesandhoundshowltogether You amaze me at how incredible you are. So glad I got to know you this year and your Henry Cavill shitposts made me laugh, fireman Sy got to be the best thing I loved reading this year. Hope 2021 is good for you.

@hlkwrites I dunno what to say but gosh your writing really made me smile. Prime Time is my favourite series and I binged it in 1 day. I love talking to you, your another brit I found on her. Love how much we have in common and I cannot wait for 2021 for you to kill us with more Rugby dad.

I wanna also thank these people for making 2020 good on tumblr, with things they reblog, writing fan fics and gifmaking @killjoy-assbutt-1112 @thelastsock @demivampirew @dancingwendigo @dangerouslovefanfic @infinite-shite @the-soot-sprite @luna-aestas @fishcustardandclintbarton @yespolkadotkitty @august-walker @lxndonorris @emyearns @oh-for-fic-sake @sciapod @mariestark @crimsonrae @kaibacorpdork @nuggsmum @ladyreapermc @hell1129-blog @brexrif @promptandpros @hollydaisy23 @penwieldingdreamer @viking-raider

[whitecatindisguise]

Deceit

This is a short story which was inspired by @leania112‘s amazing Team Awesome comic.

Seriously, her art is amazing, so go check her out.

Oh, and big thank-you to @thecinnamonroll-varian for helping me with the title (again)! You really have the best ideas!

Now, off with the story, and be prepared for some angst.

(The story is also avaiable on AO3 and Fanfiction, same username)

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Timezone: set between Flynnpostor and Once a Handmaiden…

The lab was a mess. It always was, but this time it was more than usual. Varian rolled up his sleeves and looked down at the raccoon standing by his leg.

“Time to finally clean this up, buddy.” He said and the animal chittered in response, mimicking his movement. The boy smiled and they set to work.

The Demanitus Chamber was enormous, so it came to no surprise that after two hours they only managed to barely take care of small part of it. Varian wiped sweat from his forehead and reached out for the bottle of water he brought with him. How come I didn’t do it earlier?, he thought as he scanned the room. 

Of course, it was a rhetorical question. After Rapunzel and the others saved him from Cassandra’s tower and escorted him back home, he was too tired to do anything other than sleeping. Then came the upgrading the hot-air balloon for Rapunzel and Eugene’s trip to the Spire and long-hours work on The Rooster. 

He’d been so busy lately, it took him almost two weeks to finally find some time and clean up his lab. Well, it wasn’t his lab, per se, but Rapunzel was clear he could use the chamber freely if he ever needed it. And it was way bigger than his lab back in Old Corona. Not mentioning more secluded, meaning less threatening to other people (not that he planned to experiment on something THAT dangerous, but still). 

He was just about to go back to cleaning, when he heard footsteps. He turned towards the exit, curious as to who decided to visit him. He didn’t even tell anyone he was planning to clean his lab today, so it made him even more puzzled about the visitor. 

His lips formed a smile when he noticed a man making his way down the stairs. 

“Hey, Eugene!” He called out, lifting his hand in a greeting. “Didn’t expect you to come here. Don’t you have Captain of the Guard duties or something?”

The boy was well aware that with the new position came more responsibilities. He was happy for his friend's promotion, but figured he won’t have as much time to meet with him and the others now. 

If the man heard the question, he didn’t show it, instead taking a look around.

“This place really took a beating, huh?” He said. 

Varian shrugged in response.

“That’s what happens when people think it’s a good idea to fight in a chamber filled with ancient technology.” He replied. “Figured I can clean this place up, since I have some time.”

Eugene hummed in response and stared back at the boy. The alchemist shifted uncomfortably under the intense gaze from the man.

“Um… you need something?” He asked.

“Wasn’t easy to find you.” The man replied cryptically. 

“Y-yeah. I didn’t exactly tell anyone where I’m going today.” Varian scratched the back of his neck nervously. “Except for dad, of course.”

His eyes moved away, not being able to hold the man’s gaze. He noticed Ruddiger picking up some beakers and vials back on the table. The raccoon paused in his work and stared back at them. He sniffed the air for a moment before growling and running up to them, his paws clawing at Eugene. 

“Woah!” Varian scooped up the animal in his hands, puzzled by the reaction. “What’s got into you, buddy? It’s Eugene.”

Ruddiger didn’t seem to listen, as he tried to wriggle out of the boy’s hold, still hissing and growling at the man. 

“Oh, come on, Ruddiger!” The alchemist groaned. He grabbed the raccoon in both hands  and lifted him in front of his face. “Stop that! Better go pick up the rest of the glass. I’ll join you in a moment.”

He let down the animal and it made a few steps back to the table, looking back with ears down and hissing. Varian looked sternly at his friend and made a ‘shoo’ wave with his hand. Ruddiger growled one more time before finally going back to where he was picking up the fallen beakers and vials. 

“Heh, sorry about that. I don’t know what’s got into-” The alchemist turned around and immediately ducked to the left, barely avoiding the sword that came his way. 

He hissed in pain as the tip of the blade managed to scratch his cheek. He lifted his hand to the cut and almost doubled over, as he felt a warm liquid under his fingers. He looked at where Eugene was standing, his sword drawn and pointed in his direction. 

“E-Eugene? What are you-?” He asked but had to dodge again, as the sword swinged at him. He fell to the ground and scrambled away, his eyes wide in horror. 

Eugene clicked his tongue in annoyance as he stared at the boy.

“I missed.” He stated, taking a few steps in the direction of the alchemist. 

Suddenly, there was a growl and Ruddiger launched himself at the man. His claws attacked the man’s face but didn’t reach it. Eugene swiftly caught the raccoon by the scruff where it hang, hissing and clawing. 

“Annoying pest.” He said before throwing the animal into a opposite wall. 

Varian screamed, as Ruddiger hit the bricks and fell limply onto the ground. His vision blurred with tears and he moved towards him, only to be stopped by the blade to his throat. 

“And where do you think you’re going?” Eugene asked, his lips turned up in a malicious smirk. It seemed unnatural and unfitting to see it on his face. 

 “Eugene, please…” He sobbed, stealing glances between the sword and Ruddiger’s unmoving body. “D-did I do something to upset y-you?” His voice stuttered as he tried hard to stop the tears from falling. He didn’t understand what was going on. Why was Eugene acting like that?

“Well yes, my dear boy…” the blade moved slightly up, pointing to his forehead now. Varian shivered uncontrollably as the metal got closer to his face. “You survived that spectacular fall from the Tower… Quite frustrating, don’t you think?”

The boy trembled and backed away, his back hitting the wall behind. The memory of the fall resurfaced almost instantly, bringing the feeling of wind in his ears and his body approaching the ground at a dangerous speed. If it wasn’t for Lance… Varian didn’t even dare to think what would happen, if the dark-skinned man didn’t catch him. 

Why was Eugene upset about that? He clearly remembered his protectiveness when Cassandra shoved them back inside the tower, how he held his hand reassuringly. Was that all just an act? Did he secretly loathed him, wishing he died back at that tower?

He was faintly aware of the man cackling as he stepped closer and put the tip of the sword back to the boy’s neck. 

“But worry not. I will fix that terrible mistake.” Eugene stated as the blade hovered dangerously close to the alchemist’s throat. 

Varian couldn’t think. Tears were falling from his eyes, while his gaze fixated on the blade. Maybe that was for the best, he thought, as he thought of the man’s words. I am nothing but a nuisance to everyone. It would be better if I was gone.

Eugene smirked evilly and the boy closed his eyes in defeat. Then, something hit him from the side and he felt himself falling to the ground, the wind pushed out of him and a splitting pain at the back of his head. And then, everything turned black.

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His ears rang and head hurt, as he finally came to. He must have hit something while falling. That would explain the throbbing he felt right now. He heard someone calling his name but it was all muffled. He shook his head a couple of times, trying to get rid of the ringing. 

“-rian! Hey, kid, are you alright?” The sound finally reached his ears and his head shot up at the familiarity of the voice. His eyes widened and he scrambled away, as he stared into the brown eyes. 

“N-no, get away!” He cried, his hands curling protectively over his head. 

“Hey, kid. I’m not going to hurt you.” Eugene tried to calm down the boy but it only resulted in him shuffling away and sobbing uncontrollably. 

The man cursed under his breath and opened his mouth to try again, but a hand on his shoulder made him stop. He sighed and took a few steps back. 

Varian heard someone make his way towards him and gentle hands touched his shoulders.

“Varian, it’s okay. We’re here.” Another familiar voice comforted him, this time female. He looked up and saw green eyes and blonde hair. 

“R-Rapunzel?” He questioned with teary eyes. She smiled slightly and nodded. “Rapunzel, Eugene was-!” He started to explain but she interrupted him instantly.

“It wasn’t Eugene.” She said with such certainty in her voice it surprised him.

“B-but I-” The alchemist was lost. It was surely Eugene. He saw him. He heard his voice. He couldn’t have been mistaken, could he?

“Varian” Rapunzel put both of her hands on his shoulders and stared right into his eyes. “It wasn’t Eugene.” She repeated, slowly stating each word. 

“Then who…?” Varian questioned, his mind spinning. He didn’t know if it was a result of the hit or what the blonde just said. 

“It was Zhan Tiri. Apparently, she can shape-shift. She was trying to trick you.” She patiently explained. 

“Zhan Tiri…?” The name rolled on his tongue as he stared puzzled at the woman. He looked over her shoulder and noticed Eugene standing a few feet away, his eyes turned to the side. The man noticed his gaze and looked back, painful expression on his face. 

“Yes.” Rapunzel confirmed and he moved his eyes to look back at her. “We actually wanted to take you out for a picnic with Lance, Kiera and Catalina. We came to your house, but your dad said you were here. We went in and saw you, back against the wall, sword to your throat... “ She quieted down, remembering the horror she felt at the scene. “It was Eugene who reacted first, jumping down the stairs and barreling into you at the last moment. You hit your head on the chair and passed out, while me and Eugene managed to drive her away.”

“Oh…” Was the only reaction Varian managed to make. He heard a chittering to his right and Ruddiger went up to him, limping slightly. He let out a small sigh of relief, seeing his friend alive, although slightly hurt. He let the raccoon climb up his shoulders and patted him absentmindedly. 

What Rapunzel said… This was a lot to take in. He looked back at Eugene and moved his gaze down, the moment their eyes met. He heard the man shuffle uncomfortably, before taking a few steps and crouching in front of him. 

“Hey, Varian.” He said, his hand reaching for the boy’s shoulder. 

The alchemist shivered uncontrollably and went still, the moment he noticed what he was doing. From the corner of his eye he noticed the man frown sadly and let his hand drop down. 

“Sorry…” He muttered, bringing his knees to his chest. He was so confused. Ruddiger touched his cheek with his paw reassuringly.

“Kid, do you really believe I would try to kill you?” He heard Eugene ask, sadness in his voice. Was he upset with him? That he let Zhan Tiri trick him? 

“It all seemed so real…” He whispered, hiding his head in his arms. “She… she looked like you… sounded like you… moved like you…”

“Varian-” Rapunzel started but Eugene raised his hand to stop her.

“Blondie, I’ve got this.” He reassured. She looked at the curled boy for a moment, before nodding and stepping away. The man sighed and tried again. “Varian, what do you know of me?”

“What?” The boy’s head moved up, puzzled eyes staring at him. 

“We’ve known each other for quite some time.” Eugene explained, sitting down in front of the alchemist. “Since the first time we met, what did you learn about me?”

“Um… that you’re impulsive…?” Varian tried and the man squinted at the comment, Rapunzel snorting from where she stood. “Not that much as Cassandra, but…”

“O...kay? I’m going to take it as a complement.” The man ran a hand through his hair. “What else?”

“Erm… you love Rapunzel… and apparently are good with kids?” The boy continued and heard the woman chuckle at Eugene’s exasperated ‘apparently?!’. “You’re friends with Lance and you both decided to let go of your thieving past to help with the castle guard. You make bad jokes but everyone pretends they’re funny so you won’t get upset.”

“Wha-? Bad jokes?” Eugene made a surprised sound before turning to his girlfriend, his gaze desperate. “Blondie, please tell me he’s just making fun of me.”

“Sorry…” Rapunzel tugged her hair in shame and he made an offended sound. 

“You also care about your looks and can be extremely arrogant. But you’re also extremely loyal and protective.” Varian continued, his voice a little bit louder now. “Oh, and you are the prince from the Dark Kingdom, your real name is Horace and you’re one year older than you originally believed.”

“You just had to point these last two out, did you?” Eugene raised an eyebrow and the boy shrugged his shoulders. The man could also swear he saw a playful smirk on the alchemist’s lips. “So, we can say you know me quite well, right?”

“I… I guess? Not as much as everyone else but…” Varian agreed, still not seeing the point in the whole conversation. 

“Oh, please. I can count on one hand people who know me better than you do.” The man countered. Then, he took a deep breath and looked at the boy with all the seriousness he could muster. “And how does this description fit into the Eugene who threatened you with a sword?”

Varian stared wide-eyed at the man, the question sounding in his mind. Ruddiger chittered to his ear, as if trying to give him the answer. Oh… so that’s what it was all about. 

“Not… not at all.” He finally said, eyes downcast. 

“And what does that mean?” Eugene pushed and Varian knew what he was getting at. 

“That it wasn’t you…” He whispered. He could almost see the man smile in response, nodding his head in approval. “Sorry…” He said again.

“Don’t be. You were scared and confused.” Eugene shook his head at the statement. “Heck, I wouldn’t think clearly when at the bladepoint from the person I trusted. I would even believe Blondie hated me.”

Varian snorted at that and Eugene smiled. 

“So… we’re good now?” The man asked. Varian looked at him for a second before smiling and nodding. “Great, then let’s get this cheek of yours cleaned up.” He stood up and reached his hand to help the boy stand up. 

The alchemist took it and let the man help him up. His vision swinged and he almost toppled over, if it wasn’t for Eugene catching him. Ruddiger clawed at his shoulders, trying to not fall off with a sudden change of balance.

“Woah, easy there. You hit your head pretty bad with that fall.” Eugene commented as he held onto the boy. “Hope you’re not going to get dumber.”

“Oh, shut up.” Varian pushed away from the man with the smirk. “I’d still be ten times smarter than you.”

“Can’t argue with that, kid.” Eugene laughed and led him towards the stairs. Together they left the chamber, exchanging jokes and harmless insults, Rapunzel trailing behind with a smile on her face.

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So that’s it. I got inspired and I don’t regret anything!

[sumpix]

How to cancel someone.  By Cockburn

Cancel culture, I’m sure you’ve heard, is everywhere. Not a day goes by without some sorry sap being caught out for tweeting The Wrong Take, wearing The Wrong Clothes, using The Wrong Word.

It’s not just a cottage industry: the entire digital media ecosystem is predicated on cancellation: pick your target, call them out, watch them burn and reap the rewards.

Does it have to be this way? What if we didn’t all get mad — we got even instead? What if everyone was equipped with the same tools as the online witchfinders general who police popular discourse?  Almost everyone has been on the internet long enough to have something on there that could hurt them. If everyone was canceled, perhaps no one would be? Let’s call it the Cockburn guide to mutually assured cancellation.

To help, Cockburn has harvested the online sleuthing techniques employed by the guttersnipes of the New York media over the past decade. He offers them to you here in the hope of accelerating the internet arms race and ending the culture war with a social-media Nagasaki.

How to find someone’s old tweets

Let’s start simple: looking up old tweets that are still live on Twitter dot com. Gizmodo, the discarded husk of Gawker, actually has a guide written up telling you how to do this: ‘How to Unearth Embarrassing Tweets by Your Enemies’ was published in January 2017 and describes how to use the Twitter Advanced Search tool.

Just pop in an account of your choice and enter a litany of bad words: ethnic terms (the N-word, yes, but also ‘jew’, ‘asian’, ‘indian’ etc.), homophobic slurs like ‘gay’ and ‘fag’ and ableist ones such as ‘retard’ and ‘spaz’. Really get creative and you’re sure to have success eventually. Make sure you screenshot the tweet so you can post a version when your mark deletes it.

How to find someone’s old *deleted* tweets

This is a slightly trickier proposition. If you’re looking for a specific deleted tweet, Google is your friend: use double-quote marks for the words or phrase you’re searching for and you may get lucky. What’s more, there are archiving services online such as Wayback Machine which allow you to take a permanent screenshot of someone’s Twitter account now. Then there’s no such thing as a deleted tweet.

How to find someone’s old Facebook posts

The most cancelable people are on Twitter — but there’s a treasure trove of possibilities on other social media too. Facebook, for example, will have a host of embarrassing teenage posts if you’re canceling a millennial — or a host of embarrassing present-day posts if you’re hunting a baby boomer. The Facebook search function has got pretty advanced over the past few years: it now has filters down the left-hand side so you can enter a search term, the username and the post type. You can also go on any of your friends’ Facebook timelines and filter by date. The good stuff will be 2007-2013 vintage. Have at it.

Another thing worth remembering: you can cancel someone for more than just what they post on Facebook. What problematic pages have they liked? Who are they friends with? Are they tagged in photos with any personae non grata? Consider all of your options.

The leaked screenshot

Of course there’s no such thing as privacy anymore, so another surefire way to cancel someone is to screenshot messages from them and then blow them up on your Twitter or Instagram. Any medium works: Instagram DMs, WhatsApp, iMessage, whatever — just take the private and make it public. They will thank you later.

How to snitch on someone’s Snapchat

For the younger generation, Snapchat is a fairly trendy way to broadcast your stupidity to a circle of immediate friends. The app supposedly offers more privacy because a) messages and images disappear by default and b) the app tells you when a message or image has been screenshotted.

Nothing is foolproof though: Snapchat lets you replay an image or video a day. Let’s say your buddy has circulated a video of himself in a sombrero on Cinco de Mayo (no más!) You can hold down on the message to load up the video for replay. Then either borrow a friend’s phone to film a video of the video or — if you’re really smart — use the Screen Recording function on every iPhone. Leak the video for someone else to post on Instagram and your buddy is none the wiser about who ratted him out.

Other ideas

The labor-intensive among you may want to dedicate some time to YouTube. Search your person and have a scroll through as many low view-count videos as you have the patience for. Who knows, you may turf up something embarrassing.

Creating a burner Instagram account might also help: you can follow your mark and a plethora of other problematic accounts to see if they’ve liked any posts they shouldn’t have.

Guilt by association

Can’t find anything on the person whose life you want to ruin? Not to worry, there’s a back-up option: find someone close to them, and repeat exactly the same steps. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. And if someone’s mom is an anti-vaxxer or his or her lover posts suspect things about Israel, well, that’ll just have to do.

Timing is everything with a good cancel: ideally, you’re going to wait for your mark to reach the zenith of their life (say, winning an award or getting a very public promotion) before dialing up the sunlight and melting their waxen wings. The further a fall is, the more impressive.

Joyless progressives do not have a monopoly on cancel culture. Cockburn has heard rumors of a moderately well-known conservative podcaster and author who friends journalists and politicians on Facebook as soon as he meets them — with the express purpose of turning up drunken photos of them at college or stupid jokes they posted in high school. Either way, cancel culture has become the West’s answer to the Chinese social credit score. We can’t go on like this — so bombs away.

[rpings]

How to Roleplay on Jcink

Jcink is a forum hosting service that’s been used as a roleplaying platform for years. The setup of roleplaying on a forum can seem a little confusing, especially if you’ve only ever roleplayed on Tumblr, Twitter... or if you’re a 90′s kids, maybe even Neopets. 

Here, we wrote a guide on the basics of roleplaying on Jcink. It is by no means comprehensive, and please keep in mind that every roleplay has its own rules and regulations, so that should always be your first go-to when starting out. 

Step 0: Read the Rules

As mentioned above, every roleplay has their own set of rules. While most roleplays in Jcink largely maintain similar directives, it’s important you read up on them before joining. 

Step 1: Register an Account

To get started on a Jcink roleplay, you’ll need to register an account. Every roleplay has its own rules regarding which format you should register your character’s account. Some roleplays request that you register your username in upper- or lower or normal case e.g. HERMIONE GRANGER, hermione granger or Hermione Granger. All roleplaying for that character will be contained to that one account, including plotting and writing.

Step 2: Character Creation

Again, every roleplay is different when it comes to character creation. Whereas some roleplays only allow you to apply for canon characters (i.e. pre-written characters or characters based off of a franchise), others allow you to create your own.

When registering a character, be sure to check the “face claims”, which is an overview of all the different actors, actresses, etc. already reserved or claimed on the board. If you’ve settled on someone you’d like to use, feel free to put in a reserve for yourself, to make sure the face you’ve set your heart on will be available once your application is ready. If you’re having trouble picking a face claim, check our our Face Claim Masterlist.

The process is relatively similar, where you use the application form provided by the roleplay and fill out all the fields. These fields will include facts about the character (e.g. full name, age, gender, sexual orientation), a shipper (a general overview of the character’s personality, and what type of plots and relationships you are looking to form, usually subdivided as a. platonic, b. antagonistic and c. romantic) and usually a writing sample. Some roleplays require a minimum word count for the writing sample to qualify.

There are usually 3 types of formats used for the writing sample:

⇨ Biography In the biography format, the written sample is usually a chronological storytelling of the character’s life from the very start to the present day. Include things such as important events that took place to shape the character into the person they are today.

⇨ Interview In the interview format, a series of questions are written out and answered, in 1st person, as though the character is responding to them, in dialogue. Unless the roleplay provides a list of standard questions, try to think of several questions that will give a clear picture of the character (e.g. notable life events, strengths and flaws, etc.)

⇨ Freeform Freeform means you can freely choose how to format your writing sample. Some people choose to write theirs in the form of poetry, or prose, like a screenplay. It’s a more fluid form of giving people an idea of your character, by writing out events from their lives in which their personality really shows.

Once you’ve completed your application, an administrator will review and process it. You can tell your application has been accepted, as it will likely be moved out of the Registration forum and into the Character forum, along with all the other accepted characters.

If your application is pended, an administrator will approach you with notes on your character and how it can be edited and re-enter the application process for another review.

Step 3: Claims

The first thing you always do after being accepted is your claims. Every board has a certain number of mandatory claims. What is almost always mandatory is doing your face claim, filling out the member directory and occupations. Check with your roleplay’s rules what claims are mandatory to fill out.

Step 4: Plotting and posting in shippers

A shipper refers to the portion of characters’ applications that give an overview of things like personality, the type of relationships they have and how they act around them. Like: do they have a lot of friends, or are they more of a loner? Do they tend to make enemies fast? Are they kind of a floozy, or more the type of person seeking a long-term commitment regarding romance? 

Writing a good shipper is pretty important, as it makes you more accessible to receive plot suggestions from other roleplayers. Plotting with a lot of people, and trying to create meaningful connections with their characters is the easiest (and arguably best) way to get started writing. Browse around the shipper forum and read up on all the other characters, but check your own often enough to see if anyone has approached you for plots!

Tip: Create an alert for your own shipper thread, so you are notified whenever anyone posts in your shipper! You can do this by scrolling down to the bottom of your shipper, and clicking ‘Topic Options’ and then selecting ‘Track This Topic’.

Step 5: Write & Play

From here on out, there’s really not much else to it. It’s time to write and play ✧。٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و✧。In Jcink, forums are generally categorized into different locations, providing pre-written settings for your characters to interact in, such as a suburban neighborhood, local coffee cafe, the woods or beach. 

Writing can start once a thread is made in the form of a topic. When you select a setting/forum you’d like to start your thread in, click ‘Create New Topic’. You’ll have to choose a title for your thread, which, can be anything you want it to be. Some people choose song lyrics, poetry. Check out our Thread Titles Masterlist if you’re stumped! In the topic description, you should tag whoever your writing partner is, e.g. their character’s name + alias. Or, if you’re posting a thread that anyone’s free to respond to, you can just tag it as “open”.

Once you’ve created your thread, that forum topic will pretty much be the place where your entire scene plays out, by replying back and forth within the thread. So when your writing buddy has written a you a response, all you have to do is hit ‘New Reply’ to continue on.

These are the basics. Again, it’s by no means comprehensive, but it should be enough to get you started. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes or ask questions to more experienced Jcink roleplayers. People in our community are super friendly and keen to help.

Happy roleplaying!

–RPings Staff