#not inactive but like i only use it for my personal gains

[gothluke]

creds to this post

[boringbones]

A Letter to Talented Creators

I've been part of this community for 20 years, watching artists rise, fall, leave for new journeys, or simply stop playing or creating. We've received amazing content, but we've also missed out on much.

I wonder how many of these artists could still be creating extraordinary content if they had the support of their communities. It’s common to encounter cliques of creators who vilify anyone considering making a living doing what they love. They’ll use every trick to convince you that not only do you NOT deserve it, but that pursuing it somehow taints you.

With every new friend and artist I meet, my first advice is always: FIND a way to monetize what you do. I believe that if you have the chance to make a living doing what you love, you gain MORE TIME to do what you're great at and, especially, what others love.

Besides, you don’t need everyone’s support—just those who, like me and many other players, are willing to contribute to ensure you have the time you need to keep producing and delivering something only you can create. There are ideas that haven’t been thought of and projects that haven’t been started. Life brings unexpected situations, and we never truly know what goes on behind the scenes for each person who shares their art with the world.

Let me tell you, people are willing to support you. In reality, there are more people willing to support a creator than those who aren't. The difference is that those who are willing don’t make as much noise, but they genuinely enjoy helping an artist who continually exceeds expectations.

I know some people think, “If I make money from this, I’ll have to commit to a level I’m not willing to.” And if that’s the case, that’s fine. You don’t have to if you don’t want to. However, I see this commitment as something positive, but I respect those who disagree. As an artist, you want a certain level of "healthy" pressure. After all, art requires it—not too much pressure, but not too little, either.

Criquette, for instance, is one of the best creators for The Sims 2 in my view. He made incredible things that nearly every player has used. He was ambitious on a level I’ve rarely seen. But he’s been inactive for years. I wonder how much more he could have created if he’d been able to monetize his work—cover household bills, put food in the fridge, or handle basic expenses. How much more time he might have had to create and share? How many brilliant things we could have today in The Sims if he were still here? But he wasn’t monetized, and maybe he was never interested in it, and that’s okay!

For every artist who monetizes, there are many who prefer to do it as a hobby. And that’s wonderful. There are many runners who do it for well-being, pleasure, social connections, or the benefits it brings to life. However, there are those who run professionally. They commit to a level an “amateur” NEVER would. They undergo training that a casual or hobbyist runner would NEVER endure. They maintain diets that others would NEVER tolerate. But the fact that some monetize running and turn it into a career doesn’t prevent others from running for love, fun, or enjoyment.

So, what I’m trying to say is: it’s all okay. If you believe monetizing your talent would give you more QUALITY time to sit and produce what you love, give you the chance to take someone you love to a special restaurant simply because you can, or allow you to be BETTER at what you do because it frees you from worrying about adult responsibilities—then do it!

Be prepared for the noise others will make, but remember that those people aren’t your target audience. Even if they make noise, they don’t consume what you produce. And if they do, they might do so in secret—because attacking a creator and consuming that creator’s work is contradictory. But believe me, there’s often more inconsistency than consistency in this world. And that’s okay!

Remember that on the other side, there are many kind people who don’t mind contributing a small, medium, or even significant amount to support a creator they love, appreciate, and benefit from. Keep this in mind when considering monetization, no matter which version of The Sims you create for. If there’s even one person willing to support you, that’s all you need to start.

I am sure that with this, you’ll have more time, more quality of life, more joy, and a healthy commitment to push yourself in a positive way to give back to your audience for the support and love they have for what you create.

If I have time to create and contribute today, it’s because of these people. They’ve changed my life, shown me that I have the chance to live the life I genuinely want for myself rather than the life circumstances might have dictated. They show me daily that I can LOVE what I do and make a living from it, and that monetizing it doesn’t take away my love for it—instead, it enhances it. I hope you consider my words.

In the end, remember this phrase: “Beyond daily life and what others think of you, what do you think of yourself?” Your value is something only you define. People will respect you to the extent that you respect yourself. If anyone says you don’t have a place “here,” remember, we’re always speaking about ourselves.

We can only give to others what we have, what we are. Trust in your talent and find a way to monetize it, whatever it may be—whether it’s making jarred cakes, selling pudding door-to-door, or creating content for The Sims. I’ve done all these things, and if I’ve learned one thing, it’s that our circumstances change according to our sense of worth. When we recognize that every job has value and that there’s nothing wrong with making a living if you’re providing benefits to others with what you have to offer... So follow your heart. Take risks, give it your all, and be the artist you want to be, because there are people ready to support you. You deserve it, and you will succeed. I hope this letter reminds you of your worth.

Never forget that each of your creations is a unique expression, something only you can bring to the world. May that value and uniqueness always guide you and give you the confidence to keep doing what you love.

[salbei-141]

Be honest with me (Roman Roy x reader)

Masterlist

word count: 1.1k

warnings: 18+, pure fluff and comfort, mentions of verbal abuse

a/n: Inactivity who? A rare update I know lol. Anyway y’all I’m so in love with him - honestly in love with all the Roy siblings, but Romulus got a special place in my heart <3

I love how late I jump onto writing trends for characters, but in my defence I've had this in the drafts for MONTHS. Anyway, hope you enjoy my loves <3

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The apartment was silent, it felt too out of character, especially for Roman. The both of you lay in silence on his bed, still in today's clothes.

You move your hand slowly - scared that a sudden movement would cause him to suddenly get up and leave without warning. Tentatively, you inch your fingers onto his own - he said nothing, nor did he move. Gaining more confidence and desperate to comfort him knowing how loud his mind must be right now - you encapsulate his hand within your own. They’re soft and warm - Roman was always warm to touch. You feel his hand squeeze your own back - still no words being said.

You take a deep breath, feeling the need to break the silence finally, but before you can, Roman cuts you off.

“Please don’t,” his voice came out weak - he was usually so quick witted…he just sounded tired.

“Okay,” your voice was soft - a complete dichotomy to the tone he was used to from his father and siblings.

Another 30 minutes went by in complete silence - the both of your steady breaths being the only thing heard. Your hand still lay in his - he hadn't moved an inch unless it was to gently squeeze your hand every so often.

You turn on your side, slipping your hand out of his - he still didn't move. You decided to move closer to him, laying your head on his shoulder and draping your right arm across his chest that rose up and down with each breath he took.

You studied his face - he looked like he wanted to push you off of him, and yet simultaneously he was aching to pull you closer to him. Your touch was the only touch he felt safe feeling - you'd never hurt him, and he never doubted that thought for a second, but he was just so used to being alone and pushing people away.

You were desperate to hear his voice, to understand what was running through his head. You knew he was probably going to say some stupid quip to hide how he really felt, but you'd see straight through him; he knew this and it was the scariest thing to him - that you actually saw him.

"Ro...," you were gentle - a part of him just wanted you to shout at him and tell him he was a waste of space just like his father had - it was all he knew. However, you were just too kind, you actually cared for him, and not in the way his father cared for him - if you could call it that - but in a way that was so genuine and pure that it felt wrong to him, but he craved every second of it.

His gaze moved from the ceiling to your worried face - you looked beautiful he thought, he had always thought you were the most beautiful person he knew. "Yeah," his voice sounded small and tired.

"Are you okay?" the question was stupid, you knew he wasn't, but you wondered if he'd answer you honestly - if for once he'd be vulnerable with you, and truly let you into what was going through his mind.

"What? Pfft yeah I'm fine, real fucking good...just thinking about who has bigger tits - you or Gerri...I think Gerri does," there it was...he couldn't be honest with you for a minute if he tried - he'd rather say some crude shit and hope you'd be weirded out enough like everyone else and just leave him so he could avoid sharing his emotions.

You sat up, leaning on one hand as you stared down at him while he tried to avoid your gaze which was slowly glazing over with unshed tears. "Roman...please I-...can you just be honest with me?" your voice had a slight shake - scared that you were going to push him over the edge and he'd run.

He made eye contact with you, his heart clenching in his chest, no one had made him feel the way you could make him feel, and that scared him. He didn't know what to do - his mind was screaming so many things at him all at once that he couldn't really make a decision, so he stayed silent.

Several minutes passed of you both just holding each other's gaze then he opened his mouth tentatively, "Why do you care about me? Why can't you just call me a freak or a perv and leave?" You watched as his eyes reddened and glazed over as he tried his hardest not to cry in front of you. Had you cracked him? It felt bittersweet that he might finally just be honest with you, but the pain in his eyes was tearing at your heart.

You smiled, giggling softly as you lifted a hand to his cheek and wiped away a singular tear that had managed to fall, watching as he turned his face to meet your caress - he trusted you. "Because I fucking love you Roman".

"But why?" he interrupted you like a child would trying to understand such a foreign concept that you were trying to explain.

"There's no reason - I mean there is, you're...you. I love you Roman." You were so soft with him, it felt alien to him. It broke you that he couldn't fathom the concept of someone genuinely loving him, and in such a pure way too. This love wasn't like the love from his father, nor from his siblings - it was something so foreign that he couldn't understand it, but he liked it...he liked this.

You laid back down beside him, "Come here Ro...please" your eyes had such a soft stare - they were so warm and inviting, he couldn't object to the embrace you were offering him.

Roman inched across the bed over into your arms, wrapping his arm around your waist and burying his face in your chest, while you wrapped an arm around his back, holding him close to you. You fell into a comfortable silence, holding each other without a care in the world - it was just the both of you.

"I love you too, you know?" he muttered it so quietly that it almost went unheard, but a smile spread across your face at his confession. You knew that he had probably been having an internal argument with himself on whether or not he was actually going to say it to you; without any sarcasm too.

You felt your heart fluttering in your chest and you pulled him closer to you, "Yeah I know". You tilted your head down slightly and pressed a soft kiss to the top of his head. He went to open his mouth to say some sarky comment, but immediately shut it - he didn't need to feel defensive around you, not now, and not ever.

[bookwormbynight]

You know what's infuriating. Light wasn't past the point of no return after he wrote Higuchi's name. Like, he was, himself. Kira was back, and Kira wasn't stopping. But L's fucking inaction sealed Light's coffin.

To be fair, L didn't know the rule about destroying the death note was fake, but like. He figured out the 13 day rule was fake. Literally the only thing stopping him from following that train of thought was a lack of desire.

Here's the things he knew:

Light Yagami was probably Kira for a myriad of behavioral and circumstantial reasons

The 13 day rule exonerated him, but it was suspicious because it was a) a little too on the nose, and b) on a different page than most of the rules

The rule about not destroying the death note at risk of your life was the only other rule on the same exact goddamn page and was also incredibly convenient for someone who might like to continue using the thing

Based on behavior, it would make a lot of sense for Light to have lost his memory of being Kira

If that assumption was the truth, then Light absolutely just gained his memories back thanks to something to do with the physical notebook

Of course there were definitely some cons to the 'going in guns ablaze' approach for him. He wouldn't find out if the rule was true or not unless HE started dying, as opposed to the other option where he put somebody else's life at risk (how ironic that honestly I don't think Rem would have killed him over destroying the notebook). He wouldn't have the evidence anymore. There was the possibility that, since Light's memories were clearly attached to it, his might be attached too which means he would be losing that knowledge after solving the case. And, of course, he definitely had a Thing for Kira and would he be willing to upend the board and give up Kira-Light in order to cheat his way into a win?

Well, in my personal opinion, boo hoo bitch. Quit fucking moping on the roof in the rain about how your ex-boyfriend is about to kill you and fucking DO something about it. Just burn the goddamn notebook, grab Light, and abscond from Japan with him. But Whatever. Die, ig 😭

[phoebejaysims]

Social Clubs Mod - DOWNLOAD

Tired of your sims walking aimlessly through town? No friends, no hobbies, no purpose? Put an end to their lack of a fulfilling social life by creating a million and one clubs for them to join and/or get kicked out of! 

With 50+ activities for you to push, including activities from over 10 different mods, and 4 specialised club types, you can create almost any club you can think of: book clubs, invite-only hangouts, afterschool clubs and more! Grow memberships, take part in tournaments and ship cute little subscription gifts straight to your sim’s door.

Note: This mod is very extensive, so please thoroughly read the documentation in the download that I’ve painstakingly written up.

Compatibility: Should be base game compatible however expansion packs, store content and mods add more content.

7 New Objects: Credit to @aroundthesims who has generously allowed me to use her items as well as @twinsimming who converted 2 items for me. Full credit in the documentation.

Testers: @desiree-uk who not only tested the mod, but contributed ideas for club activities, the banking system and the subscription gift system. @simsdeogloria who kindly offered to test the mod and caught some bugs that I had completely missed.

Credits: Full credit in documentation. However, thank you to @olomayasims​, IcarusAllsorts, Arsil, Buzzler & @zoeoe-sims​, @anitmb​, @greenplumbboblover​, @flotheory​ as I push some of their mods as activities.

Club Types

Custom Club: Push specific activities (or no activity at all) and watch your active and inactive club members congregate and do said activities. Push bowling, swimming, rumba, nectar drinking, collecting, studying, music lessons, among many other things. 

Subscription-Only Club: While members won’t meet up, force them to pay a subscription fee to the club owner for your own purposes. Consider: food subscription service, council-tax payments, school fees.

Book Club: Choose a book for the book club. Your sims will sit together, have discussions, and read said book.

Formal Gathering Club: Set musicians and/or a speaker (podium or pulpit). Have your club members sit down and act like they’re listening to said musicians and speaker. Choose a skill to increase while the club is in operation.

Club Vibes

Clubs can have different vibes depending on the cost and activities, attracting or repelling different types of sims. There are sports, games, intellectual, low-brow and high class clubs. Some personalities will be more inclined to join than others.

Customising Clubs

Set different open days, open hours, required club outfits, subscription fees, gender, age, career and trait requirements/restrictions, forbidden actions etc.

Autonomy

Allow or restrict autonomy in different ways. Make clubs open or closed invite, allowing or disallowing sims to join, leave, or be kicked out of clubs with or without your own input. Put club boards around town and let sims browse. Impress observers by having a great club session and watch them beg to join!

Tournaments

Win tournaments and gain club acclaim. Get cash prizes, find yourself in the newspaper, and find out if any of your fellow club members are playing for the opposing team. Your own sim isn’t exempt from the repercussions of being a club traitor!

Banking

Create Bronzo accounts for your sims. You can link these accounts to schedulers and have the club fee delivered straight into the account. Take out loans, find the best interest rates online and stay out of your overdraft. Try not to get your account details stolen at the all new ATMs that you can place around town and don’t leave your debit card laying around near strangers!

Download MTS: http://www.modthesims.info/d/677428

Conflicts: None.

If you would like to donate to say thank you, you can do that at my Ko-fi, here.

It’s been a long 8 months getting this mod done; thank you all for your patience and enjoy! @ me if you post any pictures of your clubs—I’d love to see your pictures.

[moonveiltarot]

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 [𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍]

Hello, hello! I'm Loren and am relatively new to the community, but I do tons of readings for myself and my loved ones. I know how to read the cards, but I would like to gain more experience, so I'm doing free readings for a short time!

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 11 / 14 /2024

𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 11/ 24 / 2024

Regardless of what the title says, this date is when the readings will be closed! Sometimes I forget to update things like that on time, so this note is here in case there is any confusion.

𝕽𝖚𝖑𝖊𝖘 & 𝕲𝖚𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 (read thoroughly please).

I am only doing a 1 card pull per person.

There are some topics I won't do. I am not doing free NSFW, Death, Pregnancy, Legal or Medical / Health related readings.

I am not looking at the potential of a relationship for you. Energy changes all the time. Looking this far into the future is so limiting on yourself. You dis-empower yourself like that. You are changing your thoughts, energy and actions every day, so you can manifest any outcome for your life that you want. Sometime the energy will fluctuate.

I treat tarot as a tool to do an energy check in! This just lets us know the current energy of a situation or our life and the very very VERY near future prediction.

I will read the cards as I see them and as I intuitively feel called to. I will not tell you only what you want to hear. I will answer as honestly as possible.

If I feel that I do not resonate as your reader, I will let you know. I will not do readings for anyone I feel incompatible with (this wont be most of you and I don't judge you based on your tumblr account or posts – I'm reading the real-life energy from you and your spirit guides, not your online persona).

Remember I am a human being. I can't drop everything just to read tarot cards for you. I will get to you when I can.

It may take me up to 72 hrs to see your ask, be okay with this or consider not participating in this reading.

I may not answer everyone's questions. I reserve the right to not answer your question at my own discretion.

NO side accounts or inactive accounts. Only accounts with 10+ of your own posts can get a reading. Meaning no blog with only reposts please!

ℋℴ𝓌 𝒯ℴ 𝒢ℯ𝓉 𝒜 ℱ𝓇ℯℯ ℛℯ𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓃ℊ:

Like + Reblog one of my tarot readings! (I don't have many up right now … lol, but my masterlist has them listed)

Reblog this post too.

Follow me before you send an ask!

Send an ask with your name, preferred pronouns and the topic you want me to address!

Do NOT skip the rules. It will be very obvious. READ THEM.

Topics You Can Ask About: Love / Romance, Career / Finances, A Message From Your Guides / The Universe, Your Psychic Gifts, OR a Yes / No question.

Do not send more than one ask per person (meaning no side accounts, and don't be sneaky with it, I will block inactive accounts or suspected side accounts that send me an ask for this).

I'm not comfortable with anyone under the age of 18 years (that's the legal age of consent in my country) interacting with my content.

Keep in mind that this is for entertainment purposes only and not to be taken as real advice, especially not professional advice. Use your better judgment. If you hear something you don't like, shift your energy and manifest what you do want.

[ewanmitchellcrumbs]

I know you are tired of being reminded of the whole mess that’s been going on. I had no idea what was going on until foxyanon told me cause I asked. The shock that went through me when I was reading ems post. I was decent friends with bel and interacted a lot with her. Had no idea how vile those bloggers are, just damn right disgusting and rude. But I told em as well that I have nothing to do with what’s her face. I’m always here for you! This fandom needs some serious work done and rethinking. I’m screaming the biggest f you to her! I love your content even though I don’t say anything much. You’re wonderful and deserve better! 💗💗

Thank you for reaching out, and treating me like a human being. It is more than I currently deserve. I will place the rest of my response beneath a cut, as it will be quite long and I'd like to give people the option to scroll past, as they are doubtless tired of all of this, and rightly so.

Yes, the behaviour of that group is despicable, but I cannot downplay the gravity of my own in that.

I had a longstanding block with two users (I am not going to use their online nicknames, I do not deserve to), arcielee and sylasthegrim, I said disgusting things about both of them - the screenshots of my messages regarding them both on the post you have doubtless all seen are real (so is the final screenshot where I mention an anon I had received telling me to die in my sleep, the rest of the screenshots in that post have been falsified, doctored or snipped heavily out of context to make them appear hateful - the doctoring has been confirmed by two individuals well versed in Photoshop)

I hold my hands up and apologise to both those people, and the people that have seen those messages and been harmed by them. They are inexcusable, indefensible and were guided by a false belief that those two people were being hateful in turn about me, and actively going out of their way to harm and spite me. I am unsure what Bel thought she had to gain by exacerbating the animosity between me and Em and those two women, regardless, we should have done the mature thing and reached out directly to them. I will say, that I have never once sent anonymous hatred to either person. The extent of my vitriol was confined to that group chat.

Bel also used slurs in the group chat (I would like to point out that myself, Em and Fae did not). I won't repeat what these were. I do not want those ugly words on my page. They made me uncomfortable and I called her out any time she used one in particular, but she always laughed off my discomfort and carried on anyway. She is mixed race, I am white, in my mind it is not my place as a white person to tell an ethnic minority what is racism and what isn't. There are enough white voices shouting down others in online spaces. I know better now. I should not let my own discomfort silence me. I will call out hatred, bigotry and discrimination in every instance that I see it. My past inaction is embarrassing, it's offensive and I am devastated by the hurt I have caused to others. I am so deeply sorry.

I didn't speak up for a long time, because I have seen what these people are like when they have a grudge against someone. It's frightening, I was a coward. Yet despite staying silent on all of it, I have been doxxed just the same. I suppose perhaps that's karmic retribution?

I appreciate that people have felt my response has been lacking, however, I was out of the country, away from home, from the 14th until the 22nd, with only my phone at my disposal and with the expectation from my husband that I would enjoy the vacation we were on, and not be online dealing with all of this.

I would like the opportunity to atone for my behaviour, to make amends. Currently, I feel I am not going to be given the opportunity to do that, and understandably so. Emotions are high, people are raw from what they have learned and they do not feel comfortable being around me.

Seeing the screenshots of the people in their group passing around my personal photos and saying incredibly vile things about my appearance triggered a lapse with the eating disorder that I am in active recovery for. I then had another a few days later. I need to take some time away to get myself well, as the fear and anxiety of all of this is taking its toll. I also need the space to deal with the legal action I will be exploring with regards to Chris having doxxed me. I am not running away. I simply need to get myself into a space where I am stable enough to handle all of this, be accountable, and take responsibility without my own emotions diminishing other people's.

I know people hate me right now, but it pales in comparison to how much I hate myself. I am so very sorry for allowing this to happen.

[put-me-out-of-my-destiny]

I am once again thinking about how my "Kyrie gains demonic minions like Vergil's from DMC5" plotline would lead to conflict between her and Nero (all details are in my pinned post).

My first idea was that she would take some kind of revenge on people who refused to accept that the Order was responsible for the events of DMC4, and chose to blame Nero for it instead, making Kyrie's life a living hell in the process. However, I know a lot of people are weary of stories taking a stance against revenge, and I'm honestly not sure how bothered by it Nero would be, though using demonic power against ordinary humans would be pretty extreme.

However, I believe I was thinking in the right direction, as I was trying to invert one of Kyrie's virtues, her patience in this case.

Another of Kyrie's virtues - perhaps even her greatest virtue - is her generosity. Even though she traditionally has no demonic power, she always does what she can for people and expects nothing in return, and she encourages Nero to do the same.

Suppose Kyrie isn't directly taking revenge on people, but merely allowing them to suffer through her inaction? And perhaps this doesn't end with those who've wronged her and the people she cares about, but extends to those who haven't shown sufficient gratitude? If so, then exactly what sort of suffering is she ignoring?

It would have to be some kind of threat that Nero isn't equipped to handle. My first thought was some kind of plague, as a possible inciting incident for this plot has been Kyrie being infected or possessed by some demonic force, activating the dormant Savior gunk in his body. Perhaps through sheer luck, her Echidna can produce from fruit or other organism that can be used to create a cure, and Kyrie simply refuses to provide until certain conditions are met?

The problem is, the whole plotline depends on the idea that Nero can, in fact, remove such a demonic force from a person's body, the same way Vergil created his own minions when he split himself in DMC5. There's no reason to think that Nero can cure Kyrie himself, but that only Kyrie can somehow cure everyone else.

My next thought is that it involves the demons that were created when Kyrie was cured. I suggested from the very beginning that Kyrie's minions aren't the only demons of their kind, but that some others based on more humanoid DMC4 bosses like Dante, Credo, and Agnus exist. Perhaps these demons are wreaking havoc, and while Nero can fight them, he can't destroy them. Perhaps only Kyrie has the power to actually stop them, by either bonding with them or having her minions destroy them.

One could point to Mission 18 in DMC5, in which Dante kills Vergil's minions, but it's worth noting that they weren't bonded to Vergil anymore by then. Maybe these demons have bonded with humans other than Kyrie. Maybe each one has bonded with many humans, using them as minions rather than the other way around. And while Nero can free individual humans from their control, he can't actually permanently destroy these demons as long as they have at least one living host.

It is worth asking why Kyrie wouldn't feel inclined to destroy these demons. While her minions are based more on repressed feelings that she can take ownership of, these other demons undeniably represent her trauma. Dante killed Sanctus right in front of Kyrie. Agnus kidnapped her, trapped her in the Savior, and used her to lure Nero to a similar fate. And Credo, her own brother, was involved in the Order's plot, and even hid the truth that their parents were killed by a failed candidate of the ascension ceremony from her.

Perhaps, again, this relates to her desire for - or least apathy toward - the suffering of Fortuna's people. She spent her whole life hiding and ignoring her own pain for the sake of others, now these people have to feel her pain for themselves. She'll set them free once she can be sure they won't take her for granted again.

So much of Fortuna's population gets possessed, Nero has to cure them one by one and try to keep them cured, while Kyrie just lets it happen and does her own thing, soul searching and empowering herself by collecting the demons she wants to serve her.

Nero would feel hurt, but I think he'd spend a long time telling himself that Kyrie must have a good reason for her radio silence, that she must be doing something more important. He'd be heartbroken when he realizes that isn't true. Kyrie's the main person who inspires Nero to do good, after all. It's like watching the couple that made you believe in love break up.

Kyrie wouldn't want Nero to suffer, not initially, but her solution would be for Nero to abandon his mission, maybe to take the kids and run away from Fortuna with her. He'd be tempted, but the Kyrie he knows would never forgive him for that.

While I think most of this would happen while the twins are in the Underworld, I like the idea of Dante being the one to get through to Kyrie. He empathizes with her frustration, and helps her to understand that you can do what's right without compromising how you really feel. Dante protects the human world, but he's rarely, like, nice to people.

[diabolikpersonals]

I am not certain yet that I want to call out specific blogs (last time I did that it got WEIRD) but it has been a while since we've had a discussion about reposting art as a fandom, and someone asked me to comment :')

I've been in the fandom long enough to see art reposting cause plenty of problems, and I've also been a victim of it myself, so I hope I can help someone understand.

So, fanartists, right? You might not be aware if you're not an artist yourself, but a lot of artists dislike it when you take their work and post it somewhere else. Plenty will have something like "DO NOT REPOST" written right there on their page. Even if they don't, that does not mean that they allow reposts.

There are plenty of reasons why an artist might feel this way, but to name a few common reasons, it could be an issue of credit or publicity: imagine you put hours of work into a piece of art, but another account posts it and they're the one who gains interactions, followers, etc. Even if that account mentions you as the artist, people aren't necessarily going to seek out the original artist. They're probably going to interact with the repost that's right in front of them. Can you imagine that feeling? Like, "Why is this person building a social media presence based on my work, and the work of other artists?" Interactions aside, it's really frustrating when you put a ton of effort into something and you're not recognized for it.

To name another reason, an artist might only want their work to be published in one particular place. This is often the case for me too, actually; I only want my dialovers fanart on tumblr, and I never post it on my twitter account, because I don't want it there. Another medium but still relevant: I don't want my youtube videos exported to other sites because if a lot of people view those reposts, I lose money that I would've gotten if they had just watched my video. Maybe there's a certain type of user that you don't want your work to be exposed to, or maybe you just don't like a site and you don't want your work there. This is something an artist should be able to decide for themself, and it's not right for you to put their art in places they didn't consent to putting it.

It's a case-by-case basis, of course, because different artists have different feelings about it, but generally, you need to obtain permission from an artist before taking their work and publishing it yourself. You can just ask! It's totally normal to ask. Worst they can say is no. Plenty of artists do allow reposts, and if they say that they allow reposts, then go for it!! But if they don't have "reposting is ok" written anywhere, and if you didn't ask permission......then that's not okay. You need to respect artists a little more than that.

Because you know what artists do when they don't feel respected? When their boundaries are crossed, and people post their work without permission?? A lot of times, they delete their stuff, they move their work someplace else to try and evade reposters, and sometimes they stop drawing for a fandom altogether. If you've been in the dialovers fandom for a long time, this has absolutely happened multiple times, whether or not you were aware of it. If you know which repost acc we're discussing here, you might've seen some of their posts say something like "artist is no longer active." And it blows my mind, because I was there when they became inactive, and more than one of them because inactive because people reposted their art! So, besides being disrespectful, it also leads to less dialovers fanart.

But anyway, most of you reading this probably don't repost art, so the more useful thing I can tell you is that I hope you can support artists by interacting with them rather than repost accounts. If you see a repost acc and like the art you see, and if you want to see more of it, seek out the artist's original account instead.

unfollow art repost accounts. seek out and follow artists instead. they are out there. they are awesome. change da world… my final message. Goodb ye.

[shirshik72]

BiTomas week

Day 5. Lazy Day

Author's notes: the characters' images are taken from the classic games and supplemented with my headcannons. This is completely unrelated to "Mortal Kombat 1" (2023).

After long and difficult missions, days will certainly come when you don’t want to do absolutely anything. On such days, there is not enough energy for morning exercise, for reading smart books, or for any important and necessary activity. Of course, you reproach yourself for inaction and wasting time, but internally you forgive yourself everything, pompously justifying yourself by the fact that at these moments you are accumulating energy so that later you can return to the normal pace of life.

It is best to gain strength near a loved one. Guided by this very rule, Bi Han and Tomas hastened to escape from the Lin Kuei fortress, left alone with each other. Their path ran deep into the mountain range, sheltering the clan from prying eyes, straight to that place forgotten by the Elder Gods, which they had long ago dubbed theirs.

— It’s beautiful here, — Tomas smiled, again majestically examining the valleys of the forested mountains from one of the ledges of the nameless mountain.

— You always say that when we get here.

— Because it’s always beautiful here. And during the day, and in the evening, and at night... Only in the morning, we did not see this place. It's a pity...

— Are you suggesting we stay here for the night?

— No, excuse me. Let me sleep on a normal bed at least on my days off.

— Do you think I’ll let you sleep tonight?

— Don’t worry, I’m almost used to your snoring.

Bi Han and Tomas laugh dully. Sub-Zero approaches his lover from behind, silently hugging him by the shoulders and delighting his partner with a calm smile.

It's really beautiful here after all. The clear azure sky pleases the selective eye, filling the surrounding landscape with extraordinary liveliness and freedom. The perennial evergreen forest, covering the slopes of the mountain valleys with a dense blanket, gives this place some kind of mysterious charm. It seems that it is precisely such places that can be called places of power, since there really is something wise and majestic in them. Generation after generation of Lin Kuei warriors passes, and these trees still stand motionless, imbued with the strength and knowledge of short-lived people.

There is something poetic and deeply philosophical in this, but, to be honest, Bi Han unconsciously runs away from this, not wanting to load his brain with something more complicated than the monotonous contemplation of the embellishments of the Greater Khingan.

Besides, he likes Tomas’s inspired face much more than the sky, mountains and all this nature. Smoke, whose face is finally filled with peace and serene joy - this is true beauty, which he can admire for an immensely long time. Bi Han want to disappear into those pure light gray eyes, forgetting about everyone and everything.

— You’re beautiful... — Sub-Zero whispers in his ear.

— You always say that, — Tomas chuckles, smiling flattered.

— Because you are beautiful. Both inside and outside.

— Thank you, — Smoke nods, turning his gaze from the enchanting forests to face of his lover.

Of course, he can’t deny him beauty either. There is something attractive and dear to the heart in these features, something so necessary, but at the same time not the most pleasant. No, of course, he is handsome in appearance, but his eyes... Two blue-black pools seem capable of dragging anyone weaker than Bi Han to their bottom. Evil and cruelty had long been buried in his soul, which could not help but be reflected in the gaze of the strongest Lin Kuei warrior. However, somewhere in the depths of his eyes something charming sparkled... Beautiful and kind. Tomas could enjoy these glimpses until the end of time.

— There is beauty in your soul too...

— I hope, next to you, I will reveal it completely.

Postscript: I am not an English-speaking person and this is my first experience in writing a literary text in a foreign language. I apologize in advance for all my mistakes in this text and ask you to point them out in the comments or personal messages. Thanks a lot in advance to everyone!

Thanks to @bitomas-week for organizing the event and great work.

[ultimateplaylistmaker]

Kokichi only gained Gonta's trust just to use him.Even the Ultimate Kokichi Stan/theorist, oumakokichi on Tumblr, said that Gonta and Ouma's relationship is inherently abusive. WHEN THE ULTIMATE KOKICHI STAN/ANALYST SAYS THAT, AT LEAST TRY TO PAY ATTENTION."Gonta is someone who trusts others implicitly, always tries to see the best in people, and is kind, gentle, and compassionate. Throughout earlier chapters, but especially in Chapter 4, Ouma comes down hard on him, insults him, and tells him

No wait back the fuck up I don't care about the rest of this ask but like

Whyyy should I give a shit about some random user who hasnt even been active for over year? Why is there opinion so goddamn important to you? If anyones the ultimate kokichi theorist its fucking jacks? Why is my reading of the text less valid then some random inactive blogger??? Why are they somehow more important and correct and the ultimate kokichi stan??? Literally why drag them into this??? Why should I care about their opinion???? Who made this person god of Kokichi Ouma???? What the fuck are you talking about?????? Like I know don't feed the trolls but also what? are you talking about? Why is a quote from a fucking tumblr blog your proof??? I can do that too!

"Without further ado, we start off with the insect meet and greet that gets brought up a lot. It gives off the impression that Kokichi manipulated Gonta into doing it, but there's a piece of dialogue between Gonta and Shuichi before it in which Gonta says 'Oh, Shuichi! Are you looking for a way to get students to trade motive videos?', meaning it was a plan he wanted to do- and we can assume it's not Kokichi who pushed him into thinking of that, cuz Gonta wasn't aware of his plan and why would Kokichi tell him about trading motive videos without mentioning his plan?

After that during the IMAG When Kokichi says he has to leave and Gonta asks him why, Kokichi very clearly says that he'll bring their motive videos to watch together and Gonta very clearly agrees to it. No manipulation. So all of Kokichi's IMAG plan can be boiled down to 'I'll force everyone to gather and watch the motive videos, and I'll get help from Gonta since he supports this idea, and along the way he can show off his bugs so it's a win-win' and note that Kokichi is not anymore malicious with his plans than he thinks is necessary, he could have lied to him and just gathered the students elsewhere, but instead he chose a plan that would make Gonta happy. I'm not sure why he didn't explain his entire plan to Gonta beforehand, but at least he chose him because he agreed with his opinion and didn't go out of his way to manipulate him."

-archived-gtronpa-account

Am I valid now? Am I woke in my shipping now?

[cozmonaughty]

“Bambi” - The lost media of Yasuyuki Okamura

In honour of his 59th birthday - - -

This song has always been a topic that has interested me in Okamura’s works because it emerged during an awkward period in his career entering the 21st century. At this time in 1999, Okamura had partially returned from his brief hiatus where he produced songs for other artists, releasing The Forbidden Purpose of Life(禁じられた生きがい) album in the December of 1995 as well as the single Harenchi(ハレンチ) in 1996. But otherwise it was mostly radio silence and inactivity until the year of Bambi.

On the 14th of August, 25 years ago today, Bambi was released on the now discontinued music distribution site “Realrox.” The song was only aired once under the internet special program “Yasuyuki Okamura Summer Gift ‘99”

MP3 + lyrics under the cut ~

Because of this, only low quality rips of the song are available currently. These were taken from the website’s audio player, making it difficult to discern or transcribe the lyrics, but overall it’s pretty clear the song has a somber tone. Though it maintains the Okamura heavy funk style that he began to use around the early 2000s. Some fans compare the sound to “Sex (Old Version)” but personally it kinda reminds me of SOPHIA’s “Hard Worker” (which Okamura had also produced).

Either way, it’s really ‘distinctly Okamura’ in the way he uses SFX and sampling. There’s crow cawing throughout the entire track and engine sounds with reversed speaking weaving through the sections. What I like about Okamura’s music during this era was the very industrial and machine-like sound he produces, but it does feel incomplete here; especially when it transitions into an acoustic performance of “Ikenai Kotokai” … which sounds very different from its 1988 studio version. I don’t really know how to put it, but it feels so ominous and solemn. Though I guess it’s always been a sad song…

Looking into the actual lyrics for Bambi gives some insight, which were partially transcribed by an uploader on Nico Nico Douga (thank you!). Translations by me!

Bambi - Lyrics Translated

If I were Bambi,

Puppies and Pandas,

Rabbits and Ladybugs,

When they jump

They’ll smile and follow me around

But around us,

There are crows, crows

Crows surrounding us

They don’t even look aside, destroying only themselves

Their souls are corrupt

Hiding my hands, definitely a crow

[ Unintelligible ]

It’s my fault I can’t do live performances anymore

It’s my fault I can’t release records anymore

It’s my fault I’m pretentious

It’s because I’m brazen

It’s my fault I can’t do live performances anymore

It’s my fault I can’t release records anymore

It’s my fault I’m pretentious

It’s my brazenness

I’m brazen

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Now this part is a bit speculative, but my reading of these lyrics is that they appear to be a personal reflection of Okamura’s struggles during the late 1990s. It’s expressed discreetly through the stark tonal contrast between the fairytale scene and the dark imagery of the crows, but then there’s the overt reference to his period of inactivity, where he blames himself. 1997-98 were pretty barren years, with no activity in the latter, so this must have been indicative of an intense struggle in Okamura’s life. From his debut he was able to release an album every year, as well as working on music for Misato Watanabe among other artists he had produced for. I’d hypothesise that during this period is when he would have started using stimulants, which he would later be arrested for. I can’t say for sure, however some fans attribute his significant weight gain to these drugs and excessive consumption of alcohol.

The song titled “Bambi” is perhaps an homage to Prince’s song sharing the name, as from the beginning of Okamura’s career he’s drawn heavy inspiration from the artist. Though the similarities are only surface level here as there’s no musical or lyrical similarities between the two.

—

25 years later, it all worked out. After his prison sentence was lifted, he returned to creating music and almost instantly returned to success. Since then, he’s announced his sobriety. So, happy birthday Yasuyuki Okamura. Thank you for giving me so much joy and inspiration through your career <3

[chirpsythismorning]

I dont even think the tag is dead at all tbh. We were really spoiled last summer with 2k post per day, and something crazy happening everyday like Mikhailgate, scriptgate, sock anon or people impersonating Ross duffer, but if you check most tags on this app, that's rarely the case. The thing is, it's been a year since season 4 came out and we're still getting around 300 posts per day and I need people to realise how crazy that is. Before season 4 the tag had like 5 k followers and there could be days without a single post. The fact that it's been a year and we still surpass 200 posts, AND we've already made it through the most content drought phase of the hiatus (since filming is about to begin and we'll increase the daily posts again) is crazy. This tag is still very much active, even for a show that hasn't released any new content for a year. And also AO3 is still active. The fact that for a whole year, there's been writers who still update fics or create new ones everyday is something I'm not used to coming from other smaller fandoms.

I get it's a bit more boring right now and we are looking back to the may-august craze, but we've already made it through the worst and we only need to hold on for one more month

This is definitely the best way to look at it!

I think I’m also maybe sad bc a lot of familiar faces aren’t as active, like some folks I remember seeing daily are gone. Which is fine!

And even despite that you’ll see posts in the tag get like hundreds of likes, so there are definitely a lot of people still lurking just not posting. Which is also fine!

It’s so true though that we are a lot more active than we realize.

Tumblr in general I used to think of as like a no man’s land pre-s4 bc it tends to really only be active in specific fandoms where like the unity is on point bc the content is just rolling in.

So many fandoms reside here at a point, but dwindle over time, and I feel like we are very fortunate to have made a big space here bc it is a cool platform when you have a lot of people that like a certain thing and want to talk about it.

And we’re fortunate enough to be so massive and not only that but this is sort of just the beginning. Imagine how many followers we’ll gain leading up to s5, during and after…? Or the aftermath of people coming here to look at theories and be like YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT! All the queer fans who kind of talked down on us (understandably) for potentially falling for queerbait, joining in and being like wow this is surreal, it finally happened. It’s going to be magical.

For now I guess it just makes me wonder if I should take a break too?? Like seeing yourself over and over in the tag is almost a wake up call that I should step back like everyone else is for the time being? Bc like idk if it’s maybe annoying to see the same person over and over? Or if it’s just the reminder of how inactive things are and that’s what makes people step back too?

Not even a bad thing necessarily like you said, bc this is still an unprecedented case of a fandom being quite active despite the circumstances.

Honestly though, even if there isn’t much news going into May and in the couple months after it, beyond like the bare minimum of what we’re expecting, I’ll try to embrace it and maybe step back or even focus on more detailed posts instead of the day to day fodder.

I also hate myself for this, but I rarely go in the top posts tag??? I’m always like living in the recent posts part of it and that’s probably also the problem 😭

So reminder to anyone that’s like me who does the same, we gotta support more of us that have top posts too bc I will literally remember the top posts exists, go there, find absolute gems (obviously it’s top posts???) and then be like why the fuck don’t I come here more often??? That’s another way I could probably curb my disappointment about us not being as active as I’m used to. And it’s super simple.

There’s a lot of stuff like that I could do better at to contribute to the solution of this being a better experience for myself and other still active on here!

Thanks for the pep talk anón 😇🙏

[francis-writes]

That's totally okay man i don't mind, i like to rant about my theories and observations of characters and i like to see a rant back instead of few words lol it feels like we are writing a goddamn thesis about ramsay and his behaviour haha only if i think and talk about my visas and finals that much i would have a 4.0!

A yes! The thing is I think Ramsay is the type of person who is addicted to attention, any kind of attention really, I think that in the books you can see that his behavior is yeah, kinda because of how he was raised (and made lol) and his sadistic tentacles but also trying to gain his fathers attention and approval. Because you see, his father doesn't actually give a shit about him when he goes away and even when he is with him, but when he does something bad, like killing his Lady wife with starvation, he can capture his fathers attention a little bit, and his father usually insults him and degrade him but hey, attention is attention. So he is kind of an attention whore in some perspective, he is a bastard but people notice him if he is a vicious bastard, so, he is a sadist yes but i think he likes and craves attention, and i dont think it would be so different with a partner, i think him as someone who gets mad and demanding if got ignored by his partner. I think him as a switch depending on the person so if he is in the dominant role he would demand and gets attention with force but if he is in a more submissive role he would get himself in trouble, misbehave and try to gain attention (doesnt matter which type, can be a hug or slap on the face)

And about good attention (like playing with his hair, hugs or soft kisses), i think he would be like the " +the fuck is that? -affection! +disgusting!.... Do it again" meme at first but then he get used to it and want it constantly lol not that i dont think he would be caught asking for it more like when he wants a hug would follow you with a frown until you do it yourself lol

I also think kind of same about OG reek, he was actually sent as a servant, but i think that he saw him as a friend (in this own way) since he didn't have one. And i cant help but think, in the books it is heavily implied that ramsay raped theon, but i dont really remember it was implied for him with other men (correct me if im wrong), and since he was making theon a second reek (he also forbid him to bathe and change clothes because og reek was naturally smell horrible), did he had some sort of sexual relationship with OG reek, i dont know. Damn i ranted too much sorry lol

Don't be sorry! I am actually very happy that i finally have someone to talk about Ramsay with, especially that I started thinking that I got into fandom too late, after his death in TV show and after last publishing book, because I barely could find anyone posting for Ramsay. Blogs focused on him were either inactive or practically deleted so I just thought that I post for myself and maybe a few people, liking my post but not responding. I mean, some of my classic old posts Ramsay x wimpy maid type were still liked, but it seemed that no one wanted to discuss or explore his character further. (like, honestly, i don't even require serious psychological analysis. I love authors who did fanarts like "Ramsay living in the 1980s", "Ramsay having a youtube channel" - here i loved that all the other characters had channels named by their formal names while Ramsay had nick like xxflayedboixx lol. If i remember i saw these on @ivansbadart ; i can't remember where but i also saw "Ramsay if he had only fans". Yeah, i love all the ways of exploring character).

About his father... yeah, at first I somehow believed that when Roose was away fighting, he knew about Ramsay's plan to take Winterfell, but then I realized that Ramsay had no chance to inform him. So Roose was actually like "oh, my only remaining son is dead. Good.". But tbh there was later something about Roose that "he does not love. he does not hate and he does not grieve".

In the topic of good affection, I wrote somewhere before about this, but I considered that he might have a mommy kink. I don't know if my arguments are logical or am i just pushing my kinks on favourite characters lol I'll just put in the screen of that rant:

Also, never worry about ranting. You are saving my boyfriend from hearing my monologues. I recently said that he may make tier list of my fictional crushes, but he would put everyone under F. And he was like "no, i would put them under H, like >get help<"

[stories-of-the-nrm]

Humanized Engine Designs

Thanks to @jayde-jots submission here's a master post about how I imagine each of these engines would look like as humans. I'll plan on updating this as more characters are introduced. Unless specifically asked this is just for NRM engines (with the exceptions of Gordon and his scrapped siblings). I know that AI art isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I use it for the sake of giving my readers an idea of what these characters look like. If anyone has their own art they want to share by all means share it, I'd love to see it.

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General Rules

Every engine with a face can turn into a human, although every engine has a different opinion on how they use that ability. Some of them like Scott absolutely loves it. Other engines like Mallard absolutely hate their human form and only leave their engine if absolutely necessary.

An engine's human form is based on not only the build of their engine, but also their activity levels and how much human food they eat. It's entirely possible for an engine's human form to gain or lose weight if any of those 3 things are changed.

Their human forms never age as their face is based on the engine's general personality. They do however change if enough of the engine's parts are removed. For example if an engine has no wheels, they won't be able to have legs in their human form. Scratched up paint will appear on their human form as well.

If an engine gets hurt as a human they can always heal in their engine. However, their pain tolerance as a human is significantly higher (which makes it an appealing option for any mechanical servicing as it reduces the area of the pain.)

The Flying Scotsman (Scott)

As stated in a previous post, Scott looks very similar to Elvis Presley. His height is a consistent 6' 8". The smallest he's ever been was WWII as that was before he started eating human food and it was his most active period in his service history.

As you can see the one of the left is about 300 lbs but super muscular. This is how he looked from his first instance as a human all the way up until after WWII when he was modified into an A3. The one on the right is how he looks around the time of his overhaul. Decades of eating human food and being inactive caused him to weigh as much as 400 lbs (hence why it's necessary for multiple humans to help him move if he's ill). He's still strong but it's obvious his muscles aren't defined like they used to be.

Gordon (NWR #4)

Gordon for all intents and purposes is Scott's older brother. He was the prototype for the A1 but he's still technically the same class as Scott since he too was modified into an A3. He's also 6' 8" like Scott but weight wise he's actually smaller. Gordon doesn't eat human food nearly to the degree Scott does. Gordon, while his express train line is significantly shorter than Scott's ever was, has remained fully serviceable well into the 2000s.

In Gordon's case, his human form is basically consistent. He never regularly left his engine until after WWII, so his human form has remained the same. A fully serviceable engine is the equivalent of an athlete so despite his age, Gordon is still his original weight of 300 lbs. Even after he was taken off of his express duties, Gordon still pulls regular passenger trains, meaning his weight hasn't changed.

LNER A4 Mallard (Mallard)

Mallard is an interesting engine. Depsite his model actually weighing more than Scott, I actually see his human form as smaller. Mallard's design specifically had these things called "valances" or side skirting which is how he became streamlined to begin with. Since this is something you can actually remove, I would assume that would be enough to make him weigh less than Scott. Like Scott and Gordon, Mallard would be 6' 8".

As you can see, he's quite slim and athletic despite his inactivity. I would say in his peak, Mallard was about 220 lbs. He's known as the fastest steam engine ever and had to consistently travel hundreds of miles over 90 mph and even up to 100 mph. That would keep him in very good shape. Even after his withdrawal and long periods of inactivity Mallard would still weigh at the most 250 lbs. He doesn't eat human food and hasn't had as many major overhauls compared to Scott and Gordon.

GNR A1 Great Northern (Great Northern)

Originally the first of the A1s, Great Northern was built to be the same size as the rest of his class. Therefore like Gordon and Scott he would be 6' 8". In 1945 he was withdrawn to be rebuilt into an LNER Thompson Class A1/1. Because of his rebuild he would actually grow to be about 6' 9".

Given his services in WWII, he would've been 300 lbs like Gordon. He took great pride in his service and only left his engine once to have his picture taken in what he called his dress uniform. He was the highest performing engine of his new class which would keep his weight consistent with his base human weight. Despite efforts to preserve him, a badly worn cylinder resulted in his withdrawal and eventual scrapping in 1962. In the NRM universe, Scott honors his immediate oldest brother by keeping said picture in his wallet. Gordon also honored his successor by wearing his dress uniform when he pulled the Queen's train.

LNER Class A4 Sir Nigel Gresley (Nigel)

The 100th official Gresley Pacific ever built. He's the same height as Mallard as they have the exact same design. His livery changed numerous times, even after WWII and decided to grow out a mustache to honor his creator.

He's one of the only preserved engines still in operation. Therefore unlike Mallard, Nigel is still about 230 lbs. Since it isn't a full workload compared to his early days, he did gain some weight. He only eats human food on special occasions such as his name sake's birthday, and the anniversary of his 1959 excursion where he reached 112 mph (the postwar speed record for a steam engine).

[welcome-to-green-hills]

Slow Activity…

Hello Everyone,

I do apologize for the inactivity here. I’ve been… reflecting. Please expect some relatively slow activity. I have rewritten this post quite a few times in attempt to articulate the exact words of how I feel. No matter how many times I’ve rewritten this post, I find that it’s become harder and harder to tame the explanation. The original intent of this post was meant to be an explanation how I wanted to leave Tumblr. That’s not the answer. Leaving isn’t an answer. In order to fix a problem, the problem has to be acknowledged.

A while ago, I used to be an AU/Ask blog that centered around Sonic and his family. It was a fun and happy little place that I could call my second home. Months after the blog was made and the first film came out, I’ve started receiving asks that proclaimed love and suggestive material. This made me uncomfortable. I had to block. When I added Knuckles to the AU, the asks (though always in the form of anon) became… violent. I had to stop RPing as my AU Sonic for the sake of my mental health and turn off anon.

I’ve shared in the past that I’ve been experiencing some concerns my end. These concerns and problems have been ongoing since 2020. Some have to do in the form of call-out posts, engagements with my friends, and violent asks sent my inbox. I feel that, perhaps, I’ve gained these asks, call-out posts, and harassment due to blocking an account years ago. I also feel that the harassments made to other SCU fans were made because of the block being taken personally.

A block is a block.

I should not have to owe anyone an explanation on why I’ve blocked someone. However, I can see that an explanation has been the demand for years. I can see that if I don’t supply an explanation now on why I’ve blocked you, then you will continue to harass my friends and others in the SCU Fandom. The only explanation that I can supply is this: the asks that we’re sent to me years ago made me uncomfortable. I’ve expressed that plenty of times in the past. I’ve shared this in posts since 2021. I do not owe you an explanation other than that. That continues to be my answer to this day.

A belief was fabricated that I’ve, somehow (?), “influenced” a movement of fans liking Movie!Knuckles and hating Sonic Wachowski. The belief was taken and made into a movement. I’ve seen it here and spread onto other social media platforms. Where this belief came from will forever be a mystery to me. I’m not sure of where these began. These posts on saving Sonic in the second (and upcoming) third film, the artwork, the harassments of other fans, the movie’s actors and writers… these are made out of anger of being blocked.

I understand that a block can hurt. I do. I can completely understand why you’re angry at me to this day still. And I’m sorry that it hurt. The block was made… and they were made to the other accounts that were made in attempt to follow me again. I can understand that the anger still exists to this day. You have every right to be angry at me. All that I ask is that the anger and frustration that lies within your heart is not directed at members of the SCU fandom anymore.

I hate creating drama. I do. But this post needs to be made public. I can see that blocking, reporting, an turning off DMs/anon is not enough anymore. I do believe that as soon as I publish this post, I will be selectively active here.

This needs to stop. This is not okay.