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kudzushadow · 22 hours ago
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saw someone the other day say the nobody talks about the way adrian sacrificed himself for the team... did we just... completely forget about harcourt? adrian got up and walked it off (at first at least lmaoo. also, he had full body armor on.. harcourt was out there with her little bullet proof vest, pistol, and a dream lmaoo. ) harcourt had to be CARRIED out of there and rushed to the emergency room. it was implied she was in a COMA. she lay on the ground, DYING. literally DYING. choking on her own blood... but yes, lets focus on adrian, who is yes, injured, but on his FEET and CONSCIOUS. as op said he wasn't shot in a vital area, harcourt's injuries were, if not obvious from where the bullets struck, life threatening. ESPECIALLY that second injury to her stomach.
adrian did fine. he fought as long as he could, and once he was shot, he went down. he was one of the last lines of defense, so yes, he risked his life for the team... but he didn't sacrifice himself as harcourt did. after he went down, it was ALL up to harcourt. she realized that. she didn't go down after the first shot- she stayed on her feet and KEPT FIGHTING. she pushed herself well beyond her limits in order to protect everyone else, knowing full well she wasn't going to walk away from the fight. she fought until she couldn't fight anymore, and then continued to fight anyway. she took others out with her.
that's the difference. adrian fought hard, but he went down knowing that harcourt was still standing, so he COULD stop fighting. harcourt went down knowing that there was nobody else behind her, hence her determination to stay on her feet and keep fighting after getting shot TWICE.
adrian risked his life for the team... harcourt SACRIFICED hers. thank you (no hate to vigilante fans, i love him, but not everything is about him... came into this fandom shocked at the lack of talk about harcourt actually)
“no one was worried about adrian when he got shot :((“
well sorry but i think most were more worried abouT THE DYING WOMAN ON THE GROUND????? like he was shot in the hip, he’s fine and was able to walk, chill tf out.
harcourt was literally dying, she was shot twice in two detrimental area’s obviously they’re going to run to her first. that just always made me so pissed about how this fandom turns other characters big moments into adrian’s moment.
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piqued-curiosity · 2 years ago
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"#please take the time to at least skim the list so you can understand what lesbians are dealing with right now"
I do sympathize with what lesbians are going through, and there's a lot there that deserves to be talked about more. There's certainly a lot that the bisexual community bears responsibility for, either out of ignorance or malice or a mix.
But I can also recognize when something was posted in bad faith to demonized bisexuals.
The list you're endorsing was written by someone that on here time here championed the use of terms like dick worshiper (which she uses IN THE QUOTED TEXT you're pointing ppl to), always had excused on why harassing bihets and nuthuggers (more words she helped popularize) was actually fine, and always had ideas about why bisexuals don't actually need any community and don't actually suffer from their SSA at all ever. Ideas that are still fucking haunting gc spaces today. The "blackpills" views on bisexuals are pretty much a direct conforming response to her views and the community she helped build on tumblr and it's not a coincidence that was re-posted by yet another woman who frequently goes out of her way to attack bi rape victims and say even more horrible things about them. The continued mantra-like insistence that bisexuals and heterosexuals are JUST SO EXACTLY THE SAME is itself homophobic and motivated by wanting to dismiss our experiences with homophobia as unimportant because some of you see bi women as unimportant and it's directly related to the "playing the victim" thing that gets thrown in the face of bi survivors more and more.
Looking at the post I reblogged it doesn’t look like she uses those terms in it. Otherwise I would not have reblogged it. It’s entirely possible that I missed it considering how long the article is and I probably ended up skimming parts, so please send me a screenshot or tell me where to look if that is the case, and I will add an edit to my reblog pointing that out in my list of disagreements (please keep in mind I explicitly stated I didn’t like the claim that bi women and OSA TIMs are exactly the same so idk if you bring that up to agree with me there or to act like I didn’t point that out). Because right now I’m not seeing it. I’m open to being corrected here because I know myself and I have a tendency to miss details due to (diagnosed) adhd-pi.
That said, I am not really interested in playing the game of “omg did you know OP said this thing?!”, that’s what TRAs do and I was hoping that stepping out of their circles would mean I wouldn’t have to deal with that anymore. Just because I reblog a post does not mean that I 1. Even looked at who posted it, and 2. Know anything about who posted it. The username of the woman who wrote it is entirely unfamiliar to me.
I understand your frustration with these women and I wholeheartedly disagree with the treatment towards bi women you’re describing, I find it disgusting. But just like most people on this site, I don’t actually pay attention to who posts things or comb through their blogs. I see a post, I think it’s good, I reblog. That’s it. I don’t know the poster or their history, and this goes for anything I reblog. It’s absolutely true that a poster’s own views will change the context of a post, but I also believe that in the same way an author’s intent doesn’t matter as much as the reader’s interpretation does… once a post is out in the wild, what matters most is how it’s interpreted. It’s why all the accidental terf posts are funny. I interpreted that post as an insightful commentary on a specific kind of lesbophobia, nothing more and nothing less.
I do agree that it’s important to know the post should be read critically though, and that’s exactly what I did, hence why I made sure to point out in my reblog that I wasn’t 100% in agreement. That comment especially applies now that I know the source.
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r-ate-9 · 2 years ago
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Regarding a fanfic I posted 11 years ago... a rant.
The fanfic in question, hyperlinked: Dead or Alive?
I just reread everything I have written and posted for the much-loved “Dead or Alive?” …I’m not really sure why it was so loved.
I like my idea. I like my plot. I think it’s possible that the Temujai’i would use poisons unknown to the Rangers.
John Flanagan’s Rangers tend to feel a little too overpowered, if you catch my drift. Regardless of their information-gathering skills, they’re not defined as spies (right?). Instead, Rangers are defenders of the kingdom, from internal affairs, mainly. They are the most senior member in a fife and report directly to their Commandant, who in turn directs directly to the King. One could even say they are internal spies… Big Brother, maybe?
I digress. My point being that it’s not unlikely for the Temujai’i to use a poison that renders their enemies entirely defenseless in the midst of battle, but not dead.
But then our Rangers aren’t aware of this type of warfare. When Will gets hit and shows no obvious signs of life, there’s only one solution… a funeral. With the bodies piling up (and the ground still solid from the recent winter), a typical Skandian funeral is reasonable. True warriors get sent to Valhalla via burning ships, food for their journeys, weapons they once carried, and a proper farewell.
In Araluen, we’re never told how bodies are disposed, but I’m assuming they’re buried (or placed in tombs for important people). In Halt, Horace & Cassandra’s minds, burning a body is only intended for one’s enemies and to do so to a former comrade (family) would be incredibly dishonorable.
Subsequently, they come to the agreement to send him off, without the fiery bit.
And so the story begins.
So much potential!
I don’t like how I executed it. :/
Granted, I started writing “Dead or Alive?” in 2011… so I was 14. In 2018 I rewrote the prologue, and got no further (the writing is noticeably different between the new prologue and ch. 1).
I’m about to turn 26, in 20 days, actually. I’d like to think my writing has since improved.
Honestly? I couldn’t tell you how I planned to finish this fic. Though I have thought about it quite a lot in passing, these last few years.
In either 2018 or 2019, I wrote a new chapter for the fanfic, well, rewrote one I’d written sometime earlier in a notebook.
Simply put, eleven years later, I can’t stand how I wrote this plotline. I hate Will’s new name “Panthera”. I hate that I made him into a Mary Sue, he’s OP, has a giant black panther as a companion… which is 100% lifted from R.A. Salvatore’s Legend of Drizzt series. So, there’s a blatant crossover. I hate how bad I was (still am) at naming characters…
I’ve tried editing, continuing it, altering it… but I get filled with so much cringe and then throw it back on the shelf and ignore it for another year.
But I keep coming back because I don’t like when I find a plotline, fic, author that I love, and then they don’t complete their works!
Because of this, I am marking “Dead or Alive?” as: COMPLETE. It’s over, it’s done.
I’m not content with the ending. Ideally, I’d rewrite the entire story. I won’t delete this one, regardless of my feelings.
I think, ultimately, it’s important to keep all of your writings for a few reasons:
1.       2011 was when I started writing, legitimately. Without DoA, I wouldn’t have 11 years of writing under my belt.
2.       It’s important to know where I started at, to be able to compare myself to my past, to see my development.
3.       I believe every author is allowed to decide whether they want to delete their content or not. But I also think it’s important to consider the reviewers, and according to DoA’s stats:
a.       There are 81 followers
b.       Since 2011 over 27,400 people have viewed it
c.       It has 175 reviews, which amounts to 41% of my account’s total reviews
d.       It’s my longest fic at 38,000+ words
e.       58 people have favorited it
f.        These stats prove to me, that at some point, my reader-base has appreciated this fic, therefore it will stay available
Thank you to anyone and everyone who is still around. Thank you to any new readers who stop by in the future.
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demonicintegrity · 2 years ago
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The Will Wood Drama - an explanation and breakdown for those who need it TW: Allegations of grooming and manipulation, talks of unhealthy/toxic relationships, and talks of relapsing into self harm
So yesterday (7/31/22) a user posted a twitter thread saying he was groomed by Will Wood, and it has been archived by someone else* with og screenshots being found and showing the account that wasn’t in the og thread.** But I will be recapping and then giving my insight. It gets long.
TL:DR: Op has a deeply unhealthy relationship with Will where sexual intimacy is on and off in cycles. Both parties are negatively effected by it. I believe Op that it happened and that it caused serious harm but I cannot find the specific behaviors of grooming/manipulation/emotional abuse in the thread Op makes.
Notice: Do not harass and give death threats to Op. I don’t care what you think or believe in this situation, it is never okay to deliver death threats. Nor does it excuse being insensitive pricks. He’s been mobbed enough by stans who cannot give the situation delicacy and nuance. He’s still a person who was hurt and is still hurting. There is no intent of maliciousness from him, do not assume that.
*The archive has censored nudes of Will. Which is completely uncalled for and wrong to do. Nudes were exchanged with consent under the explicit agreement that it stay private. I understand that Op was being mobbed for proof that this was Will, posted, and the quickly deleted it. The archive has no right to keep the images nor do I think it was a necessary addition of proof that the exchange happened. I also hear a rumor through the grapevine that these photos allegedly don’t look like him and/or were doctored but I am in no place to confirm/deny because I don’t know what Will looks like either than a white man.
**Another rumor is that the insta account wasn’t manage by Will and thus could’ve been someone impersonating him? I don’t buy that because the later text messages do reference the insta ones. But I also don’t follow Will’s social medias so idk who manages what and where and what he types like. Again not my call to make.
Edit: As new information comes to light it will be in the replies. New links have been added already. In one of the links we see more people come forward with further problematic behavior from Will in the past. If you have further information, read what’s already in there and then explain your own. The asks on my blog regarding this are more broader discussion than actual evidence gathering/analysis, that will stay in the replies for convenience.
At age 18 in 2018 op becomes facebook friends with Will and they had a casual friendly relationship. Time passes, they meet at a concert in 2019 and talk, more time passes and they moved to snapchat and again, was friendly. They talk and Will finds out Op is selling nsfw content of themselves and expresses some interest even with guilt. Because there is an age gap and he is aware Op is a fan. There are screenshots of that and him mentioning it would be “cancel city” if people saw he bought nudes from an 18yo fan. (worth noting that op does state that they were talking on snap but the screenshots are of an insta convo here, but benefit of the doubt that it’s a slip.) Pictures are paid for, Op feels “starstruck” but fine with this even tho Will expresses some residual guilt.
(Note: I am not jumping at Will’s guilt and unease here as proof of bad behavior. People feel guilt for sexual desires esp when it’s taboo, even when it’s 100% fine. Just as I’m giving Op grace, I will give Will grace too, I know nothing about either them as people. But I do know feeling guilt over sexual attraction because it something you can’t control, and I do know famous people are esp prone to judgement and anxiety that can be internalize. Yes there is an age gap, but they met as adults and he has never personally known them as a child. The experience difference from age can be a valid concern in any relationship, but in the context of just buying pictures I don’t think that’s relevant.)
The night afterwards Will brings up sexting for money but pulled out, being personally uncomfortable with it and then wanting the sexual undertone of their relationship to be removed. Op says thats fine and that’s that. 
The next part is Op expresses some self-conscious issues regarding being in college classes and a certain incident not elaborated on. We get a screenshot of Will comforting Op citing they are mature and smart. Here Op says that it sounds like the “youre so mature for your age” sentiment perverts use to get close to kids, and although they want to believe Will is just being nice they now think it creepy because it coupled with Will’s earlier worry of being “cancelled” for buying pics of an 18 yo.
Now the full sentence is “You’re smart and mature and you have a good head on your shoulders.” I personally don’t think this is creepy or being used in the same way as a pervert would. If my friend was insecure about being in college that is something I would probably would say to them too. In context, I feel this is fairly innocent and doesn’t prove anything wrong of Will.
After that they’re talking just as casual friends for a bit. Eventually Will makes a sexual advance again and it is reciprocated. Free of charge they would exchange pictures occasionally. It is here Op openly admits to feeling completely dependent on his praise and feeling as if he didn’t, Will would leave.
Now there are no screenshots of conversation to be further proof of Op’s word that Will would stop being friends if they weren’t sexting. Giving Op the benefit of the doubt, those feelings were genuinely felt. But I genuinely don’t know if Op felt that because Will had made some comment to suggest it or Op’s codependency was feeding that anxious feeling. I simply do not know. As someone who has been codependent in an intimate relationships before and still has anxious issues, I can tell you that even though these fears are genuine and have mental and physical effects, sometimes they really aren’t founded. It doesn’t mean theyre invalid fears, but it’s just not very applicable to the current situation.
Again, I cannot be 100% sure whether that worry here is founded or not. Considering Will had been able to keep a friendship with Op before and after the introduction of sexual pictures, I can see where the nagging thought would be there but that also shows he was capable of being friends without it. idk. So while I’m keeping it in mind that op has this fear + codependency because it will color their side of future interactions, I am also giving Will the benefit of the doubt that he’s unaware of this complex. After all, they’d been friends with healthy communication for a time.
It is now that Op says these next messages and timeline specifically come from insta. Op describes this as a cycle. They would sext. Will would then feel weird about it. They would stop. He would get “bored” and then it would start again. And this cycle would continue until march 2020. (Now i dont know what Op means by “stop” whether it would stop only the sexting or communication altogether. I’m leaning towards the former and assume that going forward.)
Now, is this healthy? Absolutely not. It sounds like Op and Will are in an unhealthy cycle of being attracted to and wanting each other’s attention. But being unable to properly expressed and place and enforce boundaries down of what attraction this is and how that relationship should be. It a definite issue, but something they both need to communicate in order to find a solution. When it comes to what a relationship is, it requires both people to work together to find a way to make it work to decide if it’s not worth it anymore.
Op does not elaborate further on this cycle. Which is fine, I wouldn’t want to think a lot about it if I were in that place either. What memories mightve felt fine and good in the moment definitely can feel tainted and fuzzy later due to new associations to the event/someone in the event. I get it.
If Will had intentionally encouraged Op to be codependent, lead Op on, that would 100% be on Will and be a terrible terrible thing. That would qualify as grooming and manipulating them. Worth every bit of condemnation. However, this thread doesn’t elaborate if that happened. And at the point Op doesn’t claim that, just that it was a cycle. A clearly unhealthy one. We have no idea what it looked like beyond the sexting starting and stopping.
I do want to clarify because I saw some people saying this: You can be groomed at any age. Kids are not the only ones groomed. It’s just that an adult/child dynamic is the easiest to leverage and most recognizable. You can also be groomed regardless of occupation. I understand Op was selling nsfw content, that doesn’t mean he’s suddenly immune from grooming. All grooming requires is using pressure to force you to take on a certain role. This pressure could be from emotional or physical abuse, leveraging authority, leveraging status, basically anything. In this specific case, the implication is that Will would’ve leverage his status to get Op to do things. The fact that there is an age gap would imply that because Op is younger, Op would have less experience and knowledge that could play into Will’s advantage here.
That is entirely possible, but at this point in the thread, Op doesn’t claim that happening. And there are no screenshots here, so there is no dialogue to see contribute to that reasoning. Not saying it couldn’t exist, but it’s not presented. So while I’m believing Op that something unhealthy was happening between them, I’m not placing a word as to what type of unhealthy relationship it is without more context.
Op goes to Will’s last show before the lockdown, talks to the bass player more than Will and then gets home to see sexual messages from Will. I have no idea where in that cycle this incident would be in. Just that this happened during the cycles.
After that show, lockdown starts. Op’s home life gets really traumatizing during this. This additional trauma is relevant because Op would turn to Will during these times. Citing him being a friend and having relevant experience regarding the traumatic development. This is also during the cycle of have a sexual relationship with Will, in their own words saying they were a “sexual object” to him. Again, no dialogue to be seen so I don’t know where exactly Op is getting this, but if he felt like an object, he felt like an object. I cannot dissuade that. No one has a right to make calls on what someone else is feeling. I can only wonder where it came from and what contributed to that feeling. The most I can confidently say it’s that this unhealthy cycle was causing it, but not what specifically about it. We’re not provided further elaboration and I’m not gonna demand that of Op.
One night of this traumatizing development at home around 2/3am Op is on a spiral at genuine risk to relapsing into self harm and turns to Will. Will stays up with them until 6am to help them through it. Op is calmed down and goes to sleep safe and unharmed. Op describes the next few days of him being extremely grateful that Will did this, while Will is being standoffish with one word replies. Eventually Op confronts Will and asks if he had done something wrong.
This is the correct course of action. If Will was upset at smth Op said he should’ve said something instead of being vague and standoffish. That is on Will, but that’s poor communication, not necessarily manipulation.
Op then quotes but doesn’t provide screenshots that Will says Op was being manipulative, only coming to Will for sexual purposes, and made him out to be an “emotional dumping ground.” Breaking that down, there is no cause to assume Op was being manipulative. There is no cause to believe Op only wanted sexual attention from Will, in fact Op already stated it was the attention from a local star that drove a lot of this attachment. Op seems willing and okay with sexual intimacy at this point, but I don’t think Op wanted only sex. It is the “emotional dumping ground” aspect that likely has some genuine weight to it.
Op is already dependent on Will for emotional support and going through a lot of trauma. And as someone who’s been there, it’s so easy to dump on the person you’ve formed a codependency on. Both appropriately vent and inappropriately dumb baggage on them. It’s not fair to the other person, even when they do want to help. I’ve been on both sides of that, it’s awful. I don’t think Op was intentional in harming Will if they were dumping trauma on him often during this time, but it doesn’t mean it still couldn’t have caused harm. It’s already established that Op and Will’s relationship had serious communication and boundary issues at this point. I am not surprised that Will would’ve felt like an emotional dumping ground in this situation.
Op goes on to say he’s mortified that “someone that [he] revered as a god-like figure, [told him he] was being manipulative for asking for help.” And no, asking for help is not inherently a manipulative thing, in fact the “asking” part is what gives the other person a healthy chance to not help. Telling someone they’re manipulative for asking for help is a huge dick move. On the other hand, asking someone to talk you down from relapse is tall order. Now I don’t know if Op specifically told Will a relapse felt oncoming when first asking for help, or it was revealed through prompting and conversation later on. Regardless, it was made apparent to Will, hence why he stayed up with them. I don’t know how those hours went down and I would never ask Op to try and remember how it did.
But asking someone to help you through a mental health crisis is a tall order. Especially at 3am to a person you have an on and off inconsistent relationship with. There is a reason you go to someone trained in a mental health crisis, they are prepared and know how to help and handle your situation. If you ever find yourself in Op’s position, call/text a mental health service line. The one I’m familiar with is 741741, double check for what is in your area/country. No matter what that is going to be a key and/or turning point in a relationship. I am not saying don’t go to friends/family/partner when youre struggling, but you also have to understand they’re not always going to know what to do. And if this is happening over text, which is what happened between Will and Op, there’s even less they can do now coupled with knowing they can’t do much if things take a turn. It’s an intense emotional labor that yes, some people are more than willing to do for someone they love, but that doesn’t mean it’s still not a difficult thing to ask.
I feel for Op, I really really do. And Will is wrong to call that manipulative, because I genuinely don’t think Op was intentional trying to harm, but I can 100% see and find it valid as to why he would be uncomfortable with that incident. It’s not an excuse to be standoffish for days but yeah, maybe it takes time to figure out how to address that.
What raises a big red flag for me is that Op openly admits to revering Will in a god-like manner. Under no circumstances should you be revering anyone like that. I knew Op was dependent to the point of codependency (I should clarify that codependency is my interpretation of this, not Op’s.) but holy shit is that so much worse. That is such an unhealthy mindset to have towards someone and it sets up any relationship to be unhealthy and poor. And the thing is, Op doesn’t elaborate where it came from.
If this is indeed grooming, Will would have had to encourage and enable and endorse this god-like image. For starters, I have no idea if Will knew or figured out Op had this mindset. The only thing seemed to have been made explicit is the trauma Op’s enduring through lockdown and as such the codependency would’ve been made obvious. And if I recall correctly, Will has stated he doesn’t like to be idolized by his fans. Most people don’t and I do know that celebs are the ones that have to be explicit in saying they don’t like idolization because it happens so much. 
What I make of this revering is that unfortunately Op had set themselves up for tragedy. Having such bad idolization and dependency from the beginning he seemingly couldn’t get away from. Even if you enter a healthy relationship, that is how it gets severely damaged if you don’t keep it in check. I can say that with full confidence because I have damaged a good relationship with codependency before. It’s unfortunate, it’s a tragedy, but that’s how the cookies crumbles.
Now, if Will intentionally put that mentality onto, enabled, or intentionally capitalize on that, he would 100% be a manipulative person in this. Deserving to be condemned and held accountable for taking advantage of a vulnerable person. But at no point does Op say he knew or enabled this. I’m assuming Will has caught onto the dependency, but only because the traumatic environment Op was in had him cling to Will. And I can see being sympathetic to the situation and thus not addressing the dependency right away because it could ease up once the trauma isn’t actively happening. I don’t know if he was aware of it before lockdown and certainly don’t expect him to have thought he was being revered in a godly manner at any point.
All Op elaborates is he still struggling to ask for help because of this. And I do not blame Op for that, I feel for him because I have the exact same struggle because of previous relationships. And that Op and Will barely talk for months after this confrontation. At this point Op is heartbroken and feels like he ruined everything.
Then Op’s feelings about the situation evolves after speaking to friends about it. Now the feeling is that Op was “groomed by a man with insane power over [him.]”
I don’t want to bash on Op’s friends. I don’t know what they were told and the context or any of that. I am sure they only want what’s best for Op and have his best interest in mind. I will never fault someone for genuinely believing something bad happened and pointing it out. However, I still don’t know at what point this relationship became grooming. It was definitely unhealthy, and probably toxic at some point, but I do not see where Will intentionally leveraged power to make Op do something. It’s not in any dialogue exchange shown. Maybe the screenshots have been lost, which I wouldn’t fault Op for. All I can gather from the relationship is that it’s unhealthy and clearly brought distraught to both sides. I believe Op that something unhealthy went down and fucked him up, I can see that. And if Op’s friends, who likely have more details, believe something wrong went down I am inclined to believe.
I’m just scouring and rereading and I can’t find the grooming behavior.
Sometime after Op’s evolved feelings, Will reaches out to apologize to Op. The screenshots provided are of an apple text exchange. Will apologizes for acting hot and cold, and for making Op feel like he didn’t care. He says it’s not a reflection on Op and it was on him and his own issues. He says he recognizes he did something wrong, he is working on it, and that it is “too little too late” in Op’s case, but he is sorry and wishes him better. It is a solid apology. I do not see faults in it and so long as he keeps to his word that he tries to improve, he’s done his part. Sounds like he’s made his peace with his part in the relationship.
Op accepts the apology and then tells Will he’s done some thinking and thinks it was extremely inappropriate it even happened. (I’m assuming this refers to the sexual intimacy part of the relationship.) He goes on to tell Will he should’ve been more mindful to who he speaks to and what he means to them. Op’s specifically points out their age gap and the fact that he idolized him. That there was a lot of power there. Will apologizes for taking a lot of time to respond, he’s collecting his thoughts, and then Op states he’s realized he’s “not entirely blameless” which I’m interpreting as he understands his idolization of Will is something he went into the relationship with, which isn’t Will’s fault at all. It also could be that Will didn’t grasp the full extent of the idolization and dependency, which again wouldn’t have been his fault either.
While Will absolutely should have addressed idolizing and then the dependency that became apparent, he is not a mind reader and had no way to know how deep it went with Op. It’s also entirely possible he’s human and just didn’t know how to navigate a relationship with the power tipped to one side. On that point, I’m not sure if there are resources for that besides couple’s therapy. And I can’t even say if they labelled themselves as a proper couple because Op never states what it was called. Certain relationships come with certain expectations.
(Personally I am of the believe if if you’re going into any intimate relationship, platonic, romantic, or sexual, what kind of relationship you’re looking for and are willing to be in should be an explicit conversation up front. It should also be a continuing conversation as it develops. But I also understand most people don’t enter relationships like that or take the time to think about doing that. And if it does works out find without that, I can’t find fault in that.)
Will doesn’t respond for a week and Op blocks him so he can stop focusing on it and move on. Good on Op, good for him. He then states that weeks after My Body Your Temple comes out, he reads the lyrics to it. This causes a spiral because the lyrics remind him of what happen, stating that it’s a lot of the language and sentiment Will used with him. This spiral is what prompts Op to write the thread.
I have no doubt in my mind it would’ve been triggering for Op. The first time thinking about Will after this and it’s a song discussing vulnerability and intimacy with sexual language. Again, I feel for Op. I don’t think it was Will’s intention to use language similar to that relationship. The song was written for a podcast called Camp Here & There. I’m not familiar with the podcasts but genius.com says it’s about The Elephant Man. Whatever character that is. I heard the song without knowing it was apart of the podcast, and his songs have like 100 different interpretations sometimes anyways.
Op said he felt free from the relationship after writing it all out, which I am happy for. Sometimes it takes writing and dumping it all out there to process and feel better and I want Op to feel better because he is clearly hurting bad. I do think this relationship was very unhealthy and has lasting effects I hope he recovers from.
I’m just confused at where the apparent manipulation and sexual grooming is. I reread over and over. I don’t know where is the behavior of Will intentionally capitalizing on Op. I don’t know where’s this behavior of Will forcing and pressuring Op. It’s possible that it’s there and just not in the few screenshots provided and just wasn’t properly elaborated on in the description of this relationship. But I see everything that says “unhealthy” but I don’t see grooming, manipulation, or emotional abuse like he said this was.
I believe Op 100% that something bad and unhealthy happened. Everything here really does strike a chord someone deeply hurt. And I genuinely feel sorry that it happened and I wish them peace and recovery and better things. But I’ve reread the thread over and over at different points in time. I cannot find what I can use to specifically label this unhealthy relationship as being groomed or abused. I don’t know where it came from.
And I’m not pointing that out to victim blame or make accusations against Op, I do not want more harm and harassment on him. I’m pointing it out because I think everyone would do good learn the difference between an unhealthy relationship and an abusive one. One that’s unhealthy by chance and circumstances vs unhealthy by deliberate actions and intentions. One’s a tragedy and the other a crime.
Op wouldn’t have made these things up. Everyone knows if you accuse anyone, let alone a celebrity, there are going to be people coming out of the woodworks to play devil’s advocate and tear into your life. Making up drama is not worth that. He also has the expressed interest of helping other people avoid what happened to him. And that is noble and good, especially when you’re doing that by opening up about something that has hurt you so deeply.
It’s just that, the lesson and warning I get isn’t “Will is a predator” it’s “Don’t place people on such a pedestal and then get into an intimate relationship with them without stepping away from that. Be wary of becoming codependent.” Both still valid warnings, even if it’s not quite what Op is going for. With or without Will’s name or age gap on the relationship, those are the two conclusions I see with how the relationship has been laid out.
(Another thing is that this whole thing was seemingly wrapped up with the apology. Op doesn’t accuse Will of these things in that exchange. Something understandable because its a weighty accusation to make to someone directly. Even the best of people will want a further confrontation from that, and Op was not benefiting from focusing on Will and that relationship at that point to begin with. It seemed like that was going to be that, and they both were going to be done with the relationship for good. But then Op’s spiral with the new song prompted the thread.)
Op later tweets he doesn’t care if people listen to his music, it’s not about Will’s career it’s Will as a person he wants people to be safe from. And he makes the valid point of hardly anyone knows him outside of the face of the artist, of course he’d be a bit different off stage. It’s also in that tweet where he says Will he made Op need “to keep going back to him validation.” Which again, I don’t know where that’s coming from, but I do believe Op when he says he felt that way. I have no reason not to believe him.
Obviously I’m not gonna blame anyone who doesn’t want to listen to Will Wood after this, even if just for a little bit because of how this development sours things. It is your choice to continue or not continue engaging with his content and how. I do think most people can give a little bit more tact to the sensitive situation. Be nice and civil to Op at least. Better yet, leave him alone. He’s been through enough mobbing.
I believe there was a call for anyone else who had an experience with Will to step forward if they feel comfortable doing so. If a legitimate pattern of behavior is revealed, obviously then accountability needs to be held. But until then this really does feel like a unhealthy relationship that was wrapped up and both parties were processing and moving on until the spiral happen. An unhealthy relationship that maybe we didn’t need to know about? I don’t know. But if for a moment, writing the thread gave Op relief and I’d never deny him or anyone else that.
I feel for Op so so much. This just doesn’t tell me enough about Will to make a definite conclusion on him. I cannot in good conscious alleged abuse because I cannot point to a specifically abusive behavior in the thread. Maybe in due time more will be revealed to shed more light on the situation. And if more evidence is revealed, it will inform my conclusions then. But as it is right now, it’s just a deeply unhealthy relationship worsen by circumstances and fumbling on both parties. And I feel bad, it seems tragic to me. And it doesn’t mean Op deserved any of this angst by any means, but what else could be said about it?
It’s 4am and I’m p sure I started this post around 10:30/11pm. I’m without internet rn so ig ill post this when I wake up from sleep. And at 11am this has been reviewed and ready for posting. I don’t typically feel the urge to comment on discourse, esp one of this nature, but I’ve seen some bad faith takes as well as some confusion and questions. And this is something I feel can help people get a better grasp on the situation.
Obviously, make your own conclusions. Believe the victim that something bad happened; but also when you give someone you don’t know grace about something serious, you should also give the other person in the relationship grace when applicable. You don’t know either of them. Also understand that relationships can come with some nuance to it, which is applicable here. Maybe the cards were always set up for failure. Maybe Will genuinely mishandled the relationship. Maybe Op’s revering and codependency is something Will couldn’t have handled well at that time. I cannot say anything for certain because I don’t know enough about how the relationship carried to make that call. All I can say with certainty is that it was a deeply unhealthy relationship for them both and that they both contributed to that unhealthy aspect.
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kaitovsheiji · 5 months ago
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How funny that she never considered that.
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hhhecates · 3 years ago
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Jujutsu Kaisen Second Years Headcanons
• Inumaki can either binge watch YouTube or an entire anime for the entire night and run on 10 minutes of sleep, one carton of strawberry milk and be ready to challenge God on a pokèmon match, or need his 8 hours of beauty sleep and if someone dares to wake him before 10, they're just not coming back alive, sorry;
• On this account, the rest of the second years play rock, paper, scissors every day to decide who's gonna be the victim the one waking inumaki up;
• Side note, the first time it happened, Maki was 100% done already and thought they were just being stupid, she made the grave mistake of just barging into inumaki's room unannounced and girl came back traumatized. From that day on, rock, paper, scissors moments are taken very seriously;
• They all collectively share one braincell, they are super reliable on their own, but put even two of them together and see the braincell disappear. It's also twice as bad if inumaki is involved. Man can turn reliable senpai okkotsu into a menace (and it's megumi's biggest nightmare tbh);
• However, it's three times as bad if it's yuuta and inumaki with maneater!reader, nobody knows how their sense of responsibility all completely vanishes, but it does, and then you get OP children roaming free, and they're not just ready to fight God, but to become him;
• Maki is probably the most responsible one of the bunch (arguably, it would actually be yuuta or reader, but man is too tired and most of the times too soft, and reader just doesn't give a fuck);
• However, the roles quickly reverse when maki isn't taking good care of herself (which is often, cause girl is just that stubborn and focused on training) and then she'll turn into the whiniest baby and yuuta and reader become literally her parents,,, example;
• "Maki, eat your veggies" "Not doing that, they taste like fucking grass, I'm not a cow" "... Alright then, good luck finding your junk food in the cabinet then" cue maki begrudgingly eating her veggies because she knows better than to try yuuta and reader;
• Also girl will literally forget to drink water and even when she does drink, it's always energy drinks or sodas, and it's an unspoken agreement between second years to switch out her water bottles (filled with soda) with one that actually contains water;
• We all know that Panda and Inumaki are a dangerous duo, but have you considered Panda and reader?? The two of them are unarguably the two smartest students at Jujutsu High, and you know what they also are? Completely merciless. They will play mind games on you for fun and laugh at you if you cry;
• Yuuta is reader's bestfriend, and inumaki is a close call too, but if asked reader will always say that maki is their bestfriend because it makes the other two sulk adorably. Maki will then proceed to say that her favourite though is Panda, which will make reader just look at her with the most betrayed and affronted pout on their face, and tbh it's a sight too rare to pass up. Really though, they're all each other's bestfriend, the second years are a super tight group and consider each other family;
• During their first year, reader was the tallest of the bunch (aside from Panda), but after Yuuta comes back from his year overseas, he grew to be almost as tall as Gojo and reader legitimately didn't speak to him for two days cause they were a n g r y. Please, inumaki had so much fun seeing reader so frustrated sksksks. But poor yuuta genuinely thought they were angry at him (don't worry though, they quickly made up, reader couldn't stay away from yuuta if they fucking tried to);
• Now though, reader always walks on their tip toes around him or wears platform shoes and yuuta finds it so fucking precious, but please don't tell reader or he'll get bOnKeD;
• Reader, Inumaki and Panda have anime nights together in toge's room (man has the biggest room out of everyone too) yuuta will come at 3 am to tell them to go to sleep but he ends up joining, maki yells at them but ends up joining too;
• Maki is the most obnoxious cuddler when sleepy or tired (she will deny it tho, so don't bring it up unless you wanna get smackedd) and she will cling onto reader like her life depends on it because reader gives her head scratches and plays with her hair (pliz, maki and reader are so soft for each other);
• Yuuta and reader unconsciously hold pinkies when they are out in a crowd because they both have social anxiety and find lots of comfort in each other;
• Inumaki and reader always go to the convenience store together to get snacks at like 1 am, most of the times they successfully drag along maki too with the promise of junk food, and then they get lost in the ailes having a competition about who finds the weirdest flavour of chips or smth;
• When yuuta is overseas, the rest of the second years videocall him every night (or every week, depending on how long his missions are) it's the most chaotic calls too and it makes yuuta laugh so hard.
I honestly have sooo many more of these,,, I just love the second years too much--
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penance-pack · 2 years ago
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So, there are frequently posts talking about how pregnancy/periods aren't just a women's issue because they also affect trans people. (By the way, I am 100% in agreement with these posts and if you aren't: 🚪)
But, in the comments or responses to those posts, nearly without fail, there will be someone saying "Trans women can't get pregnant.", "trans women don't have periods" or something to that effect and just like...
Way to get every single part of that wrong. Like, you're erasing AFAB trans people, you're making it abundantly clear you don't think trans women are women, and you're showing an absolute lack of critical thinking skills to not reach the very basic conclusion that trans men exist.
And like, it's kinda fun to point and laugh at, except it's actually a really dangerous thing that it's that common of a reaction. The right has done a very good job at building a cohesive narrative, and framing everything to fit it.
"People with AFAB reproductive parts deserve both a voice and attention with issues affecting someone with AFAB reproductive parts." This is a statement that most people would really struggle to find something objectionable or irrational about.
"Ha! Trans women are so far gone they think they need to buy pads or take birth control." This sounds insanely out of touch to you and I, but it fucking works on conservatives because it falls exactly in line with their narrative.
And I'd like to say this is all bible belt hicks who barely know how facebook works and legitimately haven't thought this through. It's not. It's often terfs and young conservatives who know exactly what they're doing, but trust that their base won't.
And we can share them and laugh at them on very left-leaning parts of tumblr, reddit, twitter, etc. But the thing we need to remember is that there are people not 1/100th as well versed in the actual truth of the situation who will take it at face value, and start to look at the conservative narrative as more rational.
Just like they're fine with people believing Mack Beggs is a trans woman.
Just like they're fine with people believing a photo of children at a cis burlesque show is a drag show.
Just like they're fine with people believing that the suicide rate for trans people is so high because of reasons that have nothing to do with transphobia.
Conservatives can create a really clean and easy narrative because they know their base doesn't fact check them.
So, what's the point of making this post?
If you are someone with the time and energy, instead of sharing to a far-left section of the internet to point and laugh at, call them out. I know "trans men exist" and equally very basic statements may seem incredibly obvious and pointless to make, and you almost certainly will not change the OPs mind, but that simple and basic of a comment can and will change someone's mind. And it may urge them further on to look into if what the right says is actually true (and it almost never is).
Take it from someone who didn't know what a lesbian was until I was 13, even knowing something exists is sometimes the hardest part.
This goes double, by the way, for allies that have the energy to do this. This responsibility does not just fall on trans people.
And, if you don't have the energy to call people out on their bullshit, I get it, and do not begrudge you that at all. But, signal boosting people that do have the energy can go a long way.
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eirasummers · 3 years ago
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Dear Anon,
I decided to answer this with a screenshot because I didn't want anyone to actually be able to click that link. I will summarize for everyone else who might read this what it says:
The op of that post is demanding another person to hurry up with their requests, because they've been active on Tumblr but not answering asks. They are also threathening them with their friends going to spam them if they don't.
First of all, if a person online is offering free requests or otherwise any kind of content that they make and is not paid in any way, then they're not obligated to either do it fast, do it exactly in the way requested or even do it at all. I would say "pay them if you want quicker content" but it's not even that easy. Those artists (they can either write, draw, anything) are persons. They have lives, they have problems and they have things that are easier for them to make than others. You do not know of their situation so you cannot demand they do something fast for you. SPECIALLY if you aren't paying them and have no actual contract or agreement with them.
Secondly, if you want content of any kind and that one content creator is not providing it, you never should go and try and rush them. Specially not in a "call out". What that's most likely to do, is make them even more stressed or make them want to do it less. Pressure is often not the best motivator, specially if it's something you do for fun and for free. If you truly want more content you have 2 options:
Go and send them loving and supportive asks. Tell them how you miss seeing their content lately and how happy it makes you. Often positive reinforcement will make people want to create more content because it makes it "an enjoyable experience for them" and they want love and support, like everyone else. This doesn't mean it's gonna work a 100%, but it will surely work way better than harrassing them with hate or call outs.
You can find another content creator who's active right now, go send them ask, send them some love and get your content that way. And once the original one that went on hiatus comes back, you might go and request them again or not, that's your own choice.
And lastly, doing a call out post is really awful in my opinion, specially for something like this. But someone who goes around sending anon asks to spread out said call outs and cause even more hate is even worse. I cannot believe you think this is something that's "right" to do, because if you did, you would not say it in anon. You are ashamed of that behaviour but still want people to sympathise with your cause, even when you know most people would not think favorably of you after doing it.
I do not know and I do not care if you, Anon, are the same person who did the original post. Either way, I think you should reconsider how you view "fan creators", specially ones who do it for free and, as you well said, are amateurs. And if you believe that I am being rude or I am part of the issue? I kindly ask you to block me and never interact with me again. If you do reconsider and think I might be right in some way, then maybe do some actions to help that poor user instead of attacking it anymore.
That is all, I hope you have a nice day. P.D.: If you are that called out tumblr, I will not say your name as to not make it worse for you unintentionally, please know that even if I do not know you, I wish you to be well and happy. And you should never feel pressured to do stuff for free, just do it at your own pace and for as long as it makes you happy. I hope you have a nice day as well <3
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ashirisu · 9 months ago
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look i can’t help that i find Some Guy™ so relatable
but also it’s worth noting that the reason i, a woman, so often identify with Some Guy™ more than any of the women in the exact same piece of media is that male characters tend to be written with more nuance and personality than all of the female characters combined.
misogyny in fandom is a real problem but we simultaneously need to acknowledge that it begins with misogyny in the media we’re consuming. the emergence of the strong female protagonist and girlboss female villains has been sort of a step in the right direction, but these characters are often just as one-dimensional as their more traditionally sexist counterparts.
when more women are written as neurodivergent, mentally ill, queer/queer-coded with complex relationships, and altogether as better characters, we’ll likely see more girl blorbos out there.
(and in the meantime, we have to stop demonizing the few that we do get. y’all can’t say you support women’s wrongs and then rally against every female character with flaws for simply existing)
people online will say things like “omg female character is stunning showstopping the character ever she’s mothering she’s a goddess a cuntress nobody has served like her I support women’s wrongs my beautiful gorgeous darling princess the entire world and male character is just some guy.” And then they’ll care about the some guy more
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kurosara · 4 years ago
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Octavia Blake x Fem!reader (The 100)
Trigedasleng
‘Just float me already.’
I couldn���t even get a couple of hours of sleep without hearing Bellamy Blake scream out orders like a banshee. I sat up, feeling groggier than normal. Probably because of Monty and Jasper’s juice they were giving out all night. It took a few moments before my mind began to race. Thoughts of what I was supposed to be doing smacked me in the brain full force.
‘Shit. Shit. Shit.’
I quickly laced up my boots and put on my cleanest top. Peering my head through the flap of my tent, I waited until Bellamy and his group of fanboys were too busy being dictators to notice me and jettisoned myself, aiming for behind the dropship. From there, I kept a crouched position and hurried to the makeshift tunnel we’d built. I rushed out of the hole, letting the forest engulf me for a moment. My eyes scanned the trees, spotting the familiar white flower. I plucked the flowers in a hurry as I followed my designated trail to my final destination. My footsteps were light and gentle as I practically hopped across the ground, just as I’d recently learned. As the cave entrance I was searching for came into sight, my lips curled upwards just enough into a smile before I shook my head, remembering I had to keep my game face. I crept to the entrance, trying to be unnoticed for the moment as I listened carefully.
“Ai laik Octavia kom Skaikru en ai gaf gouthru klir.[I am Octavia of the Sky People and I seek safe passage] Now you try.” I could hear the faint echo of a familiar, deep voice. Lincoln.
“Ai laik Octavia kom Skaikru en ai gaf gouthru klir.” Octavia’s voice mimicked Lincoln’s words slowly.
I slowly walked further into the cave, Lincoln’s eyes catching mine, causing Octavia to turn in a panic, probably worried I was her brother or a grounder.
I put my hands up to show I am weaponless, “Hod op. Ai laik (Y/n) kom Skaikru en ai gaf gouthru klir.” [Stop. I am (Y/n) of the Sky People and I seek safe passage.]
The pair of them just stared at me in silence for a few moments before they both chuckled and let smiles grace their previously stern features. I chuckled softly and ran my hand gently through my (h/l) (h/c) hair. I went to join the pair and sat with my back against the wall of the cave, Octavia to my right and Lincoln to my left.
“You’re getting better Octavia,” I commented as I tilted my head in her direction.
Octavia just shrugged with that shy smile of hers, “Not really. Not like you are. You’re way better at this than me.”
Lincoln nods his head with a hum of agreement, “I agree. How do you understand Trigedasleng so well? You guys didn’t have this language right?”
I shook my head to the side slowly, “We had history books with other languages. The ones we knew and had teachers for. But I was born with an ‘affinity for communication’ as my teachers said. I pick up most languages quickly and communicate well.”
“I wish I could do that,” Octavia mumbled, casting her gaze away from us.
I gently ruffled her hair with my hand, bringing her attention back my way, “What I have in speech, you have in fighting ability. I wish I had your natural survival skills.”
Octavia’s cheeks turned a faint shade of pink as she tucked some hair behind her ear, that shy smile returning to her pink lips. I turned my eyes away, returning my attention to Lincoln. He just shook his head at me slightly with a slightly creepy smile as he brought one of his knees up. I only gave him a scrunched look of confusion, but he turned back to Octavia, to continue their training.
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Octavia’s pov (that’s right. I did a POV switch >:D )
I tried to catch my breath as I reached my arm out. (Y/n) grabbed my forearm from her place on the ground and I assisted her to her feet. Lincoln had brought us down by the river, further upstream so we wouldn’t be seen, of course, to practice our fighting.
“You’re getting better (Y/n).” I gave her a sly smirk and she just laughed, bowing her head slightly and then looking up at me.
My breath caught in my throat for a moment. As the sun reflected out of her (e/c) eyes and her hair looked just right for her, I couldn’t help but stare helplessly at her adorable features. We were still gripping each other’s forearms when Lincoln placed a hand on our shoulders, causing us to drop our hands.
“Great job today. (Y/n) you leave yourself open a lot. Maybe we should test you with something other than a sword. I think your coordination would work well with archery. Octavia, amazing as always. Remember that striking low is equally as strong as striking high as long as you strike fast. Ste yuj.[Stay strong] You should head back. Your people will be looking for you soon.”
We nodded in agreement and started to walk away before Lincoln spoke up, “(Y/n). One more thing.”
He waved her back to him and I felt a pang in my chest and a very uncomfortable churn of my stomach, like I might be sick. Watching the two of them talk without me… what was this feeling? After a few moments, it was obvious that (Y/n) was a bit nervous about whatever discussion they were having, and I wanted so desperately to be a part of that conversation. To find out what’s making (Y/n) nervous. To be the reason she’s nervous. (Y/n) was the only person who didn’t treat me like a freak when I was discovered under the floor. She understood how Bellamy is just trying to protect me and that he’s not the worst person around. She understood me. Like no one else out of the 100 did. And somewhere along the way, I fell for her. Hard.
“What could be taking so long?” I mumbled impatiently from my standing position a few feet away.
Moments after that, (Y/n) comes jogging over to me, but this time she won’t look me in the eye.
“Let’s head back.” That’s all she said before she began walking towards camp, not waiting to see if I was coming with her.
After we were almost back to camp, all I could think was, ‘Something’s not right.’
I didn’t ask right away, but the curiosity was gnawing at me, “(Y/n).”
I stopped walking and she stopped beside me, looking at me for a moment before turning her gaze to the ground again.
“Look at me.” Reluctantly, she finally met my gaze, “What did Lincoln say to you?”
Her eyes widened slightly and she shoved her hands into her pockets, her nervous habit to keep from biting her nails, a more noticeable habit she’d forced herself to stop when I pointed it out to her.
“Nothing…”
“You’re gonna have to be a better liar than that.” I crossed my arms over my chest as I tried to keep calm. It’s not her fault I’m anxious to know.
With a heavy sigh, (Y/n) looked around, making sure no one was watching us in our covered spot behind the trees, “He was just… teaching me some language stuff I wanted to know…”
She scratched the back of her neck, her body kind of hunching in on itself as if she were trying to hide away within herself.
“What stuff? What couldn’t you tell me too?” I didn’t mean for my words to be harsh, but by the unsolicited flinch from the usually sturdy (Y/n), I could tell that’s what I’d done.
She hesitated, her eyes meeting mine once more before she bit her lip, looking down to the ground.
“It was... “ She began to mumble so low I couldn’t understand her.
I took a step closer, leaving not even two feet of space between us, “What?” I spoke softly this time, not wanting her to be afraid of me. I wanted the opposite. I wanted her to trust me. To want me like I want her.
(Y/n) looked in my eyes, but this time was different. There was such strong emotion in her eyes that I almost stepped back. However, I held my ground and gazed right back.
“Ai hod yu in, Octavia kom Skaikru.”
Gaaah why didn’t I pay more attention to Lincoln when he was telling me random phrases?? I had no idea what she’d just said, but damn it, I had to know! It sounded so important so… beautiful from her lips, like magic.
“I…” I paused as I shook my head slowly and her face fell for a moment, “I-I don’t know what that means.” I admitted honestly.
Her face brightened up just a bit as if she were expecting me to say something else. This time she stepped closer to me, closing the space between us. She gently placed her slightly calloused hands on my cheeks. I could feel them shaking subtly against my skin.
With her (e/c) eyes locked on mine, my heart racing in my chest as I tried to remember to breathe, she spoke again but slower and in a whisper, “Ai hod yu in, Octavia kom Skaikru.”
I didn’t even have time to try and decipher the phrase before (Y/n)’s pink lips met mine in such a tender kiss. My eyes fluttered close as I didn’t waste the moment. I kissed back passionately, but still tender against her lips that tasted of the meat we’d eaten and the alcohol we’d drank last night. The taste was intoxicating. The moment itself was bliss. Better than a fairytale. I brought my hands to her waist, pulling our bodies flush together. Her hands trailed from my cheeks to around my neck, and we made out in peace for what I wished was an eternity. We pulled away for a breath of air, our chests rising and falling in sync as we breathed. I sure as hell knew what she meant now.
“I love you too. (Y/n) kom Skaikru.”
Maybe learning Trigedasleng won’t be too hard after all.
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spiderling-space · 4 years ago
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This started as a joke but I wanted to take it further and make a smut fic with a bit of crack at the beginning. 
I was conflicted between going through the normal route and starting the regular fanfic to introduce my MC but introducing via smut is OP and it is something I’d do.
Featuring my MC… Natalie and the horny boy Malleus
Established relationship
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“I bribed Grimm to leave us alone, he will be with Ace and Deuce and won’t be coming back to Ramshackle tonight and I asked the ghosts to give us some privacy.” The redhead beamed at Malleus, smiling widely, standing in her pajama shorts and top tank.
“I thought you wanted to watch just a movie. Why would you send your friends away, Child of Man?” Malleus questions Natalie’s motives. Is he dense or is he doing that to make me say it out loud?
Natalie tiptoed, closing the distance between them as she stroked his cheek. “I didn’t want anyone interrupting our date. And I don’t think calling me Child of Man would be good for the mood now… After all, it is a date.” She said cheekily before grabbing his hand and dragging him to the lounge. “Also, it isn’t one movie. There are 3… Uhm… short movies… Yeah… short movies.” She explained curtly before asking Malleus to sit as she connected her laptop to the TV. She couldn’t pass the opportunity to tease him considering the nature of the movies they were about to watch so she wiggled her butt when she was sure Malleus was looking at her way. She was disappointed when she didn’t see any reaction from him instead, he was sitting his back straight and focusing on the TV. Either way, this was no time to be focusing on trivial things, they had 3 interesting short movies to watch and she would be getting his attention at the end either way. “You can take notes while watching. In fact, I would recommend it.” She couldn’t contain the giggle that she tried to surpass whilst she was taking her position on the couch, laying on it and putting her feet on Malleus’ lap to flaunt her slender legs to him.
“Is this how humans watch a movie?” He asked curiously, “We do not have movies in the Valley of Thorns, television is not used. We have various plays in the theatres.” 
“You can watch TV however you want and whatever position that’s comfortable.” She changed into a sitting position, planted a chaste kiss on his cheek before winking at him. “I doubt you have the type of movies that we are about to watch as plays.” She wondered if he was understanding the nature of what they were about to watch and even thought of informing him but she also wanted to see his reaction. “One little info before we watch… these aren’t 100 percent real but it gives some vague ideas.”
So she pressed the play, she already knew what was going to happen so she wasn’t paying much attention to the screen, instead, her green eyes were focusing on Malleus to see his reactions.
Malleus’ eyes widened at what he was seeing on the screen. “Oh dear… Did something happen?” Natalie feigned innocence, amused by his reaction.
She paused the video when Malleus looked with a bewildered expression. “What is this?”
Natalie kept her voice neutral, trying to contain the hilarity hidden. “It is called porn. To be precise, lesbian porn.”
It seemed like Malleus had no idea what she was talking about or why she would make them watch such a thing. “Do humans enjoy watching other humans having intimate time?”
Realizing that she couldn’t explain it from her position, she was once again sitting. She took his hand in hers, making eye contact while she explained her standpoint. “Actually, I prefer soft porn over hardcore one but the circumstances demanded this.” She cleared her throat. “Before we started dating or in your words courting, I asked you if you would be okay with premarital sex since you said this is the first time you are experiencing these feelings. You said you are okay with it and Lilia told you about the intimacy between partners. While I’m sure Lilia didn’t leave any stone unturned, seeing the action is better just hearing about it. Of course, hands-on is the best way of learning but that’s a topic for another time.” She kissed his knuckles, hoping that he would see it as a romantic gesture. “To be fair, I know that porn is unrealistic but I found these that focus on female pleasure. I spent hours to find the best 3 videos. I needed to bleach my eyes after seeing some stuff.” She shivered after recalling certain cursed videos.
“Bleaching your eyes would blind you.” I should teach him 21st-century slang. 
Natalie chuckled, “It’s just an expression used when you see something that is disturbing.” At least I didn’t say cursed images… He could have taken that literally and go ‘who cursed you?!’. “Where was I?... Ah yeah, the pleasure part. It’s the part where I said you can take notes... So about that…” She grimaced, recalling that awful memory. “In short, the preparation time, or in other words foreplay, is an important part of sex. I don’t want our first time to be as disappointing, unsatisfactory and anti-climatic as my own first time.” She gave him a sheepish look, “I hope you understand. It is fine if you don’t want to watch it though, we can pick a PG13 movie or do another activity.”
Malleus had kept a stoic expression whilst Natalie was talking, which was making it hard for her to understand what he was thinking. She was wondering if she somehow ended up offending him until he finally spoke. “It is fine. As you said, one learns better when it is shown.”
Nat got back to her previous position and resumed the movie. The redhead had already watched the movies she picked so she wasn’t focusing on the screen, all of her attention was on Malleus and trying to gauge his reaction. Though there was none, no excited expression nor an absorbed one, he was just apathetic. Nat even accidentally brushed his crotch with her feet but didn’t feel any hardness. Is he really not interested in porn? Maybe he is sleeping with his eyes open… Or maybe he has experience in this, built up a tolerance against… He is quite old too though he didn’t say his real age… 
“So what do you think?” Natalie asked after all 3 videos she picked ended. She closed all the tabs, cleared the browser history before shutting down her laptop. One can never be too careful. 
Natalie withdrew one of her legs and placed it behind Malleus’ back, inching close enough for her chest to almost touch his arm. Malleus took a glance at her new position before answering her. “It was interesting.”
“How so?”
“I saw everything Lilia told me and more. You are right, seeing the action is better for learning.” Malleus turned his body in her direction, his hand found its way to her long locks, grazing them lightly, having a smug expression along the way. “But as you said, hands-on is the best way of learning.” He held her chin before closing the distance between their mouths, eyes closed as his lips started moving.
Natalie didn’t expect him to take action immediately but she wasn’t complaining. She wondered how far he would take it. Her hands were wandering on his chest, back and finally, she pulled him closer by his shirt's neck. It must have encouraged him since she heard him growl. She was proven right when he fully turned her way and slowly pressed her to the couch below. His hand started to explore her top gently under her tank top, starting from her belly and moving on to her chest, cupping one of her breasts. 
Nat patted his cheek and pulled a little away from him, “I know in porn, it is comfortable to do it on the couch but in reality, it isn’t. So-”
Before she could finish, Malleus teleported them to her bedroom, on her bed. “Is this better? I can take us to my chambers as well.”
“No, no, this is fine.” She gave him a peck. “I just have 2 more requests from you.” Malleus nodded, signing her to go on before starting to kiss her neck. I need to focus on my demands and don’t let myself be distracted. “Hehe… Wait, wait...” His hair was tickling her neck as well, making her impossible to stop giggling, so she resorted to grasping his chin and tilting up, making him look at her. “Before we go any further, I need to see your nails.” He looked confused by her request so she added a quick explanation. “Nails can scratch and tear muscle down there which would bring me great pain and maybe go to the hospital as well, so…”
“I would never harm you, Natalie.” He showed her his nails which were perfectly trimmed. “What is your second request?”
“I need you to wash your hands. You know how much of a hygiene freak I am, I just can’t stand the thought of something dirty getting inside of me.” She hoped it wouldn’t kill the mood but the thought of germs on hands just gave her goosebumps. Malleus didn’t answer her, rather he kissed her forehead before teleporting to somewhere. She was dumbfounded momentarily but soon the sound of water running from her bathroom relaxed her. “Don’t forget the 20 seconds rule!” She yelled out the reminder.
The moment the water stopped running, Malleus appeared on top of her, startling her. “I believe we wasted enough time.” Nat nodded in agreement. She was so distracted by the feeling of his lips on hers that she didn’t realize Malleus vanished their clothing with his magic. “I shall take care of you now.”
Malleus started prepping kisses all over her neck and jaw while his hands traveled to her breasts. When his lips were inches apart from hers, Natalie ran her tongue over his lips slowly, leaning towards him and capturing his bottom lip, biting it lightly as to taunt him. Malleus craved to taste her lips once again, yet he couldn’t forestall his instincts from taking over, his hands found their way to her face, holding her delicately while gazing into her eyes. Since the minx was brave enough to tease him, he didn’t need to hold back. He clashed his lips against hers frantically, their teeth clicking together. Her tongue darted, brushing his fangs before exploring his mouth. He, soon, was swirling his tongue around hers, battling for domination. He was persistent and she was too stubborn to lose, so he resorted to distracting her. His hands left her face, moving back to her perky breasts. 
Malleus’ hands were large enough to cover her each boob, rubbing them gently and his fingers were playing with her pink nipples every time he got a chance. It was too arousing for her as her moan was silenced by the kiss. Malleus took advantage of the opportunity to delve his tongue into her mouth, exploring it with his tongue. 
Natalie was never someone to gave up on the fight, including the bedroom. Two can play the game. Malleus had told her that his horns were sensitive and she was about to find out how sensitive they were. She ranked her nails through his soft hair, moving towards where his horns were connected. Her fingers moved along them softly, she was stoking his horns up and down with her hands. Malleus growled loudly, ending the kiss when it became too much for him. 
Natalie withdrew her hands from his horns, moving to hold his face between her hands. “Oh?” She purred, “Did something happen?” She asked with faux innocence while looking straight into his eyes.
Malleus had a smug smile on his face, “You are lucky I didn’t breath fire.” Nat wasn’t sure if he was joking or not but she didn’t have much time to think about it as Malleus attacked her neck with kisses once again. His kisses became harsher and quicker, covering all over her neck before he moved down to her chest. He captured her nipple with his mouth, sucking it whilst his tongue twirling around the areola while his hand was busy with her left breast. Nat arched her chest and moved her head to the side so his horns wouldn’t his her face all while biting back moans. The warmth and wetness of his tongue were becoming too hard to handle, finally, she moaned breathily. 
Satisfied to hear her reaction, Malleus switched to her left nipple, sucking it as his tongue circled the areola while his hand was messaging the previous breast. Nat tilted her head to the other side for him to move freely. Her breathing became erratic as he worked on her breasts more and more. She jolted when Malleus grazed her breast with his fangs, making her pant ruggedly. She had never been together with someone with fangs and had no one with amazing they would feel against her skin and she was more than happy to experience it with Malleus. She could feel him smirking on her skin, his chuckle confirmed that. 
Malleus was done toying with her chest, making eye contact with her as his fangs slowly grazed her skin from her chest to her groin. Natalie laughed shakily, she was a ticklish person and the way his fangs moved across her body was both tickling and arousing her. Finally, he reached his desired place, he placed his hands on her inner thighs and slowly spread them apart.
“Give me a sec,” Nat whispered, grabbing a small pillow and putting it under her butt to give a better angle to Malleus, winking at him. “Do continue please...”
His only response was kissing her inner thigh. He started from the knee, moving up to her cunt but just before reaching there, he switched to the other thigh, leaving Nat whining. He was kissing every inch until the same spot. She thought since he wouldn’t tease her anymore, oh how wrong she was. This time he was dragging his fangs along her inner thighs, making Nat bite her lips and tremble from the sensation.
After what seemed like an eternity, Malleus started to play with Nat’s wetness. He crawled over her, one hand staying between her legs while the other one was resting near her head, gazing at each other’s eyes. She leaned forward whilst pulling him towards her, giving him a lascivious kiss. He returned with pleasure as his finger entered her cunt, relishing the way she moaned into his mouth. His index finger explored her cunt was exploring her cunt, moving in a circular motion but he didn’t deem it enough. He added a second finger, making her gasp then began to scissor her as his thumb rubbed her clitoris, setting all of her nerves on fire. 
The more minutes passed, the more it became hard for Natalie to restrain herself. She was moaning between the kisses, digging her fingers on Malleus’ shoulder as to get a grip on the reality. Feeling her orgasm coming, her breathing hitched as her vaginal muscles tightened around his fingers. “Malleus…” Her moans mixed with his name as she cummed. 
She was coming down from her high, panting to catch her breath, a divine sight for Malleus, “Do not tell me you are already done, Natalie.” He was wearing a smug look on his face. Two can play the game.
“Why? Is this the best you can do?” Teasing and provoking people was her favorite pass time activity. It was all better when she was doing it to her boyfriend in the bedroom, adding some spice to sex.
His response was chuckling, not uttering any word, he trailed down kisses to her naval region. He slowly licked her slit, devouring her cum and sending shivers through her spine. He made eye contact with her before dipping his tongue into her vagina. Nat arched her back as she grabbed the sheet below. Malleus was moving his tongue in her cunt expertly as his nose was brushing her labia, his fingers were playing with her clit again. Her grip on the sheets was no longer enough, her hand found its way to his hair, raking and pulling the hair between his horns. Her actions just made him ravish her more, his tongue reaching as far as it could touching everywhere it could. Nat couldn’t help her hips but buck her hips against his mouth, his other hand moved to her belly to press her to the mattress as if he was the one in charge during sex.
Natalie wasn’t someone who would let Malleus get away with it. If he prevented her from bucking her hips, she would try to hold back another orgasm from surging, making him work on her more. Malleus must have sensed her defiance as he changed his method. He pulled his tongue back and stopped rubbing her clit, leaving Nat aching for her release. She whined and pouted at him for leaving her wanting - no needing for more. 
Malleus wasn’t a cruel fae, at least towards Natalie, he wouldn’t leave her in this state. He just wanted to observe how she would look when she was desperate for him. He swatted away her hand which was going down her cunt to finish what he started, causing her to pout once more. He would finish what he started, he deemed enough time has passed so he quickly got between her thighs again, licking her cunt, his tongue flickering around her clitoris then delving his tongue into her cunt. Nat was already on the edge of her orgasm, now the stimulation was bringing her closer to her sweet release.
With one last tongue move of his, her toes curled and her muscles tightened again, not even realizing she was pulling his hair. As Natalie cummed, Malleus ate it all up. When he finally withdrew from her groin, he made sure Nat would see him lick his lips. “Divine.”
Natalie’s breathing was erratic, trying to collect herself, balancing herself on her elbows. Her green eyes were taking in him, noticing how hard his cock was. “I guess it is your turn now.” She finally spoke after cooling down.
Malleus lifted her chin to look directly into his eyes. “Tonight was for you.” He crawled on top of her as she laid down on her bed again. His hands slid down her body down to her knees, pulling them towards his waist. Natalie hooked her legs behind his back, going towards his upper body as much as she could. “You better have a condom or you will get me a morning-after pill or potion. We wouldn’t want any surprises, would we?” She noticed his eyebrows knitting together briefly when she said condom but that was a talk for another time.
I should also ask where he practiced that tongue and finger game too.
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Safe sex is the best and it is more than just wearing a condom. It is about preserving your health during sex. BDSM is also safe sex if people take care of safe words. Prep time or foreplay is important for people with vaginas and nails can tear your skin and get an infection. Even without the whole corona situation, don’t put unhygienic stuff to your vagina. Lastly, you can’t learn sex from porn, it is highly unrealistic and they are to show the fantasy. Please research on safe sex before having sex. 
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calicorn · 4 years ago
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My experience with WeLoveFine/ForFansByFans as an artist.
This in regards to the Act 6/7 Tarot Project, which occurred from 2017 to 2018. I also want to thank @aryll for the chance to participate in such a project, and thank you for doing what you could with the group and what occurred. I realize this is a few years late, however, but it’s been bothering me ever since it occurred, and I only chose to speak my mind about it. But to summarize, the project started out as unofficial, however we were approached by FFBF in February of 2018. They were willing to sell the deck as official merchandise on their store. I have my own opinions on the company, as it’s known they underpay artists severely for their work despite selling most items for extremely high prices. A similar payment issue occurred with the Official Homestuck Zine, and one of the artists of the Tarot Project posted this in the comments:     “Can relate OP. I did work for the new tarot deck (using my throwaway account for that reason lol) but we aren’t being paid at all. No money. The only compensation we are getting is a free deck and an exclusive enamel pin which is pennies compared to what they’ll be making off us. One might argue that the project wasn’t supposed to be printed so I should be grateful it’s even happening but I expected a big company like WLF to y’know, pay artists... The only reason I agreed to letting them use my art was to get a free deck. I also honestly dislike WLF’s artist compensation policy. My art has been selected from the Fan Forge before and the idea of being able to sell my HS art was so appealing, but the execution is so poor. They don’t pay us until we sell $100 worth of shirts, but that is so difficult in a market that is so oversaturated. I wish they like, cycled designs in and out. Instead, they just keep adding more and more designs, drowning out old ones and just flooding the entire market. Plus, they get to withhold money from artists until every hundred-dollar mark. I can’t imagine how much they’ve made off of small time artists that get their design accepted and sell maybe 3 shirts since it happens so often.” So. What exactly happened? I’ll explain under the cut given there’s a decent amount to go through. Though to summarize; WeLoveFine/ForFansByFans is an extremely egregious company that does not value their artists whatsoever and will do what they can to pay them as little as possible. Please support said artists on sites that actually do give them fair pay, or support them via commissions.
There were a few bumps during the tarot project, though overall it went extremely smoothly and we released our art to the Tumblr blog. FFBF approached us during this time, and we were all given the option to agree to continue working or the project or decline. However, this is what was an important piece to the initial email sent out by the Tarot Project team;      • Each participating artist will get a full finalized copy of the deck, COMPLETELY free. This includes packaging and free shipping of the deck.      • Each participating artist will get an enamel pin commemorating the project, EXCLUSIVE to the artists of this project only, with a custom design as chosen/designed by us. What will most likely occur is that everyone who wishes to submit a design for the pin can do so, and as a group, we will vote on which one we would like to submit as our final design choice!     • Each participating artist will receive FULL COMMISSION on any further usage of their artwork by What Pumpkin or For Fans By Fans. For example, if they release a mini-print, wallet, etc. with your design on it, you will be paid in commission for the usage of your work. (If you have ANY questions about how this would work, please don’t hesitate to ask and I will hook you up ASAP with a For fans By Fans representative who can go over the details with you further.)     • Each participating artist will have a window in which they will be able to make updates or revisions to their illustration(s) before the project is released. This means that if something is bugging you about your work, or you feel that it does not reflect your current level of skill, you will be allowed to resubmit a new version before the project officially goes up as merchandise! So, the majority of us agreed to continue forward with the project and retouch our cards. From there, things continued, and we were emailed by a FFBF representative on occasion to discuss how the process went, as well as various other things that required discussion, plus asked to assist in the promotion of the 4/13/18 celebration on their website. This is where the issues began and would continue through the entire project, with it still being seen post-release of the cards. We were sent an email in April of 2018 requiring information to be provided in the  accompanying booklet of the deck, as well as being asked to answer various interview questions that would be posted to FFBF’s Tumblr, and most importantly; the Commission Agreement form. So what did it entail? This was the form I was sent. My interview was never posted. I have looked multiple times and never seen evidence it ever was, either. And this was also included in the email;    • We are going to be hosting a pre-order bonus promotion surrounding the new tarot set, starting 413. Anyone who pre-orders the set will be entered into a drawing to win a commissioned art piece from a random artist who worked on the tarot. You will be paid by us, FFBF, for this commission work in the amount of $50.  So we had to draw more art with a very close deadline date to obtain a payment  for art we had already created, both of which should have easily been worth more than $50 total. I signed without thinking, which looking back on, was incredibly idiotic, despite my own worries over the fact that even at the time, $50 did not seem like a lot. Progress continued. An exclusive pin was designed and created for the artists, though the production and delivery dates would be delayed to September of 2018. During this time, we were also invited to join FFBF’s Discord server as well, which I am still in, though am not active in. And eventually, we were provided a Commission Schedule. I do not know if I’m missing an email between the enamel pin shipment and this schedule post, however I cannot find any trace of it. This is the Commission Schedule email, and what it consists of. Of course I found it strange, because looking at the schedule, I could never find any sign of myself having been added. Obviously I should have replied then and there due to that, but I didn’t, and that is my own fault. But that rolled into October of 2018, when I did finally email back and asked about why I hadn’t been added. I was sent back this; “Hi Calicorn! I’m sorry I misinterpreted your response as not wanting to proceed:“3)  I am completely willing to sign up for being one of the artists for the commission raffle event, though I must say $50 would be underpaying considering most artists’ base prices for commissions tend to be $50 or more.” Then I sent “If you do not want to be part of the give-away, that’s totally ok. We are offering $50 for these commissions but if that price is not within your comfort, there’s no pressure!” You never came back with anything so I didn’t want to proceed since it seemed like you were uncomfortable with the amount we were offering – I’m really sorry if I misunderstood! The giveaway is actually over I’m sorry to say but I appreciate you following up about this. I wonder why the message went into spam.. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you Thanks!” And one of the most glaring issues popped up in October as well. When we finally received our decks in the mail, our project’s Discord group began to discuss the fact that our emails had been printed in the pamphlet without our permission. Mind you, this was also a project that included minors in it, and our emails had now been given away without our knowledge. Another issue with the pamphlets is the fact that FFBF had reused the same text from the Homestuck Kickstarter Tarot Deck, as seen on the New Booklet/Old Booklet, and here/here. FFBF then decided to remove the booklet from every outgoing tarot that gets ordered, with customers receiving a corrected digital PDF that was coordinated in its creation by Aryll. And apparently previous customers would receive this PDF via emails, as well as a link to download it on the product page. Thankfully FFBF seemed to have at least posted the PDF on the product page, however this seems extremely lazy compared to simply including the newly reprinted booklet. Though this may not be the last of issues, as I stumbled across the Amazon product page for our tarot deck earlier before typing this all up. To say the least, it is extremely infuriating, especially given the quality of the cards and how many people of complained about them on both Amazon and FFBF’s websites. Of course we, the artists, were never alerted to this development, nor were we paid for such.
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But overall, we were hardly paid for our time and effort during this project, which is a massive disappointment, but perhaps that much should have been expected from WeloveFine/ForFansByFans, who are notorious for underpaying artists and overpricing products. Their actions are inexcusable, and I am still both disappointed and furious with this company as a whole. But thank you for reading, and please spread the word, as I do not want FFBF’s actions to go unnoticed.
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ur-mom-kayn · 6 years ago
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Loyalty Chapter 36: The Conference
Kayn Pov
"Shit, I'm so sorry for what happened to you. Damn ... you have to hate me from the bottom of your heart." "Nonsense! Kayn, no one can care for his origins. It's only important what you make of your life. You deliberately chose against Noxus as soon as you had the opportunity." Kayn just felt shitty. He hated his blood more than anything else. Even though he seems very much in love with himself, he hated himself for his origin. He still finds it difficult to claim to be Ionian. It would simply be a lie. "The fact remains that I killed Ionier. Innocent and good people. Even if I did not kill your girlfriend, maybe I killed another man's girlfriend. I'm no different than these monsters." Kayn rarely looked so depressed.
Akio recognized his desperation. He put an arm around Kayn's shoulders and pulled him closer to him. "Shit Akio. Why are you just such a good big brother? You would have the right to treat me like the last bit of filth, but instead, you try to cheer me up as you tell me your tragic story. Crap! Besides Zed, you were my greatest teacher. Except for the little squabbles, you've always treated me fairly, though I have the fucking face of a Noxian." "Yes, but a very pretty face." Akio desperately smiled at Kayn while his little brother pulled on his knees and tried his face to hide. "Honestly, I should have been a much better brother to you. I should have stood up to Zed more than he gave you house arrest. I tried to convince him to release you, but he did not listen to me. Do you know Kayn, I never cared about your origin. You are my little brother like everyone else. You are the only family I have. And when I see one of my brothers suffer, it hurts me too. I promise you that I will protect you at this conference, even though it will be the last thing I do."
Kayn could barely believe what Akio was saying to him. He did not know this side of him. No way the people of the order are cruel monsters. The order is a brotherhood. The fact had lost sight of Kayn lately. Since Rhaast ... Now stop it! I am always to blame for your miserable life. Your brother is trying to tell you all the time that he cares about you and the entire order. Now, raise yourself again and tell him how thankful you are. Rhaast was right for once. Kayn raised his head and sought the hug to Akio. Somewhat perplexed, his opponent also accepted it. "Thank you. Thank you for allowing me to be your brother. I never want to disappoint you and the others again. We have to rock the conference. We must ensure that the Order of Shadow is recognized as part of Ionia. I do not want to see any victims on our site anymore. We need an alliance, otherwise, Noxus overruns us sooner or later. We know that they are not sticking to the League's peace agreements. But we. It is our duty tomorrow to let the cat out of the bag. Unfortunately, I am not the best speaker. I hope you can help me."
Akio pushed his little brother closer to him so he lay on top of him. This closeness was unusual, but not unpleasant. "Kayn, I do not think it would be a good idea to start talking in the middle of the conference. I'll only talk when I'm asked." "And what do you think you think, should I do?" "What you do best. Just be charming. Wrap the old bags around your finger and do not stir. If something happens, I will protect you. You can trust me 100%." Kayn looked up at his brother and smiled at him. "That's why I ordered you here too. I like to go on missions with you. It's lame because it's so boring, but I know I'm safe." "Yes ... Hey, look! Master Zed has an Ace. Is that good?" Akio pointed a finger at the screen. Kayn immediately looked at the replay. "Yes, his triple kill allowed him to score an ace, so his team can now push the base through. The nexus will fall now. He will be with us in about 10 minutes. We should have a concrete plan by then." "I felt I did not understand a word. However, we have a plan. I'll shut up and you're just the dream of all your mother-in-law. Sounds good, right?" Kayn took a seat next to Akio again before Zed would catch them. He definitely did not want to send false signals to his lover, even though this intimacy between Akio and him was purely fraternal.
A few minutes later, Zed appeared in his room. "What? Are you both peacefully in a bed? That I may still experience the day." Zed took off his blades and sat on the edge of the bed. "We have set aside our differences." "I'm glad. And do you have a plan for tomorrow?" Both men bent to their Master. Actually, their plan was nothing to do with it. But Zed did not have to know that. "Well. How about food? I could order something." "Sounds nice, Master, but sometimes another thing. The conference is tomorrow. Where should I sleep?" "You can take my room. I'll just sleep with Zed ... " "KAYN, YOU IDIOT!" Zed screamed at him.
"What do you mean, you can sleep with Zed? Is something going on there?" "NO! This jerk wanted to say something completely different, Kayn agrees?" The young Akolyth was just overwhelmed with the situation. What should he say now? "Eh ... no, there's nothing going on." "And why did you suppose Zed just let you sleep with him?" "Well, I slept with him for about 5 months because I did not have a room." Zed slaps his hand against his iron mask. "Kayn, you've never been so stupid, you know that?" As Zed groused his student, Akio looked shocked. "Look, that means you know Master Zed's face. Is that so? And please tell me the truth." "Well done, Kayn. Now I have to tell the truth. Yes, he knows my face. But not because he did not have a room, but because he was like a son to me. He has known me since he was 12." "Your Seriousness, Master?! I founded the order with you. Why do not you trust me? How did I give you a reason to doubt?"
Kayn felt guilty. Zed's identity was a very sensitive topic and now he is confronted with it because of him. "Akio please believe me. It has nothing to do with you and my trust in you. I never really wanted to show my face to Kayn. I harmed him and he still held to me. I revealed to him out of guilt because I was afraid he would not trust me anymore." "And what about me? You just hurt me too. How do you want to regain my trust?" "Is my face so important to you?" "No. Actually, I do not care what my master looks like because I thought you would treat us all the same. But now I start to doubt. I know you have white-gray eyebrows and a scar on your left eye. What's so bad about showing me the rest?" "Nice ... whatever you want."
Just as Zed was taking off his mask Kayn pushed in between. "Are you really sure? I do not think Akio wants to force you to do that." "Kayn let it be good. We have known each other for so long. He's right. It just would not be fair. He gave up a lot for me. No one trained as hard as Akio. Unlike you, he had no talent. He always was too scared to fight. And now look at him. He is my 2nd strongest man and not without reason. He trusted me when I promised to make him powerful and now I should trust him. He will not hurt me." Zed removes the mask and pulls down his hood. Akio opened his eyes to his fluffy, white back. "Are you really sure? Just that you are ready to show me your face is enough for me. "Zed did not answer his student. Instead, he turned to look at Akio, so that he could inevitably look into his face. A very special moment for everyone present.
Akio seemed a bit shocked, but not horrified. What was going on in him? "So how old are you again?", Akio asked. "28 Why?" At the answer, Akio had to swallow briefly. "I beg your pardon? You were a child when you recruited me. How can that be?"  Do you understand now why I always wore a mask? No one would follow me if they knew what I looked like. I'm not ugly, but young and my look looks very demonic. I tried to find recruits like that, but I did not find one. It was not fair to think that you would not follow me if I did not wear this mask. But let's face it. If you had seen me with that face when you ran against me, would you still have been so confident in asking me to take your revenge?" "No ... I would not have trusted you to do that. I always thought that you are older than me and now I find out that you are 7 years younger. I am shocked. But also deeply impressed. I was surprised when Kayn led the order at the age of 15. But you founded it with ... 17-18 years. You two are real workhorses. I'm proud of you. I am honored to serve you. I do not really care about the look. Also that you have white hair, a few scars and shitty looking young. I'm grateful that you trust me, and I promise you I'll never abuse that trust." "I'm glad," Zed replied, grinning slightly. Even Akio had to start grinning inevitably.
After a leisurely meal, Zed played one or the other match in the summoners rift. When it was finally over, Zed and Kayn met him, Akio slept in Kayn's room for the night. The next morning they met again at Kayn.
Even though the strategy had been clarified so far, it was still unclear what they would look like. "Hey Kayn, I took some of the traditional kimono order. You should wear it." Akio handed him a beautiful violet kimono. "And what do we do with his hair?" Zed asked. "I thought about splitting his hair. The bottom side stays open and the top side back and braided." "Mmmh ... ", Zed thought about the suggestion. "I did not understand anything," Kayn stated. "If you want, I can style you. But only if I'm allowed to touch your hair." Akio suggested. Actually, Kayn just wanted to let Zed by his hair, but he did not believe that he had understood what Akio had imagined. "You may, but only this once. If you hurt me, you'll be a head shorter." "Do not worry, brother." Akio reached for Kayn's crest and set to work. After 5 minutes it was done and the hairstyle was sitting. Kayn had to admit that his brother got it. His braid was a lot cleaner than Zeds. Just as he was about to get ready, there was a knock at the door. Kayn went to the door and opened it to his guest. To his surprise, Shen stood at the door. "Hey Uncle Shen, how can I help you?" "I thought maybe to help you. I just wanted to inform you that the whole conference is only spoken ionic. I hope that will not be a problem for you. Zed said you could speak fluently." "Yes, even without an accent. Do not worry Shen. I'll understand what the old crackers have to say." "That's nice, but please do not call them old crackers. That's not good," Shen pointed out. Kayn was not that stupid again. Shen said goodbye to Kayn and went before.
After they got dressed, Akio and Kayn went to the conference room with the Rhaast and a few blades. The room was inside the Ionian district so outsiders were not allowed in. Unfortunately, exactly what both had feared happened. Two guards were at the door and caught the two. "What will that be, if I may ask?" One of the guards asked, "Ehm, we are from the Order of Shadow and we have been invited." Kayn replied in a quiet tone. "That may be, but you can not get in here with the weapons. Unfortunately, we have to confiscate them." "But Rhaast is more than just a weapon, I even have permission to take him anywhere in the Institution of War." "Everywhere except here," the guard countered, "And what do we do now?" Akio whispered to Kayn. "Plan B.," he replied, annoyed. "I'll call Varus, he's the only one I can give Rhaast now, just a moment." Kayn pulled out his phone and called Varus. Shortly thereafter, the Darkin appeared. "Thanks for coming so soon." "Yeah, I have a match right now, so just get him out of my room when you're done, good luck." Varus took his brother and disappeared as fast as he came. "And that was ...?" "One of Rhaast's brothers." Akio looked after Varus in surprise. "Did not think he looked so ... human." Kayn had to chuckle for a moment, remembering the words Rhaast always used to describe his pants. "Yes, so Varus devoured 2 people, so maybe that's why. But Aatrox is very different, he looks pretty scary, there's nothing human about him, like Rhaast, just bigger," Kayn said.
After that was settled, Akio also gave his weapons off. He did not need it anyway, as long as his counterpart had some. That's exactly what made Kayn so startled. He was sure the others were allowed to keep their weapons. When they were completely unarmed, they were finally allowed to pass. Kayn civilized opened the door and looked around first. The room was a huge conference table covered with name tags so each clan knew its place. Everyone was already sitting, except for Kayn. The guards stood behind one, so, unfortunately, Akio had to stand. Kayn sat down next to Master Wong and Master Shu. Both come from the northern provinces. Actually, Kayn knew that only because he has always taken care of history lessons. It was important for him to know the Ionian story. And now he just sat next to such great, historic personalities. "Hello, young man, who are you? I have never seen you before." Master Shu asked. Kayn smiled charmingly at him. "Pleased to meet you in person Master Shu. It's an honor to meet the man who was able to tame a real dragon. You have to be of real size. My name is Shieda Kayn. I represent the Order of Shadow, rather than Zed." When the name Zed fell, Kayn got all the attention of the table, and the old cracker at the bottom of the head table said, "You two are Zed's students? Underwear models?", Almost amused, stated the elder.
"Thank you for the compliment. In fact, every one of my brothers, including Zed, looks good. We pay great attention to our health and our appearance. I'm sorry if we cause confusion." Kayn just tried to be frank and smile constantly. Not so easy. "Speaking of the new ones, tell us why you would like to take the advice." Master Wong asked. "To be honest, we hope for a possible alliance with other provinces and clans. We are still very often attacked by Noxians on the Navoricoast. While we can ward them off, for the most part, it will only be a matter of time before they completely kill us." "Do not talk shit Kayn," Irelia intervened. "There is peace through the league. Noxus must not attack us." "Ah, is that so? What nonsense. Do you seriously believe Noxian itches such an agreement? We have a pile of documents in which it is recorded when and how often we have defended the coast. I alone have recently extinguished 100 at a stroke. The threat is real and unthinkable. You have to believe me." "I believe you Kayn," Shen said. "In fact, there has been an imbalance on the coast recently. Maybe that's because of the increase in Noxians." While everyone was brooding, Akio slowly leaned towards Kayn and whispered something in his ear. "Even if it does not look that way at first glance, they are all armed. So watch what you say."
Kayn nodded and continued. "So what should we do about the Noxians? We can not tribe alone on the coast." "That may be, but I hope you understand that under no circumstances we want to start another war. Without proof, we can not attack Noxus," said one of the elders. "So what should we do? Spying on the Noxians?" Karma asked. "There is a possibility that they might hold council meetings like us. It would be possible to eavesdrop on them," suggested Master Yi. "Not a good idea. How should we do that? Maybe they will discuss in oldnoxic. It's impossible for us to understand a word," Shu explained. "That does not necessarily have to be. Kayn could spy on them," Shen suggested. Kayn immediately lost his cool expression and opened his eyes wide. "What the fuck Uncle Shen? How do you know that I am just made for this job?" "Well, on the one hand, you can not only run unnoticed through walls, but you can also stay in it. Besides, you can understand oldnoxic." Suddenly all eyes are on Kayn again. Shen, the jerk.
"That is absurd. I can not speak the language. There's no reason to." "Sure, you're a Noxian by birth." Kayn's heart stopped for a moment. For so many years, he tore his ass off to be one of them, and now everyone sees him as a monster again. As if that was not bad enough, Akali suddenly lunged at Kayn. She jumped onto the conference table and aimed her blade at Kayn's throat. Just before the blade could hit the young acolyte, Akali stopped. The Shadow Owner was just up.
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dragonofdarknesschaos · 6 years ago
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Look at Me Twirling my CVS Receipt!!
DelaneyArt said:
Me again.
Here. If you wanna get yourself involved even more than you already are. This is what Sky said to me recently. And I’ve agreed to her terms. Me and her are MUTUAL I never said we were friends. 
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From Skyrawathi, 12/24/2018
Okay so I have read your letters. I understand what you mean. I am just not sure if you are honest with your apologizing and with willing to end this war. I mean it is hard now for me to trust you because I am afraid that you will start insulting me again soon. I hope I am wronf. [sic] Maybe I just need some time. I guess we both need to calm down. Especially it is Christmas now. Emotions are hard to handle. I am also sick of this situation already. But if what you say is true and you want to be honest with me, ans [sic] you don’t want use [sic] anymore to be enemies then it is so cool
I could show you how you can develop your art, where you can find inspiration and how to use them to create sth original. You really don’t need my art that much and you don’t need to redraw them. I mean it is so cool if we could inspire each other, but you have to start first creating something original. And yeah, you can because as you have mentioned that comic Possessive of yours, you prove with this that you can be creative and inspiring for other artists. Just lets calm down because I never intended to be your enemy, I never wanted to. But you see how far this conflict went and it is stupid? Don’t you think?
I understand that sometimes it is hard for everyone to come up with sth new and we lack new ideas. Every artist suffer this so it is nothing to be ashamed of. I can show you how to fix that so you will always have awesome ideas in head.
But first you definately [sic] have to credit me. And if you want to make a redraw of my work then you should write in post that this pic is study of Skyrawathi’s art. And it is nth wrong because lots of artists study others. Me either. I always mention the source of the pic that I used as reference.
So yeah, we can definately [sic] end this war and come to agreement. But just please, do what I ask. Credit me when you use my art, and if you can be that cool to ask me for permission before you do a redraw then that would be really awesome of you. Then you will never ever deal with reporting because your hands will be clean.
In return to show you that I am not evil, I can help you with improvement. I can show you how to turn your inspirations into original ideas and how to draw chamiko so well that you will never ever need someone’s pic as a base.
Does it sound ok for you?
Now, from what I’ve gathered from the first paragraph of this email along with mentions to prior emails in the same chain as alluded to in the PSA post, D decided that before Christmas–a time when everyone wants to relax and spend time with their families, friends, and loved ones; the season of comfort and joy–was an excellent time to send insulting emails and threats to her most inspiring idol, just for reporting D’s facebook page.  I cannot imagine what was said, but the way Sky is reacting leads me to believe that the insults were so volatile that they may never see the light of day again.  Sky might have even feared for her well being and that is why she is offering to help.  If this is how D treats someone she claims to hold in such high respect and idolize, then I cannot imagine how she treats anyone below such a pedestal.
Actually, I can.  For telling the admin of a closed Xiaolin facebook group that D was plagiarizing other artists, which resulted in D getting kicked from the group, I was called “a crazy bitch” back in September of 2018.  I have not once insulted D, yet she continues to berate me and harass me on multiple social media sites for warning others about her.  I’ll speak more on this later.
Back to the email.  To summarize what Sky is saying:
Sky is tired of this war; it’s stupid and she wants it to stop
Sky doesn’t know if she can forgive D
D’s actions have repeatedly shown that she cannot be trusted
Sky is willing to help D improve so that she can get better and not need to copy other’s art
In order to get to that point, Sky asked D for four things:
give Sky credit on the art that D has already posted
start crediting and sourcing the artists whose work D “studies” or “copies to learn from”
ask Sky (and any other artists) for permission before doing a redraw of their respective artwork
create something original
At no point does Sky say they are friends or “mutuals.”
At no point in this email does Sky say that D and her are mutual in anything, but I would infer there is a mutual understanding that D must do better.  None of this excuses D’s harassing and abusive behavior.
Alright, if D wants to work on herself and get better let’s see how she is doing on her end of the deal with crediting and sourcing artists.  I’d give links to D’s OPs, but she has me blocked.
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“Version inspired from [Sky’s real name] aka Skyrawathi”
Ah yes, I always love getting doxed when one of my fans credit me without linking back to my original work!  Please don’t do this.  Only villains do this.
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Three instances of “Inspired from Skyrawathis version”
Again, no link?  Not even going to mention the title of the piece?  Sky has HUNDREDS of pictures!  How am I going to know which one D is copying?  How will I know where to find Sky’s original works if you DON’T LINK TO THEM????  I am but a lazy potato!
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“Inspired from Skyrawathi Chamiko Great Wall Kiss”
Better, but still no link.
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“Inspired from Skyrawathi “Together in Snowflakes” ”
Getting fancy with the formatting here, but WHERE IS THE LINK??????
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“Original design and concept”
Ah, finally!  Something original, just as requested!  Although… Chase’s pose looks kinda familiar.  So does that horse.  I wonder…
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Chase’s pose is Dashi’s character art from the Xiaolin Dragons Kickstarter art dump part one.
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Oh, and Kimiko’s pose and horse are literally the second result for “mulan horse” on Google images.  But, tell me again how D has changed and is crediting artists and making original drawings without reference?
If you want to credit people, please use MLA format for your citing.  Or if that’s too hard to remember, here’s a handy formula:
[Artist’s username]. “[Title of Piece].”  [Publishing platform or publication e.g. Tumblr, Deviant Art, Instagram, Time Magazine etc.], [date published], [source URL].
@Skyrawathi. “Together in snowflakes.” Deviant Art, December 24, 2017, https://www.deviantart.com/skyrawathi/art/Together-in-snowflakes-721748400
Here’s a more casual way to credit someone if that’s too formal for you, with links bolded:
Couldn’t get enough of @Skyrawathi‘s “Together in snowflakes” so I had to redraw it (with permission)!
Here’s an original image I made using these references: Chase’s pose (Grand Master Dashi), Kimiko and Horse.
The point is to LINK BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ARTIST.  Simply mentioning them as plain text does not work.  LINK TO YOUR REFERENCES.  I should not have to do an internet search to find what you are referencing.  The citing I did here took less than two minutes.  If someone cannot take two minutes or less to show such a basic level of respect then there is no hope.
As for the matter of being “mutuals,” I am sorry for jumping to “friends,” but that is usually what “mutuals” means on Tumblr; “two people, usually friends, that follow each other’s blogs.”  Not all mutuals are friends and not all friends are mutuals.  I jumped the gun a bit based on personal meaning assigned to that word.  However that doesn’t explain this:
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Facebook status post from D that reads:
[Sky’s real name] (aka Skyrawathi) is an amazing Chamiko artist and I am truly inspired by her work. I should’ve credited her in the beginning, I didn’t think I had to but I will from now on out of respect for her work. I hope to improve my art as much as I can and strive to get my skills to her level, even though I know I have my own set of skills and will still continue to be inspired from her work and in general in the future, but I hope to not have to rely on a reference to draw. I appreciate us coming to an agreement and I hope we can be mutual in all of this. Thank you Skyrawathi, and it’s a dream come true to be able to become friends with the person who has inspired my work all this time. I will work on making original Chamiko art that is 100% from me (heart emoji)
Once again, don’t put someone’s real name with their URL.  It can be construed as doxing.  Do not do that.  It’s highly disrespectful gesture towards someone one claims to hold in such high regard, but as has already been established, D lacks this basic understanding of respect.
I have been doing art for almost three decades.  I know people who have been doing it two and three times longer than I.  We all use reference.  Do not set yourself up for failure by saying you “hope to not have to rely on a reference to draw,” because that is never going to happen.  This goes for everyone.  Using reference is not a crutch.  Reference is a tool for when you do not know how to draw something.  Young artists use a lot of references because they do not have the knowledge or experience of drawing a hand 500 times, or a head 1,000 times, or a leg 250 times!  There is no shame in that perceived lack.  Getting around it is just practice.  Find photographs–either free and open stock or your own–and draw what you see.  D has a great eye and very nice photos on her Instagram before it was taken down!  She could learn a lot by doing studies from her own photos like this.  But Sky’s art, my art, everyone else’s art is NOT anyone’s reference!  It took me a while to understand that, but I’m lucky in that I didn’t get myself into any trouble with that misunderstanding.  The best way around that misunderstanding, should it occur, is to first, apologize to the artist you referenced; second ask what they would like done with the artwork you made.  If they want it taken down–remove it from all platforms.  Do not reupload it anywhere.  If they say it’s fine, just credit them, then credit them as I explained above with LINKS.  “Crediting” the original artists as plain text shows that D has not changed as she claims to, or is only trying to placate her audience to believe she is telling the truth about her change.
Continuing with that lack of change, here is the text I bolded:
“I hope we can be MUTUAL … it’s a dream come true to be able to become FRIENDS…”
What is the truth, Delaney?  Friends or Mutuals?  Since D is so unreliable in her narrative, let’s hear Sky’s take:
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Transcription of DMs:
Sky: Sorry, that I will bother you with Delaney but she has just written to me. She said that there is some drama on Tumblr. Said that she never called me and her friends and I approved it because I am hell no friend to her. And she also asked me what kind of problems people still have with her…xD and I was a bit like WTF. But I told her again that she has done so much harm to so many ppl that she cannot expect from anyone to just simply forget.
[…]
She actually left me in peace and I am happy about it. And even if she writed sth [sic] then I just ignore her, because I don’t want to have anything to do with her. But I just checked this letter about Chaos. Anyway I would very much appreciated if she wasn’t mentioning me and using my person as a ladder for her business.
This is what I also told her. She can’t expect from us to be ok with her. Nobody will start liking her just because she said sorry.
Once again, I repeat, Sky is NOT D’s friend.  Sky wants nothing to do with D.  Sky does not even want D to mention her at all, ever.  So all that artwork I have screen capped from D’s blog should not even be posted, because–per Sky’s wishes–D cannot credit Sky without mentioning her, inevitably associating the two together.   As such, D cannot have any of the artwork she copied from Sky posted without violating the wishes of someone she claims to highly respect.  Furthermore, posting the artwork she claims to be “original” while still copying well known and iconic material without due credit or sourcing shows that D has not changed, or even attempted to change.  All this drama has bungled things for D so much that no one is wiling to talk to or work with her.  Thus, all of the terms Sky set up to help D have been violated.  If D wants to claim she has changed she needs to SHOW she has changed without words, through actions.
That means that instead of finding my three month old post about her and replying “lol” on multiple occasions has to STOP.  Replying to my posts about her misdeeds has to STOP.  Messaging people who give notes to those posts about her has to STOP.  Directly messaging people who give her original posts notes asking them to follow her has to STOP.  Harassing everyone and anyone who slightly disagrees with her has to STOP.  All of this:
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D replied to your post: You’re so wrong. And if anyone is toxic in this, it’s you for not letting this go. You re jealous of me. Period. That’s why you can’t seem to let it go. I have apologized and redeemed myself. If you people can’t get over that, that’s on you.
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D IM: You have issues if you can’t seem to let this go. Me and sky are mutual now. Not that I have to explain anything to you. I have redeemed myself and apologised to everyone. Still you people make posts about me, trying to diminish my following but it’s never gonna happen. Thanks for the publicity again
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D asked me: Please get a life, It’s pathetic
D replied to your post: Again, me. Clearly. Let it go like Elsa.
HAS TO STOP.
I have made three (3) posts about D including this one (excluding reblogs).  In total D has left harassing messages to me 7-10 times.  Not once has she apologized for harassing me on dA, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, or Twitter.  Not once has she shown me any sign of changing her ways.  All we have asked for is BASIC RESPECT.  At every turn D promises to start respecting us and change her ways, then laughs in our faces for even thinking we were worthy of Her respect and attention.
Respect is an interesting thing.  You have to give it to get it.  Even a three year old understands this.  Until D shows the capacity at this basic level to show respect and common courtesy to her peers, superiors, and kohai no one is going to interact with her; she will continue to be treated as nothing more than a joke.
You want to learn how to draw using reference?  I have a rough tutorial for that.
You want to learn how to use and learn from your studies?  I got something for that too!
You want some references? Try Senshi-Stock’s official app or what’s left of Tumblr.  AnatomicalArt has thousands of references and tutorials, and with all of this on Tumblr, crediting your sources is easier than ever!
Or, you know, take some selfies and not have to credit anyone.  ;D
TL;DR
D: you’re wrong; I never said Sky and I were friends; we’re MUTUAL! D: here are some terms Sky made that I agreed to–
Sky’s terms:
Give Sky credit on the work D has already copied
D must credit and source all other artists she copies
D must ask permission to copy anyone in the future
D must create something original
If all these terms are met, Sky will help teach D how to use reference correctly so D can draw better.
Receipts showing the following:
6 instances of D not properly crediting Sky
D claiming something to be original without citing referenced materials
Mini guide on how to properly cite an artist or reference:
LINK TO THE ORIGINAL POST AND ARTIST PROFILE!!
Seriously, it’s not that hard!?
Facebook status from D calling Sky both “a mutual” and “a friend.”  [what is the truth.gif]
DMs from Sky saying as follows:
Sky is not D’s friend!
Sky wants nothing to do with D
Sky wants D to stop mentioning her altogether
Sky cutting ties like this means that D cannot mention Sky to credit her on reposts of the copied art.
>violates term 1
D has few other artworks to post, so she cannot credit other artists.
>fails term 2
Everyone is so hurt by D that she has been completely shut out and will be hard pressed to find anyone to give her permission in the future.
>fails term 3
D’s attempt to create something “original” resulted in copying and not sourcing more artwork
>fails term 4, 3, and 2
Please stop harassing me.  Look at all these receipts!  Learn some basic respect before coming back.
Have a few tutorials and resources.
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talvin-muircastle · 2 months ago
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I am the son of a truck driver who had a bunch of "One Million Accident Free Miles" pins on his hat. A whole line of them on his black cowboy hat.
I remember how that string got broken:
He was driving down a two-lane highway, and a car full of idiots coming at him in the other lane, well, somebody leaned out and threw an unopened can of beer at the front grill of his truck.
Mind you, he was driving a "cab-over", not a "conventional", so it was the kind where the grill is directly under the windshield: no long nose to the truck.
It got stuck in the grill and exploded. He was on a two-lane highway in a loaded rig with foaming beer all over his windshield trying to safely bring it to a stop at the side of the road.
He managed it somehow. The police were called, he gave his report--nothing ever came of it.
When he got home, I had to help him pry the last shreds of beer-can out of the grill.
What OP said?
100% in agreement.
If you want a lesson in applied physics, fuck around with semis in traffic. If you pass, you live. If you fail, some poor truck driver has to deal with that the rest of their life.
Don't be stupid out there.
A PSA about trucks from a truck driver
I and some colleagues were talking about how we wish everyone could see the safety videos that our company was showing us, because I don’t think most people understand how traffic works in a truck. So here’s some things we wish everyone on the road knew.
- we’re not kidding about tailgating. If you’re right behind us on a straight highway? Chances are we have NO IDEA you’re there, which means we can’t anticipate any of your movements. Plus slowing down takes multiple downshifts, so we might start decreasing speed way earlier than you expect.
- We’re not kidding about any of our blind spots. WE CAN’T SEE YOU, GUYS.
- That bit about slowing down taking a while? The same goes for when you’re in front of us. Don’t cut off a truck. Oh god, PLEASE don’t cut off a truck. If you cut me off, I’m not irritated, I’m terrified. For YOU. It can take 7 to 9 seconds for us to stop. DON’T CUT OFF TRUCKS.
- Before you get mad about how slow we’re going on the highway, keep in mind that many companies govern their vehicles so they literally CAN’T go over 60 or 65. This is a good thing, I promise. Because…
- Do you know what happens when a car meets a truck in an accident? The car gets totaled and the truck needs a new coat of paint. You will not win this fight. I know nobody likes getting stuck behind a big dumb truck, but it’s not worth your life.
We are trying our best to protect you from our 80,000 pound death machines. Please help us out.
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ameasureofpower · 6 years ago
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RP Policy Guide - Please Read
(AND USE YOURSELF! TAG ME. MOBILE MAKES READING ABOUT PAGES DIFFICULT.)
(Stolen from OP, stevethevehicon‌)
Bold all that apply to you and your blog. Italics if you’re on the fence about something. Either reblog or repost. Feel free to add anything I may have missed in the appropriate category, or re-categorize something that is in the wrong place!
My blog is _______
+ Open to all + Semi-selective + Selective + Highly selective + Exclusive + Semi-exclusive + Only going to RP with mutuals + Will RP with anyone + Indie + Affiliated with a group + Spoiler free + Spoilers tagged + Not spoiler free - (It’s been 18 years, man.) (No matter your writing style, skill, experience, etc, I would love to RP with you as long as I see an effort. RP is like a dance of words. I can lead and follow, if you so wish, but I’m not going to drag.)
I will RP with ______
+ Any fandom + Most fandoms + Only fandoms I know + Only people in my fandom + OCs that are well written & include detailed info pages. + OCs with no fandom ties + OCs who are related to / know my character in their + backstory + Only one version of any particular character + People who have the same muse as me + People who do not have a rules page + Multimuse blogs - (I’ll likely only rp with one to not confuse things.) + Only people in my RP group + Indie RPers
(I’m very open to a lot of crossovers, AUs, OCs, etc. However, I may have difficulties to adapting to certain fandoms/verses especially if I have no prior knowledge to them. I can try, but if it’s not working out I’ll likely back out. Example: A MLP or Carebear Walton...Nightmare or Deathteddy...it’s 99% not going to happen. Concerning OCs - I’m not a fan of OC x Canon relationships (familial, romantic) without buildup or an OOC agreement. Please discuss with me so we can either adapt our interpretations of my current canon muse to fit both of our lores...or come to amicable terms if it does not work out.)
When RPing, I like to use _______
+ Paragraphs + Shorter forms of text + *Action* + Icons + Gifs + Gif icons + Formatted text - + Whatever my partner is using + My own style regardless of my partner’s reply (Minus applicable bolding, italicizing, caps, etc for emphasis or story I do not format text. It works well in Forum RPs were there are multiple muses interacting at once, but in my experience on Tumblr it’s more of a bother. *coughs* And an assault on typography. Especially on mobile where formatting depends on what the staff had for breakfast that day. I do enjoy gifs as answers for crack threads/asks though.)
I will ship with _______
+ No one + Anyone + Chemistry + Select ships + OCs + Others of my own muse + Crossovers with characters from different universes + Only one version of a particular character + I’m not interested in shipping, but I may end up being open to it if something ends up happening. (I really do not find my muse a ship-able character, but I’d be lying if I said I dislike the possibility of a romantic ship (I say romantic, because I’m ALL up in the hateship/friendship/battle-buddy area). In the rare occasion we do legitimately develop a ship (your canon verse or my canon verse, babe) I will very likely make WS exclusive to your muse. I do not expect exclusivity in return. WS does though, hahaha. Note: I really prefer it to be unplanned. Surprise me. I might surprise you. It’s all about the RP-developed chemistry, so if it doesn’t work it’s 100% awesome. Furthermore, I RP Walton as a heterosexual male except in...maybe two verses but hush hush. ICARUS (digital or made android) on the other hand goes every which way and back again, but it’s going to be loveless as all hell.)
My blog may contain ______ in its content
+ Fluff + Angst + Gore + Violence + Smut + Blood + Torture + Shipping + Death + Dark humor + Cheating - (WS is loyal.) + Assault (I do not care for gratuitousness, but there will very definitely be dark topics on this blog. I will not write OR engage in smut related topics concerning minors. Do note that if you are under 18 that does not mean I will not write with you...I will just not write with you about sensitive topics.)
I will follow ______ back
+ Everyone + Only some people + Only people in my fandom + Every RP blog + Only people I actively wish to RP with + People who do not post a lot of OOC + People whose posts I am comfortable with on my dashboard (I pretty much follow back every RP blog that follows me as long as I see that you make an effort in your writing with other muses/muns. I’m not very fond of a lot of OOC and I will likely not follow back if there is a whole lot of NSFW going around. I check my Tumblr on work breaks and I don’t need bossman seeing porn on my phone if they happen to see it in the breakroom.)
To RP with me, you should _______
+ Follow back + Answer an open + Message me OOC + Message me IC + Make a starter + Answer my starter   + Send in a meme  + Like my ‘like for a starter’ posts
(I love it when people reply to my answers or leave open ended answers on their meme answers. You can message me OOC but, again, I love RPing with new people, and if you pop in my askbox or reblog an ask of mine I’ll very likely start something up with you. I don’t bite. Walton does.)
Other:
+ I practice reblog karma with memes most of the time + I expect reblog karma with memes + I expect my rules / about to be read + I always read the rules / about before following + I always read the rules / about before first rp engagement. + If you follow me, I would like my triggers tagged with what I have in my rules page. + I expect all NSFW to be tagged as such. I will unfollow if it is not. + I will tag and / or place under a readmore any content type requested. + I am a multiverse / AU friendly blog + I do not wish for my OOC posts to be reblogged. + I do not mind my threads to be reblogged by those not involved, but please do not add any comments in the post itself. Keep them to tags. + I don’t expect post length to be matched; quality over quantity always, but don’t respond to a few paragraphs with a handful of sentences. + I expect icons / gifs to be used in a reply if I have used them
(I don’t expect it, but I find reblog karma good form. I will do my best to read your about/rules page when I am able to (mobile). Please message me if I misunderstand anything. I kindly request you familiarize yourself with Walton Simons either via my page or his wikia before you interact just enough so that you know that he’s male and technically a final boss and a secret H+ - augmented human - because if your character introduces themselves by setting WS on fire or telling him that he has a crackin’ pair of tits you’re gonna have another thing coming. (...might actually be pretty funny, but it’s a peeve of mine when “power levels” are not respected. I’ll respect your muse, please respect the capabilities of mine. I will never intentionally godmod. Ever.)
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