#or other small closed groupings

[placesyoucallhome]

🎀 Who would my muse sleep with if nobody ever had to know?

hmmm, this is a difficult one...

Ruhka is the one that has rp contacts currently, and I can see several of them (well, just about all that aren't in a relationship already actually, and not necessarily individually either) being in that category. The problem? He absolutely wouldn't. He knows himself enough that sex invariably leads to romantic feelings for him, it's not something he can stop. He can't have a friends with benefits situation or casual partners, and even just one night that no one else knows about is going to leave him in an emotionally precarious state. So the answer is 'no one' for him, but that doesn't mean he won't be a mopey and sad brat about it like the useless catte he is.

Canum, similarly, is a strict 'no' on all fronts, he doesn't see the appeal.

The rest? Yeah probably would, should they meet certain people. Tristan wouldn't need it to be secret actually, he doesn't care. Nemo would likely think it's the only intimacy he's going to get, but would doubt anyone would agree to get close enough to him, old burn scars leave a very off-putting texture. Yvet honestly wouldn't care much about anyone knowing either, but he would be fairly happy to join in on someone's fun, he doesn't really want to get in the middle of a couple... unless they're both inviting him.

[inkskinned]

it is all chaos and entropy. the thing is that the chaos and entropy make it beautiful and lovely.

yes, it's true that nature and the universe are uncaring and unspecific, and that is terrifying. i have lived through some of the unfairness - i got born like this, with my body caving into itself, with this ironic love of dance when i sometimes can't stand up for longer than 15 minutes. i am a poet with hands that are slowly shutting down - i can't hold a pen some days. recently i found a dead bird on our front porch. she had no visible injuries. she had just died, the way things die sometimes.

it is also true that nature and the universe are uncaring and unspecific, and that is wonderful. the sheer happenstance that makes rain turn into a rainbow. the impossible coincidence of finding your best friend. i have made so many mistakes and i have let myself down and i have harmed other people by accident. nature moves anyway. on the worst day of my life she delivers me an orange juice sunset, as if she is saying try again tomorrow.

how vast and unknowing the universe! how small we are! isn't that lovely. the universe has given us flowers and harp strings and the shape of clouds. how massive our lives are in comparison to a grasshopper. the world so bright, still undiscovered. even after 30 years of being on this earth, i learned about a new type of animal today: the dhole.

chance echoing in my life like a harmony between two people talking. do you think you and i, living in different worlds but connected through the internet - do you think we've ever seen the same butterfly? they migrate thousands of miles. it's possible, right?

how beautiful the ways we fill the vastness of space. i love that when large amounts of people are applauding in a room, they all start clapping at the same time. i love that the ocean reminds us of our mother's heartbeat. i love that out of all the colors, chlorophyll chose green. i love the coincidences. i love the places where science says i don't know, but it just happens.

"the universe doesn't care about you!" oh, i know. that's okay. i care about the universe. i will put my big stupid heart out into it and watch the universe feast on it. it is not painful. it is strange - the more love you pour into the unfeeling world, the more it feels the world loves you in return. i know it's confirmation bias. i think i'm okay if my proof of kindness is just my own body and my own spirit.

i buried the bird from our porch deep in the woods. that same day, an old friend reaches out to me and says i miss you. wherever you go, no matter how bad it gets - you try to do good.

[bonefall]

I personally like Thunder's prosthetic. Explained it to my friend (who does use a mobility device, a cane and wheelchair, and listens to me rant and infodump about BB) and they agreed, it's important to know that not every person needs what someone wants to give them. It's another example of "bad ableist person does a thing that hurts a disabled person because they are bad and ableist".

Clear Sky got Jagged Peak killed and would have killed Sunlit Frost! He would absolutely force his disabled son to be "normal" and present it like a privilege. "I wouldn't do this for anyone else, it's special, why don't you want to be helped?"

Thunder Storm should toss it in Clear Sky's face. (I would say toss it into the river but we do not pollute waterways in this house)

Thank you for telling me this, and tell your friend I'm thanking them too! If they have anything else to add please forward what they have to say

Since BB!DOTC tackles some of the heaviest topics in the entire series because its canon equivalent is so dark, I think very carefully about what I do here and how I show it. I take feedback on its sensitive aspects very seriously. If I'm understanding the criticism properly, it's that I should avoid stigmatizing prosthetics by making sure Thunder Storm's not the only one with it-- which he's not! And I'll add even more.

I don't want to avoid something only because it's uncomfortable if the topic is important, and my portrayal is respectful. Ableism IS uncomfortable! There are some situations where a prosthetic is not wanted! I think the rejection of this particular one is both a good opportunity to show a type of ableism and ALSO is very fitting for the characters.

In BB!Clear Sky's mind, the villain, he's fixing an old mistake. He can't admit that he got Jagged Peak killed or take REAL accountability for it (though he will, occasionally, apologize insincerely), but deep in his bones, he knows what he did was cruel. He'll never tell anyone this because he doesn't really cognate it himself, but Thunder Storm NEEDS to take his gift.

If Thunder doesn't take it, it blows a hole in his newest story. You see, throwing Jagged Peak out was All That Could Have Been Done back then. It was a Tragedy and he simply Made A Hard Choice. He regrets it very much, But You Have To Understand.

But now? Now? Well, behold. Look at what he's accomplished since the tragic death of his little brother. His cats are well-fed, cared for, and stable enough to make such incredible advancements. If only Jagged Peak had been able to hold on longer, if only he could be here now, I could fix him.

Just like I can (MAKE YOU JUST LIKE ME) fix you.

"Everything I've ever done is for Jagged Peak. For Fluttering Wing. For you." Thunder Sky is SPECIAL, but if he rejects any gift, tries to turn down the "privileges" offered to him, in an instant that becomes ungratefulness and arrogance. He both forces him to be special, and then leverages it against him if it's rejected. "Spoiled brat, doesn't appreciate what I've worked so hard to give him."

It all goes back to him and his own guilt. He can NEVER be wrong. He can't accept his family doesn't have to be "normal" or reflect his own ability. He won't see himself as a bully, let alone a murderer. It was never about his son's comfort or finding out what Thunder Storm wants or needs, it was about his own ego.

...All that said I'm still taking feedback if there's anything else I should keep in mind, or if anyone has a counter point, especially if you also have experience here.

(In the interest of having a link trail for posterity, here's the critique/call for feedback this is in response to)

[gothsuguru]

doing the heavy lifting in a convo can be so tiring omfg

[bmpmp3]

im kinda bad at talking to people on the internet but i always want to comment on art and music i like by small creators 1) because its nice to know and 2) depending on the website (like youtube) maybe it might help a little with spreading it around. but im still kind of bad at it. so a lot of people get an "awesome!!" from me and lemme tell you - i mean everyone of those "awesome!!"'s. i mean it with all my heart. sometimes a thing is just awesome, so awesome it needs more than one exclamation mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hungnitan]

I'm pretty suprise with 4.7 database, hoyo decided to sailing Sethos x Wanderer (additionaly HaiKaveh become more closer) and how heartwarming Sigewinne character story could be...

[pansy1993]

i truly hate pms i hate feeling this way i hate not having control of my emotions and my emotions being augmented by something that’s hormonal and not what feels true to me like i know if the same situations were happening to me 2 weeks from now id react totally differently but i cant help but feel and react the way i am now but it also doesn’t feel like me or authentic so im hahahhaha

[coridallasmultipass]

Vent/grief

[my-name-is-untitled]

I’ve been struggling with a reality that my friends and family are spread far and wide across the country for four and a half years now (like seven years really). Now one of my close friends who’s been a constant while I’ve been here is moving to yet another area of the country. I think it’s important to live your life to the fullest and experience as much as you can but at the heart of things the people closest to me feel like home. If I consider it too hard I feel a constant grief that home is never together all at once. I called my parents this evening but it was limited by the 40 minute Zoom limit. I haven’t gotten to see my youngest sisters grow up and now they’re almost teenagers. I would do anything for my childhood friends and they’ve been a 24 hour drive away (and drive three hours almost every weekend to see each other). I think it’s a crime that you can’t be with everyone important and experience every moment with them. I cried the first time so went home for Christmas during college because I knew I’d miss my college friends. I cried leaving my family to return back to my college town three years later. In the end, it would hurt so much less to not care quite as much.

Beginnings are so scary, endings are sad, and I have never, ever, appreciated the middle as much as it has deserved.

[yardsards]

"i dunno, i don't think i have social anxiety or anything, i'm just awkward. like, i can do public speaking with no problem so long as i have a script, it's just that certain weird things make me nervous. it's fine, i just make it sound worse than it is when talking to my therapists." <=guy whose gut feelings are frequently convinced that basically everyone wants to beat him with hammers

[rhouxl]

Having unasked for little acts of kindness as your primary love language is an entirely different kind of cursed existence

[miseryoftheheart]

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[entropys]

she’s training me on how to reply 🙂‍↕️

[bookwyrminspiration]

Do you know why Shannon no longer uses tumblr?

I wasn't around when Shannon left (or if I was I wasn't paying attention), so those who were here feel free to correct me, but my guess is it was for professionalism/paring down her social medias

Over the years Shannon has become less and less personal as the series has grown--which isn't a bad thing. She has more work, more pressure. Maintaining an active tumblr is a lot of work and time, and she simply doesn't have it. It's easier for her to focus her attention on one or two sites, and IG and twitter have wider, more socially accepted/professional reaches; it makes sense to prioritize those

Authors also often distance themselves from fandoms to avoid accidental plagiarism--they may inadvertently be inspired by something they see in fandom spaces, it finds their way into their work, and then they may land in legal trouble. They can prevent this by simply never engaging deeply with fandom, because in that case it's impossible for them to be inspired by something they never saw

Of course I can't speak definitely for Shannon, but this is generally what I assume the reasoning to be :)

[bluejaybytes]

May and June baby pictures <3

[morphestic]

I wish to be part of something so badly but my boringness and fear of creating bonds stop me from joining anything