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shirecorn · 3 years

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Hey there, would you reblog the pinned post regarding about my dog on my blog? Very much appreciated if you boost or share! We need funding for [insert name of dog here] treatment asap. Ignore if not allowed xoxo

[I amputated the scammer how's that for vet care]

Normally I just ignore these but it's a great opportunity to talk about fundraising and also plug my actually legit and verifiable fundraiser for the bunny I've been fostering, Marlow.

Here comes a longass post. I have been campaigning for donations through Gofundme, Paypal, ko-fi, Venmo, offering commissions, adoptables, patreon rewards, selling prints, mugs, and products, posting assets, workshops, and photography, and reaching out via facebook, email, and phone to vet bill help groups, bunny enthusiasts, local animal aid groups, community pages, and rabbit rescue organizations to solicit donations. So, I've learned a lot over the past month about what works and what doesn't. The more effortful and widespread your outreach, the better.

What I learned about fundraising

It's not easy. I spend hours per day on fundraising and Marlow is still over a thousand dollars in the hole. You don't sit there and wait for free money. You put blood, sweat, and tears into it. While donating feels good, having the beneficiary return their investment with passion, effort, and information creates a mutual investment that is good for everyone. First off. Don't spam random popular blogs. There are plenty of blogs out there who love to signal boost mutual aid posts. I am not one of them. I am an art blog. I have not shared campaigns I'm not part of and will never share anything I can't personally verify.

Be Detailed

Give details to show you're legit. You only have the ONE post about your dog that I could find, yet your story implies he's been sick for a while. Nobody's going to be invested if they don't know the story, don't know your dog's personality, don't know your relationship with your dog, etc. You gotta tell people why they should care if you want to get donors. More details with a consistent timeline also make you more trustworthy. Showing a timeline of events is important so people know you aren't reusing old campaigns, and that you're still in need of funds. You also need to include how much money you need (specific amounts are best) and what it will be used for (exam fees, medicine, specific procedures etc.) This not only makes you more believable, but also more tangible and donors will feel involved and invested if they can picture something they are specifically paying for. What is "treatment" ? how soon is "asap" ? There are more scams out there than there are people in need, so I do not recommend ANYONE donate to your campaign as it is. Speaking of campaigns, let's talk about fundraising sites.

Gofundme

Fundraising sites are good for You

I didn't actually realize how easy it was to make a gofundme campaign until I did it. You literally just make an account, do a tiny write up, and tell the site who you are. You don't even have to connect bank details to get started, that comes after you actually get donations. If your campaign doesn't make anything, no problem. Gofundme also gives you all the funds you earn, whether or not you reach your goal. While they do take a percentage in processing fees, the legitimacy, organization, update records, and sharing system more than make up for that, and you'll get more than you do through a paypal link. I know because I've been campaigning for bunny donations through a million methods, and the Gofundme returns exponentially more cash than the others. Additionally, Gofundme sends SUPER on-point prompts for updates and campaigning based on your donors, views, funds, and momentum.

Fundraising sites are good for donors

Gofundme has donor protection, and will do the work of verifying that the money is going where you say it's going. They can file through the site to open an investigation, and get a refund if it turns out they donated to a scam. This makes people more likely to donate than to a random paypal. It also subscribes them to your campaign so they can get all their updates in one place. Many people donate again because they are invested and want to see you succeed, and updates let them know they are still appreciated and helping.

To anyone with a paypal or a bank account, just toss $1 in and you're subscribed for life for basically nothing. Nobody minds that it's """only""" $1, I promise. It adds up and we appreciate every cent.

When I had the time, I was updating thousands of words practically every day about Marlow's health, personality, prospects, favorite foods, favorite people, quirks, and silliness. Donors aren't wallets, they are people who donate because they Care, so let them into your life a little and show more than just desperation. Being open with them makes them care even more and be more likely to share, and it also makes you stop and appreciate all these incredible humans rallying around you.

Share. Share. Share.

Don't spam people or fling links where they aren't wanted. Follow the prompts gofundme gives you (they're actually good tips, turns out) and be prepared to put in many hours of work to be successful. I won't act like I'm Just Super Good at fundraising, I already had maybe 4k followers when I started. But being popular isn't going to raise enough for a paralyzed bunny who needs lifelong, round-the-clock maintenance and is extremely prone to life-threatening medical emergencies. Right now he's an inpatient at an exotics vet, and you can imagine how much that racks up costs in addition to his medications, cleaning, and surgeries. The hardest part is that it's never going to stop. Marlow disabled. He is never going to be 100% stable-healthy-perfect, so my campaign isn't going to end until he gives up the fight. But he's so happy and content and active I don't see that happening any time soon. It just means I need to keep working.

It's a community effort

Fundraising is WORK and it is HARD. You don't sit there and collect donations. You invest hours and hours into outreach and research. You invest in family, friends, and strangers and take the time to approach them personally. Don't send out copy-pastes because that's not how community works. It might seem dumb to spend time nurturing a friendship with someone when you're desperate and panicking, but the rewards are worth it. You get genuine interest in your cause, you get emotional support, and you get human connection, which is something you'll need in the days to come. What is most important though, is that by taking the time to be personal with people, you also grow to care more for them. Maybe you find out their stove is broken while you talk; and make them a meal while they save up for repairs. You didn't get any money but you nourished a relationship, and that's what counts. Knowing you will be there for them encourages people to help you by sharing, even if it's just for exposure.

Places to share:

Personal social media - Your facebook, tumblr, instagram, twitter, and youtube channels. Yes, all of them. If you only do one you'll be disappointed. - Your friends' social media. Social media pages

Facebook is only good for its robust group communities. Unfriend all your relatives and engage only in stuff you care about. - Your city/town/neighborhood's community group - Local animal/illness/activity/freebie group that are pertinent to your need (Bay area rabbit society) - Widespread groups that are specific to your need (Disabled Rabbits worldwide) - Pages made for fundraising (bay area animal fund help, worldwide bunny vet bill help) - Reddit has many fundraising subs, but they may have specific activity rules you don't meet.

Mailing lists

Ask organizations if they can circulate your campaign to their mailing lists. (I have half a dozen rabbit rescues sharing on my behalf after calling or emailing them)

Stand out

What can you do to make your campaign memorable? What about your dog is so special? For me, it's pretty easy because I'm an emotional storyteller, photographer, and artist.

Do something that shows you are invested in both the animal and communicating with people who care about you. Caring can look like donating, sharing, or just offering you comfort and asking how you are. Be really open and genuine and thank everyone for everything they do to help.

TLDR

Fundraising is extremely hard and it takes work to be successful. Reach out in appropriate places and keep it personal and heartfelt. Reward donors by thanking them and giving updates as often as possible. Also the original asker was a scammer so you should donate to someone else, like me for example

#gofundme #rabbitblr #bunny #paypal #fundraiser #mutual aid #vet bills #shire sells #artists on tumblr #shire screams #marlow #how to fundraise #tips #fundraising tutorial #ask

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danieco · 3 years

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check in tag ✅ (Thank you, @chaosmax!!)

1. why did you choose your url?

It’s a partial mashup of two of my names that sounds a bit like a company: “Danie Co.” It’s my Brand™ (facetious)

2. any side blogs? if you have them name them and why you have them?

Yes, an RP blog @dubmiho and @daniecho, a catch-all for non-YGO reblogs and occasional silly text posts about my life

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

Hard to say, I’ve used Tumblr on and off for years just as a way to collect posts that I liked. I started actually participating in fandom (making and reblogging posts) last December, so like seven months?

4. do you have a queue tag?

Yes, “queue-gi-oh”

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

Surface level answer: I got back into YGO somehow, was having a LOT of thoughts and needed somewhere to put them. Realer answer: I think the timing with the pandemmy isn’t coincidental. The Atlantic ran an article months ago about how people were mourning the loss of relationships they didn’t realize they had, the outer circle of acquaintances that populated their lives and they saw regularly but didn’t really know. Tumblr I think kind of fills that niche with convos in the tags, etc.

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

I honestly don’t know, it’s not even my favorite color. I guess it felt like a quick, neutral thing? Also with the first header I had (a manga panel of Jou going “Hmmmm”), in dashboard view it kind of looked like he was blowing bubblegum and getting concerned he let the bubble get too big.

7. why did you choose your header?

My header will probably always be some manga panel of Jounouchi, haha. He’s the boy! I was actually a Kaiba stan for like, my first decade of liking YGO. No clue how Jou totally took over this go around, but I’m having a blast.

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

Definitely a Kaiba joke I tossed off and almost didn’t post because I thought it was “too Tumblr”. Someone I used to follow for feminist film criticism (who I never would have guessed even knew what YGO was) reblogged it at one point, and seeing it on my dash from her was the most bizarre experience I’ve had on here for sure.

9. how many mutuals do you have?

I honestly don’t know, but this question stresses me out because I recently unfollowed a lot of blogs so I’d spend less time on here and I know some were mutuals. I know the cool kids are always reblogging the “I don’t care how many followers I have/who unfollows me” posts but I still feel bad doing it. :( It feels like not waving anymore to someone you regularly pass in the hallway at work. Minor, but still a bummer.

10. how many followers do you have?

200, it’s baby blog hours over here always

11. how many people do you follow?

Around 50

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

I’ve made a lot of dumb jokes (affectionate) but I’m not sure any qualify as an actual shitpost. People may think of my super spy Tristan post but I was being entirely sincere!! Sincere, thank you!

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

God, I don’t even want to think about it. I love you but I hate you, my little dopamine-boosting trap. (This is why I try to follow as few people as possible, so I run out of posts on my dash more quickly.)

14. did you have a fight/argument with a blog once? who won?

No, but I’m pretty quick to just mute blogs by blacklisting their names if I see them being rude to someone or if their posts don’t Spark Joy for me.

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?

Opposed; I understand that’s coming out of a passionate desire to help but frankly (time for a HOT TAKE) I think a majority of the Tumblr activism I see is underinformed and/or ineffectual anyway.

16. do you like tag games?

Yes!! It’s fun to get to know people

17. do you like ask games?

Yes again!! Same reason. Give me all your opinions. I want to know. Tumblr is like a fin-de-siecle Parisian salon except all our opinions on life, love, art and politics are filtered through a YGO lens (i.e., incredible and inherently entertaining)

18. which of your tumblr mutuals do you think is famous?

This question made me feel old because I immediately thought “What, a secret celebrity is incognito on YGO Tumblr?” But this probably means like, who has the most followers. I know of at least one with a solid following but YGO is such a small fandom it’s hard to feel like anyone’s really “famous”

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

Maybe a LITTLE and it’s extra silly because a) we hardly talk and b) she might be straight I don’t actually know HAHA it is mostly just for cute fun. I can have a little pandemmy parasocial summer crush, as a treat

20. tags?

I’d love to see anyone do it! Tag me back if you do, I’d love to see them (seriously!! say hello!)

#not ygo #tag game #thank you for the tag I love using words!! it is my favorite thing #not shutting up (affectionate) is my HOBBY

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frillshark-fr · 4 years

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How do you get people to always buy your dragons? Genuine question

i was gonna say something like “haha i have no fucking clue” but that would be a lie i think about this a lot actually so i might have some insights i’ve been breeding dragons as my primary activity on FR since i started playing FR (in 2014...) and people have only started actually buying dragons from me consistently like, 5-6 months ago, despite 2-3 attempts at running a genuine hatchery onsite that always died due to lack of interest & not really being worth the effort.

so ive thought a lot about what the hell is happening now and why my dragons are suddenly consistently selling and I think ive come down to these being the main points of advice i can give: 1. make friends! be friendly! don’t be weird! be a cool and fun person to interact with! 2. post consistently. post your dragons consistently. post about other stuff consistently. just be an active member of the community 3. POST YOUR SHIT IN THE “#FLIGHT RISING” TAG. THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY TRUELY HELPFUL THING I SAY IN THIS POST 4. make pairs that are sexy as hell and be openly proud of them. make dragons and pairs that you like, not what you think will necessarily sell. people can tell when you like stuff and being genuinely passionate about something, whatever the fuck it is, will get other people passionate as well longer versions/explanations under the cut because man this got a mile long. i wasn’t kidding when i said i think about this a lot and i am so sorry if you wanted something concise and useful

1. to be a little glib. i am mutuals/friends with more clout in the FR community than I do kjdshfdsfdhjhkfdf shoutout to everyone who draws their dragons really good on a regular basis because i am riding on your coattails to sell my dragons. i love you this was never my intent, obviously! DO NOT BEFRIEND PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU WILL GET STUFF FROM THEM IT’S JUST A REALLY BAD THING TO DO TO PEOPLE!!! i wouldn’t be friends w/ people if i didn’t genuinely like and get along with them! no amount of pixel cash is worth putting up with people you dont like or abusing people you admire! but i’d also somehow feel wrong to just... neglect mentioning this factor. idk it’s probably a self-esteem thing sjdkgfhdsf i just Don’t feel like my #success has been totally out of my own effort because its not like im #hustling or whatever i just posted dragons and stuff happened

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2. being consistent! just. posting consistently! posting Every Hatchling I Have and Talking About Them On Tumblr! Once I had a couple nests just sell super fast likely due to aforementioned clout, i was emboldened to just post more of my nests more often and I swear this has more effect than anything else. i just needed the self-esteem boost to Start Doing That posting consistently makes ppl follow u for ur content which gets even more people to look at your dragons which gets more people to buy your dragons.

2a. Also just post a lot in general, even if you aren’t necessarily posting about your dragons for sale. it definitely helps! just be friendly and active and people will come

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3. post your shit in the tag. not in “#dragon-sales” or “#fr-dragon-sales” or anything weird like that because I don’t know if anyone actually looks at those, but people definitely browse “#flight rising”. no matter how many followers you have, more people will see your content if you post it in #flight rising than if you just chuck it into the void.

3a. however! do not put links into the post if you want it to actually show up in the tag. tumblr is cool in that it doesn’t actually matter that much when you post something, the same way it really matters on twitter bc twitter has algorithms that decide for you what it thinks you want to be seeing whereas tumblr just shows you everything in chronological order. if you post something into the tag at 1am... it will still be there at 2pm when people log on and start scrolling.

the only thing tumblr seems to consistently hide from a tag (and possibly a dashboard, but idk) are posts with links in them, as a half-assed attempt to limit spam. instead of linking to your sales tab/to the dragons directly in the post, reblog it with the links instead. to reduce latency between a post going up and the links being available, i type out the links in the initial post, cut them, post the thing into the tag, then very quickly reblog, paste the links, and post the reblog jdhfsdf. i don’t know if that benefits anything really? but it can sometimes take me a while to type links, so if i posted, pressed reblog, typed up all the links, then posted, it’d be like ~15 minutes where someone may see the post, think “oh i would like to buy those dragons”, then can’t find the link, think “oh well, i will just find it later”, scroll on, and just... completely forget about it. so uh. go quick?

3b. the armchair sociologist in me also thinks self-reblogging has the added benefit of like... you know how people are more likely to tip a barista when a dollar is already in the tip jar? or how people are more likely to take one of those little tabs on a flyer if one of them is already missing? i think that works with notes, too. i don’t know why i think that or why it happens i just swear once a post gets 1 note, suddenly it gets Even More Notes, and if it doesn’t get any notes for a while it will sit at 0 notes until the end of time. so giving yourself 1 obligatory note makes people more likely to interact. i think

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4. all of these are hard to quantify but this one is especially so: have cool and unique dragons. make your pairs sexy as hell. don’t put all your eggs (hah) into the one basket of selling dragons that are technically “popular”. we have all seen triple white/triple obsidian/triple orca/triple any other popular colors and cherub/pere/stained or wasp/bee/glim pthahlos or whatever. they’re pretty! we get it! but everyone has had one and everyone has had those pairs and market for dragons like that can be super oversaturated. try to break free from that and sell dragons that people can only get from you. I can’t tell you what to do though bc that rly depends on you. make pairs that you find exciting or interesting and people will feel that. i have a very specific theme and aesthetic that i don’t feel like is especially common on FR and i am genuinely very enthusiastic about it. marine shit is my Thing:tm: both on and off FR and dragons are one of my many ways of expressing that if you have a Thing:tm:, either some fr-centric aesthetic (like being super into plague or earth or light or something) or something more general (such as any of the -punks or -cores)... just fuckin roll with it honestly. if you’re goth? make got h dragons. like scene stuff that looks straight out of a middle school in 2010? rock that hot-topic lair. outdoorsey type? make dragons that look like you’d meet them on a hike in the woods. it really works with anything! people can tell when you really love something and i know that seeing someone really love something, even if it’s not necessarily MY thing, makes me really excited too!!

4a. never show fear. people can smell fear. never be like “well this one isn’t that good” because suddenly now you’ve planted the idea that it’s ugly in other people’s heads when they may have really liked it had you not accidentally suggested to them that it’s an ugly dragon. people are EXTREMELY suggestible to even VERY minor cues so be always a little bit bolder than you think you should be you’d be surprised at how many times ive been like “eh, this one’s kind of a dud, i’ll probably have to exalt this one when the auction expires” and then that hatchling is the first to sell. never ever ever ever decide what other people like for them. always act like your dragons are the hottest shit in all the land and Believe It. this is what people mean when they say “fake it till you make it”

- 4b. also, idk if it’s true of everyone but it’s really off-putting to see someone having serious pity-parties for themselves, on sales posts or otherwise. ive had bad experiences with people who are uncomfortably quick to self-depreciate (because they were using their genuine self-hatred to manipulate me or my friends), so i might be a little more trigger-happy about avoiding this behavior than others, but don’t weaponize your sadness to guilt people into doing what you want. it’s really not cool.

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okay i think that’s my entire manifesto on how i do dragon selling. anon i am so sorry im sure you were expecting like “believe in yourself :)” and here i am dissecting dragon selling like it’s a frog in a science class

edit: AFTER ALL THAT I STILL THOUGHT OF ONE MORE THING. It’s not really a Point, just a Reminder:

i don’t post about all the times i have to exalt dragons that don’t sell. you are seeing me being very selective about what i post. you dont sit and stare at my lair or click through offspring lists or check old sales posts. there are a lot of times where someone just doesn’t sell. even now when i’m selling stuff pretty consistently i will still sometimes have dragons that don’t sell for seemingly no reason. even dragons I think are sure to sell will sometimes just... not. and that’s ok! you gotta just be.. ok with that. it’s par for the course. i typically list dragons for 7 days on the AH, give them a couple more days after their auction expires (partially because i forget, partially to give them a grace period for people to pm/ask me about them), and then exalt them after that point. w/ some dragons that i don’t think got a fair shake for one reason or another (such as the sales post not showing up in the tag or something) i do a little clearance (like the halloween dragons i recently posted) but for the most part if they don’t sell, i just exalt them. 90% of the time i don’t even bother to level them up i just press the exalt button and call it a day. it’s fine

#if anyone is interested i can make a post about my process for finding new dragon pairs?#i’d just include it here but this post is long enough as it is oo;;#Anonymous

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impala-dreamer · 4 years

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Want a Custom Story from Impala-Dreamer?

Ever had an idea for a story that you just can’t get done? Want to read that thing that you just can’t find anywhere? Always wanted to see me tackle something but have been afraid to ask?

Now’s your chance!

As of 6/29/20, I am opening Commissions for a limited time! For this round, I will only be taking 5 Commissions, and once those are done, if there is demand for more, I will open it up again.

If you’re interested in having a piece written by me, please read on. If not, feel free to ignore. If you’re awesome, you’ll reblog this for me!

“You got Qs, I got As…” ~ Andy Bernard.

Q: What will you write?

A: Mostly anything. There are some hard nos for me, but the list is small.

I don’t write ABO, AUs (unless the AU world is canon, ie: “It’s a Terrible Life”, “The Bad Place”, Apocalypse World), Sister!Readers, Underage. I will also not write the actor’s wives (unless they are side characters) or their actual children.

But, beyond those, I will pretty much write anything. I tend to stick towards TFW, J2M, but if you have an idea for anyone else, just ask. I’ve done others, and can again.

(I will also be opening this up to The Walking Dead, The Magicians, The Hunger Games, and Doctor Who, and most RPF within those. These will be limited to the idea and whether I feel like I can do it properly, but feel free to ask.)

Angst, Smut, Fluff, Dark, Combos, whatever. Any genre is a go. Any troupe is a go. Any Kink is a go. Reader Insert or OC is cool.

Q: I have a very detailed idea, is that ok?

A: Yes, but if it’s super detailed, it may not come out exactly how you thought it would. I work best with a general idea and then I follow where the story wants to go, but I’ll do my best to give you what you ask for.

Q: What if my request is super dark/crazy/kinky?

A: You cannot scare me. You cannot offend me. The worst that will happen is I will tell you that I don’t think that I can do a good job with it and we move on. But… for the most part, anything way out there is super cool with me. I love a challenge.

Q: How do I order one?

A: Send me an ASK (or message if you are able to, but only mutuals can) and let me know that you’re interested in a commission. I will then message YOU to discuss it. We’ll chat it out and if I feel like I can do your idea the justice it deserves, we will go from there!

Q: How soon will I get my story?

A: These commissions will be my top priority and will be done as soon as possible. Which means, anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks. I don’t know for sure, but they will take top spot on my work list. Once it’s done, I will email you a copy of the story so you get it before anyone else!

Q: How long will my story be?

A: I know some writers work off of word counts, but I can’t do that. My one shots generally go from 1500-5000 words, depending on the story itself. You’re paying for a complete story, not an amount of words. If it takes 2k words to tell your story, then that’s what it is, if it takes 10K, that’s what it is. If I charged per word, I’d be more worried about making a word count than giving you the best story I can.

Q: How much?

A: $15 USD. That’s it. With that, you get my full imagination and writing skill, a complete fic based on your specifications as well as an accompanying story banner/art. You also get it sent directly to you so you can download it, read it offline, print it out and tape it to your walls, make a hat out of it, whatever you want, it’s yours. ;)

Q: Why are you doing this?

A: Because my husband’s hours have been cut twice now and we have children to feed and a home to pay for and this is my full time job. Also, could be fun.

Thank you so much for making it this far, and if you’re interested, considering it and talking to me about it. Even if we do chat and don’t go forward with the idea, no hard feelings, it’s all good.

If you’d like to support my writing but don’t really want a commission, reblogs are amazingly helpful!! Spread the word.

Also, my Patreon is churning out great stuff weekly, so take a look if you can. Lots of stuff for only $2 a month!

Thanks again!

Much love, Beka <3

No pressure, tagging for interest and a boost if you’d be so kind <3 :

2020 Forever Tags:

@67-chevy-baby @akshi8278 @akhuna01 @amanda-teaches @because-imma-lady-assface @blondemarvelchick @blushingjared @broiderie @burningcoffeetimetravel @classic-rock-angel @cosicas-cuquis @covered-byroses @crashdevlin @deansgirl215 @deans-baby-momma @deangirl7695 @deanwanddamons @deanwinchesterswitch @defenderrosetyler @dolphincliffs @dontshootmespence @edge-oftonight @emoryhemsworth @fandom-princess-forevermore @feelmyroarrrr @flamencodiva @focusonspn @herbologystudent252 @heycasbutt @hornyandsmol @ilovefanfic86 @i-love-superhero @ilsawasanacrobat @imjustadrummer @impala-1979 @joseyrw @justagirlinafandomworld @justcallmeasmodeus @katymacsupernatural @laxe-from-outer-space @leatherandfrackles @lessons-of-red @letsby @letsdisneythings @lonewolf471 @maddiepants @mariekoukie6661 @meganwinchester1999 @missjenniferb @mrswhozeewhatsis @mummybear @onethirstyunicorn @our-jensen-ackles-love @screechingartisancashbailiff @spn-dean-and-sam-winchester @starboycas @stephaniecanfield96us @stoneyggirl @squirrelnotsam @thebookisbtr @thehardcoveraddict @thevelvetseries @veevm @winchestersister55 @wendibird @winecatsandpizza @winterpoohbear

#commissions are open #limited time

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authenticcadence18 · 4 years

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30 Questions About Me

THANKS FOR THE TAG @bugaboo-n-bananoir ILY!!!!

(Nick)name: Cadence

gender: cis female

Star sign: Pisces

Height: uhhhhh I am not sure, it’s taller than 5ft at least

Time: night! (Well I wrote most of this last night, but now it’s the evening of the next day!)

Birthday: well I’m a Pisces, so my birthday is between Feb 19th and march 20th!

Fave band/group: Pentatonix! Or For King and Country. Or the piano guys, the vitamin string quartet, Voctave.....also Phineas and the Ferbtones👌

Fave solo artists: I really like Lauren Daigle, and Jackie Evancho used to be my FAVE. Aaand idk if this counts but Michael Giacchino! love his scores, especially the score for Inside Out. There’s also this guy called Clay Kramer on YouTube who makes KK Slider covers of popular music, his stuff gives me so much seratonin😅

Song Stuck in my Head: Well I’m listening to music rn and “I’m Me” from Phineas and Ferb is on so I’ll say that! (I’ll revisit this one when I finish the list and update it with whatever song i’m listening to/is stuck in my head then) (ok the music has since been turned off and now I have “Status Quo” from High School Musical stuck in my head so! There ya go!) (now it is the next day, and I’ve got “when the party’s over” stuck in my head...i think these three songs are an accurate reflection of my taste in music🤣)

Last Movie: uhhhhh oh yeah, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice! It was SO GREAT because Jay Baruchel plays the main character (and the main character is super awkward), so I felt like I was watching Hiccup from the How To Train Your Dragon franchise learn magic and it was GLORIOUS. And also Nicholas Cage is great. And I liked the love interest in the movie as well!! She had a role to play in the story and felt authentic and genuine, which I appreciated!

Last Show: ok well the last show I watched by myself was Phineas and Ferb! Specifically, the episode with the Mardi Gras block party and then the one where Candace and Stacy compete in an obstacle course against Isabella and Ginger (omg wAIT ginger and Stacy are sisters and Isabella and Candace are GOING to be sisters mY HEART I—AH🥺). I hadn’t watched those episodes in forever, so they were really fun to revisit! I think the last actual show I watched was Kids Baking Championship or something, lol. (Those kids are AMAZING. So skilled!)

When i created this blog: November 2019! It was riiiight after the season 3 finale of miraculous aired and absolutely wrecked my emotions. I had some fanfic written that I’d never posted and had been thinking about making a tumblr/ao3 for awhile, and seeing the finale made me finally go, “.....you know what, yeah. The finale is aired, no more spoilers.....it’s time to make a blog.” So I did! And I posted my first fic! And I’m so happy i did :)

What Do I Post: a bunch of multi fandom stuff XD. This blog started off as 90% Miraculous, 10% other fandoms I like...but now it’s just kind of a hodgepoge of my favorite fandoms (with a focus on Phineas and Ferb, lol). I reblog a lot of posts, and then I post original stuff too! I write fanfic, nowadays for Phineas and Ferb but for Miraculous in the past (and probably in the future!), I draw art (mostly Phinabella art because I’ve been drawing them since i was 11 and it feels good to return to my roots), and OCCASIONALLY I will write an analysis post (I’ve got one in the works rn actually 👀), attempt to make a meme, or dip my toe into salt just SLIGHTLY before quickly backing away, lol. If I were to list the fandoms I post about in the order of how frequently I post about them, I’d probably say: Phineas and Ferb, Miraculous....and thennnnn everything else is pretty random and depends on the day, lol.

Last thing i googled: Jay Baruchel 😂. Couldn’t remember how to spell his last name!

Other blogs: this is my only blog! Sometimes I think about making a separate blog for my art and writing, but I am not sure if I should or not....maybe I will someday, but idk. I also have an AO3 for fanfic and an Instagram for art! All are under the name “authenticcadence18.”

Do I get asks: sometimes, yeah!! Sometimes I reblog ask games/prompts and get some asks for those (I’ve got so many prompts in my inbox I want to write/draw things for...ah it’s fine, I’ll get to it eventually😅), and sometimes lovely people will leave thoughts or nice messages in my inbox🥺💕. I’ve got a specific tag for all those nice messages so I can read back over them whenever I need a boost!

Why this url: it’s a music pun! When a song/section of a piece of music ends with a dominant chord resolving to a tonic chord (if you’ve read a certain fic of mine you should know allll about dominant and tonic chords👀🤣), it’s called an authentic cadence! There are different kinds of cadences, and authentic ones are my favorite. One example of this is “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” I also use this blog to be my authentic, fandom-loving self! So I like authentic cadences, and also, I’m Cadence and using this blog to be authentic! Woo! (And 18 is just my favorite number, lol) I’m glad I ended up choosing a name that doesn’t tie to a specific fandom becaaaaaause this ended up being a multi fandom blog!

Following: 232!!

Followers: 292!!! (THANKS SO MUCH Y’ALL ILY 💕)

Average amount of sleep: wellllll for the past week and a half I was sick so I was probably getting 9ish hours a night (because I would sleep in really late, lol). but NOW? In my immediate future? I suspect my average amount of sleep is going to go down because I’m really bad about staying up late even when I have to get up early😅. Hoping to be good about getting at least 7ish hours a night!

Lucky number: 18! But y’all probably already guessed that, lol.

Instruments: my voice, piano, ukulele, viola (but it’s been a HOT minute), aaaand i used to be able to play guitar but then I got a ukulele and forgot all the guitar chords. (I also dabble in songwriting! I primarily use voice and piano when writing music.)

What I’m wearing: my favorite sweatshirt (that was last night, rn I have on a tanktop), some leggings, and socks!

Dream job: I’m currently learning to be a teacher, and I LOVE teaching and working with kids so that is definitely a job I’m really excited about!!! I would also love to portray characters at Disney or something (well, maybe not at Disney because I hear they’re strict, but like....I want to be Rapunzel or Anna or something, that would be so fun). OR, I would LOVE to work in tv animation somehow, be it voice acting, writing scripts/music, and/or story boarding. basically if I could do what Dan and Swampy did for Phineas and Ferb/Milo Murphy’s Law, I would LOVE THAT. (Especially the writing music part. Getting to write music for established characters and get PAID for it would be SO COOL.!.!.!) Also I think it would be so fun to write Disney storybooks! Like, those books that are about Cinderella baking a cake or Ariel befriending a seahorse, stuff like that. Those brought me a ton of joy as a child!

Dream trip: I want to visit alllll the Disney parks someday😅. (Not right now because, ya know, Covid...but someday!)

Fave food: uhhh i really like pizza. And popcorn. Also hummus and guacamole!

nationality: American

Fave songs: “Times” by Tenth Avenue North; “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (I made an entire playlist of just this song when I first started writing my fic of the same name, so I like the original and a ton of covers of it!), “Show Yourself” from Frozen II, “What Might Have Been” from Phineas and Ferb (and lots of other songs from that show, i made a whole post about that once but I can’t find it, oof); “Rescue” by Lauren Daigle; “Thank You” by Pentatonix; “I See the Light” from Tangled; “Your Hands” by JJ Heller; “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran.....i like a loooot of songs so this is just the tip of the iceberg, but I think that’s good for now, LOL! (As soon as I post this I’m going to remember another song I love, lol)

last book: I got the book Unbirthday for Christmas! It’s basically Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, but if she’d never gone to wonderland and things went horribly wrong there. (I think, I’m not that far into it yet, lol)

Top 3 fictional universes I’d love to live in: 1. DANVILLE, PLS. Especially as a kid, I SO would’ve loved to hang out with Isabella and Phineas and the rest of the gang! Danville is so vibrant and unique and people are always randomly breaking into song there, that’s my kind of place! 2. Fairytopia (from the Barbie movies!) because I could be a fairy OR a mermaid OR BOTH and eat seeweed to breathe underwater even if I wasn’t a mermaid. Like, that’s the dream right there. (I’ve always loved mermaids and fairies, lol!) 3. Maybe San Fransokyo from Big Hero 6? All of the technology in that universe is really cool! And I would love to eat a noodle burger, lol .

Oh! That’s the last one! Wow! This was so FUN!!!!!!! Thanks again for the tag, Maddy!!!! :)

I’ll taaaag @sketchy-panda @macaronsforchat @simplynewyorkbound @inkjackets and anyone else who’d like to do this! (And pls don’t feel pressured to play at all, or answer all of the questions! I was definitely vague with a few of my answers, lol)

#long post #cadence rambles #tag game #this was so funnnnn!#i also got your other tag maddy🥺#going to get to that post soon!

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caribouwritings · 5 years

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Mortal Kombat Krew Reacting to their Fans:

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Sub-Zero:

- Confused by why people ship him with Hanzo

- Doesn’t understand why he’s considered husband goals when he’s never been with anyone before

- Is nice to his fangirls but wants to be left alone so he can run his clan

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Scorpion:

- Blushing and embarrassed by what people write about him, especially the soft stuff

- Will get angry with things that people say that aren’t true and be very enraged if someone says one of those things to him

- Runs away from his fans if there’s a herd coming at him, and not into hugging them unless it’s on his terms (you ask him nicely)

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Noob Saibot:

- Likes the stuff that is accurate unless it mentions his soft side, he refuses to admit having one

- He wants to be threatening and being followed by adoring fans who worship him is nice, but also take away from his “darkness is my only friend” image

- Avoids his fans and will warp away if they dare try to hug him

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Smoke:

- Awkward and uncomfortable with the attention he receives, and doesn’t like what people know about him

- Annoyed with the inaccuracy of some people but impressed with others for being spot on, even if it makes him paranoid enough to look over his shoulder every once in awhile

- Big groups of fans scare him so he hurries away, small groups or one-on-one interactions are okay, he’s not the best hugger (in his head) but he’ll give one if asked

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Liu Kang:

- He knows he might have admirers, but he’s humble and doesn’t want to be praised

- As much as they admire him, he admires them back especially the creators and dedicated fans (even if their ideals can be a bit radical)

- Face-to-face interactions with him are very awkward because fans know a lot about him, but he barely knows a thing about them, and if a fan flirts with him he doesn’t know what to do because he doesn’t want to hurt their feelings and state his loyalty to Kitana

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Kung Lao:

- When he first hears he has fans, he’s eating it up and gets on social media and starts liking/reblogging it all with grateful compliments

- Then he starts to get embarrassed because he sees the stuff that aren’t for everyone’s eyes and doesn’t want people to think of him in those situations

- Is always nice to his fans when he meets them; he gives out hugs, takes pictures, has conversations, and admires any gifts he receives (just don’t make him uncomfortable!)

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Lord Raiden:

- He knows he has followers and appreciates them, but his fans are a slightly different story because they are more intense

- He is nice to them but will call them out on their inaccuracies because he doesn’t want any false information spread about him even though no one should question his word since he is a God

- Doesn’t really do social interactions or hugs, he has important work he must be doing and knows that they will understand if they’re really his fans

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Lord Fujin:

- Considering he spends so much of his time in the Sky Temple, he’s surprised to hear he has fan base along with his followers

- He doesn’t mind what anyone writes or draws of him, what people say, or anything because he doesn’t want to limit anyone’s creativity or words and he feels they’re not hurting anyone

- He’s happy to meet his fans, he’s lonely and glad to talk to them and give them a hug as long as he’s not busy

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Kabal:

- Pre-burn loves it, he soaks in all the love his fans give him no matter how small, although post burned is a bit hesitant because he feels someone is pulling his leg

- Likes and reblogs everything and properly tagging all that he finds just to be fair to all his fans, but after his accident he’s only acknowledging the clean stuff because he can’t stomach the rest

- He absolutely adores all his fans and will drop everything he’s doing that day to hang out with them, versus after he’s burned when he hides away only interacting with fans through letters

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Erron Black:

- He likes it, really he does, but he barely acknowledges them because he doesn’t want his fans getting in the way of his work

- His fans honestly could do whatever they want, he doesn’t really care, but he’s offended if someone draws him wearing a tutu... like hunt someone down offended so he can have a word with them

- Really. Don’t approach him unless you know 100% he’s not working, like the best place to say “hi” to him is if he’s sitting at a bar with a drink, then he’ll gladly talk to you about himself

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Kano:

- Knowing he has fans that love him no matter what he does boosts his ego, and baffles everyone around him

- Loves everything everyone makes no matter what, someone could post “Kano sleeps with a Kangaroo plushie every night!!!!” and he’ll make a joke out of it

- Is all for meeting his fans when he’s got the time, heck he’ll even buy them all drinks

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Johnny Cage:

- He knows he has fans and he loves it, and he loves them for loving him

- He tweets constantly, posts regularly on Instagram, and he checks everything he’s tagged in and comments on everything he feels is worth it/what he has time for

- He loves it when his fans come and say hello, even if he’s at a fancy restaurant on a date he’ll take selfies and sign autographs (he expects his s/o to understand how important his fans are to him)

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Sonya Blade:

- Although she appreciates the thought, she would prefer not to have that big a following so she can focus on her job which is the most important thing to her

- She doesn’t even check her social media anyways, so she doesn’t know what her fans are saying or posting, but she is alerted when something she wouldn’t like is posted and pulls the strings to remove it

- Never is willing take a picture or sign something, if her fans want to sit and talk that’s okay with her

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Kitana:

- Is super humble and loves her fans

- Reads every letter sent her way and keeps them all for when she’s having a bad day, and there’s a secret room in the palace where she hangs up art her fans made

- She does have security so it’s hard to get close to her, but she will wave and shake hands (children can get hugs usually) but flirting gets ignored since she’s taken

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Jade:

- Blankly stares at the person who informs her she has fans admiring her, she never thought of herself as someone to have fans

- Is a little uncomfortable with the attention although she acts coy and cool in the public’s eye

- Is kind to all her fans who approach her, but she is in guard whenever approached by someone new... especially if they know more than she wants them to

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Mileena:

- Her whole face light up when she learns there’s a group of people who like her, but the desire to want to know everything about her deters her

- Doesn’t like when people talk about her face and body—even though she’s confident with her body—she wants people to know her for her mind and actions

- Although on guard when meeting her fans, she loves talking to them and is flattered they want to hug her and take pictures together

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Frost:

- Will act like she could care less about her fans, but secretly loves them all and keeps them in the loop with updates on social media

- Will fight someone who says she’s not as good as Sub-Zero and follow anyone who thinks she’s better

- She acts cool and tough when meeting her fans, flexes during photos, then finds it later to like and comment that it was nice to meet them

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Geras:

- His eyes get big and he gets this soft look on his face when he realizes he has fans who like and care about him

- Whenever he’s sad or having a bad day, he looks at the stuff his fans tag him in and no longer feels so alone

- He is so happy to meet his fans and give them hugs, telling them he loves them too and they’re never alone

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thesadpilotclub · 5 years

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TUA PillowFort Community LIVE!!!

As promised, the discourse-free TUA PillowFort Community has arrived! I present to you:

☂ Welcome to The Umbrella Academy ☂

Welcome to The Umbrella Academy is a place where all fans of TUA can share their thoughts, opinions, fan works, silly memes, ect. We're all here to have a good time enjoying our 7 favorite super-powered losers and the characters who love and hate them.

This is an 18+ Adult Community. Most users are adults. NSFW content and mature discussions will be posted. Minors have been warned. Please be mindful in your interactions.

Rules:

No Purity Politics - TUA is a fucked up show and its fans might like some fucked up things - But that does not make them fucked up people. If someone’s tastes in fiction are not as wholesome as you would like, ignore their content, do not harass.

Shipping - Members are allowed to ship whatever they want. If you don’t like a ship, just ignore the content, do not harass others for liking things you don’t. Don’t ship anything? That’s cool. Gen content is also wonderful.

Character Bashing - You are allowed to dislike/disagree with characters and voice those opinions. But do not tell others who they can & can not like, or how they’re a bad person if they like a character who did a bad thing. Characters are fictional people. Calm down.

Oppression Olympics - No one character’s trauma is greater or more valid than anyone else’s. Pain is pain, no matter who is feeling it. Whether or not one character has it ‘the worst’ or another character’s problems ‘don’t count’ is your opinion, do not assert it upon others.

Discourse - Members are allowed to disagree/have differing view points, and are encouraged to discuss those in a respectful manner. Do not insult other members for having different canon perspectives, head canons, etc. There is no one true fanon, and that’s a good thing.

TAGS - Tag 👏your 👏shit👏. Tags make it easier for members to navigate the space in a way that is safest for them, finding the content they want, and avoiding the content they don’t. Tags are mandatory for NSFW & Trigger Warning content especially.

Reposting - No reposting of other creators work without expressed permission and all reposted work MUST be credited.

**IMPORTANT** NSFW CONTENT - Absolutely NO NSFW fan art of underaged characters or sexual assault. Links to fanfics featuring adult/minor relationships or sexual assault may be posted, but not the work itself. Please respect this one hard boundary in an effort to keep this space safe and fun.

PillowFort is still a very new, growing, and developing platform and I know it will take some adjusting for everyone. But I’m very hopeful that in utilizing a new platform we can cultivate a healthy community and a better fandom culture.

☂ Reblog & tag friends to signal boost! Can’t wait to see you there! ☂

#I'm so excited!#tua #the umbrella academy #tua fandom #klaus hargreeves #diego hargreeves #ben hargreeves #vanya hargreeves #allison hargreeves #luther hargreeves #five hargreeves

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toadallytickles · 5 years

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How did you begin to open up about your tickle fetish as you got older?

Hello! Sorry for taking a while to get to this! Good question!

If you have been a long-time-follower or go through my archive (I also horribly tagged things and a lot of my pieces of writing are buried), I thank this community on Tumblr for helping me come to accept tickling as a kink and interest, and for giving me confidence and helping me love myself. It really all started when I joined this community and put myself out there with my content and tag-talking and interacting with others. I started off really embarrassed and ashamed for liking tickling, I thought to myself I would never tell anyone or have a session or attend NEST. I had low self-esteem and was insecure about my body too so I just thought no one would ever like me or want to play with me as well. Yeah, I used to be really cruel and mean to myself.

Though I started making friends, and people would compliment me and would want to be my friend. We would tickle talk and they would tease me, even before sharing my first photoset for 200 followers! At the time, mistressboston was my favourite blog, I really enjoyed her blog and content. And it was the biggest compliment and confidence boost when she would reblog my photos, hehe~!

Through interacting with other members who shared the one thing we are in the community for, understanding each other and our insecurities, sharing body photos and being complimented and praised, making genuine friends, I felt loved and accepted- I felt at home. Their love fueled enough love in me to be able to start loving myself back.

When I started having meet-ups and actually playing, I realized that I am very young and inexperienced, and that I wanted to play and explore with multiple people, but back then I thought it was either committing to one person and playing with one person for the rest of my life, or remaining single and playing until I’m ready to settle. So I gave myself the mindset of staying single and playing and exploring with close friends who want to do that with me. I didn’t like how my college friends had relationships and dates and could talk about them, but I couldn’t because my mindset was ‘unusual’ and I didn’t want to confess my kinky side or the tickling thing yet. I got tired of hiding this side of myself- I felt there was nothing wrong with wanting to play around and explore, so I proved that to myself by confessing to some close college friends. I have written a post on my first time confessing actually. It was extremely tough, I was so embarrassed and nervous to confess, I remember being so nauseous too and wanting to cry! He took it really well though and didn’t care at all. Also I did ask days later if he’d want to play sometime and he said no HAHA. That’s easily respectable though~ But I did that!

Yeah. With the support from the Tumblr community and sharing content and playing and being kind to myself, it got easier to confess and open up about it to other people. I have no problem telling people I’m kinky- I do share the tickling part if I’m closer with them.

Having tickling and this lifestyle is just a piece of me- it doesn’t define me entirely. Like I love animals and nature, I’m very knowledgeable on species, I like to Photoshop, I’m a good person and a good friend, I won an animation competition in high school, I’m scared of leeches, I’m a Pisces, I think “egg” is hilarious, and I like tickling. It is just a piece of the puzzle of me. And everyone who knows has been super cool and accepting of it. I have also been robbed of most of my life so far due to being bullied and suffering from social anxiety. Life is short, though also long. And I am not this young forever. I won’t be 20 or in this youthful body forever. Of course when I am older I will be more mature and experienced, I will still likely be playing and exploring, the fun doesn’t end- but I don’t want to regret anything or miss anything like I have been doing growing up. I want to enjoy my physical youth while I still have it. I’m very fortunate to be getting out and exploring this young. My even younger self would not believe it.

I’ve just been fortunate to have made great friends who accept me for me. I’ve never had a negative response before. Though I am selective with who I get close with and tell. As for being kinky and living this lifestyle, that’s just.. me now! I have always been open and honest with who I am as I don’t like to play games, I like to put everything out there, and wish for the same back. I like open and honest people too! And now that I have been playing and exploring, attending the gatherings for a year, it is my lifestyle now, and from having it in my life, that has normalized tickling and playing with friends.

I don’t know how to end this. Though yeah.. a lot of my journey to coming to acceptance with this kink and myself is from the help of this community. I know the site can be weird and hateful, its so unfortunate because there are really good people in this community and I personally know that and I thank them so much from the bottom of my heart. They didn’t have to be kind and welcoming or give me the time of day- but they did, and exceeded that. And I’m forever grateful and thankful. Now I can use my love, confidence and experience to help others on their journeys.

Surround yourself with good people. Surround yourself with people who like you for you, and help you like yourself too.

Thanks so much.

#I want to confess to my moms someday- haha..#I don't like lying about the gatherings. But saying I'm kinky is risky.#Though yeah~ Hope this is a good answer.#toadtalks #answered #ask #anon #me #tickle community #tickles

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ayakashiramblings · 5 years

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Dawn and Twilight’s Social Media Accounts

Kuya

@NevermoreButSnore.

1230 followers.

Yes, I copied Edgar Allan Poe. Yes, I’m not sorry about the rhyme. Or calling him out.

Not that he really cares.

Insists that he is a headcanon creator on Twitter

Everyone who follows him knows that he is lying.

If we really had to classify him as a writer, it would one who posts those way-too-accurate posts about writers complaining about writing.

Like the notebook hoarding one. Not that anyone here in the fandom is guilty of that, haha... haha... ha.

Ironically is one of the more popular ones out of the whole group.

His flat responses and laziness are way too prominent to NOT be noticed.

If you actually tentatively sneak into his DMs though, for writing tips, he will patiently listen and... rather bluntly advise you.

It’s still advice though and is always the type to check out and reblog any short fanfics.

It just has to be weird, sporadic hours because he is the type to fall asleep with the phone on his face.

Koga Kitamikado

1230 followers.

@CapitalKayKay

Listen, there is a reason why a lot of successful businesses chose Instagram as their social media so Koga is no exception.

What makes his account stand out, as you can see from his rather cheeky username, is that he is willing to be an open book.

So he isn’t constantly shoving down any products he is sponsoring or whatever piece he is endorsing.

It’s more of genuinely wanting to hang out and explore what the world has to offer.

Whenever he posts a picture of the gang together, he’s the one tagging all of them, even the ones with hard usernames.

And there’s always a nice comment thanking whoever hosted the fun time or being appreciative of the area and the locals.

It helps that he has a sense of humour so the memes are always just the right amount of teasing but nothing too bad that will deter potential clients.

Because of his down-to-earth nature, he reels everyone in.

Uses the space to invite everyone following him on any celebration/casual outing.

The thing is... he has a lot of followers.

So... good luck.

Aoi

1150 followers.

@DeredArtTooTsun

Look, even he knows he is a Tsundere. It’s a small victory getting him to acknowledge that, let alone use it to brand himself here.

But god, he’s the man I’m most jealous of on Tumblr.

PERFECT BULLET JOURNALS AND SKETCHES.

Got the spreads that literally define ‘aesthetic’, a perfect lineup of art materials even with pencils that have their numbers faded, and somehow, the emotions can pass through the paper and screen.

Even does tutorials on perspectives, positions with cute annotations. Just don’t praise them for being adorable though and focus on improving your skills, dummy.

Ironically though, it’s his mindless vents that get the most number of notes.

It helps that the pics include him, a very cute... I mean... manly boy screaming at very, very hot men.

A bit baffled but whatever it takes to get commissions.

That’s right, he takes them. At least there is a back-up option should the restaurant ever go out of business.

Spoiler Alert: Still doesn’t get paid as much. People, have you seen the number of talented artists here? Aoi might be in the rankings but it’s still hard attracting business.

Support your fandom artists, everyone!

Ginnojo

1000 followers. Just nice.

Ginnojoz

Poor grandpa didn’t intend to put that extra ‘z’ letter, it was a typo because scales don’t get along with haptic touch.

And unfortunately, doesn’t understand how to change it.

Once, he was huge on Vine before it died. The end of an era that he has to witness again. RIP.

Gin-Gin, it is RIGHT. THERE.

Expect to find his super short self-defence videos and Book Club Readings on YouTube.

Girls actually appreciate his instructions and attempts to provide help even if they are alone.

He did try to respond to the nice ones and actually succeeds.

It’s always easier getting to know the language of women when you don’t really see/touch them.

A deep baritone is perfect for some sexy excerpt of a historical novel...

Until he corrects the setting.

In fact, he sometimes rage-quits and rewrites it.

Unlike Kuya, him doing those established ideas actually catches on.

Yura and Gaku

1500 followers.

MelodyandTheBeat.

... Tik-tokers. Tik-Tok people?

WTH do you call them?

As you can see, they are the most popular since it’s combined stardom.

Look, their covers and music mixes are beautiful.

They always have their own version that somehow combines traditional Japanese music... with k-pop.

And of course, food porn.

Just be grateful there isn’t that awful squelching sound you hear when you consume jelly or the breaking of chilli seeds.

Listen, I usually separate them because it’s never nice to be grouped as having the same activity as your twin.

But in this case, being both equally beautiful AND talented sells their uploads.

Even the cringy ones made because Yura is such a Luddite.

Like just turning his head and being amazed his hair can turn so many colours, being impressed with each tilt until he gets to a black shade.

Suddenly hurls the phone away. Gee, wonder why? Guess black isn’t the new... black for him?

Gaku sometimes even introduces new filters he created based on Yura’s random requests that strangely get circulated on the site.

Oji

550 followers all know Oji-Sanz

Unlike Ginnojo, he deliberately adds the ‘z’ letter to sound cool.

You wanna know what’s worse?

He actually uses Facebook.

Aoi decides to give up on him. Nobody blames the poor student.

It’s apparently some old form of social media? Never used it, no sirree.

Always changing his relationship status but at the end of the day, he’s single and ready...

To post about all the lovely ladies destined to enter his restaurant.

He thinks it’s great publicity.

It really isn’t but one good thing about Oji is he includes EVERYONE.

This man respects his customers and always helps advertise their wares, especially if their connections lead to more resources.

And less grocery shopping on his part.

Does post the recipes he and Aoi created but will never use because the Milk Hall had a certain style to follow.

Officially makes Aoi his son... on Facebook at least.

Aoi now tolerates the account.

Barely.

Toichiro Yuri

WhatheMeSay has 1231 followers!

In your face @CapitalKayKay and @NevermorebutSnore!!

You know, I’m so glad that there aren’t any users with those names because I’d be so scared of accidentally tagging them.

Also, geddit? Because... What the fox say?

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding... yeah, I’ll stop.

Pinterest Guy. And actually does spend on his ‘hobby’ to show off to everyone.

It does boost you and your father’s sales so there is nothing to complain about.

His boards are always alliterated just to sound super catchy and it works so long as he gets the right emoji.

Kabuki plays better be promoted or else.

Filled with candid pictures of his victims all taken at different angles you didn’t know were possible and in varying degrees of hilariously misunderstood positions.

He even supplies a donation link, heavily leveraged by his followers, since there are incentives tied to it like early access.

A bit suspicious the photos look like cropped out parts from Koga’s posts and some of the text resembles Kuya’s... er... wisdom?

He takes an unholy amount of selfies when he thinks no one is looking and so they are always surprised upon finding them on the Selfie Board.

There is a locked board that no one can access, even his followers who are his comrades in real life.

It’s actually just one picture in there.

It’s you smiling and giggling at a joke of his. Not even you know it’s been taken. Guess he is as soft as his fur, eh? He better come out soon or else.

Kuro

Kuroruohtumbling

Ginnojo is unfortunately just old enough to have grown up with Scooby-Doo to understand the reference.

Snapchat, like a snapping snake! Hiss!

Unironically loves the puppy face.

Ok, but the glimpses of his stunts help show snippets of the circus life.

He and his whole troupe family will even don costumes best suited for certain filters.

Sometimes ropes in Ginnojo... and by sometimes, I mean enough for everyone to start wondering if the stoic man is part of the act.

To be fair, he randomly hugs people and ranks them here.

You, of course, were number 1.

Now, if only he didn’t use the bloody song to announce it but you forgive him.

Maybe even risks revealing his ayakashi form before deleting the message to you.

Loves making international fans and learning various languages through each post, sort of like flashcards but animated and more fun!

And with 1200 followers, he might become a polyglot like Koga.

Shizuki

Everyone bans him from creating one.

Because they know the power of his roasts is too great.

Little do they know he goes undercover.

Underground.

And under their noses.

That’s right. His rant town on... MySpace.

Unapologetically uses a good chunk of his salary from serving the House of Yuri just to get nifty themes that help with the whole burning process.

Look, there’s a reason he and Oji are friends.

This is why.

Their taste in women seems fine but we really have got to do something about their affinity towards DEAD PLACES.

To be fair, he made the whole thing drunk but that doesn’t mean he should maintain it SOBER.

He just feels that it is a waste of space if he doesn’t utilize it.

And it also becomes kind of cathartic. From the intrusive hugs to his master and Sir Gaku irking each other to no end, he needs it.

Zero followers... but only because it’s super private.

It becomes 1 the moment you jokingly create an account.

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popatochisssp · 6 years

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Inspired by that art you just reblogged: how would the boys react to an S/O with a lot of cuddly habits (ex. putting an arm over his shoulder while they walk together, holding him in their lap while lounging on the couch, hugging his head to their shoulder/chest while sleeping, etc)? How much of the blatant cuddly PDA would they each be open to, or how would they react in private?... And also, what do Sky and Jas specifically think of the whole "boob pillow" hug (bc it's funny and cute)

Down for PDA, anytime, anywhere!!!: Papyrus (Undertale), Jasper (Underfell Sans), Rus (Swapfell Papyrus), Papy (Horrortale Papyrus)

Down for PDA…within reason! You are in public, after all!: Sky (Underswap Sans), Paps (Underswap Papyrus), Pyre (Underfell Papyrus), Mal (Swapfell Sans)

Oof, maybe not…?: Sans (Undertale), Slate (Horrortale Sans)

Sans (Undertale): PDA is one of his big Second-Hand Embarrassment buttons. He can’t even really watch other people do it, he doesn’t want to be part of it himself! He’s super cuddly in private and will accept and dish out as much snuggly affection as you’re cool with, but with other people watching… It’s a hard no, sorry.

Papyrus (Undertale): He adores PDA! Please, by all means, cuddle all over him! Say sweet things! Be the grossest, cutesiest datemate you can be and he’ll give it back to you in spades! He loves the attention and the affection, please keep it up as long as you like!

Sky (Underswap Sans): He also loves PDA, it’s a lovely way to show off his darling datemate to everyone who sees the two of them together, so he can’t get enough of all that casual, thoughtless touching and sweetness! …But he’ll only give it back up to a point, and that point is whatever feels appropriate or polite for the current situation. He’s mindful of propriety and doesn’t particularly like crossing those kinds of boundaries, so if you’re getting just a little too gooey with him in public, he may try to gently rein you in. All bets are off in private, though! ;3

Paps (Underswap Papyrus): Loves you lots and doesn’t mind PDA as long as it’s not too over-the-top, by which I mean ‘enough to make people stare.’ He’s got some mild social anxiety and prefers to blend into a crowd rather than stand out in it, and he starts to get uncomfortable if it seems like a lot of people are looking directly at him. So as long as your PDA isn’t attracting attention, he’s completely fine with however you want to express yourself!

Jasper (Underfell Sans): He’s a little weird about PDA. He likes it and it’s definitely encouraged– huge ego-boost for him!– but if it’s gonna take a turn for the excessive, he’d rather it be in the direction of the physical rather than emotional. He’s very private about his emotions and invested in maintaining a tough-guy reputation, so if you start really going for it in terms of PDA, you’re more likely to get a lewd smirk and a, “doll, yer so fuckin’ hot,” out of him than the returned cuddling and, “i love ya’ so much,” that he really means. It’s easier for him to look like a horn-dog than act like the smitten skeleton he is, so don’t expect anything too sweet out of him unless you’re alone.

Pyre (Underfell Papyrus): He’s the kind of guy who likes his PDA one-sided… meaning, you get as cuddly and sweet and affectionate as you want, and he’s just going to stand there and smugly receive it. He likes the impression it gives off publicly– that he’s a cool, unaffected badass who’s gotten this attractive and wonderful human to fall head-over-heels for him– and will happily hold you close like his own personal trophy, but he won’t break out the schmoop in return for fear of looking weak. That’s something you’re only gonna get in private, intimate moments, when he feels safe enough to let the mask come off and openly embrace the fact that you’re his everything.

Mal (Swapfell Sans): He adores you and he wants to show you off! Of course he’s up for PDA! He loves it when your relationship could not be any clearer to onlookers and passersby, so there’s really not much that’s off the table when you’re showing your affection for him– and he’ll give it right back! The only real exception is when Somebody Important may be around, somebody stronger than him or untouchable when it comes to threats or intimidation. The Toriel and Alphys of his universe are good examples, both incredibly strong monsters who any retaliation against just isn’t feasible, at least politically. If he’s not 100% sure he can fight someone for you and win, he errs on the side of completely proper and polite… but with anyone else, he’s more than happy to rub his success (read: you) in everyone’s face.

Rus (Swapfell Papyrus): Oh, yeah, he loves PDA. Not even severe social anxiety can keep him from lapping it up when you touch and love on him in public and he usually finds himself just returning the gestures until you become That Couple, the kind that people go ‘yeesh’ at or ask ‘is that allowed?’ Affectionate attention was in very short supply in his universe and he has no concept of restraint when it comes as freely offered as you’re giving it. He’ll take anything and everything you dish out!

Slate (Horrortale Sans): Okay, don’t get him wrong– he loves romancey stuff like this…but he’s also kinda easily flustered and shy about it when it’s directed his way. He’ll hold hands with you and cuddle and say sweet things all day long, but if you turn it around on him just a little too hard…excessive compliments and other lovestruck utterances…he’s gonna blush so bright, stars above, please have mercy. He’s a little more receptive in private when at least he doesn’t have to have other people watching him get flustered, but he’d probably prefer it if you went easy on that stuff in public and just let him douse you in affection.

Papy (Horrortale Papyrus): A bit of a weirdo, actually, at least when it comes to affectionate displays. In public and group settings, he adores attention and as much affection as you can heap on him! He’ll shower you in it right back beneath the amused stares of family, friends, and complete strangers, and everything is great! But privately… when it’s just the two of you, he can sometimes start to feel a little too singled out and get very flustered and uncomfortable if too much attention is being paid to him. He starts to overthink things and gets nervous and it’s really not a fun time for anyone… Maybe he’ll get better at accepting one-on-one affection with practice, but try to be mindful and aware of the cues he may be giving you. If you’re complimenting him and he suddenly scoops you up for a good, long, cuddle, this is probably a signal that he wants to focus on you now and to please shush your adorable mouth!

#anonymous #undertale #headcanons #sans #papyrus #sans/reader #papyrus/reader #underswap #us!sans #us!papyrus #underfell #uf!sans #uf!papyrus #swapfell/fellswap #sf!sans #sf!papyrus #horrortale #ht!sans #ht!papyrus

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runicbeast · 6 years

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Self-shippers, wanna see something cool?!

I've been scrolling through / following the #self shipping tag for a while. Noticed I have like, a F/o set up most people probably don't have that I'd love to share / teach anyone else to make! Just shoot me a message, don't be afraid, I literally have nothing better to do and love when people take interest in whatever I'm up to! I'm not worried about damaging any Street CredTM on my main here, I haven't been relevant in forever, if at all.

(This is my first time using a “Keep reading” cut off, since this post is sort of long. I think that sends folks to my blog, sorry if my font is hard to read in, idk how to change it. There’s always copy-pasting into a word processor)

The place where this amazing thing lies? Google Sheets. I guarantee you, it's useful for WAY more than data entry. I've been building up this "F/o set up", let's call it King Kong, an arbitrary name I'd given it that just sorta stuck, since 10/14/17. It all started with the Grade Book template.

Wow, it's been a while since I looked at the base template, so much has been changed since then. Not gonna show the real thing / parallel to this page, because sensitive info, but I will talk 'bout it's features. No one's ever asked and I never plan on sharing the sheet itself, so I'm just gonna rant on all the capabilities (and if anyone's interested, I can share some formulas to help build your own)

Note: This is all 1 Google Sheet, made the whole thing myself except for the /very/ base, which I think was the School Grades template? It's been a year since I started it, it didn't start this awesome.

There's a page full of graphs, info grabbed from my F/os to find what I'm attracted to. I hope to build The Ultimate OC, or one geared towards myself one day with this info.

You get one (1) graph. Looks like I have a preference.

The most used page is the Mobile viewport, or "Mobile RE", (Mobile Random Events) shaped to fit my phone. In the center is a randomized prompt, with pieces taken from another page. A different F/o is generated for each prompt, sometimes multiple (road trips are fun). Some prompts have a "switch" that is effected by character traits, such as characters listed as "Introvert" or "Extrovert" , or “Punchy-fist” or “Pacifist” may see a slightly different prompt

Example prompts -

"Spongebob Squarepants seems to have caught a bad case of the hiccups. Seems frustrating ~ You're just glad it ain't you."

(Has an Honest / Dishonest switch) "While you and Spongebob Squarepants are walking around town, you find a wallet. You could care less what is done with it, but Spongebob Squarepants insists the wallet be returned to it's owner. It's even got the ID in there and everything, so you oblige. One good deed a day." (While the Dishonest may just pocket it)

(Note: Spongebob ain't in there, just first rando I could think of XD)

I usually just peek at these for like a sec / enjoy 'em / imagine 'em in the moment, but you can write as many prompts as you want, even using them as actual prompts for drawing or fanfiction writing! I’d love to share the premise of some of the prompts I’ve collected if anyone is interested there.

There's also a refresh button, a break switch (seen here "Turned off for editing"), 25+ color themes (got "Chocolate" set in the pic), Night reading mode (love reading white words on black text, it’s on 99% of the time), Game modes such as "Best of" which just shows my favorite prompts, pronoun / name dropdown lists. want your F/o to call you your nickname? One of your kin names? Genderfluid and don’t want to be locked down?.

Sound too good to be true? Hell naw mate, shit's real. Just needed to put a little work into it and boom there it is!

Looking outside the viewport, there's a currency system (Pearls), along with that, a gambling prompt exists (Though I have to calculate winnings / make changes manually), Merchant's Prompt (they can buy stat boosting / effect items w/ pearls), Inventories, Statuses (Cursed Tiki effects a character's stats), Holiday indicators for seasonal prompts, you bet your ass I have a column for each character's MBTI / Enneagram, friendships between characters, even across media sources if it works.

Testing laboratory to check if new characters I've found would fit here (linked because it wouldn’t upload to the post for some reason?)

Team Puzzle the F/os are working on, it's 82% done ~ Each piece is picked up when a certain prompt comes up.

I may not have a self-insert made special for self-shipping or a detailed story of how I met any of 'em / life together like most you have, which is super cool. But I've got this.

I realize some folks still may be too shy to contact me, so here's some useful formulas to start with -

=IF(A1="word", "Yes it is word" , "Nope it's not word") ^ You can nest this formula like there's no tomorrow. Can be used with below for random chance. Ex. Under 50 is tails, over is heads

=if(iserror(SEARCH("thing to find",A1)), "Not contain", "Contains" ) ^ Similar to above, checks if a cell CONTAINS a cell instead of is EXACTLY that word

=RANDBETWEEN(1,100) ^ Classic out of 100 randomizer, but numbers can be adjusted

=CHOOSE(RANDBETWEEN(1,2), "Apple", "Banana") ^ Another random choice. Can def have more than 2

=INDIRECT("column letter" & cell with row number) ^ This thing is very smart, let’s you outsource the location of a cell

Say these are all in column A - Red (A1), Blue (A2), Yellow (A3)

=INDIRECT("A" & B1)

Then in B1 or something you have either the number 1, 2, or 3. It will use that number to know where to grab the info from :)

I use this in my main Mobile RE viewport, the row number is randomized outside of it, also allows info / notes on specific prompts to come up in a separate cell since they use the same row but a different column

=INDEX(HP!D1:D88 , L21 , 1 )

^ Incredibly similar to the above “indirect” formula. I grabbed this straight from the sheet. L21 is like B1 in the other formula, and the HP!D1:D88 is like “A” in the other, but this one grabs info ACROSS SHEETS, HP is in a different tab than this formula is in! Very useful

=index(E129:M129, randbetween(1, counta(E129:M129) ) ) ^ Big ol' text randomizer. This one is for a single prompt tho

And that's like 99% of my formulas, I probably have minor ones floating around tho. Reblog if you've been inspired / want to contact me to make your own / want to spread this around!

#self shipping #self ship #oc x canon #oc shipping #self insert #i hope this is useful to someone or other #reader x canon

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arrow-guy · 7 years

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Urgent Care

A/N: Okay, so I wrote this loosely based on this post that @imagine-assembling-the-avengers reblogged a little over a month ago because I couldn’t help myself. I think it may have gotten a little out of hand, but I’m p happy with the way it’s turned out! I just hope you guys feel the same way lmao

Pairing: AvengersxReader

Word Count: 5185

Warnings: Slight angst?

“Margaret Carter?”

“Yes?” The woman lying on the hospital bed manages to rasp out. Her breathing is labored and she’s fighting to keep her eyes open. “Who…” She trails off, trying to catch her breath. “Who are you?”

“You don’t know me, but I know how to help you.”

She lets out a hoarse laugh. “How could you help me? I’m dying, dear. There’s nothing to be done.”

“There’s always something to be done.” I shake my head and step towards her. “I have… well, I have powers. I can restore you to the way you were in the forties; young, spry and healthy.”

“How is it that you have these powers?” She asks, wary of the newly presented information.

“I’m an Inhuman, Ms. Carter. When Terrigen mists were released in my city, I was lucky enough to have the necessary alien genes to form a chrysalis and develop powers. Now,” I place my hands on my hips. “Do you want my help or not?”

“Why do you want to help me?”

“Because your idiot godson and too-pretty-for-his-own-good ex are about to do something so stupid that it’ll destroy the balance between supers and civilians as we know it.”

Her eyes widen. “And how do you happen to know this?”

“Not illegally, I can promise you that. I just happen to have Inhuman informants on the inside.”

“Alright… but how do you expect to explain my sudden, miraculous transformation to the hospital staff?”

“Oh, the hospital won’t know. They’ll think you’ve died.”

“And how do you expect to pull that off?”

“Tetrodotoxin B, Ms. Carter. It slows the heart rate to one beat per minute. Dr. Banner is quite brilliant, regardless of whether or not his inventions work the way he intended them.”

“So, I’ll be dead, will I?”

“Legally, yes.”

“And when I wake, I’ll be young again. Is that what you’re telling me?”

“Pretty much, yeah.”

She’s silent for a moment, staring at something directly in front of her. She purses her lips and turns back to me “Do it.”

“Cool,” I smirk and produce a syringe of the tetrodotoxin b and take a step closer to the woman on the bed. “I suggest you get comfortable. You’re gonna be out for a while.”

–

“Ms. Carter,” I snap my fingers in front of her face in an attempt to rouse her. “Rise and shine, sleeping beauty.”

Her eyelids flutter momentarily before her eyes snap open and she sits bolt upright, eyes wide. She looks at me in confusion then down at her hands and, if it’s even possible, her eyes widen further. “This isn’t a dream, is it?”

“Thought you might ask that,” I hand her a mirror and grab my coffee from the table next to her bed. “So I brought backup.”

“How can you do this?” She asks, tearing her eyes away from her reflection. “I realize you have powers, but how can you use them without draining yourself?”

I shrug. “I just have to make sure I take in enough calories before I do anything. Either that, or I drain something or someone else”

“Someone?” She asks, lifting one perfectly shaped eyebrow. She’s trying her hardest to keep her cool, but the mask is slipping.

I shrug again. “If I have to, yes.” I finish with my coffee and crush the slightly soggy paper cup in my hand. “It’s not ideal but, y'know, desperate times and all.”

She nods her understanding and casts her eyes around the room. “Where are we?”

“Motel about half an hour’s drive from the Avengers facility in upstate New York. We have to get to there before dark.”

“You told me Steve and Tony were about to do something only I could stop. What exactly am I stopping?”

“Tony and a number of the other Avengers are about to sign the Sokovia accords. The accords were drawn up in order to move the power over those with powers to the government. Anyone with powers who doesn’t sign, meaning mutants, Inhumans and any other sort of enhanced person, will immediately be marked a criminal and they will be pursued and captured. If they are coerced to sign, they’ll be assigned to a team and all will be fine and dandy.”

“And if they refuse?”

“They’ll be put in prison. Specifically the kind that’s submerged in the middle of the ocean somewhere. They call them rafts. I like to call them hell.”

“Tony wouldn’t dare. “

“I think you’ll find that he would.” I snort. “He’s done a lot of things that he’s not proud of and he’s made some things that he lost control of. He thinks that if there’s someone to keep them in control, then he can prevent any potential future disasters.”

“And Steve…?”

“Steve disagrees, obviously.”

She smiles, likes she’s remembering something. “He never really did like having someone tell him what to do.”

“It’s more than that though. The accords affect everyone. Any powered person who doesn’t sign is a criminal. If someone’s in hiding and has to expose themselves to help an innocent in the street, no matter how pure their intentions, will be put away if they don’t sign.”

“How am I supposed to straighten them out? I’m not an unstoppable force.”

“You’re the only thing left they don’t want to lose. Steve’s probably already gotten an alert letting him know you’ve passed. We have to get to the compound before something drastic happens.”

“Alright then,” She swings her legs over the side of the bed and pushes herself up. “What are we waiting for?”

“For you to change out of your grandma gown.” I rise from my seat and grab the clothing I bought for her and throw the wadded up items at her. “You look ridiculous.”

She readily catches the clothing and looks down at the nightgown she’s currently wearing before laughing. “I suppose the nightgown does age me. Where is the restroom?”

“Just down the hall there,” I point in the general direction. “I’ll pack up and start the car.”

She nods and walks off to the bathroom to change. I shove all of the clothing that’s laying around into the duffel that I brought, leaving a pair of shoes and socks out for Peggy to put on when she returns from the bathroom. Other than the possessions that I brought with, I grab the notepad and ballpoint pen from the table closest to the door and scribble down the phone number of my informant and a message that I’ll have Peggy send on either we’re on our way to the compound. After finishing with the message I take both the notepad and pen, but leave behind the key card on the table.

I fling the duffel in the back of the car and slam the door before dropping heavily into the driver’s seat and loudly closing the door.

It’s about ten minutes before Peggy slides into the passenger seat. I start the engine and, as soon I as she’s buckled her seatbelt, I tear out of the parking lot.

We ride in silence until Ms. Carter can’t stand it any longer. She shifts in her seat and angles her body towards mine. I feel her gaze weighing on me like a ton of bricks.

“Spit it out before I hit you.”

“What exactly is it that you can do?”

“In what context, Ms. Carter.”

“Your powers.” She says. “What are the extend of your powers?”

“Oh. Well, I manipulate stored energy. I can drain energy from people, plants, animals, you name it. I can also give that power back. If I have to, I can weaponize it, but I prefer to keep my talents in the infirmary.”

“Is that how you met your informant?”

“More or less yes. He and I worked at the Avengers facility together. He’s a weapons technician and I worked in the infirmary. More often than not, he would get injured trying to help Stark with his tech and I’d have to patch him up.” I concentrate on the road signs my eyebrows furrowing. “I got pretty well acquainted with most of the Avengers, if I’m being honest. After they found out about my powers they would occasionally come see me for a little energy boost before missions. Not all of them will be happy to see me, so please don’t be offended if I use you like a human shield.”

“Why wouldn’t they be happy to see you?” She asks, narrowing her eyes at me.

“Let’s just say I couldn’t be exactly what they wanted.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

I sigh, my grip tightening around the steering wheel. “During the Ultron incident the team picked up a couple of kids. They went to Sokovia and only one of the kids came back alive. They wanted me to bring him back, but I couldn’t. His brain had been without oxygen for too long and I couldn’t do anything to help.” I wipe a frustrated tear away with my thumb. “No one was too happy to have me around at that point, so I left. I kept in touch with my informant and, from what he tells me, at least a few of them think I’m a deserter.”

“That hardly seems appropriate.” She turns her body back to the front of the car and focuses her eyes on the road.

“Yeah, well I left when things got hard. Their words hold some truth. Can’t really be upset when I’m the one who gave up and ran away.” I flip open the compartment between the two front seats and fish out the note I had written earlier and the cell phone and toss them into her lap. “The past doesn’t matter. The present does though, so text that message to the number on the paper.”

–

I stop the car in a secluded area a ways away from the facility. It looks almost exactly the way it did the day I left.

“So this is the Avengers facility?”

“Yup.”

“It’s not as large as I would have expected Tony to have built it.”

“There’s more to it than what you see right here.” I unbuckle my seatbelt and pull myself out of the car. Peggy follows and joins me on my side of the car. “There are a bunch of buildings that you can’t see from here and there’s a large portion of the facility that’s underground.” I point to a small building a few yards away. “That’s how we’re getting in. We just have to wait for my friend to open the door.”

“And when is that supposed to happen?”

“Just give the man a second. He does work in one of the most heavily fortified facilities in the world.”

“What is that building anyway? It’s so small, I can’t imagine it having much more use than a small shed.”

“It’s the underground entrance. Most people who live outside of the facility use it to come and go, especially those of us who work, or rather worked on the lower levels of the facility.”

“Huh,”

The doors slide open, revealing my friend who stands there staring in our general direction. I lock the car and gesture to Ms. Carter to follow me. She sticks close, understanding the risk of sneaking into the compound.

“It’s about damn time you got here.” He says as soon as we’re in earshot. “You were supposed to be here an hour ago.”

I roll my eyes and sigh. “Shut up and give me a hug you asshole.” He laughs and pulls me into a brief but tight hug. “We works have been here sooner, but restoring her drained me more than I expected it to.”

He nods and looks over my shoulder to Ms. Carter. “It’s an honor to meet you ma’am. We’ve all heard great things.”

“It’s good to meet you too.” She nods respectfully. “I have no idea what your names are though.”

“You didn’t tell her our names?!”

“It never came up!”

“You’re hopeless.” He sighs in resignation. “I’m Jared and they’re (Y/N).”

“Alright,” Peggy nods once again.

“Okay, we should head inside before we get caught out here. I’d rather go to them than have them come to us.” I suggest stepping aside to allow Peggy to go through the door before me. Jared nods and we follow him down three flights of stairs and into his small office at the very end of the corridor.

As soon as the door is closed I open an application on my phone and activate it before nodding to Jared. He nods back and nod grabs a spare uniform that he managed to smuggle out of the laundry from behind his desk.

“How long do we have until they know something’s up?” He asks.

“Maybe fifteen minutes, twenty if we’re lucky.” I answer taking one of the uniforms from him and immediately beginning to change into it. “Stark, we should start worrying around ten.”

“Alright then, here’s the plan; Stark and Rogers aren’t exactly talking to each other right now. Last I heard, Rogers was mourning the loss of Ms. Carter here. You walk past a few security cameras, freak out the security staff enough that they call Stark in to check, he alerts the rest of the team and you wait for them to come to you.”

“Cool,” I zip the front of the uniform and stuff the cap on my head. “Anyone I should be particularly worried about?”

“Romanoff and Barton always seemed to like you, so they probably won’t be a huge problem. The Vision is just…”

“Vision?” I offer.

Jared snorts. “Let’s say he’s learning. You see the news a couple days ago?” I nod. “Wanda’s in a bad spot, she may not even show up.”

“Might be for the best. I got weird energy readings off of her when she realized I couldn’t bring her brother back.” I nod. “Anyone else I should be wary of aside from the fearless leaders?”

“Rhodes and Wilson joined up, so you might want to watch out for them.”

“Why is it that you’re warning them but not me?” Peggy asks.

“Because you’re the person who started all of this.” Jared says, gesturing to the facility in general. “Who would dare hurt you?

“Even so-”

“Listen,” I cut her off “I’m the one who pissed everyone off. Anyone who’s still upset with me is more likely to just punch me and then ask questions. If they don’t recognize you, they still won’t initially hurt a civilian. You’re fine.”

“If you insist.”

“She’s right, Ms. Carter.” Jared glances at the clock. “You two better get going if you want to get this done.”

I nod. “Alright, let’s go.”

We bid Jared farewell and head back out into the facility. I take her down past the gym where the Captain worked out when he wanted to be alone and check the window to the main door. Sure enough, he’s in there, pounding away at a bag near the doors. I slip away before he can see me and nod to Peggy. She nods back and takes her place in front of the door.

Taking a knee, I press the palms of my hands flat against the concrete floor. I close my eyes and focus on the Captain’s energy signature. When I’m sure that I’ve locked onto his unique energy, I send a jolt through the floor and into his body in hopes of it startling him enough to get him to look around and see his lost love standing at the door.

At the sound of Ms. Carter’s soft gasp, I grab her wrist and haul her down the corridor, whipping the both of us around a corner and pressing us against the wall. We hear the doors slam open and the slapping of feet against concrete as Steve thunders out of the gym. As soon as we hear his footsteps retreat we move on to our next point.

We quickly make our way to the hangar. There are rows upon rows of quinjets in various states of disrepair. Several technicians shout a greeting and I wave back, grinning at their reactions when they realize who we are.

“(Y/N)!”

I glance over my shoulder to see who’s trying to get my attention. When I see someone jogging to catch up with us I stop Ms. Carter and turn around to wait. I squint at them, trying to figure out who they are and it takes a while for it to click.

“Freddy?” I call, “Is that you?”

He laughs as he comes to a stop in front of me. “The one and only.”

“You’ve put on some weight, man.” I comment, pulling him into a hug. “It’s a good look for you.”

He laughs again, slapping me heartily on my back before releasing me from the hug. “I’ll have you know it’s all muscle!”

I snort in amusement. “Yeah, whatever you say, Fred.” He grins at me and I laugh at his response. “How’re the wife and kids?”

“Still just as tickled as ever that I have a job.” He answers. Peggy catches his attention and I immediately see the rebellious sparkle glint in his eyes. “So you’re really doing it, huh? Restoring balance to the Avengers?”

“We’re sure as hell gonna try.”

“Well good on you,” He leans in slightly and lowers his voice. “Though I’m glad I’m not the one who has to be there when the shit hits the fan.”

“I would never ask that of you. You have a family to protect. I don’t want to mess that up for you.” A loud siren cuts through the air and I sigh loudly. “That’s our cue, Ms. Carter.”

“It was lovely to meet you, Fred.” Peggy says, nodding to the stout man in front of us.

“Same to you, ma’am.” He grins at the two of us and squeezes my arm in a silent wish of good luck.

I clap him on the shoulder and lead Peggy towards the exit on the other side of the hangar. Before we leave the massive room I take off the cap that I’m wearing and discard it, making it easier to recognize me.

I hold the door for Ms. Carter and follow after her as soon as she’s through the doorway, the door banging shut behind us.

“There they are!” Someone yells to our right. Upon further investigation I find a horde of facility security officers not too far off.

“Oh, this is getting good,” I say, shooting a manic grin at Peggy before grabbing her by the hand and rushing off in the direction opposite the security officers.

Without so much as a shout of complaint, Peggy races after me, managing to stick close to me as we wave through the maze-like halls of the facility.

As soon as we burst through the doors that lead to another open field on the other side of the compound we’re met by both Stark and Rhodes, their repulsors trained on the both of us. By the shouts coming from behind us I would hazard a guess that the security guards followed us out and, with any luck, the good captain himself.

“Was this part of the plan?” Ms. Carter hisses.

“Completely.” I answer. “Just stay very still.”

“Y know, I was really hoping we’d never see you again, (Y/N).” Stark’s voice scratches out of his suit.

“Believe me, if I could have avoided coming back, I would have.”

“Care to explain why you’re back then? And on top of that, why did you drag this innocent woman into your petty liitle fight with us?”

“Are you really such an incredible dumbass that you’ve already forgotten what your godmother looks like, Stark?” I question.

Tony snorts in derision. “Peggy Carter is dead. You really expect anyone to believe that you brought her back after claiming you couldn’t bring Maximoff back?”

“He had been without oxygen for too long. If I had even tried he would have been brain dead and that would have been a fate worse than death. I did everyone a favor. The fact that you still can’t see that just cements the fact that leaving this team was the best decision I ever made. However, I didn’t come here to dig up the past, I came to get you idiots the scolding of a lifetime.” I run a hand through my hair and square my shoulders defiantly. “Three days ago I paid Ms. Carter a visit in her hospital room. I offered her the chance to have her youth back and she accepted. Using one of Banner’s little inventions, I helped her fake her death and restored her.”

“You're… you’re really not lying about this, are you?” Steve’s voice sounds from behind me. I sigh loudly and turn around to face the man.

“I’ve caused you all enough pain as it is. I wouldn’t come back and spout nonsense just to rub salt into the wounds.”

Looking over my shoulder, I catch Ms. Carter’s eye and nod to her. Her jaw sets and she turns to face the man. I watch as his eyes go wide and tears form in his eyes.

“Hello, Steve.” She says quietly.

“I-I…” He stutters, searching for something to say. “You’re here.” He says finally.

Peggy nods once. “I am. “ She confirms before turning around again to face her godson. “Now, Anthony, this young person has filled me in on the, what did you call them?” She asks, turning her head towards me.

“The Sokovia Accords.” I answer.

“Yes, the Sokovia Accords.” She nods. “You can’t seriously be considering signing the blasted thing.”

“The accords are going to do a lot of good.” He says defensively.

“No, what they’re going to do is set back the progress we’ve made with powered people by several decades. Do you realize how hard it was to normalize the existence of mutants, Tony? Now with the appearance of Inhumans, we’re presented with an entirely new obstacle and the only thing signing those accords will do is not only criminalize, but demonize the existence of anyone with abilities.”

“Aunt Peggy-”

“I am not finished.” She says tersely. I imagine her tacking on a ‘young man’ at the end of her sentence and have to tamp down the urge to laugh. “Why exactly are you signing the accords? Did you think about how it would affect the rest of your team? How it would affect the rest of the world? Once you sign something like this and it takes hold, it’s very hard to dismantle it. Tell me, have you even read through the proposal?”

“I’ve skimmed it.”

“Of course you have.” I mutter, scrubbing a hand down my face.

“(Y/N), please, that’s not helping.” Peggy says curtly.

“Right, sorry. Force of habit.”

She rolls her eyes. “Do you know what they’re proposing to do with those who don’t sign the accords, Tony?”

“I don’t exactly remember for sure.” He answers. We can’t see his face, but I’m certain he’s trying to look anywhere but at Peggy right now.

“They’re going to put them in prison, dear. Prison. For something they can’t even control. And you think this is a good proposal?”

The faceplate of Tony’s mask finally slides up, revealing his uncertain expression. “We need someone to keep us in line. We can’t keep operating on our own. Too many bad things have happened when we’ve run unchecked and it can’t go on like this.”

“Then propose something else.” Peggy says evenly. “The two of you need to work together and draw up a document that you can both agree on.”

“That sounds… doable.” Steve says slowly.

“It damn well better be or, so help me, I will take over and make your lives a living hell until you straighten out. Even then, who knows what I’ll do!” Peggy threatens.

I watch Steve visibly stiffen and I find myself slightly amazed at the effect that this woman has on these two men. I knew she was important, but I guess even then I underestimated her.

When the two men don’t verbally react she shoots alternating disapproving looks at the two men. “Do I make myself clear?”

“Of course, Peggy.” Steve nods fervently.

Peggy and I stare at Tony expectantly. He drops his gaze to the grass.

“Yes, Aunt Peggy.” He mumbles, his words just barely loud enough for us to hear.

Peggy nods in satisfaction. “Good. Now shake on it.”

Both men stare at her, eyes wide. She just lifts her eyebrows at the two of them, her expression otherwise stern.

“Well?” She places her hands on her hips. “We haven’t got all day, have we?”

I watch, mouth covered by my hand to muffle a giggle, as the two men trudge reluctantly towards each other and firmly grasp one others hand. They move them up stiffly up and down once before looking to Ms. Carter for approval. She sighs in exasperation and rolls her eyes.

“Fine,” She scrubs a hand down her face and crosses her arms over her chest. “Let’s get started on this. I don’t want you to put off something this important.”

Steve nods and waves away the security officers who quickly disperse, nodding once to me and Ms. Carter before they’re gone.

“Y’know, I half wanted to work security when I started here.” I muse, watching the men stalk off to their regular postings. “Maybe you guys wouldn’t hate me as much if I did.”

“You think that we hate you?” Steve questions.

I shrug once before nodding. “S’why I left. Everyone was throwing off negative energy and it was all directed at me. With the strength of it, I knew I wouldn’t be missed if I left. On top of that, Tony’s little greeting earlier really just confirmed that my decision was the right one.”

Steve’s expression darkens and I can’t quite read it. He just looks me directly in the eye and nods once before motioning for us to follow him.

I follow after Peggy as both Tony and Steve lead the way back into the facility.

Soon the hallway let’s out into a tunnel of glass, looking out on the expansive fields of the facility. Everything is impossibly green and beautiful. I half wonder if one of the landscapers has powers because whoever keeps up with this has to either be in a hundred places at once or have the greenest thumb in existence.

I amble along behind the small group, taking in the view, shoving my hands in my pockets and not really paying any attention to what’s going on around me. If I keep quiet I’ll be able to leave again soon without too much fuss.

“(Y/N)!” Tony barks, snapping his fingers in front of my nose, effectively stopping me in my tracks.

“What?” I ask, scowling at him.

“We’ve been trying to get your attention for a while now.” Steve says.

“Really?” I raise my eyebrows in surprise. “Sorry, I was just thinking about how much I don’t want to be here. Didn’t realize you’d actually want to talk to me.”

“Is everyone who quits your little company this sarcastic, Tony?” Peggy asks.

“Nope, just this one.”

I roll my eyes. “What was it that you wanted to talk to me about?”

“Where did you get the uniform?” Tony asks. “It’s not like you can just make one.”

“I borrowed it from a friend who liberated it from the wash for me.”

“Who was it?”

“Now that would be tattling, Stark, and tattling can get someone fired in a place like this.”

“It’s not like I’d fire them.” Tony grumbles.

“Wouldn’t you though?” Steve questions, cooking an eyebrow accusing lyrics.

Stark isn’t given a chance to defend himself as Natasha enters the corridor.

“I heard the alarm a little while ago, what happened?” She asks, looking between her two colleagues.

“Why don’t you ask your little friend here?” Tony says, making a sweeping gesture towards me.

“Friend? I didn’t know anyone was supposed to be here.” Her brow furrows as she looks past them before her eyes settle on me and a grin stretches her elegant features. “(Y/N)?”

“Hey, Nat,” I greet her with a wave and a bright smile. “Fancy meeting you here!”

She pushes past the men at the head of the group to wrap an arm round my neck and pull me down to her height so she can grind her knuckles into my scalp. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?”

“Couldn’t,” I grit out, smile still firmly in place, and try to shove her off of me. “It was kind of a secret.”

“I’m a spy, I can keep a secret.” She says, releasing me and punching me in the arm.

“I know, but this was a really big one!” I say, my voice almost a whine, and rub at my arm.

“This is what that young man meant when he said she liked you?” Peggy asks incredulously.

“What young man?” Tony asks.

“Nunya,” I answer, shit eating grin plastered on my face.

“Last name?”

“Business.”

“Nunya Business…” Tony trails off, his brow furrowing angrily. “Are you fucking kidding me.”

Steve snorts loudly, his mouth covered with his hand to keep his laughter contained and Peggy smacks his arm, a soft smile playing at the corners of her mouth. I laugh outright and Natasha snickers from beside me.

“Was it Jared?” Nat whispers in my ear. I nod in response. “Good kid.”

“He is,” I agree.

“Is that Peggy Carter?”

“Indeed it is,” I nod.

“Isn’t she supposed to be dead?” Natasha asks.

“Yup,”

“Tetrodotoxin B?”

“Right on the nose, Nat.” I laugh. “Figured she was the only one who could fix this whole business with the Accords.”

“Huh,”

“Yeah,” I sigh quietly. Steve, Tony and Peggy begin walking down the hall again and Natasha and I follow after them, keeping enough distance between us that we can talk at a normal level. “Is Steve still looking for Barnes?”

“You think there’s any force in the world that could possibly stop him once he’s put his mind to something?”

“Right, well, he might want to check Romania.”

“Romania?”

“Sounds strange, I know, but I’ve heard rumors from a few Inhumans in the area who have seen someone who looks like the Winter Soldier in the street markets.”

The group goes into the conference room and Natasha and I loiter outside a while longer.

“You sure the information is legitimate?” She questions.

“I doubt my own people would lie about something this serious. Still,” I shrug. “Even if it’s not, it’s a better lead than anything he’s had in almost two years.”

“Sure wouldn’t hurt.” She turns her attention to the group in the room, hunched over a large stack of papers. “You think you’d ever come back?”

“Stark doesn’t want me here.” I say simply.

“That doesn’t answer the question, (Y/N).”

“Let’s worry about the Accords before I make a decision okay?”

“Fair enough.”

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