#rlly nice surprise!

[grayskyalt]

immersive celebi ❤️

[tinyfantasminha]

I don't want to keep clogging my blog with vent posts but uh... I guess this is a more general concern/observation

But it's getting real hard to stay motivated in fandom spaces when there's little compensation, and annoying occurrences are more frequent than good ones.

Mainly there's been less engagement/people showing interest in creators and their art (such as sending asks, making comments and reblogging with tags) and MORE parasocial interactions. This goes for both artists and writers.

Over this year I've noticed a vast disinterest within my public in general. Asks about ocs, my art, or just nice simple comments of ''I love your art'' has been getting more and more scarce. My follower number is bigger than 2-3 years ago sure and I get more likes on my posts but they are feeling more like just numbers and statistics than actual people who supposedly like my stuff.

And while people being parasocial with creators has always been a thing, I feel like it's gotten way worse... in general? People sending personal pictures out of the blue in hopes of being validated, unwanted psychological advice or assumptions about the creator without any established connection first ( <- these happened to me in the same week.) ventdump, just insensitive/lacking of common sense comments in general, unreasonable demands (mostly with writers)... I wondered at first if it was just me, but a handful of mutuals/acquaintances who are artists and writers seems to be going through it as well.

It's annoying. It's tough. It's getting exhausting. Creators pour so much of themselves into their work—countless hours, effort, and passion, all to share something meaningful or entertaining with others (and for FREE) The LEAST anyone can do is show respect, even if opinions differ. When a writer posts a fanfic, don't just say ''omg post next chapter!'', when an artist posts a drawing of their favorite character, don't just say ''omg draw (character) next!'' as if they're faceless content machines that are expected to churn out more '''content''' for you without acknowledgment, encouragement, or appreciation.

''I want to support creators but I don't know what to say and I feel intimidated by their talent so I just lurk silently :((('' I swear to you, no creator (at least not the majority) is making up an intimidating persona to discourage you from interacting with them. They WANT your comments. A single ''I love your art/writing/videos'' or even something as silly as ''I want to eat your art'' is enough to keep a creator sighing dreamily for WEEKS. It doesn't have to be deep! It's heartfelt and that's what it matters!! (Just remember to keep it relevant and thoughtful... It takes just a bit of common sense NOT to comment things like ''this looks like (another character)'' or ''this but with (another unrelated ship/character/show)''. No one wants to hear comparisons or unrelated ideas when they’ve poured their soul into something.)

In fact, the ''I like your art but I think you're intimidating'' feels more hurtful than flattering. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, acting wrong. 💀

If you love that fanfic that changed your brain psyche forever and want to gush about it, go tell the writer. If you loved so much a piece of art that you saved it a million times in your phone and can't stop thinking about it, go tell the artist. Push away the ''they probably won't care about my comment/it won't make a difference'' thoughts. DO IT NOW. You won't know when they might go inactive forever or deactivate. You can't know if that is the last piece they will ever post. Make sure you show appreciation to creators NOW, while they are still here. While they're still not being replaced by AI.

[biblically-accurate-dca]

au where moon fills in while sun is "on vacation" and nothing bad happens

[deonideatta]

In this time of drought and famine I offer you some Eden AU twiyor 🤲🏾

Based on this post by @lady-charinette!!

[drksnctury]

im gonna be honest, out of all the hozier songs, i didnt anticipate for Take Me to Church would be the one on Crowley’s playlist

im so normal abt this

[fraternum-momentum]

here is my official tier list of body parts i like to draw / look at :

it basically can be summarized with this

[mblue-art]

out w these tall clowns 🌲🌸

[almostvermin]

like ik i talk about ritsu like hes my little wet cat meow meow bc he IS my little wet cat meow meow but also

and THIS is the guy hes trying to kill (his older brother)

[sorrelpaws]

how u feeling on the new voice actor?

they actually got two people! and i think they're both pretty good. mortys voice is a bit more high pitched and rick's sounds notably different in certain scenes, but they fit well!

[rudeamity]

gold medal match!! terribly terribly excited to see how this one goes

[toxictoxicities]

Update: I drank too much, my tummy is sore and i threw up 4 times 😂😂😂

I wanna quickly thank everyone and all the wishes in the inbox im yet to reply to, you’re all really sweet- I never had such a blow up for my birthday online so I really did bring a tear to my eye to have my 18th, the most important one be celebrated as much as it was. It was really sweet so thank you all again for the wishes and the bits of art 💕✨

Im thinking of probably giving back to you guys somehow, I have no idea what yet bahah!

Idk how to thank everyone individually enough

[paingoes]

i feel like ive had a lil uptick in quiet followers recently 😭❤️‍🩹 theres nothing wrong w that its super cool if ur just here for the ride but um. i see u :)

[jrueships]

Bought one of my lil nephew giannis shoes for his birthday bcs he loves giannis and these are some of the ugliest fucking things I have ever laid my eyes on in my life. anyways it's his bday today so i gave them to him. but they are so ugly. he loves them

[ridl]

keqing became part of the adepti family so easily despite her beliefs, this AQ imagery was prophetic

[kavennnn]

coil ch

edit: tumblr stole half of my tags so i put a bad version of the second half of what i was trying to say in my notes :( sorry

[spacekettles]

You followed me!

You are in the nom zone. Please wear heavy clothing in case of heavy nommage.

sigh you got it boss

another typical saturday..