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[xoxoemynn]

Em!!

Hello lovely, I know I wrote you a lovely letter recently during your own love fest but I still wanted to pop in and say hi and spread some more love and give some hugs.

So, just to reiterate what I’ve said a million times before:

Thank you so much for sharing your work with us and for being so awesome and supportive. It’s so beautiful to have people like you in our fandom who do so much to help uplift others and stay positive. Honestly, idk how you do it sometimes, this world can be so nasty and whenever things kinda go sideways you’re always there with the just right thing to say to bring that little spark of hope back. For me at least.

Your post about the show yesterday really hit me hard bc I was feeling pretty low and it’s just nice to know that we have such passionate fans who are willing to stick around and keep this fandom running, even if we don’t get our show back.

Thank you again 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 I hope you have a lovely rest of your sunday evening. 💜

Awwww lovely, this is so extremely kind of you to say. And I'm glad you found comfort in that post. Truthfully, I do still circle through all the stages of grief in losing OFMD. Some days are better than others. I know everyone handles it differently — some people go full clown, others prefer to accept that it's over for good. We've all got to do whatever is best for our mental health. For me, that does mean keeping a bit of hope alive. That spark, no matter how faint it may be at times, is what keeps me going. I lose hope, I'm just straight into the abyss.

But hope doesn't just happen. You do have to nurture it. I've gotten much more protective of my fandom space since the cancellation. We live in a reality where it's very likely we will never get more canonical content for this show. Fandom is the only guarantee we have left, and even that will only last so long as we tend to it with love.

Because of that, it's just not fun to me to be a hater, or to spend time dwelling on the parts of the show/fandom that I dislike or wish would be different. It's just not interesting to me and, frankly, I think nearly every round of discourse we get is just a weak rehash of discourse we've been through a dozen times already and that's very boring to me. So I just don't engage. I block and filter liberally. If shit starts getting to me, I log off and come back when I'm ready.

I prefer to spend my time celebrating all the art and fic and meta that comes out of this fandom, or sharing fun head canons, or laughing at shitposts. And I have very selfish reasons for doing that because usually that inspires people to do MORE of it, so I get to enjoy it even MORE, even when I'm busy or emotionally drained and can't offer much myself.

It's a common phrase that you get out of fandom what you put into it, and I do think that's true, but I also think it's only half of the equation. I think you also get out of fandom what you take out of it. And so that's why I spend my time in places and with people that spark joy and creativity and love, because that fuels my own, and that's what keeps my spark of hope burning. That's what encourages me to continue sharing my love for the show and all the fans, because I see it in so many others. And if anybody or anything gets in the way of that? Fuck'em. They serve no purpose to me and are in fact counterproductive to the reason I'm in this fandom at all. Fare thee well.

And so when I see you going around spreading kindness, and dropping these really thoughtful notes in people's inboxes, and reaching out to people who are struggling, and leaving really sweet replies on posts and the BEST comments on fics? That's IT. That's what fandom is. That's the whole heart of it. That's what gives me hope. That's what keeps me going. That's what keeps me out of the abyss.

So thank YOU for all that you do, thank you for showing your love for the show, thank you for showing your love to the fans. That's why we're still here. And that's the only way we'll continue to be here years upon years after the Revenge sets sail for the final time. 💕

[blakbonnet]

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mutuals send me your fave emoji and I'll tell you which scene from ofmd I associate with you the most

[soupbtch]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers✨

HI SCRIB 🫶

1. coffee with oat milk creamer

2. gay pirates

3. I had a tattoo consultation yesterday and I’m so so so excited about the actual appointment in a couple weeks it’s gonna be SICK

4. cold weather

5. sexual sunday

[saltpepperbeard]

Happy Birthday!!!

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I hope you have the most wonderful day, Jodi! Shout out to the Late Nov Birthdays 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Thank you so much, Scrib!!! AND LATE NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS RAAAAA 🦅

[as-a-creww]

just wanted to pop in and send some hugs and good vibes!! 😊🫶🏼🫂

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THANK YOU PIPER!! This is a lovely little pick me up 😌🥰

[jaskierx]

just wanted to pop in and send some hugs and good vibes!! 😊🫶🏼🫂

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thank you pal they are much needed and much appreciated 💛💛💛

[peanutbutterex]

just wanted to pop in and send some hugs and good vibes!! 😊🫶🏼🫂

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Thank you so much!!!! Giving you hugs and good vibes back, friend! ❤️❤️❤️

[ofmdee]

just wanted to pop in and send some hugs and good vibes!! 😊🫶🏼🫂

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tysm piper this was the perfect thing to see after a nap!!! 🎆

[gentlebeardsbarngrill]

Happy Birthday!!

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Eeee tysm Scrib my friend! You're so sweet! I had a cake exactly like that one! 🥰

[careful-knives]

just wanted to pop in and send some hugs and good vibes!! 😊🫶🏼🫂

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Aww, thank you 💜💜💜

Sending you hugs and good vibes right back at you 🫂🫂🫂✨✨✨💖💖💖

[signify-nothing]

Oh my god. I usually try not to complain about critiques on my fiction, but this one dude I've been dealing with has just been so fucking obnoxious. First of all, he started critiquing the story on the fourth chapter, even though I specifically said in the critique guidance that I wasn't interested in drive-by critiques by people who hadn't started at the beginning. I gave him a pass since the first three chapters were "locked" since they already had the maximum number of critiques, so if he wanted to waste his time trying to critique a story he didn't understand that was his issue.

But then he went on to critique four chapters, repeatedly saying he didn't understand character motivations that were explicitly explained in the first three chapters. Eventually, he said he was bowing out because the story wasn't moving forward and was boring him.

But the kicker? He literally, explicitly told me he wrote a 5,000 word story inspired by my idea. And he wanted to know what I thought.

Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me.

I feel like this man is trying to punk me. Holy shit. What a nice way to spend my Saturday morning.

[xoxoemynn]

just wanted to pop in and send some hugs and good vibes!! 😊🫶🏼🫂

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Mwah mwah mwah, thank you, lovely, much appreciated. And right back atcha. 💕💕💕💕

[blakbonnet]

Good Morning Meow! 🫶🏼

Well, morning for me anyway. I hope you’re having a wonderful day and I just wanted to pop in and say thank you for everything you do for the fandom and our lovely and talented artists and authors and for all of your lovely edits and art and gifs!

I haven’t been back in fandom long and you were one of the first to interact with me and actually make me feel safe and welcome and one of the first to comment on my fic, which just really helped me feel more confident in posting my work. I really cannot tell you how much it means to me.

So all of that to say I am so grateful we have someone so amazing and sweet and talented and supportive like you in our fandom because too often it can get nasty and you do so much to help keep it happy and positive. Thank you.

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that is the nicest thing to hear oh my goodness, you are so so talented and I'm going to catch up to your fic soon 😭 I miss them! thank you for being so generous with your comments and always being a happy presence in my notes 🥹

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Danny!!

Hello lovely, I hope this weekend has treated you well. Just stopping in to say hi and spread some love. 🥰

Thank you for being such an amazing mutual and one of the fandoms staunchest cheerleaders. Having people like you in the fandom who are so enthusiastic about their friends work and supporting artists as well as being such a talented writer in their own right is so beautiful and inspiring.

You’ve made me feel so welcome in this fandom since I first came back and I’m so grateful to have you as a mutual. I hope you have a lovely rest of your day! Big hugs 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

piper YOU WROTE ME A LOVELY LETTER SLKFDJSKLDJ 😫

thank you soooo much, this really brightened my day. I love that you are sending love out into the fandom because I agree that it is so needed rn. you are so kind and funny and I'm honored to have you as a mutual as well 🥹 LOVE YOU MWAHHHHHHH HUGGING YOU BACK 🫶

[mightymur]

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[as-a-creww]

put 5 songs you listen to, post it, then send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers <333

Ooh thanks for the ask Piper! ☺️

Vampire - Olivia Rodrigo

Getting Older - Billie Eilish

Coming Home Song - Sammy Rae & The Friends

Saturn - SZA

Adore You - Harry Styles