#sighing into the void

[aseariel]

What is the protocol when you feel a need to apologize to someone because you made them feel bad, and you didn't want to, but the way you made them feel bad was by calling them out for calling themselves a piece of shit

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It's not helpful, man. I don't even think it makes you feel any better but it sure as hell makes everyone else feel worse

I don't want any part of the way you hurt yourself on judgment you ascribe to me

"stop being mean to my friend" etc

But it also feels like saying anything just makes it worse & doesn't matter, so that's frustrating

[bardofavon]

not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

[redflannelsheets]

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[not2old4fandom]

I just want a person to cuddle with.

[notyourmusebby]

no rizz just brown sparkly loving eyes and a soft smile

[infernal-lamb]

more doodles, since I've been so busy! Sketched out Shamura finally....along with exploring the idea that Shamura's prophecies also appeared in abstract webs they've weaved along the years....I think its just Neat(tm)

also: when ur vessel keeps dying just to stare at you with unyielding saucer-like eyes filled with an indescribable bloodlust silently. just fucked up lamb things

[rapidhighway]

pages 3-4. woah. part 2 of this

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[synthwayve]

Sometimes I think about how nobody says Micolash’s name out loud in game

[house-of-naga]

Fellas….

Is it gay to move in with ur bandmate, call yourself his boyfriend, and also constantly mention that you’re generally happier, healthier, and sleeping better since you did?

[seashoreships]

Hi okay the tawog fixation is creeping back up on me sorry Stickmin followers I’ll post more on that later…. (°_°”)

[abstract-hellbender]

what if hey were cowboys,,, all im saying...

[caregivingchrysalises]

you’re allowed to be upset love bug, being small doesn’t mean your feelings stop petal. you may even feel your feelings more while you’re in headspace~ and you know what little one? that’s perfectly valid! there’s no right way to regress sweetheart, you are allowed to be upset and frustrated when small, feeling your feelings doesn’t make you any less of a regressor darling, your feelings are always important and deserve to be seen and respected. as your prinx, and your baba, i promise to provide the space and care you require no matter how big or small your feelings are. we’ll weather this together my dear, you have my word.

[crystalsandbubbletea]

*Incoherent sobbing begins because I'm a Switch player so I don't have the 1.6 update yet*

[redflannelsheets]

Dreamed of you again last night. Photos of you—professional images from a magazine shoot, styled with the backdrop of a neon vaporwave sunset silhouetting a bungalow and palm trees—slowly blooming into action, coming alive. You didn’t start front and center in the frame of the shots, but hidden in the details of foliage and low light outlining your features: the fan of your eyelashes, the gleam of your eye, the curve of your cheek, your lips mostly concealing a smile. Eventually, in this strange blossoming of still image into rudimentary video, the focus pulled back to reveal your whole image: effortless in a casual grey suit—white shirt, no tie—tall and lean and commanding every gaze to fall upon you. Your hair was perfectly swooped, your skin slightly ruddy from the heat. I woke up dazed, unsure of both time and space. My heart will follow my subconscious mind anywhere—trip down any rabbit hole of dreaming narrative—just to find you. Even now, still.

[sugarpasteltmnt]

thinking about Him again

[nellasbookplanet]

Now that season 2 of good omens is only about a month away and everyone waiting has already watched season 1 and read the book multiple times, may I suggest something to tide you over while waiting:

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb! Featuring an angel and a demon best-friend pair going on a trip together and being very confused by humans and their weird ways! It is very good!

The general tone is pretty humorous and light-hearted, the characters are fun, the mythology is fun, it’s all very jewish and very queer but light on romance (there’s an f/f subplot though!). The plot is less apocalyptic than Good Omens (they’re looking for a missing girl, not trying to stop armageddon) but equally as engaging.

In short: read When the Angels Left the Old Country, please, I beg of you, it deserves so much love