#some of the nicest I’ve met in fandoms

[quicksweetdreamer]

Dead boy detectives got cancelled

I genuinely want to cry over the news, I had hope… the idea that I’ll never see the boys in any new episode ever again is heartbreaking…

But I’ve already seen a few people saying that now, season 2 gets to be whatever we want, that it belongs to the fandom now and I want to thank those people for bringing some positivity into this sad situation.

And I want to thank all of you actively participating in this fandom.

Everyone who writes fanfictions, who created/participated into Painland week, who draws fanart and comics, who makes edits, posts, who interacts in any way… you are all fantastic and you are a balm on my bleeding heart.

I’m grieving a show and characters that became so important to me in such little time. But I know there are still many wonderful people that love this fandom as much as I do (if not more) and that are there to stay for quite some time, that aren’t abandoning ship because of the cancellation.

Netflix let us down, but I’m glad this show happened even if it died far too quickly, because it meant so much to me and because it gave me this wonderful fandom.

Cry because it’s over if you must, I know I will, but also smile because it happened.

[changeling-fae]

you're quite the exquisite creature, valentine

Omg, this is beautiful! Thank you. 😭💖💐

[maaikeatthefullmoon]

I am so incredibly grateful to the GO fandom for introducing me to some of the nicest, funniest, and cleverest people on this planet.

I met the incomparable @words-so-innefable through a work I wrote on AO3 earlier this year and we quickly became great friends, messaging almost daily here on tumblr about all things GO, Dr Who, and life in general.

This past Friday we *finally* got to meet up in the flesh in London, where we spent a day living our best nerdy lives, hitting up Forbidden Planet, the Who Shop, and what are apparently the best Eccles cakes in London (St John St Bakery, if you wanted to know- have them with Lancashire cheese for the full experience).

I don’t think we shut up the entire time and it was glorious. All the nerdy fan-ness that I don’t get to dump at home, I was free to let fall out of my mouth, and I received fan-ness in return.

And it was sooo relaxed. The most relaxed I’ve EVER been on a trip to London. This is what life can be like, with people who *get* you, when you don’t have to wear your mask. I’m not even this relaxed at home.

I didn’t have the rebound exhaustion from this trip that I normally have, and that really made me think.

In the meantime, I leave you with our ineffable selfie. 🤘

[dixonsdarkelf]

2024 Wrapped

GIF by me, dividers by @anitalenia

I wouldn’t call this a yearly wrap-up as I’ve only been posting since October 1st, but here we are.

Wow, 2024’s been a hell of a year professionally, personally, and on here. I started writing again for the first time since the pre-pandemic days, had my 5-year anniversary with my partner, found myself in this lovely little corner of the fandom & made some new friends along the way. After only writing OC content my whole life, I finally took the leap and started doing x Reader content, and that’s been fun so far. It’s been a wild few months.

No one asked for this part, but I figured I'd give a little bit of an origin story as to how the hell I even ended up here.

I hatched an idea one day, that idea being the existence of my sweet little angel Vec (Lydia Vector). She just popped into my brain one day after having not thought about TWD in ages. Then my brain said “she’s gonna be Daryl’s love interest.” And after not having done any writing in years (I started creative writing when I was 14), I said “well…guess I’m doing this now.” So I began posting on AO3 and Wattpad and eventually made my way over here. And it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

If you found me on here from reading my content on another platform, thank you, and I'm happy to have you here.

When I first started posting on here, I felt like a teeny, tiny drop in a sea full of big names (probably because I was) (I still feel that), and that was intimidating enough to almost make me stop altogether. But I've met some of the best people through this app, and I feel like I finally found a little corner of the internet where I belong.

Shout-outs to the homies:

@francisofthespook you were one of my first followers, and I still remember when I came on one day and saw that you had binged a bunch of my content & how happy that made me. Thank you for suggesting creative content for me to do (like create playlists & the whole NSFW alphabet thing we did). I adore you 💙

@holdmytesseract Maddie, you are such a sunny, bright presence on this app, and I’m beyond honored that I get to call you one of my mutuals. You leave some of the sweetest comments I've ever received, and I’m excited to (hopefully) become friends 🧡

@gothic-pumpkin I can’t express how happy I am that I reached out to you. When I saw we had the same taste in music and men (Norm characters lmao), I knew we would be friends. Our conversations always make my day 🤎

@weirdoneattheparty you are such a light & so kind, friendly, and welcoming to everyone in this space. You're also such icon for those audios you manage to find and make all crispy and clear, I love you for that (and more ofc) 💛

@negansbestie you are truly one of the sweetest and most friendly people I’ve met on this app. You always have the nicest things to say, and seeing you in my activity tab always makes me smile 🤍

And last, but certainly not least, @dixons-sunshine. God, where do I even begin with Krys? She is my favorite writer on this app & was the first person I really admired on here. I remember thinking "damn, if she even looked at something of mine, just once I would feel like the coolest person ever." And then we became mutuals and I thought "it'd be so cool to be friends with her, she seems awesome." Then I made a simple comment, talking about how my OC (Vec) and hers (Georgie) would definitely be besties in an alternate universe, thinking nothing would come of it. And that one comment spiraled into an entire AU and a beautiful friendship. Krys is one of the most down-to-earth, kind, supportive, funny people I've had the pleasure of knowing. It's crazy to me that I can just text you whenever, whether it AU planning or just random life shit. And thank you for showing me how to make cool shit to make my blog look sick and make cool things for our AU. I love you sm 💜

I'm also honored to be getting to know @angelwings-crossbowstrings, @lazyneonrabbitt, @deansapplepie, @dixondystopia, @enlightndone & @shadowcitrine. You're all lovely, and thank you for being such welcoming presences in this little corner of the internet 💚

And of course, our Royal Council, aka our ‘Quarters of the Undead’ readers/taglist people: @kat-herine00 @gothic-pumpkin @weirdoneattheparty @negansbestie @ffsjustletmesleep @holdmytesseract This AU is still in its infancy, and we have so much planned. Thank you for joining us on this journey so early on ❤️

Works I'm most proud of:

Finding Myself, Finding You (the fic that started it all)

Lydia Rae Vector, OC profile (naturally, I'm most proud of my little unhinged baby angel)

Flattery: Daryl Dixon & Fem!Reader (first attempt at x Reader content)

Something Good (first installment in the QOTU AU)

Thank you all for some of the best months of this year. I love you all, and I'm excited to see what happens in 2025 🖤

[literallyrousseau]

𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝖄𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖕𝖔𝖘𝖙

I’m not the best with words so this thing will not be as sweet, or even impactful, as I intended. Warning for the frequent repetition of certain words.

Anyways! I ended up on Tumblr in the last few days of December, therefore pretty much exactly a year ago, landing among the Call of Duty fandom almost immediately, meaning the first people I encountered here were @embry-garrick-ravengard and @pedripop.

Dudes, you two are amazing people, fantastic writers and I’m thankful I met you two. No one can have playful banter as well as you, embryo, specially when you’re united with @akingdomscrypt against me. You’re also one of the most well-informed and knowledgeable individuals I’ve met. It’s genuinely so crazy to think I’ve known you and Kyo for this long, that one year ago I was just some dumb anon flooding Embry’s inbox and making the silliest jokes alongside Gabi — and when talking about “silly”, it’s mandatory to mention Creek, who even though disappeared months ago, was a good friend in the start of 2024 and always had me huffing.

It was through Gabi’s and Embry’s blogs that I was able to meet @hyenaspots, a lil gremlin who was also “just some anon”, like me, 365 days in the past. We first chatted through asks and reposts of @embry-garrick-ravengard’s posts, till we finally had the balls and created our own blogs in the beginning of January. You’re a fantastic person, Sam. Seemed like yesterday that we (me, you, Embry and Gabi) were playing Gartic Phone together and making bad photoshops inspired by Creek and @adrawinggnome.

Mr Gnome, sir, we haven’t interacted for a nice while, however the times we did, you always had me chuckling — you are also an incredible writer. It was also around this same time that I’ve met @kylesgarrick, and bro, I can’t refer to you, Andrew, without having flashbacks of the family drama at that time (/pos). Best Australian guy I’ve ever known. AND @sanguivorousmuse, responsible for the realest takes on anything related to Red Dead Redemption. Brother, you were one of my first moots ever, and I have it ingrained in my mind the goofy moments between us and Benny.

THEN WE HAVE YOU, @coyote-with-a-keyboard. Man, I can’t say how happy I am when I see you’re back on Tumblr. You write absolute bangers and is a JJBA fan, which always makes someone 100x greater than they already are. AND MY OTHER JOJOFAG FRIEND: @blond3ang3l. It’s extremely amusing to realize we first bonded by being two dogs for Risotto Nero, which is valid to pretty much any villain in JoJo. I love your posts bro, you’re always cooking with them. Also makes me happy as hell to see a notification about you. @insuke69, you are a fantastic kid. Thank you for being my moot. And @m1dnight-mars, an awesome man — I’m grateful for all the moments we had together.

@arthurlovesarthurmorgan, Arthur, you are also a good person and I’m grateful for the lil conversations we had.

It was maybe in March and April that I met another set of bewildering people. @abitopiia, you’re an amazing girl and all the interactions we had were golden. This seems futile, but I love your blog’s style. Thank you for all the chats we had and all the internal jokes built. @happyfeet3351: JENN, you are also so fucking sweet and awesome, all the times we interacted you were nothing but kind. I’m grateful for being moots with such a kind woman.

And @pussygirlpower. Zuza, I can’t put into words how much I appreciate you. You are a great friend that I’ve grown a lot close to this year. I value every moment I have with you and I’m so proud of everything you achieved this year. Thank you for being there for me. You’re THE Polish femme fatale, the Joe to my Frank.

@theratthatgotyeeted, brooooo. Much like Jenn, you are exceedingly sweet. Thank you for always tagging me in the nicest quizzes and tag chains, I wholeheartedly appreciate it very much.

It was in May that I got as close as someone can get to who came to be my best friend, my bro-husband. @akingdomscrypt, Cal, you deserve everything good in this world, the best of the best and all the recognition a man can receive. My appreciation for you is indescribable: I have no doubt you are the most talented person I know (the true Renaissance man), however your greatness cannot be summarized to ‘merely’ your abilities. No, you are a whole gentleman and everything people should aspire to be: you are kind, sweet, trustworthy, resilient, prudent, understanding, intelligent, funny — it goes beyond simple adjectives. To think that we went from talking to each other on comment sections to chatting everyday for hours puts the biggest smile on my face. You’ve become my safe harbor and for that I need to thank you for listening to me, and being there for me. Thank you for being not just a friend, Cal, but a confidant and an inspiration.

In the second semester of the year, after watching Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon during my winter vacations, I stumbled upon a great author who is working on the greatest masterpieces about the latter: @serotoninandespresso. Brother, your writing is stunning, and not only that but your personality is something else: you are kind, polite and also sweet. It fills me with happiness to see notifications from you and to see your posts on my “For You”. Thank you for being my moot.

When mentioning HOTD, @gayaristocrat comes to mind, one of the biggest Jacaerys appreciators ever. This is somewhat awkward, but I for some reason admire you a bunch (/pos). Had me all cheerful when I saw we had become moots — and I thank you for that.

@adamant1ne, bro, we haven’t interacted much but you seem like a genuinely nice guy. Thanks for earlier!!

@inlandvoid broooo, you also seem to be a great man and I look forward to interacting more with you in the future

@tapiocakisses absolutely love seeing you on my dashboard as well, mate.

To all my other mutuals, I’m wholeheartedly grateful for the “transactions” we have shared with each other. Genuinely, you’re all very important to me. My apologies for not interacting much, and if anyone ever wants to grow closer, I’m open to do so in this year to come. Thank you for all the support.

For anyone who reads this, I earnestly hope that 2025 enters your list of “the best years of your life”‼️ Wish everyone nothing but the very best and that these next 12 months take you all to new heights ‼️🙏

[faint-i-wont-be-ignored]

2024 recap! Here we go!

My memory isn’t great but I started out the year not having a great time, I felt really alone and down and I didn’t have anyone and I was isolating, I felt like I had no true friends and no one to rely on, I felt really alone, until that is, the summer when I started getting active on here! I started being very active in the clique and I met some awesome people! @pardonmydelays and @thepaladinstrait were some of these! You guys have been so nice to me thank you so much :), a little later I met my brothers @sojirai @murtvets and @mellowsinmay ! These guys are my closest friends and my backbone and pretty much the only reason I’m still here, I love y’all so much! A little later I started listening to linkin park when they came back with the GODESS Emily! After a little while I reached out to other people in the lp fandom and met more awesome people! @alexluvsskittlez and @here-and-queer312 were some of these! Thank you guys so much for freaking out over Emily with me and putting up with my craziness, you have no idea how much it means to me <3 Alex also got me into paramore and though I’m not super far into the fandom I am loving the music so much and having such a fun time with it! This year has been my best year in a long time, and even though by all means my depression has gotten worse and I’ve struggled more then usual, this has been a year I’m so happy with! I feel like I’m finally coming into myself and I’m honestly proud of how far I’ve come. I’m a very diffrent person from 2023 and I couldn’t be more happy about it, thank you guys for such an amazing year I genuinely think 2025 could actually be good now :) I have a lot of hope for the future and that’s thanks to all my friends :)

More tags of people who have made this year amazing! @iridescentcrow still my only irl friend to have my tumblr and I’m very happy with that, thank you for being such a good friend :) @lunaqstar you have been so amazing and I’m so happy I met you, you mean the world to me and you’re incredible, ilysm /p @system-of-an-up you are one of the funniest and nicest people I know! It always makes me so happy to see you interacting with my posts, thank you :) @idontwantthisbull you’re so nice to me and you don’t get annoyed with my spam reblogs, you’re fucking awesome, thank you for being my Emily picture dealer :3 @eggedagain I know we don’t interact much but thanks for interacting with my posts! It always makes me so happy to see you in my notifications @redwidow616 thanks for the spam likes and reblogs :) I always love to see that you’re doing them, we also don’t interact a lot but you’re fucking awesome! @gandrewstolemyheart you’re an awesome friend, thanks for reaching out to me! Ily /p @coping-via-clint-eastwood I always love to see interact with my posts, you’re so kind and I always love to talk to you and see what you post :)

Happy new years everyone! Here’s to an awesome 2025, sorry to anyone I forgot to tag, I could not be more grateful to everyone I’ve met this year and all my new friends, let’s hope this year is fucking awesome!

[marilynthornhilllover]

An Important announcement ⭐️

So as some of you may know, though I’m not quite sure if I’ve said this before but before I was a writer on here I was an editor (still do sometimes). And I found out about tumblr from a friend @slut4milfsss who’s not active anymore :(. Basically she used her work piece for the intro in one of her edit and I was like “ I need to know where I can read that” and she directed me over here. And honestly at first I had absolutely no business or urge to write fics…. Until there were barely any Marilyn thornhill fanfics on here at the time, hence the reason for my username so I began writing my own fics and over time I eventually started writing on different characters/fandoms.

I’ve loved writing since I was in elementary school but my love really grew in high school, and I loved literature and I had that fattest crush on my professor Ms. Lane who’s now Mrs. Cambridge ( don’t worry guys she knows and she’s honestly fine with my little story lmao). Growing up with parents who had money wasn’t always the nicest experience, most of the time I used writing as a coping mechanism with my depression and anxiety.

Graduating high school a bit early,and then before going to college I took a gap year to really decide what I wanted to do with my life and I decided whole heartedly on psychology! But anyway cut the long story short, I’ve had this app for 2 1/2 years which is crazy because it feels like yesterday when my writing started getting recognition. I’m honestly so proud of the work I did and the friends and amazingly talented and supportive writer buddies I’ve come across but unfortunately I’m not 18, 21 and 23 anymore next year (2025) I’m gonna be 25….😭😔. Time flew so much! I literally remember my high school days, college days and university days as well as my gap year in London so well.

I’m a clinical psychologist and in June I did my final course exams and I’m now officially an badge clinical psychologist with my own office in NYC and let’s just say I love my job it has a deeper meaning behind it and waking up everyday and getting the privilege to meet and therapy patients struggling with their MH and working along side some of the best doctors has always been my dream. Recently I’ve started another short course work in neuroscience and it’s so intriguing. Trust me wasting your 20’s away in degrees is not boring it’s worth it.

With that being said. This year wasn’t the best or easiest year for me. Don’t even get me started on 2023.I’ve got a lot of good things going for me right now, new friends, for the summer I traveled to L.A, I went to one the the VP’s rally where I got a picture with her, new experiences and most of all I think I may have met the love of my life! <3. And now going into 2025 I need space and a little breather. I wanna do some new stuff, I wanna travel and I wanna be happy with friends and family and work on some personal relationships and most importantly myself.

With that being said I will be taking a break from tumblr and taking a step back from this account and writing in general . I don’t know when I’ll be back or if I’ll ever be be back (that’s not decisive as yet for now I promise it’s just a break) I’ve taken breaks before, especially before my CPB exams and some random anon people decided to bash me in my own anon box as if I don’t have a life of my own….. but anywaysss I know I have a bunch of requests in my inbox which I will try to get through while I’m away along with CHP 10 the finale of my lady d series. I do love writing for you guys and this app has been my safe place and just a place of peace, smiles, experiences and growth, and I don’t know why I feel like I’m out growing my jacket. But I do want to focus on certain areas in my life now before I make decisions I don’t want to. I’ll always come back and reblog and share my love and support once in a while so don’t worry.

So To all my favorite writers @regalbootie @daydream-cement @prettygreenpills @littledollll @cissyenthusiast010155 @v3nusxsky @d4rkhold @wifeofnatasharomanoff @milfsloverblog @brienneoftarth1989 @willalovexx @daddy-heather-dunbar @togrowoldinv @kararomanoff @harksness @weemssapphic @storiesofsvu2-0 @schemmentigfs @ottiliaxwritten @ilovehugslikealotalot @m1lfsh4ke @gamma-rae-bursts , more in numbers than I can ever tag ( sorry if I didn’t tag you! I literally can’t remember the rest) , sorry for the random tag as well guys 😭☹️ but I do wanna say a small heart felt thank you, not only for being the most generous, genuine, kind, supportive, authentic, optimistically talented writers I’ve ever encountered but for just doing what you do, being a writer can be so hard and it takes endless courage but you guys manage to come through regardless. I remember reading some of you guys work and was in constant awe, most of my motivation and will power to write and be inspired came from you guys. And to my mutuals…. @willalovexx @luisa323 @milkiedimitrescu @m1lfsh4ke @gamma-rae-bursts @mymiraclewitch @kmaxmadness (and again sorry if I forgot anyone) Words cannot describe how much I love you guys. My love pours out beyond words, I will always cherish the continuous amount of love, generosity and support you all have given me. Especially the love you showed to me in times of anon hate and towards my fanfics. I truly did enjoy my time on this app all the fun times 😂 and most definitely the comments. I’ve made so many friends on here like Heidi who deactivated her account sadly but we are still so close and talk everyday on instagram.

I forbid any tears from this post!😤 but I really do love you guys and I will always think of each and everyone of you. And I wish nothing but the best for all you!🤍🌸. Remember to stay true to yourselves, go out with friends, fall in love, do silly things, give yourself a reason, do what makes you happy! Always…. And please do take breaks. Don’t write your life away when there’s so many amazing opportunities, experiences and people waiting. The world is waiting, the life than you want is waiting. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, wishing everyone a very heart felt holidays and happy new year!🎆🎊

— sincerely, your best friend.

[arkhammaid]

 — ˚₊‧⁺˖ THE (DENDRO) BIG THREE AND HOW YOU FELL FOR THEM.

fandom. genshin impact

pairing. alhaitham x dancer!gn reader, baizhu x anemo!gn reader, kaveh x architect!gn reader

content warnings. none, written in lowercase

word count. 1.6k

notes. i wrote this when baizhu and kaveh leaks dropped and actually finished it in a day. i justify the long wait because i didn't have the pngs of them back then LMAO ty sophie for proofreading 🫶

 — ˚₊‧⁺˖ alhaitham. 

as a dancer and singer under the zubayr theater, you generally dislike everyone from the akademiya

maybe that wasn’t the nicest, nor the right, thing to do, but every student and official scholar has mocked you and your fellow artists, trying to shut down the theater

you keep your dislike, the almost hateful feelings you have, silent, no matter how problematic those scholars are. after all, you try not to create more problems and you don’t think nilou would forgive you for being so mean to others, even if they’re mean to you

it was not until the maddening mission of freeing the dendro archon you met him. the scribe. you’ve heard about him, of course you have, and of course you already had your thoughts about him

when he joined the group to celebrate the successful mission, you avoided him, keeping close to nilou and the traveler, distancing yourself and paimon with food and keeping an eye out on him

just because he helped to free the dendro archon didn’t mean you trusted him. you would rather trust the general mahamatra with your life than him, the feeble scholar and now acting grand sage

instead of thinking about the handsome scholar, you busied yourself with learning new dances for the next performance. like nilou, you owned a vision, but you used it only on the stage

your cryo vision could create the most beautiful forms and shapes, entrancing your audience while you danced with twirling arms and complicated steps. and it was then, in the middle of the most important performance of the year, when you caught the acting grand sage, alhaitham himself, in the audience, following your movements with an intense gaze

you almost stumbled, the ice you created cracking and your body hesitating, but you had to focus. you had to focus, while alhaitham kept his eyes on you and only you

“i see you have joined the festival, acting grand sage,” you muttered politely. nilou had nudged you to talk with some of the scholars who visited and witnessed the performance, stating it will be good for both sides to talk. 

“i have,” he smiles, tall body towering over you. “and i especially enjoyed your performance. it was truly magical. i’ve known nilou is a great dancer, but i didn’t know there is someone who can surpass her.” his sudden compliment made you blush and you stutter a thanks, completely blown away by his honest words. a scholar, complimenting you? 

and then he smiled at you, eyes earnest and dendro vision glittering, his element suddenly filling the space between the both of you. 

“i’ve heard it’s tradition to gift flowers to the actors and dancers after their performance. will you accept them?” with wide eyes you slowly take the beautiful bouquet, still showing traces of his element. 

“thank you, alhaitham.” the moment you utter his name, he gives you another smile, making your heart race and face. how dare he be so nice to you!

— ˚₊‧⁺˖ baizhu. 

you’re a merchant and a collector of liyue, having built a small business with three other people. you supply those in need with herbs and flowers, especially from liyue but also from sumeru and mondstadt

it’s hard work and keeps your days busy. trekking through the lands, defending yourself from hilichurls and other monsters, all while trying to collect the flowers and seeds you need

but, in the end, it’s rewarding work because many will pay big amounts of mora for herbs since they’re so hard to gather. lucky for you, you received an anemo vision many years ago, rather easy to collect the rare plants

your business is split up– while you founded and technically also own it, it’s your dear friend who acts as the main merchant and seller. you supply them and the other two make sure to gather other herbs in more distant places, traveling on horse to deliver them faster

but then your friend falls ill and you have to go out and sell your gathered herbs. selling them is not a problem, the people in liyue would fist fight to get the amount of herbs you offer at a fairly reasonable price

yet your friend recommends you to the bubu pharmacy, telling you that the doctor is currently in need several herbs

you’re surprised, since you know hat the bubu pharmacy is technically self sufficient, but you pack your things and climb the many stairs to the building

meeting the doctor, who immediately introduces himself as baizhu… is an experience. he’s a very handsome man and his smirk has you hiding your sudden blush

you try to tell yourself it’s just the warm weather, or your sudden shyness and inexperience in dealing with customers

it’s really not. because then you start running more often into baizhu, eyes wide when he stops whatever he’s doing to greet and talk to you. his kindness, no matter how much he teases you, is something unexpected and maybe that’s why you fall for him

“ah- hello, my dear. i was just thinking about you. do you have another batch of qingxin? it seems that my inventory is currently suffering,” he sighs, shaking his head and already worrying about the many orders he received. 

“the current cold that’s going around is eating up my reserves. do you know how long it took me to build such an impressive amount of treatments?” but you don’t listen to him, too busy repeating those two words he just uttered without any care in your head. 

my dear, my dear, my dear- he called you his dear!

“uh, yes- j-just a moment,” you stutter when he glances up from his papers, a questioning gaze heavy on you after you didn’t answer him. “i think- we should have some left, but i don’t know if it will be enough…” 

“fuck,” you can only mumble when baizhu turns his back to you again, leaving you with your thoughts screaming in your mind. did you really fall for him? a teasing smartass? 

— ˚₊‧⁺˖ kaveh. 

as a fellow architect, you can recognize kaveh’s talent, even if you would never say it out loud. there has been a rivalry brewing between the both of you, with neither of you showing any signs of stopping

the two of you fight for clients, reputation, and especially partners, which are your fellow scholars. the rivalry goes so far that many of them don’t even want to work with any of you anymore, fearing their lives and, even worse, their own reputation. but neither of you notice, too bullheaded and blinded by the unofficial competition you have going on

yet during all those years of this serious competition between two architects, you’ve never exchanged a friendly word. not even a greeting. oh no, it’s always spitting insults and spiteful remarks that often end in a screaming match

it would’ve probably never stopped if it weren’t for alhaitham. he had enough of the pettiness and decided to sit you down, have both tighnari and cyno watch over you and locked you in the room. the two other vision owners were here to ensure no one would end up dead;, but that wasn’t needed

silence filled the room for almost an hour, until kaveh cracked and asked how you were doing. you, of course, snapped at him, telling him you had much better work to do than sitting here with him

“listen, i’m really sorry… about everything. neither of us stopped and so i just continued,” he started speaking and you lean back, eyes wide and trying to hide your gasp. kaveh apologizing? that was really something new.

“i’m sorry for stealing your clients and saying all those stupid things about you. now that i think about it, it was petty and we should’ve just talked it out and act our age,” he continues, not looking at you, all the while apologizing for being an ass to you. it surprises you, silent as you are, but there is a sudden desire to apologize to him as well. 

“you don’t have to say anything. i know it’s a bit much, but i hope we could try out as friends? i mean, you’re so talented and your commissions and works are absolutely beautiful! if we work together… we could create masterpieces.” kaveh finally looks up and notices your wide eyes, your whole body frozen in your seat. with a sigh, he stands up and nods to the two other men in the room and makes his way to leave. 

but before he knocks on the door to ask for alhaitham to let him out, he turns back once more with a smile and says “i would love to call you a friend of mine, such a fierce person,” a chuckle escapes his mouth and he shakes his head. 

“let me know when you’re up for my offer.” 

and you can only stare after him, the man who had tormented you for years offering friendship and even partnership. furiously, you try to hide your blush that’s spreading, noticing once again how handsome he is. stupid kaveh with his stupid smile. 

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ARKHAM MAID 2023

[choicesfandomappreciation]

It’s spread kindness week! And who would I be if I didn’t leave a bit of pink & glitter for everyone to enjoy 🩷 ✨

I haven’t been active a lot. I’ve been dealing with the passing of my beloved dad. Which is still hard to grasp for me. It‘ll be 4 months on 11/29/24 and to know he touched so many lives of people who’ve known him in person and those who didn’t means a lot to me. But honestly? I’m glad and thankful to have been able to spend as much time with him as I could. Especially when it was time for him to go, you all came together with prayers, kind words and support, something I’ll never be able to repay or forget. So thank you for that! I hope you know how much this means to me 🥰

So I’d like to mention some people that I call friends 🌸 (don’t worry this won’t be the only post I make 🥰)

@aallotarenunelma I am beyond happy we’ve grown close and that we’re able to talk and exchange messages. It’s as if we’ve know each other for years and I’m so so happy we’re friends. Your constant support and kind words, help me through the toughest of my days. Our chats about our characters & stories and the way we hype each other up means the world to me. Puno mi znaći što si uz mene, nemogu ti opisati koliko mi znaći, hvala još jednom puno na svemu 🩷 Grlim te 🩷

@cariantha Cariii! It’s hard to find words and describe how much our friendship means to me. Not only do you make me laugh with all your stories, but you’re a true friend. I remember when you first joined tumblr, I was so happy to see a new person join our little family fandom. And then I saw all your stories and I fell in love with your writing and Sawyer & Ethan. It brings me a lot of joy to know you’re here. Your reblogs and your gif game is on point girl! Thank you for being there for me, for making me laugh and simply for being my friend. Love you to the moon and back 🩷

@mysticalgalaxysstuff I know you’re rarely on tumblr M but I do miss you and our talks. I hope you see this message and you’ll feel hugged 🩷 Your outpouring of love and friendship is and will always be appreciated 🩷

@secretaryunpaid You were one of the first people I’ve met on tumblr and we instantly connected. I hope you know how much our friendship means to me. Keep on shining! 🌺🩷🌸🥰

@thosehallowedhalls Caro!!!! You’re back. Which means I can tag you again, and you’ll see this message 😍 I am so so happy we became friends and shared messages. Your stories, your characters and you as a person make this fandom even brighter so thank you for all your kind words and burst of positivity it means the world to me 🩷🌸

@aria-ashryver Ariii! First of all. What a light and luminous presence you are despite everything that you’re going through. You find time and space for all of us. Whether it’s a kind message or a kind word, please know it’s more than appreciated. And don’t even get me started on your stories they’re amazing 🩷 Keep on glowing 🩷

@dutifullynuttywitch Léa! You’re one of the nicest and kindest people I’ve ever met! From the time you joined I just wanted us to be friends and we became friends 😍 (how awesome is that?) Thank you for being you! Kind, compassionate, nice and a damn good writer 🥰 And all in all an amazing person, never let anyone tell you different 🩷

@quixoticdreamer16 Your constant enthusiasm and support really are amazing. You’ve been so kind to me and everyone else. You take the time to reblog and leave a comment under my stories and for that I’m truly grateful. Thank you for being my friend and thank you for being you 🩷🩷

@jerzwriter Els 🩷 Where to start?! You were one of the first friends I made on tumblr. I saw your stories & your writing style and was really impressed. I was like damn she’s good! The joy and laughter I experience when I read your stories helped me through many dark days in my life and for that I want to thank you. Thank you for being supportive, thank you for being my friend, thank you for being real when I needed it and thank you for just being you! Never change because that’s what makes you unique 🩷

@the-pale-goddess Hilde! I had to mention you my dear friend. Even though you’re barely on tumblr these days that doesn’t mean I don’t miss you and obsess over Tiffany & Ethan and your stories. You’re such a talented writer. You’re a beautiful and amazing person inside and out. You’ve been so supportive of me, my stories and my characters it’s truly amazing thank you for that! I hope we’ll see more of you on tumblr. Sending a lot of hugs your way 🩷🩷

Again thank you to everyone who’s ever touched my heart it means the world to me 🩷🩷

💛

[loafthecat]

Now I don’t have any drawing or anything planned for the anniversary-

But I do wanna express how much this game means to me personally-

Honestly, I don’t even remember what drew me into ctm, lol- I just remembered the series from some old play throughs and thought to give it a watch but- something about the game just made my brain want more of it-

So- I watched more playthroughs and comic dubs and animation memes, (even vine comps too-) I just- loved it- and from there it’s led me a lot of places-

Thsc was how I joined discord and met some of my best friends and some of greatest people I know! All my mutuals are really creative and nice- idk what I’d be doing without @emperorcandy or @rubianarosevine or @toxsradioactivelocks and ESPECIALLY without @randomgasleak because Leaky is one of the bestest, nicest friends I have- and I would seriously miss out on every fun lil conversation and infodump we have with eachother, getting to share my ocs with him is some of the most FUN I’ve had in my life- and i am seriously thankful to EVRYONE in Tox’s server for just- existing lol-

Also no I didn’t forget about- @kean-thebean or @savagepotat or @cybercypress24 or @lynplaque or stormy love yall too-))

Thsc led to me learning about more lgbtq+ identities that I didn’t even know of- in fact it helped me figure out my own identity and realise I was AroAce! So thanks for that-!

Thsc also helped and inspired me to improve my art!!!! Seeing the talent in this fandom made me wanna improve and develop an art style I truly love to draw with- and well- I did it!!!! I finally have an art style I LOVE to use and which actually looks good!!!! I can finally draw necks!!!! And no that was not something I could do before thsc- hm, funny because sticks don’t have necks technically so who would’ve thought-???

Continuing on from that, thsc is directly responsible for the creation of some of my FAVOURITE ocs!!!! Ollie, mitzy, mavy, Kapper, Tulip etc. heck- even ocs that while they ain’t sticcs or direct thsc ocs were INSPIRED by and influenced BY the game!!! (Lookin at you, Opal and Angus-) I especially have to gush about Ollie because I just LOVE him so much- who would’ve thought a BACKGROUND oc for a rp would become one of my main ocs today-? Not me that’s for sure-, I especially didn’t expect that I’d cry over how invested I am in him lol- I just love my lil gae sticc so much!!!!! He’s brought me so much joy, he’s helped me to vent out my problems- I just- I just- LOVE Ollie- lol- and I’m sure I’ll continue to do so even in future-

Thsc also introduced me to Dave panpa’s existence so everything is 100% worth it. I would die for this man, I want to platonically hug him and him and Rupert kiss kiss, I should know- I am the loaf of bread on their countertop!

And I guess last of all- I wouldn’t be on tumblr if it wasn’t for thsc. Thsc gave me the confidence to branch out and actually start using over websites aside from YouTube- it’s also how I joined discord and as I’ve said meet all my closest friends- sure- tumblr hasn’t always been the best at times but- I enjoy being here and while yes I’m not the most popular person here or even of note to some people- I’m still here right-? And I gotta thank thsc for that-

So in conclusion-

It is 23:24 pm at night- and my WiFi really didn’t like me finishing this- (it f^cked up THREE drafts of this that I had like wtf WiFi-????)

Now. Is this normal-? No, it probably isn’t normal to have a extreme obsession over a silli game about a sticc figure stealing shi- but shush I’m weird- and autistic it’s fine-

So yeah. Thanks thsc, and thank you puff for making the game.

You changed my life- for worse or for better take your pick-

[thebisexualwreckoning]

It’s so funny to me that the toxic abusive fucked up vampire show has one of the healthy fandoms I have ever been a part of. And I’m sure there’s parts of the fandom that are toxic as well, but like the vast majority of people I’ve met are some of the nicest goddamn people I know both irl and online. Maybe this is what happens when you’re a multishipper. Zero ship wars means zero inter fandom drama

[lilithknoxville]

imma be sappy for a second before i go back to feral johnny posting

i really do appreciate every single person i’ve become mutuals with on here. the jackass fandom are some of the nicest people i’ve met and you all are fucking awesome. thank y’all for letting me scream about johnny and bam on y’alls feeds

anyways back to your regularly scheduled programming

[ki-yomii]

is there a reason that you’re ceasing to write? wishing support and success for you of course but you will be missed on here :(

There’s a couple different factors that’ve gone into my decision, and the fandom is a big one unfortunately :/

Some of you are absolutely lovely! Honestly some of the kindest, nicest people I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with.

And then others… in all my years of being on tumblr, writing fic, and being in fandoms, they are some of the most toxic I’ve ever encountered.

I’ve received more hate mail on this blog in a few months than I have in the entire 17+ years I’ve been writing fanfic on the internet. I’ve had posts flagged because someone reported it. All things I’ve never had to deal with until joining the BTS fandom.

Plus it always seems like some new drama is stirred up every few weeks. Not only am I too old to entertain that, it goes against everything the boys promote imo.

Another reason is how… weird some of the fandom is about the boys in general. I love them, I support them, but they’re also regular dudes with their own lives and some people are too comfortable with encroaching upon that.

And lastly, the interaction.

I’m so so thankful for all the support and love I have received from everyone. Honestly it’s why I kept writing for them as long as I did.

Though for me personally it boils down to this: I don’t care about notes, I don’t care about the amount of followers I have. What I do care about is the sense of community and belonging, of having conversations and sharing with others.

It’s what I thrive off of creatively - I’d take 100 note posts with asks/comments/replies over 10,000 notes of likes and empty reblogs any day.

That said I know I’m not entitled to engagement. I’m not entitled to asks or comments or messages. It’s their prerogative 100% to not interact. But it’s starting to feel too much like a popularity contest for my liking.

And after taking a break to write for a different fandom where I am getting my creative needs met, I realized that the BTS fandom just might not be the place for me - and that’s okay.

I’ll keep my love and support for the boys to irl. I’ll keep watching their DVDs and YouTube videos and listening to their music - I just won’t be active in regards to them online.

And if I do get the desire and inspiration to write for them again, I’ll post it to AO3 exclusively. I thought about deleting this blog as a whole because I don’t know when/if I’ll begin reblogging gifs etc again.

I ultimately decided against it as I didn’t want to do that to anyone who likes my account/doesn’t have any other way to read my fics.

I’m sorry this got so long winded, I just wanted to be transparent and honest.

Thank you for the support and well wishes 💛

[nahoney22]

Personal little post:

Mentions of Mental Health

I know to a lot of my followers I can come across as snappy, irritable and quite abrupt sometimes but I noticed this has been happening for the last few months. I don’t know if it’s my mental health declining (I have BPD and anxiety) or if I’m just having a little bit of a wobble and I can’t apologise enough to those who I have maybe upset or snapped at in the past. I know using MH isn’t an excuse and I really am not but I just don’t know what’s wrong with me at the minute. Naturally, I’ve always had quite a short fuse and I hope it’s not come across that way either.

But, I am happy to have the mutuals I have today. I joined this fandom in 2021 and I’ve received an overwhelming amount of support. I’m so thrilled that so many people have been enjoying my writing and my ranting and ravings posts and I’ve honestly met some of the nicest people ever. So yeah, maybe it’s Star Wars day making me emotional but without TBB, I wouldn’t have met so many of you who I adore.

Thank you. ❤️

[blood-mocha-latte]

~ miscellaneous tag game ~

tagged by the lovely @mutantmanifesto and @dontirrigateme <3

Favorite place in the world you’ve visited?

rough draw but munich! 'twas gorgeous and also where I got engaged

Something you’re proud of yourself for?

dragging my ass through college in two years and double majoring. nearly killed me but by god it's done

Favorite books?

the awakening by kate chopin - the woman in white by wilkie collins - all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque - a tree grows in brooklyn by betty smith - letters from the 442nd by min masuda

Something that makes your heart happy when thinking about it?

mah wife (borat voice)

Favorite thing about your culture?

god what even is my culture. how unhinged would i sound if i said swamps and rigatoni

When did you join the HBO War fandom? What was the first show you watched?

joined about three years ago but not on tumblr, but watched the pacific first

Have you read any of Easy Company’s books? If so, which ones were your favorite?

no because i. have a reading list and they aren't up in the queue lmao

Favorite HBO War character and your favorite moment with them?

leckie. he’s like. webster if webster was a wet cat what’s not to love. favorite moment is all moments ever EXCEPT for the sex scenes because what kind of hallucinogen did i take to have to watch that

Do you make content for any fandoms, if so; what sort of content?

i write fic and am. a little consumed by it at all times. i also make edits but am going through a bit of a rut with that so for now only writing thank you

Favorite actor/actress and your favorite film of theirs?

eliza dushku for her wonderful performances in buffy the vampire slayer and angel (i'm gay. can you tell)

Favorite quote/s that you wish to share with others?

just this entire dick allen poem which is luztoye coded forever and ever

Random fact your mutuals/followers don’t know about you?

hm. idk. i once got bit by a raccoon in a bayou and had to get rabies shots for the next two weeks

If you’re a writer, do you need a beta reader (say yes so I can be your beta reader 🤭)?

i write everything by hand and then put in in the Computer which is like. a built in beta edit. and then mah wife (borat voice) betas for me because she's wonderful

Three things that make you smile?

mah wife (borat voice) (i'm predictable)

our air purifier (i’m old)

our vintage dog teapot

Any nicknames you like?

my name is three letters long like there's not a lot of leeway there. i went by adelasia for a while which is my middle name but like. that's it. does papera count

List some people you love to see around on tumblr!

@lamialamia is the pillar of my entire person at all times and genuinely one of the nicest people i’ve ever met. linh wrote this wonderful fic for the secret santa exchange, which i am currently reading and fawning over

@staud is easily one of the talented people in the entire hbo war fandom and has the fucking VISION for gifs and videos. most recent of which i’ve watched (and panicked about) being an incredible eugene sledge video. erin is also just fucking funny bro idk what to tell you

@mutantmanifesto is someone that is like. genuinely a celebrity to me. every time i see lenora’s drawings anywhere i have flashbacks like i’m in the louvre. also just a wonderful person with incredible taste

@ep6bastogne is on a tumblr hiatus right now but always deserves a shoutout. she did incredible edits of skinny sisk, eugene roe, ron speirs, and david webster for the secret santa exchange that changed my brain chemistry forever and is one of the warmest people i’ve ever talked to

@ewipandora is someone that i’m ALWAYS holding hands with <3. both a genuinely funny and wonderful person and has incredible taste in reblogs. ewi is currently doing a band of brothers ship series that i plan to Consume as soon as possible because i have no doubt that they’re incredible

@dcyllom is an incredibly underrated and kind part of my Dashboard Experience™ and is also just wonderful and one of my favorite Tumblr People :)

@educationalporpoises is a genius and an INCREDIBLE writer. zee was my secret santa gifter and this luztoye fic knocked it all the way out of the park and into the cemetery, which is how hard it slayed. also wins for best mutual handle

@almost-a-class-act is ridiculously supportive and kind, and a backbone of the hbo war fandom forever and always. sam’s also one of the best fucking writers to ever grace this earth, with the most recent thing i’ve read being this top notch luztoye fic <3

What would you do during a zombie apocalypse?

die. girl i work in an er i'd be the first to go

Favorite movie?

ladri di biciclette for all time favorite movie ever. a perfect movie

Do you like horror movies?

it depends entirely on the level of homoerotism that can be found in those movies. and also if matthew lillard is in it

Tagging:

everyone mentioned above as well as anyone who wants to do it since i have no clue who’s been tagged :)

[sagethegremlin]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Just wanted to say real quick this past year has been absolutely insane and I’d like to sincerely thank everyone for supporting me through my cancer journey earlier last year and then finally getting the mental health help I’ve needed in the past few months. Ive met some incredible people on here and thank y’all for never giving up on me <3

also a sincere thank you to the ii community for being so nice and welcoming yall have been so incredibly kind and probably the nicest and most discourse-free fandom I’ve ever been in thank you for being awesome c:

looking forward to a new year with new problems and new friends and a whole year full of life in this crazy world 🤘🔥🎉