#strange coping mechanism

[sanestkanadefan]

Whenever I'm mad, sad, or feeling any strong negative emotion I just really wanna write angst, especially angst about my favorite ship.

I need to know if anyone else does that, please tell me it's a normal thing.

[unityrain24]

please. i want to draw. i want to write. i want to imagine

[loudn0isesart]

Wanted to do a study and then dropped it and went with something simpler cuz I was coping lol

[where-all-the-time-went]

Genuinely though as someone struggling with fatigue (not MECFS, at least not diagnosed), Susanna Clarke is such an inspiration to me. The way she found new outlets for joy even if they weren't where she originally intended to find them (i.e. short stories rather than broad, complex volumes with intricate worldbuilding) is relieving for someone afraid she will lose the chance to follow her dreams. I haven't read piranesi yet but fully intend to soon and even if I don't like it, she will remain inspiring to me. I hope, even if i'm not able to find the treatment I need, that I can find a new passion the way she did.

[sunnydbeam]

Biohazaard kinda looks like a mix of.. idk.. Russ and eclipse?? and a bit of tipsie here??

you are kinda right there. especially the resemblance to russ may be more evident due to the curved rays, but Haz's represent the international symbol for biohazard so

on the other hand, Russet, Tipsie and Biohazard are Eclipse-based robots, and that's just my way of drawing Eclipses lmao. some features may repeat or look similar, especially the eyelids and the marks that i like to draw on them.

as for personality, the most notable thing about Haz is that he has some sadistic tendencies, which is not the case with the other three (my eclipse version). This, and that he has all the screws loose

[oddeyecadia]

pov ur on a video call with chloe ft. her crusty laptop

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Of course they have a sad backstory too

You dont just accidently become a legedary badass warrior that can see the future you know

[moviebunny]

-_- I don’t care about the “who is an NPC” theorycrafting that’s happening rn

[patchwork-crow-writes]

60 - Darkened Dreams

I'm the monster underneath your bed, reaching out with blackened claw for your hand, the darkness that embraces you at night and whispers in your ear that you're never alone.

I'm the secret that yearns to be spoken, the shame and the sorrow that coddles and soothes, a weighted blanket over your frightened mind. I dwell in the darkened corners of your subconscious, the gardener of your own defiled paradise, your deepest fears and most twisted desires given voice.

I know what you are, and I know what you want. Won't you let me give it to you, won't you let yourself accept me? I only desire what you do, to love and be loved, and doesn't everyone deserve that? You can have it all, if you just take my hand a moment and let me drag you down into this delicious pit we've dug for ourselves.

And I won't deny that they try, but you and I both know they can't be what you need... there's too much of them, all jagged edges that catch and tear at our perfect phantasmagoria, searing rays that sting the eyes and leave tattered truths in their wake.

No... better to stay here with me in the sumptuous sheets of the bed we've sullied together. What need is there of the outside, where disappointment rules eternal, when everything we could ever dream of resides here in the darkness of our psyches? Take me to your heart now, oh weary light, and bring this sickly rose to flower! In this garden of unearthly delights let us make our unholy vows, and be wed this night in miserable bliss.

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The Dark Menagerie No. 60

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[thatstargazingaquarius]

Me: reeling from the ending of Chain of Iron

Also me: You know what I think it’s tmnt time

[snarky-magpie]

Every time people compliment my fics for being funny, I think: finally, getting bullied in school and developing a sense of humor as a coping mechanism paid off!

[sophiethewitch1]

I am so gosh-darn excited for this story. You cannot even believe the scratch it’s itching. I know someone else said they hope the boys never find out about the body switch/new universe situation but I kinda hope they do because she seems like a character who would benefit from. *a lot* of reassurance. Can’t wait to see what you’ve got cooked up! Any sneak-peeks you can share?

It's something I needed too. Went looking around on ao3 for something similar and found NOTHING other than one fic that ended in routes. Which we do not do here its poly ending or nothing. And you're totally right she is a character that needs a lot of reassurance and will not be dealing with this yandere stuff in any normal way. I.e.: comedically, instead of just horrified. Comedically horrified. because I can't take anything seriously (sorry). also I shared a sneak peak for chapter 2 over here which is like the first 3 paragraphs of weirdo tim's inner monologue. I'm not entirely sure I have his character right but like, I will always write a character weirder than in canon. tim drake IS insane and I will spread the gospel. they're all insane they dress up like bats and birds and run around gotham city at night punching mental patients and homeless people. that IS a definitively crazy thing to do. I feel sorry for Alfred :( also, another minor but obvious spoiler here

I'm pretty sure (insert diagnosed memory problems) that I mentioned in that other ask that there is never a reveal, but there totally will be. There are actually quite a few big 'reveals' in this fic (I'm sure you can guess what a few of the others are) but that's like... the fun part. 'i love you' 'wait wtf do you mean you're the-' shenanigans like that. Also the 'i love you' 'wait wtf do you mean you have an app that shows where-'

[faery-berry-blast]

my concerning but (mostly) harmless coping mechanism for when I’m sad is to watch Free Willy and Blackfish back to back

[saltedcaramelmediocrity]

having a crush looks so cute in the movies and stuff

i have only ever known agony

[crystalsandbubbletea]

I'm just gonna draw my Freelancer OC's and post them on @crystalsandbubbletea-art as a coping mechanism now :'}