#thank you for tagging me even though I literally haven't been active in ages

[antitheticaally]

Answer the questions and tag five fanfiction authors you know!

tagged by the wonderful wonderful @asteria-argo

Wow hi everybody I know I vanished off the face of tumblr for a good 6 months, and I'm hesitant to say I'm "back" but... hi!

1. How many fandoms have you written in?

Well, I've written in a lot of fandoms over the years (almost everything I've ever hyperfixated on I've written fic for), but I've only ever published in one. As you all know, it is my one and only Ted Lasso fic. I've written a lot for Buffy the Vampire Slayer - that's probably the other big one, and then I definitely wrote some Percy Jackson fics in my youth, as well as *sigh* so much Harry Potter at the age of like, 10. But those are all (thankfully) buried in the recesses of my google drive and will never see the light of day.

2. How many years have you been writing fanfiction?

I think I probably wrote my first "fic" around the age of 6 or 7, and I'm 21 now, so... 15-16 years? Wow.

3. Do you read or write more fanfiction?

I definitely read wayyyy more than I write. When I'm really into something I can go through like, 3 fics a day, but it's a lot harder for me to write consistently.

4. What is one way you've improved as a writer?

My grammar and just like, use of language and developing my own style has improved immensely just from writing for soooo long. I think I've definitely found my own voice whereas, when I was younger, I used to kind of take on the tones of other writers I liked. I've also gotten a lot more confident in sharing my writing, especially since I joined tumblr and published something in the last year. That doesn't exactly have to do with the quality of the writing itself, but like, the relationship I have with what I write.

5. What's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Oh boy, well, I did a lot of football research when I was writing for Ted Lasso, because I am not a sports girly. But back in middle/high school when I was super into Buffy I ended up doing a weird amount of research on 17th century England for some AU thingy I was working on. I think I still have the notes on that haha

6. What's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

I love all comments, because I crave validation way too much. But long ones especially. Like, when people go through and pick out all their favorite bits and lines and take the time to tell me how much they like them... it's very Special To Me. <3

7. What's the most fringe trope/topic you write about?

Hmm.... I feel like I'm lowkey kind of basic in terms of what tropes I write... But I guess I write a lot of stuff that focuses mainly on like, friendship and platonic love and intimacy and usually not a lot of romance, which, like, I've found a niche of people who love that shit for sure, but I guess maybe it's not asssss common? Idk

8. What is the hardest type of story for you to write?

Oh god I can't write happy. I literally have never successfully written a story where nothing goes wrong. How?

9. What is the easiest type?

Angst. But like, angst with with comfort. Is it projection? Is it being a psychology student? We'll never know.

10. Where do you do your writing? What platform? When?

I'm a google docs girly through and through. I do have a notebook that I jot down drafts in a lot of the time, but if I'm typing its on google docs. As for where and when... basically anywhere private. So, anywhere within my room. I can't write if there's even a smidgen of a chance that someone could walk by and peek at my computer screen. If I'm super into writing something I'll work on it all day, but unfortunately for my sleep schedule, most of my ideas come to me at 12 am when I'm trying to go to sleep.

11. What is something you've been too nervous/intimidated to write, but would love to write one day?

Honestly, at this point, I'll write almost anything as long as I think I can do it in a tasteful and respectful way. But there was a while where I was terrified of writing anything sexual or "smutty", I've kind of gotten past that as I've embraced my sexuality a lot more, and I have written sexual content. None of it is published, because a lot of it is from original short stories or older fics, and because I usually write platonic relationships, but I've done it!

12. What made you choose your username?

Aahaha... this is actually the second iteration of my tumblr username. A lot of you previously knew me as @antitheticallyargumentative, which came from a Taylor Swift song. I am a huge Swiftie, which I haven't realllly talked about on here, but I love her music and lyricism a lot. So the username came from a line in a song that was "argumentative, antithetical dream girl", and I just thought it was kind of fun so I messed around with it a bit and eventually came up with "antitheticallyargumentative." Then I revamped my account and shortened it a bit. So yeah.

I do not know whose already been tagged or whose already done it so.... whoever sees this... go ham.

Love ya!

[otomiyaa]

Re: Catching Up

Finally reading the reblogs and mentions of my tag game (my main reason for starting that was to read about what y'all are up to while I neglected tha dashboard lolol) and dumping some replies here to some peeps I follow^^

General note to all: so happy to see the multiple excited reactions to Inside Out 2 hehehe, I loved it so much T0T

@crazy-as-a-jaybird THE SIMS 4 LOVESTRUCK!!!!! I didn't know that was coming! I haven't played the sims in a long time, but gee that's exciting news, thnx! ..... I wonder if there will be some nice loveydovey tickle animations in there....

@italeean "You guys probably already know what I'll say" (about Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie), actually I don't know 👀 it's been a while since I saw that movie when it was released in the cinema here, but you made me curious to your reaction. What did you think? :3

@giggly-squiggily omg Blue Lock & Haikyuu hypehype and did you also love to see these lazy gamer guys Kenma and Nagi dominate the big screens as heroes to their respective movies, so shortly after each other, what a time to be alive 🤩

@fantasizes-tickles-daily My Adventures with Superman ng;dngifdgjdhljfni;oji I still need to start the new season but omfg I'm so glad finally someone else is into this hehehe, I love that! I'm also not a big DC fan, I didn't even see most movies, but I LOVE THIS ONE. Clark is the cutest isn't he?

@eliankrios YOU PLAY THE SIMS 4????? 👀 also thank you for those banger song recs. I only knew 'save my life' from xandria but not valentine or others :3

@wertzunge Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, I saw that one on the plane a while ago, I enjoyed that too!!! I wonder if they will do more :3 I never played the game though....

@tiklart SHARK MOVIE SUFFERERS WE ARE HAHA, also good luck on your exams!🫶 sending good luck vibes~

@gladdygirl18 ❤️❤️❤️ sending good love life prayers, hope all will go well! and yay for fellow minecraft enjoyer :D

@sunstone-smiles I LOVE ESPRESSO odjs;dgjhih ih but I didn't like it at first either :') it had to grow on me too.

@kusuguricafe seeing you talk about your genshin abyss teams makes me go 💀💀💀 it's been so long since I played genshin, especially abyss. Are you managing the 3 stars each chamber f12 cuz I've only succeeded like once at it or smth. oh and I hope you'll have fun writing again soon! Don't push yourself too much for tickletober, as long as it stays fun*w*

@blobbirobbi wow I knew all 3 of those artists but not those songs, thnx for the recs :D especially the Måneskin hohoho

@sleepysheepytea feels indeed like ages since I saw your activity on my dash, wishing you the best of luck with work and stuff^^

@hypahticklish that was literally my reaction too to the movie The Fall Guy, I loved that so much and you described it so well 😍 I thought it would be a "Haha funny" movie but it really moved me and I also didn't expect the first part to be so emotional. p.s. thnx for the blank copy paste, sorry for forgetting 🥲🥲

@a-fluffer-nutter wow good luck on the move to the UK and congrats on 8 years tumblr, I still remember you being one of the first tk blogs i encountered 😌

@lovelymessybubbly wooow it feels like AGES, sorry to hear about the low mental energy but hope you're doing well ^^!

[gayautisticraccoon]

15 questions, 15 people

I was tagged by @fr-wiwiw! Haven't done this before so thank you for that!

1. Are you named after anyone?

Nope!

2. When was the last time you cried?

Literally last night lol

I'm fine trust xD

3. Do you have kids?

No. Never even been in a relationship but also never want kids for various reasons

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Ye, probably a little too much. And due to the way I talk thanks to my tism people often don't realize I'm being sarcastic LOL makes for some very awkward moments sometimes but I'm trying to get better at that lol

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Not sure tbh! Probably the outfit and choices they made about their appearance like Tattoos and Piercings. I just love seeing peoples different styles

6. What's your eye colour?

Blue C:

7. Scary movie or happy ending?

I enjoy both but my silly little brain needs it's happy endings tbh, I'm already depressed enough as is LOL

8. Any special talents?

Not that I can think of tbh. I am a very average person LOL

9. Where were you born?

A small town in the North West of Germany ^^

10. What are your hobbies?

Gaming, watching movies/shows, reading fanfic, indulging in fan content in general, listening to music

11. Do you have pets?

Nope! I used to have a bunny and 7 mice though but haven't had any pets since then. I hope one day I can get a pet raccoon, I love them sm

12. What sports do you/have you played?

I don't exercise like at all (I know, I'm fat n lazy but I just cannot find any activity I enjoy, fight me). I used to do gymnastics back in elementary school and was in a tennis club during 6th grade but as I said, nothing ever really stuck with me. P.E. was my worst nightmare back in school

13. How tall are you?

173cm (5'7'' in freedom units I believe?)

14. Favourite subject in high school?

English 100%

15. Dream job?

Funny thing, this topic has been bugging me for a while. I never planned on making it past the age of 16 so here I am at the ripe age of 24 working in retail with no idea what to do with my future. I studied Media Design (so like Digital Art n stuff) but I can't see myself actually working in that field tbh, I mostly did it to not do nothing after graduating. My brain just shuts off as soon as it becomes mandatory to be creative. That and I don't think I'd be good enough for a proper job in the field. So yea, I'm just kinda rolling with it for now lol

I'm not sure who to tag so I'll just leave this open and say anyone who hasn't been tagged and wants to participate can join in on the fun!

[spittingspite]

I almost missed this because I never check my activity lmao whoops

Tagged by @niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian, thanks for the tag!

Rules: tag 21 followers you want to get to know better

Name: Rebekah

Nickname: Bex, Bekah, Becky, anything is honestly fine

Gender: female

Star sign: cancer, baby

Song stuck in my head: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead by Set It Off

Sexuality: fuck knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hogwarts house: ravenclaw

Favourite animal: uh, cats, I guess? I don't really have one, but I've always been a cat person, so

Current time: 1:30am

Cats or dogs: cats

Last movie I saw: Ice age 2

Last thing I googled: Shadow the Hedgehog (I needed to fact check a thing)

Other blogs: one, but it's a personal blog (granted atm I'm mainly using it to reblog aesthetic posts for my ocs, but it's there just in case I need to vent) so I don't really wanna give it out

Do I get asks: pfft, no. Maybe if I actually made my own posts or spoke to people I would, but I'm lazy and don't know how to talk to others, so

Dream job: author. Hands down. But, again, I'm lazy, and also can't even finish a oneshot, so it'll never happen

When I created my blog: 03/10/2014, according to tumblr memories. I... do not know if that's month first or day first

Reason for URL: oh god, it's an old ship of mine that I discovered when I was... 12? Maybe 13? I was lowkey obsessed with it for ages, but honestly nowadays I don't really think or care about it. I should really change it, but I'm terrified I'll forget what I changed it to (or that I changed it at all) and I won't be able to access my account or something like that. Also, I can't be bothered to think of a new one, so I just leave it

Following: 835. Fuck knows how many are still active, though

Average sleep: maybe 5-7 hours? It really depends. My sleep schedule has been all over the place ever since I was a kid, so sometimes I'll wake up well past noon, and sometimes I'll wake up at 6 in the morning, even if I didn't go to bed until 2am (and that's not factoring in how long it takes me to GET to sleep...)

Lucky number: 3, I guess? I don't really have one, but 3 is the closest I have to a FAVOURITE number

Currently wearing: literally just pyjamas. I haven't worn anything but pyjamas in months

Dream trip: I'm not really a fan of travelling tbh. Especially not to places I've never been to. It stresses me out

Favourite food: pizza. Cliché, but my diet isn't exactly varied, so

Favourite song: I don't know if I'd call it my favourite, but I've always been fond of Astronaut by Simple Plan. Originally I just liked it because it reminded me of a fictional character, but it's the one song that's stuck out to me the most out of all the other songs that I associate with fictional characters

Instruments: I can play the cornet! My high school had a brass band you could join, and they taught me how to play. I'm pretty sure I initially only joined because it got me out of one lesson a week, but it grew on me so I stuck with it. I haven't played in ages, though, so I'm probably rusty

21 followers I'd like to get to know better: fuck, I never know who has and hasn't already done these. Uhhh, @moonibinbon, @tangledloversandfrozenhearts, @bitter-as-wormwood-13, @amazingmegan7300, @wolfstarforever, @yorkshireisastateofmind1995, @hopelessly-inzayn, (unless you've already done this, in which case ignore me) and anyone else who wants to do it (ik it's not 21, but oh well)

 Rules: Answer 21 questions and tag 21 people!

tagged  by: @rolkientolkien Thanks!

Name: Rachael

Nickname: Rach, Chel, or online I usually go by Aria

Gender: Female!

Star Sign: Pisces

Current Time: 11:01

Song stuck in my head: Free to Go by Seeb and Highasakite

Last movie I saw: Harriet

Last thing I Googled: Short hair cuts for diamond face shapes (I need a hair cut, it’s time for a change)

Other Blogs: none

Do I get asks: Not usually, no

Reasons for your url: Kind of a long story, but I was riding with my classmates for one of my YWAM schools and we were all still getting to know each other, and the girl I was sitting next to has a really strong southern accent, and we were going somewhere to get our class pic taken, and all of the parking was full and she went “there ain’t no parkin’ space round here!” but I heard it as “there ain’t no punkin spice round here!” and was very confused, and we ending up joking and bonding over it and now we’re really good friends!

Following: 1,391 ….when did that happen…

Average Sleep: 6 to 8 hrs depending 

Lucky Number: I’ve always been partial to 7, but honestly (and I know it’s a STUPID MEME NUMBER!) but it does have a legitimate important meaning to me, that I won’t get into here, but it’s 69 because of a really personal thing God has told me, and I am not kidding you, I see this number at least 6 to 7 or more times a day…. it’s really wild, but it reminds that God will be faithful to me even when I am not. <3 (It’s kind of complicated and confusing I know, I’m sorry)

Currently Wearing: My pajama’s - cat riding a spaceship shirt, and shorts

Dream Job: Honestly, there are so many things I want to do, but I really want to become a Trauma Therapist/ Counselor because I’ve seen such an incredible need for it, cause EVERYONE has trauma, and it effects everaspect of who we are and our choices and beliefs, and I want to be someone who can help people work through and heal from those experiences, and help them realize who their meant to be and live in their true identity.

Dream Trip: I WANT TO GO EVERYWHERE! Go visit my friend @bobobkins in the UK, go to Japan (and not just the airport), and I’ve always wanted to go to Chili for some reason…. but yeah, everywhere.

Favorite Food: Uhhhhh, honestly bro, I could really go for some fresh Thai sticky rice with some fried eggs on top with some sweet, hot, chili sauce. It sounds kind of boring but it’s literally so delicious. 

Favorite Song: This is an unfair question. Uuuuuhhhmmm I guess right now Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

Instruments:  I don’t play anything but I can sing pretty well! I do wan’t to learn how to play an instrument someday… I’m the only one in my family that doesn’t play piano so, probably that.

Idk if I know 21 people people but I’ll tag @niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian @swords-and-skateboards @jupiterlandings @bobobkins @maysartcorner @aryllahiruelric… I’m sure I’m missing someone but just do it if you want to!!!