#this is 4 mutuals basically hence in tags but like

[this-is-krikkit]

Fanfic writer interview

tagged by @azriona, thanks! sorry for taking so long to do this

how many works do you have on AO3?

51, a few of them wips.

what's your total AO3 word count?

235,423 which seems low af compared to how long i've had this account.... time to add some more, amirite?

your top 5 stories by kudos/likes

i did not expect these to be from 4 completely different ships (and types of ships!!), but as a multifandom hoe this is such an accomplishment! also hilarious considering one more fandom shows up in the top 10 lmao

thanks to anyone who ever left a kudo on a work of mine, i appreciate them and you all so much ♥️

5. we're not friends, nor have we ever been: a berena AU where they meet during residency and a hectic A&E 24h shift. multichap, finished, and technically a prequel to friends just sleep in another bed (hence the similar lyrics title)

4. get off with with you: a victuuri "missing scenes" of sorts starting when Victor has to leave Yuuri in Russia, ending with them reuniting and getting together properly (thus shattering the limbo their relationship had been in since the Beijing Kiss). multichap, finished!

3. holothurin: nsfw, levihan getting together on Ocean Day. one of my rare she/her pronouns fic for afab hange, too. i thought i was so smart for that title and yk what? i still think so. oneshot, finished!

2. it's always darkest before the dawn: this one surprisingly got some more attention recently although it's been a while (2019!!! prepandemic, my guys!!) since i wrote it. it's a post canon fix-it fic for my knights in love braime, where in short: brienne is pregnant, jaime is alive, and podrick is the GOAT. oneshot... for now? 🤭

1. right as rain: levihan, nsfw as fuck, from sex to love modern AU basically. unfinished, currently working on chapter 11/13 (yes, that's more than planned. shut up)

tagging: @blonndiec @dont-f-with-moogles @jewishvitya @quillsandblades @saecookie

+ @sixpennydame @someonestolemyshoes @sunflowersunite @wanderlustqueen-writes @youre-ackermine

and any other ao3 writer mutual i might have forgotten (sorry i have no memory!!!), consider yourself tagged as well

[elvenbeard]

Exposing myself here a little and sharing the current rule-set for my CP2077 Discord I'm the process of setting up below the cut! Below the cut, cause this post it's a lot of text as is.

I think I got all channels set up how I want them for starters, but there will always be room for improvement :D First and foremost I want this to become a place of encouragement and sharing and fun... I really just want it to be an extension of my fandom corner on tumblr here and have a room to chat with everyone I love in one spacereally, that's the whole point XD

Still though, I think some basic rules are good, especially if I decide to open this up to more people down the line - but also, some might find a strict ruleset (or my specific ruleset) not to their taste, hence, before sending out invites, I wanted to put this here.

If we're mutuals, or if you're following me and like what I post, original content and reblogs alike, AND if you wanna be part of this server under the prerequisite of accepting the rules below the cut... Like this post or DM me or leave a reply etc. And I might send you an invite.

(I want to open this up specifically also to people I'm not mutuals with, since I don't always follow back for a variety of reasons. But I have a good memory for user-handles and will recognize you if you interact with my posts on a regular basis!) Important: If I don't send you an invite, please don't take it personally. I might not know you or your vibe well enough yet. Especially if we're new mutuals, or if I'm not following you. But I will check out everyone I don't recognize or don't follow who reacts to this post. I want to keep the server somewhat small in general and especially to begin with, but if all goes well, I might come back to this post here somewhere later down the line and send some more invites! I love you all lots, and especially with my semi-forced hiatus recently I missed interacting with everyone. Being welcomed back so warmly repeatedly by so many people in your tags and replies and all really meant so much <3

So yeah! Server-rules below, react to this post or get in touch with me if you're interested to join based on these prerequesites, invites will go out during the weekend most likely! :D

1. Don't be a dick and use common sense. Be kind to each other. Assume ignorance over ill intentions first and foremost, and when in doubt, stay civil and ask a mod or admin for help via DM.

2. Homophobia, Transphobia, Queerphobia in general, Racism and Hatespeech towards other server members will not be tolerated. Report any talk of this sort to a mod or admin asap if you notice it.

3. This is an adult/NSFW server. You need to be at least 18 years of age to participate and can expect respective content. This is not to exclude anyone younger than 18, but for legal reasons.

4. No 18+ content needs to be spoilered ||like this|| by default. If you choose to spoiler something, which you are always free to do especially in general channels, use a label/indicator describing the content you're spoilering (e.g. [explicit sexual content], [nsfw], [blood/gore], [xyz kink], [tmi]). No kinkshaming please, but also, note rule 5.

5. If someone asks you to spoiler a specific type of niche/extreme content (e.g. extreme kinks, dark and disturbing topics, (mental) health themes like self-harm or terminal illnesses, or any content that could fall under 4) please do so. Be mindful of each other's comfort levels with being exposed to certain darker topics. Being asked to spoiler content does not equal being kinkshamed.

6. Everyone's boundaries are valid and you are free to set them. Simultaneously, nobody should have to censor themselves or their creations either. Spoilering (extreme) content on someone else's request does not equal censorship but is part of being a community.

7. If someone forgets to spoiler a topic that has been previously asked to be spoilered, do not assume the worst and kindly remind the op to spoiler. If the same person keeps forgetting the same things though and you feel like it is on purpose or targeted, let a mod/admin know.

8. If a topic that makes you personally uncomfortable is being discussed in a group setting, stepping away from the conversation temporarily is an alternative to asking to spoiler something (also applies to rule 6). Simultaneously though, due to no blacklisting options on Discord, be mindful of what you post especially if others whose comfort levels you don't know are there with you.

9. Please keep discussions on the server civil. If you've messed up, apologize. If discussions get personal or touch upon server-external issues, please resort to DMs to resolve them. If you need a neutral party to listen, @elvenbeard is always happy to.

10. Do not post content that isn't yours without the explicit permission of the original creator (be it mods, VP, art, writing, etc.). This includes posting links to external works that aren't yours.

11. Start no arguments or spread negativity by discussing non-server-members and their activities.

12. Keep shippy content to the respective channels. Respect each other's ships and headcanons (exceptions: see 13), but also respect the source material(s).

13. If you notice headcanons that are queer-phobic, transphobic, racist, hateful or something similar, especially if they are being framed or discussed as positive, inform a mod or admin asap. Everyone is entitled to their own headcanons, but any falling under these categories will not be tolerated.

[distopea]

𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐐’𝐒:

1. When are you usually online?

More often in the evenings or during weekends! I have a full time job, and I don’t always have home office days where my work load is more manageable. My activity is sporadic during the week, but I’m always a bit lurking here and there since I love to see the activity on the dash. 

2. What verses are you involved in?

The only two fandoms I’m digging in are One Piece and One Punch Man these days, but it’s definitely such a poor activity compared to my OC. I’m more at ease building my own characters rather than sticking to what someone else created. I have the feelings all my canon characters are slowly becoming OC with time, and I don’t like that, hence my poor activity with them... 

3. What is your biggest RP pet peeve?

I guess I have a few like everyone! I’m trying to be open-minded and respectful. My two biggest pet peeves are classic: I’m bothered if I notice that someone clearly doesn’t care about our thread and don’t put the minimal effort in there (and I speak about like a three lines answer, not the amount of time you take to answer something: TAKE YOUR TIME). I’m also easily upset if I see that someone new in my mutuals never reach out (it’s settled in my rules that I softblock for that after a while). Other than that, I’m pretty chill, I just expect people to understand my boundaries as I’d do my best to always understand theirs. 

4. Are you drawn to specific types of muses?

I couldn’t and wouldn’t! My muses are basically so different, I don’t have a favorite kind of muses to interact with in return! It depends truly on how I click with the character and the mun, other than that, I love to be surprised. 

5. Are there reoccurring themes in your writing that people might not notice?

I love exploring different themes... My muses have very different philosophical opinions. I like to take big themes and just see how they react to them. In terms of pure writing, I guess my mutuals have noticed my love for INTENSE kind of threads. The more it twists my heart, the better I will love them 😈

6. What are your favourite RP trends?

I’m legit never following trends... I’m more a plotter in the end. My tiny peanut brain needs the juice whenever I explore a new dynamic. I like to pull on strings and see what it provokes. I like to imagine several scenario too. Just blurry paths to walk in if we ever feel like it! 

Again I’m such a BAD spontaneous writer. Unplotted threads are dying somewhere in the dust of my drafts at some point... 

8. How do you feel about duplicates?

For my canons, I’m super GLAD there are duplicates LMAO. I mean, I’m not active much with them so for the sake and happiness of my mutuals, it’s cool to see the same faces even more explored and active elsewhere. I also love to see people’s takes on canon muses! 

9. How long have you been involved in roleplaying?

Wow... Outside tumblr, since 2008 or so? I started when I was like 12 years old. On tumblr and in English, it’s been almost 3 years! 

10. Is there a muse or verse you could write in, but haven’t?

Nothing coming to my mind right now... I usually don’t try to pick canon because my hype for them can clearly disappear in two days. If I ever need to explore a new verse, then I’m happy to plot! So far, it pops like this and I like the spontaneity on that! 

tagged by: @nezumivc103221 tagging: @regensia @cantuscorvi​ @ephxmerall @ikkaku-of-heart @strawberryxdreams @aurorxaeternitatis @nvrcmplt​ and for real whoever wishes! 

[megacarapa]

I read 3,000 Miles after I saw your post about it and I loved it so much TwT you were so right in calling it a masterpiece!! I was wondering if you maybe have any other fic recs?

i'm so glad you liked it fgdhda that fic deserves all the love it can get 😭 and worry not anon i am so prepared for this question B) i actually have a collection of drst fics i really love and would readily recommend! it's mostly sengen rn but the plan is to add others in there too (hence the "favourite drst fics" rather than "favourite sengen fics" fgdshhd) i just haven't, super found all that many non sengen fics i really loved yet xD they are all of varying length and genre and popularity lmao basically my only criteria for them is just "i gotta love it alot" so all of these are very worthy of a read!!

but there's still some that aren't in the collection bc they haven't been approved for one reason or another (3000 miles being one of them) so i will rec those here!

first let's get the obvious out of the way, the observer effect (and its companion the uncertainty principle) has been my favourite sengen fic for a long time until 3000 miles rolled around, you probably know it already since it is the most popular fic in the tag fsghdha but for formality's sake, its an au where sengen were texting buddies before the petrification, but never revealed their identities to each other so they don't know who the other is when they meet up in the stone world TwT mutual pining galore, my favorite part of this are definitely the texting bits, in a lot of the fics i've read i've noticed its pretty hard to convey falling in love over text message GSGDHA but this fic really nails it

clad in words, scorching with passion is a super cute fic where in 2 chapters senku n gen take turns getting jealous and then just kinda. Talking It Out like normal people and coming to an understanding with each other and it's an absolute delight, i love established relationship fics and good communication SO MUCH

Ghost stories is a hogwarts au that was originally written as a twitter thread so the writing is pretty simple n the chapters are short but its so cute goddamn i love it sm 😭 senku and gen trying to be rivals but the can't bc they are so whipped for each other, oh my god this whole fic is pining bass boosted

Left Panel of a Triptych is actually not a sengen fic lmao SURPRISE!! it's basically an exploration of senku and xeno's relationship before the petrification and then leading up to the moment xeno orders the hit on senku, written from stanley's pov which just makes it even better. it's just kinda a short n simple thing but i really liked it, i wish there would be more fics of these 2

also just so this post is all encompassing for everyone else gdhdha here's a link to my 3,000 Miles rec again (with some art ^-^), also a few days ago a new oneshot was added to the series and its so cute😭

+some bonus stuff since this is already such a longass post might as well add these too, not exactly a "fic rec" but i def recommend the works by masssery on pixiv, they have a two part doujin series (with hopefully a part 3 coming eventually) that is like the only translated sengen doujin that i know of and i love it sm, and they also have two other standalone comics that don't have any dialogue and so they can be understood by english readers as well ^-^ and if you're still here do yourself a favor and check out these vids on yt: 1 2 3 4 (not a rickroll i prommie <3 first two are sengen, third is general and fourth is xeno-centric) OK THATS ALL FSHFHFHA

.........and if you're interested i also wrote a fic once xD

[iwalkonyourwater]

tagged by @mariathorpe 🥺🧡 ty!!!

tagging @theashenphoenix @arnault @heartoferebor @vindicia @torahime @hidden-blades-and-tomahawks @kaschra @infernalwarlock @entreri @lockescoles + anyone else reading who wants to do this!

1: Why did you choose your url? i’m so uncreative at choosing usernames, so i used a random name generator thing and this is what it spit out lol rip

2: Any side blogs? if you have them, name them and why you have them. just one ( @cyberpunkedd ) which is a general gaming blog where i make and reblog gifsets for games other than Assassin’s Creed. tbh i’ve been more active there than here lately, relatively speaking.

3: How long have you been on tumblr? i had another blog for a while, starting back in 2011. took a long break because life got hectic and then came back with this one a few years ago.

4: Do you have a queue tag? it’s #resting in the bureau (q), which is basically me taking Malik’s advice. I’m doing it quietly man, i swear!!

5: Why did you start your blog in the first place? because despite it all Assassin’s Creed will always have a special place in my heart 🧡 and i wanted to start making gifs of my fav games again

6: Why did you choose your icon/pfp? i yoinked it from the AC Origins comic. i saw Aya in it and knew i had to make her into my icon, i love her so much!!

7: Why did you choose your header? Bayek on a horse, what else is there to say?!? it’s a pretty screenshot taken by @theashenphoenix

8: What’s your post with the most notes? this gifset of Ratonhnhaké:ton 🧡 even his voice actor reblogged it aahhHH!! 😳😳

9: How many mutuals do you have? i don’t keep track specifically but there are lots and they are all so lovely!

10: How many followers do you have? i have no idea…. looking at those numbers gives me a bit of anxiety so i avoid it lol

11: How many people do you follow? a couple hundred or so.

12: Have you ever made a shitpost? nah, i’ve made some shitty posts tho.

13: How often do you use tumblr each day? hmmm maybe once every other day? i don’t come here as often i used to, hence why my blogs mostly run on queues rn. i just don’t have much free time with work and school 😔

14: Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won? not really a fight, just some really uncomfortable moments where i’ve messaged users who have reposted/stolen some of my gifs 🙃🙃🙃 (not with stuff on this blog tho, it was my other one). Only one of the situations resulted in me having to report the user and afaik they’re gone now. so idk is that a win? felt more like poop all around tbh 😤

15: How do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts? so imma be real witchu, i don’t do discourse and don’t get my news headlines from tumblr dot com, and i really don’t have the time or inclination to read long text posts when i’m here. So 99 percent of it just goes right past me.

16: Do you like tag games? yes!!! i love being remembered and i’m just so very sorry that i don’t respond to them quickly……. 💀

17: Do you like ask games? i do but since i’m not on here as much as before i don’t really reblog them anymore.

18: Do you have a crush on a mutual? each and every one of them!!

[coffee-at-annies]

I'm from Philly, and I hate Flyers fans. I also tend to blame it all on Jersey, haha. (Plus I sorta imprinted on the Pens during the pandemic? I don't know how that happened.)

I spent 4 yrs in college in the Philly area so I know first hand how the city can get. The eagles Super Bowl win sure was something. I can see blaming it on Jersey. South Jersey is basically east Philadelphia. (I’ve had someone claim to be from east of Philly and I was like friend that’s across state lines). But Philly itself is just like that sometimes.

I want to be clear that not all flyers fans are bad. I’ve got a handful of non-tumblr friends who like the flyers. Hence why I’ve got a fondness for some of the players. That’s [redacted]’s boy. And I know I’ve got some pens mutuals that multi-team or follow boys when they leave. But I’ve run up against some nasty ppl here and on twitter and I have been burned going into other teams tags before, or worse, they come into our tags. So I just stay out and stay in my lane. I like one team and I’m sticking to those tags. If I need to know about anything else a beloved mutual will reblog a post.

Side note — anyone who uses both lb tags for a game but shits on one of the teams deserves to get blocked immediately. I know it’s redundant to say don’t be an asshole on the internet but seriously if you’re gonna shit on a team or a player don’t do it in the tags where the ppl who like them are going looking for content. (This isn’t to say never use both tags. Many ppl lb for multiple teams and will use both tags when their teams play each other. That’s different than posting hate bc you can)

Oh btw welcome to pens fandom. Have fun and take care of yourself. 🙂

[icouldntfindquiet]

Thanks for the tag @catb-fics! ❤️

1. Why did you choose your url?

I wanted my URL to be my Wattpad account but it was taken. 😭 Then I looked into song lyrics but thought all the good Catfish ones got taken so I looked into The National. At the time, I really loved the song Pink Rabbits so I wanted to pull lyrics from that song and that’s the story! The lyrics are strange but I like it. Sometimes you just want to get away for a bit and find some quiet and Tumblr is my place to do that if that makes sense. 🙂

2. Any sideblogs?

Nope! Just this one. I’m trying so hard not to make another one, hence why I combine CATB and photography on here.

3. How long have you been on Tumblr?

I’m a longtime lurker! I was avoiding making an account bc I didn’t want to get addicted. But alas I have no willpower and cracked. I made this account end of December 2020 so it’s almost been 6 months?

4. Do you have a queue tag?

Do you mean queue? What’s a queue tag? I did queue my posts at the beginning bc I love that feature. I wish Wattpad had a queue for writing! But I stopped bc I thought it was weird. That people would think I’m online when I’m not if that makes sense.

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

The CATB Tumblr community looked like a lot of fun so I wanted to join! Ya know...to obsess over CATB some more as if I don’t do it enough!

6. Why did you choose your icon?

Because Van McCann and dogs! Need I say more?!

7. Why did you choose your header?

I wanted to personalize my blog by adding a picture I took. This photo matched my blog’s color scheme the most.

8. What’s your post with the most notes?

Y’all love rainbow Van so much! The CATB covers compilation is a close second!

9. How many mutuals do you have?

I can’t be bothered to count but I love them all. ❤️

10. How many followers do you have?

94 but it’s actually less than that bc of all the spam bots that got deleted.

11. How many people do you follow?

50 blogs but most are inactive or don’t post much. I’d follow you all but I HATE having a cluttered feed! I’m the type who has to see everything, and if I’m unable to, it stresses me out. Please don’t take it personally if I don’t follow you! 😭

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

Of course! Many times! 😁

Bernie sitting memes: x and x

CAPTCHA test: x

There are more...just gotta dig for it.

13. How often do you use Tumblr a day?

I’m on Tumblr WAY too much! I check it throughout the day.

14. Did you ever have a fight/argument with another blog once?

Nope! I’m dead peaceful. 😌

15. How do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?

Depends on what they are. If they’re pointless like “reblog this for good luck” then nope. But if it’s important or helpful, then yes. I don’t think I’ve come across many posts like this. 🤔

16. Do you like tag games?

Yeah they’re fun but a lot of work! I think I’ve been writing this for half an hour now. 😬

17. Do you like ask games?

Of course! They’re so much fun! I’m sorry if I’m annoying you with them. 😅

18. Which of your mutuals is Tumblr famous?

Basically everyone! Everyone adds value to the CATB community. You’re all nice and funny people!

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

No crush but I wanna be friends with all of you. 🥺

20. Tags:

Only do it if you want! And if I missed you and you wanna do it, feel free to tag me! I honestly don’t mind! x

@vanmccannonlyfans @vananamccann @youlovehermadly @louistbottlemen @ifluctuateaboutu @bohf1 @tyyrants @vanmccantfish

[raeofgayshine]

✨ Get to know your mutuals!! When you get this, it means someone wants to know more about you, so list 5 things about yourself you want your followers to know. They can be as simple as your age or as complex as your deepest fear, as long as it’s something you’re comfortable with sharing. when you’re done, send this to 10 people if you want to get to know them better!! 🌼💕

Thank you for tagging me @keeningthoughts Just going to be upfront and say I'm not going to tag anyone just because it's been a weird day for me, but anyone who sees this and wants to do it should.

1.) I'm sure most of you already know this, and if not hi welcome, I am extremely queer. I'm AroAce, as well as being trans and nonbinary and a dozen other words because gender is fun and I like to hoard things.

2.) My desired aesthetic, like fashion wise and just in my general life, can essentially be described as Steampunk Sunflower, hence my blog title. I am super attracted to just the steampunk aesthetic, like all of it. But I especially like you know golds on blacks, yellow and black is my favorite color combo, which is Sunflower colors. So yeah, Steampunk Sunflower is my one day goal when I have money to actually achieve that.

3.) I have eczema. Not a big fact, but it is something I've dealt with my entire life, and I don't think it's talked about enough and I've been making a point lately to be more vocal about it.

4.) I truly adore nicknames, like I think being given nicknames by friends is one of the highest acts of affection, and I will melt at almost any nickname especially sun-based ones, you could call me a nickname and get anything from me basically it's a strong tool.

5.) I really want a new hairstyle, but I just haven't had the courage to try one out (and also haven't exactly felt comfortable going to a hair salon with everything going on). Currently I'm really leaning towards wanting a mohawk, but I'm not sure if that's... okay for lack of a better word? I've also considered full shaving my head, keeping my undercut and growing it out the top part longer, or keeping the undercut and cutting the top part shorter. I also kind of want to dye my hair, but because of eczema I just worry it won't be safe (that I'll have a bad reaction, as my scalp like all of my skin is sensitive af)

[heloflor]

Sooo, with summer coming to an end (god the passage of time was weird this year), here’s an update about the direction my blog’s going to take.

1. About 9-10 months ago, I started imagining ideas for a Dakavendish fic called “As Time Passes”. Fun fact : the idea started from my very first MML fic, which I wrote on paper but never posted (I know it’s the very first because I mention having a new ship in the beginning). I then started building from this one chapter, turning it into more than a random oneshot. Due to that, I firstly saw “As Time Passes” as a rather short fic and basically made some kind of “skeleton” of a story by dividing the main ideas I had into chapters, thinking that it would be enough to write the story.

Recently though, I decided to take this fic a lot more seriously (maybe a little too much) and so for the last month I’ve been working on really fleshing it out, writing down info for OCs, places, how BOTT works, have a doc with info for the time-periods visited etc and want to write for each chapter what I precisely want to put in, which includes chapters that make the story take its time and progress slowly (hence why just writing down the main chapters ideas doesn’t work anymore for this fic).

As of right now, I’m close to finishing the planning phase and I already have pretty much anything I need to finish the prologues. So I’ll try to finish prologue 2 by the end of the month, but I can’t make any promises (the first prologue is already posted and looking at the date makes me sigh because I’m taking so much time for fuck’s sake !)

Aside from this fic, I also came up with three other ideas for oneshots talking about the rogue arc (because of course I did…) + something about “A Christmas Peril” and maybe something random. But I want to focus on Prologue 2 before working on those.

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2. Miitopia. When the game came out on 3ds, I played the game a lot and made a team with Undertale characters (more precisely Humantale but that’s beside the point).

So when the game came out on switch, I bought it and made characters for the team using my current obsession, aka MML. And with my wish to complete the game 100%, I play it on a daily basis (trying to get my main level 50 for all jobs, currently 6 more to go). This means that I have quite a lot of pics and videos of it.

For a while now I’ve been wishing to share all of those pics and videos but never took the time to do it. So I might as well do so now. Because this game is very dumb and I absolutely ADORE it for that and I really wanna share some of the stuff these miis say.

Btw I don’t trust myself to do cartoon characters with the mii maker tool so my team is made of miis that resemble the characters. I also used other people’s shared miis for any non-team character and some are pretty funny fits.

I’ll probably make a tag like “Milotopia” to put all this spam in since I don’t really want it to show up on the show or the game’s tag .

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3. As mentioned in the part about “As Time Passes”, I made something that describes precisely how I see BOTT work (different jobs possible, rules, how to become an agent, ranks, even emergencies procedures) and I’ve been wishing to share it.

That’s actually why I made a few posts Thursday, I was trying to get myself to post this.

Because the “”“issue””” is, there’s a part in this BOTT infodump about how, no matter how inclusive BOTT is trying to be, agents face discriminations since the agency is about time-traveling. So I talk about the limitations the agents are forced to comply with when time-traveling (you know like how some of my fics have Cavendish worrying about homophobia, forcing the duo to hide their relationship ?).

But since I never talk politics or social issues on this blog (I want my blog to be a space where people can just read about cartoons without worrying about all the stuff going on in our world), I was worried that some people might get the wrong impression from this post.

This worry is actually pretty dumb because, when it comes to social issues, I think my mindset is close to the ones my mutuals have ? To keep it short, let’s just say that, if I had to reblog one post that talks about those topics, it would be that one post saying “this blog supports POC/queer people/autistic people/every religion etc + dni if you’re a p*do, f*cist, exclusionist etc”

Tbh I think I’m going to reblog that post after all. Also I could probably take the time to add something in my bio (like a “exclusionist/f*cist/p*do dni” type of thing).

But still, since I’m afraid for no reason to have troubles with this post, I’ll keep the info about BOTT on the side for now. I’ll most likely post it after Prologue 3 of “As Time Passes” since it’s in the topic.

Though, if some people read this and get really curious about the BOTT info and start requesting it, I guess I’ll consider it okay to post it sooner ? 🤷‍♂️

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4. Regarding the end of summer : So I’m currently 21 and have been studying for the past few years. But with the pandemic, working from home had been really hard for me.

Right now, I’m at a stage in my studies where I can take a break (I don’t live in the US). And since I’m a privileged bastard with parents who won’t throw me out, I’ll be taking a break in my studies this year. This means that I’ll have the time to be more active here (since I’ll have time to write).

I’ll also start streaming video games by the end of the fall. I haven’t touched a mario game in months and I’m really missing it.

Tbh I’m mostly taking the year off because I know for a fact that, if I study while still forced to stay at home, I’ll fail for sure. So I’m hoping that things will get better next year.

Though, it also feels good to say “fuck you” to the system and simply take a year for myself, trying new things, write more, maybe learn to draw, finally having the time to focus on starting my transition.

But yeah, long story short, I’ll be around more, probably will post more, and I’ll do gaming livestreams in which I would most likely encourage people to talk to me about cartoons (yes I’m going to use streams as an excuse to infodump). I might also take some of my longest posts and make them on a video format, but It’ll take a while since I need some experience on editing for that.

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5. I might start reblogging more texts posts from more shows I never talked about but watched.

[shikatemaweek]

ShikaTema Week 2020

Host/Mod - @karinrumi

When it is - June 24th-30th.

Where - @shikatemaweek, ShikaTema Week - Twitter

Poster was made by the awesome - @loknnica​

RULES:

1. All kind of content is allowed.

2. No reposting, editing or tracing from another people’s work.

3. Tag your triggering and mature content in consideration for younger audience.

4. I’ll track content for ShikaTema week under the #shikatemaweek2020, #shikatemaweek hashtag!

5. Characters/Ships Bashing&Hate isn’t allowed.

6. In a case I miss out on your posted content message me on the official ShikaTema Week Tumblr/Twitter account.

7. Late submissions are accepted. 

8. Follow the Tumblr and the Twitter Guidelines. 

9. Have fun!

Prompt Talk:

If you feel confused about what to do with prompts… Here are some suggestions to help ya all! They’re not obligatory to follow, of course. I am giving free reign as long  the content involves ShikaTema! (So any type of ShikaTema content is approved!) :D

Day 1:

Letters - Secret letters, love letters, envelopes, even different forms of communication like songs etc. are fair game! Maybe one of those letters can hide something special? 

Trust Exercises - Trust between partners is important, hence the trust exercises! Trust falls, blindfolds, leg races, bungee jump, twenty questions, any activity that deepens, or tests their trust is welcome!

Camaraderie - Here is the beautiful display of mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. Joint training? Parenting? Walking around to the gate? Secret missions? Daily life habits picked up from one another. Any common activity, or bonding session between our beloved couple.

Day 2: 

Masquerade - Go wild with different masquerade themes! Masks, pretty dresses, tuxedos, scary costumes, fluffy costumes, that romantic tensions during the dance, or romantic tension in general. Masquerade music etc. Go Wild ShikaTema fans!

Marriage - Arranged marriage, invitations, normal marriage, marriage preparations, wedding dresses, before marriage, heck meeting during someone else marriage! You have free reign as long the setting is the ‘Marriage’, yay!

Identity Switch - What if Shikamaru and Temari switched their identities with each other, or one of their friends? Would they survive? Would they recognise each other, despite their disguises as someone else? Would their friends recognise the differences between them? Maybe just one party switched the identity and bumped into the original? Basic clone jutsu can be used too! Playing around with that one can be fun. 

Day 3:

Blind Dates - Blind Dates set up by friends, co-workers, siblings, blind dates reality TV shows, speed blind dates. Any type of blind date you fancy is alright. 

Anniversary - Special anniversaries for ShikaTema! After marriage, before marriage, other types of anniversaries etc. 

Outfit Swap - Shikamaru and Temari swapping their outfits from any time period, or the outfit swaps shenanigans!

Day 4:

House Exchange -  Instead of swapping clothes, or their identities… It’s a House and place of living SWAP! It can be student exchange programme, social experiment, reality show etc. Different lifestyles, people, job place and the circle of friends… How would they cope with it? It’s a chance for Temari to interact with Shikamaru’s parents and for Shikamaru with Temari’s siblings, or using the products they never did before! Not to mention… Cope with different cost of bills, or money allowance. Like I said - go wild! 

Roomates - Living with each other can lead to many interesting situations! Annoying roomates, interesting roomates, good and bad things that happen when you live together! 

Spoon Feeding - It can be any method to feed someone! Feeding an ill person, mouth-to-mouth feeding, spoon feeding, emergency feeding, food + feeding and the spoon can be shown in any way/form you like. 

Day 5: 

Swimming Pool / Aquarium /Beach - Different types of date/scenarios/activities that involve water, swimsuits, tans, fishes, swimming lesson and much more! Let’s not forget about drowning in the sea of love too. ;)

Day 6: 

Shapeshifting - Shapeshifting powers, dealing with someone that can change forms, trying to keep it a secret, pair of shapeshifters etc.

Circus - Clowns, leotards, acrobats, beast tamer, magicians, circus dates, fooling around, anything that you associate with circus!

Coffee Shop - Coffee, Coffee Shop AUs, serving coffee, baristas, well let’s say it’s the COFFEE SHOP time to shine. 

Day 7: 

FREE DAY - Post any ShikaTema content you have, rest, or mention your  favourite ShikaTema content creators! 

Well, we should all have fun in June! 

@narutoevents​

[yukipri]

Stolen from @cravencur​ !

1. Slowburn or Love at First Sight

I unfortunately don’t trust Love at First Sight at ALL, slow burn and platonic love to gradual romantic love plz <3

2. Fake Dating or Secretly Dating

I’mma go with Fake, bc the assumption is that they don’t mean to be in a romantic relationship at all, but slowly develop the feels after getting to know each other, which is basically the answer above. I’m sure there are contexts where I could enjoy Secretly Dating, but I tend to be wary of secrecy/hiding things from others in their lives ^ ^;

3. Enemies to Lovers or Best Friends to Lovers

Honestly love both, but I guess in the case of Enemies to Lovers, I see Friend being a necessary middle step in between? Hence Best Friend. Friendship to me is a MUST in ships I enjoy!

4. “Oh no, there’s Only One Bed,” or Long Distance Correspondence

YEP haha! Long Distance angst can be nice too but ehhhhhh

5. Hurt/Comfort or Amnesia

I love it. And if I like amnesia sometimes, it’s bc of the former, SO

6. Fantasy AU or Modern AU

In cases of non-modern fandoms (like OP), i do like me a good modern AU too, but there’s so much fun in fantasy! Fancy outfits, world building where I get to choose my rules, you name it ;D

7. Mutual Pining or Domestic Bliss

Honestly both. I like when the latter is a result of the former, and as a creator, sometimes I just want to draw the latter but only under the premise that they went through the former if that makes sense?

8. Smut or Fluff

At least when I create, tho only I’ll go for both and yes, best when combined ^ ^

9. Canon-Compliant/Missing Scenes or Fix-It

Canon-compliant is great, but wanting to imagine a different route from canon is a huge motivator for me as a creator

10. Alternate Universe or Future Fic

Gonna go with Future for this one bc I LOVE imagining how the charas grow based on what we know of them in canon, and my endgames always need a future HC. BUT I also like throwing in AU elements, and AUs are awesome by themselves too!

11. One Shot or Multichapter

I wish to learn to make more satisfying one shots instead of massive continuous stories I have no hope of finishing >.<;

12. Kid Fic or Roadtrip Fic

Ngl I love my OC love babies LMAO

13. Reincarnation or Character Death

A bit tricky, because usually I like reincarnation stories IF the characters died a miserable tragic death in canon and it’s like a second chance. BUT that’s not the only ways I “enjoy” character death, because I like ghost/coming back to life stories too? So I guess it’s not so much character death that I enjoy, but I like the angst and potential for hurt/comfort and character growth that comes from it, even if in my own stories I always add a way for them to overcome that ^ ^; Hey, it’s fiction, I’m allowed to indulge myself!

14. Arranged Marriage or Accidental Marriage

Mmm I can see either of them appealing (esp if it’s in a fake dating-esque, let’s slowly develop feels type setting), but neither are tropes that immediately jump out at me!

15. High School Romance or Middle-Aged Romance

I guess I prefer Middle-Aged bc in the case of slow built, it gives them more time together, and it’s easier to imagine a future afterwards? Or maybe I’m just getting old ^ ^;

16. Time Travel or Isolated Together

Time Travel can be awesome esp for fix-its, but as a trope in general, yessss isolated together haha!

17. Neighbors or Roommates

Rooooommatesss!!!! The appeal of neighbors is that they’re like, slightly more far away roommates anyway ^ ^;

18. Sci Fi AU or Magic AU

Magic! Much broader application I feel, modern/historical/fantasy settings all possible! I tend to like magical aesthetic better too, tho i do love me some star wars haha

19. Bodyswap or Genderbend

Especially from a visual art perspective, I just find designing genderbend costumes to be really fun! And it gives me a chance to draw more feminine bodies when most of my fav charas tend to be male ^ ^;

20. Angst or Crack

Both, tho I feel like I tend to create more crack ^ ^; My angst needs hurt/comfort and eventual happy ending and that’s more effort than just something silly lol

21. Apocalyptic or Mundane

Honestly if there’s a good apocalyptic story I’m all for it, and I love Mad Max aesthetic so defs not saying no! But mundane and enjoying the simple things is lovely <3

Not tagging anyone in particular, but just as I did, please feel free to steal if you’re at all inclined! ^ ^

[lawonderlandwriter]

So here is all that has happened and all that I know and all of my thoughts on this intra-ship-tag war. For anyone who cares to read.

I hadn't written a new fic in a while. Not since Season 8 was airing, so I was not really aware of what was going on until one fic in particular where Jon has an abusive past, started getting negative attention. Most people will know which fic I’m talking about (for the purposes of this post, I’ll refer to it as FIC1). 

I had come across the fic randomly and skimmed it, deciding it seemed interesting and I would read it fully when I had the chance. Then I saw the hate the fic was getting and I read it fully immediately. I thought the fic was incredibly well written and wasn’t in any way a Jon-hate fic. Some parts of the fic I even was a tiny bit uncomfortable for the way it portrayed Dany, but I was too interested to let those parts get to me and I have since kept up with it and plan to read it until it’s conclusion. 

When I saw the hate on FIC1, I posted about it. How I thought the fic didn’t deserve the hate it was getting and how I thought people were casting judgement without really reading it, just commenting based on what they had heard about it and the author. 

This got me some hate but I stood by my fellow author. 

This was when I first heard of the “Discord” group. 

Everything I knew about the discord was hearsay as I am not and have never been involved in it. I heard the discord was all men who stanned Jon Snow and hate-commented on any fic they didn't like and had been policing the tag since basically the S8 finale. As I had seen hate comments on fics with my own eyes, I had no reason to question this. 

Especially when fics began showing up in the tag of Dany getting raped in response to each time FIC1 would update. Comments on those fics were sarcastic and crude and supportive. I have never used A03 as a social media platform so I was not and still am not very familiar with usernames. 

More accusations flew around that those responsible for these fics and fics that plagairised FIC1 stemmed from the Discord. I had no reason to believe otherwise (but I also had no reason to believe it was all Discord people either which I should not have so readily believed).

More fics were posted by authors I read and respect and more hate was flung around. Again, the Discord was blamed, perhaps* wrongly. My prejudice against this supposed discord group grew.

Then I started writing “Queens Always Have the Last Word” (QAHTLW). At first, the response was positive - everyone seemingly hates Sansa. A few complained I wasn’t changing Jon’s general S8 demeanor which annoyed me. I had made it perfectly clear in the tags that the story would focus on Dany - and I had already written a fic for Jon where he was the star and got the last word. This was her turn. 

I did not and still do not consider it a Jon-hate fic or that the fic is an attack on Jon’s character in any way. I kept Jon essentially close to his S8 self but added a bit more to him - additions I thought were positive.

But my fic was somehow labeled “Jon Snow hate.”  

Some people in comments on my and other fics have said something about S8 fics being “serious” fics, hence why I guess my QAHTLW was labeled “Jon hate.”

For one, this to me this seemed an incredibly arbitrary rule and it still seems incredibly arbitrary. That S8 fics HAVE to be “serious”. Why is it just S8 fics?

For those wondering, my understanding of a “serious” fic is a fic that HAS to feature Jon and Dany as being 100% equal to each other and the narrative HAS to treat them as 100% equal and be kind to both of them. 

If a fic is not considered “serious”, it is okay for Jon and Dany to not be 100% equal or treated equal by the narrative - one example of “non-serious” fics in the Jonerys A03 tag were harem fics. 

At least, that’s what I’ve been told by commenters - harem fics are okay to be in the Jonerys tag on A03 (even though they are incredibly unequal in regards of who gets to sleep with who) because apparently “no one takes them seriously.”

This is what I have been told: “No one takes harem fics seriously.”

So, because of this new standard set forth by people who either had been policing the tag, or people trying to explain the motives behind people policing the tag, a line became drawn. 

Those of us who don’t write or read harem fics, we (I, rather, but others likely as well) began to see this line as “Jon Snow stans” and “Daenerys stans”. Because it’s highly unlikely many Dany fans would want to read fics where Jon just gets to smash everyone in ASOIAF.

So then I had a pretty damning encounter with someone in the comments of Chapter 4 of QAHTLW. The hate started off right out the gate:

This comment was a lot of things at once. 1) It cemented for me this weird divide between “Tumblr” (“Tumblrinas” as some call us) writers and “others” (I assumed all the “others” were Discord users). 2) It cemented for me that all the “others” were exclusively Jon fans, due to the accusation here that I don’t care about Jon, and 3) it was the first time I had been told to literally stop writing and leave to community. 

I reacted immediately. The encounter was petty (yes, I was petty too, fully admit it) and went on for several comments. Then my hate commenter responded with this:

I had seen that “reeeeeeee” before. Just a day before actually, here on Tumblr. It wasn't a post of mine, but a response to one of my mutual’s posts. The person who reblogged with the “reeeeeeeee” comment left a nasty note about Dany going crazy - it was clearly a comment meant to be offensive to Dany stans. I reblogged said post and blocked the user who had made the “reeeeee” comment.

So because my hate commenter on A03 used the same language as the Tumblr reblogger, I called him out on it, thinking I knew who he was. We went back and forth on that for another round of comments, and then he sent me this:

1) The user claims he is not the same person from Tumblr, 2) he admits to being in the “Discord” group, 3) He admits the Tumblr user I had blocked posts things from Tumblr to share with the Discord group for the purposes of making fun of us, and 4) he admits to using a “throwaway” account on A03 in order to avoid being banned by the site, should his comments get reported. 

Because of this encounter, I felt I had enough information to pass blanket judgement on the Discord group. To me, because of this person’s comments, the Discord was a place where male Jon Snow fans hung out and talked shit about Dany stans from Tumblr. 

And because this person had said things from Tumblr were shared (and laughed at) on the Discord, and because the very next day I posted a link on my Tumblr to QAHTLW, I felt I had made a connection. 

To me, it seemed like this hate comment stemmed from the Discord and was encouraged because of my reblogging of the Tumblr post. 

These comments on my fic felt like retaliation for something that had happened on Tumblr. 

It felt calculated. It felt systematic. It felt purposeful. It felt really fucking creepy. 

I reported it to A03.

A little while after the encounter, I got a final comment from this person. He had deleted his “throwaway” account and whatever other account he had been using, leaving me this on anon:

While I did think him a jerk for all the things he had said, I can respect this. Thank you whoever you are for realizing you were being a bully. My comments to you were rude as well, I know. 

But he admitted his fault in instigating the argument and said he would stop. So, I can only say, respect. 

Still, though one person had left this “tag policing” behind, it had opened a can of worms. Again, he had admitted to the discord sharing and laughing at shit from Tumblr. And so far as I knew, he only found my fic because of the Discord (may or may not be true, but that’s how it came across to me at the time).  

My view of the Discord was lowered further. 

Then, another "problematic” Jonerys fic was posted. We’ll call this FIC2. 

I didn’t think anything of it, honestly. I really, seriously didn’t. 

It was by an author I love to death so naturally, anything she writes, I excitedly reblog. Which I did. I didn't do so with any kind of snide remark, I wasn’t thinking about the fic’s treatment of Jon (because I didn’t think the fic would treat Jon badly...and it didn’t), I didn’t think about the other characters this fic involved. Nothing. 

I was seriously just fucking reblogging a fic from a friend, and then of course left a generic “loved it, this was hot!” comment on the fic on A03. 

And I got hate for that. Surprise Surprise:

This is two comments from, I’m assuming, two different users. Both were on anon. Once again, we were called “Tumblrinas”.

But a new level to this creepiness was added. 

Someone started using my name on A03 as their anon name. 

(The above comment thread has since been deleted but I screenshot it before the delete because I wanted to report to A03 - using someone else’s name and/or misrepresenting another user is very much in violation of A03s Terms of Service).

So that was the first fic this happened on but this person from FIC2 has since been going on all kinds of Jonerys fics on A03 leaving more comments, calling himself “LAStoryWriterAlex’s Rules and Regulations Enforcer.”

This was on another “problematic” fic (I won’t call it Jon hate because FFS it’s NOT Jon hate!):

Along with leaving a sarcastic remark about how I and my “crew of miscreants” apparently have now made a rule that “you can only leave praise in comments”, this person also called the fic he was commenting on “garbage”. So, rude. 

Then he left this on a RAPE fic:

He did not call the RAPE fic “garbage” and even used “please” and “thank you”.

Because this all seemed to stem from my reblog of FIC2 on Tumblr, I again assumed that this person, my “rules and regulations enforcer,” was from the Discord and had only seen my reblog of FIC2 because someone had snapshotted it and shown it to the Discord. 

I admit, it was wrong of me to assume this. I have no way of knowing if this person is from the Discord or not. But because of my last encounter, and as this was another thing that seemed to start from Tumblr, this is what I assumed. 

Then I posted my Dandry fic, Retrograde. 

You all know what happened with that.

In all honesty, I didn't write this to “piss off the incels”. (I also apologize for calling the entire Discord incels. I now know a few of you and realize this was a mistake). I wrote this fic because the idea came to me, it excited me, and once I started writing, I couldn’t stop. I was having fun with it. I’ve never shipped Dany/Gendry before, but since 8x04, this fic was always an idea in the back of my mind and I himhawed with writing it, mostly because I was busy with other things, but I worked on it. And when I got the first chapter done I posted.

And all hell broke loose. 

At first I had anon commenting enabled, but then disabled it because I just couldn’t fucking take it. It was exhausting. 

I got kind comments, I got neutral comments, I got rude comments, I got people arguing with each other in the comments, and then I got just fucked up comments -

Comments about me, my family, my weight:

In short, my parents should have aborted me brutally, my mother is a dirty whore, I’m cancer (not the zodiac sign I’m guessing), and I’m allegedly fat. 

I admit, the fat one got to me. I’m not fat, never have been overweight. But I do occasionally obsess about my weight, so that one got a reaction from me and I know, I know it shouldn’t have. But I made note anyway, of the fact that all my profiles are linked and there are pics of me in existence online that prove I’m not fat - I wanted to prove I’m not fat. My vanity got the better of me and so invited people to find pictures of me. Which had certain consequences I’ll discuss in a moment. 

I also got fucked up comments about Gendry and Dany - Dany in that apparently she’s a whore, and Gendry because he’s an uneducated bastard. Which, way to go elitist scum. I really don’t feel bad about saying that. These comments are elitist and misogynistic. Really makes me wonder what people would think of Jon if the show hadn’t made him legitimate. Would they all still stan him then? Do they only like him because he was heir to the throne??

Anyway, that as just the first two pages! (There were more supportive comments than not - I think) but there are now 8 pages of comments. So you can only guess what the rest of those 8 pages contain. 

I got all kinds of anons on Tumblr because of this. Some who supported my fic - thank you - and others who spewed the same kind of drivel from A03. I’m a whore, cunt, dumb bitch, awful writer, etc. 

Then, because I had exposed myself and made note of all my profiles being linked (which I had initially done so friendly A03 people could find my Tumblr if they didn’t already connect the two), I started getting anons commenting on, of all things, my fucking forehead, which apparently is larger than normal? Whatever, fuck you, I think I’m adorable, so there. 

I got an anon recently talking about the connection myself and others had made between the Discord and the revenge rape fics.

I agreed with anon in my response, that it was wrong for me to blame the Discord for fics like the beastiality fic in the tag. I pointed out however, that people were not attacking that writer the way they’ve been attacking me and others.

Again, it was wrong of me to assume all people in the Discord were leaving the hate comments. I admit that and I apologize for it. 

But I have proof (above) that at least one of the people policing the tag was from the Discord. And I have since had reason to believe some in the Discord still police the tag and do so quite hatefully. 

I was thinking about this most recent anon a lot since I got it and answered it. And then today when I was cursing the tag...

I came across one of the Modern Targcest fics. 

And I saw red. 

I clicked on the A03 “Collection” and skimmed through. Many of the fics were ones I had already seen/skimmed or read. But looking at the collection as a whole, I got an impression of the tag. 

And yes, I admit, my impression did not apply to all fics. And even the fics it did apply to, I should have never called out. 

I wanted to make a point, and I went about it the wrong way. 

The point I had wanted to make was that all the people policing the tag were hypocrites because these DubCon fics (some are less consensual than others) had relatively low engagement compared to my fic which was 100% consensual.

This still is something that bothers me, honestly, though it is through no fault of the authors of these DubCon fics. 

I just really hate that those fics are left relatively in peace and a fic like mine is not. Do I want those fics to get more hate? No. I just want the hate on mine and others like it to stop.

But I did go about it the wrong way. 

Certain people felt I misrepresented certain fics when I made THIS post. I roped all the fics into one category, and made an assumption about them all and that was wrong. 

Also, some people thought by making this post, I was saying that these authors “like” rape or are real life rape apologists, which was not my intention either. 

I still believe some of these fics are on a rape-spectrum. I’m sorry, that’s just what DubCon is. Not all of these DubCon fics are rapey, but some of them are. 

And it’s fine if that’s what you want to write and read. Really, it is. As I’ve stated, fanfic is a SAFE place for people to explore taboos, like rape and incest. Just because we read and write about it, doesn’t mean we would ever do it in real life. In fic, it’s fine though. 

And I apologize if my post came off as kink-shaming. Not my intention. 

Again, my intention was merely to point out the discrepancy in reaction to these fics because to me, a DubCon fic is more problematic than a cheating fic. My opinion. You may not share my opinion. 

Really my intention here was for people to realize that, if you can turn a blind eye to DubCon (something I find pretty problematic), then you should also be able to spare the same courtesy to other fics, like cheating, cuck, or “Jon Snow hate fics” - (and it’s always someone’s opinion whether or not the fic is truly Jon Snow hate).

If Dany fans can make it through the tag without commenting on some of the more extreme DubCon fics, and through the Harem fics, then Jon Snow fans should be able to make it through the tag without commenting on the cheating and the cuck fics. (and if Jon Snow fans can pass the harem fics and not think anything of them and not hate comment, they should be able to pass by the cuck fics too!!) - cuz I don’t want people to assume I’m accusing all Jon fans of liking those harem fics. Probably many of you don’t. But if you’ve left hate on a cuck fic, but not a harem fic, that’s hypocritical. It really is. 

If you’ve policed the tag and harassed an author for “punishing” Jon in their fic telling the author that they’re not really a Jon fan or not really a Jonerys fan, but you haven’t done the same in a harem (or similar) fic and stuck up for say, Dany, claiming the author isn’t a real Dany/Jonerys fan, you’re a hypocrite. 

Because as I’ve pointed out, Jon and Dany aren’t at all treated the same or equal in those kinds of fics. 

This isn't to say those fics are wrong, or shouldn’t be written, or don’t belong in the tag. It’s just to say if you give them a pass, you must also give a pass to everyone else. 

You can’t just pick and choose which “unequal” Jonerys fics are allowed and which aren’t. 

Which S8 fix-it-fics are allowed and which aren’t.

Which fics are “serious” and which are “non-serious”. (Many of the harem/breeding fics have Jon/Dany as the main pairing!)

Which are written by “real” Jonerys fans and which aren’t.

You don’t get to just make shit up. 

Yes, some Dany stans are angry at Jon and want to punish him in their fics for S8 and make him sit by and watch while Dany hooks up with Daario or resurrected Drogo or Gendry or whoever.

Some Jon stans want Jon to breed Missandei and Sansa while still being married to Dany because they want to make Dany barren in their narrative even though in actual ASOIAF canon, she’s probably not.

It’s called, Deal with it. 

Again, no one here is on the “right” side. No one should be policing the tag. Period. 

Also, side note, no one should be insulting authors looks or using the public photos authors use as a way to harass them. This isn’t only happening to me. If we post photos of our lives, it’s because we want to share with people. It’s not an invitation for you to use that against us. Don’t be fucking creepy. And if you know if someone being fucking creepy, tell them to stop!

[dacxiglobal]

7 Reasons Why Cryptocurrency Belongs In Your Retirement Portfolio

Across the world, governments are faced with the reality that most households aren’t saving enough for retirement. 

Sadly, the era of company-sponsored pension plans is long gone and both Millennials and Boomers are bombarded with the high costs of basic priorities such as housing, education and healthcare that compete directly with investment plans and retirement savings. 

According to a recent study carried out by Ramsey Solutions, about half of Americans are not saving for retirement, and the few who do save aren’t saving enough. Folks, that’s a crisis. 

In another survey, only 3 in 5 households headed by someone between the ages of 45 and 54 had a retirement account with an average value of $83,000, and 13% of people in their 40s had absolutely no retirement savings. 

Apparently, 56% of Gen X folks have no clue how much they will need for retirement. This is according to a new study conducted by Bankrate. In addition, nearly half of working households will experience lower living standards during retirement, as revealed by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

Save for Your Retirement By Investing in Crypto

It’s never too late to start planning or saving for your retirement. Its a fact that most people dread putting their money in risky (read: liquid and volatile) areas such as cryptocurrencies. 

We will tell you for free that any viable future financial plan should include Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies which will provide a secure hedge against existing shaky financial systems. 

Today, many people are searching for opportunities that deliver high ROI within a short time frame, possibly through options like private equity funds, venture capital, real-estate investment trusts and lately cryptocurrency.

 And there are many people that continue with the struggle to max out their 401(k) contributions, stashing money in traditional IRA or mutual funds. 

Of course that’s crucial, but since the majority of retirement plans adhere to the “contribute and coast” rhetoric, ensuring smooth operations and optimal earnings, they eventually demand rebalancing of your finances as the global financial landscape evolves. 

Keep in mind that cryptocurrency is one of the biggest and most disruptive technologies in the financial arena in recent tim 

Cryptocurrency is coming into the broader market as a new asset class. The puzzling price swings in Bitcoin are luring millennials into pouring their money into risky investments. Interestingly, even the IRS has approved cryptocurrency IRAs. 

At this juncture, people are wondering which crypto asset class belongs to the retirement accounts, which crypto and retirement portfolios can feature in their investment strategy and if buying crypto is a great idea for long-term investing? 

Why Cryptocurrency Has Become Such a Big Deal?

Well, it’s the next big thing. Ask Wall Street fund managers — they say it is the future! 

Don’t be surprised when your friends and family start channeling their retirement dollars into cryptocurrency sooner rather than later. And don’t be startled when you see the cryptocurrency index or exchange-traded funds start to appear on the New York Stock Exchange. 

While the crypto space is susceptible to volatility, there are numerous indications that point to Bitcoin and blockchain as being a strong bull ideal for building exchange-traded funds as well as other instruments that are great for retirement savings. You too should be bullish on blockchain, Bitcoin and other cryptos. 

Rafael Carmona Toscano, a private investor and scholar of cryptocurrency who has been accumulating Bitcoin since 2013, notes that Bitcoin has a bright future. Rafael boasts hands-on experience with cryptos as he started out mining Bitcoin, and later purchased it. 

“Bitcoin is a bank for the unbankable,” he says, while stating that many people in the world have no bank accounts and hence cryptocurrency would solve a huge problem for those folks. 

Digital assets represent a new, fundamental asset class — one that is being considered carefully by investors. The main reason for this can be illustrated by Real Estate Investment Trusts, abbreviated as REITs. 

The underlying concept of REIT was first introduced as an asset class designed for legal investment in 1960. The investment grew gradually in subsequent decades, but did not gain momentum until the 1990s. In short, the early investors profited incredibly. 

Similarly, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are probably the fastest growing asset class in the financial space. But do they qualify to be in your retirement account? Many experts believe so. 

Here are 7 reasons why you should include a cryptocurrency IRA (individual retirement account) in your retirement portfolio. 

#1: Diversification

The rule of thumb is never put all your eggs in one basket! Did you know that diversification is one of the strategies used to minimize exposure to a single asset class while still ensuring its growth? When it comes to retirement planning, one of the most effective ways to diversify is to put your savings in multiple mutual funds for different reasons such as income, growth, investing etc. Thereafter, you may need to re-balance your portfolio to ensure any rapidly growing segments of your portfolio do not skew your intended allocation. 

In traditional financial markets, most of the available tax-deferred retirement accounts restrict diversification to only two classes — bonds and stocks. But, as much as diversification involves spreading the risk across different asset classes, this should extend beyond bonds and stocks to include real estate, cryptocurrency and precious metals, among others. Since cryptocurrency is a promising new asset class with exciting upside potential, it is worth considering as a retirement plan alternative for your diversified portfolios. 

#2: Government Hedge

No government can directly control cryptocurrency. This is one of the reasons that has fueled its growth as an alternative currency. However, government regulations and policies do impact the bond market or Wall Street. In addition, central banks debase traditional currencies such as the U.S Dollar with evolving approaches to exchange and monetary policies. In contrast, digital assets like Bitcoin are immune to the effects of changing governmental directives. As such, we can consider cryptocurrency as an asset class capable of shifting in the opposite direction to dominant markets. This gives more credence to its diversification potential. 

#3. Long-Term Growth Opportunities

Keep in mind that while cryptocurrency is proving to be an ideal long-term investment, it is also volatile. And just like any other volatile investment, what skyrockets today can plummet tomorrow and that can be bad for your health! 

But do you know what other investments can be volatile? Stocks! That’s right. We all remember the Great Recession that happened from 2007–2009 where the U.S equities lost about 50% of their value in less than 18 months. 

But we’re not talking about day-to-day transactions. Retirement planning is a long term horizon where individuals count on accruing tax deferred benefits for several decades in order to achieve a given milestone. It’s this long term view that got those who saved for retirement out of the muddy waters of the Great Recession. 

Remember the lowest level for the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the crunch? It was at 6,547. Most notably, its highest level before the crash was at 14,164. A decade later, and the market has drastically risen over those points of the Great Recession. 

Similarly, while the price of cryptocurrency and particularly Bitcoin is significantly low at the moment, it is obviously higher when compared to early 2017. I bet that anyone would be quite happy with the returns, with the coin price having increased beyond double from its value of about $2,000 in May 2017 to the current November 2018 prices of around $4,000. 

#4. Cryptocurrency is Still Cheap

Is the current price tag of Bitcoin turning you away? Well, think again and remember even if Bitcoin’s not cheap, other cryptocurrencies are. 

The most important question is not whether or not cryptocurrency is cheap, but will it have appreciated in value a decade later? 

If you believe Bitcoin’s price will be in the range of $10,000, $100,000 or $1 million, then the coin is damn cheap today! 

While you may not be that guy who spent $100 in 2010 and now has a net worth of $7.4 million, you can still take the advice provided by Wences Casare, PayPal board member that you “put 1 percent of your income into Bitcoin and forget about it for ten years.” 

#5. Bitcoin Is Highly Resilient

Bitcoin is huge and the news of its death as highlighted in the 2013 smug LA Times article was premature, given that the coin is aging well. 

While the Bitcoin market has faced some tumultuous times, like earlier in the decade when it lost about 70 per cent of its value overnight, the coin has recovered — along with other cryptocurrencies. Realistically, the thought of Bitcoin fading away is impossible as long as the concept of cryptocurrency still exists. 

#6. Crypto Is Going Mainstream

You can use cryptocurrency on the online ecommerce marketplace, Overstock. Restaurants in Kenya and Silicon Valley will accept and give you a discount for using it. You can also buy your Sacramento Kings tickets with it. 

Some of the biggest companies on the planet like Microsoft, Dell, Tesla and Virgin Galactic are accepting Bitcoin. And why not? Its price is likely to be more tomorrow than it is today.

BitPay, a global payment company is already working with over 125,000 merchants across the globe that accept Bitcoin as a medium of exchange. The company goes a notch higher to allow Bitcoin users to hold a Bitcoin Visa credit card which enables users to transact anywhere this Visa is accepted. 

In essence, the fiction that “you can’t use Bitcoin to buy anything” is a fallacy, not a fact. Of course, We don’t expect you to hit your grocery store with it now, but you might be interested in knowing that a guy purchased a house with Bitcoin and made a $1.3 million return on the deal. 

#7. Supporting Technology

The world of technology is evolving so rapidly and its successful integration into crypto and retirement portfolios will depend on how fast its functionality will allow holders to quickly and smoothly trade coins and exchange cryptocurrency for fiat currency or non-tokenized assets in their portfolios, while ensuring complete automation, transparency and record-keeping. This will reduce the need for having “middlemen” that drive up charges and cost layers. 

The maturation of technologies that support trading in crypto is poised to increase its value, while pushing it into becoming mainstream. 

Ideally, the emergence of more retirement platforms that support the technological characteristics of cryptocurrency exchange and portfolio integration have the power to increase crypto gains for the early adopters. 

One example of a supporting retirement platform is Dacxi, an innovative platform that empowers new customers looking to hold on to their assets for the long-term. The company’s Dacxi Bundle is a first-of-its kind, combining the major coins by market capitalisation with an emerging coin with rapid growth potential. Ultimately, this helps new customers to spread their risk across four crypto assets automatically and at zero transaction fees! 

Tokens or bundles purchased by users are kept safely in 2FA, secure wallets. Users are able to rebalance amounts and adjust their portfolio as they choose. 

Take The Plunge

So, why be a statistic among people whose biggest regret is not saving enough for retirement? 

How much do you plan to spend when you finally take the plunge? The answer to this question is — as much you can afford. Only you know your own risk tolerance and capability to save or spend. 

Dacxi is proud to support people on a path to prosperity with crypto. If you would like to find out more then please join us at dacxi.com. We’re here to help.

[queenbxx]

About D’vorah

Tell us about your muse and then tag other MUTUALS to do the same thing!

REPOST. Do not reblog!

Name: d’vorah

Code Names: n/a

Aliases/Nicknames: bug lady , queen

Gender: female

Species: kytinn

D.O.B.: unknown

Age: unknown

Hometown:  arnyek

Nationality: arnyek

Eye Color: black

Hair: bald w / tattoo details

Skin: thick chitinous hide / mustardy - dijon yellow color

Birthmarks/Tattoos: tattoos on scalp , indicative to queens , design based on hive

Height: 5′ 4′’

Weight: n/a

Ethnicity: kytinn

Scent: sweet / woodsy / characteristic to nature

Parents: n/a

Siblings: millions / some likely have died

Children: millions / some likely have died

Pets: none

Sexual Orientation: pansexual / graysexual (  d’vorah does not care on specifics , because she can deposit her larvae into any being or gender / however her sexual drive is whenever she fucking feels like it . as an insect whose main purpose is to provide offspring to the hive ( and a new queen ) her pheromones cause others to be attracted to her , d’vorah herself is very neutral and does not feel sexual attraction in the sense someone is attractive , just that she needs to have sex in order to produce the larvae needed to deposit and create offspring . is she capable of being sexually attracted ? yes , just rarely , hence the graysexual orientation . )

Relationship Status: single

Mental/Physical Disabilities: not a disability but lacks basic human emotions despite appearing humanoid . remotely unempathetic ( but can rarely 

Bad Habits: none

Tagged By: @kutthroats

Tagging : @ anyone who hasn’t done this / i think most i follow have 

[bigskydreaming]

So, question for followers and mutuals:

As I’ve talked about before, the best route forward for me in getting my issues dealt with and into a more sustainable, capable position longterm is by getting as much stuff self-published as I can this year, and hopefully signed for a traditional pub project by at least an agent. 

Given my situation, means, skillset and consistent resources, that’s really the only thing I can do that has a chance of actually turning things around instead of just treading water.

SO. That said, that’s what I’ve been working towards these past few months whenever I got a spare moment after paying for my basic needs, and finally at a point where I’m almost ready to do stuff with all that. So here’s my question:

I honestly don’t know what the hell most of you are here for, lmao. There’s no more graceful way to say that, and its not that I’m not GLAD you’re here, its just....I have zero baseline for what kind of content you’re actually here for vs what you just...put up with in between that content, lol. I know I’m all over the place, but weirdly though my follower count has been pretty damn consistent for a long time now, which means I’m not really losing followers ever? Which. Huh. I mean. Unless you’re all porn bots, which tbh, would explain Moukie...

But basically, I’m just trying to figure out what the best way to go about this is. I’ve got a site almost completed for my pen name that I’ll be publishing under, and I’ll be posting links to it and I’ll have a newsletter signup so people can get email notifications when I have something new up for sale and what it is (but never anything else, booo spam).

But would people rather I create a sideblog to post all original content related stuff on, as well as my usual inane thoughts, musings, chatter about my original content? Or would you prefer just a consistent tag you can blacklist if it gets to be too much talk about that content for your tastes, like kalentalkspublishing or something like that? You can just reply to this post or reblog or pop into my inbox on anon and let me know your thoughts real quick if you like, whatever works.

Either way, I’m still likely to be posting my usual randomness too, though probably not quite as much given how much more focus I have to give to that other stuff at this point. But I’m sure I’ll eventually have stuff to say about the new YJ or the new Roswell or like....I mean I’ll have to rant about Avengers 4 when it hits because like....lbr, that’s half my reason for existing but I digress.

But yeah, my usual content won’t be going away because it does serve a purpose for me at least. This might come as a TOTAL shock to some of you, but I’m actually a total extrovert? LOL. I know, weird right. But yeah, I like definitely recharge from being around and interacting with other people and don’t really LIKE being alone ever, though I can usually handle it fine.....but six + months of being a hermit cuz of my health and financial issues definitely takes a toll and this is pretty much my only form of social interaction period, hence why I’m on here so much. Like, without this connectivity such as it is, I would be.....much more not good than I am, lmao. 

(LOL its why I actually hate those ‘some of you really need to go outside’ posts, b/c while no doubt it applies to some people who could benefit from more human interaction and are capable of it and just choose not to for whatever reason like.....good god its annoying when you’re like I KNOW I need to go outside more I diagnosed myself with that issue MONTHS ago thanks doc, your insight, just...staggering). 

ANYWAY. So yeah. All of this *gestures vaguely in the direction of All My Random* will still be a thing, but slightly downshifted in priority from work on and talk of original content. But I definitely don’t want it to be all Buy My Stuff all day every day all the time, eww, no, boo capitalism, I’m doing this UNDER PROTEST UGH, I would hate that, so working hard to find a balance or at least an approach that makes it easier for you to selectively pick what you’re here for.

Feel free to sound off in whatever way suits you, I’m interested in thoughts. And as always, appreciate you guys so much, and also again x a million, thank you so so much for your help, support and donations and reblogs!!

[jinwoowoohoo]

I’ve been tagged by @jinjinxed​ to answer these 25 questions! (thanks for the tag 💖💖)

~1ST TAG

1. Are you named after anyone?

My parents had a friend who also named their kid my name, they liked it so they picked it too. My middle name is after my paternal grandma~

2. When was the last time you cried?

The other day at work >>

3. Do you have kids?

I have a turtle

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

my personality is largely sarcasm and puns

5. What’s the first thing you notice about a person?

tbh i have no idea? i dissociate in social situations so much i often dont notice people at all  

6. What’s your eye colour?

medium brown

7. Scary movie or happy ending?

happy ending 100%. media affects my mood a lot, so i lean towards happy things

8. Any special talents?

i’m kinda double jointed, so i can do some things that creep out my best friend haha

9. Where were you born?

lincoln, ne

10. What are your hobbies?

being a hermit on the internet

also arts & crafty things, sometimes gaming (i play a lot less than i used to. i just have too niche a taste in games =w=), growing my kpop merch collection

11. Do you have any pets?

I have a south african wood turtle, whom i’ve had for going on 14 years! i also live with 2 cats, but they belong to my roommate. i helped pick out/name the black one, bagheera, though ^^

12. What sports do you play?

I did martial arts (mostly karate, and then some jiu jitsu) from ages 11-20ish, but havent done much of anything since then

13. How tall are you?

I’m 5′6″ on a good day

14. Favorite subject in school?

Art & German, also anything computer related

15. Dream job?

I dont have a specific dream job, but I really want to get back into working at a print shop. I love working with the physical end of design, and kinda wanna learn about running some of the machines! (i almost took a job as an embroidery machine operator this year, but i couldnt make the commute :c )

2ND TAG

1. How did you meet your newest friend?

I only have one person i really call a best friend, and we met my freshman year of college through a mutual friend/mutual interests

2. Xbox or PlayStation?

Playstation definitely has more games in my taste. my xbox is basically a youtube machine at this point, and not even that since we got a smart tv.... i really need to get my own ps4 so i can stop borrowing my roommates’ 

3. What Kpop group do you bias the most?

my 3 ult groups are f(x), Astro & Shinee! 

4. Who is your ultimate kpop bias?

My girl ult is Amber, and guy is Jinwoo (shocking right? i know!)

5. Do you like your name?

I’ve always had a weird disconnect with my name, but i dont feel connected enough to any other name to change it either, so i just sit in this weird name limbo. i do like that its gender neutral though~

6. Do you like to draw?

i do! but it also takes a lot of energy out of me, so i dont do it a whole lot

7. What’s your age?

26

8. What do you identify as and what are your pronouns?

i’m nonbinary, and go by they/them (hence the name thing a few questions back)

9. What’s your sexuality?

maybe, but probably not, pff. i’m somewhere on the aro/ace spectrum, with attraction to all genders but preference for girls

10. What is your current mood?

so... tired... but so! excited for more comeback teasers coming!

I’l tag @cha-eunwoow ​ @myunghjun ​ @hoshyeoms ​ @ceceliinee ​ and anybody else who wants to, as usual ~