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joompheart · 18 days ago
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hehehe my funny new youtube guy did a fun football annecdote I love when people are in to sports its cute I can appreciate sports I like them more than I did when I was younger and only wanted to play videogaems I'm not super interested in playing them but I can enjoy watching them now and I definately ought to do physical activity so I appreciate doing some casual frisbee or whatever I used to be on a lacrosse team in middle school actually i was terrible but its kinda fun and weirdly I didn't even play for my school I played fora different school because I guess mine didnt ahve a lacrosse team idk how that worked its fun to use those sticks to cradle the ball and whip it back and forth and its funny that hitting eachother's sticks is a big part of the game. like literally smack the other guys stick so the ball falls out of their net but I sucked. actually playing the game wasnt fun because I wasn't good enough to do anything other than try to be at attention in my zone on the field and make shitty attempts to do what im supposed to whenever the ball came near like I did get the ball from time to time but I would either lose it by getting smacked or just fail to get it or whatever I think i made less than or equal to 3 actual passes in real games which were not even necesarilly sound tactical moves the big thing I learned is that it's really hard to know what to do when I don't have eyes int he back of my head and kinda poor spatial awareness but I was ok in practice. just throwing the ball back and forth is nice and I'm an obedient kid who will do your running drills can you tell I've taken my stimulant pill
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modelbus · 11 months ago
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hi!!!!! im new but ive read a lot of your work and its amazing!!
anyway, i was wondering if you could write a either hurt comfort or childhood friends to lovers, as a cc!tommy x fem!reader ?
it would mean a lot thank you !!! 🩷🩷
Why not both? Cue evil grin, mwahaha ;) ALSO! I’m back with that mcyt stuff!!
Pairing: Cc!Tommyinnit x Fem!Reader
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You’ve known Tommy for as long as you can remember. Apparently memory formation starts when you’re about 6, so you knew there was a time before him, but it certainly didn’t feel like it.
There’s a photo on your desk, framed with a cheap plastic frame. Both of you as kids, him wearing sunglasses and holding a Nerf gun up to your head as you’re caught in the act of stabbing him with a foam sword (he shot you in the forehead after the photo). The picture just about sums up your guys’ relationship. It doesn’t need to be worth a thousand words, just two: fucking chaos.
Or, that’s what you two normally were.
It was a stupid argument, even you knew that. A silly remark you took too hard, something that stung too deep. He said it during a vlog, too. A quip about rather dying than dancing with you. And with those few words, you stupid crush-addled heart shriveled up and was shot through.
So you had retaliated with a poor jab, and he didn't get it, and it all blew up in your faces. To the point where your messages have sat empty for three whole days. There's no "GET ON MC" message from him, no impromptu "Movie now." Just pure radio silence.
And you hate it.
You loved Tommy. Adored the hell out of him, unfortunately for you. And not just because you had a traitorous little crush. He's your best friend. The type of person you always knew would be there.
Right up until he wasn't.
It’s funny how much colder it seems to be now that he’s gone. Winter’s blowing in, like it was just waiting for him to vanish from your life before taking over. It leaves piles of snow that you dredge through to get to your favorite cafe, braving the wind chill just for a semblance of comfort.
You used to go here nearly daily with Tommy, making you dependent on the warm atmosphere that you haven’t been in since five days ago. Have you mentioned how much you hate fighting with Tommy? The disruption to routine, the fucking ache in your heart…
It’s a bit pathetic, honestly. But that’s simply what you are without him. One half of a soul.
The bell chimes, and you drag yourself over to your normal table and pull out your laptop. Even when your world stops, the actual world keeps spinning, meaning you have work to do.
“Hey sweetheart. No shadow?” Your head jerks up, instinctively smiling at Laura, the aged worker who always serves you.
“Not today.” You sigh. “He’s… busy.”
“Too busy for you?” Her eyebrows raise. “That boy will show up eventually for you.”
“I don’t think so.”
“Oh, trust me, hon. He’s got those eyes when he looks at you.”
Hell if you know what that means, but you smile at her anyway.
“Want your usual?” She asks.
“Just a water.” You shake your head, the idea of a hot chocolate without Tommy seeming just sad.
Laura nods then heads off as you turn your attention back to your laptop. In the bottom right corner a Discord notification pops up from Wilbur, but you ignore it without even reading the message. You can respond to him later, which you’ll probably do at night while in bed. Procrastinating sleep, per usual.
A mug is set in front of you—definitely not water—making you look up at Laura in confusion. Hot chocolate, complete with your usual whipped cream.
“I—“
“Someone else ordered it for you.” She answers before you can even ask, a sparkle in her eye. Before she steps away, she leans closer and whispers, “I told you that boy adores you.”
Your eyes scan the surrounding area, seeing Tommy almost instantly. Blond hair messed up, his favorite hoodie and jeans on. He makes his way to you, looking sheepish.
“I’m sorry.” He blurts out the second he’s close enough. Out of the corner of your eye, you can see Laura step away. “I was an idiot, and I shouldn’t have said half the fucking things I did—“
“At least sit down.” You interrupt, knowing damn well he’d stand there and apologize all day.
Almost instantly, he drops into the chair across from you. You quietly close your laptop, leaving the two of you staring at each other in awkward silence.
“You ordered me hot chocolate.” You say just to break the quiet.
He ducks his head. “You always get it.”
The acknowledgment that you didn’t want to get it without him hangs in the air.
“What’ve you been up to?” You ask politely. Small talk is strained and stupid; you’ve never had to do this with him before.
“Recording and shit. Made a mod video with Schlatt and Wil and Jack. You?”
You drink your hot chocolate while the two of you talk, the argument hanging heavy over your heads like a storm cloud. When you finish the drink, there’s some unspoken consensus that you’ll leave together, him stepping ahead to hold the door for you.
“I scrapped that vlog, by the way.” He’s saying, referencing the one you had filmed with him. “Wasn’t enough content to put in a video.”
“I’m sorry.” You say, frowning, knowing that it was your argument that had made it such a short filming session.
“Why the fuck are you sorry?” He asks, staring at you like you’re an alien. “I’m the one who made that argument a whole fucking thing.”
“You?” You echo. “That was definitely on me, I was so snappish!”
“Bullshit, I started it!”
“In what fucking world did you start it? That was me, Tom, I acted like a little bitch about that one—“
You’re silenced by something, warmth covering your lips before it’s gone as quick as it was there. It’s not until he’s four steps back that you realize what just happened.
He kissed you. He fucking kissed you.
“Fuck— I didn’t— I didn’t meant to do that!” He exclaims, eyes wide. “I mean— Wil told me to just go for it, but I told him he was fucking insane man, I didn’t— I keep fucking this up, don’t I?”
“…so that was an apology kiss?” You ask, confused.
“What? No! I meant I was sorry for kissing you without, Y’know, asking.” His cheeks flush, and it’s not until someone shoves past you that you realize you’ve both stopped in the middle of the sidewalk.
“It’s… it’s fine. Okay, I mean.” You say, almost positive your cheeks are the same shade as his.
Tommy nods. “So I didn’t totally fuck this up?”
“I think you fucked it up a long time ago, Tom. I’m doing charity work sticking around you.”
He laughs, elbowing you as you start walking. “I’m the one doing charity work! I’m a fucking millionaire, you should be paying to be in my presence!”
“Oh, yeah, you kissed me for charity too, huh?”
“Wha— well I— that—“
You laugh loudly, having to look away from him to catch your breath. This was your Tommy, this was what you missed.
“Oh, you asshole!” He groans. “Fine! It was fucking charity, how about that?”
Shrugging, you can’t help your grin. “Just don’t make it charity next time.”
His steps falter, but when you look over at him he’s beaming. “Deal.” He announces, but doesn’t make a move to kiss you again.
“…are you not going to—“
“I have to surprise you. That way it’s fun.”
Oh boy.
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gatheredfates · 7 months ago
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Hi all! This is another rare, not-weekend (for me, at least) update to the Community Compendium! 🌼 I am probably going to be doing a few more of these smaller updates in the lead up to Dawntrail, rather than a big one on the weekend, just to make sure I get as many communities/resources as I can in before launch.
This is because, come early access, I am putting the Compendium on a mini-hiatus! I will NOT be updating the weekend of the early access (29-30 June) and it'll be a hit or miss if I add anything the weekend after (6-7 July). I am going to be taking some much needed time off to spend time with my partner, best friend, and play the expac. ✨ Regular updates should resume after this period.
As of today (06/17), the following resources have been added to Sea's Community Compendium for XIV Creatives.
FREE COMPANY / COMMUNITY FOCUSED / EVENT SPACES
FFXIV Roleplay (Tumblr Community) — A Tumblr Community whose aim is to have a common place to search for and find new RP partners in the FFXIV community. LFRP, links to carrds/linktrees, etc. are welcome.
MISC
Character Profile Template by Alannah — Want a handy template to fill out for your character? Want an easy looking for roleplay format? Look no further; @alannah-corvaine has helpfully put one together for you!
CHANGELOG
Affiliates have been added! These were inspired by the Seafloor (Community) becoming affiliated with two communities—Final Fantasy XIV and XIV Roleplay! They have their own dedication section on the Compendium now.
Affiliates are not Tumblr-specific so, if you're interested in affiliating, please get in touch with me!
SEAFLOOR
We're a Tumblr Community now! For people unfamiliar with the concept of Communities, I encourage you to check out the tumblr post by staff made about them here. However, copy/pasting what I have written in the Compendium, the Community functions as so:
SEAFLOOR (A FFXIV Community) is a Tumblr community whose duel-purpose focuses on my projects — the Compendium, question drives and screenshot events — whilst also reblogging member created works, resources (including events, commissions and looking for content/roleplay/free company posts), affirmations and other xiv-related content. If you are interested in supporting my projects without the social aspect of a Discord, I highly encourage you to join the Community. Everything hosted on the Discord will be cross-posted there; you will not miss out on anything. As Communities are still in beta, members need to be manually invited. If you would like to join, please like the tumblr post here. Once Communities are out of beta, I will remove this section to better reflect its true public status.
I'm hoping the Community will function as a member-curated dash, resource hub and visual diary for my projects and member created works. There are no hard feelings if you want to leave the Discord and only join the Community. Please do what makes you comfortable!
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Want to submit? You can either fill out the google form here or send me an ask with the relevant information!
Is my space suitable for the Compendium? Most of the time, yes! Below the read more is some more information/stipulations. Again, all the below information is accessible on the document! 🦈
Below are the following things I do not accept on the Compendium:
Personal/Single-Character LFC ads.
Content intended for or can be used for bullying, harassment and OOC gossip. E.g. ‘Secrets’ blogs, receipts, callout posts, etc. This does not include in-character tabloid blogs used to generate RP.
Communities that do not have an RP/writing element (large-scale exempt).
Anything I find personally distasteful or goes against the spirit of this project.
Common-sense rule applies.
FAQ.
I want to put my community on the compendium but we have an application process. Is this okay?
Yes! Just note somewhere in your application that's a requirement. The only thing that is mandatory for the Compendium is that you must be open to new members or have a public-facing/accessible facet. There's no point advertising a community if no one can join it in some way!
I want to put my community on the compendium but I only have x number of members —
Also totally okay! People don't start with large communities. Activity is a must but, whether your server has two or two thousand members, if you're looking for new people to join, I'd love to help you find people.
I want to put my community on the compendium but I worry its too niche?
Okay, and? If your Eorzean Fishing Alliance has four members but you roleplay every second weekend, I still want to know about it.
What resources/communities can I add if I'm not the owner of them?
Mutual consent is extremely important to me, so anything that isn't a large-scale community OR a publicly accessible resource must be endorsed by the owner/admin/moderators in order to be added to the compendium. I operate under the assumption that a resource posted to a public space (tumblr, googledocs, youtube, etc) is open to all. A large-scale community is one with a significant member count or openly advertises itself as being accessible to everyone for whatever purpose it serves. If in doubt, please get in touch with me. I'm happy to contact your community owners for you!
How active does a community need to be?
If you find a community has not been active in about two/three months, send me a message and I'll take a look at it. Communities have ebbs and flows, especially event spaces that may take hiatuses depending on member interest/life events. I'm not strict in my implementation provided a space isn't dead. If a link or anything is broken, absolutely contact me about that.
I have [insert a question not stated here]?
No drama! Send me an ask or use the #Compendium channel in my Discord!
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sunhated-a · 1 year ago
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Hello! Welcome, this is a blog I've created to curate inspiration for Muzan Kibutsuji. But I am open to interactions, so I may dip my hands in some writing for him as well.
My portrayal of Muzan is quite canon divergent and based on equal parts headcanon and canon material.
I'm very laidback on this blog, so expect minimal formatting and icons, sporadic activity, and varying post length.
Guidelines under read more.
Basic RP etiquette applies. Do not control my character without my permission, in character =/= out of character. Muzan is a very abrasive muse. So please don't take his rudeness personally. If you are a personal blog, you may follow me and send in asks or like headcanon posts. I have anon enabled if you'd prefer to use that. However, I would ask that you do not reblog my headcanons or threads. Please understand you are a guest in this space and be mindful with how you engage. Other than that, you're welcome on my blog! I hope you enjoy!
Fandom is a space meant for everyone to enjoy. Period. Bigotry of any kind, racism, sexism, transphobia, etc. Will not be tolerated. If I catch you engaging in any of these behaviors it's an immediate block from me.
Do not involve me in interpersonal drama. Roleplay is a fun hobby to me, and drama exhausts me. And to be frank, I am too old to care to keep up with who did what and why. I don't engage in dogpiles. I am just here to write my characters and stay in my lane. However, if any issues were to arise, I'd prefer to talk it out like adults. But if you'd no longer wish to interact for whatever reason, feel free to hard block me. There will be no hard feelings.
I am neither pro-ship nor an anti, nor do I care what camp you fall into. I'm just here to do my own thing. I will be exploring darker content on this blog: Including manipulation, abusive relationships, cannibalism, obsession, twisted dynamics among other things that come with the muse. I do have hard limits, however. I will not interact with you if you engage in noncon, underage smut, or adult / underage muse ships. All triggers will be tagged accordingly. And as always, if you need something tagged do not hesitate to let me know!
I run my blogs primarily on an interest basis, I also manage a household and I work. So my activity will fluctuate and be sporadic. I manage chronic depression and unmedicated ADHD both so I will probably be all over the place. IRL > Anything else. I will always prioritize the comfort level of a mun over writing and roleplay.
This is a canon divergent blog, as it says on the tin. There are a lot of aspects about Muzan and his story that I interpret differently, or omit entirely. If something about my portrayal isn't to your liking, I completely understand. You are entitled to your opinion, but please don't try to argue with me. Feel free to unfollow or block.
OCS. I love them. Feel free to send them my way, just be sure to have a page where I can read about them and we're golden. I am also duplicate friendly.
I am not open to shipping on this blog. I, however, will make exceptions if we have interacted OOC or if we're on the same page on what we want out of a ship. I'm uncomfortable shipping with people I don't interact with, this is purely for my own comfort and because of personal experiences in the past. But, if we've interacted and you think our characters would mesh well and have a good dynamic, by all means feel free to bring it up. I will not be posting smut or sexual content on this blog. So anything veering into that territory, I will ask to move to discord or another platform.
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the-official-account · 2 years ago
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Is it just me, or does lesbian fandom have a problem?
My name is Edil. I've been a medium-sized name in several small fandoms, especially podcast fandoms. I am also a women appreciator, and enjoy media that centers on women. I'm going to mostly be talking about my experiences in two fandoms: The Strange Case Of Starship Iris and Pasithea Powder, both podcasts with central wlw ships, though I've also seen these same issues in Goncharov (1973) of all places.
When I go into fandom I go hard. My brain, which is very autistic, breaks down information of small details for fun. It's the reason why I wrote a dwarnian (TSCOSI's fictional alien language) dictionary for the podcast. The reason why I have a massive notes document on all of Pasithea's season one and the reason the wiki...looks and reads like that. It isn't owned by me, but most of the formatting, fonts, content: yours truly.
And I'm proud of these projects, which took time and effort and skill building to do! But I haven't finished or caught up with either of these podcasts, and that's because the online spaces that center around them have been overwhelmingly hostile.
I have a strong emotional connection to this issue — of whether or not sapphic fandoms tend to be more hostile to diversity, especially race and nuerodivergance — so I can't make a distinct analysis, not without more distance and more information. That's part of why I am making this post.
Mods and members of the TSCOSI discord circa 2020 will know me, and know why I left. That being a series of unwarranted criticisms and bad faith readings that left me with anxiety even interacting with the fandom I loved.
I am probably a lot less known in the Pasithea fandom, because I wrote fewer fics for it and left more quickly. After TSCOSI, I recognized resentment faster. But the Pasithea notes document that I've posted here before and the wiki, three fics, fan art and that one comic that's still to this day the only comic I've drawn: me.
This is not a callout post, not for individuals or for groups, and I don't have screenshots. I am only trying to open a discussion.
See, the pattern that I am seeing is that fandom spaces centering on wlw ships attract fans who are wlw. And while nothing is inherently wrong with that, issues in the lesbian community start to become very obvious.
Firstly, the lack of diversity in sexuality among most of the fan base (As I suspect bi and gay people have largely more popular media that attracts them, and lesbians have to dig deeper for smaller spaces like these podcast) starts to feed this sense of possession among fans. As if there is a correct, normal, or standard way to be sapphic. A set of rules stating that anyone who doesn't obey it hates lesbians.
From Pasithea, I got this in comments about how I was drawing the characters "ugly" (Jane is canonically fat and has a scar, which I made very visible...because I wanted to. I gave her strong Hispanic features because it appealed to me. Sophie is butch, and canonically has or had a buzz cut. Which is what I drew. — The "appearance" section of the wiki? Yup. I wrote that.)
These comments, which were themselves problematic, came from a place of implying I was lesbiphobic for drawing these wlw as "ugly". When in fact, I was drawing the type of characters that would appeal the most to me, and hopefully to others like me.
These expectations of skinny, eurocentric appearing, usually feminine characters... Well it reflects a lot of issues with TERF-y feminism and lesbianism at large. Lesbianism on the internet has an issue with gender essentialism that isn't universal but is incredibly worrying. And when WOC are often masculinized because of their non-white features, that transphobia becomes anti-butchness (or strict standards of butchness) and racism.
While TSCOSI fans were more receptive to my designs, I was drawing in a less realistic style where "ugly" was less of an issue — and, to be frank, The main ship being Southeast and South Asian made it hard to draw them "ugly" from a eurocentric perspective. Realism there would just be...exotic, I guess.
However, with TSCOSI fans there was still a sense of possession around how these characters were interpreted, especially in headcannons, that lead to me deleting more than I posted as time went on. Some of those were genuine issues on my part ("what if the Jewish guy was a vampire in a au haha!" I said. Then went to bed, woke up, googled it, and went "NOPE! NOPE!!! SORRY.") Others were just unnecessary, such as comments on how silly head cannons were "unrealistic", and how I should write more cannon compliant work, rather than what I was doing for fun.
Ultimately these are the ONLY things that made me stop listening to these podcasts. The ONLY reason I put down the projects I poured consecutive hyperfixate weeks into. Part of me thinks it was this enthusiasm in the first place that was the biggest threat others reacted to in how I spoke and acted.
For instance, in trying to write for both the TSCOSI and Pasithea wikis, I had folks try to change my methods of research and writing to a style that worked best for them. When I said they were welcome to work that way, there was no offers to assist. And communication with those who had established work was either non-existent or hostile. I've had people question if my passion projects were necessary, berate me for meaningless mistakes, and treat what could be fun collaborative work like a pissing contest. For TSCOSI, none of this occurred on the wiki, and mostly around documents I owned for my own note taking. Even then, the hostility of Wikipedia culture is an unnecessary and hurtful thing to bring into fandom wiki culture.
The TSCOSI people went on to make a wonderful wiki that I deeply admire, but I still wish I could have been part of that project in its infancy, instead of being pushed away. (I may have made the navigation system if I remember correctly, but I'm not certain. So this is not to say I was not allowed any input whatsoever.)
I love sapphic media, it's my bread, butter, pride, joy, and favorite past time. But time and time again I have found far safer social spaces for media that centers around gay men, even if it isn't my personal first choice.
As a non-white, non-allistic, non-lesbian, not-skinny fan...I have concerns.
I know you all want sapphic media to get more attention. I want that too. But unless you start actively searching for and calling out bigotry in those spaces, it absolutely cannot and will not happen. So much of fandom is powered by autistic people with time on their hands, and I want there to be space for people like me. Who get TOO excited, TOO far from cannon, TOO analytical about race and class and fatphobia and whatever else.
Sapphic media obviously has issues reaching fans that aren't the fault it's its current audience. But the good thing about being part of or close to a problem, is having the power to make incredible, effective change.
I refuse to leave these podcasts behind, I love them more than anything, and the projects I got out of them are still my beloved brain children (The alien calligraphy from the random writing system I made for dwarnian is still up on my wall. "It is what. It IS what, keeps us from the abyss.") I refuse to be shoved aside my racist fans and random people who assume they can act rudely to strangers because they treated characters or lore differently. I refuse to be sidelined from conversations just cause I can act weird.
But I also refuse to spend so much of my beloved labor on people who turn up their noses and belittle it.
This all has had a lasting effect on how I interact with fandom, a legitimate fear-responce to the idea of trying to engage deeply with women-centered podcasts. Something I'm trying to unlearn and overcome.
So. There's my explanation of why I don't do tscosi anymore, which I mentioned on the minibang I'd eventually follow up on. And a criticism of sapphic fandom which, I'll be real, I have a few more essays worth of commentary about, and it's also another expression of how I stare longingly at Pasithea every time it comes up on my dash.
But, most importantly, this is my question of whether anyone else has found themselves in a similar place. If it's a trend or an anecdote.
If you have thoughts, please reblog with them. I'd love to know what you have to say.
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more-than-a-princess · 7 months ago
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𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐍!
★  NAME:  Rae
★  PRONOUNS:  she/her.
★  BEST EXPERIENCE:  I'm...not actually sure what this means? Is this the best RP you've ever written, or where you've enjoyed writing the most? I have no clue, actually. But I tend to prefer 1x1 storylines in a chatroom or email-based format. Tumblr isn't my favorite place to write, honestly: but it's one of the most active, so I'm here.
★  PREFERENCE OF COMMUNICATION: If we haven't written much/at all and you don't enjoy plotting or interacting OOC? Tumblr IMs are fine with me. If you like plotting and sharing a bunch of art/aesthetics/reddit threads that remind me of our muse(s)? Then discord is best. Bryn can attest to this, because I will spam her with memes from relevant muse/aesthetic tags.
★  MOST ACTIVE MUSE: I only keep up one blog right now, so it's Sonia. I don't have a lot of time or energy to write much at present, so juggling two blogs would be very hard. I miss writing Fujiko Mine, though.
★  EXPERIENCE / HOW MANY YEARS: I started roleplaying in 1999. My RP experience is old enough to have a mid-life crisis. I have probably been roleplaying longer, or just as long, as some of you have been alive and this knowledge sends me into...well, a mid-life crisis.
★  RP PET PEEVES:  
I've been roleplaying for a long time. I have quite a few, but I'll share some of them.
Muns who do not read rules, or a blog in general. Not just for the sake of boundaries, but just to even get an idea of activity, writing style, and so forth of the blog they're hoping to write with. Maybe it's because I've only written canon muses for the past 15 years or so, but when I've had blogs on tumblr or Livejournal, I've found that I'll get followed by other blogs interested purely in interacting with a canon muse without any regard for writing style, frequency, or other essential components that factor into good writing partner chemistry. Admittedly, this has happened plenty of times because someone wanted a romantic ship with whatever canon muse I happened to be writing without even asking if I wanted to ship my muse with theirs, or had any interest in writing romance at all. I feel like a lot of misunderstanding or bad communication would be helped if some people really looked at the accounts they're trying to interact with, beyond just wanting to write with that character.
Muns with canon muses who do not write out actual bios, or just link to a character's wiki page. Look, it seems like quite a double standard if we as a roleplaying community ask OC writers to produce a small novel describing their muses so canon writers have an idea of where they might fit in a canon or original verse and, in turn, canon writers give absolutely nothing in return to how they portray their muses. Anyone can do an internet search on a canon muse: I want to know how you see and portray your canon muse. Doubly so if you are a new blog with no IC content. Do not assume every mun is familiar with your canon muse, and do not assume that even if a mun is familiar with your muse, they'll interpret them the same way you do. Show your followers how you see them, show your followers how you write!
And the last pet peeve I'll share: muns who drop threads/blogs before interactions even get a chance to start. Doubly so if they clearly just wanted to write a romantic ship without any real chemistry or interactions. I don't mind when writing partners take time with replies: I actually prefer that to muns who reply in 24-72 hours, because it gives me some time to breathe in-between replies and brainstorm about what could happen next. And I don't mind at all when muns have other commitments, jobs, and hobbies that are in need of their attention: if we have interactions going and someone needs to step away for a little while (and it's communicated!), that's understandable.
What I don't like are muns, often with new blogs, who either abandon the blog entirely or constantly ask for new memes, asks, and interactions when we've got active threads going. It's one thing to not have muse, but when you're actively soliciting new threads without replying to ours and not communicating that you'd like to just drop threads?
Yeah. I just don't have time for that. That sort of writing habit works for some muns, but I enjoy long threads with complex storylines (some of which have taken years to write!). I like slow-burn romances, humor, drama, and the progression of life and situations between muses. I'm not fond of one-off interactions that never really form a plot, if that makes sense.
★   PLOTS OR MEMES: Yes! I think memes are great to start off but if my writing partner is wanting to build off initial interactions, then I think plotting is best. Especially if writing partners are looking to write romantic ships: I pretty much exclusively plot these at this point.
★  ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S)?: Sonia and I both enjoy tea, chocolate, anime, and horror movies (she likes anime and horror movies more than I do). We also both have similar fashion styles (preppy/tailored/classic with traditionally feminine touches) and come from families with some Rich People Problems. Otherwise, she is the most cheerful glass-half-full sort of woman and I have predominantly resting bitch face and a degree in sarcasm. I also love historical fiction and royalty gossip and news far more than she does.
tagged by: @rolliesanimeclub
tagging: @quickdeaths, @dcviated, and you. I was this close to tagging all of my over-30 brethren in the RPC because you are seen and valid (and also if you're like me probably tired).
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devilslvl · 5 months ago
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DEVILSLVL        .   a  PRIVATE,  selective,  and  LOW  ACTIVITY  independent  portrayal  of  all  elite  wrestling’s  maxwell  jacob  friedman.  kayfabe  and  headcanon  based.  this  blog  will  feature  some  form  of  mature  /  triggering  content.  minors  /  personal  blogs  do  not  interact.  by  fenix  (  30  +  .  he  /  him  .  est  )
A  STUDY  IN:  upper  class  elite,  superiority  complex,  mental  /  emotional  instability,  rejection  sensitive  dysphoria  (  rsd  ),  trust  issues,  narcissism,  better  than  you,  a  sheep  in  wolves  clothing,  long  island,  ny  >  everything,  scumbag  ™
IMPORTANT  NOTE: as  stated  above,  this  character  will  be  written  in  his KAYFABE  PERSONA.  if  you  know  you  know,  but  if  you  don’t;  he’s  generally  not  a  nice  person  and  wears  a  hard  suit  of  armor,  though  penetrable.  he  will  likely  say  things  that  will  be  insulting;  just  keep  in  mind  that  it’s  all  in  character.  nothing  to  do  with  you,  personally.  i  promise.
OTHER  BLOGS: @wiedzm1n
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RULES  UNDER  THE  CUT
this  is  a  private  and  LOW  ACTIVITY  blog.  i  have  other  responsibilities  and  hobbies  elsewhere.  so  just  bear  that  in  mind.  i’ll  get  to  you  when  i  get  to  you.  i  promise  you  i’m  not  ignoring  you. but  i’m  almost  always  available  on  discord.  so  feel  free  to  ask  for  it  if  you  don’t  already  have  it.
this  blog  will  contain  triggering/mature  content.  not  a  place  for  minors.  i  will  still  try  to  tag  the  triggers  just  in  case.  if  i  do  —  and  i  will  —  end  up  missing  something,  please  drop  me  an  im  and  let  me  know  so  i  can  rectify  things.
that  said,  I  DO  NOT  WRITE  SMUT.  I  know,  i  know;  max’s  dirty  mouth  and  everything.  things  can  be  implied  however,  i  refuse  to  explicitly  write  out  those  kinds  of  scenes.  it’s  a  comfort  thing.
i  won’t  follow  everyone  back.  if  i  don’t  it’s  probably  because  i  don’t  necessarily  see  our  muses  interacting.  if  you’re  still  interested,  let  me  know.  the  least  i  can  do  is  say  no,  right?
while  i  do  like  to  format  my  posts,  that  is  not  a  requirement  for  you.  if  you  don’t  feel  like  doing  it,  don’t.  all  that  i  ask  is  that  your  writing  is  easy  to  read  without  giving  me  a  headache.  and  that  you  actually  put  some  thought  and  effort  into  your  writing.  that  sounds  harsh,  but  it’s  not  intentional.
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evervita · 8 months ago
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mobile-friendly rules.
MUN
Hi there! I’m Maxie. I’m 21+ years old and I’m currently living in Mountain Time!
I’m a fairly busy and low-energy individual, with a full-time job to boot. There may be periods where I seemingly disappear. I’m almost always around on discord, though! In fact, reaching me on discord is probably the best way to find me. If you want to add me just toss me a message and I’ll give you my user!
There may be smut and gore on this blog. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCE will I smut with underage muns/muses. That’s gross, and if you push me about it I will block you.
If I say or do something that makes you uncomfortable, please let me know. I’d prefer to resolve things without any conflict. I don’t immediately jump to callouts, is what I’m trying to say.
The only thing I ask for other muns to tag are photos of insects, and NSFW content.
I don’t normally do passwords, but rest assured I do read rules! If there’s anything I don’t understand, I’ll go straight to you!
INTERACTIONS
If your muse is an asshole, don’t mitigate it for my sake. Basically, be an asshole to my muse. But please note I do the same. I do not hold back negative traits. Magnolia is not perfect. She has negative traits as well as her positive ones.
If I feel the interactions between our muses isn’t going anywhere, or if the effort isn’t being returned (like me writing a detailed reply and being given two sentences in return), I’ll probably soft block. It’s not anything personal, but usually in those cases I’m not really getting any enjoyment and I am here to indulge in a hobby.
Triggers that may appear on this blog include, but are not limited to: Abuse, past abuse, violence, blood, gore, mental illness, and NSFW content. They will be tagged with #[trigger] tw, but if I do miss something in a post PLEASE notify me and I will tag it! Chances are I just forgot it and I will fix it when I see it/am notified!
This blog is multi-ship, with no limit on ships regardless of what they are. Relationships will not interfere with each other unless all muns agree to it through plotting.
I have no problem using asks as starters. With how I format my ask replies, you’re free just to reblog the post with your reply! I just ask that there’s at least a little trimming when it comes to replies, as to not clog up my blog + dash!
I can reply in any format, but para/multi-para is my preferred method.
DRAMA
Everyone has their opinions on drama, and I want to be upfront about it.
If you have a problem with me specifically, please contact me privately. I don’t like to upset people and if we can resolve something without causing drama, it will be better on everyone.
I used to say I don’t care who my mutuals interact with, but my stance has changed a bit. As a general rule I don’t really mind who interacts with who as long as no one is getting hurt. That all said, I’d find it very difficult to interact with someone who interacts with someone who is a known problem to others. The same applies if you interact with someone who I have blocked. When I hard block someone, it’s for a reason.
In addition, if you have hurt/insulted my friends, you will be blocked.
DNI
Let’s hope this list stays short, but as with everything on my blog I reserve the right to add to this as I see fit. If you need elaborations, please approach me privately.
DK/DieKorruption ( gloriousrebirth , thesixteenpleasures , thelovesofthegods + others I probably missed. )
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silentexplorer18 · 1 year ago
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Regarding the future of this blog
Hi folks! This one got a bit long, so I'm putting it under a cut.
TLDR: I've been really unhappy blogging for quite a while, so I'm finally embracing being a messy, multifandom blog that posts things without tagging them well, posts more personal things, mostly focuses posting my own fic on AO3, etc. If you're not into that, feel free to eliminate my presence on your dash. XO -Silent
When I started this blog a few years ago, I was essentially starting with zero knowledge of the social side of the internet.  Sure, I'd read stuff on tumblr blogs, but I’d never used tumblr or looked at anything besides what was listed directly on a masterlist.  I’d never used other social media sites, either.  So, when I started using things like tumblr and instagram and even discord, I was trying to follow along and do whatever everyone else was doing.  I tried to post clearly tagged stuff and keep my blog super organized; I posted cutesy photos with whimsical captions; I tried to find my footing in conversations that were hard to follow.  But I always felt like I could never keep up.  I was trying to follow the motions to make my online spaces what I thought they needed to be, but I never could do the motions quite right, so I kept getting more and more discouraged.
Why am I telling all of you this?  Because I think 2024 is the year something needs to change.
I started off wanting this blog to be super pretty and aesthetic.  I wanted my fics to be clearly organized and have easily navigable links.  I wanted to only reblog fandom-specific things.  I wanted to keep everything very on topic.  And I wanted to be active in fandom (interacting with other fandom readers, makers, doers, etc.).  But in trying to do all of the former, I’ve spent so much physical and mental energy that I don’t have the time, energy, or ability to do the latter.  I felt like if I couldn’t do all of that, I shouldn’t do any of it, and, well, that’s plain not true.
The truth is this: I’m messy, and I write slowly.  I like so many things, and I actually love to talk a lot.  Keeping tags organized is hard and it makes me tired.  Posting on tumblr (instead of just ao3) is hard sometimes because it makes me tired.  I like talking to people and reccing fics and gushing over art, but I can’t always make it picture-perfect or aesthetic or linked so it’s easily navigable.  Life is hard, and using social media should be something fun, not something to agonize over.
So, I’m making some changes:
I’m gonna be posting a lot more.  Rambling about life.  Sharing writing updates.  Making you all privy to my shower thoughts.
But the writing projects I have will still be long hauls.  Strap in, folks, ‘cause we’re probably looking at months-long to years-long updates.  (Nothing is ever dead, just, you know, aging like fine wine or something.)
I’m not sure how many writing projects will be posted here, either.  I enjoy posting on AO3.  I like the format.  I like the way it works.  I like that it organizes everything for me.  If I post something there, I’ll obviously share the link here, but I don’t know how many fics I’ll be posting here moving forward.
Also, I’m just gonna start reblogging shit like crazy.  Anything!  Everything!  All at once!  The tumblr is my oyster!
Despite reblogging more, I’m just gonna let this blog become more disorganized.  If I have the energy to tag stuff, I will, but I think I’m just gonna focus on sharing things rather than sharing things in a way that’s particularly organized.
I’m gonna start reblogging more fic recs here, too (and sharing ones from AO3!).  I will, of course, be keeping my fic rec blog, and it’ll get its own small update post, but the goal is to just give myself the permission to be less organized so I have more energy to enjoy and share fic.
Related: the blog might get a makeover.  I’m not sure yet because I’ve had roughly the same colors/theme/pfp for all the years I’ve had this blog, so changing it will be hard.  (And I have no idea what exactly to change to!) But we’ll see.  Ideas are welcome.
I feel a little melodramatic making this big, long post about this, but I feel like the folks that are still hanging around my blog (you lovely, few and far between, who are neither bots nor dead blogs, I adore you all immensely) are hanging around for a reason, and I want to give fair warning that the activity levels here will be changing, the tagging system/findability of things will be changing, the location of fics being posted will be changing.  It felt right to warn people so they could unfollow/block if they so desire.
But anyway, happy (late) 2024!  I hope this post finds everyone well, and I’m excited to see what the future holds!
-Silent
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jackstingy · 1 year ago
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# JACKSTINGY – an independent, mutuals only, 18+ roleplay blog following the semipiternal woes of a) some nerdy english kid waffling between uni and an internship at the local retirement home and b) the maleficent spirit of a machiavellian drunkard now attempting to permanently possess the body of said nerdy english kid. triggering content such as religious theming + imagery, references to alcohol use + physical violence, and dissociation will make frequent appearances. rules below the read more, though saint peter and satan have one little thing in common and that’s knowing quite thoroughly that the spirit of old stingy jack isn’t reading through shite. 
(you probably should, though. shutting up isn’t quite a part of either of their personal dictionaries, and neither is using parentheses in the manner they were meant to be used.)
THE PLAYER'S HANDBOOK – THE RECORDS IN THE BASEMENT – THE CEALLACH SCRAPBOOK – THE CAT RANDOMIZER
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INTERACTING. will not be open to bigots, white-washers, or fetishisers. it will, however, be open to any and all mutuals (which is a status reserved for anyone and everyone who is a cool, respectful, talented writer – id est, you!), regardless of plotting status and whether or not we’ve talked ooc. feel free treat memes as starters, reblog memes and prompts from me instead of the source without sending anything in, delete anything from me that you’re too busy to answer; i’m really just here to have fun and find new people to write with, so as long as you respect my rules and i respect yours, we’re cool.
WRITING. will be tagged with applicable triggers as “trigger tw”, posted using beta editor, and mainly occur in two modes: anxious third person rambling from j.d. and atrocious first person misanthropy from jack with an italicised and bolded transition between them. while my writing may look lengthy, you are in no way obligated to match word count or force replies out quicker than you can handle. basic etiquette applies: no godmodding, no metagaming, and no powerplaying without discussing the parameters of any of these acts beforehand. all this being said, roleplaying is a hobby, and if you ever want to drop a thread or get something a little shorter in your notifications, i am more than willing to oblige you.
SHIPPING. in terms of romance will happen selectively and exclusively with j.d for the foreseeable future, be based on chemistry after a substantial amount of threads and plotting, and in no way be forced on you. i love pre-established relationships of the platonic or hostile kind with reckless disregard for my characters’ established timelines, though, so i’m always open to editing plot points in and out as development happens and stories are made. i’d rather not write smut on this blog, but suggestive content will be tagged as such and fade to blacks may happen.
UNFOLLOWING. will be done with a heads-up through private messages and a softblock on my end unless you’ve stated prior that you’d rather be hard blocked. of course, i don't expect a heads-up from anyone who wishes to unfollow or block me; do what you need to do to keep your corner of the internet comfortable!
FORMATTING. will be minimal, with small text, single spacing, italicised words, and 100x100 static icons. if there is anything you’d like me to change about how i format my posts, please let me know via tumblr ims or discord.
OOC. talk will be attempted! i’m seb, 23, he/him, now kicking it in gmt+11, with ‘it’ being the metaphorical bucket that is writing. i love commenting on posts (i know most of tumblr hates it, but i truly do believe that the reply function was made for me and me alone), sending in asks, and falling to my digital knees at the sheer quality of writing and emotion to be found in this community. i am slightly terrified of returning to indie roleplaying after a long stint in just group rp sectors, but hopefully j.d. and jack can bring some existential fear and festive cheer to you all!
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missbaphomet · 9 months ago
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Aright, time to get into this. I will be responding to the messages I was sent line-by-line, with Ken's messages being notated by indented text and my words in base formatting. Before I get started, let me make a few notes to the reader:
I had just woken up at the time I start responding. I work overnights, so i usually wake up somewhere between 2 and 6 pm, with yesterday my first message being sent at 3:11pm. However, at 11:16 am I was informed via a screenshot of a post Ken made 12 minutes beforehand (11:04am) that stated, quote,
"For somebody as simple as Baphomet is she's literally already got you all figured out and has given me great advice and I won't post the DMS because of the bargain she made and she's held up her side I just really feel sorry for you all like this is your whole life is your Tumblr image."
I had no prior message history with Ken. I made no such deal with Ken. (I did, however, make this deal with Emily, and I still honor our agreement not to share our chat.) He said this about 4 hours before I would even be awake. He has a history of deliberately lying, this situation just being the latest and one of the most obvious. I just wanted to make it abundantly clear before I get into the post: He claimed I gave him good advice before I was even aware he had messaged me, and walked it back when he didn't like the advice I gave. This bears mentioning because it just goes to further prove my skepticism of anything he says. He can't even be trusted to have spoken to me at the time he says he did. As you will see by our message history, he can barely even be trusted to read.
As another note, I am transcribing these messages from screenshots of our DM history directly because there are, in total, 53 images of him prattling on and on about nothing. I am willing and able to provide the raw images, but doing it this way allows me to share my own thoughts.
Blue text will be the messages I sent verbatim. Pink text is my additional commentary.
Without further ado, our message history:
It's Kenneth. I haven't posted the DMS and I haven't asked it Emily for them either and I won't because she said that you both had an agreement and I'm going to honor that. I'm not going to bother you and harass you (AN: Omega LUL) because I don't know you and you jumped in on something that you probably didn't know everything that was going on. Now we can either have an open dialogue or you can block me (AN: Should have blocked) and we can move on your choice but I think you should just be aware of who and how people are because I'm not exaggerating when I talk about them with their little Discord and stuff like that. Now MacGyver has found this profile (AN: the alt he messaged me from as his main is blocked) because he was on Emily's page scouring her reblogs and she only did it once and he found this and then official ginger kid blocked me and Nova's grimoire blocked me I already had them blocked and then surprisingly even MacGyver blocked me but yet Stardust Boy hasn't and win-dussy hasn't
I, unfortunately, gave Ken the benefit of the doubt and approached this as though he genuinely wanted advice, and I would respond in kind when I woke up. I don't know why he is convinced that MacGyver was going through Emily's reblogs, and he offered no explanation as to why he thought that. I don't know why he obsessively checks if these people have him blocked. I don't know why wendussy and stardustboy didn't have him blocked. At the end of the day, that is neither my concern, nor is it my problem.
I am tired of dealing with them though because it's been 4 years of it and I would love to move on if you have any suggestions on how to do that or even any requests for me I'm all open
I'll tell you like I told Em, the easiest way is to let that shit go. You, in particular, seem to have a hard time doing that, especially seeing as you've been name dropping me in April despite me not having even been keeping up with any of this since like December. You also kinda assume everything is Mac when it's simply not. This could have been over a long ass time ago but you keep name dropping people, harassing people irl, fucking with Mac's shops, making posts, etc. Like, really, I know you aren't gonna want to hear it, (AN: Spoiler alert! I was 100% correct) but just let that shit go. Delete asks that bother you, turn off anon, stop posting about it. Stop harassing people, including the Bethunes (AN: Unrelated family Ken mistakenly believes to be MacGyver's who he doxxed and won't stop messing with) (because fun fact: that's not even Mac's family) and just move on.
Bc the liar told you that isn't his family its true?
No, but it's pretty fucking easy to tell because he very generously gave me $20 for my birthday last year, and the payment came through with a name that wasn't Ross Bethune. Paypal requires you use your real name. I will not post that information, obviously, but I have verified that.
You dont know half of any thing that has gone on nor do I think you really even care tbh
I have literally been saying exactly this very directly since October 2023.
Em getting anons and emails while i didnt bother any of them for 4 months
I don't see how this is relevant since spam email is incredibly common and it's pretty well known that your data is bought and sold all the time. Even if someone did maliciously sign Em up for all kinds of mailing lists, you still don't know who, nor can you prove who it was. If it was bad enough to be distressing, making a new email is free and easy.
Or the 6 months they all spent in their discord screenshotting her page which i can provide screenshots of them doing
To his credit, he did later send screenshots of them doing that from like. 2022. I don't really know what you want from me about that. "Shame on you, tumblr mutuals and mutual-in-laws, that was a shitty thing to do"?
But no you of all people wanna victim blame now?
How exactly am I victim blaming anyone here? As far as I'm concerned everyone involved sucks for all of this. I've literally told everyone from both sides to just leave it alone, and both sides say they've tried but the other side antagonizes. Based purely on the fact you are still talking about me in April despite me not having even thought about it since December would have me inclined to believe my mutuals and mutual-in-laws. I ignored you for a blissful and uninterrupted 4 months and you were still obsessing over me. The only reason I got involved again at all was because I accepted Em's offer to talk. I don't blame her for this, but it certainly didn't help.
Not to mention mac sending flashing images to a mutual that is prone to seizures due to her epilepsy and him also sending racially charged right threats to another Mutual I had
I have seen this claim from you many times, but not seen much in the way of evidence. Who was this friend? Do you have any proof it was Mac if it even happened? Yeah, it's a shitty thing to do, but we don't even know it happened. Furthermore, in my limited interactions with Mac directly the only racial things he has said is about himself as he is Jewish. But let's not cast stones in glass houses as your friends have a history of using racial slurs, most prominently the infamous 'hard r n-word'. If you want to make the case that they can say it because they're the proper race, then MacGyver is Jewish and can make those types of jokes as well.
Brother I've been saying I don't care for MONTHS. You're the one who keeps dragging me into shit up to and including calling me simple in your post about talking to me before I even responded to you. Sorry you didn't like my advice but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.
For him back in 2017 harassing a woman of color and a lesbian that you can still find a post of
Ok, then how about providing it?
You're a joke and a hypocrite
Can someone please tell me where I'm being hypocritical? I'm just not seeing it. I mean, I told you to just ignore it which was very much what I was doing until you made an alt to message me and I gave you the benefit of the doubt.
I'm sorry just "shit poster" right?
He's really hung up on this because my involvement with this situation at all started with a shitpost. Shitpost, as defined by Oxford, is "a deliberately provocative or off-topic comment posted on social media, typically in order to upset others or distract from the main conversation."
I sent him a single ask calling him "totally hinged". Seems like a shitpost to me.
Go lay down with those dogs and enjoy your fleas twerp
This was admittedly mildly amusing to me because I read this message while my dog Gizmo was nosing his way under the blankets on my bed. That's really the only notable thing about this message.
You are wrong bc you arent even questioning them when it's blatant and obvious
That's what you think, but you also haven't seen 90% of my interactions with them. Anything I've asked about, they have been able to provide details and evidence for. I even spoke directly with some of the people you've been harassing IRL. I have seen the screenshots of the harassing messages you have sent to MacGyver's old Etsy store. Like, dude, not to bring it up again but I was the one to request proof they had your mugshot and they fucking provided it. They have set a standard of providing evidence that you simply haven't.
"I would love to move on"
"OK, then do it"
"No, you're an idiot for telling me to move on"
Do you see the problem ken
It's why you don't want them to see the messages you sent because you know they'll turn on you just the same
No, it's because I honor the agreement I made with Emily. I didn't say anything to Em that I wouldn't have said directly to them anyway. Besides, how would you know anyway if Em kept up her side of the deal?
How can I move on when he literally will not stop he has sent emails to indeed to mess with my job prospects and he literally has not stopped these last four years no matter how much I've done or blocked him or not interacted or anything so what else can I do you simple minded little girl
I mean it worked for me. I just kept ignoring you and it kept working until I made the mistake of assuming you were genuine in your request for advice. It'll work for me after I post this too.
Are you familiar with Occam's Razor? It is, per this copy/pasted explanation from google, the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. Personally, I think it's more likely that you're failing background checks due to having a record than MacGyver somehow psychically knowing exactly what jobs you're applying for and tipping them off.
He has been on this website since 2017 doing this consistently
Alright, here's where I get to explain a little phenomenon I call 'claim fatigue'. Maybe it has another name, but this is what I'm going with. You have claimed a lot of things, and offered proof for none of them. This means I end up in a position where I can feel confident that I can discard your claim with no further thought because nothing else you have said has been true, so why would this be? I did know a way to check the exact age of any tumblr blog easily, but unfortunately the addition of 'pinned posts' made the website unusable and it has not been fixed, nor do I believe there is intent to fix it.
Again you don't even care about what they were doing in their little Discord when we weren't even aware of them or talking about them if you had a group of people doing that to you you wouldn't be telling other people oh it's no big deal or to move on.
Couple things here. First, how do you know what they were doing if you were unaware of them? Second, why would I know or care? It happened how long before I knew this petty bullshit was A Thing? I may be the Tumblr Queen but I'm not omniscient.
Also, yeah, I would say the same shit. Wanna know why? It straight up happened to me years ago and in fact informed my view on situations like this.
Years ago, I ran a popular confessions blog in the age regression community, and I was a controversial figure to say the least. I was also 16 and at the lowest point of my mental health ever, so it genuinely did feel like the end of the world. You know what I did? I logged out of the blog and never logged back in. True fucking story too, go check it out for yourself at @regressionuncensoredarchive. I logged off, made a new persona, and moved the fuck on. Here I am today, having walked away from it all. Seems like I know what I'm talking about, huh?
You asked for advice, I gave it to you. Hardly my fault you didn't like it.
The advice you gave was ignorant and useless so you may be right (AN: lol. lmao even) but it's not going to help with these people because we've tried that
Once again, you were name dropping me in April, when I hadn't even been involved even tangentially since December. X to Doubt.
Cuz if you're not involved then you agree he's the one sending you screenshots and why is he doing that to stir the pot for attention
Actually, I don't agree. I don't agree because MacGyver isn't sending me screenshots. Several people have, but none of them have been MacGyver. You're just making assumptions based on literally nothing and asserting you're correct.
Ask belle-of-the-brawl or anarchocuntbugaloo if you want others who were there to actually see shit not you jenny come lately [sic]
Why would I drag people I don't fucking know into bullshit I don't even care about? And what am I asking them exactly? I just want off of Mr. Bone's Wild Ride.
You're saying it's simply not him but how can you prove that to me that is not him when he's the only person that I have any run-ins with and he constantly is always right there with it's Kenny guys and there's my mug shot which again I don't care about that crap but how is it blatantly obvious to somebody let alone you that is always around them that it's a point with him
Actually, what I've been saying and will continue to say is you don't know that it is him. You only think you only have run-ins with him because when you're holding a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. You see MacGyver because you want it to be MacGyver to give yourself a hit of confirmation bias, and you won't even consider the contrary. I also don't really spend much time around them. The only person I consistently talk to is my boyfriend. As for how we know it's you, you have a very easy to spot style of typing, including never punctuating anything. Seriously, for the love of god use a period sometimes.
I have literally seen both sides and as far as I'm concerned there are no winners. It's clear to me you never intended to have this conversation in good faith nor did you intend to listen. Sorry, that's not really my problem that you have tissue paper thin skin.
No i did but you are lackluster and pointless and zero proof or evidence you're just wanting me to trust you and saying it's not Mac but how do you know that prove it.
What you are asking me to do here is prove a negative. That's not how evidence works. It's like asking you to prove the sun doesn't exist. In fact, I never even claimed MacGyver didn't do it, i simply stated that you didn't truly know. The burden of proof lies with you to prove it is MacGyver, as you are the one making a positive claim. This is why it's called the burden of proof. It's your job to prove your claim. Once again I can quote Christopher Hitchens: That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. You are making an assertion without evidence. Provide the evidence, or the assertion will be disregarded. This is debate 101, not even the advanced class.
Paper skin thin as being upset that he tried to give my friend a seizure and then also violent rape threats against another
That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
Fake poo packages sent to Emily's house and threats of swatting her
This is a new claim to me tbh. It's too bad that which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
Him trying to ruin my jobs and life? Like the trailer park comments?
Prove that it's MacGyver and not a failed background check. Furthermore, I fail to see what the comments about a trailer park have to do with anything? Like, I think it's pretty common knowledge some people live in trailers.
But he is innocent huh
Didn't say that
You are simple af
Did you know that ad hominem attacks are considered a logical fallacy? Now try saying something true and beautiful.
Exactly what proof are you expecting here Ken? Even if it did happen, which I doubt it did regardless, how the hell am I, someone totally uninvolved, supposed to prove it to you
Show my [sic] some kinda proof or evidence but its him and has been. (AN: remember what I said about confirmation bias?) You are so closed minded and short sighted i honestly don't know how you have made it this far
You can't prove a negative Ken, it's your job to prove it is him.
I love that I'm the closed-minded one for agreeing to give both him and Em the opportunity to talk, and mind it actually went well with Em. Smells like psychological projection in here.
What do you mean even if it did happen I literally have proof and can let you talk to the people who were directly involved dude like there are screenshots galore of that whole group MacGuyver Starboy and Jessica all in their little Discord for months stalking and harassing and screenshotting but they're innocent
Man, then it sure would have been cool if you had provided some actual fucking screenshots of that happening, huh? Too bad that didn't happen. Instead you sent screenshots of them snarking Em. I mean, yeah, it was a shitty thing to do, but it doesn't prove anything you said. And, again, never said they were innocent. In fact, everyone involved sucks to varying degrees, and I said so earlier in this post. Don't put words in my mouth.
Or is that normal behavior to you?
Is it normal for people to talk shit on people they don't like? Unfortunately, yeah. Is it healthy? No, not really, but that's not the question you asked.
I get that you don't like me, Em said as much, but I'm having this converstaion in good faith. (AN: god, past me is so hopeful and optimistic isn't she?) If you're just gonna throw insults, then I have better things to be doing.
I don't like you because you literally came into a situation and act like you're better than everybody somehow because you were making a joke and then you were in over your head and you still just want to double down like you know what you're talking about
I made a shitpost and bailed, you were the one getting tilted. I'm not in over my head, nor am I better than anyone. I'm just not involved, which you acknowledge yourself, and yet you keep trying to crab bucket me into it.
You're sitting there acting like I'm getting into fights with everybody on tumblr other than a few terfs and MacGyver
Actually, I'm acting like you're picking fights with some of my mutuals and mutual-in-laws (which you are) and some random uninvolved people (which you are). Also define terf. Because fucking none of us are terfs. I don't even think any of us are feminists.
Even hominis stays the fuck away from me now
Who?
Bro I was being tongue in cheek about you being unhinged on my boyfriend's post. You're the one who blew it out of proportion.
Mac is upset bc i outed who and what he is. If you wanna stay in the dark thats your choice but i tried to provide you with proof and you denied
Where the fuck is it, Kenny? I sure don't see a lot of proof, Kenny.
Who the hell is hominid
*hominis
Because again I don't find this whole thing funny given trying to give people seizures and rape threads [sic] among other things
EVIDENCE, KENNETH.
Ask your pals they will tell you
ASK THEM WHAT KENNY? IF YOU BELIEVE THEY WOULD LIE THEN YOU KNOW YOU MADE A STUPID REQUEST FOR ME TO DO THAT.
See you really do not know shit
WHY DO YOU THINK I WANT YOU TO LEAVE ME ALONE KENNETHAN.
You believe them blindly bc they say so
I believe them because they offer proof. UNLIKE YOU, KENMANTHA.
Bro what proof do you have Mac even did that, or that it even happened? You've gotta provide proof too
When they are common denominators
Correlation is not causation
Not to mention that confirmation bias
He was making profiles with the name Barry some part of the username for like two or three years now
Proof, Kennedy
How did he find this profile? Bc he was stalking ems page for reblogs
Citation needed, Kendall
What proof do you have that they're his accountsM
*?
Because they only ever followed me Emily and the person that was getting potential seizures and then other person I was getting rape threats for years
Ok, do you have a screenshot of that? No? Cool, I can disregard it.
He kept blaming it on me
I have actually seen him say this. But guess what! I don't inherently believe him either because I can't even verify it fucking happened!!! Wow crazy how requiring evidence means I don't have to believe either side.
If he's not doing anything and not responsible then why does he have such an ax to grind against us?
Idk, why do you have such an axe to grind with me?
I think you're being paranoid that or severely overestimate Mac's investment in the situation
If he's not involved and has no idea what's going on but yet he's always right there in the center with information and always has something to say
My brother in christ please make your sentences coherent. It's the internet. Everyone always has something to say.
I'm not [paranoid]
Something people with paranoia never say
You don't know how long I've actually spoken to him on different platforms
By the screenshots I've seen, for a while and always with some off the wall shit while Mac just responds "That's nice, Kenny"
He's also moveed to Instagram as well to stalk and harass
Proof, Kensington
Like him talking to Lilith
Who??? Take a shot every time he brings up a new person or incident
But you know what's funny that you don't know all this it's obviously that they're purposely keeping you in the dark or you don't care (AN: It's this one. I've said it several times.) to begin with that's why you don't want to see the Discord screenshots (AN: I go on to deliberately ask for them) that they were all part of your friend included you know your boyfriend
Good fucking christ I told you I don't care several times across six months what does it take to make you get that
You say that, but you don't even know for sure, just making assumptions. I'm trying very hard to be patient with you despite the constant insults and the fact you're not listening but it's very hard to type with artificial nails on
It's a lived experience I'm not making assumptions whenever it doesn't take a detective to realize and put two and two together with him and everything that's happened let alone the person named kit that was in that friend group that was friends with a lot of them before MacGyver and Jessica even came along and then sat there and realized how he was and came to us and then how they bad-mouthed her because of that
For the love of fucking god I don't care. You've got your mind made up about it and won't be dissuaded, I fucking get it, just stop justifying your bullshit to me
You're giving me the basic most simplest crap (AN: BECAUSE IT WORKS, KENJAMIN) that does not work (AN: because you're bad at shutting the fuck up) and when I'm telling you my lived experience (AN: your perception of your lived experience, which may be flawed) and all this stuff you act like it's not even a big deal so the fact you can't even play Devil's Advocate against your friends for a Split Second or even listen to what I'm saying because why would I lie about any of this what would be the point and purpose
Fuck if I know, dude, why does anyone lie. What's the point and purpose of constantly talking about me. Why do you do any of the shit that you do.
I'm just some crazy guy (AN: you said it, not me) that has an extra grind [sic] no I've been bothered and it's gotten progressively worse because he has nothing but time on his hands
Hey, I have a simple solution for you then. Log out and don't log back in.
So if I can go 4 months without bothering them (AN: You couldn't even go 4 months without bothering ME) or say anything and then what are they even mad about right now that I'm being an a****** no they're mad because I'm saying stuff about them that's true
Or, hear me out: maybe it is because you're being an asshole.
And I'll tell you what sport (AN: Ok, didn't realize I was talking to Jay fucking Gatsby. Go on, then, old fart. Not that you would wait for permission.) I'll put those screenshots of them and their Discord server that again they were doing while we were ignoring them (AN: Obviously not ignoring them that hard if you have screenshots, my guy) for about 6 months but they would wake up everyday to go to Emily's page to screenshot just a s*** talk about her and we weren't even mentioning them and then you can make your judgements based off that because apparently you don't care about people that are actually involved in the situation you somehow think that you know better than everybody else
I have been transcribing this for 4 hours so far.
My official judgement is you all suck in different ways to different degrees and I have expressed that sentiment to both sides. Here it is yet again.
You want to know how I realized it was him (AN: No, but you tell me anyway) from his instagram because of a video he took and then later after all that he claims that's his brother that was doing that and then it was his cousin that was in the military that was pretending to be him.
Cool. Got the video? No? Ok. Disregarded.
You've been threatening discord screenshots for forever now and never posted them. Just like you posted about screenshots of my talk with Em despite not having them. Just like you posted about the advice I gave you before I was even awake to give advice. Ken, I have 0 reason to believe the screenshots exist, as you have established a history of lying about it. Here's my challenge to you: post just one of them right now.
I really just think (AN: Big if true) that you're very similar to that group you're just that type of person as they are maybe not as much but that's why you're drawn to them and I just don't like that type of people
I don't even hang out with these people fr. Lately I've spent the most time engaging with my tiny community from streaming.
I could get those screenshots from y'all's messages but I'm trying to be respectful of you and her [Emily] and
Is that supposed to be a threat dude? I know what I said to Em, and none of it is noteworthy. But how valorous of you to try not to snoop on a private conversation. Someone get the man a medal and a bouquet of roses.
Those Discord screenshots are in our Discord that Graham was in but they were hidden so I can get them all and I'll send them to you on Discord if you like
Or ask em to join that Discord and you can have access to it
I established a history line not your friend Macgyver that's actually funny
You don't know me lol. Because I'm not even particularly close to any of them except my boyfriend, but you have this idea in your head that I'm super close and it's got your blinders on.
Seeing as you seem to hate me so much, I'd rather not give you my Discord. Send one right now over tumblr.
I'm not transcribing the screenshots bc the direct messages are enough already but to his credit, he did send a random assortment of screenshots of people talking shit from 2022. I don't know or care how he got them, but for once he actually was able to provide proof of literally anything. He could say the sky was blue and I'd have to check.
Starboy was in that server
Ok.
Oh and was actually funny for a while that they thought I was a figment of Emily's imagination that she made up my account and was pretending to be me as well
Ok.
Mac was also in that server as joerogansdmtdealer
Based discord nickname.
Where he confessed to being mrcleanofficial where all this started
Cool. Why wasn't that in any of the screenshots then? idk seems like an important detail to include, would have been what I screenshot but to each his own.
Alright, what does this prove in your mind? Because people can be catty without harassing people
This was after we all got into it and I started calling him a groomer because of another user that called him out for that behavior and then we ignored them for 6 months while they were in This Server every day screenshotting Emily's page and tearing it to pieces and then we found out about it and that's when they got butt hurt that's what it proves that they are behind this because after that came out they all ran and Scattered and deleted their tumblers and tried to hide That's Not Innocent Behavior
would a period or comma have killed you? you're beating the english language to death.
All the screenshots proved was that they said something mean about Em for at least one day, that doesn't mean they did literally anything else. It was shitty behavior, but it was also 2 years ago. I mean, I'm happy to confront them about it because they will see this post, but idk what you really expect here.
I have almost 1000 screen shots of them doing this and it would bleed onto tumblr
I'm just glad you didn't decide to spam them all at me on impulse.
They all have a vested interest in keeping it going because it gives them attention from people like you
The only one I give any real amount of attention to is my boyfriend. Like, why are you so convinced I worship the ground they walk? I don't know most of them fr. And trust me, they don't need your petty bullshit drama for attention.
And they don't like to be exposed for who and what they are
The only thing they've been 'exposed' for is talking shit and like. yeah. everyone does at some point. Hell, you were doing it to my face that entire conversation.
What attention do you think I'm giving them? I just told you I'm not even close
Anytime they make a little post about us they get attention (AN: my posts about them consistently get less notes than just me running my mouth at random on my blog, there is no reason for him to believe he's such a hot topic) is why they do it and then what you did just further that and then now I'm just showing you proof and you're still just like well I don't know
I can't even tell what you think you're proving dude that's why I don't know
I mean hell, someone got mad at me for telling them the same shit I told you and it wasn't Mac
Oh no he will just plot behind your back
oh no i'm so scared.
I didn't say I don't know, I'm trying to establish relevance
The one girl kit that left them the reason why she did was because she got an anonymous message talking about hair dye and she hadn't posted that anywhere on tumblr only that Circle would know and among them who do you think sent that Anonymous message
Ah, yes, hair dye, the most obscure topic on the website infamous for users having unnatural hair colors. That's the lynchpin. And as far as I know that ask never existed. Idk what it said if it did exist. As for who sent it, how the fuck am I supposed to know? You said it was on anon.
Kit was talking to belle of the brawl bc she thought stuff with mac was odd and not adding up and them 2 dated ffs
I straight don't even know who belle of the brawl is or her alleged affiliation with Mac.
I can show you their discord convo now what proof or evidence have mac or them provided other than them saying so?
The simple answer is they haven't said so because it hasn't come up because I don't know what the fuck you're talking about
I don't even know who Kit is how am I supposed to know who all she told. For all I know you all just picked a tiny detail from a coincidence to obsess over, just like the whole fuckhands mcmike thing
Ask your pals then but why they haven't mentioned he is even more telling
No, she's been mentioned, something about being upset Jess doesn't do poly. Doesn't mean I know who she is.
Well see kit knew that was an inside joke from Josh because she used to be friends with them and she thought Graham your friend that joined was Mac
I have several posts under the braindead brigade tag contextualizing fuckhands mcmike. the short story is it's a modded skyrim meme that was originally posted to tumblr in 2015. Josh has said that was never an inside joke of his, and seeing as the meme has an almost decade old history on tumblr, that tracks. Graham thought it was a funny name and has said as much in screenshots on my blog.
What do you mean? Ask my pals what?
That wasn't me that was a person with firsthand experience you know relevancy
I still don't know what this is referring to
Who kit is bc you dont seem to believe anything I'm saying or will trust it regardless
And why should I? See this entire post
And nobody ever explained why your friend came in and was aware of that either not that I care (AN: then why bring it up) he was in the Discord but why would he come in to change his name to that to specifically to mess with kit of all people
The simple answer is he just straight up didn't. He doesn't know anyone attached to this situation. He referenced a common meme and you all went fucking ballistic about it.
I don't believe in coincidences
Maybe you should. That sentence sounds smarter than is is, I promise. My employee ID at Honda and my middle school lunch number were the same number, does that mean it was divine intervention to you?
Ken. Listen to me. Graham doesn't know who any of these people are. He just thought it was a funny name. I have screenshots of him saying so.
Yup just as he joined our discord server then changed it back before he left
Sure jan
He sends more random ass screenshots here before I can respond. Breaking the order of messages here a tiny bit for ease of reading, but flip the placement of my next message and his.
Why are you sure janning me dude (AN: Above this is a screenshot I sent of Graham saying, quote, "for some reason emily and her band of goons got hung up on the username i used on her server (it was fuckhands mcmike) and they were convinced it was supposed to be a secret spy nod to people that at that point i didnt even know existed")
Are these [screenshots] normal or being catty as you say?
They were indeed being catty
In a public discord server btw
Ok.
Also it's very hard to respond to you when you're gonna shotgun 10 messages at me at once.
Yeah 2 different discord profiles isn't odd and when I asked before about why and what happened you just didn't say anything when you could have cleared that up easily couldn't you have
I literally have posts on my blog timestamped as being posted in December explaining this
You want proof stop complaining
I mean, you kinda didn't provide any but even if you did it would still be hard to respond between spam
Band of goons?
Yup, that seems to be the phrase Graham used
Lmao bc we didn't laugh at his racist unfunny memes he posted?
I've seen his memes, the ones he posts aren't racist and are usually pretty funny. He did however grab a screenshot of one of you saying the hard r gamer word so...
I was nothing but nice in those dms to him too
Apparently they had dm's at some point? I'll ask Graham. (AN: they did have dm history, I was able to locate a message where Graham mentions it in passing)
More random screenshots
I literally posted about how fuckhands mcmike is a skyrim meme when you guys all started freaking out about it. What do you mean I "could have cleared that up"? I literally did
So here's where we're at: I'll permit you the screenshots exist and are full of shitty things to say. They were said years ago by people I didn't know existed at that time, who are people I exist near now and don't particularly interact with outside of my boyfriend. That still doesn't prove that any of the alts are Macs, nor any of the anons. In fact, I know of at least one anon that is verifiably NOT from Mac, because I know who sent it and I confronted him about it and he agreed to stop because I was correct.
So one person like you that you knew of that had to get involved for some reason and then that makes it not be Macgyver somehow overall
No, but it does prove my point that you have no fucking clue who is sending the anons and where one of them isn't Mac, several others could also not be Mac. This is baby tier deductive reasoning.
Your boyfriend was in their just as much as the rest of the deary and hasn't changed either only gotten worse
I mean, how would you know since you constantly misgender him?
He sends more screenshots and random quips I'm not going to bother transcribing because they don't add to the conversation and I don't have anything to say about them. I've been typing this for 6 hours. One of the screenshots he sent was of someone called theonetruewaifu and he claims that's the one with epilepsy. A couple of Mac making some tongue in cheek jokes at Kenny's expense and mentioning an RO he had put in place. Some random anons. However I did like this one message:
(AN: In reference to Mac having a profile picture that is Kenny's mugshot with a kawaii face overlaid) Is this shit posting to you?
By the very definition of shitposting, yes.
So do your own homework and detective work but if you still wanna believe that I'm wrong or over reacting that's your right but just block me and we will be done
I blocked you back in fucking October, we see how well that worked out.
He was probably being tongue in cheek. (AN: There are so many screenshots this could be referring to, but Mac does make a lot of jokes like that and he has a very dry way of delivering it. I fully stand by this assessment. Unfortunately due to the spam this message is kinda all over the place, I apologize, readers) I mean first of all Ross [the guy Ken is mistakenly convinced is Mac] isn't Jewish. Or even white iirc. I'd be more than happy to ask [Mac] though, if it would help.
Also, yeah, Graham changes his nickname on server a lot, especially for a bit. That's just how he is.
Yes, it is shitposting by the very definition of shitposting. That doesn't mean it has to be tasteful but it is very much shitposting.
He says he [Mac] is Jewish all the time the fuck do you mean? Lmao
Mac is. Ross isn't.
Ah so pointless useless and unfunny is shit posting gotcha
Actually, shitposting is low effort content designed to get maximum rage reaction. Which is why you're having a shit fit over it. You played yourself.
The person you're harassing [Ross] isn't
Dude I really don't understand you and how you can be the way you are
Yet another item on the list of things you don't understand.
But what's that old thing about you can show people proof and take a horse to water but you can't make them drink kind of thing
We will also add 'idioms' to that list of things you don't understand because I don't think I've ever seen you correctly quote one.
Wouldn't want to break your diluted delusional worldview of your pals because again you can't be wrong and be wrong about them and they're not doing anything wrong but but you're going to go ahead and victim blame me that it's all my fault that this is going on
More projection than a movie theatre
You're a hypocrite and full of irony
Source?
Ask for proof and got it and still keeping your head in the sand good lord
You didn't provide any proof. You got conspiratorial in my dms for an hour and a half and then blocked me.
But you know what if they're willing to do all this stuff to random strangers I hope to God they don't turn on you one day like they did kit
You know what I'd do if they did? I'd fucking ignore it.
Look, you've clearly got your mind made up about this. The nature of anons is you don't know who is sending them. It could be someone you don't even know about fucking with you. That's all I'm fucking saying. I don't particularly give a shit about the situation, and haven't for months. I just want you to stop namedropping me for no goddamn reason.
Anyway, I'm gonna go play video games
Everything after this got no response because I was playing video games.
But you're saying that his name is Ross (AN: Opposite of what I said even) whenever he's blatantly said that it's not Ross after the fact of me realizing that was his real name later on because of his Instragram video
Something something tumblr reading comprehension
Two other than one of your weird little friends has the time or would have the purpose to send an anonymous message other than him
Literally any other tumblr user. There are approximately 213 million of us. It could be literally fucking any of them. It's a goddamn anon message.
You're not providing any solutions or any logical reasoning here
I did, you just didn't like it.
There's a thing called common denomination and he's it
It's common denominator, and he only is because you've convinced yourself he is and won't hear otherwise.
So you just want to come and go and shit post and then whenever it gets real you just want to wash your hands of it no no that's not how this works because your little boyfriend has been in this and then you don't want to be a part of it that's not how this works so if you don't care then you can shut up and then also tell that 40-year-old trust funded landlord to stop sending you stuff then or stop having such paper thin skin that you're getting name dropped
Holy shit so much cope and seethe and assblast in one message. I've literally been 'shut up' since December. Mac hasn't sent me anything. He's not 40, doesn't have a trust fund, isn't a landlord, and I personally don't care about you name dropping me as I will go back to blissfully ignoring you the exact second this is posted I'm just wondering why you're so desperate to crab bucket me into your bullshit. Misery loves company.
You ironic hypocrite of a joke
You are literally just stringing together random words now. Are you booty bothered? butt hurt? got a twist in your panties? All signs point to yes.
Some rando has been sending me and em anons for 4 years and the people behind that discord have no reason or can't be the ones doing it?
Not what I said
Do you hear yourself? Or you hate the fact I'm that right?
Neither, as I never said that, the message was typed, and you're an idiot.
Again what are your friends motivations to keep this going then that me of all people says something and it sends them in a tizzy why is there response that measured to what I'm doing then if it's no big deal again you can't even say that they have any kind of fault in any of this or take any kind of blame personally
Except that I said several times you all fucking suck. Which is something I've said several times. And no, I'm not gonna take any blame because I literally didn't fucking do anything unless you wanna count sending one ask without even being on anon where I called you hinged. I'm sorry I ever dared utter the word hinged in reference to you, I guess.
Wasn't it you that said you had integrity and morals maybe you need to re look up what that means.
No, I probably didn't say that. Doesn't sound like something I'd say. I mean, it is true that I have those things, but it's not really something I'd say.
Good luck chumpette. You of all people need it
Am I supposed to take this fucker seriously? He says shit like 'chumpette'
I'll still post those screen shots to the other page not that it matters to you and your lack of critical thinking skills or abilities apparently
You go right on ahead, Kenny.
And again as far as your little boyfriend apparently their last partner said that they've grown accidentally worse over these last 4 years of dealing and being friends with those people so you claim they're not different (AN: Literally fucking where) but yet they're still doing the same exact stuff you just don't want to admit that you're wrong and I'm right because that would shatter your whole reality (AN: This dumbass really still thinks I give a shit, but beyond that, it's apparently part of my whole ass worldview. Top fucking kek.) that you've built up and you don't take anything serious anyway so again this same situation could be happening to you (AN: It did before) and you would be screaming bloody murder (AN: I logged off lol) but now you're actively protecting and lying for that 40 year old man
I've seen my boyfriend's ex, and I wouldn't trust her on a fucking tampon recommendation, much less her thoughts on my boyfriend. My boyfriend is a he. Stop fucking misgendering him. I deadass have no reason to stick up for Mac, nor do I care to. He's a grown ass man, he doesn't need a 24 year old to keyboard warrior for him and I don't care enough about the situation enough to do that anyway. I don't even talk to Mac. Can you stop making fucking headcanons about me tho?
You are an idiot and I hope you don't choke on your own spit or tongue.
Goodbye and good riddance. There, 8,435 words I didn't want to or have to write, and 7 hours I'll never get back. Kindly fuck off. I'll be going back to blissfully ignoring you the second this goes live.
Send tweet.
I know I said I was done talking about the internet drama Ken has dragged me into, but it's clear he didn't understand anything I said and was deliberately trying to overwhelm me with messages so that I couldn't fully respond. Well, it's over now, and I have all the time in the world to fully respond. Stay tuned for that, but it may take me a while to transcribe his messages from over the course of 53 individual screenshots. I will be preserving self censorship, lack of punctuation, and typos for posterity.
Do I think it will make Ken realize he's being an idiot? No. But I want it off my chest to be done with it.
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BLASTWEAVE what does steven universe have in common with watchmen?
Both Steven Universe and Watchmen are groundbreaking entries in their respective genres that demonstrate a deep understanding of the appeal of the genre they’re working in, and engage with their ideas on a previously unheard-of level for the medium. That breaks ground and clears the way for what other works in the genre can get away with. 
Steven Universe showed that, well, first of all that you can make a cartoon that’s fundamentally ideologically queer beyond a few side characters, but also that you can have an emotionally intelligent and mature children's cartoon where the character nuance and depth and development are all taken very seriously. Watchmen showed that you could write serious and interesting narratives about superheroes if you were willing to roll with the crazy. (Neither of them was the first to do the things I’m ascribing to them, but I do think that they’re what made it stick for their respective fields.)
In doing so, though, both works create/created a catch 22 for all future works in their genre. Part of what made both of them so good is that they were willing to critically unpack and air out the ugly implications of their format that usually get chalked up to suspension of disbelief, and now that that’s out in the open it becomes very difficult not to think about how any other given work is or isn’t addressing those issues- even if they aren’t equipped to address those issues in the scope of the story they’re trying to tell. Watchmen asked questions about who sanctions superheroes, what qualifies you to do that work, where the line is between heroism and fascism or if there even is one, whether the agency to act means you have a right or a duty to act, whether anyone who seriously bought into the superhero thing could possibly be doing it for good reasons, and, if they somehow were, how long you can care with the intensity necessary to be an effective hero without suffering burnout (not long.) I literally can’t think of a single superhero thing worth reading that isn’t in some way in conversation with Watchmen - you now kind of have to answer those questions, explicitly or implicitly, even if your books thesis is “Alan Moore sucks eggs and being a superhero is very sustainable and fantastic.” If you just leave the question of whether your superheroes are justified completely unaddressed, there’s an uncomfortable discordance there, because we’ve seen the extreme end of that sliding scale in the form of the Comedian and if the narrative doesn’t engage with what makes the protagonist not Edward Blake, it can feel worrisome. If they try and then botch it it can feel alarming.
Steven Universe has a similar thing going on, at least for me. It’s the only unironic, non-parodic children’s series that’s really, seriously unpacked how fucked up and traumatic it would be to grow up as the archetypical All-loving Spirited Saturday Morning Cartoon Protagonist, how warped and dysfunctional a household that enabled that lifestyle could be at its worst, and what the future looks like when your whole childhood was centered on a now-ended conflict. ( a lot of cartoons flirt with that last one but don’t commit.) I’ve seen jokes and intended-as-cracky fan theories about this for years, surrounding lots of other cartoons (Ben 10, Pokemon, Powerpuff Girls) but almost never with the assumption that the creators are on the same page as them. I’ve seen stories that are post-modern reimaginings using the same general archetypes or whatever (Venture Brothers) but that’s not this! SU told an entertaining story earnestly, and then engaged with the emotional fallout of the story it told, with an unheard-of breadth and depth. A whole season of unpacking! No other show has ever been allowed to sink that much effort into closure. That’s usually what Fanfic is for.
I think it’s great, and that shows like Infinity Train and The Owl House are able to go as hard as they do largely because of Steven Universe’s precedent- but no matter how good a cartoon is, I can’t watch them without having this voice in the back of my head going “Oh, these children are going to grow up to be broken wrecks, bar an extensive and harsh healing process that kinda hurts to watch, huh.”
The issue is that not every cartoon can be Steven Universe, where the project was to thoughtfully and sensitively unpack this stuff. It’s a fair bet that we’ll probably never see a show with that exact project again (not least because of the loss of novelty value.) You’ve got your own stories you wanna tell that’ll run their own course, mostly aimed at children, there objectively isn’t narrative or financial room for most stories to unpack these assumptions if that wasn’t the goal going in. For example, Gravity Falls had pretty tight storytelling and a narrative that absolutely had room for a post-script "where-do-we-go-from-here” plot- it sped-run the “oh no, childhood’s ending” thing- and it’s pretty telling that the aftermath, healing process, interpersonal relationships and so forth are one of the things that that fandom heavily fixates on. The narrative had such a clean ending that it made people go looking for the mess. That’s not bad! It’s how most storytelling works! But now I look at any cartoon with kid heroes that’s meant to be taken even marginally seriously and go, Oh. Win the battle, lose the war. Then I feel sad. The contrast, of course, is that most superhero works actually can be, and in fact benefit from trying to be like Watchmen, because all the questions Watchmen raises about the ethics of power are also just.... like.... the most interesting storytelling hooks if you want to write a cape thing with real themes. They’re the kind of stories we’d have gotten years prior naturally if not for the CCA boondoggle. Admittedly it kinda creates a different problem where most “good” cape media is inescapably self-referential and draws on picking apart the conventions of a 60-70-year old canon that hasn’t been in wide circulation in years. But! I also think there’s a stronger obligation there to keep superhero fans in check- if your superhero thing isn’t making the reader question the ethics of violence and individual heroism in the face of systemic injustice, you wind up with people who unironically think Frank Castle is a role model to be emulated. We all know that guy. Children’s media doesn’t really produce that guy the same way, although it can draw them in from other corners. Superhero media often needs to be self-critical in a way children’s cartoons don’t always have to be.
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buzzokill · 2 years ago
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KNOWING YOUR PARTNER WELL CAN POTENTIALLY MAKE WRITING TOGETHER A LOT EASIER. REPOST DO NOT REBLOG !!
   NAME: chess!
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   PRONOUNS: he/she/they, no preference
   PREFERENCE OF COMMUNICATION: discord's best, but tumblr im's work too! you can find my discord in stats
   NAME OF MUSE(S): buzzo. just buzzo. he promises.
   RP EXPERIENCE/HOW LONG (MONTHS / YEARS?): yeeesh.. since 2010? 2009?
   PLATFORMS YOU’VE USED: started with forum rp, and now i mostly do discord or twt! this is my first real endeavor into tumblr rp!
   BEST EXPERIENCE: discord my beloved... formatting is my enemy
   RP PET PEEVES/DEALBREAKERS: see above, i'm not a huge fan of overly formatted posts! not a complete dealbreaker, but it can be difficult for me to read at times. otherwise... none really outside of proper rp etiquette!
   FLUFF, ANGST OR SMUT: anything but smut! i'm an adult, but would just prefer not to. buzzo is FANTASTIC for angst tho
   PLOTS OR MEMES: oh gosh both?? for more in-depth stuff i'd probably love to plot ooc first just because this Is my first time with tumblr rp, and i'm not totally accustomed to taking the plunge! but i'd love to do both, smaller/quicker prompts from memes are good to just get writing without mulling over it too hard
   LONG OR SHORT REPLIES: both are great!
   BEST TIME TO WRITE: oh geez. evenings are best! at the time of writing this though, it's 'any time after november 14th at 11:59 pm' because lord knows this project isn't gonna code itself.
   ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S): not even a little bit thank god. love this man, he's a bit of a weapons grade freak.
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libermachinae · 4 years ago
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Fault Lines Under the Living Room
Part IV: Touch - Chapter 11: Ripple
Also on AO3 Summary: They’ve only just arrived at their destination when things start to go wrong. Word Count: 2193
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“Picking up some light readings,” Drift reported. “Limited tech, similar to Vitrious. You getting anything?”
“Just a massive, concentrated energy spike a few degrees northeast,” Rodimus said. “Recent exposure, Cybertronian markers.”
“When’s the last time you took that rig in for a tune-up?”
Ratchet hated having to repeat himself, but either Drift was incapable of recognizing the severity of his ship’s disrepair (unlikely) or he was being even more obstinate than normal. Exchanging their vessels’ specs had revealed the truly horrific condition the ship was in: fuel efficiency half of what it should have been, unreliable pressure seals, thrusters that should not have made it into the air, let alone off a planet. That he had survived transit was a—not a miracle, an insult to probability and reasonable calculation of—
Rodimus put a hand on his shoulder and tried to think calm thoughts. Drift had survived. It didn’t make sense, and maybe the luck would run out now that it had been acknowledged, but—
Ratchet halfheartedly swatted at his hand, more like a firm pat.
No wonder you liked him so much. Morale officer doesn’t suit you. He failed to dislodge Rodimus’ hand and didn’t bother trying again.
“Haven’t had the time.” The sound of flipping switches was followed by a hard smack from Drift’s end, rounded out by imprecise grumbling. Drift’s report had lacked any details on the state of his ship’s user interface, but the variety of language he had spoken to it with, impressive even by Ratchet’s standards, gave the sense that it was functioning at about the same level as everything else: barely.
“Still think it’s an outpost?” Rodimus asked.
“Lot of things it could be,” Drift said, voice accompanied by a few more mechanical noises. “We’d need more info to say for sure. Or a visual.”
Rodimus considered the readouts in front of him. There were more he hadn’t read out, but only because he didn’t know how. Ratchet translated what he could, but they were trying to keep his focus on piloting which meant Rodimus couldn’t spend too long wondering about the more mystifying aspects of his screen. Was that box in the top corner a map, or a graph? He didn’t know, and he had to look away before it overtook their other priorities.
“There are also stockpiles, energon plants, and decoys out there,” Drift went on. “Traps, if you’re really unlucky. Whole lot of empty shacks; lot of boltholes won’t have anyone living in them most of the time.”
“On the move a lot?” Rodimus asked.
“Sure. Only one in a dozen stellar systems will have a planet good for energon harvesting, and then there’s having to be vigilant about competition and enforcers. Sometimes needs will change or new opportunities will open up, and a crew will split up to deal with it.” He sounded annoyed at that, briefly breaking from his researcher-describing-mysterious-outgroup tone.
“Couple Decepticons on holiday accidentally give you the slip?” Rodimus asked, just to keep him there.
“More like an entire platoon,” Drift said, rising to it so quickly that they could only assume he’d been waiting for someone to complain about this to. “I tracked them to their covert thermal operation on a smelter of a planet, got all the way in, only to discover the one mech they’d left behind was their communications specialist—it was a mess. But, that’s the past now.” And just as quickly, the wall was back up. “If our intel’s good and Grit’s got a byte of sense, there should be someone here. Just no idea how many.”
“Sounds like there’s a good chance we’ll get this thing cleaned up quick,” Ratchet said. “So long as we stick together.”
Drift’s Hm’d agreement was more than either had expected. Maybe they were making progress.
“Ready?” he asked.
“Good to go,” Rodimus said, adjusting the items on his screen to focus on the ship’s status. “Defense and surveillance up, and we’re at about descent altitude. Just give us a head’s up when you start improvising, so we can get out of your way.”
He was not supposed to say that. He shot over a grin in response to Ratchet’s disapproval; what point was there in denying the inevitable?
Practicing being a good friend, remember? That means saying no to stupid ideas.
It also means being there to catch him instead of holding him back.
It was the kind of argument that couldn’t be solved with a few pointed thoughts or memories, the kind that they did not have time for now, as the visual feed showed Drift’s ship starting its descent. They set it aside in their own ways: Ratchet simply stopped thinking about it, while Rodimus let himself run through the myriad arguments he would have made simultaneously before reconnecting himself to the present. A moment later and they were ready, Ratchet punching in the commands to follow Drift down.
The planet’s cloudless atmosphere gave them a clear view of the terrain below, its massive, dramatic rock formations contoured by deep shadows. North of them, the average surface elevation increased and smoothed out into tall hills, but where they were going the difference between peaks and valleys created a network of shelves and tunnels that would be perfect to hide a secret base in. And stealth did seem to be one goal of whoever had set up shop down there: besides the sloppy energy output, there were no obvious signs of cyberforming on the planet’s surface. Rodimus was about to suggest that only those who came looking for Cybertronians would ever notice they were here, when a glint in one of the visual feeds caught his attention. He brought the feed to his station and zoomed in. Metal?
The word hit his vocoder as Ratchet shoved them into a dive.
“Turret!”
The energy beam was hot enough to ripple the air around it. Even though Ratchet got them turned away fast enough, the whole shuttle shuddered from the near-miss. Crates and containers rattled in their restraints, and Rodimus was too busy keeping up with Ratchet to think about the sounds of crashing down in the hold. They should have been at a safe distance to avoid detection; how had they been pinpointed so quickly?
“Pull up! Get out of here!” Drift shouted.
No time to wonder about it right now.
“Can’t,” Rodimus said while Ratchet wrestled with the controls. “I’ve got visual; they’re charging up for the next shot. Reversing momentum would have us hovering like an auto-skeet.” If the console would stop bombarding him with warnings, he might have been able to make better estimates about their next move, but a ship this size wasn’t designed to be flown by just two bots with half a processor each. Ratchet was demanding so much of their attention that even reading the words on the screen demanded resources they didn’t have, so he scrubbed the whole thing until all that was left was the visual feed, the twinkle that shone just before the storm. “Diving. Keep on our tail.”
“No, that’s—fine. Aim for cover.”
Ratchet switched off the reverse thrusters and the ship plummeted out of its gentle descent. The entire world rocked nauseatingly as the discordant visual feeds broadcast the tilting horizon and rising ground, and they startled as the second blast singed the air behind them, the crackle of Drift’s failing comms suite not enough to prevent their sparks from clenching down in panic. The rear cameras recovered from the overexposure, and there was the speeder, intact and keeping pace.
“What now?” Drift demanded.
“Evasive maneuvers,” Rodimus said, following the ticker tape of Ratchet’s intentions. “Triple Thunderclash!”
Ratchet twisted hard on the controls and sent the ship spiraling. Rodimus would have been flung across the bridge had they not been secured, but even then struggled to maintain focus as they were thrashed around, over and over. He couldn’t see Drift anymore, or the distant turret: everything was swirls of color, broken up for only a split second as the third blast went wide and passed them by.
Ratchet drew back and pulled them out of the spiral, then hastily steered them aside as the recovered visual feeds revealed an oncoming peak. Landing thrusters were engaged; slightly dazed, Rodimus picked out a promising valley for Ratchet to maneuver them into. Drift reappeared in the rear feed, keeping his distance in case they had to dart again. Not that there would be much room for it, as the canyon walls rose up and enveloped them.
Ratchet brought the shuttle to rest on a wide shelf and sat back, optics dim. The constant, pounding beat of his focus dispersed, and he sunk into pillowy relief, buoyed by Rodimus’ burst of Wow we made its and What kind of gun was thats and I’m alive Ratchet’s alive Drift’s alives. It had been hard, keeping that iron grip on himself while Ratchet put in the work of keeping them alive, but—
“Wouldn’t have seen that shot coming without you,” Ratchet said. Rodimus looked away as he flushed, warm with appreciation and embarrassment; sincerity was an intimacy he was never quite prepared for. He was grateful when Drift’s speeder landed alongside them.
“Everybody intact in there?” Ratchet asked. He thought Rodimus’ embarrassment was amusing, frag him, but was willing to set it aside out of concern for their friend. That didn’t mean he wouldn’t find a way to exploit it later, but for now, Rodimus was safe.
“We made it,” Drift said. “That was more more like a Double Thunderclash.”
“Ratchet was between Thunderclashes and I had to make a best guess.” Rodimus tried to mime the path of the two ships with his hands, twisting his arms as far as his joints would allow. “It’s a Triple Thunderclash because it’s three times cooler than a thing Clash did in some fight,” he explained, since he felt Ratchet wondering.
“Battle of Ambustus Major?” Ratchet asked. Rodimus shrugged and tried not to pout when Ratchet immediately brought up an old vid file of the maneuver.
“Is the ship stable here?” Drift asked, reminding them they were here with a purpose. In the aftermath of such a close call, it was natural to want to ease back for a moment, but Rodimus couldn’t fault Drift for wanting to stay on track. The stakes weren’t any lower just because they’d made it to the surface intact.
“Should be,” Ratchet said, leaning over so he didn’t have to keep relying on Rodimus to funnel through the ship’s readings. “Holding steady for now. We’d probably need to conduct a physical survey to be sure, but I’m not seeing anything troubling from here.” Ratchet wasn’t sure of the composition of this planet, but the lack of dust in the atmosphere suggested it was made of a lot of hard, compact stone, hopefully strong enough to support a spacefaring vessel. They just had to hope that whatever geologic event had formed this shelf hadn’t terribly weakened the wall it was anchored to.
“Good,” Drift said. “The good news from all this is that the turret gives us an idea of where they have their main base; it’d be a waste of fuel to have to drive back and forth a long way. Once I’ve scouted it out and located Grit, you can come in.”
“Okay, and one more time with a plan we’ll actually follow?” Ratchet’s edge emboldened Rodimus. If it had been just him out here, he might have let Drift make all the decisions out of guilt, but the strong presence beside his mind pulsed with gentle encouragement.
Drift sighed.
“Right. Give me a minute.”
Ratchet gave Rodimus a thumbs up. Progress.
Rodimus got up from the captain’s seat and walked to the bow of the bridge, where the narrow viewshield gave him a closer peek onto the planet. The impression he got: rocks. Though the surface was painted mainly by dull shades of brown, down here they started taking on more color, hints of red and green only noticeable against the stark homogeny of everything else.
Why had the Decepticons chosen this planet? Were there fuel reservoirs buried too far below the surface to show up on orbital scanners? How would they have known to come looking for them? If not, if this was just a backwater hideaway, why the powerful defense system? Who was hiding here? And for how long? He itched to pop the hatch open and start exploring, but Ratchet’s presence kept him in place. This world, with its unknown Cybertronian population, confronted them with a new variety of complexity and danger. Though they could be rash in their decision to help Drift, they couldn’t risk being stupid about it.
Ratchet gently nudged him away from that kind of thinking. No one here was stupid. Everyone was trying to do the right thing for the people of Vitrious, the universe at large, and each other.
Rodimus cast a small, grateful smile over his shoulder.
“Okay.” The comms came back to life with Drift’s voice. “I still think this is a bad idea. But I’ve got something.”
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rosewind2007 · 2 years ago
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Oh well…this is a challenge!
I’m torn, all my fics are my babies…BUT here goes, in no particular order:
Disjunct 7.5K words, seven chapters
I absolutely love this one as it’s a bit weird (alien tech contaminated echinoderms!) and contains some systems sharing, which is a bit like mind melding only using augments… So a mind meld between who else but Murderbot and its only augmented human, Gurathin: It’s a little bit shippy, but not a huge amount (disclaimer: if you can’t abide shippy fics just don’t read my stuff—I’m not putting in stealth shipping to catch people out I tag as honestly as I can)
Next up:
A Malignant Jiminy Cricket 1.5K words, one chapter
It just struck me that knowing Murderbot it could just have this impotent governor module nagging away at it and not have mentioned it since All Systems Red-it’s just THERE. It’s also another Murderbot & Gurathin story…if you’ve read anything by me you probably know the drill: there is nothing explicit but implicit pining?
One reason to include this one is that the brilliant @gauzyfruitcake wrote a sequel, the sublime Praefectus catus , which is utterly adorable, possibly more shippy?
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Which leads me to:
He came later 17K words and 13 chapters
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I loooove this one because it has ridiculous tropes! Also, Gurathin’s bride to be is called Jo and has hair hex color #922724 skin lacking melanin and eyes hex color 50c878 (which for the Dolly Parton fans equates to flaming locks of auburn hair, ivory skin and eyes of emerald green)—and yes, Gurathin is getting married with MB as a witness and it’s all very very silly!
Another reason this one has a special place in my heart is that it inspired @rrainbowmagnet to write : Sensory Seeking and it delights me to have their unique take on my own weird imaginings…
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Next is: Bundling which is sort of “only one bed” but it’s “only one weird chrysalis type thing”—and HUGE SURPRISE EVERYONE! it’s Murderbot and Gurathin and boy oh boy is it shippy (shippy but weird, okay). It also has an OC called Ship, and alien life forms too! I even created original art for it (and the bloody incredible @gauzyfruitcake did too):
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My penultimate fic will have to be:
Metamorphic with just 806 words, which is really sweet and includes my favourite ship (MB/G/ART) despite having zero onscreen appearances from ART, Gurathin or Murderbot—it’s set in the future after the adventures of even System Collapse are long past…it’s sweet
Which means, my fifth and final choice has to be…
Drum roll…
Enemies closer currently standing at almost 77K this was originally a one-shot, one chapter deal where it was revealed that Gurathin has been thinking A LOT about how to sort of disarm SecUnit without otherwise harming it—ahem—like you do…you know, sort of tie it up with code—why are you looking at me like that?
Anyway from such humble beginnings a colossus has emerged which is now on chapter 20 and has tags to swoon for…and has contributions from what reads like a Who’s Who* in the Murderbot fandom…including but not restricted to (thank you everyone in the NewTideland Shibari thread)
@rj-abacura @gamebird @opalescent-potato @theash0 and the wonderful Frances Reynolds who I can’t find on Tumblr
It was hard to pick just five, and it’s rather ridiculous that the above don’t include any of my meta! So I’m going to add my famous fuck density graph here, which is first alluded to back in this classic of mine Linguistics —look at that graph!
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PS if the collaborative aspect of many of the above intrigues you, you might just love the New Tideland Discord: if you ask any of the names tagged above (or me) we can get you an invite!
PPS I have included more than five authors above, but to stick with the format:
@gauzyfruitcake @theash0 @rrainbowmagnet @rj-abacura @quartzjaguar
Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗
Favorite five fics I have written:
Shattered Salvation - over a million words. NBC Heroes. A love poem of Petlar and Petrellicest. Polyamory. Saving the world. Saving each other. Heroes and villains and enough time for side characters to have a moment, but the through-line was always Peter and Sylar. This was originally posted on FFN in sections, and then I accidentally deleted it from AO3 after it had been there for a few years. So there used to be more kudos and comments on it, lost to my mistake.
Grey Order - Only 573k words. Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, TROS doesn't exist. I especially like the Poe/Hux stuff and their balance of asexual with allosexual. This story grew organically on its own, starting off as a series of Force visions between Rey and Kylo set after TLJ. But it went other places and I love the places it went, eventually finding a path to lasting peace for the galaxy, and for the troubled souls in it.
Unification - 167k words. Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, TROS doesn't exist here either. This is my most self-indulgent fic. It was the one where I said, 'You know what? Fuck all the rules of writing I've been adhering to. I'm going to switch POVs every chapter. I'm going to indulge in plot-unnecessary world-building. I'm going to have three separate romances. I'm going to create a dozen original characters and have them all be interesting!' So I did. I had a great time writing it and a lot of people enjoyed reading it.
Services Rendered - 15k words. Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. TROS doesn't exist. This is explicit Kylux with a heavy dose of Knights of Ren and a whole lot of gang-bang orgy action with a sweet, non-monogamous ending. It is my highest bookmarked fic and second highest by hits. It's not my best work as a writer, IMO, but I find it hilarious that out of all the stuff I've written, this is the one that has the most accolades.
Dirty Talk - 634 words. My sole Star Trek fic. What I like about it mostly is how I wrote it. I was chatting with a friend on LJ, got inspired, and banged it out over a couple minutes as a gift to my conversational partner. Who was amazed that I'd just written that. Right then. Between one post and the next. I found the response deeply flattering, so whenever I look at that story I remember that.
I know there's nothing on here about the Murderbot Diaries or The Old Guard. I've had cancer and health issues coinciding with my involvement in those fandoms, and it's only been recently that I think my writing has recovered. My favorites of Murderbot are the Skulk series and Gurathin's Side of the Story.
Other writers I'd like to tag: @morby , @rosewind2007 , @gauzyfruitcake , @darkswanone , @blessphemy .
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shig-a-shig-ah · 3 years ago
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ghuleh, i haven't written fanfiction in a long time but i've fallen into the lov love real quick and wanted to write something shigaraki focused. the only problem is, i don't think the premise will interest anyone besides myself and well, half the fun of fanfiction is seeing people engage and enjoy the work, even if its self-indulgent. did you ever struggle with anything like that? Do you have any tips?
I have thoughts on this, probably too many, but my big bit of advice is: don’t worry about it! It’s probably not as big of a deal as you think!
Obviously, it’s hard to speculate without knowing the actual premise, but people love Shigaraki and want to read about him. They want to read about him suffering, or doing fluffy things. They want in-depth character studies and shameless smut and AUs of all kinds. They want cute relationships and problematic pairings. So, I think no matter what your premise, you’ll probably find an audience.
I have had those kind of insecurities though! I really had doubts about people being into the premise for Paper Skin because ‘you and Shigaraki fall in love while he silently rubs lotion on you’ felt a bit ridiculous, but it did okay. Same with Vers—I was worried I’d be alienating most people by switching between a f/m and m/m pairing in the same fic, but then it got a ton of love from my fellow enbies. I think it’s easy to think sometimes that maybe a premise hasn’t already been written because people aren’t into it, when really lots of people want it!
That audience still might be smaller, depending on the premise—a character study or rarepair fic probably isn’t going to do as well, on the whole, as some breeding kink reader insert and those are just the facts—but even then I think it’s as much about finding your audience as anything. If you’re on AO3 that means thorough tagging, and if you post on Tumblr there are blog networks that can help you promote your work. And I think ensuring writing quality also goes a long way. I don’t mean we all have to be Hemingway, but paying attention to characterization, and making sure you hit the basic checklist of good grammar, paragraph breaks, formatting the dialogue correctly, always helps. I’ll read anything Shigaraki if it’s well-written. A beta reader is obviously useful there, and can serve the added bonus of hyping you up so that at least one person is sending you tons of enthusiasm even if you only manage a smaller audience.
Also I’m real curious about the premise now anon, so assuming you’re 18+ feel free to DM if you wanna talk more specifics! Either here, or my Discord info is on my commissions page 🖤
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