#to be clear: I'm spreading this as a fan of the show! not an official affiliate or anything like that

[thecindercrow]

Pretending to be People is a mystery/horror/comedy actual play podcast using the roleplaying systems of Delta Green and Pulp Cthulhu. Created by a group of best friends with prior experience roleplaying together in this system, it's able to dive right into the action and take off running. And boy howdy, everything sure does happen so much.

Features homebrew stories written by the GM and an original soundtrack created by one of the cast. With a completed season 1, an ongoing season 2, (both of which are separate campaigns) and several 3-4 episode mini-campaigns, there are a lot of options for choosing a spot to stick your feet into the water, so go check it out on their website or wherever you listen to podcasts!

[thelostconsultant]

The leak

pairing: Oscar Piastri x reader

summary: Someone recorded you and your boyfriend having sex, and now parts of the recording are being released, letting the world know that you're seeing each other.

warning: mentions of sexual activities, bdsm-ish elements, dom!Oscar, dark!Oscar, aaaaaand that's it. I think. So MDNI.

note: It started out as something kinky, then I figured out who recorded and leaked the whole thing. This was meant to be a short drabble, something to take my mind off the other fic I'm working on...

This had to be a nightmare. 

Your phone began to buzz late in the afternoon, signaling message after message, but you didn't really care about it until your manager called and told you to check social media sites. And there they were, snippets and screenshots from a sex tape, showing you and your boyfriend in what seemed to be his hotel room two days ago.

Whoever recorded and shared this made sure to pick the spiciest parts. The most “popular” video was the moment he put the beige collar on you, then grabbed the golden chain to pull you into a hungry kiss. His orders could be heard crystal clear, and his dominant personality which was in such stark contrast with his usual behavior was now out in the open. 

Your first instinct was to send a message to your chronically online boyfriend, but then you realized this was an emergency and calling him was the best approach now. It didn’t take him long to answer, and his voice was so calm you thought he didn’t know anything. “Hey, baby, what is it? I’ve been thinking about you, are you–”

“Oscar, you haven’t checked social media sites lately, have you?” you asked, your voice thin from the anxiety that had taken over the moment you saw the first snippet. 

There was a short pause, then he went, “The videos? Yeah, that might be a problem.”

“Might be a problem? It’s already a problem!” you corrected him. “People know we’re together, and what’s worse, they know what we do in bed. We kept everything under wraps for a reason.”

Little did you know that Oscar was everything but surprised by this turn of events. Why would he be surprised when it was him who hid that camera in his hotel room, and it was also him who sent it out to someone he knew would spread it like wildfire. He remained an anonymous source, of course, but he knew it was all his work. And he was proud of it. 

He had been begging you to make your relationship official, but you were too worried about what your fans would say. So he decided to take matters into his own hands, showing the world what a good little girl you were for him. He was proud of you, he wanted to show you off, and he wanted you to come to as many races as you could. Just to be his lucky charm, and maybe the solution to releasing some stress if a session was frustrating. 

“Why don’t you come over until people move on from this? We can nestle in my apartment eating ice cream, watching movies… Come on, it’s gonna be fun,” he tried, his voice sickeningly sweet. 

You took a deep breath that you soon let out slowly, giving yourself time to think. “All right, my manager told me to stay under the radar anyway.”

“Great. See you soon then.”

He won. You come over, stay for a few days, and he’ll do his damn best to convince you to stay for good. You would have fun on your own. He would train you to be the kind of obedient little thing he always wanted you to be. Why would you need to make decisions when he can choose for you? You’d realize this was for the best, he just had to be smart and patient.

[slickricklj]

I keep seeing some misinformation being spread about something Koshi Nakanishi (the director of RE7) brought up years ago, after RE7 was revealed (in regards to Chris and Jill). Since some people keep buying into/spreading misinformation, I'm gonna address it on here.

I've seen this screen shot (and others) showing partial text of something I posted some years ago, being spread on here and even on twitter. Notice how this individual cut off what I said in MY POST?

Here is what was said:

Not sure what the reason was some individual felt the need to cut out the context from my post. Even just looking at what he said itself, the context is STILL present though. HE said SPECIFICALLY THEY received MANY OPINIONS and REQUESTS. This is why it's in its own quotation marks. Comprehension is key. What Nakanishi is saying here, is that FANS have told them things such as, "It's about time to get Chris and Jill married." It's a quote WITHIN his response to what was asked. He's saying THAT'S a REQUEST/OPINION, it's not his own statement. He's mentioning what was requested for the "story of the latest game," which is why the man said he can't say anything about the story of RE7 afterward.

Ask yourself, does it make ANY sense, for him to just randomly say it's about time for them to marry Chris and Jill, when the question and his baseline comments were about the story of RE7 itself, and clearly Chris/Jill (as a duo) were irrelevant to the plot (with Jill only just recently getting a NEW story released -set in 2015- in 2023)? If it was of such urgency, wouldn't it have been established after all these years, let alone back then?

The link again (so people can actually read it/go translate it for themselves)

original text:

――なるほど（笑）。とはいえ本作はナンバリン��タイトルですので、ストーリー面に期待されているユーザーさんも多いと思うのですが、その辺りはどうでしょうか。

中西：最新作でのストーリー面へのご意見、ご要望も沢山いただいています。「そろそろクリスとジルを結婚させろ」とかね（笑）。ただ、本作のストーリーについて今言えることはありません……。

some various translations:

Google-

See how it's a QOUTE within his response? *also note how this translation actually points out he LAUGHS after referring to the REQUEST*

yandex-

bing-

Like I made VERY clear, it was FANS being acknowledged for a request to see progression in Jill and Chris's relationship. Just like I was talking about what Takeuchi said when asked about them, and Kobayashi with his RE6 interview, when asked about specific romantically-angled pairings. Guess I may as well address his interview as well.

Hiroyuki Kobayashi (based on several translations people can do themselves with the scanned images), was saying RE was never planned to be a "work" about romance. NOT ONCE does he DENY romance existing anywhere (hell he talks about Leon and Ada having some development). He NEVER said Chris/Jill was STRICTLY a partnership for instance (as some have claimed over the years). What he actually said was in line with Takeuchi's claim about there being sort of a rule (for the scenario writers), on romances in the series--though they OBVIOUSLY still exist. There's a difference between someone saying "we don't focus on romance" and "there is no romance at all."

Kobayashi NEVER even denied there being a romantic aspect to their relationship, if people actually bothered to read the ACTUAL interview (even some messy online translations of the interview scans can give you the gist of it still clearly). He said it's more accurate to call them partners (meaning in the official sense) rather than to call them lovers, because they are not "together" officially. I actually thought it was interesting Death Island, never even referred to them as partners once, and it was just a given they were close and working together again once Jill got back on the field, even with Chris still serving as a captain (shown in the film and stated directly in his bio for the film).

A user (valenfieldc) on gamefaqs gave a translation I saw years ago, that lines up closely with what I got from online translations in recent years-

what producer says are actually these:

Q: About Leon and Ada's relationship in this game, will they finally have a breakthrough or they want to remain this ambiguous, unclear relationship fighting BOWs for another 10 years

A: they will have new development, "change" is the theme of RE6. Leon changed due to the mutated president, Ada changed due to some event, one of the interesting part about this game is how do changed Leon and Ada interact with each other. they also have secrets. anyway, you can look forward to it.

Q:there are some lover-like pairings in this series, eg, ChrisXJill, LeonXAda, which one do you prefer?

A: We never intend to make any romantic relationship in this series, so Chris and Jill are partners more precisely, in RE:R is also this way. If you really have to find a romantic relationship in this series, Claire and Steve in CV 's relationship are more subtle. Players can look forward to Jake and Sherry in RE6.

^He even name dropped Jake/Sherry as the NEW pairing with "romance."

Yandex-

Google-

^All errors aside, you can see the GIST of what he said is very clear either way.

Anyway, the point is, this claim being made about Nakanishi's interview was NOT something anyone at Capcom said THEY needed to do themselves, or confirmation they would be. Love interests can exist as "canon" storytelling, without ever even having them become an "official" item. Things could change someday, who knows, but even married couples in this franchise haven't actually been allowed to be "romantic" either.

Always check sources when available, and be careful with what is being presented as a "fact."

[subjectsmile]

Well, I saw this question posted on Reddit, and I really thought it was an interesting question.(Letting it be clear, I'm not doing this to convert anyone, much less to attack, but because I'm tired of reading so many lies just to hide an obvious prejudice on the part of the fan base,and for the Sonadow fan, do you have arguments to refute these fans who take your peace, just search, this post has everything you need to deny these false fan statements)

And I decided to read the reasons why people attacked Sonadow/fans and to the surprise of 0 people, these were the justifications for attacking those who like the ship (I'll just summarize it in sentences)

"They hate each other, they don't even like each other, it doesn't make sense"

"they are both enemies"

"The people who ship this have enemies-to-lovers fetishes"

"there is no chemistry, people ship characters who only fight"

I think it goes without saying that nowadays these excuses have already been killed and buried by their current canons, right? And from what I've seen, this post is at most 7 to 8 months old, that is... is it serious that there are still people who really believe these lies? Or are they just empty excuses for not admitting that prejudice is the real reason for the attacks on this fandom and this ship? Anyway, I'm posting this to clarify what's true and what's not, making it clear I'm not trying to convince anyone, I'm just exposing the lies of uninformed fans

I responded to this person's post and made a point of gathering all the official evidence refuting these false excuses that the fandom gives to say such nonsense about the characters and attack the fandom:

They both don't have Chemical?: Sonic Prime is living proof that the two are incredible as a duo,the voice actors of Sonic and Shadow admitted that they think their ship is really cool (this on Twitter), Ian Flynn and whoever animates Sonic Prime They practically implied that they think it's a good ship too (in Ian's case he made a podcast on his YouTube Talking about how Sonadow would work as a couple during Pride Month, he practically confirmed that the two work well together in Cannon ) Of course, even after all this, depending on your personal taste, you might not like their chemistry, and that's okay, you don't have to, but saying that the two of them don't really resonate it's a lie

Do they both hate each other?: No! It has been denied several times, quite the opposite, if they care about each other it is canonical that they both care about each other

Enemies?: Also a lie! It exists in several products and interviews making it clear that they friends and allies! (Also a lie from an annoying or uninformed fan)

In other words, most of the excuses used to attack this ship have already been officially denied, for me all that remains is the prejudice of the fandom as a justification for attacking those who ship both.

And before someone annoying comes and says I'm lying, I have sources for what I'm talking about!

Proof that the two never hated each other, that is, they don't spread lies around, do some research first (Honorable mention for Sonic Prime, with this series I can dig into the argument that they two don't hate each other, go watch the series) but for those who aren't satisfied with Sonic Prime : https://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/special/sidestory/coverstory/20210628_002603/

https://twitter .com/LadyLoveMoon/status/1737503549842485703

https://x.com/LadyLoveMoon/status/1657854808273965056?s=20

https://youtu.be/yJ8boVrPHEc?si=bCBrhNnsV5C9JJeq

https://www.tumblr.com/pastelspindash/ 735274368949698560/trazendo isso de volta porque não posso parar de pensar? ?source=share https://www.tumblr.com/ratjamtime/730643439809593344?source=share

Scenes from Sonic prime showing Shadow's care for Sonic:

Wow, what a bloodthirsty rivalry the two have, can you see the hatred in both of them? I can:

Are they rivals? They are, but they are friendly rivals, that is VERY CLEAR IN YOUR FACE, even in the Shadow game One scene is enough to prove that "hate" is definitely not what they have:

The voice actors of the two make it clear that they think the ship is cool (they make jokes and interact with the community (they even like things on the ship): Sonic voice actor previews the first release: https://x.com/DevenOClock/status/1631062456205299712?s=20

Even Sonic's former voice actor (Ryan Drummond) doesn't see a problem with the ship: https://www.tumblr.com/pastelspindash/734454772064714752/this-tiktok-driving-me-insane-ngl-they-are-so?source=share

Shadow voice actor:

https://x.com/IanStuartHanlin/status/1723764525843828828?s=20

https://x.com/paracosmicence/status/1736125901211902396?s=20

https://www.tumblr.com/krysissy/736943763953516544/it-was-probably-a-normal-tuesday-for-mr-hanlin?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian/733807770348011520/oh-my-gosh-ian-stop-playing-with-our-emotions-rn?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/nesonkin/727469580436619264/good-evening-everyone?source=share

There is a statement from the two voice actors stating that they had fun dubbing the two of them together:

https://x.com/Drey_Blanc/status/1593535566288547840?s=20

Ian Flynn on Pride Month:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH46JnEUvZw

https://x.com/LadyLoveMoon/status/1676027477682946050?s=20

(The ship is so terrible that it was honored twice because it was so bad) Bonus: https://x.com/nenemyun/status/1703775474089132132?s=20

Sonic prime animators (The ship they referenced is so horrible): https://x.com/MAM_Imaginary_F/status/1679646368485494786?s=20 https://x.com/Lunatyk__/status/1677445528378900480?s=20

The animators hated the two-two scene so much that they posted it on Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/corffee/734658327775215616/shadow-originally-had-his-eyes-open-i-repeat?source=share

Even Netflix Latinoamérica got into the ship's hype and interacted with the ship's fans (just so you can see how horrible the ship is): https://www.tumblr.com/tailstism/725737231497773056/oh-btw-for-people-who-dont-use-tiktok-i-just?source=share

The ship is so toxic it's bad, that even Jason Griffith paid homage to the ship for a fan,wow what a terrible ship, my god!: https://www.tumblr.com/paracosmicessence/733796577422016512/this-absolute-legend?source=share https://x.com/LadyLoveMoon/status/1723715163436536043?s=20

Even the mascot got in on the fun once: https://www.tumblr.com/shadthemadlad/731770142653136896?source=share

Even Discord doesn't see a problem with that, who knew:

https://x.com/mouseygalore/status/1736922478323106214?s=20

Anyway, turning off sarcasm mode, just stop making up lies and false excuses to hate a ship and attack people who like it just because it's not what you like, don't be a bad fan and above all

(stop creating reasons that don't exist to hide your internal prejudice, let the fans enjoy their ships in peace,If even the big names I mentioned ships sonadow and have normal fun with the ship then why do fans have to be criticized for having this taste for ships too? let everyone be happy in their space )

[skekheck]

Do not buy/pre-order the Jim Henson’s the Dark Crystal: Card Game.

I am going to make this a separate post because this is important. Please reblog this to spread awareness.

Most of the art for the card game are referenced from official material, however some of the characters (skekSa, urSan, and skekLi) were based on fanworks. The most egregious of these is the skekSa design.

While her head is based on her illustration from Tides of the Dark Crystal, the body is blatantly taken from artist SkeptiBee without their permission (I have contacted the artist to verify this).

(Art by SkeptiBee)

As you can see, it's nearly an exact copy save for the gemstone on her neck and the netting.

SkekLi and urSan were likely inspired by people's fanarts. UrSan's color scheme seems to be inspired by my depiction of her but with a more saturated color scheme.

SkekLi's in particular (the one with the orange and red stripes I'm assuming) seems to be a mishmash of different people's designs, but if you simply google skekLi you can clearly see who the artist took the concepts from. EDIT: Forgot to include skekLi's card, my apologizes.

EDIT 2: Let me clarify that the purpose of the two previous examples are showing a pattern of the card artist using fan work. This is not me claiming that the card artist stole them.

As a reminder, urSan and skekLi don't have official colored designs outside of book descriptions. SkekSa, on the other hand, has a design in the Mayrin arc comics so there is no reason for the artist to be using someone's fan design.

It's very clear that the artist who made the art for the cards googled the characters, but didn't do their due diligence in making sure what is official work and what isn't. It's horrible when someone's fanart is being used by companies for profit.

EDIT 3: Because I see people keep liking this post, the company thankfully canceled the product and took it off their site.

[theofreakingbell]

forgive me if I'm a little late to this? but let me get this straight: 

Neil Gaiman asks for fans coming to his events to please mask for everyone's safety

when asked why he isn't mandating them he says he tried but the venues won't allow it

many people don't listen, or don't see the ask bc it isn't official from the venue, and show up maskless

Neil now has COVID (for a second time, which means his risk of complications is higher) along with anyone else who got infected at that event

I just. y'all. please. 

If you are going to a fan event, especially a big one like a con where there will be tons of people, you need to be wearing a mask right now. Actors and other people who work in entertainment who meet with many people and frequent large gatherings or are part of con staff for instance are at significant risk of COVID from the sheer amount they are being exposed to, not only from acute infection but cumulative damage from multiple infections or long COVID and post COVID complications. COVID levels are nearly as high as they were in the first wave in 2020 and being vaccinated does not guarantee u cannot catch and/or transmit it(this study from this year says it's around 1 in five). Please be excellent to each other and do your best to not get your faves, their staff, or other fans sick. 

why and how masks work and what types are the safest (you can get good masks in all sorts of colors now btw if u want to match ur cosplay or stuff, ProjectN95 is a good source, and Jelli has clear masks if u want to have ur face visible)

I wish Neil a speedy and full recovery, and I hope more people listen to him and others trying to keep fans and creators and staff safe right now ❤️

#FansMaskUp

[soparklgc]

#   Plots and Sentence starters ━━  This took longer than expected, but below is a brief list of plots and sentence starters. Feel free to grab any of them! If nothing tickles your fancy, Seonam is open to all kinds of relationships—friends, rivals, mentors, fans, exes, and everything in between. If you have any ideas, just let me know, and we can brainstorm together!

(side note) I would love some pre-established relationships. He's been a trainee for 3 years so I'm sure he'd have a few friends here and there for him.

- "Smoke and Secrets" - Seonam is taking one of his usual smoke breaks, lost in thought. He notices (Muse A) approaching and, with a half-smile, offers them a cigarette without a word, almost like a silent invitation. As they take it (or turn it down), he asks. "What's your story then?" - "Night Market Stroll" - After a late night of practicing, Seonam decides to hit up a local street food vendor for his favorite tteokbokki. He bumps into (Muse B), who’s also out grabbing food or trying to get their bearings in the lively night market. Seo Nam offers to show them the best food stalls he knows, and maybe some other non-company sponsored fun-if they're up for it. - "Behind Closed Doors" Seonam's patience has finally run dry. The whispers about his family have been trailing him for days. He’s done ignoring the glances, and half-smirks as he passes by. So when he catches (Muse C) nearby—someone he believes has been spreading the gossip—something snaps. Whether they have or not doesn’t matter; he’s prepared to make an example of them. - "The Great Escape" - It’s a grueling day of training, and Seonam is over it. As he glances at the clock, an idea strikes him, and (Muse D) just happens to be in the right place at the wrong time. with a mischievous glint in his eye, he proposes they sneak out and promise a much-needed break from the grind. After all "There’s a whole city waiting to be explored” -"Lingering Looks" - (Muse E) catches Seonam’s attention in a way he didn’t anticipate, and he finds himself looking for excuses to be near them. During a late-night practice, he spots them in the hallway. Without directly saying it, he hints at his interest, his typical guardedness peeling back just enough for a subtle game of “Are you interested too?” - "The Dare" - Seonam views (Muse F) as about as interesting a silk flower. nice to look at but aromaless and uninteresting. He's amused by their innocence and, with a sly grin, decides to challenge them to do something - or things- outside of their comfort zone. From sneaking out past curfew to climbing the rooftop of an old building. it'll be a night that promises to be anything but innocent. - First Impressions" - (Muse G) joins the program, and Seonam, ever the observer, decides to scope them out. He watches from a distance, taking in the way they fumble through routines, stammer through introductions, and try to find their footing. With the tiniest bit of curiosity, he decides, perhaps for his own entertainment, to take them under his wing. From the start, it’s clear that his mentorship isn’t going to be the gentle, reassuring type. - "Old Mixtapes" - Seonam, ever the collector, has briefly unearthed one of his old mixtapes he made once upon a time. When (Muse H) stumbles across his little walk down memory lane, Seonam lets them listen in. Together they sift through his old tracks. perhaps together they can craft something better picking up on a melody here, a lyric there.

Sentence starters:

❛  Great, now I’m gonna be stuck with serious thoughts all day. ❜ ❛  Well, before I succumb to the ravages of old age, why don’t you tell me what brings you here? ❜ ❛  Due to personal reasons, I’m evil now. ❜ ❛  Sorry I called you a fucking idiot; I was trying to flirt. ❜ ❛  Brooding. Good look. Do you practice in the mirror? ❜ ❛  Partner, I reckon that I ain’t been feeling very yeehaw lately. ❜ ❛  I think my brain has officially shut down; if anyone needs me, I’ll be in my corner questioning all my life choices. ❜ ❛  I know we said we’d take it easy tonight, but I brought a bottle; want a sip? ❜ ❛  I can’t tell if you’re flirting with me or if I’m just reading too much into everything; either way, I’m not complaining.❜ ❛  Every time you open your mouth, I feel a little bit more of my soul withering away—thanks for that. ❜ ❛ I mean, I don’t love bad decisions, but they sure love me. ❜ ❛ Look, I’m just saying… what’s life without a little risk? ❜ ❛ Well, I’m all out of good ideas, so let’s try this instead. ❜ ❛ Don’t worry—I only cause mild chaos. Most of the time. ❜ ❛ If I had a nickel for every bad decision… well, I’d still have no money, but that’s beside the point. ❜ ❛ You’re doing that thing where you think too hard. Stop it. ❜ ❛ If there’s a lesson here, I promise I’m not gonna learn it. ❜ ❛ You’re the kind of person who plans. I’m the kind who doesn’t. Together, we’re unstoppable. ❜ ❛ Look, I get it—you’re perfect. But maybe you could try being human for once? ❜ ❛ I’m only showing you this once, so pay attention. ❜ ❛ I’m not saying I’d die for you, but I’d probably look out for you a little longer than I should. ❜ ❛  Is this where I’m supposed to thank you, or can we skip to the part where I roll my eyes? ❜ ❛ Sorry, I don’t do heartfelt moments. I can offer sarcasm—same thing, really. ❜ ❛ So, what’s it like to be so… relentlessly optimistic? Asking for a friend. ❜

[thelostgirl21]

Well, here goes nothing! Wish me luck!

For those of you that are curious to see the articles I'm mentioning...

Collider article

Looper article

Screen Rant article #1

Screen Rant article #2

Screen Rant article #3

Dual Shockers article #1

Dual Shockers article #2

The worst (and most incendiary) of them is likely the "Looper" one, with claims things such as: Unlike Eskel's (Basil Eidenbenz) character, who had fans fuming during "The Witcher" Season 2, there is no point in introducing Radovid if we're not going to follow his villainous origin story. This is the man behind hateful anti-magic rhetoric that propels this universe to fight for magic users' safety.

Although the "Dual Shockers" one, starting with "Imagine if the cunning but despicable Cersei Lannister was made out to be a harmless love interest in HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones – the fans would riot – and something similar is happening in Netflix’s The Witcher" isn't bad, either, by making it sound like Sapkowski devoted as much ink to buidling up his villain as R.R. Martin did building up Cersei! And that both share a similar presence and importance in their respective books series.

And the image I sent them a link to:

Am I too optimistic hoping this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship?

Because, while the moderators (bureaucrats, administrators, specialists...) haven't been trying to necessarily imply that I was wrong with my edits (ex: adding a footnote specifying that Ciri was not officially engaged to Radovid in canon), there's been a lot of:

"This [picture making a compilation of everything Sapkowski wrote] isn't needed/we just cite books and page numbers."

"We generally don't put markers into the intros."

"The intro paragraphs generally will ref across lore particularly from well established chars but the first parts of his bio are from the books and the dynasty site."

"We don't really include a lot of quotes unless it's important."

Guys, I can fully acknowledge that this is how things have always been done.

But the way things have always been done is currently contributing to the spread of misinformation about the content of the source material, and making things very unpleasant for fans of the books and the TV show.

So, maybe we need to do things differently?

The dynasty site is not an issue itself because all of that extra information came from Andrzej Sapkowski himself.

An article stating "in the books, Radovid has two sisters" is technically talking about things that aren't directly stated in the books, true; but that are still featured in the extra information that was released to the public about those books by the author.

One would thus reasonably expect that such information be included in the introduction of the character on the Wiki, as it belongs to the same lore and the same universe as the books, and fully reflects the author's intent.

The videogames don't. They aren't a companion piece to Sapkowski's books. They simply use Sapdkowski's universe as a skeleton, upon which they built more material.

Having made sure to avoid contradicting (or not contradicting too much) what has already been written by the author in the books does not give you any license to appropriate his work, and then claim that what you've written exists in the same universe / belongs to the same lore as those books!!!

Especially when the author himself has already made his opinion very clear that the videogames can't be considered as being a prequel, sequel, or complement to his work.

And has had his own share of issues with the way the videogames rose to the level of popularity it has.

Full disclosure, the first time I heard about the books, I genuinely thought that Andrzej Sapkowki was the equivalent of David Gaider in North America (one of the lead writers for Bioware). I thought he'd written original material for the games and various books based on those characters, the same way David Gaider had written material for the "Dragon Age" videogames and extra books based on the videogame lore that he'd helped build and establish.

But Sapkowki's books were never written with videogames or TV shows in mind.

I'm a gamer. So, unlike Sapkowski, I do love when stories are told across a bunch of different mediums. I loved learning more about the relationship between Maric Theirin (Alistair's father) and Loghain Mac Tir in Gaider's book "The Stolen Throne".

But David Gaider is a writer that will collaborate with a whole team of writers to create characters and stories that populate that world across a variety of mediums.

It is normal and respectful for the Dragon Age wiki to integrate everything found in the books and the games together in the introduction the way they do on that page, as it is all part of the same world!

But not when they aren't.

I can fully understand that Sapkowski isn't a fan of that approach. I may not share his opinions about it making no sense and being idiotic, obviously; but I can understand and appreciate that he doesn't see any appeal to it, and has no desire or interest to participate in that kind of global world building.

And I especially don't think there's anything wrong with him wanting each adaptation of his work to be considered their very bown thing, rather than be all part the same lore / universe.

He's allowing other people to give him money to use characters and worlds he's built virtually any way they'd like, and enjoy themselves!

The least we could do should be to respect that "The Witcher" 's videogames and "The Witcher" 's books aren't tightly woven together the same way "Dragon Age" 's videogames and "Dragon Age" 's books are, and have it being reflected in the Wikipedia.

Or, at least, reflected enough that it doesn't end up generating such confusion that the actual content of Sapkowski's books series get substituted with CD Projekt Red's writings on entertainment websites articles, for frak's sake!

By the way, thanks @fishesfisher for having reminded me that there's literally no reason why one adaptation should be sharing the same page as the books, other than trying to pretend that they are both part of the same universe.

Not sure I'd be able to win that argument (about putting three different tabs rather than a single one: one for the books, one for the games, and one for the Netflix show), but I sure hope they (the mods, admins, specialists, etc.) should care enough that the situation is completely going against Sapkowski's wishes that his books and the videogames be considered as two different stories being told by different writers rather than part of a single universe; as well as causing needless harm to the fans of the books and the TV show.

And that they'll be willing to discuss potential ways we could use to fix this in order to allow the source material and its adaptations to coexist more respectfully on the main page, and avoid such confusion.

If they don't... Is there any way to ask for a divorce from the general wikipedia of the Witcher?

I mean the videogame also has its very own additional gaming wikipedia , on top of the one that was created for the books and its adaptations.

Can we create a "Books only Wikipedia" and a "Netflix only Wikipedia"?

Like seriously. Why should the game need its own wikipedia if they're going to be front and center on "The Witcher" 's general wiki anyway, and they don't give a damn about what Sapkowski wants?

I'd rather have each member of my Witcher family live in separate homes and go visit each one individually, than watch them constantly fighting each other and ignoring each other's needs!

If divorce is the only way to ensure that the books get accurate representation, and the media stops being confused about what goes where, sign me the fuck up!

Well, after I see if there's any opening in fixing things first. I mean, maybe they just don't know that Sapkowski doesn't consider the games as belonging to the same lore/universe as the books...

Like I said, this could actually be the start of a beautiful friendship!

[lifeofpriya]

reader being in one of the fan tiktoks during us open and talking about jack and going viral

jack weekend is officially over now, but i will still be uploading the rest of the requests i've received over the next few days before jannik weekend begins on Friday 👍🏼

The Viral Moment

wc: 1.9k

"Oh my god, excuse me," you heard someone squeal in a high-pitched voice, jolting you out of your quiet contemplation. You turned around to see a fan, her phone shaking with excitement, pointing it right at you. "Aren't you Jack's partner?"

Her question was innocent, but the implication was clear. You had been trying to keep a low profile at the US Open, but apparently, the universe had other plans. You nodded, feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness as the fan's eyes grew wide. "Could I get a quick video with you?" she asked, her smile unwavering. You glanced at Jack, who was signing autographs a few feet away, his back turned to you. He hadn't noticed the commotion yet.

The fan eagerly waited, her phone held up like a beacon. You took a deep breath and stepped closer to her, feeling the heat of the New York City sun on your skin. "Of course!" You weren't one for the spotlight, but you didn't want to disappoint a fan of Jack's. The phone's camera light flickered to life, and she began her TikTok. "Hey everyone, I'm here with Jack Draper's super cute partner at the US Open!" she exclaimed, her voice a symphony of glee.

You felt your cheeks flush as she turned the phone to show both of you. "Could you say something about Jack?" she prompted, her eyes sparkling with excitement. You paused for a moment, trying to gather your thoughts. What could you say that would do him justice? He was more than just a professional tennis player; he was your rock, your best friend, and the love of your life.

"Jack is… amazing," you began, your voice trailing off as you searched for the right words. "He's so dedicated to his sport, and his passion is truly inspiring." The fan's eyes darted back and forth between you and the screen, urging you to go on. "And off the court," you continued, a soft smile playing on your lips, "he's the kindest, most loving person I know."

Her response was immediate. "Aw, that's so sweet!" she gushed, her phone still recording. "You guys are total couple goals!" Before you could react, she leaned in for a selfie, the phone capturing the moment with a bright flash. You couldn't help but laugh, feeling a little awkward but also touched by her enthusiasm.

The fan thanked you profusely and rushed off to share her newfound content with the world. You watched her go, her ponytail bobbing as she disappeared into the sea of spectators. You turned back to Jack, who had finally noticed the exchange and was walking over to you, a quizzical look on his face. "What was that about?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Just a fan who wanted a video," you replied, playing it cool. "She asked me to say something about you."

Jack's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "What did you say?"

You shrugged, trying to play it down. "Just that you're amazing on and off the court."

Jack's eyes searched yours, a hint of a smile playing on his lips. "Thanks," he murmured, leaning in to kiss your cheek. The smell of his sweat and the faint scent of his deodorant filled your nostrils, a comforting reminder of his presence. His arm slipped around your waist, and you felt a sense of belonging, the chaos of the tennis tournament momentarily forgotten.

But the moment was short-lived. Within hours, your words had spread like wildfire across social media. You had gone viral, and so had your relationship with Jack. You watched as notifications flooded in on your phone, a dizzying array of likes, comments, and shares. You had become an overnight sensation, and the weight of it all was starting to sink in.

The next day, Jack's match was even more intense than usual. The stands were packed, and you could feel the energy of the crowd buzzing around you. You held your breath as Jack served, his muscles flexing with each powerful swing. You had always been his silent supporter, but now the eyes of the world were on you, watching your every move. The pressure was immense, but you tried to ignore it, focusing solely on Jack and his game.

After the match, you met him at the exit, his face a mix of exhaustion and excitement. He had won, but the conversation quickly turned to your newfound fame. "Did you see?" he asked, his voice tinged with both awe and amusement. "You're all over TikTok."

You nodded, unable to fully grasp the magnitude of what had happened. "It's just a little overwhelming," you admitted, feeling his hand squeeze yours reassuringly.

Jack chuckled, his eyes twinkling with mischief. "Come on, let's get out of here before we're mobbed," he said, leading you through the maze of the stadium. The buzz of the crowd grew louder with each step, until you were both outside, the cool evening air a welcome reprieve from the stifling heat inside.

As you walked to the car, you couldn't help but feel a little thrill at the attention. It was strange, being recognized by complete strangers, but it was also a testament to Jack's impact on the world. You had always known he was special, but seeing it firsthand was something else entirely.

When you got home, you found yourself scrolling through the endless comments on the TikTok video. Some were sweet, praising your relationship and wishing you both the best. Others were more critical, questioning your motives and scrutinizing every little detail of your interaction. It was a stark reminder that fame had two sides, and you weren't quite ready for the darker one.

Jack noticed your quiet contemplation and gave your hand a gentle squeeze. "Don't let it get to you," he said, his voice a comforting rumble. "You're perfect just the way you are."

You nodded, trying to absorb his words like a sponge. The weight of the newfound fame was a heavy burden, but Jack's support was like a warm blanket, wrapping around you and keeping you grounded. You decided to take his advice and enjoy the moment, so you leaned into him, letting his strength wash over you.

The following days at the US Open were a whirlwind of excitement and nerves. You found yourself being approached by more fans, all eager to get a glimpse of the person who had captured Jack Draper's heart. You handled it with as much grace as you could muster, signing autographs and smiling for photos, all while cheering him on from the sidelines.

One particularly intense match had you gripping the edge of your seat, your heart racing with each point. The crowd roared as Jack's opponent hit a powerful serve, but Jack was unfazed. He returned the ball with a grace that seemed almost inhuman, sending it spinning across the court. You watched in awe as the match unfolded, your palms sweaty and your breath shallow.

After what felt like an eternity, Jack claimed victory. The crowd erupted in applause, and you felt a swell of pride in your chest. You had seen his dedication up close, the countless hours of training and sacrifice, and it was all paying off. As he walked towards you, his eyes searched the crowd, looking for your familiar face. When he found you, his smile was like the sun breaking through the clouds, bright and warming.

You met him at the edge of the court, his sweat-drenched shirt sticking to his chiseled torso. He pulled you into a tight embrace, lifting you off the ground. "Thank you," he whispered in your ear, his breath hot against your neck. "You're my lucky charm."

The rest of the tournament passed in a blur of matches, interviews, and impromptu photoshoots. You had become a fixture in the tennis world, a subject of fascination for fans and media alike. The scrutiny was intense, but you tried to keep your head down, focusing on supporting Jack and keeping your own life private.

One evening, as you both sat in the quiet of your hotel room, Jack turned to you with a serious expression. "I know this isn't what you signed up for," he said, his voice filled with concern. "But you've been handling it like a champ."

You took a deep breath, feeling the sincerity in his words. "It's a lot," you admitted. "But seeing you out there, doing what you love, it makes it all worth it."

Jack's eyes searched yours, a silent understanding passing between you. He leaned back into the couch, his head resting on your shoulder. "We're in this together," he said, his voice firm. "And if it ever gets too much, just tell me. We'll figure it out."

You nodded, feeling a warmth spread through you. His words were a reminder that, amidst the chaos, you had each other. The rest of the week went by in a flurry of matches and media appearances. You grew accustomed to the flashes of cameras and the constant hum of whispers following you wherever you went.

One day, as you were leaving the stadium, a reporter caught up with you. "Could we get a quick comment on your relationship with Jack Draper?" they asked, their voice intrusive and insistent. You felt a knot form in your stomach. You weren't prepared for this level of attention, but you knew it came with the territory.

You took a deep breath and offered a polite smile. "Jack and I are very happy together," you said, keeping your voice calm and measured. "We support each other in everything we do." The reporter pressed for more, but you remained firm, not wanting to reveal the intimate details of your relationship to the voracious media.

As the days went on, the viral TikTok video continued to gain traction, and the comments grew more personal. Some fans praised your relationship, while others criticized it, dissecting every interaction and word you had with Jack. You tried to ignore the negativity, but it was like a persistent itch you couldn't quite reach.

One evening, you and Jack sat down for dinner in a quiet corner of the hotel's restaurant, attempting to escape the prying eyes of the media and eager fans. The dim lighting and soft jazz music did little to ease the tension that had built up over the week. You picked at your food, feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders.

Jack noticed your distraction and reached for your hand. "What's going on?" he asked gently, his thumb tracing circles on the back of your hand.

You took a deep breath, trying to find the right words. "It's just… the comments, the scrutiny. It's a lot to handle."

Jack's expression softened, his eyes filled with empathy. "I know it's not easy," he said, giving your hand a gentle squeeze. "But remember, we're in this together."

You nodded, trying to shake off the feeling of unease that had settled in your stomach. You didn't want this newfound fame to ruin the moment. You looked up at him, his face a picture of determination and love. "I just don't want it to affect you, or us," you whispered.

Jack leaned in closer, his voice a soothing balm. "It won't," he assured you. "We're stronger than that. And if it does, we'll deal with it. Together."

You took a deep breath, letting his words sink in. The warmth of his hand in yours was a reminder that you weren't alone in this. You looked up and met his eyes, feeling a renewed sense of resolve. "You're right," you said, your voice more assertive now. "We've got this."

Jack's smile was like a beacon in the storm. He leaned in and kissed you softly, a promise of better days ahead. The restaurant's ambiance faded into the background as you lost yourself in the moment, feeling the tension melt away.

[tymime]

I'm very alarmed by how many people are dismissive of the lost media community, even going so far as to spread misinformation about them. I've seen them characterize lost media seekers as ignorant whiners and brats, and that they're wasting their efforts. Do these people have any idea how difficult it actually is to find this stuff? It can take years, if copies even exist. Don't they value art preservation?

You'd be astonished by how many shows that are barely twenty years old that have simply vanished, with no clear indication of whether or not the copyright holders kept a record of it. When fans try to contact the people involved in the show, they often refuse to answer emails. These aren't old, aging shows from fifty years ago, decaying in some film can. These are shows from as recent as the 2000s and 2010s.

There's been a toxic attitude going around big media companies for a couple decades now, treating their IPs (and their customers) as disposable, moving on to the next thing as soon as profits dry up. This is a big part of the reason media becomes lost in the first place. Old show not getting enough ratings? Need to make room for a new show? Just get rid of it! Now, some of these examples aren't lost media, admittedly- but they definitely could have been, if not for an on-the-ball internet pirate downloading and backing them up. There's a series from 2002 called Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? which hasn't been on the air in about twenty years. The original audio track was missing for many years, and had to be pieced together from several sources, with the video elements coming from a foreign dub. There was a music track heard in an episode of SpongeBob called "Humpback Hop" with several minutes cut from it, unheard of for two decades, and even the composer had lost all of his copies of it. It seemed like even Nickelodeon didn't have it in their archives, because they rerecorded it for a DVD menu. It's a miracle somebody finally tracked it down. There's a series from 2007 called Out of Jimmy's Head, whose original English version is still half missing. Even though by all accounts it's a crappy show, I still want to see it. (update: This show has been found, thank goodness.) And even though I'm not a fan, there are dozens of 2010s Cartoon Network shows that were once on HBO Max, that are simply gone. They're not in reruns, they're not officially streaming. You have to resort to piracy to view them. I wouldn't wish this fate on anybody. The Willow series from 2022 was taken off Disney+ mere weeks after its debut, just because not enough people watched it. It's stuck in the middle of a storyline.

Nintendo has been notoriously bad about this. They don't want you to play any NES, SNES, GB, or N64 games that aren't the most iconic best-sellers. They take down ROM websites, even if most of the games there aren't first party or being sold in any way. The only way to legally play a game that isn't available on the Switch is to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a working console and cartridges. Most people can't afford to do that.

If it hadn't been for the efforts of unofficial programs like Ruffle and Flashpoint, thousands of flash games and cartoons would be unplayable and unwatchable.

Even if the cartoon is safe and sound locked away in some vault, instead of missing entirely, it still winds up unseen that way. The public has a right to see a show they used to be able to see and enjoyed, instead of it being unviewable for all eternity. "Oh, but they have a right to not let us see it! They own the rights to it, after all, and can do whatever they want!" some might say. What if WB went out of their way to destroy every DVD, Blu-ray, and video tape of Looney Tunes, and locked away all their copies? Would you feel the same way then? Would we not have a right to see them? Would you just roll over and take it, and let corporate overlords tell what you can or can't watch? Just shrug it off and say "Oh well, guess I'll never see it again"? How would it not irritate you? TV and movies aren't the same as some painting or statue where usually only one version of it exists in some museum or private collection. Media is meant to be distributed and seen worldwide, for everyone to enjoy in their homes. If they're stuck in some warehouse on some hard drive, they may as well not exist.

It extends out into other aspects of our lives- old buildings get torn down instead of getting restored, vintage interiors get torn out or covered up by something modern or ugly. There was a time when films and video tapes were routinely destroyed to make room for new ones, because nobody thought anybody would want to see them again. We need to get past this destructive pattern.

Am I grateful for streaming services and the content they make available? Of course I am. But as many have said before, they could take it all away, and a show can simply vanish, leaving fans to resort to piracy just to see it, if anyone even bothered to save it beforehand.

Being dismissive of these efforts is the sort of attitude that's part of the reason media gets lost in the first place.

[zadig-fate]

Me and my Poland tour bestie (noriko_743 on ig) were reflecting on our insane week following the guys around and realised that we basically did a speedrun on the entire JO fangirl checklist.

It was Nori's first in-person JO gig ever at Warsaw 1 (!!!)

We got barricade for the first time in both our lives

Nori got photos and hugs with ALL the guys

I got a guitar pick in Wrocław!

We sang Umazane Misli with Bojan at Warsaw 2

Bojan actually recognised me in Poznań and Prague and remembered what we'd talked about in Wrocław 🙀

Nori got handwritten lyrics from Bojan for a tattoo

Nori's ig story got reposted by Kris!

We both ended up in Vita's photos on the band's official account

We ran into the guys "in the wild", i.e. out in the city during the day

We got the live debut of a new iconic outfit (all-white Kris)

We saw all (I think all?) the Stožice outfits in person

We saw the Demoni scream and Kris NGVOT in person

I was the numbers person / unofficial "queue manager" for the pre-wristband queue at Warsaw 2 and Poznań

We participated in fan actions that the guys really appreciated (shoutout jokeroutpolska for organising)

I met lots of tumblr mutuals 🥰

I met a bunch of people I have plans to see again in Munich, The Hague and Amsterdam

Like... it's crazy just how much happened in this last week. And there was no one show where we got everything, or nothing. Every single gig had something special to offer. So if you're wondering whether it's "worth" following JO around on tour... it really, really is. The experiences you have and the people you meet are incredible.

Speaking of, here are some other unforgettable tour experiences that will stick with me for a long time to come:

Nori and I only met at the hostel before Warsaw 1, and she wasn't even planning to come to that show, she only had a ticket for Warsaw 2! But I talked her into getting a cheap resale ticket for Warsaw 1, and she queued with me, and she loved it so much she immediately bought tickets for Wrocław and Poznań too, so we booked hotels together for the rest of the tour.

I literally just met Nori last week?? But we spent nearly every minute together between Warsaw 1 and Poznań, dealing with the highest highs and lowest lows of tour life, and it now feels like we've been friends for ages.

After the fucking absurd queue situation at Wrocław (4:45am and #45, WTF????) we decided that after the show, we would wait outside for the boys and then head straight for Poznań in my car. So we literally drove through the night with our new friend Safursey and formed the start of the Poznań queue.

Our hotel in Poznań wasn't ready until 2pm so we literally just took turns queuing and sleeping in my car. Nori and Safursey let me have the first sleeping shift since I drove us overnight.

I think we only slept between 15-20 hours total over 8 days???

I'm actually glad I got to experience a cursed gig (Prague) where everything went wrong. Seeing how professionally the guys reacted and how smoothly things were resolved made me appreciate just how experienced and calm they are.

Nori and I were unknowingly the centre of a major Twitter outrage after Warsaw 2 because someone accused us of stealing the microphone after Umazane Misli. Neither of us are on Twitter so we didn't even know about this controversy, but someone was clearly accusing us (and it was definitely us from the context) of stealing the microphone to sing, even though we had a sign asking to sing UM and Bojan was obviously pointing at us to get the microphone next (which is clear to see in all the videos of that moment).

Our friend Safursey deleted her Twitter account after Prague because people who were not there were spreading all kinds of insane rumours and unfounded accusations about the queue and Bojan's ig stories and refused to be corrected by the people who were actually involved. She got so much hate for explaining what was actually happening on the ground that she left the platform entirely, so that should tell you how toxic Twitter is.

I was feeling like such utter shit after the drama in Prague that I didn't even want to attend the concert anymore, but Safursey and @thisismyobsessionnow (Nori didn't come to Prague) came to comfort me and convinced me to still come to the gig, and I really appreciate that.

Overall an emotional roller coaster, but one I wouldn't give up for anything. We had SO much fun and met SO many people. I would do it again any time.

[chaos0pikachu]

I just want to say I still appreciate you for being one of the few people I see and agree with re: Only Friends about Sand being everyone's babygirl and SandRay being everyone's ship. There's A LOT of meta, which I vary in liking, agreeing with, disliking, and not agreeing with, but no matter how many essays are written, I will go down believing a vast majority of the love Sand gets is cause of First and the overwhelming majority of love SandRay gets is cause of FirstKhao. It's the exact same thing that happened with Moonlight Chicken. I'm not even sure people realize they're doing it, but I see it. So, again, thank you for still talking about it cause sometimes I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. lol

firstly, thank you <3 <3 you're def not crazy or wildin out lol It's funny you mention this actually b/c I recently saw this tweet:

With a lot of replies and quotes from OhmNanon fans saying the tweet is spreading "misinformation" and to take it down. Also that it's "not true unless gmmtv makes an official statement".

but what's not true here? That Ohm and Nanon aren't going to do another BL together? Who cares? Or is this about "couple content" and "couple merch"? What's the issue here really?

GMMTV sells "couple merch" & does "couple fan meets, events" which shows to me they're not selling Bad Buddy, or Moonlight Chicken what have you, they're selling OhmNanon and EarthMix and FirstKhao and ForceBook. Contrast that with idk Riverdale, WB doesn't sell Cole/Lilli merch it sells Betty, Jughead merch. Or Squid Game, the merch is for the show itself, you might find Kang Sae-byeok, but you won't find HoYeon Jung (the actress) merch.

This all reminds me more of how kpop companies sell their idols; you buy merch for either the group or individual idol. You buy the BT21 items, or a Jimin blanket etc. And these companies bank on fans loving their idols so deeply they'll buy sixteen albums for the chance of getting such-an-such photocard of their bias member.

The way gmmtv promotes their "acting couples" is very similar to me - right down to the lightsticks even.

I can believe that some fans don't fall into these para-social relationships but it's pretty clear, to me from my observations of gmmtv fandom specifically, that a lot of fans do. The grow found of the actors, and the acting couple which influences how they'll feel about the characters they play to, at the least, a certain extent.

Like, I've seen people say their bias for Khao has influenced their feelings towards Ray. It can even be subconscious. B/c you don't just like Khao or FirstKhao you watch their "contents" of them together, see them being cute, want to support them as a couple, buy their merch or share things about them; that level of investment in them as people is going to effect how you view their work specifically the characters they play. Even more so b/c that's what gmmtv wants.

They knew what they were doing casting EarthMix in Moonlight Chicken even though Earth was a miscast - I stand by this, but someone like Peter Knight should've played Uncle Jim. Earth is to fucking young to play an 'Uncle' convincingly give the man some comedies pls he's so funny.

They knew what they were doing putting two of their most recognizable and popular acting couples (FirstKhao, ForceBook) in Only Friends to offset the "risk" of a high sexual series.

This got away from me but yeah, I don't think all fans feel that para-social connection to the actors, but gmmtv especially wants their audience too. And it absolutely starts to effect how fans engage with the media in question completely b/c they see the actors before they see the characters.

anyway that's my hot take

[eerna]

Hello! This is incredibly random, but as a fanartist, enjoyer of critically examining media, and critic of capitalist corporations (*cough* Disney), do you have any thoughts about fan art being a form of unpaid labour?

Context is I’m writing an essay about digital labour and how fan creation is basically kind of like free PR for big corporations… and now whenever I do fanart I can’t get that thought out of my head uGH. I want to believe that drawing fanart is my own form of creative expression and way of showing love for the media, but at the same time I’m like “am I being exploited???” since I’m helping advertise smth for free and these corporations are just capitalizing on my love for said media??? and I can’t reconcile these thoughts 🥲🫠

Also I’m struggling with the essay LOL my eventual conclusion is that we as fans do have agency but we kind of still are being exploited… so it’s not a very optimistic outlook haha. Doesn’t help that the scholars’ articles I’m reading are all very negative about this digital labour thing. Help.

Sorry if this is unexpectedly deep!! 😅 just really curious to hear a fellow fanartist’s thoughts, and I respect you a lot for being unafraid to criticize media 🙏🙏

Hi! First of thank you for your kind words~ Second off, what a cool concept to discuss. Your message is pretty much how I feel. It is very frustrating to remember that so much of the media I love is so closely tied to the harmful cycle of capitalism. I grew up in a country that didn't have access to merch or much in the way of official media so piracy was my go-to most of the time. This means I was introduced to the concept of consumerist aspects of fandom via the Internet as a teenager and started feeling bad about "not supporting" stuff I love, but I told myself "Well I pay back by doing fanart and talking about it online". And then I found out about the way capitalism shapes the media landscape and started feeling bad for playing into it, the same as you. It gets even more conflicting when I am talking about something I dislike made by a company I dislike - yeah, I am probably preventing some people from interacting with the media for themselves, but I am also probably making others interested. What makes me feel better about the entire thing is that the "digital labour" I do is that I'm doing it for other fans like me, and to express myself. I love things so much that it makes me feel like I am going to explode, but pouring it out onto paper helps with it! Of course, I don't have to post it online for it to be worthwhile, but sharing it with others who feel the way I do makes the feelings even better. BUT one of the most important aspects of the issue is how willing those companies are to let me gain something monetary from the relationship. Are they ignoring fanworks being sold as fan merch, as commissions? It is illegal, but I feel like it should absolutely be allowed as a sort of unmentioned perk of being a fan worker, and the companies that don't allow that are evil. My audience gets bigger, I sell more prints, and so do they. (This is also why I never accept money for fanworks made by small creators, such as webcomics)

There's also the fact that lately I've been seeing the rise of "If you REALLY love this piece of media, it is your DUTY to consume it as much as possible and spread the word about it as much as possible and make the company as much money as possible if you want to see more things like it!" takes. These are utter bullshit and where enjoyment of media goes to die. The moment you reduce your love for something only to how much money it can make the evil capitalist overlords who allowed it to grace your eyes, you completely deny any kind of artistic worth. Media should exist because we deserve to have our hearts touched by stories, not because it makes someone money.

I don't have a clear answer or feel like my approach to the issue goes entirely along with my morality. But I don't think we can find a way to feel good about the entire situation as long as our media is dictated by capitalism. It's the sad reality of loving something in a system that will squeeze any money out of you that it can. But we gotta march on, remember that we are the ones allowing them to survive and not the other way around, and love while we do it. Good luck with your essay, stay positive!

[mymistakewriting]

Just a little PSA Reminder

Hi, I've noticed an influx of follwers lately (mostly thanks to my SalTommy dynamic headcanon posts, it seems, hello I hope you enjoy your stay on my blog!), and it's officially been long enough since the end of season that I feel comfortable in letting everyone know my stance on things. AKA things aren't calming down and I'm getting so tired.

As a reminder, I am a multishipper, just before anyone tries to step to me with anything. That's on my pinned post, I have been transparent about that since day one of this blog, long before I made that post.

So what I come to talk about is the... toxicity in some parts of the 911 fandom. It's making this fandom a place that I do not want to interact in, which sucks because I have some really fun things that I've been working hard on for months that I used to be excited to share - and I'm rethinking a good half of them because some fans can't act civilized.

So for anyone from the 911 fandom that is following more or who just so happens to stumble across my content, let me make my views VERY clear: I love Buddie. I love BuckTommy. I am here for the characters, for their development and for all of the stories that it's possible to tell through them. What I don't love is seeing people use Buddie as a jumping ground to threaten people, to harass them, and to spread false information about people who just want to enjoy a fan space and share work that they've put time and energy into.

I've been in a lot of toxic fandoms over the course of my life. And I really never thought 911 would be the most toxic one I'd be in.

I love these characters, I love their stories. And I appreciate the actors for all the love they put in. So I'll issue one warning: directed towards me or not, if I see threats or bullying or harassment? Not only am I good friends with my block button, I also will not hesitate to report your ass.

Most of us come to fandom to relax away from problems we're facing in real life. Making our safe space into a warzone is incredible cruel. And that doesn't even mention how people have been treating the actors and writers for the show itself.

I welcome any constructive conversation, always. And you're allowed to dislike a ship or character - but if you dislike it, block the tags and ignore it like a fucking adult, okay? You're not 4 years old anymore, please act like it. Because it's exhausting to wake up to another round of bullshit everyday.

And to any 911 fans that follow me: if you're part of the group that is acting so poorly? Unfollow me. Because if I look through your blogs later and find that sort of behavior, you've got reports and a block coming your way.

I'm just here to share headcanons and meta and write stupid little fics about characters that mean a lot to me. And I'll be damned if I let some bratty teenager fuck that up for me when I'm already struggling.

Thanks.

[age-of-greta]

The Lovers

The Lovers represent relationships and choices. Its appearance in a spread indicates some decision about an existing relationship, a temptation of the heart, or a choice of potential partners. Often an aspect of the querent's life will have to be sacrificed; a bachelor's lifestyle may be sacrificed and a relationship gaine, or one potential partner may be chosen while another is turned down. Whatever the choice, it should not be made lightly, as the ramifications will be lasting.

Authors note: hey everyone :) here we are, officially at the end of The Lovers. To everyone who has been following along, thank you. I thoroughly hope you have loved reading it as much as I loved writing it. I’ll see you guys in 2023 with a new story. Happy Holidays and stay safe. Now without further ado, I present to you the final part in our journey, the epilogue. Enjoy! <3

Pairing: Jake x reader & Sam x reader

Warnings: alcohol consumption, cursing, tooth rotting sweetness

Word count: 4.6k

EPILOGUE:

ONE YEAR LATER:

“I didn’t know what color purple you wanted so I bought them all.” Jake said on the phone with you.

You laugh. “It’s okay, I'm sure one of them will work. Lana should be over to help decorate by the time you get home.”

“Thank god. I’ll see you later, I love you.” Jake says.

“I love you too.” You responded.

Tomorrow was your birthday. Jake and Lana had been planning for weeks as to what they were going to do for you. It was decided that there would be a pre-game party at your apartment and then you were all going to the bars together. Sam, Danny, and Josh were all flying in tonight and you all planned to meet when you got off work.

A lot has changed in the past year, yet a lot stayed the same. You and Jake were incredibly solid. There had even been talks of you two moving in together in Nashville, but just talks. When he wasn’t in Atlanta, you were in Nashville. You tried to go to as many shows as possible. The internet wasn’t kind, but every fan you had met in person was. They grew further and further in popularity and were so close with their newest album. You were so proud of Jake. He worked so hard to keep music in the forefront of his life, but he never neglected you in the process. The firm was thriving and you were happy in your career. Lana had been officially dating the guy from New Years for almost 7 months now. He was a friend of the boys, so it was nice. They had even made a trip to Nashville with you last month.

You and Sam were good. Things still weren’t the same, but neither one of you acknowledged that. You still tiptoed around Jake when it came to Sam, but after that night when you both agreed to put it behind you- Jake never mentioned it again. Of course sometimes he would get snappier with Sam than he used to, but he had come a long way. Sam also never spoke about his feelings towards you again, which you were thankful for. Since the incident, you had only seen Sam a handful of times. All of those interactions involved Jake. You weren’t nervous to see Sam, just nervous with how it would feel to have him staying at your apartment again. Of course you and Jake would be in your room, Sam and Danny in the guest, and Josh on the couch. But the last time Sam stayed at your place things were different.

You huffed and cleared your mind. It was your birthday weekend and you intended to enjoy it. When you got home Jake and Lana had covered your eyes and locked you in your room, they didn’t want you to see the decorations yet. That was fine with you, it had been a long week and you longed for a nice nap. Eventually, Jake woke you up so you could freshen up before meeting everyone for dinner. You reluctantly left your bed, but quickly changed into jeans and a sweater then touched up your hair and makeup. Jake walked you out with his hands over your eyes, you couldn’t help but giggle. When you made it to the restaurant your stomach turned a little seeing Sam. He looked… different. He now had facial hair and his hair was growing out again. You put on a smile and hugged everyone.

“So excited to celebrate you this weekend mama.” Josh said, mid hug.

“Me too. I’ve missed you guys.” You say with a genuine smile.

“Hi Sam.” You say faintly.

He gives you a smile back. “Hey there.”

Then Lana and her boyfriend walks in. Saved by the bell. You greet them with hugs as well then you all take your table. Many bottles of wine were ordered and it was so nice getting to catch up with everyone. Jake kept his arm around you most of the night, not out of defensiveness, but love (also wine). When dinner ended Jake explained that you had to be locked up in your room, so you said goodnight to everyone before you entered your apartment.

**

You awoke the next morning to music and an aroma of breakfast. You brushed your teeth and made yourself presentable before exiting your room.

“Happy Birthday bitch!” You hear Lana yell.

Instantly you see the decorations that her and Jake had been hard at work at. It was incredible and you couldn’t wipe the smile off your face. There were disco balls everywhere. The walls were lined with purple fringe streamers and backdrops with a white neon light that said happy birthday and your name. Balloons were in every corner along with party hats laid out on the counter.

“Oh my god. You guys! This is so amazing. I love it.” You say, still looking around at everything.

“Happy Birthday baby.” Jake says walking over to you. It’s obvious he’s been cooking. “Your birthday breakfast is almost done.” He says as he kisses you.

“Thank you Jakey. You two really outdid yourself.” You say, swooning for him all over again.

He smiles at you. “I’m glad you like it. I’m going to spoil you every year on your special day.”

That made your heart do a flip.

Josh, Danny, and Sam all told you Happy Birthday. Sam was a bit more reserved with hugging you. Your breakfast spread was impressive. Jake made pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, and cinnamon rolls with Danny’s help. Lana had been in charge of the fruit spread and mimosas. Josh and Sam had been sent out to get the coffees. You were genuinely touched by the amount of effort that had been put into today.

“Eat up everyone! We have a hell of a day planned!” Lana announced to the room.

You look up with curious eyes. “What are we doing?”

Lana looked at Jake, waiting for him to answer.

“Well” Jake starts. “We are going to the art museum and one of those boozy painting classes after. Then tonight we are going out bar hopping to any and every bar of your choice.”

You smile wide at that. “This is such a good day.”

Jake sits next to you and kisses your cheek. “Happy Birthday my love.”

**

The museum was entrancing to you. You loved going to art museums, even though you didn’t know all of the pretentious terminology, you loved admiring the paintings and mixed media. Jake held your hand and looked at everything that you wanted the whole time. Once you got there everyone sort of split off. Lana had wandered off all on her own with a bottle of champagne, while Sam, Danny, and Josh ventured off on their own. You were all given champagne on your self-guided tour and you had gone through about two glasses.

“Be right back.” Jake says, patting your hand. “I need to pee.” He says flashing the champagne glass at you and heading off.

You’re standing admiring some abstract painting before moving on. You wander around the empty gallery glancing at every art piece you pass. You enter the next part and partially freeze in your tracks when you see Sam alone. You swallow down the uneasiness and decide to approach him.

“Fan of realism I see.” You say walking up to Sam as he studies the painting.

Sam makes a shocked face when he sees you, but hides it fast with a smile.

“Yeah I guess. I appreciate the face value of it. There’s a lot to compartmentalize, but at least you can see what the artist is conveying. Abstract is too open ended.”

You chuckle at his expert analysis. “Well said Sammy.”

He gives you a sly smile. “Happy Birthday by the way. I got you something, but didn’t know when to give it to you. I don’t want it to be weird or anything.”

You laugh a little nervously at that. “It’s not weird unless you make it weird.”

Sam raises his brows and huffs a laugh before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small box. “I found this in New York in a local shop a few months ago.”

You try not to think about the fact that he’s been holding onto it for a few months before taking it from him and opening the lid. Inside is a keychain that has your zodiac sign on a mini bottle of tequila.

You look up at Sam and laugh. “This is so perfect. Thank you Sam.”

“You’re welcome. There’s actual tequila in there if you ever get in a bind.”

“Good to know.” You said meeting his eyes.

Sam looks down at you still wearing a light smile. You can tell there is more that wants to be said, so much unspoken, but both of you decide against it. Instead you hide behind soft smiles.

Sam lets out a small sigh. “Well I better go find Danny. I’m excited for tonight though.”

You nod your head as he slowly walks off. It’s only a matter of minutes before Jake is back. When he returns you find yourself absentmindedly shoving your new keychain in your pocket quickly.

**

The drunken painting class has been a success. You all chose the beginners owl as your recreation. Surprisingly, Josh had the best painting. He really took his time with it and it looked great. Jake’s was a blob. You could tell he didn’t take it too seriously, he was more preoccupied with the wine and joking around with you. Once you all had finished you popped into a sandwich shop and went back to your apartment to get ready for tonight. You were so excited to go out and have fun. Jake had bought you a new dress that matched the decorations. It was a purple bodycon dress with silver glitter throughout. It was almost corset style, the way it held your breasts. You hadn’t tried it on yet, but you thought it was gorgeous.

“Okay we will be back in a few hours. Entertain yourselves and be ready by nine for pregame and pictures.” Lana announced when you all strolled into your door.

Jake cupped your face and gave you a light kiss before sending you on your way with Lana.

You and Lana sat down and started wiping off the light makeup you two had done for this morning. Lana has a huge grin on her face and you can’t quite place why.

“Are you excited for tonight?” She asks, very giddy.

You give her a strange look. “Yes.”

“Good.” Is all she responds, still wearing that grin.

You two finish your faces, full glam for the both of you. Lana insisted you do full coverage foundation and concealer for pictures. You did a neutral smokey eye, using black to smoke out a wing. Lana curls your whole head and fluffs your hair to the gods. Wow she is taking tonight extra seriously.

“What the fuck is that on your nails?” Lana spits out suddenly with a curling iron still in her hand.

You look down and notice a speck of blue on your middle finger nail.

“Oh I guess I got paint on it today. It’s not a big deal.” You respond.

“Yes it is. Give me your hand.” Lana demands yanking your hand up and immediately going to town on that blue speck.

You give her a strange look and she shakes her head at you. “Will look like shit in pictures. I didn’t take you to get your nails done three days ago for them to look like this.”

**

Finally, you were both fully ready. It took about an hour longer than normal but you looked stunning. The dress that Jake got you fit like a glove. It showed off every curve and made your boobs look phenomenal. You threw on some silver earrings and clear strappy heels. You thought maybe you looked like a high class disco hooker, but that wasn’t a negative thing. Finally you two made your grand entrance and the boys clapped and cheered. Drinks were already in hand and Jake looked… nervous? He was fidgeting with his sailors rope bracelet and kept on fumbling with his shirt. You shrugged it off and went to get yourself a drink from the kitchen. Out of the corner of your eye you saw Lana drag Jake into your bedroom and shut the door, while Josh made an attempt to distract you. What did they have up their sleeve?

**

“Do you have it?” Lana asks Jake in almost a whisper.

Jake lets out a shaky breath and nods his head.

“Let me see!” Lana exclaims.

Jake reaches into his inside pocket on his shirt and pulls out a small black box. He looks down at it and takes a breath before opening it and handing it to Lana.

“Holy fuck. Jake, this is absolutely beautiful. Oh my god.” Lana says looking down at the ring in the box.

It’s a gold banded huge diamond ring, emerald cut. So simple, yet so elegant. It’s a vintage piece that cost a huge chunk of change, but to Jake nothing was too expensive for something this important.

“She’s going to love it.” Lana says, smiling while handing Jake the ring back.

Jake takes a deep breath and accepts the box, shoving it back into his inside pocket.

“I hope so.”

**

“Josh, I'm not following the rules of this drinking game.” You say, taking a sip from your cup.

Josh huffs a laugh. “Well that’s because we don’t have the right supplies but-“

Josh is cut off when he notices Jake and Lana come out of the room. You see Lana give him a sly nod.

Josh returns his gaze to you and gives you a smile. “But, we can get it. I think Danny and I will go grab what we need from the corner store.”

Josh pats your hands and runs off to say something to Jake before grabbing Danny.

“Oh I think my date is here.” Lana announces. “Sam, will you walk with me to grab him from his Uber.”

Sam makes a face at Lana. “Why can’t you go get him by yourself?”

Lana rolls her eyes. “Safety first!”

“It’s a coded door and there’s always someone working in the lobby.” Sam retorts.

“Just get your ass up and let’s go.” Lana almost yells.

Sam throws his hands up and follows Lana out the door. Danny and Josh are next to head out, leaving just you and Jake.

“Damn, they all seemed eager to leave.” You say, walking back into your living room.

Jake laughs while fumbling with your record player. You hear the opening of “Until I Found You” by Stephen Sanchez start billowing out of the speakers. Jake gives you a smile and walks over to you.

“Dance with me my love?” Jake asks, extending his hand.

You smile back and oblige. Jake takes you and slowly starts to sway as he sings the words to you.

“Georgia” Jake sings.

You giggle at the lyrics also matching up with the state in which you reside.

“I'll never let you go again like I did” Jake rubs your arm at this part, which makes you want to cry and smile at the same time.

“I would never fall in love again until I found her.

I said, I would never fall unless it's you I fall into.

I was lost within the darkness, but then I found her.

I found you.”

Jake reaches out and lightly rubs his thumb over your cheek. You feel your heart swell at the sweetness behind his eyes. He continues to spin you around your living room singing to you. He dips you into a kiss as the closing of the song fades out.

“I love you so much.” Jake says, raising you up and looking into your eyes.

“I love you right back.” You reply, with a soft smile.

Jake stares at you for a moment, not saying a word before letting out a small sigh.

You study his face trying to figure out what could be bothering him. “What’s wrong?”

Jake softly smiles at you. “Absolutely nothing, my love. Happy Birthday.”

You give him a slightly confused smile. “Thank you.”

“Let’s dance again.”

**

All four of them returned at the same time. Josh and Lana keep strangely peering at Jake. He shook his head at them and you were so confused at the situation. You assumed it was some birthday surprise.

“Go take her to the kitchen and make her do a shot with you.” Lana orders Sam.

He didn’t need a lot of nudging on that, a few minutes later Sam approached you and pulled you into the kitchen.

“Okay I’m going to get creative here.” Sam says, pulling out a few ingredients.

You laugh at him but peer over at Lana and Josh what seems like interrogating Jake in the corner of your living room.

**

“What happened?” Lana asks Jake, almost bewildered.

“Did she say no?” Josh asks, equally as panicked.

Jake lets out a small chuckle. “I didn’t ask.”

“What?” Lana belts out.

Jake flicks his gaze over to you in the kitchen. “Today is about her and only her. My question can wait, I’ll wait forever if I have to.”

Josh lets out a small sigh. “Well good for you. You’ll know when the time is right.”

Lana nods her head, but she doesn’t agree. She clears her throat before making an announcement. “Okay everyone get to the wall for pictures!”

**

Jake proposed a week later.

4 YEARS LATER:

“Jake, stop!” You shout through giggles as he tickles you.

“Hey I have to get that baby to come out somehow!” He says still tickling you. “I read in a baby magazine that tickling can induce birth.”

You were pregnant with your first child. A daughter that you and Jake had agreed would be named Charlotte Joan. Secretly, her name was Charlotte because you and Jake believed that Charlotte, North Carolina was the city she was conceived in after a show. You and Jake had been married for a little over two years now. You moved to Nashville almost three and a half years ago, opening a new office there. You and Jake had bought a four bedroom home for just the two of you in the suburbs. The basement was obviously a studio. The band had skyrocketed, gaining a huge following. You had to admit it was hard to see thousands of women throwing themselves at your husband, but you knew who he came home to. Jake loved you so much, and he was so excited that he was about to become a Dad.

You and Sam never turned out to be quite the same as before, but you still spoke. He has been dating a fellow musician for almost a year now, he seems happy. Josh is still Josh. He has had flings here or there but nothing serious. He is more excited to be an uncle than he is about any relationship. In fact Josh is so excited that he bought a house down the street from yours and Jake’s. He wanted to be as close as possible to his niece. Danny was also still single. He had a few girlfriends throughout the years, but he mainly focused on golfing and drums. He came over often to jam with Jake downstairs.

Overall, life was beautiful. You married the love of your life and now you were about to birth a daughter. There wasn’t much more you could ask for. It’s crazy to think that if you hadn't paid Sam any attention on that fateful night that you would have none of this.

“Jake, I'm serious!” You say trying to remove his hands from your hips.

He holds his hands up. “Fine. Fine.” Jake lays next to you on the bed and kisses your cheek a few times before moving to your lips. “You know what else is supposed to help with inducing?” He says with a smirk on his face.

You roll your eyes at him. “I am super pregnant, I can’t even see my feet.”

Jake makes a face at you. “You’re absolutely beautiful. Right now you are growing our daughter inside of you. There is nothing more beautiful than that, there is nothing more beautiful than you.”

You grab his hand and smile bashfully up at him.

“Quite frankly I have never seen someone look so sexy pregnant. I can’t promise that a month from now you won’t be pregnant again with the way you look.” He says smugly.

You scoff. “Oh yeah in your dreams Kiszka.”

Jake kisses you multiple times. “Can you get pregnant while you’re already pregnant? You know, like reloading.” He says through kisses joking with you.

You giggle at him. “You’re really putting the moves on right here. Aren’t you?”

Jake continues to kiss your neck. “Oh in your dreams, Kiszka.”

Jake proceeds to kiss you for a few minutes before returning to your neck. It’s all you could think about, his perfect lips on your skin, his calloused fingers raking across your body, his…fuck.

You fling your eyes open. “Jake.” You say calmly.

He hums in response to you.

“Jake.” You say again with more urgency.

“Someone’s eager.” He says as he pulls back to look at you, his face twisting with concern when he sees you.

“Jake. My water just broke.” You say as calmly as possible.

He sits up and looks down at you. His face turns from concern to sheer panic. “I didn’t think it would work that fast. Fuck. Shit.” He says as he scatters off the bed and runs around the house trying to remember everything he needs for the hospital.

You breathe in deeply. “I need you to call Josh, my mom, and Lana in that order. Okay?” You say as Jake enters the room with a duffel bag.

He nods and runs to grab his phone. Josh is there in minutes.

“The hospital bags are in our closet. There are three of them.” You say, breathing deeply and shuffling to the front door.

“Jake, where are the towels and your keys?” Josh asks.

“Bathroom closet and hanging by the door.” Jake replies frantically.

Josh disappears for a few minutes before coming back and taking your arm. “Come on mama. Let’s get you to the hospital. Jake get the goddamn bags and let’s go!”

Josh helps you in the car where he has laid towels out all over your backseat and has two bottles of cold water waiting if you need it. Jake throws your bags in the trunk and gets in the driver’s seat while Josh sits in the back with you holding your hand and breathing with you. Jake is frazzled. He is speeding and cursing slightly under his breath.

“Shit. Hang on honey I’ll have us there in 10 minutes. Fuck.” Jake says bobbing and weaving out of traffic.

“Jake, your wife is in labor, you are not. Get your shit together.” Josh says softly for your sake.

Jake nods and takes a deep breath. “Josh, can you call mom, Sam, and Daniel?”

“Yes I will do that as soon as we get there. Okay mama squeeze my hand as hard as you need to, let’s just breathe.” Josh says.

**

Labor wasn’t easy. In fact it was really difficult, but Jake was there with you. He never left your side as soon as you had gotten to the hospital.

The receptionist had said “one minute” when Jake walked up and he had yelled back “Absolutely not my wife is in fucking labor!” But other than that, Jake was composed and held your hand through it all.

Josh waited in the waiting room, so did Sam, and Danny when they arrived. Jake’s parents had flown out immediately when they heard you were in labor, as did your family and Lana. When Charlotte finally came out Jake cried more than she did. He was absolutely enamored by her and her tiny fingers and toes.

“She’s perfect. She’s absolutely perfect, just like her mother.” Jake said through tears as he held her for the first time, kissing your head.

You were also enamored by your daughter. You could already tell she had Jake’s nose and hair color, but your bone structure. She was beautiful and you never knew how much you could love something until she was placed in your arms.

After she was cleaned and you had rested you were ready to have guests come. Josh, Sam, and Danny were in first. You and Jake had both agreed that Danny was her uncle as well.

“Oh my god. Hi little one.” Josh said as Jake handed him his niece. Josh shed a few tears.

Sam got her next after you nursed her. “Lottie are you ready to meet your uncle Sammy?” You nod as Sam approaches you. You hand her off to Sam and he smiles brightly as he looks down at her.

“Hi.” Sam says as he takes his finger and lightly touches her little hand. “She’s beautiful just like her mom.” Sam says looking up at you.

You offer him a smile and Danny comes up to see her.

Both of your parents had arrived later and cried and rejoiced at their first grandchild. Lana and her now fiancé, which is the guy from the bar, arrived last and were so excited to be godparents. It was a beautiful day, one that you would never forget. Jake cried more that day than you had ever seen before, that touched your heart. You stared down at your daughter while Jake slept on the couch in your hospital room. You and Jake made her. This perfect bundle of joy. She was made out of pure love and admiration.

When you left the hospital a few days later Jake waited on you and Charlotte hand and foot. He didn’t sleep for almost three days. Josh was over every day, he even slept on your couch those first few nights. Sam and his girlfriend had come by and brought tons of food and Danny brought drinks and desserts. About a week after you had been home, it finally felt like you were getting settled. You had just put Charlotte down for the night while Jake was making dinner for you two. You melted into the couch and took a deep breath. It was nice to have a moment of much needed peace. Jake came to you a few minutes later with a plate of food. He had made you a steak, homemade mashed potatoes, and green beans. He also brought you a glass of sweet red wine, which you hadn’t had in over nine months. You smiled at your husband and thanked him.

“I will always do anything for my girls.” He replied, kissing your forehead.

After you had both eaten you sat cuddled up under a blanket on your couch. Jake had his arms wrapped around you while you both sat and stared at your baby monitor.

“I love this life.” You said with a smile.

“You and Charlotte are my life and I damn sure love you two more than anything.” Jake responded.

You move back so you’re facing Jake. “Forever and always Mr. Kiszka.”

Jake smiles at you and laces his fingers with yours. “Forever and always Mrs. Kiszka. My best friend, my lover, and my wife. It’s you and me until the end, then I’ll find you again in the next life.”

You beam a smile at him. “I’m going to hold you to that.”

**

Fin.

[starii-lins]

TW: N@zi shit

Hoo boy that's a. way to start for sure, but its a problem i want to talk about and make my stance clear on, as well as spread awareness bcs i'm not sure i can support anyone who still supports TSBS knowingly after this.

TLDR: A channel called "Hazbin Hotel -VRchat" run by the same people who run TSBS, or at least featuring the same people there, used a VERY sensitive topic (as mentioned im the TW) in a video, or at least in the thumbnail, to clickbait basically. I will no longer be watching the videos or giving them any money/interaction. I will only be interacting/making art of AUs and such fan content

Anyways, heres the video in question.

(Screenshot is from a mutual's friend, the vid is on their channel)

I have not watched the video, but from what Ive heard, the VAs involved are the ones acting in the Circus Baby & Glamrock Freddy show, and the Roxanne & Gregory show. Im unsure if any of the others are involved because there aren't any posts/links of who's voice acting in the channel, so if anyone is aware pls lmk

What theyre doing is gross, even if it is clickbait. This shit is a serious topic, not one to be used as a thumbnail in some content farm channel. No matter how the video goes, whether it does feature the person in question, it's still disgusting that they use him as CLICKBAIT.

I'm unaware if the actors in TSAMS, MGAFS and LAES (Davis, Kat, Reed, Matt) are involved, but even if they aren't, until there is news/an official statement, I don't feel comfortable supporting them. I will most likely be supporting aus and artists still as they are doing their own thing and are separate, plus the channel isn't exactly popular so i dont think ive seen anyone else speaking up about it.

HOWEVER. if there is any news about it at all (connecting to my point about not knowing whether the main popular channels are involved) please let me know. i do not want to spread misinformation or hate on people who aren't involved. Please don't attack artists/fans who are unaware of this and still watch the shows. This is simply what I know, and what I'm doing about it.

Again, I don't follow the VAs on social media, so if there is any information I missed or any response to this situation, please let me know. My DMs, replies and askbox are open.