#to the anon who sent this in: i didn’t want to publish your ask bc the tiktok link would link back to u and idk if u knew that lol

[hugheses]

the squad at the zach bryan concert

[minniesmutt]

—triggered?

-💃

the only arguement these people have is “it clogs the tags and it’s harder to find new fics/find a certain fic” which, that’s their own damn fault imo.

if you want new fics; be nice to authors. give the support we have been asking for for months. you don’t go send hate on anon bc you didn’t like what they published. you scroll away

if you want to reread a certain fic; reblog it or follow the author. likes are absolutely fucking bullshit on here— and authors have been saying this for months. notes are another reason authors leave. about 80% of people like post and dont reblog which is what helps KEEPS fics in circulation. i am— and probably all writers— are more happy seeing a reblog with “#read later” or “#bookmark” than a like. even just like a “#JENDJXJSNDJ” is better than a like

tags let fics be seen. if i have an OT8 X Reader story like “Our Angel” or “Meddle About” I’m going to but tags for ALL the members bc they are included in the story somewhere. if your not a writer, i do not fucking care about your opinion on how i tag my story. stay mad. i have not ONCE seen another author complain about how fics are tagged.

now, if the person or people who have been bitching at me approached me nicer, i’d have nicer responses bc i’ve had this issue one other time. but the person who sent me the ask was nice about it. they asked me nicely not to tag Our Angel with tags for OT8 and i simply said no, it’s an OT8 story, i’m tagging it how i want to. but everytime my answer is no.

[scover-va]

Also I would love to just hear about your interpretation of Carla in general her lack of content among the 0.3 fans of the Hex is CRIMINAL

The lack of content IS criminal, anon

But! I have to rewrite a paragraph bc tumblr crashed, but that’s besides the point. Anyways! Actual info dump under the cut bc god mother fuckin DAMN

So as a kid, Carla was pretty quiet and introverted. Not as much as Lionel, but still. She stayed inside playing games as much as possible, and when Lionel got an interest in making games, it sparked her interest in programming, too. She stayed in Canada with her Tio Juanito and Tia María, due to her parents, Sosimo and Ivette, moving back to Mexico due to Ivette having health issues (Carla didn’t wanna leave her few friends in Canada, so that’s why. Her parents visit her whenever they can, and call often).

Carla was always a ‘take no shit’ kind of person despite her quiet nature, and definitely was sent home at least a few times for punching a kid (who, granted, were always asking for it, but still). She had a small friend group by high school, but she and Lionel were pretty much inseparable. Similar dynamic to Janis and Damian in Mean Girls. I know in the WW section of Walk, Lionel says the two weren’t all that close ever, but fuck that and I’m gonna say Lionel was just being an ass with that line. Maybe a ‘if i pretend we weren’t close, her leaving will hurt less’ type thing. Anyways, they also went to prom together as friends, which I’m in the process of writing a fic about.

As well, at some point in her preteen/teen years, Carla started her longest programming project. A game that takes place at a circus, with the main character, an unnamed female ringleader, being one of her favourite characters, even compared to ones she didn’t make. The design changed a lot over the years, but the basis of this woman being a ringleader was the same the entire time.

Upon reaching 18 and graduating, she went to college for computer science while Lionel worked for Gamefuna, starting up his own little group of programmers to start work on Combat Arena. Within the first couple weeks of him working for Gamefuna and Carla going to college, he offered her a position to work for him. She accepted, seeing this as a better opportunity, and dropped out of college, now out a shit ton of money. But it’s fine, she could totally pay that off using her high paychecks.

Noting the lack of girls in the Combat Arena lineup, Carla insisted she and Lionel make a couple characters. So, Lionel created Chandrelle. And since she was working for Gamefuna, and any game she published while working for them would then be owned by them thanks to their bullshit rules. So, development on her circus game was paused for the time being.

Since she still wanted to use her ringleader character, but didn’t want to fully give up her work to Gamefuna, she decided to use the ringleader girl. She named the character Sado, and made a promise to herself to use any remaining money after Lionel’s contract with Gamefuna ended to buy back the rights to Sado. And thanks to Sado’s original game being a passion of hers for years, she pushed the Gameworks engine to its limits out of the pure desire to make Sado loved by others just as much as she loved the character. Which included unique attacks and characteristics, such as being able to alter the way the game was played. And while Sado was largely considered op, Carla refused to let Sado get removed, especially after Chandrelle was removed, since they needed more female rep in the game.

Well then we know how Lionel started becoming an asshat. He’d pay his workers less and less, threaten to fire them over the littlest things, and this overall created the rift between Carla and Lionel. They grew to hate each other, Lionel seeing her as argumentative, lazy, and childishly stubborn, while Carla saw him as egotistical, a liar, and just overall scum. She only continued to work for him for the paychecks and to get Sado back afterwards. After all, as a drop out living without a car in an apartment, where else could she quickly work other than customer service or a fast food chain? Yeah, no, she preferred the man-child boss.

At some point during Combat Arena’s creation, Sado made her sentience known to Carla during a late night shift, when Carla was one of the last few people there. Carla thought she was going crazy from exhaustion, having a video game character chat with her, but the same thing happened the next day, where Sado chatted with her. Carla started carrying Sado’s files on a usb with her all the time, feeling almost like she had some sort of responsibility to fulfill due to creating Sado.

As well during Combat Arena’s development was one of the final straws for Carla, which just made her lose all faith in Lionel getting better. She asked for some time off, about a week, and he told her that she’d only get the time off if she finished all her work, having to meet an impossible deadline. She’d skip lunch breaks, come in early morning, leave after Lionel himself left the office, and pretty much was running on minimal sleep and food. Well, she didn’t meet the deadline, and was forced to keep working without the desired time off. She ended up missing her mother’s funeral down in Mexico. Not that Lionel was ever aware, but how do you tell your boss in front of all your coworkers that your mom just died? Her pleading didn’t work either, missing her last chance to see her mother, alive or dead.

When Secrets of Legendaria dropped, and overall bombed, Carla was immediately blamed for it. Lionel shouted at her in front of all her coworkers, blaming her for what happened at the end with Chandrelle and Vallamir. And why was she blamed? Thanks to the small messages she left in the game, each tagged with her name or her infamous duck insignia. She stormed out, bumped into Lou Natas, and managed to make a deal with him. She got the rights to Sado back, and could easily get her revenge against Lionel. And what did she give in return? Well, her soul, which she thought was a joke. She still thinks it’s a joke. Dumbass.

Anyways, post Gamefuna work, she has become angry and spiteful at the world. Her mother’s dead, she’s constantly on the verge of being homeless, and eventually even has to move back in with her Tia and Tio due to rising rent costs. When Waste World’s contents somehow get leaked to the general public, Carla sees a perfect opportunity. Creating the Boss Rush mod, she slaps in Sado as one of the bosses, telling Sado to do as she pleases to Lionel’s game. Sado becomes lost shortly after the event, and Carla isn’t really sure as to how or why. But with Sado gone, Carla’s left unable to do much.

Luckily, she’s become more sociable during this time! She’s gained more friends, more social skills, and learns how to manipulate people to do as she pleases. Which isn’t so good.

She eventually gets messaged by Lionel, asking her to upload some files into a game of hers, and release the game if something were to happen to him. She blocks him, but agrees to do it anyways.

Well, news easily spreads about game developer Lionel Snill’s death, and Carla hears about it. She follows news on it, and forums and the such dedicated to theories on his death, since there’s absolutely no evidence at the scene. No evidence of a break in, no dna, all they know is that he was beaten and strangled. And Carla’s obviously interested in the case, so she follows along, working on a game to publish his files into.

Only one theory catches her attention. That it was one of his game characters. Sure, the theorizer was mocked and ridiculed for the theory, but given as Carla knows the game characters are sentient, she’s very aware it’s entirely possible. She stays silent on what she knows, but follows along with the theory out of curiosity.

One day, she gets emailed Sado’s files back, by a woman named Amanda. The woman doesn’t explain how she got Sado’s files, but Carla thanks her anyways. And after some consideration (2 seconds), she adds onto Lionel’s files. A virus called SADO.EXE. Why? Well, to fuck up his files. One last big ‘fuck you’ to him, and to anyone who gives a shit about him in a positive way.

Since then, Carla’s stayed angry, extroverted, and manipulative. She definitely has been reading up on threads relating to the mysterious deaths of Kaycee Hobbes and Luke Carder, though.

[makeste]

The anon who sent the Twitter thread here! Thanks for the answer ^^ I absolutely agree that harrassing Caleb (regardless of how correct are his translations) is absolutely unaccepatable and some people should, like, go outside or something. Or at least take step away from the internet given the pandemic. (also after rereading this ask before sending I realized it may seem as if I felt attacked and was defending myself, so I want to clarify it now - it's absolutely not the case lmao) I was asking stricte about the situation with the translation, but since you can't really separate translation and its translator, I mentioned Caleb, but I also did it only bc Caleb is the only one we really know to be responsible for translations. I guess I could've worded it better lmao. Also I wasn't aware that editors sometimes change things without his knowledge. That's,,, really shitty tbh, I thought Viz is more professional. Imo it should be consulted if the editor wants to change something, not did behind the translator's back. Either way, do you think it can cause people to lose faith in the official translations? With how inacurrate the fanscans can be (which imo is totally understandable, given it goes Japanese -> Korean -> English and especially nuances can be lost in translation), and how stupid some shitstorms are, official translations were kinda this safe space to confirm/deny some of the subtle differences.

just to clarify anon, I didn’t think you said anything inappropriate, and your ask was worded just fine imo. I sort of used it as an excuse to soapbox about the Caleb discourse just because it’s been on my mind on and off, and since you did mention him. this is like the epitome of a first world problem, but sometimes I’m itching to talk about a topic, but I don’t necessarily want to write multiple posts about it, and so if I’ve already got an ask related to it, I’ll just tag the rant onto that. but the problem is if all of my asks are polite and thoughtful and eminently reasonable, and I want to rant about the parts of the fandom that aren’t, said rant probably seems like an overreaction by me lol. sorry about that.

anyway! honestly I think that for the vast majority of people who read the official translations, it never even enters their mind to question it. for the fans who are more active in the online community who are reading multiple scans, they probably do become more skeptical when something like this happens. but I also feel like those are the type of people who are more primed to question translations anyway, just because they care more about getting those details right.

also I think it’s worth noting that this isn’t exactly a new problem with manga translations in general, as we’ve had to deal with inaccuracies and over-the-top localization efforts for decades. like I hail from the days when publishers like Viz still flipped manga pages so that they would read left-to-right, because they didn’t think fans would be willing to read a book that was right-to-left. and that’s not even getting into the lengths they would go to avoid having characters curse, or the absurdly cringey localization of characters’ names and other things like that. so the thing is, I already learned a long time ago that “official” doesn’t always equal reliable. (and a lot of times the changes that draw the most fandom ire actually are considered professional, which is part of the problem; what the industry considers “professional” doesn’t always keep pace with what the fans want.) and overall I feel like modern translations have come such a long way that relatively minor things like this don’t really bother me like they might otherwise.

and really I don’t think it’s the worst thing if this leads fans to do more research and possibly learn more about the Japanese language and the whole translation process. I think that’s kind of cool actually. in the end the people who want to know the exact ins and outs of a given line in the manga have more resources than ever to find that out, which is great. having people realize that no translation is completely without bias or flaws is a good thing imo. I just wish we could do it without all of the drama lol.

[shoplifting]

blocks @/photosthatarensfw aka @/highladysith

TW antiblackness

[Image description: a reblog by @/osha-unofficial that says “Who is their manager.”, which is reblogged and replied to by @/photosthatarensfw saying “You want their manager? ok karen”. End description.] 

A few weeks ago I sent them an ask replying to this comment of theirs, letting them know that if she’s not Black and especially if she’s white she shouldn’t be using Karen like that, it’s not for us. I had been optimistic that they would respond well given that they hadn’t used any other AAVE in the posts of hers I’d seen. They never published the ask.

Fast forward to yesterday where they asked if people would be interested in buying merch from them. I sent an admittedly pissed off ask and this is how they replied.

[Image description: an anon that says “I wouldn’t buy pins/stickers if the procedes go to you bc i sent you an ask about whether or not you’re Black bc you used AAVE and I never saw u answer it. If u did answer it and correct yourself or u r Black yes I’d buy.” Her reply reads “K”. End description.]

And I wrote that pretty late, I didn’t really remember if she’d used more AAVE or what the original instance was and I should have been polite and ask whether or not they got my ask. I do deeply regret this ask, but now that the cat’s out of the bag, OP is addressing it and showing what they think.

This is the reply they reblogged to the ask.

[Image description: The main text reads “Sorry I didn’t answer your anon, I tend to delete baity asks”. The tags read “There’s literally nothing I can say to make you think I’m not an asshole”. End description.]

Which given how I worded the ask I would take into consideration if she was confronting the issue of appropriation. I did not say what I should have, that I hadn’t noticed if they’d used more AAVE, but she should have addressed the issue at this point in our interaction. Furthermore, there absolutely ARE ways to convince me you’re not an asshole, which include owning up and moving on with composure and respect, and my second anon was worded in a way that could be read as bait, whereas, while I don’t remember the exact wording, I hope and believe my original ask was probably simply pointing out a fact.

And now is where all of the assumptions really come in, which is driving me up the fucking wall.

[Image description: an anon that says “if you said you’re black then they’d want photo evidence and throw a fit if you didn’t provide evidence. if you said your not black then they’d “cancel” you. there’s no winning”. OP replies “Exactly”. The tags read “It’s pretty obvious what my main blog is tho so. If they wanted to know they could easily figure it out. (I literally said Karen once) (that’s why they’re mad at me)”. End description.]

WHICH LIKE?? WHAT THE FUCK??

I never hinted that I wanted photo evidence, I wouldn’t have because that’s just too much, too invasive, and I’m trusting of people. I understand that it’s a trend that people will get deplatformed for minor things but the assumption that this case was that is inaccurate. Secondly, they do not have an about page on that blog and I am almost exclusively on Tumblr mobile.

I told her that on anon this morning, as well as the fact that I understood that if she is Black (or a person of color, though I forgot to mention that in the message), then answering would have put her at undue risk and it was fine if she just corrected themself. I said this all civilly and well rested. They have not published that ask yet.

I am also not mad about the unknowing use of AAVE, I am mad about the lack of addressing it now that the conversation is being had, which I believe I had communicated. I really shouldn’t have been mad when sending the second ask because I couldn’t remember if she’d used it recently, but even when sending that ask my anger was due to them not taking accountability, not from the one instance itself.

And then there was this ask.

[Image description: an anon that says “What good comes from demanding to know someones skin colour? You arent a mega corp masquerading as someone who gives a shit, just an independent content creator. I genuinely worry that people cant see nuance in “support black businesses”.” Their reply is “They’re literally just mad I said Karen once so”. End description.]

Which just ignores the whole point of wanting to avoid giving racist people a platform or money, or holding each other accountable. And once again she is deflecting to me being mad over one word instead of taking accountability or addressing the appropriation.

They also allowed jokes to be made on the ask of mine they posted.

[Image description: A reblog by @/photosthatarensfw with a screenshot of a reply by @/verisoran that says “On the plus side, this behavior from teh anon fits the sub, as it is decidedly nsfw”. OP’s reply is “did you just call me a sub?” and their tags are the joking tone indicator and “I am not submissive and breedable”. End description]

I didn’t remember that author portraits are a thing on desktop dashboard, which is the only place you can see who they are. Their main blog, @/highladysith, does not have an about page either, and her race is not listed in their bio, but they do have a profile picture with a face in it, so, given the tags of that last ask, I’m assuming this is them.

[Image description: A photo of a young bleach-blonde white person with a sparkly filter applied. End description.]

They still have not addressed the use of AAVE even though I sent them this article about an hour ago, and of the 4 anons I sent I sent (the third message wis split between two asks), she has only published the aggressive one, painting me purely as a demanding and invasive aggressor.

[Image description: a reblog by @/penrosetri-jay-ngle that says “I feel like we’re getting a little too comfortable demanding people share personal information on the internet in order to prove themselves Unproblematic”. End description.]

Given that this is the only discussion of racism on her blog as far as I’ve seen, they’re also only portraying the outcry against this appropriating in a negative light.

They’re one of those people that posts about antiblack violence but immediately argues at recommendations to listen to Black people.

[inmyarmswrappedin]

thank you so much for responding, i always love to read your thoughts and how well you are able to convey your points. but i just wanted to add that i think you might have misinterpreted what i meant by “watered down” (and i was worried about that bc i can’t seem to figure out exactly how to say what i mean). but so i didn’t actually mean that all changes remakes made watered down the stories. (some changes were great and effective) it’s more that i feel like bc there are so many versions of more or less the same stories, the initial impact of og skam has been lost along the way for some people? like they don’t look back on it as fondly, i guess? either bc they are tired of so many versions of the same stories or bc they prefer one of the remakes. so i think it’s more like the remakes might have watered down the memory of og skam for some people? (and all of that is fine, people are totally allowed to change their minds and it’s not uncommon for feelings toward a show to change over time) anyway i almost feel like i’ve lost my train of thought and i’m still not sure if this even makes any sense, so i’m just gonna end it here lol

Hey 💌 So you just sent this same ask a few minutes ago (but without the compliments that you used in this one, which is why I'm replying to this one lmao, BECAUSE I LIKE TELLING MYSELF THAT PEOPLE APPRECIATE ME).

And so I just wanted to say that I did get your asks, and I did have stuff I wanted to say in response, but sometimes I just... fail to respond. Sometimes it'll be because I don't want to publish an ask for whatever reason, but sometimes I could, like, start composing a reply in my mind or even start to draft a response, and I'll get distracted by something else or just feel like my reply is getting too long or... What I mean to say is that my not replying to an ask isn't something personal.

So I've been thinking, for people who send me asks and aren't necessarily looking for a long response, but some kind of acknowledgement that I did get your ask. Would it be okay if I posted something like, acknowledging I got X or Y ask, and a short explanation like, "I have more stuff to say about this, but I need to marinate in my thoughts a little more" or "Got your ask and I appreciate the clarification, I don't have much more to say on the issue"? Just like a quick "state of my inbox" so anons/users know their ask didn't get sucked into a black hole I guess. Would that be fine for you guys?

[moody-bloosh]

I published this as a post bc hONESTLY ANON THIS IS MAGNIFICENT, I WAS STILL AWAKE WHEN YOU SENT THESE IN AND GOD LEMME TELL YOU I WAS UP FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THE NIGHT JUST WAITING FOR THESE TO COME IN THEY WERE SO GOOD ;;;;; I CRIED god i’d love to write something like this,, if you ever write this out anon could you tag me, i’d love to read this masterpiece !!! 

sadly anon i think your ask got cut off? I think i only got 5 kndalsdnksaln but if that’s all that’s okay too i didn’t mean to sound ungrateful. 

I AM NOT LYING THIS IS SO INTERESTING AND AMAZING AAAAAA 

under the cut for yandere, cheating

Anonymous said: 

i kinda have this idea for cheater AU, Bruno regrets cheating on his wife but let her go anyways, he wishes he didn't break her heart, but it's too late now, things playoff just like in the manga, in Bruno's death he thinks of s/o and wishes he could have protected her, perhaps his wish did come true but not in the way he thinks it is, Bruno woke up to find himself in a familiar room, but something is...off, was it all a dream? why is he in bed without a scratch?(1/??/)

when his eyes wander across the familiar yet strange room, he stops when he notices s/o peacefully sleeping beside him, this would have to make Bruno fill with joy thinking he was gifted to be able to be back in a time where s/o was still his, but this s/o look sicklier and fragile than the s/o he knows before, she has a long scar on the left of her face that goes over her eye, the part that stands out to him the most was the ring on her finger, it wasn't just a normal ring(2/???)

the ring was ironed into her finger, there's still some visible burn marks on that finger that were probably caused by the ring, this isn't his home, this isn't the s/o he know and it hit him that, this isn't him, this body feels strange. It takes him months to adapt into his new life, he soon finds out that this isn't him, in this timeline Bruno is 21 already, after defeating Diavolo, Bruno quit being in the mafia and wanted to be a fisherman like his father(3/???)

this Bruno met s/o after her husband, Risotto was killed. He learns that s/o didn't want to get remarried because she still loves risotto but Bruno didn't take no for an answer he was convinced that s/o was made for him and him alone, he locks her up in his home, showering her in affections hoping one day she'll love him, but he slowly loses patient, he uses more inhumane methods to make her love him,this, this was the thing that broke her, she ''fell'' in love with him(4/???)

s/o was madly in love with him and devoted everything for her new husband even if there are times where he'll make sure to drill in her head toxic ideas that he said was ''love'', this was the life this Bruno wanted, but that Bruno is gone, this Bruno is horrified of what happened to s/o, he's horrified of how broken she is and the baby that's growing inside her, he knows this isn't right, would Bruno be able to help s/o?or would his actions make s/o fall madly for him more? who knows (5/???)

[thejudgingtrash]

I wanna hear the Dom/sub discourse!!! Also love ur blog :) (I personally am a proponent of dom percy just bc I like that idea but I’d love to hear yours!!! I didnt even know there was discourse!) love to hear your thoughts and again super cool blog!!!! :’)

* ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY IF IT WASNT ALREADY ESTABLISHED BUT ONLLLLLLY IF THEY ARE LIKE IN THEIR OLDER 20S!!!! ppl doing that in the context of teens is *gross* (previous anon who sent in the ask before) :)

Oh! Thank you for the compliments. I’m still not used at being so visible now to people 🥺😥😅

Good that you’ve added your points because that essentially brings down my issues with this whole spiel. I guess I’m going to play the other card. My main issues with this whole thing are:

A) the fandom sexualizing kids

B) people not understanding that looks/behavior in or outside of a (romantic) relationship don’t necessarily have to correlate with sexual behavior, especially when powerplay is involved

Of course Percy is easier to grasp for us. We have five whole books where we hear his every thought, follow his every move and think we get to know him (that automatically makes Percy not a reliable narrator, just saying).

For every book quote that puts Percy into the „Dom“ slot, there’s also a book quote that would be fitting for Annabeth (the dance from TTC comes to my mind). I can see both going either way. Despite them having mostly different personalities (Percy internalizing his thoughts and motives, whereas Annabeth is doing rather the opposite), they are very similar when it comes to leadership and end goals. Annabeth can range from emotional to bossy in a similar way Percy does. They just express themselves on different levels and get seen by outsiders in different ways.

Did you catch that? Did you see the hypocrisy that I just committed? We are using book quotes to justify placing characters that are in that context and in overall canon minors/teens/essentially fucking children in sexualized categories. Tbh, as much flag as you can give Riordan, I can’t blame him for blocking people who do this. Not every author is a fan of fanfiction and fan theory and what not.

People throwing these BSDM terms around without a second thought makes me cringe (tbh, I’m too lazy to explain the psychology of power play and kinks in that regard, just know that the instigator is not automatically the top/dom and there are many, many, many layers in a pp relationship). You cannot base sexual behavior from the canon itself. We know nothing about Percy and Annabeth in that regard to even justify the slightest. Ripping actions out of context to give them a label doesn’t work like that so easily unfortunately.

The only way to settle this question for once and all would be by simply doing this:

The whole debate that happened months/weeks ago (quarantine makes everything blurry in my memory) was just fucking stupid?

Imagine being a 15 year old, anxious, frightened girl. You’ve been deeply traumatized since you’ve been seven years old, you’re scared to death because you have a crush on your best friend and think he might perish (newsflash: of course you as the reader can foreshadow that in that context the series goes on. The characters can’t as they lack that specific insight. Percy didn’t have to wind up dead in the books, but he could have been severely mutilated, gone missing (guess he did later), bruised, etc. apart from his mental struggles. The super power part is essentially the only thing that’s keeping him alive), you give him a kiss because you’re too shy to admit your feelings for him and he’s being an awkward cheeky bastard before looking for a fight and then some adult asshole has the caucasity of calling you a bratty sub. Literally what.

Some anon (or a group of anons, don’t know which) contacted a bunch of people with that Dom!Percy and Sub!Annabeth stuff. Anon, Liebste, homegirl, my love, mija, if you see this please slide into the DMs because whaddefuck? Your thought process hotdamn. Where did you pick this up? Let’s be open about this discussion. You didn’t go from A to B, you went from A to Z and robbed Jeff Bezos on the way out. I mean what???

People using canon to justify their headcanons is simply something I can’t get behind in this matter. The main issues is that they are children/teens/minors in canon. There is no way around it. Trying to justify/back up some of your thoughts in that regard with actual quotes only makes it worse because you aren’t only sexualizing them in your fanon, but you are also automatically transferring these thoughts to the actual books and thus fore sexualizing them in canon. You’re changing the basis and narrative.

I honestly don’t get the obsession that some have with their teenage sex life? This isn’t a personal attack on people but I’ve seen this throughout several group chats and social media platforms like Twitter, Reddit, Pinterest even and of course Tumblr. And popular stuff like Riverdale, Euphoria, 13 Reasons Why and New Adult Twilight rip-offs á la Shades of Grey and that Harry Styles fanfic honestly don’t help with the portrayal of „curious“ teens.

This also isn’t a strict PJO phenomenon, it happens across all fandoms. The odd trend with sexualizing kids/teens or things intended for kids has been going on for ages. I get it, you grow out of the related audience but that doesn’t justify the means? Canon won’t change simply because you do.

Percy and Annabeth are awkward teens that have never dated anyone else and had barely half a year between pjo and hoo before getting caught up in another mess. I’m not saying that teens aren’t curious and don’t experiment, some do drugs and/or have sex (let’s be real the probability of something happening in the stable scene in MOA is very high) but still? Putting dom/sub labels on them is sketchyyy. Also throw your fucking sex god headcanons out of the motherfucking window. They are 17-ish, if you need the mental image of some weird kids flopping on top of each other for two whole minutes for some odd reason, good for you but I’m side eying the fuck outta you.

You can’t really blame Riordan for not being more explicit. A) the series is for middle schoolers (aka kids), so it’s not strictly Young Adult and there’s only so much you can do B) publishers/editors interfering is a thing (especially with society’s views of sex = bad and violence = just fine) and c) the probability of sexualizing the characters of his own creation in that sense might have made him uncomfortable. Better to play safe, than end up with a bigger mess, just saying. I’m all for the sex talk in a non-berating, (slightly) educational approach when it comes to that in non-adult literature. Or even just stating a sex scene in a mere sentence. (Karen M. McManus did an amazing job with portraying struggling teens with a right approach in One of Us is Lying. Stating it or making it very, very, very clear between the lines. Then again, not everyone can pull that off or wants to go in that direction).

In addition to that, seeing stuff like the infamous ”the sea doesn’t like to be restrained“ or ”Percy has handsome features which shifted from humor to anger“ quotes getting constantly shredded is so… Meh. One simple question: what does Percy having a mean resting bitch face to do with his sexuality/sexual behavior? What does him being annoyed and on the moodier side have to do with it? For me absolutely nothing. The correlation isn’t really clear and out there. Pissed Percy doesn’t translate into Percy automatically being the dominant (in Percabeth’s sex life)?

I mean I get it. We all grow up. Erotica is a wonderful genre and art form (if you waddle through the trash). You will never be able to get that out of fiction and fanfiction. That’s also neither my goal nor my place to decide. As cheap and stupid as it is, I’d rather have people intentionally aging the characters up and stating their headcanons in that regard rather than people attempting to abuse canon where the characters are minors in order for sexualizing them. There’s no good way to prevent this from happening unfortunately (unless you really want to abolish all explicit fanon stuff).

Whenever you post a sexy headcanon just hold on for a second. If you have abstract future headcanons sure, go ahead, personally don’t see a problem with that. But if you use source material to fixate your thoughts on minors in canon to give them sexual labels… I urge you to seriously rethink that.

Stop sexualizing minors. Please. Pretty please.

Peace

[pikemoreno]

Okay, so I'm an anon. And I feel disgusted by my fellow anon who said the attention thing, so here's my response to them: 1- Bri is doing this not because she wants attention for herself, but because she wants attention for all the neglected writers in this fandom! It's true that she is one of those writers, but framing her actions as something negative is like hating on a feminist woman bc she's also fighting for herself. ~ 🍪

2- And even if her primary motivation was to get more traffic to her blog, she's still taking a lot of traffic to OTHER blogs, effectively sharing whatever success she has. 3- PLUS there's absolutely nothing wrong with wanting attention in and out of itself, the problem starts when one does harmful and/or dangerous things to get said attention. Bri is literally sharing and reviewing a couple of fics in exchange for hers to also be shared and reviewed, there's absolutely nothing harmful ~ 🍪

nor dangerous about that! 4- Going back to my previous point, people wanting attention, particularly artists, spells happiness for the rest of us in most cases. Anon, do you watch films and series? Read books? Listen to music? Consume memes? People made all of those things and decided to SHARE them with the world. I can assure you that most content creators (particularly those that don't get money in exchange for their work) post/publish their work bc they want attention, ~ 🍪

they want their talent and ability to be recognized. AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. 5- I imagine that that anon said what they said because of Bri's unenforced requirement of other writers also needing to review her fics, but AGAIN, Bri is a content creator that is not getting nearly enough encouragement or anything, same as all the others that are participating in this event. She's working really hard to give lovely and thoughtful reviews to people's work,~ 🍪

it's only fair that she receives the same treatment. 6- Also, I said this back when I was making that super long rec list I sent, but I'mma say it again bc Anon clearly didn't read it: BRI IS AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING THAT SOMEHOW REMAINS A LIGHT IN THIS SHIT SHOW OF A FANDOM. SHE ALWAYS TRIES TO BE HELPFUL AND KIND AND TO MAKE UP FOR SHITTY ANONS LIKE YOU. Like, have people forgotten of that time she did a whole round of ships/matchups ~ 🍪

bc there were crappy things happening in the fandom and she wanted to improve people's moods. SHE'S A LEGIT ANGEL. And you, mean Anon, are a shame to the rest of us who do not need tu put down others or point out believed flaws of character (which are not even real flaws) uninvited to feel better about ourselves. If you don't like Bri or the amazing things she does, hit that unfollow/block button and carry on with your life, it's what mature people do. ~ 🍪

7- Also, I get I may be overreacting to Anon's short message, particularly if we compare it with some other anon hate I've seen floating around, but a) I love Bri and no one messes with her b) Shitty anons need to STOP, regardless of their intentions their messages are harmful, and I've seen people quit this hellsite over anon hate (@stevieharr, for example). Hateful anons everywhere, you're screwing this for everyone else by being assholes. ~ 🍪

I won't ask you to be kind, Anon, but I will ask you to not use the power anonymity gives to be mean. Not just you, "she does it for attention" anon, but every single mean Anon on this site. The internet is a wonderful place bc we can access so much amazing content, often free of cost, that there's something for everyone. I follow many blogs, and when one blogger does something I disapprove of, I stop following and that's that. In here, you don't have to see anything you don't want to see. ~ 🍪

Also, Bri, super sorry for the length of my response and the delay between parts 1-6 and the ending, Tumblr mobile wouldn't let me send stuff :(. Hope you have a nice day and remember, shitty Anons are called that bc they don't know shit ;) ~ 🍪 PS: Keep being amazing, Bri; 99'8% of everyone who has read you adores you

me trying to do the mental olympics of who wrote a long rec list and was around when i did the match-ups to figure out who you are. lmaooo

thank you for your kind words. i’m really not offended because they didn’t say anything true and we all but they know that. so don’t worry about me quitting! c:

even funnier though: i’m not at all requiring anyone to read my fics in return this week. sorry if that wasn’t clear in the post! i’m requiring that anyone sending in a fic of their own responds to someone else’s fic that’s in the writerappweek tag. and i didn’t even put a fic of mine in that tag. so it makes even less sense that this is somehow all for my benefit! 

[araminthe-ispwitch]

I've just read your fic Your True Name Is on FF and Ao3. Then I noticed it hasn't been updated since 2017. PLEASE TELL ME IT'S NOT DISCONTINUED!!! IT'S TOO AWESOME!!

Okay, so... this is gonna be awkward to reply to because just a few posts down this is my announcement that I ain’t giving up. XD

However! You’re right, it’s been 3 years since the last update and jesus christ has it really been 3 years??? I’ve just been quietly watching this fic gather more and more hopeful readers and not even reply to any messages so I could surprise you all, but I don’t think I can go on any longer and not say something concrete just to be real with you.

Okay, so the bottom line is that the status of “Your True Name Is” is... uncertain.

Very uncertain. 

Very very uncertain because I am still writing Chapter 3 UUUUUUUUGH

I’m not gonna bore you with all the details of the past three (three!!!) years. Basically, ever since I started with my thesis, I haven’t been keeping up with BNHA’s manga or anime at all. You’ll notice it on my list of published fanfics; I even started another multi-chaptered fic for another fandom—one that gripped me for months during my last two years in college and eventually became the center point of my own undergraduate thesis. XD

After graduating, I pretty much delved into other hobbies and fandoms for a year. Even once I finally got hired, I didn’t get to come back to BNHA at all (psst I got into the MXTX novels’ fandoms for a full half-year just reading all the good fics). So at the moment, I am very disconnected from the fandom and the current story indeed. I wasn’t even here when the NSFW ban happened...

I wouldn’t mind having a long refresher course of watching the anime in order to continue Chapter 3, but at the moment, I’m not feeling the passion to do so. That’s what’s always so hard about writing for me, especially with multi-chaptered fanfics: once I lose my groove, it can be highly difficult to just sit down and write. This is why I am now actually gravitating towards creating one-shots instead—that, or just keeping WIPs to myself first until I’m actually nearing the end of the story.

This is currently my situation: I’m busy with work (9 hours every day, from Monday to Saturday, thank god for weekends) but the rest of my free time is mostly dedicated to my hobbies. I am not actively writing fanfics at the moment—my hobbies tend to circulate and I hyper-fixate on them for months at a time, so one moment, I’m into reading manga, and the next, I’m playing a game for several days. You may have seen that my Liked posts section is hella active—yep, during these three years, I got into playing Food Fantasy, watched a few anime shows, and all that.

I just didn’t fully come back to Tumblr and start reblogging stuff because it felt awkward to be active here when I’m not even posting a new chapter, and still keeping you guys very frustrated with the cliffhanger. XDDD

Segue but I can’t believe I missed @incorrectknb closing down last 2019 GODDAMMIT I HAD SAVED UP SO MANY POSTS AND MY LAZY ASS DIDN’T SUBMIT THEM

This is already getting too long so I’ll just wrap this up quickly:

Your True Name Is 

Status: Uncertain. Don’t wanna say it’s fully on-hiatus...

However, I’m half-afraid that it’ll end up like my KnB highschool AU fic bc...

GHSR (Kuroko no Basuke fic)

Status: Discontinued...

Half of the numerous things I’ve planned for this, I’ve never even jotted down. I had no clear goal of how each chapter would go unless I was ready to write them... Not a good habit...

Yep, to any readers of my KnB highschool AU fic, I’ve finally confirmed it. Not even sure if you’re actively waiting for the next chapter (because jesus this one stopped at 2016!), but I don’t know what to do with it anymore and I’m actually working on other fics for that fandom (still multi-chaptered but focuses on one ship each instead so it doesn’t get convoluted). For my BNHA fic, I still do want to continue because I haven’t forgotten how much I’ve enjoyed crafting the Secret Child AU. However, expect now that updates for it will really be few and far between. :(

Shoutout to some people who’ve sent me non-anon messages but I don’t think I got around to answering them: @jaysfandomcorner, @kateitron, and also a shoutout to @theywaitforshewho, who was the first to admit that yes, my fanfic is probably dead—but also proceeded to recc it to their list of cool BNHA fics. XDDDDDDD Sorry, my friend, for not replying. Wanted to surprise y’all with an update but... well.

Okay, that’s all I can say for now. After this post, you may see me reblog some overdue stuff and reply to some other asks not related to YTNI. For real tho, guys, you have no idea how much it gladdens my heart to see you so excited and amazed at what I wrote. “Your True Name Is” is my most popular work in both AO3 and FFNet—and all because I tried writing the one AU we have always been waiting for. Every now and then, I see notifs about people liking and favoriting it. I will try my best to get back into its groove!

For now, however, I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your support! You guys rock!!! ^u^b 

[alatismeni-theitsa]

anti - LO anon asks/answers:

(1) Weird, I thought it sent my message, but here's the how the fandom hypersexualizes everything. 1) They thirst after any of the LO gods, in particular to them being shirtless, wear certain clothing (i.e Ares in a white tank top) or them being in a compromised state of pose (like Hades manspreading while being asleep at Demeter's place). 2) This thirst leads them to say things like "I want to bang [LO god]" or "I need to find a man like [LO god] (usually Hades)."  Even worse is if the person saying those things has a boyfriend or is already married. They will either call or even wish their man could be "Hades." IT IS LITERALLY SO DISGUSTING. Every time I see anybody make a comment about how badly they want to be with a fictional character, I always feel sorry for their significant other.

(2) I guess this is gonna be an unpopular opinion but—I don’t see why fans sexualizing LO is bad?...what did that anon mean by that exactly? As in like nsfw art and headcannons? Why is that bad? Rachel herself draws porn of her own characters. EVERY fandom hypersexualizes their fave characters, that’s why we have rule 34. If ppl are sexualizing LO Hebe or Aphrodite’s other children, then yes, that’s creepy and sick, but everyone else in LO is an adult so I guess I say...let ppl be horny XD

(3) Adding on to the previous anons, just go to the author’s twitter. It’s a mess I tell ya. Through my experience. I feel like they’re sexualizing Persephone and Hades(Mostly Hades because he is “Perfect Husbando Daddy” to them 💀. (And yes I do understand that Hades in the media has been romanticize a lot throughout the years)Anyways, they keeping talking his “body parts”, what Persephone is gonna do to him,vice versa.If you want me to send some screenshots I can(Patreon too). I haven’t seen it happen to any other character as much as H+P. (Ares,just a little) That’s from Twitter alone,I just wanna enjoy the characters without someone telling me how hot they are every second.😒 It’s almost as if the Author want these types of people. Then again.....

(4) I don't care if these are spoilers, the early LO release (April 19th) has Hades yelling at Persephone like a child after he saved her from a riot (because she was paying the ferry) then they make out after he yells that he "WANTS HER" and she proceeds to run away from him afterwards. It's unearned and creepy bc he yelled such a possessive line (not that he LOVES her or anything, only that he WANTS her). That's supposed to be a big moment but it comes off as rushed and even more imbalanced.

(5) I have to vent a bit; I really love L*re Olympus bc it's just cheesy and I love cheesy dramas and those cutesy neon colours, but what angers me most about is (after how it has nothing with Greek culture), how characters are so... inconsistent. Minthe, a character that was abusive /vocally/, not physically. Making her hit Hades was so ooc- and my GOD, how could a nymph hit a god and get away with it?

(6) Time for your daily dose of LO complaining, LO spoilers so read/publish at own risk - Today's top story: the latest fastpass episode brings us a very special first kiss between two main characters that will remain nameless. Needless to say (imo) it was executed poorly due to poor pacing and lack of build up in the chapter! People rightfully critiqued and diehard fans attacked, claws out. The shocking updates will continue as ~6 episodes separate us between now and the finale. Stay tuned.

(7) Holy shit so this isn't technically related to the anti-Greek prejudice in Lore Olympus, but in the latest update it's revealed that Hades runs all of the banks -- you know, Hades, the big-nosed leader, and he shames tiny innocent Persephone for 1 Not having a bank account 2 For the fact that the her mother thinks all bankers are greedy. So not only does Rachel Smythe hold ignorance towards Greek people,but also she enjoys Antisemitic tropes.

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(1+2) I can understand the thirst for fictional characters... but not when they are the Greek gods, ya know? As anon (2) said, it’s not bad when people are horny. However... it’s at least a little weird when your fetish is old gods from another culture but dressed in a tank top or who knows what else :P And the fact that they reduce the almighty Hades to “UWU hot daddy” makes it even cringier. I am sure that, if the author posts such content, she wants her characters to be sexualized. 

I mean, they are free to do it and we are free to comment on it - without limiting their ability to create and enjoy the hypersexualized content. Because, as much as we don’t like it, fans should be free to do whatever they like.

To add something for anon (2): if hypersexualizaion would be more natural if the comic had sex in it or dealt with sexual themes more frequently. I think the only sexual encounter we had so far was r*pe and nothing else. The storyline of the comic is almost irrelevant to the huge thirst fans have for the characters. If the focus is only on their sexuality and not on the plot or characters then it’s cringey. And I think it’s annoying when they sexualize the characters to such a degree. For example, anon (3) wrote “I just wanna enjoy the characters without someone telling me how hot they are every second”.

(3) “Perfect Husbando Daddy” UUUUGHHH.. It’s so funny the HxP in the comic are so boring and vanilla but the fans desperatelly want to turn them into a super sexualized couple? ALSO, SEND SCREENSHOTS! Patreon, comments you think are cringey, everything xD 

(4) I am happy this changed because I don’t like the scene at all, for the reasons you mentioned. “I want you” can be translated as “I desire you” so it’s not problematic to me. But the circumstances in which he said that were creepy.

(5) Hmmm interesting point! Of course emotional abuse can happen at the same time as physical abuse, but you are kinda right for Minthe’s character. It felt a little ooc for me too. She wasn’t that type of abuser and it was a weird choice. Also, there is a hierarchy and it is indeed very weird that a nymph could get away with abusing a god. The only case she wouldn’t be punished you be if Hades insisted on it. (Something we didn’t see).

(6) OOOOOH I AM INTRIGUED! Not that I care at this point about the characters, I just want to see the drama 😂 I might search a little more!

(7) Of course she holds ignorance towards Greek people; she thinks we are rich! (muahahahaha that was a bad joke, I will stop now :P ) Generally the comic doesn’t take into account the Greek culture which is offensive but in the characters I didn’t see anti-Greek prejudice. (I might be missing something, idk). In order to have prejudice against something, you need to aknowledge it first. Bold of you to assume she knows we exist 😂 

Maybe she made him super rich because he has the richest realm in Greek mythology. And, I mean, Greek noses are not limited to Jewish people, we also have them (my big pointy nose says hi!). I am sure there are Greek bankers with big noses. In fact, I would be surprise if they didn’t have a big nose 😂 

I understand that it can also be interpreted as anti-Semitism. But for the reasons I mentioned, I don’t think she aimed to do that. Plus, the character is supposed to be Greek, so I don’t see how Jewish people would be offended by this. Is not possible for every wealthy fictional non-Jewish character with a big nose to reflect Jewish negative stereotypes. It kinda seems that people want to take a bad depiction of one group (Greeks) and make it about another group (Jewish).

Maybe for Americans the stereotype “big nose + wealth” means Jewish but for Greeks... I don’t think we see it that way. For us a banker with a big nose is just a banker with a big nose. For example, look at the big and pointy nose of Aristoteles Onassis, a Greek shipping magnate who amassed the world's largest privately owned shipping fleet and was one of the world's richest and most famous men:

I read the scene with the bank account and... yeah it bad for the things you mentioned. Hades should not be making the decision of Persephone having a bank account. He should at least let her discuss it with her mother first. Plus, the story presents Demeter as a stupid uknowing peasant who thinks money grows on trees and banks are evil. 

[radishreader]

If this isn’t anon please don’t publish. Content warning: rape, suicide, death. I’ve had THREE different guys threaten suicide on me. One man actually did go through with it. I’m glad he killed himself because he was a violent rapist. He was kicked out of the army bc of being a violent rapist. I know I wasn’t his only victim. I’m glad I didn’t talk him out of it and just ignored his messages that night.

Sorry I just sent that ask. I’ve never told anyone that, no friends or parent or anyone. That’s not your responsibility or burden for me to dump that heavy on you. You don’t have to publish it you can just delete it. I only sent it in so if any other girl who went through something similar could relate. I just wanted girls to know that it’s ok to ignore that message. So obviously You can ignore my ask.

it’s okay. it is heavy stuff! last night i was listening to someone i know break up with her boyfriend and he pulled all this shit on her so i’ve been really pissed. she still left him and surprise he’s still breathing! it’s really hard for a lot of women and i have a lot of problems with Female Socialization myself but i’m pretty grateful to be somehow resistant to this specific kind of emotional manipulation. when people threaten to do terrible things if i don’t comply, i’m just like, do whatever you want, not my problem buddy!

[jimlingss]

pt.2 of yesterday

I don’t want to flood people’s dashes, so hopefully answering your messages here will suffice!

anonymous asked: Hi! I wanted to tell you how much I love your work and how you make me enjoy every Monday thanks to your regular updates ! I saw a previous anon telling you how your writings lacks of emotion and I totally disagree with them... obviously everybody won’t like it but your stories just DON’T lack of love or emotion this is madness I want to thank you for publishing your amazing stories freely here for everyone to read. (Sorry if my English is weird I’m french ejfjekfjd)

“this is madness” LOL

You’re hilarious, anon. And your english is perfectly fine!!!

anonymous asked: Hello! Im the culinary student anon who sent you an ask a while ago and i saw you received an ask about the lack of emotion from your stories. I read kitchen romance and i actually really really like it and don’t quite understand how it lacks in emotions as I interpreted the stories more like the beginning of the oc and jin’s love story and they are only starting to open up to each other so i guess thats why anon might feel like it lacks romantic vibe from both of the characters. (1)

Anonymous said: Just want to tell you that you’re one of the best writer and ive been following you for 2/3 years now, you never failed to amaze me with your writings!! All your stories are so well written that i sometimes wonder how do you come up with such an amazing plot every single time and your stories are always nice to re-read and the effort you pour into creating your stories is also admirable (2)

while i was reading kitchen romance and ive only started s&c (currently on chapter 4) i can say that its pretty similar with how it is irl (and the part where we find out jk is an iu fans reminded me of my ex-crush whose also a culinary student, i would like to tell you a story about it but ill just waste your time lol) , just want to send you a few encouragement and love for you and your writings *sending virtual hugs* (3) -👩🏻‍🍳anon

You’re too kind, thank you (and also, welcome back!). I’ll be frank, there was a hot second I was considering taking down Kitchen Romance but I didn’t cause I don’t want my efforts of editing it to go to waste asdfghjkl. I can’t believe you’ve been sticking around me for so long :’) it’s always nice to know some folks stay. Anyway, I’m glad that Sugar and Coffee is pretty similar to how it works irl since I tried my best to do research. I definitely love a good storytime as well so don’t worry about wasting my time :>

Anonymous said: a good majority of your fics display an unfathomable amount of DEPTH. regarding character development. plot. even the shortest lines of dialogue reveal so much more to the character and unveil their true emotions. i personally think the more REALISTIC side of love may be perceived as 'bland.' ‘emotionless.’ whatever you want to call it. nothing’s wrong with portraying a relationship that isn’t overboard with a whole lot of tooth aching fluff or lowkey annoying pda. +1

Anonymous said: there’s nothing wrong with taking out a bit of emotion to fit the PERSONALITIES of the characters. some people out there don’t necessarily feel a lot of emotions. so it’s honestly not really a mistake if a story lacks it (unless it was unintentional). subtlety is an art that is hard to master, but you’ve done it! and to respond to the anon, sometimes, if you skim through a fic without reading every word the author intended for you to read, +2

Anonymous said: then it’s quite common to not feel the full extent of the emotions you were supposed to feel. just a thought but no hate. we’re all entitled to our opinions. but besides that, kina, you write on a vast scale ranging from hardcore angst to diabetes-inducing fluff. and you do it beautifully. sure there are some stories that are better than others, but i believe a LOT of it comes down to personal preference and taste. +3

Anonymous said: even if you are feeling creatively limited, you work hard to continue writing for your readers, and your determination and diligence wILL NOT GO UNNOTICED. i just want you to know that you write amazingly. your syntax is practically immaculate, your characters feel real… the endings of your stories always wrap something up and the strings are tied—even if it isn’t necessarily a happy ending. you can convey hundreds of different characters through WORDS. +4

Anonymous said: i’ll have you know that it’s hard to write. it’s even harder to write about people who aren’t YOU. so as someone who looks up to you a lot, i want to commend you for your writing. some of your fics that i read on a monthly basis: tears of a villain, a piece of the moonlight, head over heels to hell, ghost in the machine, a mark of betrayal, a kiss of poison, until yesterday, the truth between us and arcadia. +5

Anonymous said: to be fair, there were way more fics but i didn’t want to make this message any longer than it already is LOL. i find these pieces wonderful. heart wrenching. and SO DAMN EMOTIONAL IT PLAGUES MY MIND FOR DAYS. also you’re literally one of the few fucking people who can use the em dash correctly. thank you so much for sharing your talent with us! +6

Oh my goodness. I don’t even know what to say, anon. This is a whole damn thesis and it’s about my fics :’> You know, it’s easy to brush off fanfiction as a ‘whatever’ thing and indeed, it isn’t that big of a deal compared to some things in the world. But I really do take all my stories seriously and put forth a lot of effort - so to see it recognized and appreciated it makes me beyond happy. It’s good to know that my efforts haven’t gone to waste at all and that there are people out there who will support me no matter the endeavours I take. Thank you so much. You don’t know how much this means to me.

((Also, honestly I picked up the em dash usage after I wrote The Truth Between Us with gukyi who used it. I’m pretty sure I’m not using it right but to hear that I am, god damn that’s a breath of relief right there))

backtobleuside submitted: Are you kidding me!? Your stories don’t lack love at all. They’re the kind of fics that you read, soak it all in and then come back for more. I’ve cried so much when I read Beyond reach, Boo-lieve in me, A piece of the moonlight, His name, Tell me lies etc. etc, and also laughed and felt the emotions of not just the OC, but also the other characters. Kitchen Romance was also so fluffy and sweet and personally, I don’t think that anything needs to be added to it. Anyway, your fics do not lack emotion—you’re probably the first author I send a message to because your stories impacted me a lot and left a strong impression on me. I even imagine your characters as real people who have real lives that continue on even after the story is done.

asdfghjkl thank you :’) I see you every week and sometimes several times at that. I really appreciate your consistent feedback and following. You never fail to send me a message too which I appreciate a lot. I’m glad you’re enjoying everything I’m producing!!

youngfleurever said: Would just like to say that your fics do in fact make me violently sob to the boy where my eyes are so swollen I have trouble opening them the next day and I wake up feeling like there’s sawdust in my mouth because I’m dehydrated.

oh my god. please keep yourself hydrated hahahahhaha more importantly, how do you know what sawdust in your mouth is like. WHAT have you been doing LOL

Anonymous said: I’ve felt emotions that I’ve never felt before when I read your fics.... so as a person that has read your entire masterlist, I DO NOT think that your fics lack emotion.... I hope you don’t feel disheartened because you’re one of my favourite writers, not just on tumblr but like, evER 💓💓💓💓💓💓

Please, even if I was disheartened, the overwhelming amount of feedback and praise has completely overridden it :’)

joonie-mono said: when tumblr deletes the first part of your ask 🙄😌✌️

LOOOOOOOL

haylo4ever said: Sorry had to add my 10 cents. You're such a talented writer,,, I WISH I could write a smol smol 1/1000000000 that you write,,, like I remember when I followed you bc I was in awe of your writing.... I mean?? Sure maybe not every fic hits it with someone but it's just ridic to name drop (a friend nonetheless) when you're all extremely talented writers.

Trust me, writing comes with practice!! I should honestly just tattoo that on me. God knows my first fanfic was absolutely GARBAGE. I didn’t know pacing, didn’t know that I should separate chunks of paragraphs, how to write dialogue or describe scenes properly. I went in blind. Even my second, third and fourth fanfic was garbage. You could definitely get to “my level” or even far surpass it with enough dedication and practice. I mean I’ve been writing for four years, so thank GOD there’s been improvement. I wouldn’t be natural if there wasn’t. But clearly the more you practice, the better you improve! That applies to anything.

The me in ten years will certainly be better now.

Anonymous said: Hi kina! I’m here in support of kitchen romance! I actually didn’t feel like it was missing a ton of fluffy moments (and I say that as a huGE LOVER OF FLUFF) but the story was just as entertaining in the whole chase of them getting closer to each other! It’s honestly one of my favorite one shots I’ve read lately and I’m not saying that lightly! Also, that anon that said your work lacks emotion has probably not read like half of your masterlist bc oO MAN QUEEN OF MAKING ME CRY- black heart anon🖤

Thank you :’]

Anonymous said: Ok I’m very offended wow the audacity!Specially coming for my baby kitchen romance like that story made me feel so much and it’s only one of the many fics you have written kina like I’m literally baffled like dynasty has made me cry scream happy and hot all at the same time and I was literally just thinking about it that whole weekend and this anon has the nerve to say your stories lack emotions?When you are literally the queen of show casing all types of emotions in your stories!You did it all

Anonymous said: Also 😭😭😭😂😂😩hoooooooow and whereeee did they see any lack of love and emotions like have you read jungle park???? Inside my mind??? FREAKING SUGAR AND COFFEE (like this fic is made with love and I- ) Actually you know what , just read the whole masterlist😩😩💗💗💗

LOL tbh I didn’t expect Dynasty to receive the love it has. I was actually kind of wary when posting it cause it’s kind of Wild. 

bangtans-peaceful-piegon said: just gotta say u handled that whole anon thing so well which not only makes me admire u as a writer but even more as a person :] (i mean i knew u were gr8 before the whole deal but yeah love ya 💛)

tbh, I’m not sure how well I handled it cause I was flooded with over 30 messages afterwards (evidently) ;_; which I love and appreciate but I’m not really as hurt as some people think hahaha criticism should be received well but it’s still hard not to take personally tbh. It’s gonna have to be something I work on or perhaps it’ll be one of those things that I’ll take better with age.

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just a thought, could the reason anons come to you with those asks be that you publish them and engage with them? genuine question. maybe they think that means you want those asks, even when you say you don’t. a lot of people just want any kind of engagement, even if it’s negative. they may stop if you stop responding. or they may not. idk tho who knows anything?? not me, ever

lol i mean, definitely. this feels like i made it seem like a bigger deal than it was though, it’s really pretty fine. i was just being dramatic bc the anon was talking about “the turmoil in the fandom” and i was like i just answered your ask bro, i don’t wanna be involved in the rest of this. and then i joked about how we have this fight a lot and how that ask started it all. but i didn’t even mind being sent the first one tbh, the anon was civil and even though i disagreed it was fine 

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I’m replying to everyone who’s sent me a message regarding the being nicer thing from yesterday under the cut because I don’t want to be annoying by publishing so many asks. thank you, all of you ♥

Honestly, I think it’s ridiculous that people are accusing you of sounding mean/rude etc. sometimes I think you’re still too nice to the rude anons and I feel like a lot of this is passive aggressive on their part. They come at you because they think you’re an ‘insider’ fan and they’re jealous, and if you come back defensively, then they accuse you of being rude blah blah blah. If these people are making your experience on tumblr a negative one then just ignore those asks and enjoy yourself bb! 

Hmm idk I mean it wouldn’t cross my mind to go after someone because they know some things I don’t? So they probably have a point somewhere in telling me I should be kinder, I know I can be short when I answers asks because I get so many and sometimes the same ones every other day so it gets a bit tiring...

hello! for sounding "nicer" i know when it comes to like texting friends and stuff. i always over use emojis and 'lol' bc i think when you don't it makes people (including myself) read it in a kind of boring/unimpressed tone in my head. LIKE HOW CAPS MAKES ME YELL IN MY HEAD LOL. (disclaimer: i'm a recent follower and find you nothing but nice. and you definitely don't owe any of us to go out of your way to type differently so you come across as 'nicer'. your english is fantastic!)

if I ever use lol then it’s because I find the thing extremely not funny and it’s ironic ahah I try to use emoji but when on my computer I can’t really be bothered... Thank you very much for your message!

I don’t think you’re rude, I think sometimes you get defensive because you’ve been getting the same questions over and over again and you must get tired. And you’ve talked about having insomnia so you must also be physically tired on top of mentally. That’s normal, we’re all humans. Don’t worry about it.

Yeah it’s true, I do get defensive when I’m more tired. Sometimes when I need to vent, I read my inbox outloud to a friend - the asks I don’t publish I mean - and it helps but sometimes I don’t have anyone next to me to do that with so I get cranky when I see people prying into the cast’s lives, asking personal questions, things like that. It’s hard to ignore when you read the same disturbing things every couple of days. Thank you ♥

You're not annoying at all, on the contrary, you're the sweetest! It's just that I think people are frustrated that you know so much without sharing, and maybe also the fact that you continue to think you're a normal fan, even though you're clearly "in". I don't know, I'm trying to understand... I think it might be jealousy as well.

The thing is, I can’t say for now how I’ve come to know some stuff because it would spoil way too much and I don’t know if I’ll even be able to ever. I’m not really “in”, that’s the thing. I am a normal fan, as normal as a fan who’s lucky enough to live in Paris and who could go to a lot of events - and that’s a couple hundreds of us. I don’t know how much the international fandom is aware of that but David and Niels and the cast know hundreds of us by name just because we were lucky enough to meet them several times. I’m not really more “in” than those other people. Some from the cast have not a clue who I am at all and others only know my @ on instagram because I send them the pics. I’m a bit closer to some for reasons I can’t talk about. The team got a lot of complaints about everything always happening in Paris and some fans ending up being more priviledged than others. I’m hoping there will be more events outside of Paris, maybe screenings or something in the future so it doesn’t feel as ~Parisian elite~ as last year.

I think you’ve always been receptive when people came to you with a different opinion and from what I saw, you’re always willing to learn. Some people are just too entitled and come barging in and that’s when you raise you hackles. It’s not really on you, it’s hard to be kind to everyone when people don’t always deserve it.

Hmmm yeah, my friends have told me I have strong opinions and don’t change my mind easily so... idk. I could maybe be more receptive, like you said, at times. I went from getting one ask every six months to dozens a day in a few weeks last year and it still blows my mind. I wasn’t ready for that. There must be people who disagree with me in my followers. Idk. Something I need to think about. Thanks ♥

bonsoir tumblr grandma! 💫 in my humble opinion, you do not come off as rude. I just think sometimes people tend to read what they wanna read and make the worst out of it. Plus, the whole Even season is a really touchy subject because everyone would love one and when such announcements of possibles seasons happen, they can't help but be hopeful. So of course they don't like it when they're told it's not gonna happen. You're not rude, you're just saying things they don't want to hear. 🤷‍♀️ ily!

I know how much people must be upset to see their hopes crushed, I was disappointed too back when I first heard about it, and my hopes were not that high to begin with since David had said before Eliott wasn’t considered as main. I get asks every week about Eliott being main, almost every gifset I make will have a tag about how whatever is clearly a reference to Eliott being main and I’m just like... let it go. Or talk about it on your own posts. I’m sad it’s not happening. Don’t rub it in my face, you know? I didn’t say anything for months and accepted it was the way it would be so I couldn’t complain but then Henrik mentioned it to someone at HOS2 and I thought that finally those asks and comments would stop but they don’t and it’s very tiring. Anyway, thank you as always!

I don't think you're rude and i don't know you irl it's just that some of your anons are creepy and acted so demanding like you owe us something and it pissed me off actually. Like those anon who asked something like you know this right? How you know abt this? Why you know the cast? It sounds so suspicious that you know them etc. these anons are so nosy like why so negative. Istg i thought they would interrogate you yesterday after you mentioned abt working with assa before skamfr.

I’m gonna say something I haven’t really shared in details before but it’s weighting on me. Some anons are really creepy, so I don’t publish them. For exemple, somebody found my spotify recently and through it found my old Facebook. My friends have sent me screenshots of people following them on their instagram after being tagged in my stories and they are always Skam stans, even when my friends have never posted about anything Skam related. Someone once went digging into my personal life so far that they could have ruined the theme of season 5 in september if they had decided to make what they had found public instead of sending me an ask about it. That shit is not okay. I blew up about this once last year and somebody told me “why do you make it sounds like we’re creepy fans of yours” and well, because some stuff IS creepy. I understand being curious but I will never share anything about the personal lives of the cast or anything that could spoil the seasons so I’d just like it if people stopped asking, you know? Thank you for reaching out ♥

gaëlle you never even once came off as rude (i started following you in february-march when s3 was airing). you're always helpful and patient. it's obvious when ppl go to cons/projos/meet the cast they might unintentionally find out smth that's not public knowledge. and it's a good thing actually that you don't immediately run here to share bc maybe a cast member didn't mean to reveal smth etc. in any case you don't owe us any information and those who demand answers are the rude ones

Thank you, love. yeah I’ve lost counts of how many times they’ve accidentally spoiled something at cons or screenings or in the background of ig stories, especially in the beginning. They are more careful now and some even let slip fake spoilers to see if it will spread (and by some I mean Axel after his play when he stays to talk to fans lmao). The fans who’ve learned stuff that way are usually super protective of the show though so nothing really spreads and that’s really nice to see - sorry Axel, joke’s on you ahah

Hi Gaëlle! Just want to say that I followed you because you always sound soooo sweet and sincere when answering asks. Never thought you're rude, even sometimes I thought you could be ruder because the ask was rude😂 Anyway, just thought let you know my opinion on the last ask, have a good day!🥰

Thank you darling. I’m sure I must have been rude at some point, I don’t think the anon from yesterday would have said that out of the blue, and I’m very sorry that I don’t realize it. Unless when people are REALLY rude then I allow myself to tell them to fuck off dfghjk

You don’t know me but I saw you a lot at HOS2, I recognized you from your instagram. Every time I saw you, you were cuddling people, laughing, singing - I heard you sing with your friends and Maxence joining in, it was adorable! The cheers the cast let out when they saw you come up for the group pictures weren’t fake. You have an aura around you that brightens the room. I really hope this isn’t too weird of me to say. I don’t think you could ever be unkind. You wouldn’t have so many friends otherwise - I mean, it looked like you do - and the cast wouldn’t have reacted like that upon seeing you. That alone convinced me you were a good person.

Oh my god I don’t know what to say. This is very unexpected, why didn’t you come say hi if you knew who I was? I wouldn’t have minded at all! Thank you, I don’t know what to say, really this is so kind. Have a lovely day. Thank you. thank you.

You're one of the nicest people I know, you're a literal bundle of love and sunshine (I'm not even kidding, really). And you're always so considerate about everybody when you're responding to asks that are asked NICELY... so really I don't know how you can come across as rude. And you deserve all the love 💕

Merci @littlhedgehog love you so so much and I’m so happy Skam brought us together. It’s been way too long since I gave you a hug ♥♥♥

and at 3 parts anon with advice who told me not to publish, thank you too, I’ll remember everything you said ♥

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Anon 1 said:

HI! Anyone know of a fic (2 part series) where Steve and Bucky watch a dodgers game, walk around the neighborhood, and make out in bucky's apartment after buck cracks open 2 beers? Set in 1950s, shrunkyclunks

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doctorenterprise said:

I’m looking for a fic I read a while back where Steve and Bucky are cops who raid a drug operation run by an elderly couple. The house has a bdsm dungeon in the basement which Bucky finds hilarious and Steve is crazy turned on by. Bucky spanks/paddles him in the basement after telling the other detectives to head out. Can’t remember the name!

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Anon 2 said:

Thank you guys for everything you do! I was reading this fic that I can’t find-I think it’s a series that goes from catfa to post ws? The only scene I remember is Steve calling Peggy post-avengers and they talk about bisexuality and Peggy says something like “[shield]didn’t tell you? It’s like they don’t want you to be happy.” And I think she and Angie were together. Lots of pining and I think it was mostly from Steve’s perspective.

ysbrd sent in Fool For Sacrifice by girlbookwrm (complete | 52,383 | T)

Anon 3 said:

i can't remember if it was a/b/o but i know there was something like sex pollen involved and steve and bucky jerked off together in the same room and then later met up to do something like a friends with benefits sort of thing. bucky sat in a chair and watched steve at first - steve's heat may have been involved ?? thank you so much <333

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Anon 4 said:

Hi! First, I just would like to thank you for the time and work you've put into your tumblr. It's AMAZING. <3 Second, I was hoping you could help me find a fic I lost please. Sorry in advance since I probably won't word it well. It was Cap!Steve/Modern!Bucky, and there were moments when Bucky would cup his hands around Steve's face - so Steve's face would seem smaller - as a symbol of Bucky seeing and loving Steve as STEVE and not just as Cap. Thanks for your help! :)

Anon sent in  Trust Enough by geneticallydead (complete | 27,374 | E)

Anon 5 said:

Hello! i've been looking for this fic i read awhile ago but can't find. basically it's 1930s!stucky and bucky comes home drunk and tells steve he saw two gay men kissing in an alley and couldn't look away because he thought of steve and himself. he asks steve to try it and they end up having sex on the floor because the bed springs squeaked

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Anon 6 said:

Hello! Okay, so let me start by saying thank you, I basically exclusively use your library for finding the gifs I read, you are amazing! I’m looking for a fix that I think was a 5 +1, but basically in one of them Bucky talks to two of their gay friends about convincing Steve to dress up like a girl, and they say something about how it’s cruel because he tries so hard to be butch. When he gets home, Steve’s all dolled up and he’s reeeeallly into it, such a hot fic and I can’t find it!

Anon 7 said:

Hey, I'm looking for a fic and I can't find it anywhere. I've searched here and on ao3. It's a mob Bucky fic. Steve is pre-serum and he's an officer's son and meets Bucky at the precinct (I guess?). They fall in love and start dating. Natasha is also in the mob and Nick Fury too. There's a scene where Steve talks to Fury because he's dating Bucky. Thank you for any help.

Anon 8 said:

hey! i can’t seem to find this one fic where i believe it is post-catws and bucky feels that steve does not need him around anymore and runs away. sorry if this description is so vague. Thanks !

dolphinqueen10, stevesbi and Anon sent in took my love, took it down by LaughsAtThunder (oneshot | 31,785 | E)

Anon 9 said:

hi i'm sorry i looked through every tag i could try and i cant find this fic but, it's like modern setting? and i think bucky is drunk and breaks into steves house instead of natashas, bucky has ptsd and so does steve? nat is buckys bff and also has an evil cat?

Anon 10 said:

i've been searching and searching for this one post-IW fic that was published pretty quickly after the film came out. it was something like steve takes bucky's gun that was left after he died and natasha takes it from him bc he wants to cling to it bc it's all he has left of him, and she says that she knows they were lovers. it also talks about how steve loved wanda and sam too. something like that? thank you! i need angst!!

Anon 11 said:

Hello, im looking for this one fic i found on here. The plot was Bucky was in college and Steve (post-serum) who was his ex in high school (i think they were just friends w benefits tho) just shows up after going incognito for a couple years. Steve has an alter motive of becoming Bucky’s boyfriend i think. In one part Bucky says he likes guys who speak more than one language and Steve whips out his Italian after Tony does (Bucky and Tony are bestfriends in it)

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Anon 12 said:

sos what's the fic where steve is taken by pierce to be experimented on in a base in the antarctic and they take bucky out of cryo to go rescue him and tony has to pretend to be a drunk in order to get to the base with antman in his pocket?? I can't remember what else was tagged but i've tried a few combos and i can't seem to find it please help!!

finduilas88 sent in Perilous Underside of the World by eyres (complete | 53,412 | M)

Anon 13 said:

Hi thank you for your works they are amazing♡♡♡ also i want to ask something....i found this good quote of sb fic "captain america has more important things to do" "nothing has ever been more important than you." and i was wondering if you can tell me which fic it comes from??? that would be awesome thank you♡♡♡♡

Anon 14 said:

Do you guys know the fic where Steve visits Bucky in Wakanda but he’s only going to be there for like a week? I think on of the days it’s Bucky’s birthday too and Steve gives him this pair of matching brecelets that light up when they touch it? I found it through your blog but I lost it again. Thanks in advance!