#unexpected sources

[demonflames]

Just had to add these quotes of Kamina's from Gurren Laggan. These have helped me and my friends throughout the years.

“i am a monument to all your sins” is such a fucking raw line for a villain it’s amazing that it came from halo, a modernish video game, and not some classical text or mythos

[undertalethingems]

Unexpected Guests Chapter 10, Act Two: Page 6

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Out of sight doesn't mean out of mind.... Gaster won't let anything interfere with his goal.

Look for the next update on Nov. 16th!

[ruushes]

you know, i had auri planned from the start as a duelist and kind of unconsciously considered it their only option, but maybe my predetermined concept of them only blinded me to where their true skill set lies, in blowing their own dumb ass up

[quatregats]

Also I realize that the answer is probably just reading enough period sources but as a linguist I really do need to pick Patrick O'Brian's brain about where in the world he got his different speech patterns from

[holysaintscathedral]

[oceanview15]

Zuko: *walking around disappointed after visiting an aquarium*

Katara: Zuko, what did you think a tiger shark was?

[taryn40k]

Hello Taryn40k! I’m “new” at the WH fandom (i dont think I’m really a part of it, i just think the story is pretty cool!) but a friend of mine is in the fandom and he asked me if i want to make an rp with me - and now I’m about to create an Cadian soldier oc (they are so cool!) but - i don’t really know where to start :/

What questions do I need to ask myself for a good Cadian OC? (whose story takes place during the fall of Cadia)

(I’m not an English native speaker i hop you understand me:’D)

I am not a native english speaker either so don't worry about it! ;)

A couple of things I would like to say first : don't worry about being a fan or in the fandom or outside the fandom, just enjoy what you like in Warhammer with a few people that you vibe with! :) That is how most media feels best when it comes to fandom space.

Secondly... why not ask your friend, if they are already knowledgeable about the universe of Warhammer? XD I just find it curious that you would come to me, a stranger, with this question. But nevertheless, I will try to answer you. :)

HOW TO MAKE A CADIAN OC :

step 1 : make a lil guy. Or a lil gal. Or a lil they. Make them into a character : goals, quirks, something they struggle with, maybe a visual detail that makes them unique in a crowd. Standard character creation.

Step 2 : Cadia. Do some research on that : why was Cadia so important? If it takes place during the fall, what was the 13th crusade like, what happened? What was the general mentality of the Guards at this point? Also what does it mean to be a guardsman in 40k? If you struggle with that, ask your friend about it, they might be happy to get to share their knowledge! :D

Step 3 : add what you learned to your lil guy. Congratulations, you now have a cadian OC! :D and if you got details wrong... canon is fluid in 40k anyways so it shouldn't be a big deal.

Now go, my child, go have fun with your rp and your new OC! :D The Emperor protects!

[seventh-district]

7am, eating cold leftover teriyaki stir-fry for breakfast and crying over blorbos

[drakonovisny]

just got off the call with a man named ambrose, i think i know how i'm gonna call my hawke now lol

[luminarai]

I love love love following artists who are in fandoms that I’m not only not in but that I also know nothing about!! I don’t know the characters or the ships or the discourse or anything really I’m just here for the pretty lines and colours babey!! And I don’t want to know either I want to be totally ignorant and just vibe because the art is amazing and I love it!!!! Thank you artists everywhere mwah

[lemurblog]

look i agree that one-woman-in-the-cast is bad but shit like this will always eat

[misscrazyfangirl321]

Time to act Wild and Uncharacteristic (paint my fingernails and watch Bluey)

[mexashepot]

Raistlin staring at Cryasania's boobs during The Seduction is certainly a Choice(tm)

[kevinornokevin]

[joanthangroff]

MISS TALA ASHE????

[optiwashere]

How do you feel about other people making fan art or fanfic about your oc Asheera? Like interacting with other Tavs or writing their own scenes?

Art? Please do! If anyone ever wants to they can. I'd love to know what an artist is making, and I'd love to see it before it's out for the rest of the world so I can offer early praise as well as suggestions or corrections, but please go ahead!

I expect people to credit artists, so I would expect another artist to credit Asheera as my OC and link to my stuff. That's basically all I expect.

Right now I can't commission anything (holidays go brrr) so please don't solicit for them 💜 Also, I have a lil blurb on my AO3 profile that covers the things that people have blanket permission on! It's never come up, but I made it years ago so I think I'll add onto it now...

I really appreciate the love and interest in Asheera if anyone felt compelled to write fic with her in it, that's really flattering! I really do mean that. Like, I wanna express that up front. Super flattering and I'm honored. I love everyone (mutuals, followers, drivebys, anons, all y'all) that pours love out for her and asks questions about her. I really do! But there is a line.

This is the condensed version of what I've spent the better part of an hour writing.

In advance, you don't really have to do this but for people that don't know — it's considered common courtesy in fanfic circles to ask about using other people's OCs in fanfiction.

Also: this is about fanfiction specifically, not the fun asks that come in, and it isn't a permission thing. I can't stop people from writing about her. I also can't stop how I know I will react, emotionally.

I would be very wary of why people would want to use her in fic and, if it was on AO3, why they felt the need to publish it. My immediate answer to a total stranger doing that is: I would probably be demotivated and depressed by it.

Please don't do it if you respect me as a person. This is for me as much as it is for you. Trust me.

Asheera isn't a self-insert, but I am very emotionally attached to her. She has projections of my transition and experience with transition in her. I would be extremely uncomfortable/borderline depressed to see her depicted in ways that don't conform to what I think of her. I also don't know what "interacting with other Tavs" really means without hard specifics. I do mean literally word-by-word on that.

I'm not pretending that this is a moral high ground or a logical stance. It's all an emotional reaction. I've had experience with my OCs being written in strangers' fics and it never ends well. It's made me possessive and controlling and I recognize that. I also recognize that it is not anyone else's job to monitor my emotions or feelings, so take my word at face value here.

This isn't even touching on the part where I'm actively writing for Asheera, have lots of unused ideas that I wouldn't want to see someone else write, and the clusterfuck it can create on tumblr/AO3 if someone assumes a one-time pass equals free reign to fanfiction.

Please respect my wishes 💜