#using tumblr as my diary 😂 what else do i have to do in the train 😂

[skyfallscotland]

Hiii me again! I, too, have questions for the ask game 🍓🦋🥤

🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love

I feel like it's redundant to keep saying the same ones, but *whispers* storm in the quiet @justallihere and Political Gain @sarahwyland

But also, in terms of underrated, I just read a little series by Ramzes called The Unseen One, furthering the Sloane/Bodhi agenda (🙏🏼 the lord’s work) and I've also enjoyed The Princess Gambit by JuliLyng so far as well, which is Xaden/OC. Not sure if they have tumblr, but if they're here, hi! 👋🏼

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? 

So I've always been a reader/writer, since as far back as I can remember (maybe three years old?), I'm pretty sure with the knowledge I have now that I'm hyperlexic.

I'm old enough to have been around for dial-up internet, but when I was a preteen, we got broadband (showing my age). This is to say, don't judge my parents too harshly because internet safety was not a thing back then, but...

I found fanfiction because back then, a lot of people either used livejournal or hosted their own sites, so a lot of fansites, had fanfiction. So while looking at Buffy fansites, I stumbled across Buffy fanfiction and realised I could actually read stories!!! so many stories!! where Buffy and Spike got together earlier or things didn't end tragically for them. So yeah, at 11 I was reading very explicit Spuffy smut on the internet 🫢 I had a system set up where I would play The Sims all day or do school project powerpoints, except I was really reading fanfic and I would flick between screens whenever my parents entered the room.

My mum now has KU and reads dark romance every day, so I guess she comes by it honestly (and yes, I did mean it that way around, I was here first!) 😂

Anyway, when I was 12 I started publishing my first few fanfics on ffnet - Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, and a Harry Potter/X-Men Crossover. Each originally written on paper, they were all ridiculously bad, but the latter had people interested enough despite the writing, which encouraged me to try again later down the line with The Vampire Diaries and Jurassic World. I hadn't written for almost ten years and had never finished anything much until last year, by chance, I decided to finally get back into reading actual books and picked up ACOTAR. I finished the series within a week and I was left like?? That's it????

The archive had such a small number of works, I couldn't believe it, so I decided to write my own. I wrote Fury and Siren over the course of three months. I wasn't game to post anything in case I didn't finish it, because I'd never finished anything before. I also put off starting this little book I'd bought 'Fourth Wing' by three months, because I knew I'd be sucked in and would lose the hyperfixation I had, so I forced myself to finish Siren first. And now you all know my life story lol omg I'm so embarrassing to myself 🫠

TLDR: internet

🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately 

Honestly, this is kind of angsty, but this last week I’ve thought a lot about male-dominated fandom spaces and how we’re not welcome in them. We, meaning everyone who isn’t a straight, cis, white male. The Formula 1 community on here seems a little better, probably because it’s female-led, but everywhere else I can’t even look at the comments.

To be honest, I’m tired of being told I don’t belong, or that my opinion means nothing because I’m female. I grew up in a motorsport family, my earliest memories are at racetracks, but men on the internet would have you believe I’m only interested because of what the drivers look like. It’s just…tiring. Those fandom spaces have become a no-go zone for me now, because it just isn’t worth it. We live in a time where no matter what you say someone will attack you which is sad in itself, but it’s so much worse when you’re a woman commenting on a “man’s sport”, not to mention endlessly frustrating because they’re too stupid to tell the difference between equity and equality.

🦋 On a larger note, Palestine. I don’t think more than that needs saying. It hurts my heart.

[anakinskywalkerog]

omg no way tumblr never bothered to tell me you replied. plus why is nothing showing up in my following feed??? a bone to pick for next time ig

ahaha i missed this too you're so good with advice! ❤ and thank you hehe i have been informed the new pfp it a character calld lust from an anime called fullmetal alchemist, but i just like the aesthetic

it really is and thank youuuuu! im sure it will! *sends ✨good luck✨*

hmm i dont wanna obsess over han at all, because first of all, ELI! that would be unfair. and han is sort of crazy, anyways. i am listening to i can see you from speak now tv but i shouldnt because it reminds me of han. it also reminds me of anakin. very anakincore track. i cant help it though, i can see you is so good, although it gives more of a reputation vibe than speak now tbh. still love it anyways and thank mother taylor for it. are you enjoying speak now tv? what's your favourite track? i think im enjoying mine, mean and back to december, but everything is ofc v nice! wish we had a mine pop mix tv and some more beat to enchanted, but its perfect as it is!

yess "there will be plenty more guys 😂 trust me." that's exactly what i thought, too! like, he's here now, but someday there's going to be someone else EXACTLY like that. although it might not be so bad if i did make a decision influenced by him because he and i have a similar objective - physics/engineering degree at oxford/cambridge so its a win-win no matter which way i go ig. plus we're academic rivals. competition is the norm for us. but about intrigue with han...

"oh? whos your friend? (i asked han to pose for one of my snaps hehe) is this friend good-looking?"

... dude? like, WHAT? that sounds like pretty blatant flirting to me.

but lets not forget that once we were in the corridor and bro leaned in super close (keep in mind this was months ago and this was in the middle of like 15 other people anyways) and i leaned away out of reflex 😂 i think he looked at me later with a very patronizingly disappointed

kinda expression. i think that was a test, and i failed miserably but thats fine 💀

eli really is we even have loads of similar interests!

yw and sameee! it is hehe she even send me memes and is a pedro pascal stan (as she should. pedro pascal is an icon. love him) ! very happy with that

oh no, is everything okay? can i do anything to help? if it helps, my life is only peaceful because i am in isolation from all friends, hehe i need time to regenerate. i am an ambivert at heart. my extrovert meter needs to recharge lmaooo

also, a part of me wonders if cranberry is mad at me? basically, he aksed me to write a steamy story abt him and han (thyre best friends) and didnt want his gf to find out incase she thought he was weird (bro she already does. shes ur gf. she knows what weird she signed up for smh)

anyways i made a small oopsie. i asked some people to critique it for me, and one of those poeple may have been the girl from my diary, whos friends with cranberry's gf, and who previously told machete i liked him when i wanted it to be a scret and explicitly told her so, and the one who i knew cannot be trusted with secrets because she will tell someone and lie about it 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

anyways cranberry was annoyed (and understandably so.) he said his gf was mad at him (impossible - if she was, shed be mad at ME first cos thats how women are. better than revenge is living proof. but she isnt! ) and i get it, but then people stop being mad, right? i mean, ive been really mad at him too, for a variety of reasons. i forgave him though and he didnt even apologize like i did! but he seemed normal at prom perhaps a bit icy? a guy friend told me im overthinkinngit and while he may have been annoyed it doesnt mean hd stop being friends with me or anything, and that he definitely wouldnt stay mad because its not a big deal.

but i texted him cranberry with a pretty obvious joke and he didnt even find it funny??? like thats HIS sort of joke??? how does he ot find that funny??? my friend says he must be mad then, but says theres the chance he just didnt find it funny?

like, i get it, but i want to make amends! and i wont even see cranberry in person so i can never tell. but if he was mad, he wouldve blocked me, or left me on delivered, or just opened. but he even sees my stories n stuff!

plus his friends would be mad if something happened. like guys are super gangy like that. but his friends are not mad at all, like han and this other guy are totally normal and no one sad that. even when han brought it up the day after the whole thing, he didnt imply it was serious and just dropped it after joking around abt it.

my friend did say if i was friends with cranberrys friends, it doesnt mean they have to be mad, but what if cranberry and his gf broke up over something as stupid as a joke???? and it was my fault??? i would feel awful and i cant even tell or say sorry.

nor can i ask han over text cos then hed tell cranberry and itd be weird. and i cant ask eli cos i dont want to set a bad rep.

he texted about it and i delved into a tiny argument he said its fine but "just think more next time". i think he and han both know i didnt mean for this to happen and that it was a genuine accident, but people gte hurt over things even if they know it wasnt meant to hurt them. shoulve said no is proof of this.

but they did send me a video of them reading the story together [cranberry and his friends, it was han who filmed (i did ask them to film their reaction)] and cranberry was cracking up as he read it! if he was mad he wouldve abandoned it. but they sill seemed to love it. surely if cranberry was mad at me, then that wouldnt have happened?

jesus christ, thats LONG. i apologize for troubling you, i didnt think itd get this long! its just been on my mind :( ironically it happened yesterday just after i was so happy. ugh. boys are awful

yes haha thank youuu :) if you're okay with my constant somewhat accidental drama dumps, i definitely will :D

love you and stay safe x

hi sythe so sorry it took me so long to respond to this!

I hope all is well with Eli. but GIRL have I been listening to “I Can See You” sooooo much it’s literally the delulu girl anthem! I love it. having a little crush on Han just adds some spice!! there’s nothing wrong with a little seasoning to an otherwise boring existence 😂

I am okay 🩵 just really been struggling with my OCD lately. I hope it gets better soon.

no fuckinf WAY cranberry asked you to write a steamy story!!? girl that is NOT platonic. what are these men doing out here 😂😂😂😂 but I agree, very unlikely that he is mad at you

I love the drama dumps, I wish we could vent together for real because I have been ALL over the place with my drama lately 😅 but it’s fine, it adds the comedy. i’m watching my own life like a work of absurdism. I would absolutely recommend that strategy.

[you-are-so-much-better-than-that]

in case the speeches suck. good luck passing chrissy's high bar there speech givers. she's gonna need a lot of questions yall. 😂

1, 28, 37, 55

1. Have you ever read someone else’s diary?

My sister and I never respected each other's privacy 😂

Actually, back in the day my sister had a Tumblr and she used it as a diary. And I broke the cardinal rule of Tumblr when I used her computer and found her Tumblr opened. I read it. And funny enough she had just written a post about this guy she met who made her laugh. She's now married to that guy.

28. What was the last thing you Googled?

Real estate in Egypt 😂 my hair stylist was telling me that she has properties in a couple different countries she rents as Airbnbs. Got curious.

37. How would you describe your sense of humour?

Fucking hilarious obviously 😂😂 probably sarcastic with a touch of wit

55. Ever faked being sick to get out of doing something?

Yes obviously. All the time. I think from the times I've called in sick to work like 75% were fake?

[greatbigstorm]

check in tag ✨

i was tagged by @btsbias aka chloe 💖

1. Why did you choose your url?

great big storm is probably my favorite song off of nate ruess’ album grand romantic, plus it’s vague enough to match any current hyperfixation that i’m blogging about.

2. Any sideblogs? If you have them, name them and why you have them?

i have a queen sideblog that has long since been abandoned but i still to this day get notifications on there. so many notifications in fact that they make me want to finish fics that i have abandoned on there as well, but i don’t know if it would be weird to continue writing queen fic in the year of our lord 2021 🤔

3. How long have you been on Tumblr?

forever tbh. since like summer 2010.

4. Do you have a queue tag?

nope. i raw dog it because i like the mystery of people not knowing if i’m actually online or not.

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

people on roleplay myspace were moving to tumblr so i just moved along with them 💀

6. Why did you choose your icon?

jk posted that selfie and i couldn’t contain myself.

7. Why did you choose your header?

no real reason, i actually forgot what it was before the mono. one lmao

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

idk i don’t really get a lot of notes on anything.

9. How many mutuals do you have?

a decent amount i guess. tumblr is weird to me compared to twitter because almost none of my tumblr mutuals interact with me?? like very few have even acknowledged me?? meanwhile on twitter almost all of my mutuals have interacted with me in one way or another almost every day. that’s may be why i spend more of my time on twitter nowadays 🤧

10. How many followers do you have?

bro, i’ve been here for over a decade and the number of followers is very small considering how long i’ve been here. it’s whatever.

11. How many people do you follow?

currently 88. it gives me anxiety having too many people on my dash, but i’ll admit that at times it does get slow. it’s a safe amount though in my opinion.

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

all of my posts are shitposts tbh. i use tumblr as my diary.

13. How often do you use Tumblr each day?

i’m here every single day.

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

if i disagree with someone enough i’m just going to unfollow/block them because at the end of the day, they’re just a random person behind a screen that i don’t actually know.

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

i don’t feel the need to reblog anything to specifically let my followers know that i am “woke” or updated on the current status of the world. yes, sometimes i’ll reblog something if i think it’s important or has important links/information, but i’m not going to spam someone’s dashboard because most people use social media to get away from the harshness of reality.

16. Do you like tag games?

YES. literally tag me in anything and everything. it helps me feel acknowledged 💀

17. Do you like ask games?

yeah but my inbox is dryer than the desert so i never reblog any of them anymore.

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is Tumblr famous?

kelli has been here for a million years and in a million fandoms and is a great content creator and has a lovely personality and she deserves all the recognition she gets 💖

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

did you see what happened the last time i had a crush on a mutual? LMAOOOOOOO fuck that bitch 😂 (although if any of my mutuals have any feelings for me whatsoever please do not hesitate to slide into my dms i promise to love and cherish you if you’ll do the same for me 😘)

20. Tags?

i don’t know who has already done this so forgive me, but i’m going to tag @whiskysours @e-uph0r1a @namjon @linettigina and whoever else would like to do this 💖