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idk how many ppl this will reach but after finding out about other people’s experiences with @/sturniololuv08 (backup acc: @/letstrip1975 ) i’ve decided maybe it’s time to post my own. (i might delete later who knows…)
also i want to give @endereies a shoutout for being brave enough to post this piece about the same person 🤍
following post has mentions of mental illness (ptsd, schizophrenia, DID), self harm (explicit!), eating disorders, and addiction — read at ur own risk and pls be kind
so my contact with them started when they posted in a discord chat soon after i joined saying that they were going to start writing a fic where nick has dissociative identity disorder. i told them i knew a lot about DID and they asked for my help, i msged them privately abt it later on.
i initially kept quiet about this whole situation because one of the reasons im so knowledgeable about DID is because i was professionally diagnosed with it around 3 years ago. i told them this. i dont tell many people, but i have a fear that if i dont admit it outright now they might use it against me after this post goes up. so how u feel abt me after this is up to u but i need to tell my story how it is
as we talked more and i gave them more info about the disorder (from academic knowledge and personal experiences), i quickly realized that they were only interested in using the disorder as a tool to portray more of the dark characters and relationships they ‘specialize’ in
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unfortunately at this point after i had already tried to back out, i started worrying that they could now use the information they had about me and my mental illness against me, so i agreed to continue helping. fortunately, i stalled enough that i didn’t have to. on top of this, the explicit messages about self harm were sent with no trigger warnings
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mainly, i am putting this out there because a lot of their stories and content use the triplets as props to portray horrible representations of toxic relationships and mental illnesses (schizophrenia!chris, sadistic!matt, cannibal!chris, cNC, r*pe, etc.). i cant stand by and ignore it anymore like i have been in the discord chat. as someone with a degree in psychology and currently studying to be a therapist, their msgs and content make my stomach hurt. i feel gross for the interactions ive had with them privately, in the discord chat, and publicly on this account.
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thank u to anyone who has read this far <3
feel free to reblog/comment as needed
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It's just lazy writing honestly. Saying that you want to develop a "mature relationship" between two characters and killing off the female character to fuel man pain is such a tired and dirty trope.
And from his own words in that article - caryl falling in love is "obvious" and "easy" and such a "TV book of tricks" (again - all of these words could have different interpretations.)
Like, my dude, "friends to lovers" is an old but gold timeless trope for a reason. UNLIKE, introducing a female character and killing her to serve the male character's man pain (if that is the route they are in fact taking - I would rather her live or have her death serve some larger/meaningful purpose - bcoz yes...i can't imagine Daryl and Isabelle together - they have known each other for two months and most it has been her lying to him/manipulating him - my man deserves better BUT I also want female characters to be treated fairly) Forcing a relationship between her and Daryl so that the audience would feel more for her when she dies - and completely reducing her death to prop up Daryl is NOT the way to go. Give her a meaningful arc and real/clear/grounded motives and emotional depth.
Also - can we like backtrack here for a minute - saying that making Caryl romantic would be too easy - is like the most ridiculous thing I have heard in a while. Besides the fact that they are both incredibly complex and layered characters of their own right (the best to come out of TWDU imho) - their shared journey is such a gold mine in terms of potential - there is angst, real emotional stakes and conflicts, so much freaking build up that was already established (I mean the entire s10 arc was basically the angst-iest fanfiction to ever fanfiction) - and underneath it all - a bond/understanding/love that is so revered by so many (even the non-carylers). AND - the chemistry between the actors is the perfect cherry on top of this fantabulous sundae. I mean, u can create a whole rom com and a half out of it.
The easy route is pairing Daryl up with a character like Isabelle. Because it doesn't take much creativity or much thinking honestly.
In short, if you are going to go with a TV trope - plz don't put your bets on something as tired and tedious as reducing a female characters death so that the man can cry a few tears. Go with the tried and tested and timeless dynamic so many ppl root for (I mean - I only recently joined twitter to get updates on the Book of Carol - and twdcaryl has been trending for like three days straight now - and that Entire hype is created by carylers- they are out there dissecting every teeny tiny bts pic that we get from s3 - and creating fan art and just non stopping talking about it.)
I only finished twd a few months backs and since then, have been obsessed with this dynamic. I can't say I have hopes for canon. And I have never once interacted with this fandom beyond liking posts and devouring caryl fanfiction from so many talented writers here. But this article just seems like the dumbest decision ever (like why dig your own grave)
Me about Caryl...
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whooo I finished ep 4 and 5 of The Heart Killers
I still don't like Kant, I'm warming up to Bison, still obsessed with FadelStyle, and I want Style carnally.
I'm also really interested in how they're using the music and soundtrack to emphasize the emotions of some scenes.
This post is about to be longer than my usual since it's covering two eps but anyway
Spoilers under the cut !
Me when I overanalyze my BL:
First and foremost, that pat down scene in ep 4 where Fadel maintained eye contact with Kant as he searched him... How do u put that there and expect ppl to not imagine things, Jojo..... 😫 Even the goofy music in the background couldn't dissuade me from thinking they should hate fuck ☝️ but anyway
It's very obvious that while Style isn't fully committed and his feelings for Fadel are just starting to bloom, he definitely wants that man. Atp where we are in ep 4 he's obviously lusting after that man (face economy, body tea). I mean he gave him, apparently, the best sex of his life in a grief meeting storage room. He let the man cut his little crop top off. The lust of it all is so real. But I think now, after the chase, after spending more time with him, especially after hearing how Fadel was asking where he was, he's pursuing Fadel with more sincere intentions and I think he truly wants to know Fadel more. And lord have mercy, that scene in the woods.
That scene in the abandoned warehouse in the woods, aside from the iconic "I don't like that I miss you", is when I first noticed the soundtrack specifically highlighting the emotions. Now, I know soundtracks are meant to do that but I think they're doing it in a really fun way IDK They put a lighthearted cute, and low-key hopeful, little tune over a heated make out and handjob. It felt like it reflected their emotions in that moment really well and how the audience is meant to see the scene. It's not just a hot and heavy make out session because yay official, it's an indicator of a turning page, especially for Fadel. It's a signal that he can get butterflies in his stomach too, even with his enormous walls and stoic mask (defense mechanism), and I'm sticking to that interpretation. I love u my emotionally and sexually repressed little hitman.
And then Kant came in and decided NOW is the perfect time to finally tell his friend that oh yeah ur new bf is a hitman. It's not even that part that actually annoyed me, it's the little quip when Style says gunman instead of hitman. Like I'll kill u with a gun Kant. 😭
I fear I may never truly warm up to him, he is so annoying to me. 😔
Okay so ep 5, I kind of warmed up to Bison. He's cute he's fun, he's totally ignoring his instincts about Kant even tho he knows better. He seems less than helpful in most scenarios though, but whatever
There were two scenes that caught my attention and they were obviously meant to:
1) Kant and Bison post coital cuddles
2) Style and Fadel's intimacy towards the end of the ep
I'm mostly talking about the music again and the intentional use (or absence) of it. During the KantBison scene, when Bison is being so gentle with his kisses and telling Kant tender words, the music reaches a subtle crescendo once Bison says he feels like his life is changing since he met Kant and the camera lands right in Kant's distressed face. It was a great way to signal that Kant is gonna face the music very soon. I found that fun and I had to rewind a couple times just to make sure I wasn't making it up in my head. Could just be a transition sound choice, but I'm reading into it.
The KantBison scene felt like a big contrast next to the FadelStyle scene to me. At this point I think they're both feeling more than they're letting on for each other. Fadel and Style's night is, mostly, quiet. There's no backtrack for the most part. Fadel is splayed out in the bed just watching Style take his shirt off, exposing himself more than Fadel, and caging Fadel in by crawling on top of him. Style is on top of him kissing him, doing what he wants to, and Fadel is letting him. Style is telling Fadel that he wants to be trusted, he wants more from Fadel and he's willing to wait for him to be ready. He means it. And I know there's the component of this all starting for some car and Style now being aware of the reality of the situation but I think that's the point. That's the point of doing this specific scene with the absence of a backtrack until Style starts getting actually frisky. When Style is saying all of this and kissing Fadel's scar, we only listen to his words, their breathing, and their kisses. It's bare bones, but that's the point. To bare it all.
Did I read into that too much? Maybe! but idgaaaaffff. I'm eating this shit up and having fun dissecting things that maybe don't need dissecting. :P
I think it's obvious I'm more invested in FadelStyle than KantBison.... zorry! They put me-targeted drugs in FadelStyle. It's not my fault. 🧍
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MDNI.
this blog will contain gross fantasies and nsfw posts about my harder kinks. If you are triggered by incest scenarios, ageplay, cnc, grooming scenarios, occasional violent scenes, etc. then this is not the blog for you, pls block and move on.
hii everyone, figured id make an introduction post ^_^ i only give my name to ppl i build friendship/relationships with. Im a semi perma regressor who tries to find the balance between sfw and nsfw aspects of life.
This is my nsfw kink blog
Im a sub/switch & little (big girl age is 28) Sometimes i like to be mommy or big sis
my posts are here: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
More below - pls read b4 tryna dm me
hiiii um - pls read this all <3
when playing/regressing i prefer to b more of a tomboy, not a girlie girl princess type. I like reptiles n great apes n painting n chewing on my stim toys.. a messy, cheeky silly kid
with affection u can call me kiddo, kid, bud, buddy, champ, little rockstar,
***if u wanted to tease me, treat me like your annoying kid sister, call me a brat, tell me im annoying, bully me like a sibling would***
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
About me (general)
timezone is pst / im in canada
im a chubby/fat whatteeever ppl wanna call it. im losing weight actively (in a healthy way w my dr helping) but i ammmm a little rotundicus (what i call havin a lil belllyy hehe) think of me as ur chubby kid sister who u can squeeze n squish n tickle ok
im on the taller end of the shortstack spectrum - 5'4 (maybe a lil less idek fully), DDD - E cup depending on the store lol, curvy (i hateit hate it i wanna be little n instead i have the kinda body that can look pornographic if i wear the wrong clothes tbh its a lot. i was over sexualized a lotttttt growing up. wish i could go back to before puberty n be small and innocent again.. even for a minute... ugh anyway... back to self descriptors) - brown hair n brown eyes, skin is like "olive" or whatever tf u call it; im greek, so that skin tone . but im a bit pale bc im a self isolated little room dweller lolll
i like getting piercings (face- not nipples lol ow ow ow no) , i dont normally wear much makeup or any, but sometimes i like to doll up, way less than i used to tho. usually im a big t shirt no bra fuckin comfy shorts big blanky type person. i used to go out a lot but now i just like to stay in and be a homebody
im multiply disabled + mentally ill, and its a big part of my life and day to day experiences as well as my perspective on stuff. can't work but i hope one day i can try having a small job even part time. I'm in "recovery" is what i call it, from complex ptsd, extreme anxiety, ocd, bpd "tendencies" (like diagnosis adjacent bc my dr is hesitant to put that shit on my official diagnoses bc he feels i can reverse or heal it idk so we tryin) - but also chronic pain and fatigue; we want to get me like, alive again. we will get there ("we" referring to me and my team of drs) it took 10 years to get here, to get to the point of recovering at all (mainly due to chaos and medical neglect and constant abusive situations throwing me down the proverbial stairs every time i reach the top.) i also have autism and pretty bad adhd. bc of all of this, i need partial caretaking
but on a positive note, the last few years i made a lot of progress in healing and changing for the better, letting go.. but my life constantly throws dysfunction and bs at me so sometimes its like 2 steps forward 1 step back. but at least im moving forward at all. didn't think i'd live to this age, but im here and for the first time im flat out refusing to roll over and die. fuck that. i did that for long enough. lets fkin gooooo
Things I like outside of kink (and outside of one specific agere age, bc that stuffs my personal business and only special ppl get to play wit my inner child and whatevaa)
i love horror, the gorier the better, i love practical effects i cant deny it u show me a lil blood pump? im invested.
I like to draw, though i took a massive break and need to work on my basics again, write, mostly poetry, sometimes smut, but i want to write stories one day
i like to journal a lot too
I like to read, but i only discovered that later in life. my fav genres are thriller, horror, historical fiction, historical romance, and i actually love nonfiction books a lotttt and i like to learn and try to better myself
im a medical cannabis user and so that's a heavy aspect of my day to day life too
Taboo and fucked up things make me hornier than id like to admit. My main kinks are:
incest roleplay, specifically sibcest with a preference for brother x sister. this is without a doubt my biggest kink it borders on fetish tbh
Cnc, but grooming and manipulation more often than rape
age play / regression (sometimes puppyplay)
Musk/scent - armpits, balls, crook of the neck, underwear with sweat still on them. I just fully need to smell u ok im a puppygirl what do u want from me ;p
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dms r open, im lowkey lookin 4 my dream brother
#sibcest#hard k!nks#hard k1nk#brocon#big bro x lil sis#brother x sister#1cky sister#big brother x little sister#inc35t#inc3$t#sibc3st#siscest#siscon#sister x sister#queer nsft#ickyprincess#1cky puppy#1cky princess#dumb puppy#puppy sub#musk kink#musk k!nk#musk k1nk#1cky br0ther#!cky k!ddo#!cky k!dd0#!nc3st
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got to ramble abt loser to someone last nite right and its always a nice lil refresh for me explaining what actually happens in the show AND MAN its so funny how people are so willing to call loser a jerk or think shes evil bc of the things she did and like ok whatever but did we forget abt all the shit this thang had to go thru like ?!?!?!?
getting eliminated with the most votes so far, isolation in the jawbreaker (which ik tghis isnt a serious deal in the show, DONT GET ME WRONG I LOVE ANGST ABT THIS CUZ IM NORMAL) like ofc getting eliminated isnt enough get into the sensory deprivation chamber SADFJKSHDFKHSDF LIKE !
also imsorry this cunt has ptsd HEHAHHAA WE SEE HER GET A FLASHBACK IN EP 4 THATS JUST NEVER BROUGHT UP AGAIN (the paper mache incident)
and like. man it adds layers BC AS U CAN SEE LOSER NEVER ALWAYS HAD IT SO GOOD???? so like OF COURSE when him & winner get popular loser relishes in it. BC ITS DESERVED? LOL? WOULDNT U BE ECSTATIC IF U AND UR BUDDY GOT POPULAR AFTER YEARS OF NOTHANG? ITS HUGE!
and yeah ! her up n' leaving winner wasnt the best but you srsly gotta keep in mind this is losers dream . to her winner just didnt want to support him anymore AND U COULD SEE LOSER WAS CLEARLY UPSET ! hes ALSO losing a good friend too !!
butohmy god im getting off tangent just. you know . loser has gone thru some shit and its funny how many ppl i see just dont talk about it !! AND LIKE !! ON TOP OF THIS LOSER IS STILL NICE !! IDC !! loser has always been helping people n doing her best . and even tho her fans keep flip flopping (shoutouts to cake) she still keeps her chin up
PLUS having all these fans adds another thing: expectations, expectations, THE HIGHEST OF ALL! bc loser is soo popular, everyone sees him as perfect and strong WHEN LIKE WE SEE LOSER IS A HELPER AND A NICE GUY YES but at the end of the day ! shes a guy ! (thinks really hard abt cake n eggy arguing then it just cutting to loser craving nuggets . see maybe this is just me looking too deep into it but it shows the contrast of how the fans feel abt her vs how loser rlly is . just a kinda quiet?? guy that likes helping ppl)
this shows even more in post split when loser has a #normal moment over "a fan doubting her" YOU CAN SEE HOW IT AFFECTS HIM BC EVERYONE HAS SUCH HUGE EXPECTATIONS AND . as u could see ANY ONE MISTAKE WILL LEAVE LOSER ALL ALONE AGAIN ! OFC SHE WILL PANIC INTERNALLY SKFHDKSDFH
and idk where to put this but taco calls him "cuboid" and like see itsounded so derogatory when she says it GAJHAHAHAHA ITS LIKE??? not object slursIM NOT SAYING THAT ITS JUST SO FUNNY TO ME . IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEROGATORY TERM MAN ITS LIKE GETTING CALLED uhhhhhhhhhok other than the f slur i cant think of anything its like shes being called a faggot ok whatever I NEED TO STOP TYPING
#sorry hi i woke up at 5 am and couldnt go back to sleep can u tell#this was not supposed to turn into me just analyzing loser but uhmm im nate#idol cube
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do you have any tips on how to start writing fics?
the outsiders brainrot actually has me coming up with ideas and i have a desire to start writing them into actual stories but i've never written outside of class papers/assignments and i don't really know where/how to start since it's all just my own prompts and ideas and there's no grading rubric lmaoooo
like do you plan out each fic with a list first or do you just start writing about the main plot point of the chapter and fill in out of order or do you just start writing and see where it takes you... do you do any research while you're planning or pull from other authors/fics/posts or write from experience...
how do you decide when to stop writing or decide on which endings/paths/plot points to go with... the deadly combo of indecisiveness and perfectionism along with having no guidelines or due dates is crippling me so im asking some of my fav authors (who have also been inspiring me to write and be creative)
wait hi this is so sweet thank you!!! 🥹🥹 i will preface All This (sorry i yapped so much lol) by. i’ve been writing fic for like ten years and i think a lot of my old fic, while deeply cringe and awful, was all very important to getting me where i am today where i feel i can accurately get across what im trying to say!!!
first. hone your ideas!!! try to find a good niche you feel comfortable in (but also. don’t limit your creativity!!!). idk for me it’s easier to start specific and small rather than super general bc then i have Tooooo much freedom u know. i think my niche sorta across fandoms is generally softer dialogue, exploring close siblings or familial or friendship bonds an dynamics through situation, a lot of fluff, maybe a lil hurt comfort
i basically exclusively write in order! unless i get a really cool line/paragraph in my head that i write out and save for later to fit in somewhere. i usually have a like one-line idea that just Comes to me (ex. this was my entire line idea that turned into that pony getting jumped fic!)
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then i’ll expand it a little more into a shitty little paragraph (ex. here’s a few!!!)
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and then tbh after that i just kinda write everything in order from top to bottom from there. i wish i were more organized tbh and writing long fic/chaptered stuff is still sooo hard for me (which is why i don’t do it much yet lol) but im really trying to break out of it!! slowly we are learning!!! retaining the inspo and drive necessary to write that much is harddddd lmfao
before writing i always do have a solid idea where i want it to start and go and end though. like that ponyboy jumping fic i Knew i wanted to have pony get jumped in the opening scene, then go home, try to break down cutting his own hair, brothers come in and talk him down and it ends with talking abt johnny, even if i didn’t like. List that all out in words in a document.
definitely do research!!! espppp for outsiders bc it was like 60 years ago!!! well researched fics are soooo obviously tonally different and it’s always super obvious imo when that sort of care is put into ur writing. that fic i wrote about darry getting a panic attack was important researching bc panic attacks weren’t well known or researched or even Called panic attacks back then, so it’d be hella jarring seeing like 1967 13y/o pony whip out “you’re having a panic attack darry 🤓👆” yk lmfaoo
i SOO get the perfectionism and having no due dates thing btw. i have literally like 5 fics i’ve started and not finished in my docs rn with like 15 more ideas i wanna write someday. tbh! try to enter that Hyperfixation Zone and be really excited about what you’re making!!! helps it go by easier bc i swear sometimes i’ll write fic and it feels like pulling teeth even though it’s supposed to be fun!!!
last thing. try and find friends to bounce ideas off of and go crazy with you <3 or ppl to beta read!!! makes writing SO much easier and sm more fun having a your own lil personal cheerleader!!! if you ever need a beta id be soooo happy to read whatever you’ve got and hype u up!!! <3 i hope this helped at least a little bit LOL my writing process is kinda chaotic ngl
#the outsiders#this was so nice 🥹🥹🥹#thank u for reading my silly lil fics <33#i always think they sound so goofy (imposter syndrome is crazyyyy) but stuff like this makes me sooosjsbsksdjw <3333333#asks#oh also forgot to say but i don’t tend to look to other authors really esp regarding fic concepts#lots of ppl inspire me but imo it’s just too easy to accidentally read things and then plagiarize or copy ideas even if you don’t mean to!#just be careful of that LOL#just use my good ol imagination 98% of the time!
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Genuine question, how did you figure out or realize the whole being butch thing? What does being butch mean to you?
idk if it was like… figure out? more so just putting a name to something i’ve always felt or known about myself. i came out as a lesbian, then i came out as nb, then i was like well i want gender affirming care so that must mean i am Trans™️, & it’s like… none of those words or kind of… vibes (lol sorry) quite fit? i don’t feel like a cis lesbian, & i actually kind of despise non-binary as a concept (don’t send asks abt this i won’t answer them lol, do ur own thing if u love it that’s cool); i think for me personally Transness is a little too serious & intense & limiting to how i feel. & im a white afab person in a smaller body, & honestly…….. we are often the wooooorst demographic of trans ppl lmao so i just didn’t even rly like some spaces i was in. i got the most important gender affirming care i wanted, i moved & i got married, i got to work remotely etc
& so just sitting with all of that it was like. ok well a lot of neoliberal queer spaces piss me the fuck off; i’m not cis, but i’m not TRANS in the way a lot of ppl (very validly) feel; i do Not like nb. i’d read stone butch blues before, i have a degree in critical theory where i worked a loooot w queer theory, obviously i’ve written abt queerness for ages lol. so then i was just like ah. butch. dyke. YAH! sweet. 100/10 feels amazing i love it
& i think for me i love those words most bc they’re rooted in really radical belief that i have. they carry an ethic with them that, at its best & most intersectional ofc, i want to act on, all the time. i want to show up for people & be protective & tough & strong but i also so deeply want to be nurturing & nourishing. i want to allow myself to be nourished & cared for. i think it feels rly wonderful to have a word for transgressive gender that sums it all up bc people lived it before me. they made that very specific & particular space to experience femininity in a way that doesn’t feel like a noose.
i think also butchness is so expansive! something that never sat right w me abt the way we talk abt transness in the west is that i don’t think there are ‘pre’ & ‘post’ transition selves. like… i’ve never been Not Me? like i came out of the womb a dyke. all i did my entire childhood is run around in the mountains, catalogue leaves, play w my dog, read nancy drew, & avidly watch + play any women’s soccer i could. i loved to fish & mountain bike, i grew up in the desert so gardening to me was a miracle. i never cared abt gender at all beyond like ‘well i guess i’m a girl & the women i admire just won a world cup, they’re badass’ & that was it. i liked boys clothes bc they were practical & felt better, but i just. didn’t think about it. ppl called me a tomboy which was fine, i liked scout in to kill a mockingbird so whatever. but i never felt “non-binary” & i certainly never felt like a boy.
& i am… still just like that lmao. i hated my boobs, point blank day 1 lol, but that doesn’t have to mean i’m trans, or that i’ve somehow changed in a way that requires separation from who i’ve been my whole life. i HATE the language of ‘dead/lived’ name; i hate the weird expectation that u should allow the state to have all of ur gender stuff on record (no fucking thank you, y’all can keep my legal name & i will be flying under the radar lol). so i think western transness rly just. irritates me. doesn’t fit. hasn’t ever fit.
so butchness is like. i am 8 year old jude, i’m just older now. if this makes sense ur butch lmao but. it’s this rly free space to play w masculinity in a way that doesn’t necessitate western transness, & also doesn’t necessitate a separation from maternalism, which i fundamentally believe in. i don’t even rly think of my own care as “gender affirming” & more just like… essence affirming. i didn’t want top surgery so my body could be read as male; i wanted it so i could look like me. i want my clothes to feel & fit in a Very particular way bc that’s how i like them. it’s abt practicality, efficiency, comfort.
& lastly to me butchness has a remarkable space for tenderness that masculinity on its own just cannot hold. like. it’s abt being protective & strong, sure, but it’s in service of others. always always always. so sometimes that looks like communicating calmly, sometimes that looks like infinite small acts of service for ur friends or ur partner. when i think of settling into myself it’s more about returning to who i knew i was when i was a kid, when i was the only person my dog liked & how it felt to sit on the swings when the sun was setting after the monsoon; it’s allowing myself to love like that — caring, & quiet, & full.
ultimately to me butchness is about devotion, more than anything in the world. devoted to safety, devoted to community. no one is devoted the way dykes are bc it’s how we survive. it’s how we have always survived — the steadfastness, the faith, the joy, even thru suffering, to not be boxed in. to help each other. to be funny & kind & thoughtful & not reject the absolute best parts of womanhood for the sake of a western box. to demand care. it’s so beautiful. devotion.
tldr it’s the best
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about Louis being abusive to Armand I'm really curious to see the reactions when we see what Armand is really capable of and his real face, you want to give an image of Armand that he doesn't have in the book and a image that he doesn't even have it in the series let's wait and see.
[I feel like we have to put a disclaimer when we defend Louis now, so: Yes I know Louis is not without his faults too]
but we've already seen a lot of armand's capabilities? far more than the books had shown at this point *and* directly in relation to specifically causing harm to louis....as he's intentionally left to suffer his burns on top of it. that's not even in the books either. 2x5 was all show only but it took a lot from armand's entire book story and it was meant to parallel a lot of how lestat treated louis too. I never took it to mean they're "the bad guys," and the show has made it clear that that's not what they're trying to do either. but still, ppl see all this and come away with the opinion of "louis deserved this tho."
look at what we know about daniel and how daniel has talked around louis and armand too. where's the posts about how daniel "deserved" what armand did to him. where's anyone dissecting his wrongs? they're not. they're lost in romanticizing DM bcuz daniel isn't black. that is literally all this is.
I'm not trying to be argumentative or whatever but we just v much have already seen this. I'm sure we'll see it more in S3 and I already know lestat and nicki will be coddled from the evil brown man in *those* contexts too. shit, they already sided with nicki for that slur moment bcuz "nicki would never do that!"
as a general end thing to say: ppl need to be aware of their racial biases when analyzing things bcuz nobody is just making this shit up just to attack u and it doesn't mean u can't talk about the characters either. these things follow a distinct pattern and ppl need to be aware of what's rly present and what's their own racism clouding things. bcuz eeeeeveryone else is aware of it whether u are or not.
#asks#interview with the vampire#amc interview with the vampire#interview with the vampire amc#amc iwtv#iwtv amc#iwtv 2022#iwtv s3#fandom racism#loumand#abuse#antiblackness
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1. Which kink do you think Louis would have that would surprise Lestat?
2. Do you think this fandoms racism has become more obvious due to Louis being a black creole person? Like I feel like people are more aggressive when they say Louis is top because he’s “rough” and Lestat is this dainty pillow broad.
1) i think it would take a lot to surprise lestat sexually [my dude a #BigOleFreak] but the one thing thatd somewhat unnerve him at first is lou breeding kink.. lestat has a very hobbled relationship w being the architect of creation meanwhile louis is like begging to be bred and plugged up so the baby can take. lestat would come around to it & meanly tease lou about it tho :3 if anything i feel like lestat is the one w/ hyperspecific kinks that unnerve louis and take him more time to get used to [we talmbout virginal catholic pimp who despite selling sex and being the voyeur to numerous sexual encounters, his only actual sexual experiences were handjobs & secretly getting head from younger guys prior to les… les got freudian relations & semi normal (nicki) relations, hes been w / men and women before, hes a real freak. i think lestat is a bratty vers whos dom top ways r activated in the presence of louis omega pillow princess pheromones lol]
2) when ppl hear an accusation of a ‘racism’, their only thoughts is some caricature of a confederate/nazi/klan member screaming that they dont want ‘woke’ [if not using the racial slur w/o the euphemism] vampires. when in reality, racism manifested in fan spaces which are predominately composed of white women / white lgbt w/ #blm stickers or bio posts, who have black friends, maybe have even dated or fucked somebody black, manifests as the beliefs they have internalized bc of cultural messaging around black people. their inability to recognize & analyze evident traits in black charas, the inability to relate to the ‘other’, shoving characters who r not such at all into these narrow stereotypes of the mandingo archetype, the stoic black brute, etc. etc. so when they hear us say ‘fandom racism’, they seem to think we’re calling them klan members & personally insulting them. diverting an observation on trends & cultural messaging to personal feelings, so a bystander can go omg how could u do that :( like i said, idrk or care for low bar discourse or throwing shit on ppl but i do think its funny to see ppl make les a dainty delicate waif off 1 hate sex scene that we dont even rly see all the way c. the other scenes we see lol. so they project onto les cuz hes more relatable to them simply cuz theyre both white? my friend who never even watched just knows of it cuz im aggy af mind u made a profound comment i find applicable w les in both book& show verse
‘[its] the contrast between a public show of subversive bi male femininity versus a domestic/private bi male masculinity—that truly applies to a lot of white gays…putting on the performance of gender non conformity but not actually being equitable in your domestic behaviors and simply reifying gendered violence’
nb ppl r more readily able to apply/recognize gnc ~traits~ in pale skin that may or may not be there. i compare les to david bowie & prince bc those men were gnc in performance but very typical to the role of ‘Man’ in their interpersonal& real lives.
& idt louis is that too gnc in his appearance neither, he still favors suits in his heyday yet in dubai has this androgynous unsettling plain black wardrobe. very cold cutting feminine eartha kitt grace jones type appearance/role he plays in this second interview v. the boyish swagger of a typical 1970s black man he puts on in divisadero in sanfran. but he subverts gendered racial stereotypes moreso in his dynamic w nb partners as black men r expected to be overpowering & domineering. where louis holds up gendered racial stereotypes/dynamics as a black man imo is w/ claudia & miss lily, 2 black women, emotionally and physically extracting from the bw in his life and making claudia make the decisions he cant bring himself to do. sorry if this got a lil off topic lol
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Laurie is there any chance in the world I could get some info on boxer James is happening?? Pretty please with a cherry on top
of course darling!! anything u want <333
see the issue with ppl asking about boxer james is that i never know what to say or share at this point bc??? since it's an idea that started here on tumblr and we did so much brainstorming i feel like . i've run out of stuff to talk about
i can tell u that . the plan is . hopefully . to start posting it at the end of this year . but i'm not making any promises bc i've joined a couple of fests and those have priority for obvious reasons and also i have a job etc etc etc
it was supposed to be a chaptered fic but on the shorter side, originally it was about?? 10 chs??? however when i started developing the plot properly and all the backstories i realised that . it wasn't happening . so yeah i'm not sure of how long it'll be . (definitely shorter than making ghosts tho that's for sure)
sirius and reg have a really good relationship but there's still A Lot of black brothers angst.. and i mean A Lot
i'm still not 100% sure if i'm gonna make james and his dad reconcile
anddddd james watches compilations of reg being mean or putting him in his place during interviews and it gets him half hard
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📩 Simblr question of the day: Do you have any blogs that make your day when they post? Mention them! Tell us why you like them!
HEYYYYYYYYYYYY LETS GET INTO IT!!!! okay before we start if i dont tag u its cause i have bad memory but trust u r all super cool and post dope shit MWAH
ahhh where to begin first of all @mattodore @crsentfairy @literalite @gunthermunch @stinkrascal got some of the coolest fucking ocs and stories going on like id read a whole book abt their little guys if they offered it to me im eating up every bit of lore but nothing can satiate the hunger for it!!!!!!! and they all have such cool unique styles like omggggggg eats all ur posts up yum yum @olya-occult-lover i think ur blog was crafted specifically with me as the target audience like UGHHHHHH SO GOOD EVERY POST!!!!!!!! absolutely incredible actually a whole celebration when u post @softerhaze @wooldawn @minamill @diwnssi @fizzytoo @peonypyxels @briteboy @daminini @crow-simblr me kicking my legs head propped up on my hands as i look at ur gameplay posts like damn i love ur little pixel people dearly pats them and u on the head i am incredibly jealous when yall post ur saves like damn couldnt be me i am going to live vicariously thru u <3 @arcanewonder UHHH WHERE TO BEGIN???? absolutely incredible posts never misses and this includes the gameplay sideblog like i can never get enough im always itching for me I NEED TO LIVE IN UR GAMEEEEE crawling into ur monitor as soon as i post this and ur renders omg...how tf do u do all that actually so so talented @zohrou @desertdusk @uxji @rollingsim got hands down my fav sim styles on simblr TOO GOOD how do we have the same tools and yet yall do all that everytime actually insane u guys graduated top of ur classes at sim making university @void-imp UR EDITING STYLEEEE ITS SO COOL AND DIFFERENT I LOVE IT SM!!!!!!!! like actually so incredibly distinct i adore it it really stands out on simblr @imageingrunge all of ur posts r so dreamy but like in a haunting way but a comfy haunting way like hmm this house is haunted but i kind like this ghosts vibes yknow? obsessed with everything u post also ur presets r gorg btw @plutoeyes UR POSTS ALSO SO DREAMY AND HAUNTING UGHH i eat up everything u put out ur style is so so damn cool thank u for blessing simblr with ur work <3 ahhhh i know i could tag so many more but i dont want this to be too long like for my phone is already lagging rnfofhfjf okay speedrun tag of cool ppl @wildmelon @warmsol @oxalisim @kazuaru @cinamun @djservo @cas-fulleditmode2 @pralinesims @bnt0 @glittermutt @wldestluv-rs @sashima @gashface @kingfakey
#u would not believe how many times i went back like omg i need to add this person too omg omg and this person WHY R U ALL SO COOL#squeezes u in a death grip#if i didnt tag u i am looking directly in ur eyes and gripping ur shoulders U R SO COOL I PROMISE#olli.txt#asks
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hey sorry, anon from earlier- i honestly shouldn’t have sent it which is my mistake. it was just grating on me every time i scrolled aftg/jerejean tags. and you can ignore this ask, but you did ask why it bothered me, so- i don’t think you’ve said anything that outright egregious about jeremy, but it’s a lot of little stuff added up that just makes it feel. Weird. i talked to some non-aftg friends ab it which is where it should’ve stayed and maybe it’s our echo chamber but there feels like a lot of infantilization of jeremy in response to people infantalizing jean instead
i will say quickly it’s the about the in-bed aspect as i think generally ppl put too much emphasis on that and though i disagree with some points that truly doesn’t matter. where i was coming from it’s just that a lot of your posts and hcs paint jeremy as one dimensional and make him seem pretty useless and incapable, similar to how the fandom made him a sunshiney twink with no other personality for years. it’s many generally little things added up but especially in comparison with what feels like a refusal to accept any of jeans inherent urge for softness just because he’s also angry (when it’s clear that he would love to also be able to feel safe and be soft). it feels reactionary to the opposite of what you dislike happening to jean, really- especially after a post u made recently that i can’t recall the wording of where you implied jean being submissive at all was feminine which felt genuinely just a sexist way to phrase disliking his infantilization. it’s not really about anything too specific but just the way you compare and contrast them. i do agree jeremy is the softer one and i like that he is, but a lot of your posts about him added up feel like that’s *all* he is on your blog, sort of helpless and given to jean to care for instead of the caretaker roll he does currently (but hopefully not once we get tgr) have but that gets exaggerated a lot in fandom instead of them being equal ever, which seems to be the kind of thing you do WANT that doesn’t get across due to the way you post about them imo.
anyway, this is incredibly long and pointless, really, when i shouldn’t have sent the first ask to begin with so i apologize for that. i’ll probably just block/filter if it annoys me again and im sorry for butting into your space like this, but i felt i owed an explanation after since you did ask for one
Hey! I do appreciate the explanation and I am gonna answer this if that's ok? bc I wonder if anyone else is feeling that way? Usually my posts are silly little headcanons, and I definitely don't mean it to come across as if I'm painting out Jeremy to be useless and incapable. The parallel parking thing was meant to be silly, the sitting on the counter just felt like something he'd do. The whumping stuff is really just to even us all out. Jean already took so many hits I think it's only fair Jeremy gets to take some, but I see how my stuff seems one sided.
As far as the bed stuff-I personally find issue in the Dom/sub stuff because of Jean's past, but on a separate note, I was just pointing out that usually ppl do use the term service top to reference a top who is submissive. It really took me by surprise that the majority of the fandom took it as Dom.
Also, my posts about Jean are usually about his rage, that's true, but I don't think he doesn't want softness, and I'm sorry if it came off that way. My issue is really with the takes that overdo it. And I do think he needs to get that rage out before he can heal properly, but I also think he wants to feel safe and be soft and taken care of.
I'm not really sure which posts of mine made it sound like I was handing Jeremy off to Jean to be taken care of (I think the punching of the brother maybe?), but l definitely didn't mean for that to sound that way either.
Also the post I think ur referring to is when I said ppl wanted him to be a woman? I'm a woman and really a lot of the fandom's portrayal of Jean recently reads to me like a damsel in distress, which of course is usually a woman. That on top of him bottoming typically = stereotypical / society's idea of a woman. So when I said woman I did not mean actual woman, I just meant that.
It's okay that u sent the ask, and I have my asks open so it wasn't uninvited, I genuinely was just confused bc I didn't think I was painting them out to be the reverse of what I was complaining about. This is getting kinda long, but essentially I do think Jeremy is able to hold his own and I think he'll probably go to bat for Jean in the press and maybe even physically. I also think Jean wants to be soft, but I also think he has rage. Most of my posts just tend to be about a few topics but I'll try to fix it? And post more about the other sides of them?
Idk. Sorry anon.
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HII SUNNY HOPE UR HAVING A GREAT DAY/NIGHT<333 can I please make a request after that test came out of the king poet soldier one I got soldier and I can’t help but think of goo being king so can u please make something where goo is a king of a kingdom and he’d have a soldier that is always by his side worrying about him no matter what , if u don’t want to u can just delete or ignore this thank u sunny❤️
Letters ( Goo x reader )
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"Are you serious about this?"
You watched as Goo picked up a huge box filled with empty envelopes from under his desk.
"Yup, they will never find out anyway."
"What if they did?" Your reputation as a king will be ruined"
"gasp are you saying its not already is ? "
"..."
When he is not busy obsessing over himself, Goo spends his free time complaining about how he finds the other nobles really annoying, so today he thought he may as well express his true feelings toward them on a little piece of paper and send it anonymously.
" here "
He threw a dip pen at your face.
"Help me write those."
There will be no point in arguing with him. last time you talked back, he started a whole lecture about how you, as his personal knight in shining armor, should be more supportive of his actions, and you wouldn't want to see him fake crying again because that would definitely be a terrible sight.
"What do you want me to write?"
"Maybe something like, Oh, Lady Crystal, that dress you wore yesterday was as terrible as your attitude"
"Isn't that a little too-"
"Or perhaps we should insult her whole family as well."
Goo started walking around the room while thinking of more ways to ruin Lady Crystal's day ,and you on the other hand, couldn't stop worrying about him. This isn't the first time he has done such a reckless thing, and you are scared that he will actually get exposed one day and everything will go downhill.
You were so focused on your thoughts that you didn't notice Goo holding a magnifying glass near your face while writing something in his notebook.
"Have..pretty..eyes"
" huh? What are you doing"
"nothinggg"
"..."
"Don't look at me like that, I was trying to find out the reason why you look so stressed."
"its beacuse-"
"You are worried I will get into trouble?"
" maybe?"
"Don't worry if I ever get caught; you will be the first one I will blame."
Goo expected you to get mad over that, but instead you slowly started to smile.
"That seems like a good idea."
"Ugh, that was not the reaction I wanted."
You started laughing, then all of a sudden, Goo picked up his crown, which he always keeps in his desk because he says it's " heavy " , and put it on the top of your head.
"When I die, you better burn this whole town down to ashes."
"...I'm not going to do that."
"gasp not even after I die?"
"I will think about it."
Goo got up and gave you a little playful slap on the cheek.
" i will go sleep now but we better finish these tomorrow "
" good night "
He left you alone in the study room while his crown is still in your head, and that brought back your worries .
Will he really manage to hold the throne for that long?
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note : heyy ^^ first things first am so sorry for the late reply and two this will officially be my last post here , i just have alot going on rn which why i will be leaving this acc but i wont delete it so other ppl can enjoy my content i guess. it was really fun here and i met a lot of amazing ppl as well!. i hope everyone is having a great day/night/afternoon
( ik there was no point in changing my layout last min but i promised day haha )
byee💜
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Helloooo i saw you rb the yan selfship post...🎭?
You didn’t put a specific character but dw, I’ll just do the main ones :3
🎭- are they good at pretending to be a normal person? Did this change after you started dating?
Akira: this is just a personal hc, but he acts “normal enough”. Like anyone can tell hes odd, but he does it in a way that normal people accept.
It wouldn’t change for other people, but after the relationship started he slowly becomes more and more odd the longer and longer the relationship goes on. He wants to make sure I’m trapped :3
Groomer akira hc in mind (im gross): he shares his secret with some of his friends. Ppl that are all on the same status as him and probably also doing the same thing. Yk how famous ppl are all pedos
He also doesn’t pretend to be normal when grooming me. In fact, he teaches me that him and his actions are normal.
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Hazamada: people can tell from a mile away hes weird. It’s funny a little bit: if you talk to him hes all shy and you think “oh! Im just judging!” But then he kidnaps you !
Oddly, he gets more tame after the relationship started. “Honeymoon phase”, you could call it. He becomes casual. No need for over the top weird stuff
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Keicho: the first impression is 50/50: on one hand, he looks mean, but on the other hand it’s easy to dismiss it as “he’s probably having a bad day” or “it’s probably just his resting face.” He doesn’t bother to hide his true self; its just that he doesn’t have a reason to get involved with other people
Not even after u start dating: it deteriorates after you simply get to know him more. He never acted normal, so can’t say it was unexpected when he throws a lamp at your face :/
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Devo the pookie (bringing him back): he’s such an odd fella, even the circumstances around his birth were probably weird. You can tell he’s got screws loose; to the point you wonder if there are any screws that aren’t. And he lets you know that whenever he chases you down an empty alleyway or leaves an actual heart on ur kitchen counter.
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Diavolo: the circumstances around his birth were actually bizarre - yeah, this guy is in no way normal. He would send Doppio to approach first, since he’s a lot more normal + the whole paranoia thing.
He doesn’t bother to pretend to be normal when we meet; the first time we meet is when im locked in the basement lol. Thats also where the relationship begins
#akira otoishi#toshikazu hazamada#hazamada toshikazu#keicho nijimura#devo the cursed#diavolo jjba#self ship
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ferraris DID work their asses off!!!! leclerc tbh also deserved driver of the day in my eyes both him and lando should have won it 🥰🥰 he did so well w his tyre management and he looked so happy post race which is such a stark contrast to how he usually looks ❤️🩹❤️🩹 but omg i had the biggest laugh of the week when max told leclerc that there was a 22 sec gap between him and lando 😭😭 the absolute despair on charles face was INSANEEE...sainz overtake game was ITTTTTT!!! and from p9 to p5 is pretty great! he grilled checo and ate his livery for dinner...love to see it!
checo is honestly not even worth it atp...somebody like alonso who genuinely knows how to race even in a shit car or someone completely new to the scene like lawson would do better than him atp...its just become embarassing to see him and mv1 have the same car yet have 5-9 places between them consistently. leclerc and sainz usually have 2-3 if not just 1 between them and they have such diff driving styles and their shit livery and yet they consistently outperform him in one way or another. even ls2 has done better lap times and crashed less in races than checo....a fucking rookie that was put in f1 too early outperforming u is humiliating. God forgive me for possibly jinxing them, but i think the incoming rookies (doohan, bearman, and antonelli if all goes well in monza next wk) will outdo him in under 10 races next season. its just unbearable to watch. great guy, mid driver at best!
mclaren dominance boring fans...whats new!!! norris is proving to be a better driver than ppl want to admit (esp now that he didnt fucking throw away a pole) and got 2 wins in a single season...ppl can say its the livery but checo has great livery and look at him 🤷♀️. not to mention how piastri has got to be one of this centurys most impressive rookies...srsly up there w hamilton and verstappen for me. his 4th place ending was pretty damn good considering how tough the top 5 competition was 🤭 oscar has the potential to be wdc and if ppl paid less attention to shitting on mv1, ln4, or talking shit about next yrs lineups and breaking news they would realize what a damn good generational talent we have on the grid rn!!!
all that shit talk abt the gap is so funny....admit u hate to see a team have good drivers AND livery! f1 fans will never b satisfied i swear 🤓🤓
(why was this rant so long omg 😭😭 guess i really did love this race wkend)
HARD AGREE. I’m so proud of the Ferrari boys. I just know taking that Ferrari is hard. But then I remembered Williams 😓😓
2. NO BECAUSE LOGAN OUT QUALIFYING CHECO MULTIPLE TIMES IN A FUCKING WILLIAMS IS CRAZY (ALONG WITH HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE CHECO HAS). I do think the rookies next year will bring in a good show and I can’t wait for that.
3. I will say it once and I’ll say it again. When it comes to Max and he gives his opinions, it’s funny because it’s “Mad Max” but once it’s Lando it’s him being a baby. This isn’t hate to Max AT ALL (i really do love him) but the double standard is quite insane to me. It just seems to me that Red Bull fans aren’t ready to let go and see the aren’t the top car this season.
4. OSCAR DEFINITELY HAS WDC POTENTIAL. He’s already been doing fantastic in just his second season. If i ever see him lift the WDC trophy, just know I will be sobbing. With the other rookies, They will perform good. I already know it.
5. YES YES YES. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS F1 FANS ARE NEVER SATISFIED. Whether it’s the fact we finally have a new race to the WDC, how a car is doing, or even the lineups. I’ve just decided to stay away from other F1 fans that aren’t from tumblr for this reason 😭😭 (ESPECIALLY INSTAGRAM. THE COMMENTS MAKE ME WANT TO RIP MY HAIR OUT)
ITS OKAY I LOVE A LITTLE YAP SESSION 🩷🩷 ITS SO FUN TO UNDERSTAND OPINIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE 🥹
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WAIT OMG-
been reading intrinsic warmth for a WHILE and your writing is top tier!! i always wondered to myself every time i’d read a chapter why the writing just STICKS, yk? i’m a MAJOR book girlie, i read 24/7.
AND THEN IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I READ ONE OF YOUR TAGS THAT YOU PUT UP ON ONE OF YOUR POSTS WHERE YOU WERE ANSWERING A QUESTION FROM ANOTHER LOVELY READER AND I SEE THAT YOU TOOK AN ENGLISH A LEVEL?
first of all (not 100% sure on this) but i’m pretty sure only british ppl take gcses, a levels, etc. YOU’RE BRITISH?
i feel like i’ve met my other half rn over something so tiny but yeah. IT LITERALLY EXPLAINS WHY YOUR WRITING IS SO GOOD:
i could point out the NUMBER of times i’ve seen juxtaposition, symbolism, foreshadowing in your fic to someone if they’d asked me to point it out for them. at first i thought you might’ve done it unknowingly, and then i decided that nope, bc foreshadowing is such a BIG writing technique that it simply couldn’t have been by accident.
it’s one thing to know about a writing technique and another to actually be able to SUCCESSFULLY incorporate it into your writing. if it isn’t clear enough, i’m saying that you did it AMAZINGLY. you’ve got a natural talent and i’m envioussss (in a supporting way ofc 😭).
you should really look into making your own book, and i think you EXCEL at the supernatural aspect of plot in stories. your writing is so unique and different yet so warm, it reminds me of autumn (my favourite season).
idk how to end such a long message, ultimately i don’t have a reason for typing this up and shit. ik you have tons of people probably saying the same thing and it might just get repetitive for you, but i wouldn’t feel comfortable not being part of said bunch-of-ppl-probably-saying-the-same-thing.
oh! and take your SWEET TIME updating. it’s your story, your fic, your writing. the ONLY thing we readers can give you as a payback and thanks is time, patience, and understanding <3333
RAHHH BRITTANIA 💪💪💪💪
Agh. Yes—I’m British (English to be precise, sweet sweet caroline etc), hence the use of ‘u’s in words like ‘colour’ and ‘humour’, and also why everyone’s parents are their ‘father’ or ‘mother’ and not mum/dad. ‘Mom’ feels too American but ‘mum’ feels too rah engerland, yk? I’ve mentioned previously that I’m looking forward to writing fics where the characters are actually from England and where I’m actually allowed to write them the way I talk, mostly. Good lord am I excited.
And yes lol I took English for an A-Level. Bloody smashed it too, if I get to brag, mwahaha. Didn’t take it any further (I’ve also previously said that I’m a # woman in stem uni student, which is true), but I still write a killer essay imo. Give me 10 minutes to do a refresher on ‘Othello’ (it’s been a while okay) and I can talk for donkeys about his tragic fall and how much of a wanker he is. Which he is! I’m a Desdemona defender for life.
You say ‘natural talent’. PLS. No!! God no. Not at all. I wish—that would’ve made it a lot easier, but whatever I can do rn is down to bloody years of toiling away on my shitty little laptop, I promise. I’ve got another anon ask that asked about some writing tips so I’ll do the bulk of them there but my number 1 will always and forever be to practise. Whatever skill I have now has been earned over the many years. You don’t even want to see some of the stuff that will never grace my ao3 page (atla had me in a chokehold through covid and I have never been the same).
But you are genuinely so complimentary: this is so so lovely of you. Thank you?? It’s really weird being someone who writes and also someone who enjoys analysing literature; you’re right, half of the ‘techniques’ are intentional (the number of times I’ve flicked through some chapters’ drafts and thought, ‘fucks sake none of this makes sense, I need to add some decent foreshadowing or none of this will make sense in two chapters’), but also so much of my writing is just thinking, ‘hmm, this doesn’t really feel right. No no, I don’t like the vibe of this. I want this to feel more GRAAHHH and less lalalala. Lemme change this up a bit’. Whether that leads to the whole, short sentences->speeds up the pace of the reader when reading the section->increased tension, mimics actual fight encounter, etc etc (all the stuff you blag on about in eng lit), then maybe that counts as intentional? And maybe not.
Making my own book? That’s lovely of you to say but I also really don’t have any ideas for anything non-fanfic’y! Lol. I love a good bit of canon compliance, that’s my issue. That being said—hey, another eng a level reference—I’ve made multiple references here to being the world’s #1 ‘Atonement’ hater. Unfortunately, it also lives damn rent free in my head and I’ve got the bare bones of a WW2-era, perhaps epistolary, longform fic buzzing around. (Fandom: Marauders. I’m a disgrace but here we go). I’ve written nothing for it and maybe I never will, but that’s one of the only things I can see as being more standalone from original canon. Anyway: it’s the fanfic life for me. Ali Hazelwood’s life is but a distant dream.
But anyway! Thank you again for your lovely words. The next IW chapter will take a very long time, I have to be frank, so thank you for the reassurance that that’s not absolutely disgraceful lmao T_T Thanks again!! <3
#intrinsic warmth#I hope I have not accidentally hidden my englishness#the biggest event of this month isn’t Halloween or 1989tv — it’s the switch from bst to gmt babyy
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