#you're told exactly how to speak and interact with others and to be blunt and clear and to the point with your words. you're saying he does
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Every day i just want to write a post that just says "The Brigadier is so damn autistic."
but I then worry about what other people might say if I do that
but fuck it
The Brigadier is so fucking autistic, and nobody can change my mind
#classic doctor who#brigadier lethbridge stewart#'hes just like that because hes a military man' no he's like that because he's autistic and in the military. there's a difference#(please - we see so many soldiers in classic who and he's so different to them)#lack of expressions (especially s7) which caused others to comment his 'lack of emotions' in certain situations (he has commented that he#does in fact feel..)#the constant swagger stick with him (they arent common for soldiers nor officers to have.. havent been since past WW2 i believe) which he f#fiddles with and holds#stickler for the rules and hates disorder (things not being done 'right')#(thinking of the 'rules arent rules for alistair' bit from Daddy Fights Monsters)#his reaction to mushrooms in The Green Death. that's it. that's the point (he just hates mushrooms and so do i)#he's so.. military when he speaks even when speaking to civilians or when he's off duty. ik that's not much of a point but in the military#you're told exactly how to speak and interact with others and to be blunt and clear and to the point with your words. you're saying he does#find comfort in it?#and this man's strong sense of morals! my god. he can have quite black and white thinking in situations (so does 3 which would probably#explain why they butt heads often) and he is insanely stubborn#im sure i'll think of more things as time goes on but this is all i have for now#also im sorry i might be a bit tipsy when posting this but i really need courage lmao
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if i ever seem curt when talking ooc, i apologize.
i have been in &. out of the fandom scene &. tumblr for a little over a decade. at this point. i'm at an age where i don't have the energy for a lot of these things anymore. i am... afraid of reaching out &. forming bonds. i have realized that this is evidently my fault.
i am always eager to jump in with a writer &. make stories, exchange plot lines, do rapid fire roleplays, bur it always starts &. ends the same way : we're both invested, we make all these scenarios, we exchange in depth metas, we share videos, images, memes that remind each other of our characters, we talk every day for several hours on end etc etc.
but somewhere along the line, i lose them. the other person's interest dwindles until i'm trying to light up the spark in them again. responses become less enthusiastic, less detailed, until all i'm left with is one word responses or even just emoji reactions. until one day, i realize we haven't spoken in several months, sometimes close to a year &. it's not for a lack of trying on my end. i leave detailed plots or messages. or sometimes just me trying to check in. &. i get crickets, because by that point, the person has already moved on to something else.
it sucks.
what trips me out is that this doesn't happen once or maybe twice from the same fandom. this has happened in several fandoms, with several different people, at different stages of my life, playing with different characters. logically, if it the same thing keeps happening to you at several different times of your life with several different people, that tells you that you're the problem. but it's frustrating because... i never quite know how to make it better, how to fix it.
a recent incident has also led me to the conclusion that, just generally speaking, i'm not really likable. the other person was apparently looking forward to writing with me, until they realized that i was someone they already knew, &. all of a sudden, i don't hear anything from them anymore. &. i'm not saying that to get pity points or anything, even in real life, i've been told that i can come across really blunt, rude or selfish. i've been trying to adjust my behaviors, because i never mean ill intent, perhaps my personality may be off putting.
but again, it becomes frustrating because i don't know what exactly to do. what exact behaviors to adjust. previous experiences has shown me, apparently i'm likable to a point. but... then stuff happens, &. suddenly i'm not interesting anymore, i'm boring, i'm repetitive. &. yet i see other people acting the same way i do &. they don't seem to have the same issues, regarding writing &. interacting / roleplaying with others.
i just don't understand.
people tell you it's natural, not everyone can talk about the same thing for several years on end &. yet, i can't help but look with envy to those that have these strong friendships that last years on end &. they can indeed talk about the same ships &. the same plots &. everything.
so i feel stuck, tired &. not really eager to make new bonds because i know it'll end up the same way. i just came out of this very situation. i had a roleplay partner on discord &. we spoke for about just a little over two years about our ship, but then gradually, it started to dwindle. they stopped reaching out, they stopped getting excited to see me, they stopped checking up on me, even when i would still do the same in return. &. the crazy part is that, with all these, i'm never blocked, i'm never ' broken up with', these people are theoretically still my friends, but whenever i try�� to reach out, it's like i have to reintroduce myself all over again. it hurts because, i may have been easily forgetful for them, but for me ? i remember them, i go back to our messages &. i read them &. i have them ingrained in my head because they are people that i want to talk with &. continue engaging with. but the feeling is apparently never mutual.
so this has led me to where i am now, where i do want to roleplay, i DO want to interact, i WANT to be happy to get excited without the feeling of dread, but the pain of potentially going thru the same experience is too much for my mental health, so i just keep to myself. maybe i can learn to hype MYSELF up, to get excited over my own ideas i stead of seeking constant validation. it would be so much easier for me if i didn't care for interaction, because then i could just write all the fanfiction ideas i have, but have no motivation to write.
but i do crave that interaction, so... i just think it's best if i keep everything to a minimum. thus, if you have tried to reach out to me &. i don't seem that receptive, please understand that it's literally not you, it's me. i'm just trying to keep myself guarded for my own mental health, &. i'm not as diligent as i used to be with messages. inbox is always open, starter calls are obviously open if i post them etc. this isn't to announce that i'm changing anything, this is more of an explanation as to why i am the way i am.
thank you for reading xx
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Welcome to Starlo's tips and tricks for "Getting Gud" at writing!
((Hey guys! It's me, Starlo. I've often been told that I write extremely well and realistically. So I decided to make a post to help others write as well. This could be a series or a one-off. But I'm not that great of a teacher, so it'll probably be a one-off.))
Lesson 1: GRAMMAR, GRAMMAR, GRAMMAR!
((In my opinion, proper, or at least, decent grammar is crucial to have a believable story. I personally think that a character speaking with the correct spelling of words is the most important part of the story. This is because they are SAYING it with their MOUTHS. So if a word is misspelled or a punctuation mark is misplaced, then the way they are saying what they are saying is changed. Often, it seems like they misspoke, but if it happens often enough, then they seem to have some speech impediment. This, of course, is often unintended.))
((However, narration having proper grammar is also important, if only to make it so other people can easily understand what's going on.))
((Now that I've laid out the importance of correct grammar, here are some actual tips for HAVING correct grammar.))
((They're, there, and their mean VERY different things. "They're" is a contraction meaning "They Are". "There" refers to the location of an object. "Their" refers to something that belongs to someone and is used like "Hers" or "His". I.e. "Oh, you're looking for the file on Dr. Jeffery? Well, their file is right over there."))
((Obviously, you should capitalize nouns and the beginnings of sentences, but capitalization can be used for other things, as well. Say, what if you wanted to discreetly define some Important Words? Or maybe you wanted a character to emphasize PART of a sentence or word, but not the WHOLE sentence or word? You can do a lot with capitalization.))
Lesson 2: It's The End Of The Word As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
((What if Tumblr removed all text customization tomorrow? Could you tell your characters apart? Could other viewers? You always want to differentiate the speaking styles of your characters to match their respective personalities.))
((For example, Inviz speakers in an often blocky and chill tone, and he uses basic slang, like "chill" and "s'cool" often, but uses more, for lack of a better term, "slang-y" slang, like "Thicc" and "Cringe", extremely rarely. Orange almost never uses any slang, but is still really emotive. My point is, make sure your characters speak in a way that suits THEM, and not a way that suits you. This actually brings me to my next point...))
Lesson 3: You are not the one in control.
((Or at least, you shouldn't be. The plot is everything, right? NO! NO. Shut up. No. You couldn't be more wrong. I'm sorry for being blunt but it's true.))
((So what is most important? CHARACTER INTERACTION. Never ever EVER force a character to do something that clashes against their personality or morals. You could accidentally change the context of the entire story. Why would they do that when they logically would never? Are they hiding something? Are they hiding something BAD? You would never know because such an event would never happen again.))
((So how do you avoid such an event? Never let anything happen without a reason. If you can't answer when someone asks "why?", then do NOT let that character perform that action. Obviously, you can steer your character's in the "right" direction, but be mindful of how they do things.))
((If you have trouble figuring out exactly what a given character would do, just go with your gut. But do not stray from the gut. If you aren't sure, do not try to steer towards the plot, as you may accidentally make the character do something that shouldn't fit them. I know I'm basically reiterating the same thing over and over again, but- it's really important.))
Lesson 4: The End?
((And that's it! Tell me if you have any questions, get Grammarly, and goodbye!))
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