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welcome, one and all, to: THE ANXIETY DISORDER SWAG COMPETITION.

we all get nervous sometimes, sure. but this poll is for the bitches who are perpetually in a panic. these people tear up trying to choose between crunchy or smooth or chocolate swirl peanut butter at the store because there are just too many fucking options. these people apologize when YOU bump into THEM because they think you’ll hate them and when you tell them to not do that and they reply with Okay sorry. these people are prepared for every single natural disaster scenario, even tsunamis despite being living nowhere close to shore, because megatsunamis waves have been recorded to spread water several miles inland you know and you can never be too safe can you. these people have to drive back home and double-check that they locked the front door because if they didn’t they will get burgled and then their stolen items will be placed at the scene of a murder and they will be incriminated because of that and they will go to jail for life. obviously.

anyways. this poll will be just fun and games + a way to give a bit of attention to characters who may be unappreciated! because, let’s be real: living with an anxiety disorder kind of really sucks. like that bitch will find a way to interfere with EVERYTHING. ALL THE TIME. so let’s make some light of it where we can!

BEFORE SUBMITTING CHARACTERS, please take into account these guidelines/things to consider!:

1. you may submit a character who showcases symptoms/behaviors of ANY anxiety disorder. this probably automatically makes you think of GAD and social anxiety, but this can also include things like panic disorder and extreme phobias. 2. conditions like autism and ADHD can oftentimes have symptoms that significantly overlap with anxiety disorders, but keep in mind that they are not the same thing. obviously a character can have one of these AND an anxiety disorder—in which case, feel free to submit them!—but consider that before submitting. 3. a character having canonically undergone a panic attack DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY HAVE AN ANXIETY DISORDER. panic attacks can and will happen to anyone as a result of significant, situational stressors. frequent and repeated panic attacks are signs of panic disorder, but single-instance ones are not; for example, puss in boots does NOT have anxiety, despite being shown undergoing a panic attack in the last wish. (i mean. if you wanted to submit him and argue your case i would hear you out but let’s just use him as an example for now) 4. your character does NOT need to have been confirmed as having an anxiety disorder in order to be submitted! whether it’s the way that they act or Just The Vibes, you can submit basically anyone as long as you can back it up like. a little. 5. no real people, OCs, or characters from south park or harry potter. sorry! at the end of the day it is my poll and i reserve the right to not include characters im not comfortable with including

no character limit for the brackets for now we shall just see where the road takes us (i.e. how many submissions i get). if this totally flops ill just delete it and pretend it never happened. yeah. SUBMISSIONS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL JULY 23RD! not-so-happy anxietying to you my friend

ib/exposure tags under cut:

@autismswagsummit @femmebracket @fashiondisastertournament @mad-scientist-showdown @beautiful-boy-bracket @sun-and-moon-duo-duel @the-worst-of-them-bracket @disability-swag-summit @shittycartoondadshowdown @ourple-battle @weirdgirlshowdown @2023vampiretournament @nonbiney-swag-competition @otherkinswagbracket @adorable-ones-tournament @the-malewife-ever @bisexual-monarch-tournament @adhdswagcompetition @mcytblrcringefail @fictional-malewife-tournament @nonbiney-swag-competition @theultimatefunnymanshowdown @lesbianswagcompetition @girlbosstourney @autisticgirliesbracket

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Round 2b Match 1

Rashmi Jamil/Amelie Macon (Entropic Float)

Fic count: 0

Milo/Piers (Pokemon)

fic count: 29

"COUNTRY BOY X EMO CITY BOY, HIMBO X GOTH, SHORT AND STRONG X TALL AND SKINNY, SUNSHINE ONE X GRUMPY ONE C'MON GUYS THEY'RE EVERYTHING it is MIND boggling they aren't more popular"

Rashmelie propaganda under cut!

Rashmelie:

"this essay is going to be reused whole cloth from the submission of them to the 17 million years of pining poll! because unfortunately i do not have the energy to go insane enough to write up anything new oh.

my god. where the fuck do i start with them for real.

okay so, theyve been friends since early childhood, and before either of them came out (Rashmi is agender, they/them, while Amelie is a trans girl, she/her, and they are both mspec which is a bit less relevant but is also there). the earliest time that we know that they have feelings for each other is when theyre both 14, and Rashmi - already out, with their entire family (parents and grandma) supporting them without question - is moving. uhhh 90% of american geography names are the same to me so i might lie there. from Nevada, where they both grew up, to New York, where Rashmi is planning on studying dance further, which has always been their plan; around 14 is when they ran out of teachers at home.

they quietly hope Amelie doesnt confess her feelings for them, as they fear it might tempt them to stay, which they cannot allow themself to do. Amelie, meanwhile, is very carefully not thinking about gender, because her parents are quite frankly the worst. over the course of the years before they meet back up, Amelie has had some dates, but each time, they dont work out, and in her own words, put logs on the flame she carries for Rashmi.

Rashmi, meanwhile. gets married. one of Rashmi's biggest struggles in their romantic pursuits has been the fact that they are both Indian and queer. it has been a struggle for them to find someone who respects both - someone who respects their gender identity while not throwing their culture under the bus. that is one of the factors contributing to the way their relationship with "Ajay" (we learn that this name isnt his real one, but it was magically replaced in Rashmi's memories of him and we dont know it) played out: he is also Indian, and the first thing he asked them upon meeting them was what their pronouns were. and it was all good.

until it wasnt.

i would love to get into that deeper, but the important point is that "Ajay" is kind of a piece of garbage, whose crimes include finding Rashmi's address when they didnt give it out, deliberately not sending Amelie her wedding invitation because Rashmi told him they used to have a crush on her, driving them to drop out of dance school, and general possessiveness (notable being the fact that, whenever he is home, he always asks them to stay home too, which leads to them dropping their social circle and their hobbies). one of the places it grows from is "Ajay" being ace and not quite believing that Rashmi accepts that. he also has a substance abuse problem.

all of that culminates as they return from a short visit to their parents, and he in a fit pushes them down a long flight of stairs.

in the meantime... god, i cant even figure out what parts of information are important about Amelie here. i would put as notable the fact that she only figured out she was a girl something like a year before the events of the game - and only ever came out to Rashmi, who in turn told their parents...

and who didnt realize that Amelie's workplace didnt know. her workplace is just. terrible in social terms. she loves the work itself (its food industry, a restaurant in a casino, dont remember the exact job description) but her coworkers are being the absolute worst. a cesspool of toxic masculinity. also an environment for Amelie's undiagnosed psychosis. she is prone to auditory hallucinations.

after being outed to her boss while also hearing from Rashmi's parents that their husband is... lets just say bad for them, she, while safely at home, hallucinates that her boss or maybe her father is breaking down the door.

simultaneously with Rashmi as they are falling down the stairs, they make Wishes.

these are not widely understood; from the context of the game, it seems as though some people get a Wish when in significant peril, or in distress. you do not need to use the Wish immediately as you get it, but they both did.

essentially, what Rashmi Wishes for is a way to escape from their husband that wouldnt raise a fuss; and Amelie Wishes for a place where she and Rashmi can both be safe. (i am very muddly on the details there) their Wishes create the anomalous clocktower where the game takes place."

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ROUND ONE, MATCH ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR: HOWL VS. WALLY

Howl Pendragon from Howl's Moving Castle faces Wally Darling from Welcome Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Howl Propaganda:

"He’s the best twink (he beat up Luke Skywalker)"

Wally Propaganda:

"i want to eat him. squeeze him like a stress ball. put him in the microwave and throw him against a brick wall. a lot of people simp for him but to me hes like a best friend you *know* is hot but still treat like a cousin"

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My irl still doesn’t believe that people think he’s hot

Please don’t vote based on whether you’re attracted to men or not, just objective “this person is nice looking”

Explanation under the cut

Unfortunately my irl who I care about dearly is WRONG and thinks gpt is ugly and didn’t accept that he was outnumbered because the last poll only had 83 votes.

#hey look that guy was in here! #gunpowder tim my beloved <3

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@handsome-girl-competition

Handsomest Woman Tournament

Contestant info:

Mitsuki Koga: "She is the “guy” Aya is interested in as described in the title. (Don’t worry, she’s still interested once she learns the truth.) She’s a record store employee, she loves Western rock, she has such an aesthetic seriously I am jealous."

Kel of Mindelan: "OK, since this is a book series, let me describe Kel - she's 5'10" and often described as stocky and broad-shouldered. She's a knight so you know she has muscles. She has scars too from battles and from raising a griffin. She's has a stoic personality but had the grit to become the first Lady Knight since they opened knightship to ladies."

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Round 4, Match 14

Character 5:

Physically disabled

Thinks they’re heartless, very wrong about it

Goes by a codename

Can kill with a touch under certain circumstances

Terrible fashion sense

Character 37:

Goes for a smoke and gets framed for murder

Keeps one of their own ribs in a drawer

Survivor’s guilt since they were a child

Performed impromptu surgery on one of their coworkers

Refuses to read more than one book by the same author

Want to know more? Check out this tag for Character 5 and this tag for Character 37 and peruse the notes of the posts.

#five sweep five sweep five sweep

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oh hello didnt realize i was still in this

R2: @obscurecharactershowdown VS @beautiful-boy-bracket

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hi look its me

R1: @beautiful-boy-bracket VS @rainbowbillyfriendshipbracket

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@handsome-girl-competition this may be of interest to your followers!

Since time immemorial, humanity has always wondered: why do women look so fucking good in suits? While I will not seek to answer that here, this blog is dedicated to finding the most handsomest woman in media, and more importantly, appreciating all the GNC, butch, masc, and other handsome women out there!

Rules

No real people, please! (Fictional depictions of historical figures are fine.)

This should go without saying, but this tournament is intended for masculine and androgynous women. While I deeply appreciate your femme blorbos, this isn't the place for them.

Butch/etc transfem characters are absolutely allowed! TERFs aren't wanted here.

You may make more than one submission, but you may only make one submission per character. I don't want to be spammed.

Propaganda is allowed and in fact encouraged, but be nice! Keep it focused on praising your character of choice, not knocking the other one down.

Got it? Good! Now you're ready to send in your submissions!

Tagging other tournaments since I gather that's common practice. Apologies if you don't want to be tagged, and if you want to be removed, lmk

@powerpolyculeshowdown @faceless-face-off @adhdvsautismbracket @tnt-tourney @patheticmenscuffle @ultimate-rat-bracket @who-do-i-know-this-man @italian-tournament @battleoftheicyfreaks @scrunkly-tournament

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Hobbes (@orangecharactersmackdown)

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Howl (@beautiful-boy-bracket)

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Its basic, but hey, who else is doing it?

inspired by polls like @ultimateanthropoll​, @wlw-webcomic-bracket​, @battle-of-the-lawyers​, @character-of-all-time​, and @ponysongbracket​

run by @str8aura-no-not-that-one​​

You already know what’s up, so I’ll lay some ground rules.

1. Must identify as male. We love and respect trans women, and if they’re commonly viewed by fandom as trans, that’s great! But in-universe they must be a cis male, just comfortable with their gender.

2. Must be willing and enjoy/be comfortable with feminine activities or attire. If the character expresses discomfort or annoyance at the feminine activity they’re attending, they do not count unless they’ve come around by the end. That being said-

3. ‘Feminine activity’ outside straight-up wearing a dress or makeup is vague. Defend your choice and offer your logic, and I will try to consider every submission. If I’m reaaaally unsure I may try to message you, which is why I ask you leave your username on the form, but I doubt it will come to that.

4. No repeat submission spams, but you may submit multiple. Size of the bracket will be determined upon seeing how many submissions were received.

5. No real life people. Duh.

Your submission can be as obscure as you’d like, and I’ll try to bracket in order to avoid any immediate blowouts. I encourage propaganda, although I have little idea how large or popular this tournament will get. I am a small fish in a large pond.

Wish me luck ladies and gentlemen, this is my first try

HERE IS THE SUBMISSION FORM!!! I WILL TRY TO CLOSE IT BY THE 28th, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY SUBMISSIONS WE GET

(this is my first time running a poll, please alert me of any technical mistakes made)

#other competitions

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✨TWINK POLL GRAND FINAL✨

Howl Jenkins Pendragon (Howl's Moving Castle) vs Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

IT'S FINALLY HERE, GANG! You know who they are, you have your biases, you have your propaganda ready...

VOTE FOR THE ULTIMATE TUMBLR TWINK!

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crying cat edits (lovecore-swag-showdown)

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Magnus Chase (@beautiful-boy-bracket)

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Howl Jenkins Pendragon (@beautiful-boy-bracket)

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Horatio (@gayest-classiclit loser's bracket)

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@handsome-girl-competition kashima!

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#i voted for howl because hes closer to my personal gender but i dont disagree with these assessments

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#oh hey look yuu kashima