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Sooo things did go according to plan and I'm actually doing my thesis on Coral Island! (technically. It's more so Indonesian-made video games as a whole!)

If anyone wants to help me out on completing my thesis it would mean a lot to me if you were to help me fill this research questionnaire

It would take around 10-15 minutes on average, and most of the questions have to do with cultural representation and video games.

Everyone is absolutely welcome to partake in this questionnaire, and again, your participation would help me so much, including reblogging and liking this post!

Thank you!

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new video! I made my ocs into Wildward Aegis users :) (Wildward her aegises jewelry and lore are all by @callimara please also check out wildward!)

#this is soooo cute!!! #great job!! #wildward

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my fanart of nightingale from @callimara's story wildward!!

i love this series and all of your other work calli so please accept this little art piece i whipped up just for you🥺🤲

#THIS IS GORGEOUS #STUNNING #INCREDIBLE #THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! #wildward #callimara #fanart #nightingale

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Hiiii I need help

I’m having trouble writing a fight scene between two characters in a relationship. I don’t want it to be a break up sort of fight, just a healthy spat between lovers that will make their relationship all the stronger after they resolve it. But I’m not really well versed in “healthy conflict” so I was hoping you’d have some questions to keep in mind/tips experience you could share because you’re an amazing writer 🙏🏻

HELLO MY DARLING

first, thank you so much for your sweet words. 😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏 second, i have been pondering your question for a day and a half!

i have been really thinking about it and i have some initial thoughts… but i am sure that this post will just be the start of an ongoing conversation. i think the word i have been chewing on is “healthy.” on the one hand, there are certain things that most people might universally agree as “healthy conflict” in a relationship (or nearly universally), and then there are things that are very culture-dependent (and i do not mean this necessarily in the essentialist sense, i.e., nation-state-as-culture, but also in terms of ‘doing culture’ according to family, friends, region, socioeconomic status, social rank, behaviors, etc.). and then there are things in each relationship that may be less healthy than the ideal but still healthy in the long run, in the sense that it provides space for growth; couples have horribles fights that nearly tear them apart but, for whatever reason, don’t. in my experience, both in life and in fiction, sometimes i think these can often be the hardest, toughest fights, because they have the lowest lows but the highest potential for hope/resolution/something better.

if i am thinking on what it is about these fights that make them so painful and exhausting and “i just want to find a way to fix this but i can’t see the way forward and i am going to stay because i love them but i don’t have the tools right now to get out of this hole,” here’s what comes to mind:

both people are in pain

somehow, trust has been lost to some degree

one or both people do not currently feel safe, either from judgment or abandonment… maybe both… maybe something else too

a disagreement may turn “ugly” so quickly when things that are shared in confidence are thrown back in someone’s face, or some vulnerable sticking point that is supposed to be protected is being used against them in the heat of the argument because things begin to escalate so quickly

at what point can one person step in and find a space to pause/timeout; table the conversation; de-escalate? if neither can, the fight gets worse. if at least one can… that could be the turning point for a softer resolution, even if the other person needs additional coaxing or convincing to join them in the de-escalation. can both suddenly or eventually pause and de-escalate? through humor? through a release of emotion at the core under the anger, like tears and sadness?

at some point during these fights, or perhaps after, one or both might start to feel shame… for their behaviors, their reactions, their words… how can one person bridge the gap that was created when one or both crossed a line? (or many lines?) sometimes all it can take is a hug to lessen the divide, and sometimes apologies are necessary, and plans for changing behaviors, and explanations, or any combination. so how does one (or both) handle their apology? are they both good at taking accountability and learning at this stage in their relationship? do they make good on their promises to change, or at least try? (we are human after all!)

does the resolution match the degree of the fight? if something was weaponized, has it been dismantled by the end, or is it left hanging in the air, even after the apology or de-escalation?

definitely lots to think about! i think the degree of “healthy” is going to depend on a lot of factors, and will inevitably also be influenced by your readers’ personal experiences and what they bring to their interpretations! but definitely things to potentially keep in mind: who is in pain and why? what tools do they have to resolve the pain? are they scared to solve it or not solve it (or both)? how well can they solve it at this moment in time—or later?

thank you for the ask!!!! 💕💕💕💕 good luck and keep me posted!!! i hope these are helpful. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

also, others: please feel free to add additional thoughts and considerations!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[callimara]

Ew.

Well, time to draw my girls eating watermelons and holding the Palestinian flag!

#callimara #wildward #free palestine #from the river to the sea palestine will be free

[callimara]

HEHE thanks for the tag Kris!!

This is as close as I could get to my sona!!

I don't have many moots on Tumblr, so I'll just tag @malice-and-macarons | @fionapollo | @streamlineworkshop

Picrew time

Tagging: @acrossthesestars @corrabell @youvebeenlivingfictional @fromthedeskoftheraven @drabbles-mc @middimidoris @dreamlandcreations @theradioactivespidergwen & anyone else!

#callimara #picrew #FUN

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Wildward ; animal-themed magical girls for mature audiences by callimara. In which being secret magical girls in your mid-20s is way harder than you think.

[ supernatural, horror, action, mystery, romance, angst, slice-of-life, enemies-to-lovers ]

Chapter 4: “Two lies and a truth.”

(8,735 words | feb 7, 2024)

“The Curious Life of Colette Le Gauthier.”

video in progress!

#callimara #wildward #moodboard #magical girl #colette le gautier #felle noire #aestethic

[callimara]

I think the reason Tumblr has become such a safe, comfy space for me is because the only ones left here are users that grew up on the platform and came back as adults. Much less chaos than Twitter (I will never call it X and you can’t make me) bc politicians and techbros aren’t on here but much more engaging and connected than Instagram bc you can just write out your thoughts and not have to post a picture (and I don’t particularly like the ephemeral nature of Stories).

#plus it’s fun to just use tags as anything but tags #more like addendums #you can’t do this anywhere else

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Please excuse anon's ignorance, but who's Ezra Weisz? I know Jeremy Zag is the producer of Miraculous Ladybug and also the CEO of Zag Entertainment, but I'm not familiar with the name Ezra Weisz. Thanks in advance!

Ezra Weisz is one of the VAs (and apparently director) for Miraculous.

Allegedly, Christina Vee is also pro-Israel, but I haven’t seen any evidence of this personally (feel free to share if you know something), but I DO know she also voices Verosika Mayday in Helluva Boss, which is created and run by Vivziepop who recently posted herself buying KFC and Starbucks (and has yet to put out a statement) soooo…

#Ezra weisz is a Zionist #most of the crew in miraculous ladybug seem to be #miraculous ladybug #free palestine

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Ladybug stands with Palestine, fuck you Jeremy Zag and Ezra Weisz.

#in case you didn’t know #Jeremy Zag is a Zionist #Ezra Weisz is a Zionist too #miraculous ladybug #free palestine #fan art #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #Callimara

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I had this idea where his tears freeze on his face

#IDEA

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Slayyyyy!!! 💅

Literally

The lengths I go for a meme.

Felle Noire, from @callimara's Wildward.

#so true bestie #wildward #fanart #Felle noire

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Hi Tumblr, have a sexy witch woman that was supposed to be posted on Halloween (full resolution poster and logo-less version downloadable on my Patreon)

#wildward #Colette le gautier #callimara #Halloween #magical girl

[callimara]

Wildward ; animal-themed magical girls for mature audiences by callimara. In which being secret magical girls in your mid-20s is way harder than you think.

[ supernatural, horror, action, mystery, romance, angst, slice-of-life, enemies-to-lovers ]

Chapter 3: “Be quiet, be still, be empty.”

(9,348 words | oct 3, 2023)

“A lone ranger meets a lone hunter.”

watch it here!

#wildward #moodboard #amber vasilieva #chapter 3 #aestethic #callimara #magical girl #origin story #miraculous ladybug #Tokyo mew mew

[callimara]

Wildward ; animal-themed magical girls for mature audiences by callimara. In which being secret magical girls in your mid-20s is way harder than you think.

[ supernatural, horror, action, mystery, romance, angst, slice-of-life, enemies-to-lovers ]

Chapter 2: “You forgot your keys.”

(6,282 words | may 22, 2023)

“The memories of a dying girl.”

watch it here!

#wildward #Clara de vries #chapter 2 #callimara #magical girl #origin story #miraculous ladybug #Tokyo mew mew #aesthetic #vibes #moodboard

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[ Wildward!AU | Elsa & Jack | based on the Wildward series by @callimara ] IN THE TIME OF THE FIRST KEEPER...

She knew—even without Hugenn to guide her, without the Vision brought to her by the black opal, without her Aegis and the Sentinel of Thought—that they could never be. She need not look into her future. She need not slow down time, no matter how she might wish to. One day, somehow—this power would be lost. Until that day came—when their Aegis abandoned them, or all was forgotten—and perhaps even after, he would remain... But she would not yield, and he did not push, for Villr, the Sentinel of Protection, had chosen a Guardian: he, with his survival and his Rage, with the speed and strength bestowed upon him by the brown onyx of the earth, would protect her from harm, would provide shelter and safety for her cold frozen heart. "I do not protect you because the Wolf wills it. The Wolf answers my will because I protect you." She believed him, but it changed nothing. One day, their borrowed godhood would be gone, and their fragile mortality would find them. "Perhaps," she said, knowing the truth and—for the moment—choosing not to. "Perhaps what we have will share the agelessness of the Aegis. Perhaps, one day, we will find each other again... maybe centuries. Eons. In a thousand years." He, who fought not with his Mind but with his Heart, felt the cautious Raven place her delicate trust in the Wolf. Smiling with naught but his eyes, the Guardian echoed the vow that would last—maybe centuries, maybe eons. "Then I'll find you. In a thousand years."

#FIRST WILDWARD FANFIC EVER #AND JELSA #JELSA IN 2024 #WITH WILDWARD #IT’S FINALLY HERE #AM I DREAMING?? #IT FEELS LIKE I’M DREAMING #THIS IS SPECTACULAR #IMMACULATE #SUPERB #MY INSANELY TALENTED BETA READER EVERYONE!!! #therentyoupay