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so uh. who's excited for genloss?

#im not [traumatized fictive /lh] #genloss

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gaslight, gatekeep, gen loss

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WHY WOULD YOU SAY THIS AJDKGHSJ

#i. THE FUCK- #akckdkv this sure is an Experience to read

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When Your Source is Currently-Ongoing (and How To Deal)

I’ve spoken to many fictionkin over the years who hate having ongoing sources. Why? Well, to put it simply, it’s stressful. A lot of folks feel that, when they are a character in a piece of media, they feel every bump in the story’s road as an earthquake. It’s terrifying, it’s enraging, but most of all, it’s exhausting.

I have my own method for coping with new releases of my source. I have shared this advice with a few others, and they tend to find these tips useful, as well, so I thought I might share how I cope.

1. Get your friends to consume the thing first

Assuming that you don’t care about spoilers, and you have friends also consuming the media in question, wait until your friend has consumed the new media. Then, have them give you any needed warnings before going in.

Spoilers are avoided for a reason; being spoiled often lessens your emotional reaction to a piece of media. But, remember, that’s what we’re going for here.

2. Set yourself up with pre-prepared methods of self-care while consuming the media

The way which I do this is have a calming playlist opened, comfort food prepared, and all sorts of coping methods available within arm’s reach (such as my gaming system). However, this can look different for everyone. Others who I have spoken to have practiced meditation and cuddled up under a blanket, for example.

3. Have plans in case it goes bad

I know we don’t wanna think about it, but let’s be honest here: shit happens. Sometimes, your worst fears come true, characters are fridged, or things you hate become canon. You need not expect this outcome, but you do need to be prepared for it.

Your needs for this may vary. You might want to lean away from the bad feelings and distract yourself. You may want to sit with how you feel for a bit and write it out. This is a very personal part of the whole process. Whether your needs when under emotional distress be soft and cozy, filled with punching bags, or creative, plan for it. Anything goes.

Basically, planning and prepping before consuming the media is key. Find out what you can about the new release, set up what you need, and hold space for yourself.

For further reading, please see “What To Do When Your Source Upsets You” by The Dragonheart Collective.

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#can confirm #i did. rangoon genuine loss /lh

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I’m gonna say this again since folks keep tagging popular blogs in that tumblr blackout post with not a second thought about how disabled folks will be affected by it

First off- starting an indefinite blackout from the start of disability pride month IS ableism. Intentional or not. I do not care if it’s a “statement about accessibility.” You cannot talk like you care about disabled people by silencing our voices. Majority of disabled folks I’ve seen have been explaining over and over again why this is a monumentally shit idea which is just going to hurt us.

Second- We are not Reddit. So you can’t copy paste something that worked there and hope that’ll work here. Do we not remember the blackouts in the past that did not fucking work? Also- I say this as someone who is disabled and cares deeply about accessibility- there is an extreme difference in the severity of the issues that are going on with Reddit and what’s going on here. Poorly review tumblr, stop buying crabs, stop fucking blazing posts. Dude. We are also not in a union or employed by tumblr. WE CAN’T BE SCABS.

Thirdly- I’m presuming that most people who’ve been reblogging the og post have other social media sites they can go to. That they can easily go to like, Instagram, that they have friends irl, and they have the ability to leave the house. A lot of disabled people on here don’t have that. They’ve been bullied off social media platforms like Instagram or Twitter or Tiktok for being disabled, they don’t have a solid friendship group in real life and some of them can’t actually leave the house without help. I don’t want disabled people to be completely alone during disability pride month. They deserve to at least deserve to keep their support network on the funny hellsite.

And if I sound angry it’s because I am. I’m angry about disabled people being lowest priority yet again. I’m angry at our own month being used against us because of “accessibility”. I’m angry thinking about disabled people being isolated during a time that should be celebratory. I’m not being chronically online or overreacting or “trying to be an activist.” I’m just a disabled person who would absolutely be negatively impacted by this blackout that has apparently been timed with our accessibility needs in mind but no caring for how disabled people will be effected.

I don’t know if the plans have been updated. Honestly I struggled to even read the og post because of the font and the inaccessible use of language. But I do want ableds to know that they cannot say they’re participating in this blackout to benefit disabled people.

Feel free to tag anyone you want in this post btw I want ableds to understand

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my brain just spat out what is simultaneously the best and worst potential end credit scene for fnaf

a bunch of cops are surveying the inside of the wreckage of freddy's. there's dead bodies. they're taking pictures. chatting amongst themselves. whatever. one guy in a detective style trenchcoat is standing off to the side. his back is to the camera. one of the cops breaks away and approaches the detective guy.

"so, what do you think happened here?"

"i'm not sure."

the entire audience freezes in horror as they realize. they know that voice. the camera pans around to face the guy, and slowly. matpat removes the sunglasses he's wearing indoors.

"but i have a theory."

smash cut to black. the theater collapses, killing me, in the audience, instantly--

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Feeling fresh feeling funky

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Reblong to give someone an ice cream sanditch.

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vieitnamese farmers harvest water chestnuts in fields of blowing waves of grass (x)

#that grass looks so soft oh my god

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finding women online doing cool things only to find out they are she/theys they/thems he/hims :(

#tw transphobia

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candy discourse, reblog w/ your opinions on

• candy corn • licorice • peanut butter + chocolate • mint + chocolate • sour candies

#haven't actually had any of these other than peanut butter + chocolate yet #but i did like that so im optimistic about the rest :)

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Hoping praying that somewhere out there is a shrimp therian who knows how to fry rice

#shrimp heaven now

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Hiiii!! :D

A profile pic I made for our system's co-host, @spirit-of-the-blog ! Everyone's favorite lovecore Ranboo /inside joke

#its nice to meet you! i think ive seen you on our dash before lol

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A profile pic I made for our system's co-host, @spirit-of-the-blog ! Everyone's favorite lovecore Ranboo /inside joke

#:) #system art #idk how to tag

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First Tumblr post, woohoo! The host peer pressured me into this, but honestly I am really enjoying it :)

Hi, I'm Ran. I'm a genloss fictive, and co-host of the Mitosys (which is a silly name, but it's growing on me). My pronouns are he/they

This blog will probably be personal and fandom posts, but mostly reblogs because I'm too scared to make original posts

Anyone is welcome to talk to me, so long as you aren't a bigot or an asshole, but we do block liberally so uh. Be warned I guess? All I ask is you don't talk about my in-canon death because for obvious reasons it's a pretty triggering subject.

#my posts