#[ so yes. i will be culling my mains-- very very strictly. and i don't want people to take it personally. ]

[iniziare]

Due to some recent developments, I've decided to make some changes— or rather, I want to return to how I used to function across my blogs. I used to run a tight ship and I miss it. People have always known me to treat my mains as, sort of unspoken exclusives, but I'm going to cement that in a bit more clearly as of today, moving forward into 2023 with it as I properly settle back into life on Tumblr. As a note, this does not require reciprocation, it is simply how I choose to go about this topic. And don't worry, I will update my general guidelines in a moment to reflect all this.

From hereon out, if I choose to list you as a main writing partner in a muse's page (and it is incredibly important to note that I will be even more exceedingly picky about it; it is not just tied to friendships behind the scenes): I am loyal to your portrayal and am, from that point forward, actively disinterested in writing with duplicates of your muse. This does not change much from my end, as I believe that I have always practiced this concept with the only exception being when two close friends pick up a muse simultaneously (and to my recollection, this has only occurred twice). So in essence, yes, I practice a sort of exclusivity from my end that, let me reiterate, does not require to be reciprocated. With this change, however, I want to note two main expectations that I will hold you to, and which you can, obviously, demand of me in return (and add your own):

Activity: Mika in specific will enjoy this one; you can expect certain activity from me, as life reasonably permits it (ie.: if I'm ill, let me sleep all day, come on). Let's call myself out here: I have been primarily gone from Tumblr for a period of almost three years, and regardless of the reasons behind it, I have sorely missed being here. I miss the days of 2016/2017 when this was an active part of my day and people had my attention throughout it. Since my life is finally settling, my passion for this place is returning and I actively await the moment when I can sit down and be here. And so with that— I feel confident to say that you can expect regular activity and replies from me as a writing partner. Don't let me take months, because you deserve more from me as a writing partner and I expect you to hold me to that if it were ever required.

Priority: As my main writing partner, you will always be prioritized, without exception. I hold myself to this very strictly (and always have), but it is also something that comes with incredible ease. For you become my main in the first place, it means that I must very thoroughly enjoy writing with you, so it is only normal that you get first dibs. And that when I open my drafts, I automatically navigate to your thread because I actively want to respond to it. This also means that when I come up with ideas or specific plots that involve your character (or even feral meta), I will always come to you.

These are two things that I expect to be reciprocated. I'm not demanding all of your time, I am not demanding you to tie yourself down to my portrayal in the way that I choose to do with yours, but I am demanding the same treatment of the above two points that I offer you, if we become main writing partners. It has to do with respect, and that is something that I have always held in very high regard.

(Again: don't forget the tags which will likely be even more important, who knows...)

#[ out of character. ] whatever. i don't really care. i'm just gonna sit this one out. #[ to shorten this for my guidelines will be interesting-- but i wanted to note this here. ] #[ with my return to tumblr-- comes my return of running a tight ship. that's what i did when i enjoyed my time here most. ] #[ my main writing partners simply mean a lot; i no longer wish to add friends to it just because they're my friends. ] #[ i want people there because they've earned their place to be there. in the same way that it should be in return. ] #[ i don't want to be your main unless i've earned it. and from thereon out; i have to keep earning it. ] #[ i will do my best to hold myself to that standard-- but if i ever falter; verbally smack me. because you deserve much more from me. ] #[ so yes. i will be culling my mains-- very very strictly. and i don't want people to take it personally. ] #[ if anything-- see it as follows: i /want you back on that list/. but i will hold myself and you to that. ] #[ which means we're plotting in the near future and we're going to write. ] #[ and when we are; you're going back on it. ] #[ this currently only applies to tifa; as she is going to be (in the foreseeable future) the only muse i'll be writing/focusing on. ] #[ so do ignore all of my other pages. ] #[ hi guys-- welcome to my blog. my name is sae and i'm going to start holding myself to the same standard that i used to do. ] #[ here we go; right into 2023. /salutes. ]