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#(i have a friend on discord who i had a private rp with to thank for that)
ao3commentoftheday · 4 months
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It probably is going to sound very contradictory, but I had to say it because your blog is the only place I can say it out loud.
I've been writing for years and I don't crave for popularity or attention for what I write. Too much attention whether it's good or bad makes me uncomfortable. Still I want my work to be recognized a little bit more because for all the hard work and tears that goes in the writing ends up being rewarded with a terribly lukewarm response, which is disheartening. I've always written for the smaller fandoms where you could count readers and writers on your fingers, but then I got into a big fandom, and it took me a long time to gather the courage to post something because the debate about the characters going ooc is too always a valid one. For my 10 chapter fic I only have 50 something kudos and a handful of comments, 3 of whom are my friends who read every chapter and kudo'd as guests. I know the stats shouldn't matter, but after investing myself into the story and the characters, getting negligible response is hurtful. I've even gotten some hate and rude comments from some people.
Now, I'm not the kind of person who feels insecure about their writing, so I don't think someone not reading my stories is because something is wrong with me or my work. But then I read other fics where writers added the note that this was the first fic in this fandom and they have more readers even on their one shots. The numbers even go to 200-400 kudos and many, many comments.
I don't know how to stop feeling this way or what to do to let go of these contradictory feelings where I neither want too much attention nor do I want my work to have almost zero readers in the fandom. But I'm quite shameless (determined?) so I'll still write what I am writing even if it's just one reader reading it. Even then, the lack of readership will still be hurtful at the end of the day, no matter what I tell myself.
*hugs* I get it. I've been there. I probably still am there, if I'm honest, except I rarely post anything in public spaces these days.
What you're feeling isn't unreasonable and it's not contradictory because what you're feeling isn't about popularity or even readership when it comes right down to it. It's not about numbers. It's about an acknowledgement of the effort that you've put in.
You've worked hard and you want that to be recognized. If you did that in the workplace, your boss or coworker would tell you you'd done a great job. If you did that at home, your family or roommate would thank you for the work you'd put into making that home look nice or making a meal to feed everyone.
In online spaces, however, the only way to get that recognition is through popularity. Either that, or through an established community. Right now, you have a few friends who you can rely on to read your work and respond to it. But right now, it also seems like that isn't enough in some way. Again, that's totally fair and understandable.
For me, that happened when I was putting more energy into my fic than I actually had available to me. I was working 60 hour weeks at two jobs and under a lot of personal stress, and fic was my escape so I wrote and posted a lot of it. But writing still takes effort, and it still takes time, and there's a huge emotional component to all of the work you put in, and when your time and your energy are low and your emotions are already a bit fraught... When you're pouring out of a nearly empty cup, you really need someone to come by with a refill.
I don't really have much in the way of advice here. What I did was stop posting publicly and just start writing with my bestie in a private RP discord server. That's not a solution that's going to work for everyone. What I will say is, figure out what it is that you need and then figure out a way to get it. Whether you can get it online, whether you can get it on AO3 is going to be up to you.
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faeforge · 1 year
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Something I don’t think gets said enough and I’ve had enough odd experiences lately with it to warrant speaking up.
Do not RP at people who haven't opened the door to you in SOME WAY to do so.
What do I mean exactly? I don't of course mean logging onto an mmo and going to a known rp hang out. People there who are obviously rping have the door open to you to start up. I also don’t mean sending asks to an blog that has specifically stated it would like these kinds of asks.
I'm speaking of random internet strangers. At Best you are going to confuse the hell out of someone at worst you are going to get a block.
I have three semi recent examples.
I receive a message from another player on flight rising. The letter is in character from the son of one of my dragons with an additional section ooc thanking me for the dragon. Ok a little quirky but harmless. I don't know how to respond exactly as I do not rp on flight rising and have never developed lore for my clan (my experience on that game is strictly- Much dragon colors wow) But I smile a little and then forget to respond to them. Probably not the response the other player was looking for but I was put on the spot and my brain froze up.
I posted art of a Vampire the Masquerade character on bird app. Said character is from a pretty rare clan that is supposed to be nearly extinct and is frequently hunted. Some random person posts an in character response to my art with just a “Heee heee I know where you live” type comment. Now had someone commissioned me to draw this art and I had ZERO context I would have FREAKED OUT. Thankfully for this guy I got the context on multiple levels but it was still INCREDIBLY off putting. Like my guy I don’t know you and I had no intention of rping with you. For all this guy knew at my table said clan never was hunted down and its an AU setting where thats all thats left. Regardless had they ever commented like that again I likely would have blocked them.
Back to flight rising now. Someone bought one of my hatchlings and I always check out when things sell to see if it just got relegated to fodder or if someone actually is going to keep the dragon. More just curious what people consider keepers then anything. When I get to this persons lair with the dragon they bought from me has a 10 paragraph rant about how EVIL I was for selling fodder, how I had abused him and made him sick, and what a saint they were for buying said dragon and taking care of him. I was again confused as hell. Again I don't rp on there. Yet someone had wrapped me up in their lore without even asking me and went so far as to vilify me and my existence in a way I was frankly not comfortable with. I always sell dragons hoping they get a good home. After all I specifically set out to breed pretty ones on there. Maybe it was my own fault for peeking in to see what was up but hell could anyone expect THAT? They got an instant block. Not for the lore but for the general rudeness of how that went down. I didn't ask to be part of their rp and I certainly didn't welcome it.
Some of you may be asking what the big deal is? Well maybe I am old school but to ME rp is something done with friends around a table or in a park or on a private discord or message board with people I agreed to rp with.
I used to do larp back in the day even though we were all standing around at night in costumes if someone we didn't know showed up in costume and started rping one of the people running would step aside out of character and tell them what we were doing and would gently urge them to seek out the proper channels to join their game.
This was the 90′s the vampire murders had JUST happened. No one wanted to get mixed up with someone who couldn't tell reality from fiction. Maybe that mindset has stuck with me. But to me its BASIC etiquette to make sure the person on the other side of the interaction is cool with what I am doing. It never ever EVER hurts to just ASK ok? Or look for an open rp tag, or just do a check in for clarity. Its an art that seems sadly lost. Just because we are online doesn't mean we can just waltz into someone else's digital living room and set up shop.
Theres SO many reasons to not do this as well. Aside from it generally being rude. If you guess WRONG and say something totally fine for a character but NOT fine for a real person you are going to cause yourself so many problems. So much subject matter in rp can sound utterly unhinged out of context. For the longest time I wouldn't even bring up events from the table out in public because my god imagine the wrong person hearing the antics of your particular batch of murder hobos...
“Oh it turns out their leader was controlled by a demon!”
“So how exactly are we going to kill this guy?”
“Well our buddy bribed the prison guard and we were able to bust our friend out”
Yah know to name a few examples. Sure sure some out there delight in the old “freaking the mundanes” but its on you if you get the cops called on you arite? So please, practice some common sense and decency and again when in doubt ASK.
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slashcrz · 2 months
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I have seen you posting about this RP often but you have never posted an ounce of proof to back up your claims. I am also a bit confused as to why you remained in the group for so many months if you felt the admins were this bad? You even said you knew one of the admins from a previous group and thought they were bad and then still joined their group? It doesn't add up to me.
totally understandable. let me try and explain a little more about what happened in francehq, and why i feel everyone should take extreme precaution before joining this game... due to the nature of some of the experiences that myself, and others, had regarding the admin in question, i share the screenshots privately, off of anon, since they hold some personally identifying information. additionally - ive even had one person go through the effort of their changing their entire online alias just to avoid another potential run-in with the admins, after feeling bullied as well. there are at least 6 different personal accords about being victimized about this admin/admin team (see others sharing their experience after leaving here, and here. we also had support here.) i had 3 former members of francehq reach out to me to thank me for speaking up, sharing they had felt the same and had been gaslit by mars into feeling they were the problem. i can, of course, share these as well upon request but for the safety of those involved, i will be blurring their discord name. of course, many of the victims wish to keep their identity (mainly, their discord) private, i am sure you understand. this got long, so further intel is under the cut + screenshots.
as for the previous group (i assume you mean my comment here), i hesitated before joining francehq for awhile, but i firmly believe in second chances. i joined with a friend who also had concerns, but we wanted to trust that people can change. plus, in 1642 where i ran into mars before, it was just clique-y behavior, and ship chasing... nothing too major, things that can be grown from, right? unfortunately, it all got worse over the months spent in francehq. for me, my issues with mars started in september, and then we had a discussion in october where she admitted to singling me out & not writing with me due to a concern i'd brought up as a member to the admins. i was targeted, and i almost left. i stayed for my good friends, and our plots, and tried to just look past the behavior i was seeing. i think we all want to give the benefit of the doubt, when we can, right?
unfortunately, things worsened, and when things started to get racist and fetish-y, i took back to back hiatuses while i tried to make decisions. mind you - i had over 2k posts on my character blog! this was hours of my life, of my love. but the proof is in the pudding - i mean, look at francehq RIGHT NOW. 23 taken characters, between 3 muns - NONE of them are bipoc, and the majority of the poc are from idol music groups. it's extremely fetishy. additionally - here, here, and here is screenshots of the admin characters, and the relationships that were active (notice the face chasing? these are the characters in the group still).
the final kicker was when mars decided to rewrite the entire backstory of a taken character that she did not play. she decided that this character had to be white, had to be adopted, had to come from another noble family, and the mun had been writing this character for months. mind you - this character was not previously adopted and this character had a full intro, posted and everything. mars has a history of excessive godmodding (and character copying/theft). i can prove this, too. there was no genuine apology or effort made to rectify the godmodding.
ALSO - look at francehq. they have their askbox off, their replies off, their reblogs off, everything is locked down, and they are hiding. you dont hide, unless you have something to hide. i am happy to share my screenshots with anyone off of anon, if they reach out, and i've done so before! <;3 ultimately, it is up to everyone to make their own decision, but i have had 10+ people come forward ( even people i have never met ) with personal experiences with mars. PLEASE TAKE CAUTION. if you decide to involve with this group, please be careful. that is all i am trying to do is spread the awareness.
also lets not forget that mars literally made a colonial rp in the past with heavy slave elements
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prpfs · 3 months
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🌿ABOUT ME: Howdy partner~ The names Nova. I’m 27 and go by they/them pronouns. I've been writing/roleplaying for thirteen years and consider myself ADV-NOVELLA / but can also mirror!
INFO: Characters in bold are who I’ll be musing as!
FANDOMS: current hyperfixation is Teen Wolf!
SHIPS:
Stiles Stilinski x Derek Hale
—other wanted characters:
Scott McCall
Lydia Martin
Malia Tate
PLOTS: I prefer darker themes, a rating of (M+) let’s plan something out together, I find other peoples engagements to be more exciting. List of AU ideas;
Friends/enemies with benefits
Enemies to lovers
Soulmate/soul mark
Forced proximity
Single Parent
REQUIREMENTS: Please be above 18+ to commence a roleplay with me as I like to lean more towards darker, mature topics which does include spice. I ask that you be literate/novella or at least mirror me, as of recent my mind has been heavily “quality over quantity” just don’t want a response that I cannot work with. As we discuss a plot, I will ask you to share your rules and triggers—I do not wish to make anyone uncomfortable when we write together.
ADDITIONAL INFO: We can discuss further via private messages if this is something YOU MAY be interested in. Just leave a like, and I will message you to figure out what we want to do, and afterwards… gravitate to discord (if that is something you have)
P.S. DO NOT LIKE/INTERACT if you are NOT interested in the things in bold. I am hyperfixated heavily right now, and would like to actually find a decent roleplay partner who won’t disappear on me after sending 2-3 messages, I cannot explain how many pms I’ve had to delete because they do not answer despite seeing them active and everything even after plotting. So for my sake, heed this little P.S statement. Thanks!
⚠️ may not be capable of viewing this post due to partial shadowban over rp links, my discord is: midwestclover!
discord: midwestclover
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legacyofafterlight · 2 years
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Our charming Sharlayan Chronicler friend, Sia, returns this week at Afterlight's Story Hall!
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Come join us WEDNESDAY 9/14 - 8pm-11pm US EST time at the Afterlight Hall (Balmung, Empyreum, Ward 2, Plot 39) at our comfy fireside theater for a night of tall tales, friendly company, and warm cocoa!
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PLEASE BE AWARE SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED AT THIS EVENT UP TO THE CURRENT PATCH CONTENT (but not including 6.2 events).
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Afterlight's Story Hall is an open mic, show up and tell a story casually around a campfire sort of event. We are set in an Adventurer's Tavern/Guild Hall in Ishgard.
WEDS 9/14 Time: 8-11 pm US EST
Place: Crystal Data Center, Balmung, Empyreum, Ward 2 Plot 39
More details:
We are a LIGHT ROLEPLAY/Casual Roleplay event. We welcome roleplayers of all skill levels, including sprouts/those curious about roleplay and want to learn. We are NOT strict lore-abiding here, we are an open sandbox where you may bend and break the lore if you want to (but we do try to keep it in mind). We welcome characters of all sorts, from the normal lore-abiding WoL/adventurers, to NPCs (famous or otherwise), NPC related/shippers, Beast Tribe Members, Voidsent/Sineaters, Ancients, Ascians, whoever you want to be that makes you happy, you are welcome here. (If you are voidsent PLEASE do not tell Inxli, you are welcome but he's a voidsent hunter and this is not an RP event for conflict, if you don't outright tell him I won't god-mod that he knows.) Not only are you welcome but I outright ENCOURAGE you to come roleplay here because I know there are few places to safely roleplay these sorts of characters and I want people to have that outlet. (And we welcome multiple people playing the same NPC as well so don't worry about that).
Think of the Afterlight as a strange little hall that exists outside of reality where anything can happen. If you want to participate and your character is more lore-abiding and you don't know if it can work, maybe it's a strange dream they had? The point of this place is to spark fun and creativity.
If you're shy that's okay. You can totally come sit and watch for a while until you feel comfortable joining in!
We are an open mic event. We do not have pre-set storytellers/bards. It's a show up and hop in when there's an opening event. If we don't get anyone who wants to tell, we'll either have casual friendly chatter or Inxli/Thorne will tell stories. However, I usually don't have enough content written to entertain for 3 hours AND I made this event to showcase the writers in the FFXIV rp community and give them a platform to share their writing in a supportive and friendly place.
We ask that you respect our venue. Disruptive/disrespectful/rude people will be asked to leave and reported if it continues. (This includes Emet or Zenos if they happen to wander in...even villains can be civil!)
We do have a Discord, if you're interested send me a private message. If you are on Balmung and play an odd character that doesn't fit anywhere consider checking out our tiny, friendly FC!
Thank you for considering our unusual event! We hope to see you there!
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villains4hire · 2 years
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Who are your longest rp friends?
What do you look for in a rp partner?
How do you overcome writer’s block?
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Who are your longest rp friends?
I’ll do an actives only for longest or we’d be here forever.
@friendsamongstars I’ve known them for like 4 to 6 years or more roughly. A good bestie of mine that frequently has bonded with me.
@bxttenbound I’ve known them for a few years now? At least 2+ You may know them. V sweet and I love them. c;
@nxtleftbehxnd One of my rp friends and one of my partners. o: I’ve known them for a few years now. It’s two to four years now I’m p sure at this point.
@swcctdreams One of my rp friends and one of my partners as well lol. I’ve known them for around two to three years.
@enterprisingmuses I’ve known them for around 5-7 years or more roughly. Another good bestie. c;
@hecatcd We’ve known each other for a long time tbh. Probably the second person I’ve known the longest out of whom I’ve mentioned that’s still active, but we’ve only really started talking frequently this past year off and on.
@solarcandydrops I’ve known them for a good few years now dating way back. So probably... if including my Wendy Blog interactions? Around 4ish to 6ish years. A good friend of mine tho too. <3
@fairymint Someone I’ve also known a godly amount of time for... in about 4-5 years off and on?
@morttodea Yet another person I’ve known for a huge amount of time. Probably around 4 to 6 years. I consider them a bestie. c;
@infernal-feminae Around 2 years at least now... maybe 3? Cherry is v poggers and v bestie and also my ace partner. -flops-
@diadxrling Oh yeah, you might know this girl. I’ve known her for at least 1 or 2 years now, possibly going on three. I cannot keep up with the life of me. But she’s certainly a really close bestie of mine. uwu
@perfect-fourth HOO BOY, get a load of this cutie. They’ve known me since my cringe rp days when I was elven years younger. The fact we’re still friends and talk every so often still and I love them dearly after all these years I hope says how much I care about them. They helped me in my formative years and be a better person that I am today and I don’t think I’ll ever really be able to express how thankful I am to them as a friend. c:
@xdeerxhealerx At least two years now! V much a sweetheart and v soft and bestie-material.
@advnterccs. I’ve known them for... a few years now? Around two to three, v bestie shaped tho and me love.
@stories-of-the-multiverse V poggers person, I’ve known them for two to three years. V sweet, v loyal and I care for them dearly. c:
@aplushemporium A very warm, shy, but loving person once you get to know them. I’ve known them since my onion blog, so around 6-7ish years off and on? We recently found each other again and it made me v happy. uwu
@starfirechan A v sweet person that I highly recommend. It’s been a while since we’ve talked but I’ve known them for 2-3 years now, near the start of this blog or perhaps longer? I’m unsure, but they’re v good and I care for them deeply. c:
@ladiesofhell I’d say I’ve known you quite a while now. At least one or two years, yeah? You’re v sweet and warm feeling for the times we do talk though.
Then one of my unnamed discord partners that I like to meet up and smooch in real life at times that I’ve known forever? I was a minor since then and they’ve moved out of state but they take the time to come hit me up sometimes privately but we talk quite a bit on discord here. c:
I know there’s a lot of gushing on this part, but I have WAY more people on here than listed for knowing rp partners that’s long. <3 I just had to limit it to less than a year or near a year for timeframe that I’m super close to as well. I just have a lot of love to give and don’t consider people greater or lesser than each other for my besties. Family, Best Friends and Lovers is never a competition. (Mostly to just reassure the people I know that didn’t get mentioned) Sometimes roads just lead you to different places, but true loving hearts always beat the same for one another, no matter the time or distance. That’s always been true for me anyway. If I forgot you on here, I’m v sorry and didn’t mean to, let me know if you’re active still and I’ll put you on here or if you want to not be mentioned, let me know too. <3 c:
What do you look for in an rp partner:
//Giving me my space, not trying to control me. Not being really weird ooc out the gate when I barely know them. Not being entitled and creepy toward me and my time, as hrm, the DNI person on my rules is a good example of that. Doesn’t use cis-normative language which also includes the basic, minimum decency as a person. Overall I just look for consistency for length, replies and being openly communicative with me.
How do you overcome writer’s block:
//Simple. I keep writing, sometimes there’s a mountain you have to overcome, take a break here and there, but you will get over that mountain eventually if you keep going after taking a breather. It’s better to just get something down than just sitting there staring down at it. You can always save it and rework it later.
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𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞.  Egg °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬.   they/them--anything goes!
𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. I really love chatting in discord! I'll definitely still talk through DMs though if thats preferred or for short little conversations!
𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞(𝐬). Robin and A/Bel, hides my other league oc muse bc I dont use it
𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞/𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 (𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬/𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬?). I've been writing since I can remember, and began rping with my friends around 12/13 years old on iscribble! I've been roleplaying/writing characters for over a decade!
𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝. tumblr! I do private rps with friends through FB messenger though!  
𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.   I've only recently joined the league RPC (I'm not even sure if this blog is a year old), but my god, the people I've met within the past few months have been such a wonderful addition to my life. I feel like I've nestled into a safe community, and I genuinely adore my mutuals and the friends I've gained. I finally feel like I can expand, talk about what I love, and just...bond with people.
𝐫𝐩 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 / 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. I really have a strong dislike for vague posting, I've stated this before but it never fails to make me feel anxious when I see it. As someone who has been vagueposted about/had hate spread about them--it makes me feel very uncomfortable and I dislike the whole idea. Just be upfront with the person if you're having an issue, or block and move on.
𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭. I don't have a preference really! I really enjoy the development that comes from angst, but I would be lying if genuinely pure interactions between muses weren't delightful! As for smut, I'll do it but only if I feel very comfortable with the mun, and if the relationship as actual chemistry and we've discussed the ship.
𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬. BOTH! I love memes and being silly, but I also love really long winded threads that may or may not lead anywhere. I vibe with the "this is the general direction, lets see what happens!" Since muses can change how things are "supposed" to happen at the drop of a hat.
𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬. Both! I try to match my partner (๑˘︶˘๑)
𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞.  Really depends for me! I work during the day, but if I have off the following day I stay up stupidly late and thats when most of my creative juices start flowing.
𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞(𝐬). Besides being somewhat smart and polite to most people-- no. Robin is very much in the dark triad and has done things my morals would never DREAM of letting me do. Plus I cannot lie, I get all teary eyed and dumb looking when I try.
tagged by : @cwarscars & @pitgritted ((Thank you both!))
tagging : @agonizedembrace @perfect-fourth @piltover-sharpshooter @decaeys @darkin-of-shurima
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holyguardian · 2 years
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𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐄𝐑
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NAME: Muddy.
PRONOUNS: She/her.
NAME OF MUSE(S): Aerith, Genesis (firxga), Ariadne (rebelichor), Rika (rikavirkow), Jason/Miller/Millie (returnedtoashes), plus many more through worldbuilding.
RP EXPERIENCE/HOW LONG: I have arguably been roleplaying since childhood where tabletop games are concerned, but keeping the answer strictly bound to the computer and internet, I have been writing since I was 14.
PLATFORMS YOU’VE USED: … nnnh. MSN messenger, teen chat, IMVU forums, AIM, Skype, Tumblr, Line and Discord.
BEST EXPERIENCE: Fingerguns with both hands to Skit and Vers. I never expected to find friendships in this hobby, let alone ones that would flourish and mean so much? Which is perhaps a weird thing, but I am an incredibly quiet and private kind of person, so letting others into my life isn’t something I do easily or often. I have a very small group. And I will forever be grateful that Tumblr of all places could help me discover these friend shaped people.
RP PET PEEVES/DEALBREAKERS: I once had a roleplay partner who constantly forgot the same things about my OC, and it wasn’t small things I’m talking obvious basics like hair colour after already being corrected, so that level of disrespect and blatant disinterest is a huge turn-off. Problematic behaviours OOC are another ‘no thanks’, I can forgive a character for being difficult to write with but the person behind them has to be decent.
FLUFF, ANGST OR SMUT?: ... depends on the mood. I can and have written all, though if I’m honest most of the time I lean into fluff. I don’t know why that gets such a bad reputation though. It feels like an accomplishment to see my characters grow into a healthy and stable life alongside others, angst still has its time but if I write CONSTANTLY in a place of hurt it feels forced. As for writing not safe for work, hi, hello, I will imply the lifestyle my blorbos have and discuss what the bedroom is like (Aerith is the actual worst offender), but I’m not going to constantly thread it because writing ONLY bedroom scenes isn’t me. If I could add my own category it’s ‘adventure’ which I very much love.
LONG OR SHORT REPLIES: Yes. I think I’m best in some kind of middle ground, 4 paragraphs is a general sweet place for me.
TIME TO WRITE: 😭🙏 me praying to my brain for the permission slip to write.
ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S): Not even a little. That is, I have no interest in roleplaying ‘me’. The characters I choose have qualities that I don’t, which is... pretty standard for most writers on this platform. This is a place for fantasy, not a real life simulator.
Tagged by: Stole it.
Tagging: Be crimes, do gay, steal.
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what happened to your rp blog?
Hi there! Wow, didn't expect to get this question! Unfortunately, it is on an indefinite hiatus now.
I made a whole new separate blog for my Kingdom Hearts RPs, @lumen-et-tenebrae , I even added info pages and fancy tags and everything! But then I was dealing with school stuff as well as doing private RPs with buddies on Discord (which still happens occasionally), but as we're all growing up and dealing with grown-up stuff, these hobbies, as much as we love them, have to be put on the back burner.
Even though I've graduated from college, I still haven't returned to my KH blog, though I am still semi-active on @ask-thefaerie-and-theraven and @vengeance-crxwned . I still very much love Kingdom Hearts and role-playing in general (as well as Xehanort and all his incarnations), I'm even doing a KH3 playthrough for a good friend of mine. I just haven't had the energy to maintain an entire blog for a good while now.
Anon, if you were someone who followed Xeha's adventures or even a RP partner/friend of mine, thank you for thinking back on that time. It was chaotic and one heck of a roller-coaster of emotions.
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“Ow!” A pained groan could be heard from behind a rock formation. There an Imp laid on the ground, with an arm obviously dislocated. Nexas and his friends had a skirmish with another pack of Imps on their hunt, and boy, was he not in a good shape. This Imp in particular lacked natural, chitinous plating unlike the rest of what formed the Imp Quartet, but at least he had tough, brown skin covering his being, and a few white bony spikes jutting from his body. His eyes were both burning red, with pupils not being clear thanks to their infernal glow.
“Nexas, will you quit being a baby? We’re not humans nor any other bags of meat out there! Show some endurance, won’tcha?” Another Imp reprimanded him. This was Andhas, leader of the admittedly small pack, if one could even call it. He had a mix of orange and purple on his being, and also had spikes jutting out from some parts of his body.
“Hello, Andhas? My arm feels like it’s about to pop off!” Nexas retorted against his friend’s remark. “And you’re our leader; Would it kill you if you’d show some support?”
“He’s not wrong.” Another voice responded. Vakal, the Imp leaning his back onto the rocky structure was quite the odd one out among the four-- He belonged to a variant where he lacked spikes protruding from his body, and he had ten eyes in place of just two with most other Imps-- Two larger ones which are used for normal vision, and the other, smaller eight eyes for heat vision. Due to the nature of his being, he, like Nexas and another member of the quartet, could wear some apparel more easily, as displayed by a simple steel, shoulder plate with a small banner to his right, the emblem of his House etched onto it. “We have an Imp down after all. I wouldn’t say what you said to Nexas if I were you.”
Tending to Nexas was the only female Imp of the group, Xyrsara. She had a shorter stature than her partners in crime, and her obsidian body and navy accenting, followed by two spikes protruding behind her shoulders betrayed the features of a Nightmare Imp. Imp variants like hers are rare these days because of an incident that took place a long time ago, when the Doom Slayer was but a simple mortal. She could turn translucent if needed be to the point anyone without keen, focused eyes would think a Specter was messing around with them, and even without her Prowler cousins’ teleportation ability, purple fires she hurls would be more volatile and dishes out greater punishments than that of her own kin.
“It would be a pain if you would have to respawn in the Mother Demon chamber back in the fortress. Consider yourself blessed that you have us.” She spoke as she repositioned Nexas’ dislocated arm in one swift move.
“AGH!” Nexas yelled in pain as his arm felt pressure from Xyrsara’s action. “That hurt like--” Nexas noticed that he could move his left arm now without experiencing much discomfort. “...Oh. Thanks, ‘Sara.”
“I’m just doing my job, Nexas. Don’t sweat it.” Xyrsara had a toothy grin, satisfied with being able to help the other Imp. “That said though...”
“Hell isn’t doing so well with invasion at the moment.” The Nightmare Imp spoke with concern in her voice. “Heard that a certain mean and green armored man came back, and he’s decimating a LOT of demons on campaigns for other realms.”
“Wanna bet that the tin can will eventually come to this desert and cause more damage than it’s been already done to?” Asked Vakal.
“No thanks.” A riposte from Andhas. “You guys know how he takes the likes of us out pretty easily.”
“Fair.” Nexas chimed in. He looked around for a moment. “Let’s jet. I’m sure there are some Rogues who want us be sent packing just because we pissed off a few Imps among them.”
“Back to the fortress then?” Xyrsara titled her head.
“Yep.” Andhas nodded.
It was time to head back. It had been a hectic day for the four imps, only because they wanted to hunt for food around these parts for themselves to eat later. They definitely got some Trites for a treat later when they return to the fortress though-- It was better than nothing.
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Hey Emily,
How have you been? It's been many months since I've last talked to you, and I'm sure you've forgotten about me now. I haven't forgotten you though. Thanks for kicking me out of the server at 3 AM when I, like any rational person would be sleeping. Thanks for being a near-likeness of my bullies, who didn't believe in talking things out. I would have left if y'all told me to leave. You didn't have to kick me out and give me a chance to respond. I was very upset, because I considered you guys nice people. You are nice, just not good.
You don't even have to respond to this, I just wanted you know. I don't hate you, and going so far as to block me was kinda rude. I just wanted someone to understand and tell me where I went wrong, and obviously you guys were so superior you couldn't tell me. Don't do what you did to me to other people. Not everyone grew up in America, not everyone understands your stance. Explain.
I hope that you and the others have a wonderful time regardless, you seemed very close-knit!!
Love,
Sol
PS. Blocking me won't help, I've already blocked you here.
Ok so I mulled over whether I respond to this but I feel like it’s important that I at least say something. This is for @/kayan-writes. I know you already blocked me but just in case you see this. I also advocate everyone else to just block them. Don’t harass them in anyway shape or form.
So…
I used to have a semi-public discord server, and I allowed most people who asked join it. They had to be 18+ ofc. Everything with Sol seemed fine at first, and the server carried on its merry way.
Then, they made the server uncomfortable especially towards those who were poly (censored their names to maintain privacy)
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Then there are the major offenses.
The first time they did something wrong: we were talking about a certain blog in the fandom who allowed minors into their server. They mentioned that they’d allow minors if they were to make one. I talked to them in private and learned they just turned 18 and had friends who were still 17. So that was their line of thinking. I explained that there’s a difference between interacting with friends (minors they were friends with when they were a minor) and any minor they encountered in the future. I thought they learned when I explained, and I told them to make sure they think before they post something in the server.
The second time: I allowed the Tupperbox bot into the server after everyone asked. Cool, chill. We used it to make an rp channel and some of the peeps used it to be like the Obey Me boys. Well they used it as an opportunity to bring a Luke bot in the server. WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE IN A NSFW SERVER! so again I had to have another conversation with them.
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At this point I should have removed them from the server. But I explained to them about the situation and I warned them saying if they did something bad again that I’d kick them out.
So things went back to normal. Then…National Native American heritage day. The explosion that ended up killing my server.
I stepped away from the server because I was having bad panic attacks. The mood of the server was sour, and everyone thought it’d be a good idea to send some memes into the chat. Well, Sol sent a meme with a swastika in it and a colonizer meme
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It was wrong. And they should have known it was wrong. They say they weren’t American so they didn’t know about the history of the US. But at the very least, they should have known that a meme with a swastika in it would be wrong to do. What made it all the more worse, I had a descendent of Jewish relatives and a Native person (Sour/@goththem) in the server.
This was the third time I got onto Sol. I warned them I would do this. I didn’t have to give them chances. I stated in my rules for the server that I had the right to kick anyone out with out warning.
In any case, I don’t have to explain why something was wrong. I was tired of giving second chances. In this ask, it seems they understand now what they did wrong and yet they still think I should have sat them down like a parent to a child and explain why what they did was bad.
I never bullied them. I tried to give them teaching moments. I GAVE THEM CHANCES!
I kicked them out of the server at 3 am THEIR TIME. It wasn’t 3 am where I was. I wasn’t going to wait until 3 am my time to ask them to leave the server. I blocked them because they hurt my friends. To the point where my best friend (Sour) felt uncomfortable being in the server bc everyone started to squabble about the entire ordeal. Eventually, I had to kill the server bc it became so toxic.
I don’t have to explain my stance ever. No one does. No one has to explain their pain to the person who inflicted it. No one has to explain how something was offensive. After seeing everyone’s response, they didn’t research themselves on what they did was wrong and didn’t apologize for any of it. Ignorance isn’t an excuse. And I wasn’t going to stand for it.
I’m not negating their feelings of being upset. But that’s not going to guilt trip me into thinking what I did was wrong.
Honestly, I should have intervened sooner. A part of me is still haunted after all that happened, and I share part of the blame for hurting my friends. I could have done more and I didn’t. For that I’m sorry to them.
I’m not sorry for banning/blocking them. For kicking them out. I just wish I did it sooner.
Some of this may seem redundant. I tried to keep my composure writing this, but I was mad when I received this in my inbox. I thought about responding. And now I am.
Again, don’t interact with them. Don’t send hate. Just block them and move about your day
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ladyamoit · 3 years
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Seeking 18+ Arcana RP Partner
Me and a group of friends are seeking a role-play partner for both one on one rps and group rps. We’re a group of semi-literate to literate writers, meaning we prefer roleplay replies to be roughly two paragraphs minimum and between 3-4 sentences or more.


We’re seeking in particular someone who is willing to help play canon characters in our rps (we take turns playing canons based on who is comfortable with doing so and whoever wants to). As of now we are in particular need of a Lucio and Morga roleplayer, and a Valerius would be welcome. Our rps are canons x oc’s and ocs x other ocs. Likewise, if you’re in need of someone to play a canon for your oc or mc, we can play them for you in return. 


We’re very focused on character development, pacing, plot, and communication. It is important to us that everyone involved be invested, aware, and courteous to get to know and understand each other’s characters, so that we may act accordingly in the roleplays with each other.
If you are interested in joining the group please dm me so we can discuss this further, and have a writing sample at the ready. We rp in a private server through discord so access to that would be required. We are only accepting 18+ members. We're open to new rpers as long as you have writing experience and can try to be flexible to work with us and learn.
To get an idea of how we operate I've included some writing samples from our roleplay below, an example of one long and canon, and one short and oc based. LONG/CANON SAMPLE Lucio naturally beamed with pride to see that he had naturally taken his lover's breath away. It was fitting that all he could muster was an awed "Wow," could any other words really have somehow accurately defined his incredible handsomeness, poise, and grandeur accurately? Of course not.
Well. Yes, of course not, but that didn't mean Lucio would have necessarily turned down the string of compliments. Actually, he was deserving of compliments, even if they could never completely accurately capture his greatness with something as simple as human vocabulary.
His grin turned into that of a slight sneer as he enchantingly took in his own handsomely dressed body in the mirror at the later comment. He may as well be a god. Was that possible? Was it possible to remove the title as count and be labeled “his godship” or whatever? He had heard of that in other countries, with other rulers, but Nadia might not be so inclined to the idea...and he didn’t necessarily want to give up his title as count, Perhaps he could have two titles?!?!? “His Godship Count Lucio.” Now that sounded nice! He would have to see if he could remember to bring that up with Nadia later. With a dramatic flourish he turned, sending his cape up in sharp and demanding gesture as his hand rose to brilliantly beholden himself.
"Why of course they'll be happy to see me!" He assumed with a bright and theatrical bellow, his confident eyes now boring into Aesir's. "I'm the man of the hour, with one of the most lovely men in Vesuvia to be attending right at my--" He started bravely, before his eyes widened in horror upon taking in Aesir's own outfit and a loud and offended gasp sounded past his parted lips.
"AESIR!" He wailed, coming closer and cupping at the man's face with completely unnecessary sympathy. The gardener wasn't injured or hurt in any way, but in Lucio's eyes he may as well be--A ruined outfit might as well mean you've lost a leg and been unable to attend to begin with.
"My darling, my beloved, my rose, sun, moon, and stars, you simply cannot go out in something that does not show off your perfection as well as my own outfit does," he tsked with absolutely pleading eyes, searching his lover's face with absolute attention. "That would be cruel of me to try to make you stand by my state of perfection while you are left behind in such a state of disarray. I will not stand for it!"
He released Aesir from the intimate grip suddenly and with pronounced flair, cape whirling behind him as he turned yet again; it was in the state of his determination that he didn’t really think to acknowledge how it had actually come to fall over his lover’s head and hide him. Lucio was too busy trying to think, what could he do, what could he do to cover the stain...a new outfit perhaps??? No, no, white was Lucio’s color, and in light of unfortunate events tonight he had to resort to black, and while he loved Aesir he wouldn’t want to share...there had to be something....
He was pooling over vanity, looking at all the objects he could think of to place over the stain, perhaps a rose, a handkerchief, but no, none of those would match his outfit, or attach very easily…
There. In the corner of the vanity, one of his least favorite medals that he often forgot about. It wasn’t too flashy, nothing that would make it look particularly out of place on Aesir’s much more subdued but still overwhelmingly beautiful outfit, The medallion was gold, of course, Lucio wouldn’t have kept it if it wasn’t, but the piece of refined cloth that it was attached to was very close to the same shade of red as Aesir’s hair, perhaps only off by two or three shades. Certainly that would suffice.
“Behold!” He turned again, holding the medal high in the air, confidently strutting back to his lover’s front. “Our saving grace. Honestly I can’t believe I haven’t given you more of these in the past, then we’d both look incredibly awesome,” He chatted idly, fastening it with pace and practiced fingers over the stain. Perfect. SHORT/OC SAMPLE
Thank god the journey was over. As the carriage pulled to a stop outside the Vesuvia gates, Alexis could barely contain herself, as every instinct inside every fiber of her being was screaming at her to get out of the wretched thing. She hadn't even managed to look out the window as they rode through the city, so as her delicate hand slipped into the Duke's as he helped her out of the carriage, she got her first experience of the city. The towering stature of the palace was grand, and while it was only perhaps a bit bigger than the one back home, the style of architecture and color scheme was unlike anything she had ever seen before.
Her other hand rested over her stomach, trying to settle her nerves, still looking pale from the the past two weeks of travel. While she had hoped perhaps she would get a moment of down time, it didn't seem that would be the case; arriving a few hours before the actual start of the masquerade had reinforced the bustle around them as guests and staff alike were preparing for the festivities, and she clung closer to Emmanuel, her hand finding its way to the crook of his elbow to draw closer, almost shielding herself from the crowds and bustle around them. Where normally she could hold her own, she was worn down from the trip, but no doubt, so was he.
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legacyofafterlight · 2 years
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Wednesday (9/7): 8pm-11pm US EST:
So it has been requested, so it shall be done! It is TONBERRY night at Story Hall. Bring all of your Tonberry friends, and prepare for a night celebrating them, the fallen city of Nym, and harrowing tales of Tonberry encounters (and bring your own!).
Please be aware we are kind to Tonberries and if you are afraid of them or hate them you may want to stay home this week.
----------Event Information---------
Afterlight's Story Hall is an open mic, show up and tell a story casually around a campfire sort of event. We are set in an Adventurer's Tavern/Guild Hall in Ishgard.
WEDS 9/7 Time: 8-11 pm US EST
Place: Crystal Data Center, Balmung, Empyreum, Ward 2 Plot 39
More details:
Please be aware we allow spoilers up to (but not including) the current patch of MSQ.
We are a LIGHT ROLEPLAY/Casual Roleplay event. We welcome roleplayers of all skill levels, including sprouts/those curious about roleplay and want to learn. We are NOT strict lore-abiding here, we are an open sandbox where you may bend and break the lore if you want to (but we do try to keep it in mind). We welcome characters of all sorts, from the normal lore-abiding WoL/adventurers, to NPCs (famous or otherwise), NPC related/shippers, Beast Tribe Members, Voidsent/Sineaters, Ancients, Ascians, whoever you want to be that makes you happy, you are welcome here. (If you are voidsent PLEASE do not tell Inxli, you are welcome but he's a voidsent hunter and this is not an RP event for conflict, if you don't outright tell him I won't god-mod that he knows.) Not only are you welcome but I outright ENCOURAGE you to come roleplay here because I know there are few places to safely roleplay these sorts of characters and I want people to have that outlet. (And we welcome multiple people playing the same NPC as well so don't worry about that).
Think of the Afterlight as a strange little hall that exists outside of reality where anything can happen. If you want to participate and your character is more lore-abiding and you don't know if it can work, maybe it's a strange dream they had? The point of this place is to spark fun and creativity.
If you're shy that's okay. You can totally come sit and watch for a while until you feel comfortable joining in!
We are an open mic event. We do not have pre-set storytellers/bards. It's a show up and hop in when there's an opening event. If we don't get anyone who wants to tell, we'll either have casual friendly chatter or Inxli/Thorne will tell stories. However, I usually don't have enough content written to entertain for 3 hours AND I made this event to showcase the writers in the FFXIV rp community and give them a platform to share their writing in a supportive and friendly place.
We ask that you respect our venue. Disruptive/disrespectful/rude people will be asked to leave and reported if it continues. (This includes Emet or Zenos if they happen to wander in...even villains can be civil!)
We do have a Discord, if you're interested send me a private message. If you are on Balmung and play an odd character that doesn't fit anywhere consider checking out our tiny, friendly FC!
Thank you for considering our unusual event! We hope to see you there!
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cockleshq · 3 years
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Cockles HQ Weekly #1
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For privacy reasons, the names of our members are left out. The answers are based on personal opinions. We do not ask our members or the people who read this to agree or disagree. Take from it what you find useful or enjoy.
For this very first edition of 'The Weekly' we asked our members the following:
What would you like to tell people who are new to RPS (Real Person Shipping)? Any do's and don'ts? Tips? Tricks? Experiences? Motivational words?
Read the answers below the break.
Anonymous 1:
First of all: don't be ashamed! We tend to believe that shipping real people is something shameful and should be hidden. But the fact is, we're doing nothing worse than any tabloid, on the contrary, we are more responsible because we are more respectful (or rather: it is OUR choice to be respectful because unlike tabloids, we don't make a living out of exposing people's private lives, if you're not respectful, you're just an asshole).
Don't go into the same spaces the respective people are likely to see what you're doing and omg don't fucking tag them, thank you! Finding the cockles community on Tumblr and on this server was one of the best things to happen to me because not only did the lovely people in the fandom teach me not to be ashamed, I've also realised how much FUN some harmless tin-hatting can be! I love that, despite what some other people say, the COCKLES RP fandom is very loving and supportive as a whole!
Anonymous 2 highlighted the following from this post:
1. Do not talk about it in any arena easily viewed by those involved in the ship. Tumblr? Great. Discord? Even better! Private messages among friends? Fan-fricken-tastic! Twitter, Insta, Facebook or any posts explicitly tagging said individuals? Hell tot he biggest no! The main goal is to keep it as far away from them as possible. Are the aware of it? Absolutely. Does that mean we should ask them questions, comment on their social media or tag them directly about it? Absolutely not! If they wander into known fan spaces (discord, tumblr etc.) then that's on them, they know what they are getting into. Do not bring it to them.
2. We do not hate or threaten anyone else in their lives. If you cannot accept the 'more the merrier' mentality for your preferred ship, which includes any other significant other or people close to them then maybe you should reevaluate partaking in anything RPS related. These are real people that can get hurt when threats start popping up. Stick to fictional ships if you can't accept the fact they love and care about many other people in their lives.
3. It's important to remember these are REAL people, with private lives, that just happen to show up on our tv screens from time to time. They value their privacy, the value the fandoms respect, which they have more than earned. SPN fandom specifically is so insanely lucky, we have a wonderful cast who willingly share SO MUCH of themselves with us. They genuinely care about us and each other and the least we can do is respect them and their private lives/families. We can do so by keeping our corner of RPF/RPS secure/private and not throw it at them ever time they try to interact with us or each other.
4. Most importantly, if you ever have questions or concerns, ask. There are plenty of 'fandom elders' willing to explain, demonstrate and guide
Anonymous 3:
As addition to the fantastic posts above. Don’t be the reason we can’t have nice things BY disrespecting the real people by shoving it in their faces. The respect to them obviously comes first, but that disrespect also has repercussions for all of us. They will stop wearing the ring, the shirt, commenting on each other's social media etc. because of people’s lack of chill. If we want content. We need to create a space they feel safe interacting in front of us.
Anonymous 4:
Cockles helped me learn about polyamorous relationships and how many ways there are to love someone Even if they aren’t in a romantic/sexual relationship, the Cockles fandom has provided so many resources and perspectives on the subject of polyamory and helped me to understand it better(edited) Also, Cockles shippers are just… the best? Like when we didn’t get the Jensen GISH appearance we were expecting, instead of reacting with disappointment, resentment or frustration, everybody was immediately concerned that Jensen wasn’t doing well. Like, how sweet is that? This is a very loving and compassionate fandom, and so willing to add people to the polycule. “The more the merrier” really sums it up!
Anonymous 5:
If you’re reluctant to ship real people, it’s ok not to. Find a place in the fandom that makes you happy and comfortable. But if you do find yourself shipping real people, know that you have a loving community that won’t make you feel ashamed for slowing that video down to half speed to read Misha’s lips. You won’t need to feel embarrassed about the time you read that article about eye dilation so you could apply your findings to the study of Jensen’s pupils. You can feel free to scream internally-or aloud if that’s your thing-at all Cockles panels. Share your opinions/discoveries, responsibly and respectfully of course, cause we absolutely want to hear them!
Anonymous 6:
If this is no longer fun for you, or you find yourself getting overly invested, it's entirely okay to disengage and step back temporarily, or even completely. Treat yourself with kindness, first and foremost.
Anonymous 7:
Also, take a step back and realize that everything that you're tin-hatting about might not be true. Make sure that you can live with that knowledge. And if it upsets you more than it should, take a break.
Anonymous 8:
One of my favorite “what the actual…” moment was when someone first put together the clothes sharing. With photographic evidence
Anonymous 9:
You don’t have to refer to it as shipping. Once I kind of accepted that, I fell into it. Because my brain, which had dealt with RPS in other fandoms, viewed it as an artificial thing and playing around with real people. But if it helps to not look at it as shipping but just supporting the logical conclusions you can make with them, telling yourself you support these two and whatever choices they make that are healthy ones, you can suddenly see just how much stuff is actually there and not artificially bolstered by shipping culture. I had initially thought that’s what it all was—but I was very wrong.
Fun fact: In general most of our members tend to prefer Destiel fan fiction over Cockles fan fiction. See you next week!
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@moonwoken​​ said: 🍒  +  hatilead     // 🍒  +  vortexparadox //  🍒  +  lcsthearts  // 🍒  +  highschccldropout  // 🍒  +  thekingsparty
send  me  🍒  +  a  url  and  i  will  write  some  positivity  for  them    /    ACCEPTING ↷
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🍒  +  @hatilead​​ mani makes me question whether they’re a real human being because no offense but why are you so talented? so kind? so interesting as a person? her writing is so superior that despite us having chatted a lot ooc, i get sweaty writing for them because?? you do that when you get to write with someone whose writing you look up to, yeah? i do, anyway. i legitimately broke my own “i don’t wanna interact with harry potter muses” rule for mani back when she first followed me on another blog on gilderoy, right now even i don’t know the canon of the majority of their muses yet. yet. i’m very excited for interactions, and ooc chats about muses, and and. it’s rarer to connect with writers when you don’t really share fandoms, you feel me? but i’m genuinely happy to always see mani on my dash, both ic and ooc, and i love our ooc chats, the kindness, the videos of her cat she sends me, the amount of candles they’ve lit for me & my spouse in order to send good vibes, and the times she’s trusted me enough to share something more personal - i feel privileged to have them as a friend and a writing partner (now that we finally are writing, ahoy).
🍒  +  @vortexparadox​​ lexi has so much love for so many characters & a talent to writing them all! specifically on this blog, i love that they are giving attention to several less popular characters from doctor who. like, i’m into classic and eu who and i didn’t even know all of these muses, and alas, now i am into even more eu who just because? wanted to learn more about, say, josie! all thanks to lexi’s portrayal! they are immensely awesome ooc as well. one of the few people i feel like i can fully trust with more sensitive private things, and also someone who i don’t feel the need to be scared i’m gonna lose when i have long stretches of time where i feel so overwhelmed by social interaction i just don’t talk ooc to anybody. that’s genuinely rare.
🍒  +  @lcsthearts​ alex, what a bean. i think you’re the only person i’ve seen consistently writing eileen and magda, and look, listen, pals, less popular supernatural muses, who are well loved by her. didn’t we meet with me sending an awkward anon to your cas praising you with like “i’d follow you but i want to respect your duplicates rules” and you just point blank told me it was totally ok to follow you anyway? alex has been around & been a joy for years, and i admire her ability to write from such different fandoms so flawlessly!
🍒  +  @highschccldropout​ you can’t talk about alex without talking about hope! you two go together, ok... i think hope was among the first people to follow me on cas in 2018, totally new fandom, a year hiatus from tumblr rp and all. i don’t often keep following blogs i don’t interact with, but i think we actually didn’t interact for about a year? she’s just special enough that i wanted to keep her on my dash anyway. glad i did else i would’ve missed out writing with a highly talented dean mun! even though we don’t talk very often, i couldn’t imagine not having hope around on tumblr and also discord/twitter ooc.
🍒  +  @thekingsparty​ melli, i had to check if we follow each other on this blog omfg. melli was also one of the first people who followed me back in 2018 when i came back to tumblr rp after over a year and into a new fandom, on castiel! i very much adore her and cannot imagine not adoring her. her portrayal of crowley is next level supreme. i’m lucky every time we get a chance to write! we also don’t always talk much, but i consider her a friend, absolutely so. i don’t feel comfortable around many people, especially when i suck at starting conversations for months on end, but i feel comfortable around her. one of the least judgemental people here, and just very dear to me. also, actual literal crowley. i admire that she’s had her crowley muse for such a long time, too, and the amount of love and care she puts in her writing.
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thank you for the tutorials, what things should you include in your rules?
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Rules are a big must have on your blog.  How you do it is up to you from using carrd,  google docs, a post that you pin, or a page but it is something that everyone is going to look for.  I’m someone that likes detailed rules with a bullet point system at top as well.  The reason I say this is because I’ve ad people that 1) don’t read rules 2) go IT”S NOT IN YOUR RULES even if it was a common thing to expect.  I will personally take a page that has three rules over no page at all.  This whole thing is very much a rough guide and you can pick and choose what you prefer to have on your rules page but hopefully this helps get your wheels turning inside of your head on what you want to add into your page.
 Your penname,  age,  timezone, and pronouns.  If you feel comfortable sharing ethnicity and place that you live in (state / country ) than put that there as well.  
Triggers:  How do you tag your triggering content?  remember that fancy tags with // or anything might not pick up on the blacklister.  Do you have any triggers yourself  (Please know there is a difference between a trigger and something that just makes you uncomfortable).
What content makes you uncomfortable and would prefer if you don’t be approached for plots like this.
Smutting:  Do you smut?  Are there any rules about smutting that go into place when it comes to this content?  Maybe you are someone that will only rp it on discord,  with close friends, etc.  Also a good time to mention if you use the read more feature and if you tag it  (Which you should tag it in my opinion).
Banned fcs:  Any faceclaims that you won’t write with?  You aren’t required to state the reason you won’t rp with a certain face on your rules doc. 
Banned characters / tv shows:  This is really helpful and for me as an example the show I would ban is 13reasonswhy for several reasons although I do believe the whole big excitement level for those has died down so having it in my rules isn’t needed for me personally.
DNI:  If you’ve had a bad experience with someone in the past I’ve seen people use one of these.  Do not interact is what DNI stands for.  This means if you are friends with, write with, etc then following this blog is a no go.  I have personally never used one of these 
OCS and Relationships with your character:  Are you fine with original characters? What makes you comfortable interacting with an original character?  The second part is really a good idea if you play a canon character to a tv show.  If you aren’t comfortable with something tell the document.  So say I’m playing Klaus Mikaelson and I’m uncomfortable with original character children that I have not heavily plotted with that would be there. 
Formatting:  How do you format your text?  Is there a certain aesthetic that gives you a headache?  Does aesthetic matter to you?
Threads:  Do you like certain thread lengths?  How about how long it takes for you to normally to write a response back?  Is there a type of thread you can’t do / don’t want to rp? For some people the idea of smutting is a turn off and won’t be written.  This can also really go in the smutting section as well if that is the case.  
What are you looking for in a partner:  Are you more into rping with people that match length?  What about the age limit of your partner? In the fandom that I’m in a lot of people are +20 meaning the comfort level is to only write with players that are 20 years old or above.  
Posting:  Is there a certain time of day that you will likely be posting in?  Is your blog queue based?  Do you post your replies as soon as you finish them? Tell everyone that sort of information if you feel it is needed.
Ask memes:  Are you a reblog from the source? Are you the type of person that prefers to have a plot before someone sends in a meme? How many memes is too many for a partner to send in at a time?
Credits:  Did you make your icons?  Did you make the psd? is there a base you use on something?  Did you borrow inspiration from another blog (with permission)? 
Contact information:  I’m not saying that you need to put your facebook information there,  a picture of yourself, or anything for that matter.  I’m talking ims,  discord, anything like that.  I often times just put my discord information right there because I’m not overly concerned with getting requests from strange people I haven’t followed back.  I put that when I add you that you should tell me who you are so I know.
Status:  Are you private? exclusive? mutuals only?  Not picky at all and will write with everyone?  Put that all here because it is helpful information to gather.
Mains and exclusives:  Who is a main for you? Who are you solely only ever going to write with this fc or character with?  How do you go about getting mains and exclusives?  Any rules on that to help someone know what is okay and what isn’t.
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Currently looking to make a mini series full of questions, guides, and more to help people learn about the indie rp world.  If you have any questions,  requests,  etc feel free to drop them into my ask box.  Please note that this is just my opinion on things and from my experience and there is no right or wrong way to do this.  I’ve only ever written in the fandom / canon character fanbase but that still provides with a lot of information to help others. Been writing in the indie world of rp since at least 2013 and been on tumblr since 2012.
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