#All the awesome

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

#unforth rambles #this wasn't really prompted by anything #I'm just sick and tired and distractable #or i should say it wasn't prompted by anything recent or that happened now #like no one has disrespected me #but as i hit the point that it's regularly taking me an hour plus every single day to queue things for the danmei art blogs #i just think of all the times people go WAIT YOU RUN ALL OF THOSE??? BY YOURSELF??? #like i just don't think a lot of people realize how much work it is to really do background fandom labor long term #and i appreciate places like rec blogs and networks and events and just everyone #y'all are awesome #thank you so much

[knifearo]

being aromantic is like. hey btw you're going to live a life that is the culmination of most of society's worst nightmares. sorry lol ✌️ but then you turn around and take a really good hard look at it and it turns out that living in that nightmare is fucking awesome and you get to wake up every day and take that fear that other people have and laugh and hold it close until it's a great joy for you instead. and being happy is a radical act that you define instead of someone else. and you're sexy as fuck that's just a fact of life i don't make the rules on that one

#aromantic people are just sexy i'm not making the decisions here it's just facts #course ur hot as fuck. it came free with the aromanticism #being sexy is just default settings for aromantic people 👍 #hope this all helps. anyway i'm on my 'i hope i die alone <3 i can't wait to die alone <3' kick rn #i think the existential fear that people have of Not Partnering specifically is so. well. #obviously that shit is strong and it is SO awesome to be free of it. #realizing you're aro and you don't Want a partner can be such a hit to the solar plexus #cause society says that's the only thing that'll make you happy. so either you go without that thing or you force yourself #into doing something you don't want which would make you unhappy anyway. #so you think it's a lose lose situation and you have to come to terms with what amatonormativity presents as the worst possible situation #but then! whoa! turns out personhood is inherently valuable in and of itself and romantic partnering is just a construct! #and that nightmare is now your life to do with as you please... define as you will... structure as you want... #best case scenario. is what i'm saying. #every day i wake up ready to spit all that amatonormative rhetoric back in life's teeth by being alone and being happy #and it's so fucking satisfying. every day. #fucking JUBILANT being by myself. and i love being a living breathing 'fuck you' to the romantic system #you need a partner to be happy? oh that's sooo fucking crazy guess i'll go be miserable then. in my perfect fucking dream life lmao #yeah obviously it's the worst possible outcome on earth to die without a partner. so terrible. can't wait for it :) #aromantic #aromanticism #aro positivity #aroace #arospec #sorry to bitches who are sad about not having a partner. i could not give a fuck though get better soon #you couldn't EVER pay me enough to go back to a mindset in which my inherent value wasn't enough by myself. #FUCK that shit. absolutely miserable and a bad life outlook in general. like genuinely do the work w/ amatonormativity and get better #life is something that can be so fulfilling whether someone wants to kiss you or whatever or not #i'm on antidepressants and i have people i care deeply about. what the fuck would i need a partner for lmao

[ale-arro]

been going a little bit insane about this sentence from Ace by Angela Chen for the past week

#replace this with any other type of significant relationship too #also! this book actually rules btw i really recommend it #i didnt read it when it first cane out bc i was like. well i am already pretty familiar with asexuality and not rly interested in 101 stuff #but it turns out it doesnt feel 101-y at all its a super awesome piece of queer theory and also chen has Good opinions #and not weird watered down ones that i am sometimes wary of in aspec communities (frankly especially ace ones) #i think maybe if more people approached asexuality the way chen does (including and maybe even especially ace people) #i would be more inclined to still ID as ace #but anyways! #aro #aromantic #<- tag selections that reflect how i personally engage with this quote #also #described in alt text #also also #j tag #:/ #aro media

[raycatzdraws]

Wolfie and Four friendship appreciation doodles! They're shared secrets besties! I hope Four's distrust of the shadow crystal doesn't drive anything between them. Wild found his way into this compilation with a force. It seems I can't draw Wolfie and not include him too!

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu four #lu twilight #lu wolfie #lu wild #lu legend #lu hyrule #fairy hyrule #I drew most of these on my weekends at camp #hence the swearing probably lol can't swear in front of the campers #man I did not leave that mountain for the whole summer and I wouldn't have it any other way #I was there 6+ weeks straight #some of the other counselors who also stayed and I would occasionally make the hour drive into town #a bunch of us went to see the Barbie movie together and like 2/3 through the film the fire alarm went off and we were evacuated ajhsgfsdf #we all held hands to not be separated in case there was an actual emergency and some guy was like 'look at the preschoolers' #AND AAAAA I won't be separated from my counselor buddies!!!! RAAAHH this is what we would have gotten the kids to do #so I guess we're just too good at our jobs lol #that one LU post with the lads lined up with their bows? It's AWESOME #but I taught a bunch of kids archery this summer and none of the lads have the right posture lol #I'm walking up and down that line readjusting all of them ahsgdsdf #Imagine Wars going to Wind though like 'remember to pull back to your smile! :D ' #and Wind just deadeye staring him down like you serious rn? #caught and removed a scorpion from the lake cabin biffy this summer - that was very exciting #calmed the campers down and put them to bed and then rolled up my sleeves and asked the program staff who was staying with us #for emotional support #her only experience with scorpions was from animal crossing so she was like 'get ready to run' and I'm- I think we'll be okay #anyways it's her perched on one of the toilets with a spray bottle of bleach and me with an empty tupperware from dinner #I caught it under the tupperware but IT MOVED THE TUPPERWARE #we drowned it in bleach and it like finally died but it took a while and then we flung it into the woods BYE BUGGY

[bksnie]

finally finished my p5 confidant postcard series!! i’ve been wanting to make this a proper series for close to a year now… and now im done!! im so excited to get these printed😭🩷

#persona 5 #persona 5 royal #oh man im not tagging all of them. you know them though <3 #phantom thieves #so so so happy. i think i posted the drafts for these on my blog #and now they’re done.. isn’t that awesome #hari art

[parkersloths]

Tried something different. This is so messy and rough but I think I needed that ;u;

Also green is not my fave color so it was challenging but also fun to experiment with different hues of green here

#fanart #käärijä #jere pöyhönen #I've been listening to his music on loop for months now #and I've never been so interested in a singer #it was only a matter of time until I drew him #also.. there are so many cool artists in this fandom! #he should wear the heavier eye makeup all the time #looks awesome and is fun to draw

[02511213942]

"you look like a carrie stunt double"

#i was rereading neils bday bash bloodbag scene (awesome) and matt said this and i immediately blacked out and woke up to this in procreate #first neil covered in blood drawing of 2024! yay! #025.png #aftgart #all for the game #aftg #the foxhole court #neil josten #fanart

[microscotch]

base game cover recreation but with characters that actually appear

#shoutest of all outs @ strangetownies awesome psp hood cover commission!! #the sims 2 #ts2 #sims 2 #strangetown #pleasantview #veronaville #sp #🍊 #guess one positive to the various protests over here ever since the year started is having more time than anticipated!

[attleboy]

QUICK GUYS while it's still relevant!!! do your thing!!! 📸 okay good you can go now

original by glitch...you've probably seen it 10 million times by now

now for bonus content... flat color version

andddd individual characters... jax is a little halfbaked in spots sorry you weren't seeing those bits in the full thing anyway

i also made some doodles based off eizouken clips i found but i ended up making a lot so i'm just gonna give that its own post tomorrow :)

#that picture is so cute im so glad we collectively chose it as a dtiys #i can't reblog literally all of them but it's been super cool to see everyone's take on it <3 <3 very awesome good job y'all #the amazing digital circus #tadc #pomni #jax #ragatha #my art #my fancy art

[elbowreveal]

Been thinking about how dsmp characters absolutely popped the fuck off. What do you MEAN two characters already knew each other hundreds of years ago because they are both exempt from death in opposite ways and used to be friends? What do you MEAN the goddess of death can Summon An Enchanted Forest to grow out of thin air? What do you MEAN a guy can pick up unobtainable shreds of the fabric of reality and put them in his pocket?? WHAT DO YOU MEAN TOTEM OF DEATH RETIRED TO A LIFE OF CREATION INSTEAD OF KILLING EVEN THOUGH HIS PAST HAUNTS HIM.

#the ccs put an extra helping of cool shit in there idk i just love all the characters #even the ones i never watched. like boomer is a frog?? that’s awesome!! #also idk if this post is entirely accurate I haven’t rewatched lore in like a year so no clue

[blade0fgrass]

ah shit here we go again

go buy adrienne's game!! it comes out in a week!!

#sif scribbles #digital art #animation #digital animation #in stars and time #isat #made this for the fanwork contest!! #ALL THE ART PEOPLE HAVE ENTERED IS SO GORGEOUSSS #spent the last week on this its been so worth it #its my first time finishing an animation!! #im not expecting to win but thats ok!! it was very fun!! and its awesome to see all the entries!!

[knifearo]

you can literally just be aromantic. it’s free and nobody’s stopping you :)

#PSA!!!!!!! #this is a ‘being aromantic is so awesome and you can do it whenever’ post #like. i love being aromantic and i get to do it all the time. #but also if you’re questioning whether you’re aro. you can just be aromantic. it’s free and nobody is stopping you :) #questioning aspecs come be aromantic with me i’m kissing you tenderly on the forehead #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #aro positivity #aspec #chitchat #(<— thinking ab a talking tag. need one of those) #talking

[tubbytarchia]

Rethinking my Pearl design actually...

Alts and refs under cut (Moth CW)

Sorry you're actually just gonna have to open this in a new tab and zoom in to read my thoughts lol I'm... too lazy sorry... Pearl I love her so

#pearlescentmoon #pearlescentmoon fanart #pearlesmentmoon #trafficblr #Im here to advocate for unique moth Pearls any day of the week. More of that please #its insane how many stunning awesome moths there are out there. Your options are limitless guys #go look at moths just for no reason theyre all so cool #tubby art

[dykepulpfriction]

butch isn’t something you become, its something you find out you already are and then grow into, hope this helps

#lesbian #dyke #dykepulpfriction #butch #gay #i love posting about butches #dyke posting #all day long #love it #i think ab being butch all day long #it’s awesome

[lazycranberrydoodles]

dungeon yuri

#namari tade and falingon. all of them gauve me covid #i always play buff dwarf women in d&d so namari was awesome to see #IT WAS ALSO SO GOOD!! #im working on a DM marcille piece rn #dunmesh #dunmeshi #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #dungeon meshi fanart #art #my art #falin touden #marcille donato #farcille #doodle

[cowboythewizard726]

beautiful orc girl leed helllOOOOO beautiful leed alert oh my GOD she's so cool WOOAHHHH beautiful siilly girl she was really pretty and awesome and so kind i think shes wonderful and there should be a statue made just for her thats really big and in the center of everything and she should get anything she wants ever smile face

#LEED LEED LEED!!!! #thank u for being s pussy chilchuck mouse man so she could yell at you #okay u wermnt being a pussy you just watn your friends to be okay i get it #i think its funny to call you a pussy #and mosue man #im sorry your're divorced i get it #this istn about YOU this is about LEED #LEED ORC LEADER #LEEEDDDD #GOD SHES SO COOL #AND AWESOME AND GREAT #yesterday i played dnd for the first time #and i got bonked in the head with a stone club #and now id like to imagine that was her she did that #wow #shes so cool #and shes really cute too awww awww #wonderful girl everyonme should love her #gonna be honest i wish she had eaten all of them #i support and encourage and endorse and urge women to eat people #leed dungeon meshi #leed delicious in dungeon #dungeon meshi #dunmeshi #delicious in dungeon #dungeon meshi spoilers #delicious in dungeon spoilers #dunmeshi spoilers