#and I know that more than a couple mutuals/followers of mine reblog similar things a lot and I don't wanna give the wrong message

[iwanttobepersephone]

Rant about Harry Potter and JK Rowling, stick with me here

Ok, so, I hate JK Rowling. I feel like that's a given, right? Like, she's a transphobic homophobic bigot who hides behind feminism and routinely denies massive parts of the holocaust, and I despise her in ways that I don't think words can even express. I can't stand her, but y'know what I also can't stand?

When someone implies that my mother, who is one of the most supportive people I know, and a massive part of the founding, organization, and actions of a local group made specifically to fight Moms for Liberty and school boards in our area trying to harm trans and queer people, is transphobic because she likes Harry Potter

Wanna know why my mom likes Harry Potter? Because when she discovered the series at 12 years old, she quite literally lived in a cupboard under the stairs and was in an abusive household. The magic of the wizarding world or whatever was her escape, it's the reason she's still alive, and by extension, the reason I was ever alive.

But, sometimes, not even often, when I try to express even the most minimal amount of appreciation of that, someone says to me "but isn't JK Rowling transphobic? Why would you support someone like that? Are you transphobic?"

Which pisses me off beyond belief, as one might imagine

In this situation, "separate the art from the artist" isn't exactly a good phrase to use, given the fact that the goblins or whatever run the bank are Jewish stereotypes and the house elves generally being happy to work under their masters being a straight rip from the whole happy slave myth, and those are very very important things to recognize and understand, among others

I feel like it's a lot closer to "separate the hundreds if not thousands of lives she's helped from the hundreds if not thousands of lives she's ruined", or even better, understand that the good she's indirectly done for people makes all the bad that much more horrid

My mother is the closest thing to a hero in this entire world and I will not stand to hear one more person accuse her of being transphobic purely because she thinks fondly of a book series that saved her life. I will not stand for people saying she's just as bad as a holocaust denier because she owns every book in the series. I will not stand for anyone going entirely against their point of not judging a group as if it's monolithic by saying all Harry Potter fans are bad people, including my mother. And, once again, it's not often at all that this happens, but it happens and I'm pissed about it and needed to rant

Anyways rant over JK Rowling sucks don't believe a single thing she says and don't support her unless you wanna support someone actively trying to make the existence of queer people illegal

#jk rowling #harry potter #screw jkr #screw jk rowling #rants #yeah so I saw one too many “if you like Harry Potter please kill yourself posts” (literal direct f+cking quote from one) and wrote this #like #in what world would saying stuff like that ever be ok #what kind of bubble do you live in where you think that's an actual productive thing to say #like have you never interacted with anyone who has slightly problematic opinions or behaviors in a positive manner.... ever?????? #do you just live in an echo chamber of people who agree with every thought you have to a T???? #difference in opinion and civil disagreements are the things that human understanding and kindness are built on #and saying things like “if you like Harty Potter you should kys” just says that you don't know how to handle that #that's not a good thing #and I know that more than a couple mutuals/followers of mine reblog similar things a lot and I don't wanna give the wrong message #JK Rowling is a horrid horrid person and nothing else could ever be argued #but my for you page is filled to the brim with posts like the ones I've referenced and I'm so mad I feel like crying #angry #angry rant #serious #AGH I just I am so so mad rn #I hate being this mad like outwardly and stuff but like #c'mon guys basic human f+cking understanding and decency can we try and learn that before telling people to kill themselves please

[tamerjerry]

I posted 277 times in 2022

That's 98 more posts than 2021!

14 posts created (5%)

263 posts reblogged (95%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@bossarmadimon

@autoplaysdigimon

@american-digidestend

@sinobali

@tamersonas

I tagged 275 of my posts in 2022

Only 1% of my posts had no tags

#digimon - 267 posts

#adventure - 64 posts

#very cool art - 22 posts

#tailmon - 21 posts

#02 - 21 posts

#gatomon - 21 posts

#not mine - 20 posts

#original characters - 18 posts

#super cute - 18 posts

#very cute - 16 posts

Longest Tag: 121 characters

#but said documents also suggest the team actively worked to differentiate them when they became aware of the similarities

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Hello fellow Trainers!

Just wanna say how happy I've been posting Pokemon for you all to enjoy, and how much it means to me that you seem to enjoy my team.

Pokemon has been a passion of mine since I've been small, and it has a lot of nostalgic memories for me, so getting the chance to share that love with you has been great.

Here's hoping we can all continue to explore that mysterious world of ours together, and learn everything we can about the Pokemon that inhabit it!

Art by Aurorie

10 notes - Posted April 1, 2022

#4

I finally beat Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth!

It took a while, and my playthrough was broken up by a couple longer-than-desired hiatuses due to personal stress and life things, but we got there in the end.

Here we can see my buddies, along with Sting the Wormmon (based on my brother's Wormmon), taken from a screenshot I took early on, as soon as I was able to collect my nine friends at the time (plus Sting, who is still a friend).

And then jump ahead to the final screenshot of my team.

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13 notes - Posted April 5, 2022

#3

Goodbye, Digimon ReArise

Digimon ReArise has finally shut down, and with its leaving, I miss the time I spent there; the adventures I had with it, the fun I had. Most of all, I miss Herissmon, who I feel especially sad to see part ways.

But, all is not lost, at least for a few of us. Apparently, some fans managed to set up a back up for the game, allowing those of us with accounts to transfer our progress to the back up before the game shut down for good, and I managed to do this only a few hours before the end.

That said, while I'm happy to get to experience the game for a while longer, I still feel sad that, in reality, it's over. But just because it's over, doesn't mean we have to leave it behind, you know?

Thank you Digimon ReArise, and thank you Herissmon. I'm sure, someday, we will cross paths again, and we can once more be friends.

With that, I'll leave this post with the last image I captured of Vee in the widget available for the game. A fitting finale, I think.

We'll see you soon.

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16 notes - Posted April 21, 2022

#2

Well today was certainly exciting!

Just as I was getting ready to go to work, my brother's partner wormmon decided to stop by for a visit, out of the blue! Instead of turning him away, Vee and I offered to let him come with us in our Vital Bracelet, and so we got to spend the day together and catch up a bit.

Overall, i think we had a good time. I know he and Vee did.

He really seemed to enjoy the flowers in our garden center, and I think the purples complimented him really well, personally.

I'm writing this for my queue before I go to bed, and it seems Wormmon's decided to stay with us for the time being before he heads back. I hope he manages to have a good time with us while he's here!

18 notes - Posted June 29, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

All of my friends deserve Digimon partners.

The same is true of my followers and mutuals.

375 notes - Posted July 10, 2022

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #this was fun #I look forward to another year with y'all

[bigskydreaming]

In a mood and I’m trying not to be, but oof. Not easy at the moment. Real life stresses are kicking my butt and I’m decidedly limited in resources for addressing that at the moment, so might as well get this off my chest, lol. Already lost the usual fifty followers or so I lose every single time I post about stuff the way I did the other day, so what’s some more, y’know?

So earlier today I tried to get my mind off things with some fic, and happened across one I hadn’t read before that promised Jason and Dick talking things out and bonding. Halfway through I sighed and went oh, this is familiar, and skipped to the bottom to check the end notes and comments to see if there was any mention of this next part, but nope. The reason for the sigh was it took me about halfway into the fic to realize that it was blatantly inspired by my post about what if Jason was missing some memories from his death/resurrection and the Pit, like specifically the ski trip they took, stuff like that. Now I’m not so egotistical as to think nobody but me has certain ideas, but its fairly easy for me to recognize when someone is basing something off a post of mine because of specific turns of phrases that I use and like, they hit ten or so bullet points from my post without missing a one. Like, there’s parallel evolution and similar ideas, and then there’s going down a check list, y’know?

And don’t get me wrong....I don’t mind people basing stuff of my posts, being inspired by them, etc. I WANT that. I’m GLAD to have that happen.

The part I mind is the way this all ties back into my interaction with fandom as a whole....and this fandom’s interaction with me. Which I don’t tend to hear NEARLY as much about as I tend to have people giving me shit about my impact on fandom....but ONLY the negative impact.

In the four years or so that I’ve been active in this fandom, I can think of only three people who have given me some kinda shout out for being the basis of one of their fics. Three people. And in that time I’ve come across literal dozens of fics that I am almost certain can trace their way back to popular posts of mine. There’s the post about Jason’s memories and the ski trip for one - this fic isn’t an isolated occurrence, I’ve found a good half a dozen or so I feel fall into the same pattern. There’s fics based off my posts about how fucked up the blame Dick got for Spyral was, with my certainty based on the fact that I know I’m the only fucking person who ever brought up various key phrases like “Bruce not having an extraction plan for Dick’s highly dangerous undercover op, leaving him stranded when Bruce got/(chose) amnesia.” I made a big deal about that in a few posts because of the fact I NEVER saw that particular element raised in any fics, and a couple months after I started including that bit regularly, I was seeing the words ‘without an extraction plan’ in every other new post Spyral fic. That’s not a coincidence.

There’s been stuff that included bits and phrasings from my post about Dick and Jason being partners who focused on helping kids who had been abused specifically....oh wait, no, my bad. The two fics I’m thinking of there lifted straight up entire lines from that post but just made it about Jason and TIM doing that instead, despite like.....the entire basis of that headcanon stemming from Dick’s juvie origin but whatever. There’s been stuff based on juvie posts of mine, stuff based on posts I’ve made about Mirage, there’s been stuff based on the post about Jason looking into why Dick was undercover as a mob enforcer and then Renegade, there’s been stuff clearly inspired by my headcanons about Jason calling Dick for advice after the Garzonas case. I could go on. There’s a fucking LOT.

I don’t try to give myself too much credit but I’m not unaware of being a loud voice in this fandom and that having an impact. And like I said, I’m not adverse to inspiring people to make their own stuff based off an idea they initially saw me present. That’s fine. People should feel free to do that. My problem is that none of this exists in a vacuum. It exists in a fandom where I regularly get people lecturing me on my presentation, people hyping up how negative I make fandom, my condescension, my anger, my hostility, etc, etc. 

But the thing I never see is any awareness whatsoever that like....dudes, I’m literally just a guy on the internet. And that goes two ways. Yeah, I have an impact on people, but they have one on me too. And I’m tired and frustrated by it being acted like this is a one way street and everyone is just helpless victims of my bullying, while meanwhile SOME OF THE EXACT SAME PEOPLE GIVING ME CRAP FOR MY NEGATIVITY are ACTIVELY adding to their own fics with stuff that I JUST posted about.

And like, I see people vagueblogging about the negativity on their dashes and its impact on fandom right after I have a Dick Grayson rant blow up and get a few hundred notes......but its acted like I DID that to fandom, that’s my negativity and mine alone when its like....y’know, if you’re not following me yourself, and this stuff is still on your dash, you uh....have to be following people who reblog my negative posts for some reason or another. And given that there are obviously reasons you follow THOSE people, maybe instead of worrying about what I’M doing all the time, you can spare a thought or two for the fact that I don’t have any power to make people reblog anything, and for whatever reason, something about my oh so negative post resonated with those people reblogging it onto your dash, which also kinda suggests it wasn’t negative in THEIR eyes, but was actually a kind of validation of thoughts or feelings they already had?

Trust me, there’s no mind control ray at work here. This mood is also brought to you by the cricket sounds that come every time I fucking BEG people to reblog and signal boost posts I make about rape/abuse fandom trends and depictions from my POV as a survivor, specifically. Like I mentioned, I LOSE followers every time I bring that stuff up. It doesn’t benefit me in any way whatsoever, in fact my notes tend to go comparatively radio silent for a good couple weeks after I go off on one of those jaunts, because idk, people don’t want THEIR mutuals and followers to think they agree with some of my oh so controversial stances?

Actually, I say idk, but I do know is the thing, because people actually go on anon and tell me they appreciate me posting stuff like this, and its like.....that....doesn’t actually make me feel good? Because I never expect any single person in particular to reblog me, but when I say crickets after I post on those topics, I mean CRICKETS. I’m lucky if I can get five reblogs on those posts in total, and those are usually all from the same people. It actually kinda sucks knowing that people agree with me and what I have to say there, but they won’t put it on their own blogs because this fandom is so fucking STEEPED in its views, they don’t want to risk their friendships or back-and-forths with certain popular fandom authors by rocking the boat.

Because meanwhile I’m making myself target practice for the people who really would like me to shut up on certain topics but are too cowardly to ever confront me directly about why they dislike what I have to say there, in the vain hope that other people might finally even just START to pass some of that on even for consideration....because I can make waves by myself just by being loud and consistent, but I can’t do shit to actually make CHANGE without other people agreeing in PUBLIC so that fandom is forced to confront the fact that no, certain opinions aren’t just one loud asshole being annoying, there’s an actual viewpoint here that people actually have in greater numbers than we realized and we DON’T have as much of a monopoly on this topic as we thought.

I have anons who give me shit accusing me of driving off certain authors by making this fandom not fun for them anymore, when like, I never even fucking INTERACTED with the authors in question. Some of the names I’m accused of driving off I don’t even KNOW. I’m called an ‘abusive survivor shaming cunt’ with zero irony or self-awareness that they’re literally doing the exact same thing because they don’t like the stance *I* take as a survivor posting about how ‘some survivors use dark fic/rape fantasy to cope’ shouldn’t be treated as a monolithic defense of such things if it leads directly into the same kind of survivor shaming other people view criticism of such fic as being in the first place.

I’ve had to unfollow mutuals because I post about how reblogging posts about purity culture is a direct fucking slap into the face to people like me whose stances on fandom culture are directly based on our own personal experiences and the intersection those have with various popular fandom takes.....like you don’t have to agree with all my takes obviously, but if you can’t see how framing a naive pursuit of ideological purity as the only possible reason people object to certain fandom trends when I’m literally standing right here saying no actually, the way these fandom trends impact me is the reason for me saying the things I say when I say “here’s how this fandom trend impacts me”.....like.....c’mon. 

And I’ve had mutuals unfollow me because despite following me because they liked my takes on social justice issues THEY care about, I just ‘post too much about what’s really just a personal issue’ and has no larger social relevance whatsoever, obviously. LOL. (Oh and this of course has nothing to do with them getting friendly with various popular authors on discord, who happen to be vocal about ‘disapproving’ of any fic criticism whatsoever. Just FYI, there’s a reason I haven’t followed anyone new or made any new mutuals in like....a year. I have my reasons for being....not quick about that).

I get condescended to constantly about not minding the tags, and then radio silence when I list literal examples of ways in which people haven’t tagged things correctly, tagged things at all, or literally used the tags in an attempt TO trigger people they just don’t like. 

And meanwhile, allllllll of this keeps happening while the general narrative is I’m this loud asshole guy with zero concern about anything but his own personal likes or dislikes and who makes fandom a negative place that’s unwelcoming in general. And with basically zero mention of all the ways in which I’ve contributed to this fandom, the amount of content I’ve made that has DIRECTLY inspired people, and the productive conversations I’ve started which have resulted in people actually changing the way they approach various characters or dynamics in fics.

Its THAT part that bugs me, specifically.

Look, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now.....I’m not anyone’s victim. Negative fandom interactions are negative fandom interactions. All this complaining I’m doing here - lol, that’s all it is. I’m venting. I’m pissed off and I think its relevant to a greater fandom dynamic or tendencies a lot of people unknowingly or consciously reinforce, and so I’m just fucking SAYING it because while its not something I EXPECT this post will do much to change, if at all, I would still like it to change so any effort towards that end is still better than no effort at all...hence, my posting this rather than bottling it up so at least people have it to consider. 

If you don’t agree with it, if you don’t like that it exists at all, if it ruins your day to have to consider whether or not you or people you know or even like are active participants in what someone else is describing as y’know....fairly day-ruining in its own way? Hit that unfollow, that block, that make new text post button of your own and have your own rant about what a douchebag I am.

Literally all I’m trying to express is like.....fa*ndom’s got a lot to say about the stuff I have to say about fandom, but like....this is a two way interaction. A lot of people make a big deal about MY impact (again, JUST the negative though, lol) but I don’t ever see anyone ever addressing anyone else about hey maybe you could spare a thought or two about YOUR impact for a change as well.

I mean, what if....just maybe...what if.....a lot of my behavior or attitude has a lot to do with how people approach or talk about me BEFORE that display of attitude or certain behavior? Weirdly....I feel like maybe something that could then have a transformative effect on the kind of behavior or attitude people dislike from me....is.....them acknowledging or addressing things they might have done to prompt certain responses from me?

I don’t actually like being whiny or negative or down in general, just to be clear? If I see something I have a problem with or think could use change or improvement, I say so - but I pretty much always put an effort into expressing both WHY and HOW I think possible change could look - because I’m not generally interested in being negative for the sake of just being negative. I just....want things to be better. That’s not an obsession with purity or perfection, btw, I will NEVER understand how people think that survivors of rape and abuse (which include a lot more ‘antis’ than anyone else seems to want to acknowledge) and the like EVER expects perfection or thinks that the world will ever produce that - lol no I’m actually pretty clear that things being perfect is pointless, I’m just interested in BETTER.

But I mean, I like being goofy and silly and also analytical and contemplative and also creative and spontaneous. I like lots of things. I like lots of moods. I like producing, creating, generating, interacting, engaging, I like a million things more than I like THIS kind of mood, THIS kind of post.

But I’m just not someone who is content to sit and stew in that sort of thing when I know full well that the problem does not actually stem from something broken or flawed inside of me, because I’m also someone who does believe very strongly in periodic bouts of self-reflection and honest self-assessment.....so that I can change things about myself when and where I feel necessary. But this also has the effect of me also being VERY aware of when the problem is not internal, but actually just me having a perfectly valid reaction or emotional response to outside stimulus. Aka fandom’s interaction with me, every bit as much as my interaction with fandom.

So....posts like this. I’ll do my usual rituals, get myself back onto my preferred trains of thought soon enough on my own, because ultimately that is all I can control and just because I make posts like this doesn’t mean I ever EXPECT any specific result - or a result at all - to come from it. 

But, y’know, sue me for being hopeful.

I know. What an ass am I?

[moonlight-breeze-44]

Shadowhunters One-Year Anniversary!!

Hello, there! I don’t post a lot of things of my own (it’s mostly limited to my stories on AO3) but I truly felt like I had to post something now, because it’s a very special occasion! It is the one year anniversary of Shadowhunters! 

On this day in history, (one year ago, to be exact) the two-hour finale of Shadowhunters was aired. And thus we all collectively died.

So, here I am, to honour this momentous day.

I want to start off by saying that I am fairly new to this fandom. I joined it late. I’ve only been a part of the Shadowhunters fandom for about five months, give or take a couple. Today, I’m sharing the cliche that everyone shares at some point: how I got involved.

It all started when I was browsing the library in a nearby town for something to read over the long weekend and I stumbled across City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. I took it home, read it, and loved it. I started reading City of Ashes after that, and I took to the Internet in the wake of the revelation that Jace and Clary are “siblings”. I will admit, this was purely because book!Clace is my otp and I wanted to know if they were really siblings or if they still had hope. Upon discovering, (much to my relief) that they weren’t, I stumbled across another thing: a TV show based off of the Mortal Instruments book series. Naturally, I looked it up. I tried watching it on Freeform, but it buffered so badly that I stopped after only a few minutes. 

Fast forward a month or so. I’ve stopped reading the books (things that I’m not intensely interested in don’t tend to hold my attention for very long) and the Shadowhunters fandom is far from my mind. My friend gave me his Hulu password as payment for something I did for him, and though I’d assured him I wasn’t expecting anything in return, it ended up being one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten, because that was how I found Shadowhunters again. It was in the recommended on Hulu, and when I looked at the description, I remembered it. I watched the first episode and immediately fell in love. 

The cast, the effects, the soundtrack, the storyline. All of it was so perfect.The characters were immensely well-rounded. The plot was engaging and interesting. I loved it. binge watched all of season 1 in about three days and then realised I should really start reading the books again, so everything would make sense. Unfortunately, I watch things a lot faster than I read. So I ended up finishing Shadowhunters while I was just starting the fourth book, City of Fallen Angels.

Now, I’m reading City of Lost Souls, rewatching Shadowhunters for the third time, and deeply involved in the Shadowhunters fandom.

The Shadowhunters fandom is truly one of (if not the) best fandoms that I have ever been a part of. Everyone I’ve met is very kind and friendly and always willing to help each other with whatever they need. I’ve gotten to know so many wonderful people through this fandom, and I’m eternally grateful to have them in my life. I’ve also written more fanfiction for Shadowhunters than I have for any of my other fandoms, partially due to the tools and resources available for writing in the Malec Discord server I’m a part of and the support and encouragement of my new online friends. In addition to this, I’ve finally found a character that I connect to on a deep, personal level in Alec Lightwood. 

In short, the Shadowhunters fandom has made my life a better and brighter place. It’s made me smile on days when I feel like I might never smile again. It’s connected me to other people that understand me and support me and be overdramatic when I really, really need someone to employ the theatrics of Magnus Bane and make me feel better. (Yes, I’m talking about you, Aria.)

Shadowhunters is one of those things that I’m not sure how I ever lived without.

To celebrate the one year anniversary, I ask my Shadowhunters-involved followers to make their own post (or reblog mine with their information added on) with their three favourite things about Shadowhunters. It can be anything - a favourite cast member, character, or episode, something you’ve gained as a result of the show/fandom, or something that’s a part of the show or fandom itself. Let’s share the love for our fandom!

My three favourite things about Shadowhunters:

1. Malec. The simple fact that there is a TV show in existence that has two male characters in a canon relationship and doesn’t perpetuate harmful bisexual and/or gay stereotypes is beautiful to me. Malec has given so many people so much hope for the future. Their relationship has made so many people feel accepted, validated, and loved. This is the kind of thing that we, as a people, need to see more of.

2. The Malec Discord server. I joined a Malec Discord server a while ago, after finding the link in one of my mutuals’ fics. It was the best thing I ever had doubts about going through with and ended up doing in my entire life. I’m socially awkward, as I’m sure most of you know. Not to get too sappy, but throughout my entire life, I’ve been cast out of multiple social circles because I am weird and not what most people would consider ‘normal’ and I didn’t really feel like I ever truly belonged anywhere. The Malec Discord server changed that. There, everyone that I have met is kind, friendly, and unfailingly welcoming to everyone, regardless of differences between us.

3. Alec Lightwood. I spend a majority of my time self-projecting in fanfiction and relating myself to my favourite characters. Naturally, I’ve always been on the lookout for a character that’s extremely similar to me. I found that in Alec Lightwood. So much of his story is synonymous with my own, from the pressures of watching over other people with all of your heart to the repression that comes with internalized homophobia. His story gives me inspiration and hope. Alec goes from hurting himself to avoid dealing with his own feelings to marrying the man he loves with all of the love and support he could’ve ever dreamed of. He is not only an icon to members of the LGBT+ community. He is also a sign that, even if things seem absolutely hopeless, there is always room for change. Things can and will get better, and he is proof of that.

Please don’t hesitate to reblog if you’d rather do that! I encourage everyone I know on here that’s into Shadowhunters to make their own post about the anniversary with their own three favourite things. This fandom has given me so much, and I feel in a way that this is like giving back.

To kick-start this post, (because I am not at all confident in myself and my ability to make it known) I am going to tag some of my favourite people from the Shadowhunters fandom to do this, as well, if they want to. You guys can tag people, too, if you like, or not. It’s up to you.

@archeryandeyeliner @arialerendeair @eternallysilvermagnusandalec @lightwormsiblings @bidnezz @skylar102 @aceon-ice @sugarandspace

TLDR: I am absolutely in love with the Shadowhunters fandom and everything it stands for. In this post, I talk about how I got involved and what the fandom means to me. In addition to this, I tell you my three favourite things from/about the Shadowhunters fandom. I also task my followers who are in the Shadowhunters fandom to create their own post about Shadowhunters in honour of the one year anniversary and encourage them to list three of their favourite things, as well!

Have a good day/night, everyone, and thank you for giving me a few minutes of your time. <3

#my post #personal #shadowhunters #sh #sh fandom #shadowhunters fandom #tmi #the mortal instruments #alec lightwood #alexander lightwood #malec #malec anniversary #shadowhunters tv #I can't believe it's really been a year since the finale #I love this show and this fandom so much #and I just had to express it #so I'm sorry for the long post #and the tags #this is just very important to me #I hope you all enjoy this #and that you have a lovely day/night #shadowhunters forever #long post #em rambles too much

[lethbians]

can you explain what's going on right now? i keep seeing big IT blogs talking about some discourse or something but i have no idea what they're talking about other than it involves you lol

alright i like. i truly do not like having diScOurSE out in public because i’m not one to air out my dirty laundry 24/7 but seeing as how it was brought into public against my will i feel like the least i can do is clear up the situation for those who’ve been seeing the posts. 

i’m putting this under the cut bc it’s long. tws for some biphobia, brief mention of transphobia and, at the end, a rape mention. 

so if you don’t know: hi, i’m migz, i’m an it fandom blogger. its okay, i know, its really cool. part of my shtick here is that i like to turn normal thirst tags into works of art for the sake of comedy. perhaps you’ve seen some of my highlights from my “fhg” tag - perhaps your brain has been spared. either way, it became kind of “my thing” around the third or fourth week (mid nov) of me having this blog. at first, i tagged just about every ask i got mentioning the thirst tags with “bill hader” - they had to do with him, so why not tag him? it would draw more like minded people! about two days into that i got a message asking me to tag my nsfw. i am a big dumb idiot, and apologize for not initially doing it. i havent had a following bigger than like 10 in several years and completely spaced on basic etiquette. so by the end of november i was tagging everything applicable  with “notsfw” and “bill hader”. 

now you’re caught up.

on december 1st i got this message from user billhaderanti:

now i want to start by saying i absolutely was in the wrong here. i didn’t even think about how many people were being subjected to the asks i was getting - especially ones who had no idea they were all jokes. i don’t track the bill hader tag, so it just didn’t even occur to me - that’s ignorance on my part, and to anyone who was subjected to the terrors of me before my tagging system: i am genuinely sorry. i relay the same sentiment in my response, though you can tell i’m on edge.

and they replied:

clearly they Were offended by it but thats.. not the point. at this point, im feeling Really weird about the whole interaction, but still understanding, because again - i GET it. i know my posts are gross - that’s the point. it doesn’t make it excusable, though, which is why i understand why people are offended. so i responded with the only solution i Knew would keep us both safe and happy posting on our own blogs. 

so i thought this would be the end of things! i’d been pretty anxious lately already since i’d started to receive anons telling me i was gross and whore-ish for thirst posting in this way (i delete all of those, so if ur thinking about sending one, i guess no one’s stopping you but it won’t be seeing the light of the dashboard). i’m unsure if it was immediately or a few hours later, seeing as how i have a bad concept of time and the post-dates are right on the edge between nov 30 and dec 1, but i went to their blog - because anyone who has been on the internet knows the opportunity to vague post is near irresistible. and...what do ya know

fair! it’s their blog. however i am an emotionally fragile egg girl and immediately got freaked out. the odds that they were the only one who thought this were low. and, again, i’ve been very open on my blog about how important it is to respect boundaries; my posts are absolutely prone to breaking those boundaries people have created for themselves. 

so i made my own, semi-vague post, letting my following know (and i’m pretty sure i’d answered asks about it before, but this is going to be long enough w/o me searching those up too) that i understood if they wanted to block me or unfollow or whatever - people need to create their own safe spaces. the tension is pretty clear in the tags, i’m not trying to hide that. i felt that the way this woman slid into my dm’s was pretty abrasive (just my opinion/how it made me personally feel) and i let myself be a lil emotional about it in the tags of my post.

alright! maybe this is the end. maybe we both go our separate ways and post happily on our own blogs... except it’s not the end. later in the day (some of this was happening like 1/2am, so now its Day day, i believe - again, not good w time passage lol)

clearly, i’m upset. my groupchat double checked that i didn’t get too emotional in my response - did i mention im anxious about discourse lol - and apparently.. it did the trick. she didn’t message me again. great. it was over. 

at this point, i decided i needed to make an even bigger change. so a few days after i’d calmed down i created an entirely new tag for my thirst posts so if people hadn’t already hidden the notsfw posts or just blocked me outright, they’d have a third option to escape the madness. at this point, id had my blog about 6? weeks, but there were still 2k posts for me to sift through - some of them were completely untagged. i also had to do it post by post, because one of xkits features - the mass re-tagger - was getting blogs deleted for some reason, and i wasn’t going to do that. so i spent a few days going through all 2k+ posts, adding the “fhg” tag. 

YEEHAW! a brand new tagging system, no more hopping into the bill hader tag (minus one or two really funny, not super explicit asks, like the bill hader farquaad meme), and, tbf, i’d completely put this woman out of my mind. i don’t seek out drama and do my best to stay in my lane. yesterday, i checked my activity for the first time in awhile since id put out a couple new original posts that had started to get traction and i Love reading tags. i noticed a mutual had @’d me, and realized i havent checked my @’s in...ever, maybe. i see a post from my good pal billhaderanti. 

since i dont follow them and never check my @’s, i’d completely missed it. however, once i did see it, i was horrified. id gone through all that fucking work to keep my blog My Blog and also respect everyone’s boundaries and it still hadn’t been enough. i’d been awake for almost 24 hours and went. a little crazy. and i didn’t reply immediately because i just had no words. i sent it to my friends because i... i just wasn’t going to be able to figure it out myself. 

there’s a lot to unpack in this post alone, but whatever, i’m gonna put my own grievances with the immaturity of 1. making a callout post to begin with when i’d been nothing but civil 2. making a callout post about something as (in the grand scheme of Life) minor as some tags where i refer to a someone’s genitals as a “whack pack” and 3. making a callout post in such a rude way - aside. at the end, she calls me (and whoever else!) a demonic mlw (man loving woman, we assumed, and then later confirmed with a post further back on her blog). 

which - yeah, we started scrolling. at first we were looking for more vague blogs, and then we just...started finding things. billhaderanti is a self proclaimed lesbian separatist, which... fine. but it’s already pretty clear that this woman hates me on some level simply because i am a bi woman (demonic mlw, remember!) which is just. damn man i can’t believe we are still fighting the biphobic fight lol. so the more we scrolled, the more we uncovered - and not just the biphobic / vaguely mtf transphobic things they posted (or put in tags), but we also found that they had their OWN thirst tags. certainly not as hyperbolically comedic as mine, but they were there, talking about his body and his person the same (and, frankly, a bit creepier for other reasons) as mine. 

there’s one post in particular that snatched my wig in it’s creepiness - and i say creepiness in the sense that it feels personal. like this woman feels like she knows bill to some degree where she can say these things. my tags have always had a sense of distance, as they’re written for humor. and maybe this particular post was written for comedic purposes, but it doesn’t read that way, and if it WAS, then she has no right to call ME out for MY comic tags and posts. 

i’ll let it speak for itself, mostly because i don’t want to read it again. 

i also won’t be going through her blog again to find the posts with biphobic and other Interesting:tm: tags because there are plenty and i just really! want to be done with the whole ordeal! her blog is public and i’m sure you can all find it and look to your heart’s content. 

feeling a bit feral and a bit pissed off now that we knew the depth of how rotten this woman’s vibes were, a couple of my pals made a post or two similar to what my tag’s are like except turned up to eleven (if possible) - and tagged them with “bill hader” (and notsfw!!). yes, a bit childish, but at this point, the entire situation was childish, and making jokes was truly the only way we were going to get through it. another vague post went up on her blog soon after.

talking down to us, calling us children, and then for whatever reason calling us virgins... whatever, weird post. around this time most of us (est) went to bed, because it was nearing 3 or 4 in the morning. 

and then today happened. i woke up fresh and ready for the day after a wonderful 4 hours of sleep and found that jane had made an incredibly intelligent post in response to the situation. i won’t ss it, but i’ll LINK in case you missed it. attached there in the reblog is my own response. i think they can speak for themselves. 

after that, things were kind of jumbled, since i wasn’t online a lot and when i was i was Not checking my activity simply because i was afraid of what i’d see. for the most part, it ended up just being support (which i am very grateful to all of you for - it means a lot that you all enjoy my content to any degree). 

there was some more vague posting from both “““““sides”””””” of the “““““argument”””””” - mostly just people restating the fact that this is a public space and we should All be aware of how we effect others. i still hadn’t heard directly from billhaderanti, so i assumed we’d all be dropping and disengaging and moving on. i still wasn’t blocked, though, so who really knew what would happen. 

eventually, it culminated in this last post. tw for mentions of rape

i’m going to start by saying that 

1. there are nearly no teenagers that were involved in this. im turning 23 in january and most of my friends are 20+. maybe one or two are 19. 

2. none of us sent any sexually violent asks - most of us didn’t send asks at all. i believe one or two of my friends admitted to sending asks however they assured me their nature wasn’t bad; as far as i know, everyone remained civil in whatever went on (again, unclear to me as to what was being sent; no one was actively posting or talking about it. if billhaderanti wishes to elaborate, they can, but i don’t have anything to put in). 

3. before i finish this, i would like to apologize to billhaderanti. as a comedian - not just my stupid tags, i mean in real life, too - i know that humor can hurt. it’s not always funny, it’s not just stupid hahas. sometimes things that are supposed to be jokes just hit people differently and cause bad things. i recognize that. i never meant to trigger you (if you’re reading this) or cause you any severe mental/emotional harm. i apologize for my humor bringing up your trauma, and i never meant for that. regardless of my own thoughts and opinions about the nature of my posts/the thirst tags themselves, they hurt you, and i’m sorry. 

anyway, i’m going to wrap this up (i’m bad at endings, what can i say! steven king and i took the same writer’s class!). if you read all this... sorry. i probably won’t be taking any asks about it, because i find the whole “drama” of this to be stupid and rooted in some seriously biphobic issues this fully grown woman has. 

tldr; i attempted to contain my blog so this woman could exist and function safely on her blog, but it wasn’t enough for her, so she called me out, and then some of the fandom called Her out for being biphobic and mean and overall just immature about the situation. as of now, she’s yet to block me, though her and her wife have blocked a few of my friends. her wife continues to clown on my friends. this post was made for clarity’s sake. the end, i’m getting a drink. 

#discourse #biphobia tw #transphobia tw #rape tw #ok goodbye im done with this im back to #only posting gay clown movie #Anonymous

[gods-own-xman]

A Worthy Heart - chapter 3

A Thororo Fic

Unbeknownst to Thor there was a second spell casted on Mjolnir. Soon he and the X-Men’s Storm are shocked to find out what it is and what it means for them.

Warnings: Language, subject matter and smut to come. Word Count: 1,839

Please comment/reblog. I’d appreciate it! If you’d like to be tagged for future chapters lmk!

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Once they returned to the palace from her tour Ororo was shown to her suite for the stay. It was spacious, and extravagant as to be expected. What was unexpected was a wardrobe filled with new gowns, or the steaming bath with flowery sweet, soothing oils awaiting her. She took this as her hint to ready herself for dinner, sure to be feasting with Thor's family.

Stripping down Storm sunk into the deep tub, gently sighing as she felt the heat of the water engulfing her. She supposed after learning such alarming news this was a splendid way to try to center herself. She soon found herself shutting her eyes closed in relaxation, even enjoying the chirp of a bird on a branch nearby outside her window. But if only Ororo had opened her eyes then she'd see that ravens did not tweet, nor had green eyes.

Dread filled Thor. Though his time with Ororo was pleasing thus far that did not change the fact of his mother's meddling with magic to play matchmaker for him. Dinner with Ororo and his parents placed a great unease over Thor. His fear of his father offending Ororo, and his mother embarrassing him with anecdotes of his adolescence was strong enough for him to chug two goblets full of mead back to back as if it were water. He had a third for good measure in hopes that his younger brother, Loki would be absent and in preparation in case he wasn't.

With that he then went on to collect Ororo for supper. Knocking on her door, Thor was surprised to find Ororo stepping out looking so… marvelous. Yes, he found her to be beautiful previously but now as she stood before him with her natural waves of snow-white hair framing her face, calling attention to her sepia skin and sky-blue eyes it was enough to make Thor pause, momentarily caught off guard by her radiance.

"I must say Lady Ororo, your beauty is beyond expectations."

"Oh? What did you expect?"

Thor gave Storm a boyish smile. "That's the conundrum, Ororo. I already expected you to be beautiful." He then offered her his arm, escorting her to the dining room.

His mother and father were already at the heads of the table as was to be expected. So far there was no sign of his troublesome younger brother, Loki. He didn't need the trickster prince complicating matters with him, Ororo and Mjolnir.

With effortless grace she bowed before Odin and Frigga before going to take her seat. Thor pulled out her chair then took his own. Just as Thor had settled into his seat the doors to the dining hall opened wide. With his undeniable cocky swagger Loki strutted into the room.

"Please pardon my tardiness. However, I rushed over as soon as I heard we had a guest." He made his way to each member of his family to greet them then stopped before Ororo.

"Loki, this is Lady Ororo, also known as Storm on Midgard," Thor introduced. "She's a teammate of mine on the Avengers. She can manipulate the elements on her own accord and-"

"And she can lift Mjolnir," Loki finished, flashing her a grin and then his bother.

"Aye," Thor agreed in a gruffer tone. "I see you have heard." He was unsure how Loki could know without someone informing him of the news, but his shifty little brother had his ways. Thor eyed the master deceiver suspiciously as he continued, "Lady Ororo, this is my younger brother, Loki."

Ororo smiled politely to the magic maker and bowed her head. "Your reputation exceeds you, Prince Loki. It is an honor to at last place a face to the tales."

The opal haired prince then turned his attention back to Storm, taking her hand in his as he brought it to his lips, placing a delicate kiss on the ridge of her knuckles. "Lady Ororo, I am afraid to admit the same cannot be said, but I plan to learn as much about you as I can with time permitting." He gave her a wolfish grin before peering back to his brother. "After all, you are to join the family soon."

"Loki," Frigga firmly, yet evenly called out, glancing over to her adopted son as if to silently warn him against his taunting. "Your brother and his guest have traveled quite a far distance. I'm sure they are famished. Perhaps once supper has been served we can converse."

But as soon as Frigga's suggestion was made it was just as quickly forgotten, the King already asking questions in between mouthfuls of succulent food. "My son says you can manifest the weather to whatever your liking. I was unaware Midgrad now had their own gods. Tell me, how many worshippers have you?"

Thor attempted to explain. "Father, Lady Ororo is a mutant. She does not-"

"Actually, Itechnically have a village of devotees in my homeland," she corrected, hiding the hint of a humored, mildly smug smirk. "But Thor is right. I am what is known on Midgard as a mutant, a further extension of humans' evolution."

With sympathetic eyes Thor added, "Many who do not comprehend fear her and others like her." His eyes then took on an admiring gaze as he continued, "Yet, Lady Ororo has dedicated her life to protecting and aiding both those similar to her and those who despise her. Quite a humbling act for someone of her prestige."

Ororo was a bit taken back by Thor's complimentary words. She looked over to him and smiled, "Thank you, Prince Thor. That is very kind of you to say."

"You can create any weather on a whim without the aid of a tool-" Loki noted pointedly as he glanced in Thor's direction to try and get a rile out of his brother. "And yet those dimwitted Midgardians hate you? Absurd." He snorted over the rim of his chalice then took a swallow.

"Aye," Thor actually agreed with his brother, eyes returning to Ororo. "Your villagers are wise people. They recognize a goddess before them when they see her."

Ororo fought a coy smile, wrangling it into a smirk despite Loki across the table from her rolling his eyes dramatically with disgust. Queen Frigga gave her husband a knowing smirk as they exchanged glances.

Ororo took a sip of mead as if to cool the burning of her cheeks she tried to fend it off. "Thank you. And here I thought your brother was the one with the silver tongue."

Loki smirked to Ororo impishly as he leaned forward. "I can show you how silver my tongue is-"

The muffled snarl that left Thor was enough to cause Loki to straighten in his chair though his smirk never left. "Calm thyself, Brother. I'm merely trying to entertain our dear guest," he claimed. He refilled his chalice with more mead then went on, "Lady Ororo is already leagues more interesting than the last Midgardian you had a fixation with. She was bit dull, dare I say, even mousy. What was her name again? Something boring. Jean? No." Loki shook his head, knowing it was incorrect yet continued his theatrics with listing more purposely inaccurate names. "Jan? Joan?"

"Jane," Thor answered in a mutter, stabbing his roast with his fork.

"Jane! That's it!" Loki exclaimed, as if suddenly being able to recall. "Jane. Plain Jane."

Thor rebutted in a growl, "Dr. Foster is a brilliant mind, and beautiful woman both inside and out. I will not hear any more of your slander towards her."

"Why'd she break up with you, again?" Loki inquired with inquisitive, furrowed brows like he was genuinely curious and not trying to embarrass his older brother.

"She did not break up with me. It was a mutual conclusion we came to. An equal breaking off of things on both parts," Thor attempted to assert as confidently as possible. But judging by the faces that looked back to him a bit awkwardly around the table it was clear they were not convinced. He then turned to Storm, as if trying to at least persuade her as he repeated, "She didn't break up with me." Thor then chugged his chalice down, gulping as he did before adding more mead. 'Vahalla have mercy.'

Now it would seem that it was their guest of honor's turn to squirm with unease as Frigga asked Ororo why she as no longer a queen.

The X-Man automatically reached for her chalice, fingers gripping around the rim like it was for dear life despite Ororo keeping her calm demeanor outwardly. "Because my former husband annulled our marriage," she responded honestly, yet vaguely. Such line of probing was to be expected from her possible in-laws, however, she couldn't help but notice how she was now the one giving answers instead of the other way around.

"And why did he annul it?" Frigga followed up.

Now this was a much more complicated answer, one that Ororo wasn't sure how to explain. They were a complexed couple. In retrospect, there were many warning signs that Ororo chose to ignore, too caught up in the dream of no longer being lonely, of having a partner for life. It was not to say she and T'Challa hadn't loved each other. They made memories that were magical. But there had been times where she felt no more than a trophy for him, her voice muted whenever it became an inconvenience for him, especially on matters regarding mutants. She remembered the fight that proceeded prior to T'Challa announcing the annulment- the rage, the wonderings and regrets. The ache that lingered long after the love had left…

Ororo took a sip of her mead, as if to help swallow down the painful lump that began to form in her throat before speaking again. "I had put my people before my marriage and title. Some may say such is not the place of a queen, that it is not the role she should serve."

The ancient, bearded king reclined in his chair with chalice in hand as he scrutinized Ororo, as if sizing her up. "Then why did you not serve your king?"

The inquiry had even intrigued the Thunderer, who found himself subtly shifting in his seat to silently study Ororo as she gave her answers.

Though she remained respectful there was almost the faintest hint of defiance in the Wind Rider's tone as she retorted, "Because if a queen cannot serve her people and do what she deems justice then she should serve no one."

The mutant took another healthy swig of mead, afraid she may have offended her hosts. She was surprised when she heard Thor speak up beside her. Blue eyes meeting hers he concurred, "As an honorable queen should. If a king wishes to have a wife serve him then he ought to wed a hound."

Ororo snickered some, flashing Thor a smile as Loki rolled his eyes once more, downing what was left in his chalice.

#thororo #thororo fanfiction #thor fanfiction #xmen fanfiction #marvel fanfiction #a worthy heart

[iinvane]

RULES:

1. Themes might vary with this blog. I’m typically SFW, though may explore dark themes from time to time. There might be swearing; my muses rarely use such lingo, but the muses I roleplay with might.

Things will be tagged! I’ll try my best, anyways. If you want something in particular tagged, please let me know. The format I use for tagging is, for example, tw: swearing.

I don’t have any triggers but I do ask you tag all of your NSFW content.

That said, I won’t do anything NSFW - gore is okay, though.

I’m of age.

2. I’m a little selective, so I might be a pretty picky when it comes to who I interact with. Generally, though, I’ll interact with most folk, including canon, AU, Crossover, and original characters - as long as they’re literate/write para.

If it’s a crossover, I have to know the fandom and be at least a little bit confident with it. This is so I’m able to work with you, our thread and have muse for it.

If you’re a multimuse and I follow you, it’s usually because I know a couple of muses on your roster.

No godmodding or Mary-Sues, please. If you’re not sure what these terms mean, please look them up. This applies especially in fights if they happen (I’m chance-based and hope that you are too).

I can be picky with OCs. But rest assured, if you’ve followed me/interacted with my promo, I’ll always give your pages a read.

As I’ve said, I’m selective and as a result mutuals do take priority - but I don’t have to be following you for you to interact with me. It just means I’m more likely to interact with you if you’re a mutual.

Please don’t be offended if I don’t want to interact with you (and please don’t try to guilt me into doing so!).

As for following back, I usually take a week tops to do so - but if you’ve hit up my promo, I go through that eventually.

3. Please don’t rush me for starters or responses.

I have blogs galore and my muse tends to fluctuate; this can mean I’m everywhere at once and can end up neglecting a blog or two. It’s nothing personal; you know how muses are! Additionally, life happens to be a thing.

Please note the mun deals with anxiety and depression - this might affect how frequently she roleplays.

Chances are, I’ve probably has seen that bit of interactivity and just haven’t gotten around to responding yet.

My roleplaying style being para/multi-para, I may take a while to respond. I hoard drafts like a dragon - it’s really just the motivation to write and ship those out.

Just a reminder I hoard all your asks too, even weeks later. If I don’t respond to it, I’m either keeping it for a rainy day, or just can’t find the muse/interest for it currently.

4. Shippings? GO FOR IT FAM. As long as they’re of similar age, I’m probably down for it.

If I don’t happen to be interested, don’t force anything on my character.

I do not ship incestuous ships. Do NOT follow/interact if you do.

The ship has to have chemistry; I’m generally shipping trash, but if they don’t click, they don’t click, sorry.

This is a multi-ship blog, meaning there will be more than one ship without them conflicting with eachother.

If you want to ship and I already have a ship of your choosing going with a duplicate, please don’t hesitate to hmu! My ships aren’t exclusive and each character/relationship portrayal is unique to me!

Relationships are eternal until you deem otherwise.

5. Whilst I am of age, I’m not aiming for sexual content on this blog (and will not be dealing with fetishes). That stuff makes me uncomfortable, and I typically don’t recommend pulling it with my characters if you’re interacting with me (not to mention there will be kids muses here, so no). Nonetheless, should it arise, I will tag it appropriately.

6. About reblogs…

I am not a meme source, and reblogs clog up my activity. Please reblog any memes you find on this blog from their SOURCE. The exception to this rule is if there is no source; go ahead.

I don’t feel comfortable with Personals reblogging my IC or OOC posts, so please don’t do that. If I put something in the fandom tags for whatever reason (bar promos), you’re free to, though.

A few times is fine, as it happens, but repeatedly breaking these rules will result in me soft blocking you.

I try to participate in reblog karma as much as I can, but always reblog from the source/a meme source.

If a post or ask is for you, you’re free to reblog it to save it though - but only if you’re an rp blog!

7. I’m a para / multi-para blog, novella if I’m adventurous and have time. Whilst I may roleplay crack threads with shorter responses, this does not apply to all threads I write. This means:

I write my replies as detailed as I can muster.

Short responses (such as one-liners) in more serious threads where I’ve written a decent deal can instantly kill my muse for that thread.

Whilst I’d prefer for partners to at least somewhat match my length, it’s entirely up to you - just try your best and make sure you give me enough to work with. ♡

If my muse happens to go nuts out of nowhere - like, overboard - don’t stress too much about matching them.

If para roleplays are not your forte at all, it’s not recommended you roleplay with me seriously. Anything else outside that is fine, though - we can still have fun outside of proper threads.

8. Threads typically happen naturally with me, but if you’re looking for interaction opportunities:

I’ll have a permanent starter call somewhere for you to hit up; honestly though, if you’re a mutual? Pls feel free to hit it up.

Starter memes are the BEST way to interact me because they just yeet a prompt at my face and really help me write starters. If you see me reblog one, send one!

Although there’s not many now, PLEASE specify muse when you send me an ask. I won’t know who to respond with if you leave it vague, and I don’t want to disappoint people.

If there’s a verse you’re interested in, please specify.

If you want to turn an ask into a thread, go ahead! 

I may not roleplay with every starter I am given - I’ll do a ‘background check’ if you’re a new blog on the block. If I don’t feel your writing style/length matches mine, I might not respond. Apologies. ;__;

In that sense, I don’t recommend writing starters for me unless we’ve discussed something. I really don’t like to leave anyone hanging.

IMs are open to mutuals, if you want to do any in-depth plotting.

9. Guidelines on mains and relationships:

If we’re mutuals and we interact a lot, you’re welcome to ask me if I’d like to be your main!

Please don’t be offended if I deny, though; I typically want to pick those I trust to be my mains as well as people I can comfortably write with.

Not limited to them! I roleplay with duplicates galore so don’t be afraid to hit me up if you want to interact!

Pre-established relationships are a-okay in my book; if you have an idea for a relationship between our muses we can work towards, hit me up! I reblog those pre-established relationship memes every so often too. Romantic relationships link back to the shipping guidelines.

Also, friendship/family/rivalry relationships are EXTREMELY valid to me - so don’t feel scared about asking for them!

10. If you have any issues, please let me know and hopefully we can resolve it!

Mun is actually super nice, so don’t be afraid to hit her up!

I am absolutely terrible with IMs. I either respond quickly or days later, depends on my mood. Social anxiety tends to interfere with this - but honestly, if you’ve sent something, I’ve likely read it and just haven’t gotten around to it yet!

Please leave me out of drama; I’m here to have a good time, as is everyone else, and it pains me to see people arguing.

11. It’s easier with a clean dash for me, so I’m more likely to follow people who:

Trim their posts.

Have rules and about pages! I always read those before interacting or following!

If you don’t have either of those, I’m likely not to follow you - so make sure that you do!

12. On threads…

If you’re not interested in a thread anymore, and would like to drop it, please let me know! I’d feel terrible if we’re both not having fun with it or if partners feel overwhelmed with the amount of threads we have.

Honestly, unless I let you know, our threads have no expiry date - so no need to worry about me dropping them without telling you. I can just be quite slow sometimes.

13. Mun does not equal muse! Anything my muses might say does not reflect on how I think unless I explicitly say so.

14. The mun is TERRIBLE at breaking the ice. If I follow you, that means I WANT to interact with you - I’m just building up the confidence to do so! (Memes help greatly with this kinda thing.)

15. These rules may be subject to change.

Please like this post if you’ve read the rules! You don’t have to, but it’s of personal reassurance to me if you have.

#;;rules

[ginger-and-mint]

I sure feel like I post things worth asking about. I get tons of likes. Just no asks. :(

I guess I'm just asking for tips on how to get people into my characters. I just really love writing them but I want to be able to be interactive with them. Do you have any tips? I want someone to participate in one of those feeding asks.

Thanks for coming back and being specific what you meant! Sorry if I was a bit salty earlier, but I really appreciate being asked an actual question rather than sent something that feels indirect and self-pitying.

So I do have a few pieces of advice! I’m giving them assuming that your blog, like mine, is primarily centered around OC-based writing. Under a cut because I’m rambly.

First -- be patient with yourself and know what to expect. It’s hard to get people into OCs, even when kink is involved! I don’t know how old your blog is, but I think I’d run mine for a couple months and written 2 or 3 chapters of G&M before I got any character asks. For every one beautiful soul who takes the time to send an ask, you’re gonna get a hundred likes. It takes a lot of time and effort to build interest in OCs, so don’t feel bad if things feel very slow for quite awhile.

Second -- build connections with people who write similar things. Have you seen another blog whose OCs you like? Or who seems to have similar tastes to you when it comes to kink? Send an ask (off-anon!) to that person. Tell them you enjoy their work and ask about their characters. Don’t do this expecting them to reciprocate -- but it’s likely that at least some people will check out your blog and like your characters back. Hopefully, you’ll fall into a pattern of mutually supporting and taking interest in each other’s work. These kinds of friendships are more valuable than a dozen asks.

Third -- make it easy for people to ask questions. Reblog those asks memes (especially kink-focused ones, which are likely to provoke a bigger response hehe.) If you have a few followers who regularly like your posts, or have built up a friend or two like I described above, this is a good way to break into having people ask about characters with something less intensive than a full-on interactive game.

Fourth -- and this is optional and depends on how you want to run your blog -- but if you’d like to build up your follower count, I highly recommend writing short general posts and/or writing some stuff with generic characters (like Character A / B.) It’s just the nature of the game that that’s always gonna appeal to a wider audience than OCs. I often get over a hundred notes on generic stuff, but am super pleased if an OC thing gets over 30. Generic stuff can sorta function as bread-and-butter, if you want it to -- drawing an audience to your blog, where they might start reading your stories.

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Doctor Who Introduction Post

Hello #Doctor Who! My “name” is Prix, and I am about to embark on a re-watch of Doctor Who during which I will be writing reviews and other such commentary on this new meta blog. Please see the links and pages around the blog for more information if you are interested. Before I get started, I wanted to take a few moments to articulate why I am writing about Doctor Who, how I feel about it, and why I decided to start with it here even though I plan to write about it and many other fandoms.

The Present

At the time of writing this, I am 27 years old. I am a school teacher, but I am currently without a full-time position. Given that I have a little bit of time on my hands, I really wanted to work on my sustained writing-for-pleasure skills, and this blog seemed like a good way to do it. I have a personal blog, which I will follow from if I follow you back, but this is a fresh start for a more disciplined approach to running an actual-blog rather than a big mess of blogging, reblogging, and flailing. Doctor Who continues to be one of those things that always draws me back in. However, over the past couple of years, I have not been quite as on top of it as I once was. Letting go of Clara Oswald has proved to be very difficult for me, so while I like Bill - and the other companions I have seen - I have not seen all of S10. As a result, I haven’t even started on S11. However, I hope to very soon! While I am embarking on a full re-watch of Doctor Who (2005), I won’t necessarily prevent myself from catching up on everything I’m missing before I finish this up.

The Past

I was an avid internet user from the time I was about twelve years old. I was home-schooled for a time, and so much of my interaction with the outside world came through meeting people to talk to through AIM (may she rest in peace.) One of those people that I befriended (and have since unbefriended) was a young man five years my senior with a lot of chronic health problems. Given our mutual circumstances, for the good years of our relationship, we were able to find time to talk to each other despite a five-hour time difference. He lived in England, and I was so young that the concept of world geography was something well beyond my grasp as an American. Nevertheless, I had an adolescence very colored by a sort of cultural exchange with this friend of mine whom I much respected and wanted to please. I dimly remember his first mentions of Doctor Who being revived and his confusing explanations of what it was registering as a simple footnote in our conversations. It was something he watched on Saturdays. For a while, that was that.

Fast forward to the end of 2006. Due to various circumstances including my grandmother’s having a stroke and my parents’ mutual concern that as math and science courses became more difficult that a home-schooling curriculum wouldn’t cut it from them, I returned to public school. I was fifteen, and I was tagging along behind my peers who had been new students to high school the previous year. This new-to-everything, fish-out-of-water experience left me vulnerable to a certain individual whom I wish I had never met but who has shaped much of who I am today. I was in a relationship with him for a couple of months, during which I was emotionally abused and coerced in ways that I won’t go into detail about. The only part that is relevant is that this relationship really shook my ability to trust in people to the core. I was a different person from August to December and one who felt hollowed-out at that.

It was a relief to finally be on Winter Break, if only to get away from the presence of my then-ex who continued to follow and harass me while I was at school. However, the experiences of the past couple of months had taken the joy out of most of what I had been doing. I had been loosely into online fandom since about 2003, but I had never really learned the tools of the trade, and it was just a matter of happening upon people with similar interests through word-of-mouth and a few fanfiction.net-made contacts. I was still talking to my English friend online when I could.

Then, one day, I was feeling very depressed and lethargic. I took a break from vacuuming the house, and I turned on the television. I dully watched the scrolling TV Guide Channel, and I noticed that the SciFi Channel (it wasn’t SyFy at this point) was running a marathon of Doctor Who. Curiously, I changed the channel.

I watched “The Idiot’s Lantern,” an episode from Series 2, with no context whatsoever. I was confused and mildly intrigued. More than anything, I wanted to tell my English friend that I had finally seen an episode. He did his best to explain the show to me a bit better, and later that day I found myself tempted to tune back in.

In the days that intervened between that day and Christmas Day, the channel played at least several hours of Doctor Who episodes per day. They were marathoning Series 2, and on Christmas Day itself, they were going to play “The Christmas Invasion” - the Christmas Special spanning the gap between Series 1 and Series 2. I was supposed to go to my grandmother’s, but I made  a point to note what times they were showing it. I was invested already, and soon I had seen “Doomsday” and knew that my heart was going to break no matter what but that I wanted to know more and more about this show.

I remember going to my room after returning from my grandmother’s that day. I know that I had been showing signs of my depression and lethargy, and while my parents didn’t know the full extent of the damage my brief foray into trying to be “in a relationship” as a high school student had gone, they were most certainly concerned about me.

My mom and dad were in the living room visiting with someone - it was Christmas - and I remember feeling a sudden rush of energy and resolve come over me that I had not felt in a long time. My relationship with fandom may not be the healthiest that has ever been, but I don’t think that it is a bad thing either. I have always been one to fixate, to have maladaptive daydreams about those things I love, and to feel a rush of endorphins when I find something new to add to my collection of beloved stories. I fall in love with my fandoms, and they’re my friends.

That hadn’t been true for months at that point, though, and Doctor Who breathed new life into my teenage bones when I was - justified or not - dangling by a thread. The particular scene that burned itself into my consciousness was Ten’s speech to the Sycorax - “It is defended.” I’m not even sure why, but it kind of gave me a little bit of a kick in the butt to get back up, to try, and to feel something again.

I often tell people that Doctor Who saved my life, and that’s how. It gave me a friend when I felt like I had none. It gave me energy, purpose, and a reminder that even when things are difficult and it feels like there is no reward for the things one tries to do because they feel like the right thing, there still is a point to it. I consumed Series 2 in order as quickly as I could; I was a poor teenager and wanted to make sure that I got the series i had fallen in love with before deciding on more. Then, I manage to get Series 1 and watched them back to back. At the time, it was nowhere near as popular in the US as it became later, so I paid $60-70 per season at the time. I never did get past Series 2 on DVD as a result. Maybe one day I’ll buy a huge boxed set, but for now I make do with streaming on Amazon Prime for the most part.

I hope that this personal glimpse into my past will give you some kind of connection to me as a writer and that you will understand how much Doctor Who means to me as a show.

The Future

I plan to watch an episode or two most days for the foreseeable future and to write a post and create at least one edit per episode that I watch. I hope to queue them after the first couple so I can have a consistently active blog. Please feel free to interact with me! I follow back from my personal blog (currently polyroci), but I am very interested in interacting with people about this and other fandoms that are dear to my heart.

#doctor who #doctor who meta

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👉 Continue?

              FOLLOW FOREVER/BIAS LIST THING ANTICLIMACTIC MOOD MUSIC                                               (gotta appreciate the classics!)

Wow! It’s been a while since I’ve made one of these things properly and personally I’m not any good at them but here’s a shot for good luck! Thank you so much to everybody who’s followed me and taken interest on my take on Cloud and just spares me overall some time of their day. I know I’m not the most active but I do try to be around to have a good time with all of you! I’ve met some pretty awesome people so far and I’ve been having such a wonderful time here too. Roleplaying here and just goofing around/having a good time with friends really eases my stress and lightens my mood a lot! So I really thank you guys for helping me ease up when I feel like things might be getting too heavy for me! Even if my time thus far has been short and not more than a uhhh week or two give or take I’ve had a lot of laughs and have gotten the pleasure to write with some amazing people and even meet a few of them too! So thank you so much! I’ve been encountering and dealing with some rough patches lately so coming on here and just spending time here has made me feel a little better, more afloat I guess. So I genuinely thank each and every one of you who chat with me/write with me/scream at me/send me asks/reblog things that inspire me/reblog things of things I like/reblog/post things that make me laugh because you’re doing more than what you think you’re doing for me so thanks, like really thank you.

Cloud’s a very important character, someone I enjoy portraying and just writing as and some of you have stuck around and have given me a couple of thumbs up on how I’m doing with him so thank you so much for sending me feedback, it gives me extra exp. since I’m a lvl 3 scrub right now lmao. I have a lot of feelings about his character and many ideas and some of you have indulged me already in a couple I’ve had in mind so again thanks! Thanks for sticking around, being kind to me, letting me clown around every now and then, and just being you and giving me the opportunity to be around you in some kind of way!

There’s also some people who aren’t on tumblr anymore but every now and then I get to talk to them when they drop by, thanks to you guys as well for the support and for being around me in some kind of way. Sadly at the moment I’m not as close to most of them anymore but I hope that changes some day again! So thanks guys! Really! Ashley, Zid, Xion, Jackie to name a few.

ALRIGHT! Sappiness aside! (I say as I’m barely entering the friends section of this post) The actual following of the forever now! Under read more because this got longer already than what I planned it to!

MY FRIENDS.

👉 @fairlegacy: Okay but listen Sam’s awesome and amazing and one of my best friends out there. I know that I can go to him and talk to him just about everything. He’s very kind and extremely wise, gives me advice and helps me out when he thinks it’s getting out of my hands and does what he can to keep me in check. Though a bit over protective if you ask me, I’m just as like protective of him too. He’s had my back ever since I met him and in fact the way we started to talk was kinda funny because he was very unsure of how to approach me in conversation when I reached out to him which I personally thought was cute but he’s gotten better now! Just like I’m so thankful to have him in my life and that he came into it because honest to anything out there he’s a beautiful human being and a wonderful best friend and I’m sorry this is sappy Sam but like it’s true, you’re very special to me and I’d bring hell on earth for you if anybody ever wronged you just like you’ve shown me the countless and zillions of times that you’re there for me. You remind me at least once day, you probably don’t even notice but you do and that means so much to me. That you remind me that you’re there and I honestly want to learn how to be that way, to have a presence just like yours that makes others feel really safe and sure because in the past I was pretty blind to my surroundings but then I met you and we grew close and because of it I notice a lot and many things from others, things I missed/couldn’t see/didn’t appreciate so thank you Sam. Like I know sappiness really isn’t your thing but I love you man, thanks for being my friend. Not just that but like I admire you as a writer and how much you can write and have passion over Zack? And how good you are as Zack? Like hands down if I practiced exclusivity at all you’d by my Zack. Like goals? I’ve never met anybody else with this genuine passion and love over a character like you because you can like scream days on days about Zack lmao. I know right now you’re like away for a bit and I totally understand why but I can’t wait to have you back buddy, really!

👉 @jjillekkot: Nina! Honest to everything when I met you I never thought we were gonna grow this close. Like at all. Not that I mind it at all or was against it back then or anything it just like happened and just like you’ve told me that it surprised you I haven’t told you but it also took me by surprise and shocked me too. You’re so important and special to me, I’m also glad that I was given the chance to meet you and get to know you, and just be close to you and just be able to spend time with you. You’re so kind, sweet, genuine, like I don’t even have words to describe how great you are too me and how important. Actually I think you might know I’ve told you countless of times I’d pummel people in your honor so maybe you do get an idea of what I mean lmao! Thank you so much for your support and for your patience with the things I’m going through right now, not just you but Sam and Rose too. You’re a huge rock for me, like it’s nice to know that maybe if I’m pulling a two week of straight working with no days off in between or at all I know that when I come back you’ll be here to greet me and say hi and that’s really nice to know that I’ll have people to come back to, it makes things less heavy for me so thank you. Thank you for just being you, for being by my side, being a wonderful human being, just for being you and for coming into my life. Yuffie roleplayers are so rare now a days and I’m glad that you’re like that one Yuffie my Cloud and myself always seek out because you’re just so good at her? How much you love her and take care of her and just incorporate a lot in her character that many miss or don’t appreciate. I love being able to write with you when I get the shot to, so thank you Nina for everything.

👉 @gaeaguard: Rose, let me start this off by saying thank you so much for surprising me with an edited theme/hover banner/dash icon. Like this was extremely sweet and kind of you so I really appreciate it, I still appreciate it thanks for that. Alright now with that aside on to the important stuff! You and I don’t really talk as much but when we do it’s always nice and I appreciate it when we can. Sam always tells me that you and I are more similar than he thought and it kinda makes me curious what he means by that lmao I do know that you’re very kind, and sweet, and funny, and a very genuine person who cares a lot for others and wants the well being of those you care about. You’ve shown me before that you look out for me too and that means so much to me, thank you for caring for me because I also care about you a lot. You’re a wonderful friend of mine who’ll I’ll do anything as well to help and keep safe and offer my help when and how I can. Thanks so much to you as well for coming into my life and being kind and wonderful to me as well. You’re a real gem, like I mean it. I hope one day we can grow a bit more close if you’d like to as well too! Before I got to know you properly I always admired your writing and I loved how you wrote for Aeris, I still do, and I always look forward to one day being able to properly thread with you, like it’s one of my little rp goals tbh. You’re very creative, a wonderful writer, a wonderful and caring friend and person so thanks for letting me be part of your life in some way even if a little, you’re a great friend to me.

👉 @sanctiichor: Eyyyy Koko! Relatively new but I’m glad that we’re like talking and got to bond a little bit over something we mutually like! You seem really awesome and sweet, very kind and great too! I hope to know you better from here and just goof around like we have a bit lmao. You’re also doing a very wonderful job with Light, I love seeing you on my dash and I think you’re a very wonderful and great artist too! Keep it up okay! Can’t wait to chat with you some more!

AWESOME PEOPLE.

@meteorisms @appointedescort @ruinosusangelus @rhapscdos @iimperatriice @aitaiiyo @ablackwing @spookygunner @starabe @gaearise @garcemechanic @gamenu @hatsuuharu @jen-ova @javelinryse @lazuliss @veniials @vulpiclaw @nightscaped @magitekelite @siliaeon @punkborn @phylxrchus @kunselxknows @stcrmblade @iimperatriice @spookyrebelle @lockedfighter @lockethart @leadingspook @oseeress @lunaliee @ruinosusangelus @kakashisensci @championiisms @hopeshielded @greendreambro @gxnwrought

& YOU.

I love seeing every one of you on my dash and just having an overall good time so thanks so much for sticking around and being around! You’re all really awesome and though I wish I could basically tag everybody because each other of you is honestly amazing. I really mean that! Thank you so much for sticking around and lending me some of your time! You’re the real MVP! You’re all extremely wonderful and great!

#* OOC. #* QUEUE. #* FOLLOW FOREVER (100!) #i haven't made these in a while #but thanks so much to everybody's who's been here and spared me some of their time!

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Hi steph!! So i have always been a fan of sherlock bbc but now my blog is becoming more full of sherlock related stuff than anything else and i see how a lot of people in the fandom here on tumblr are like friends and you guys tag each others in stuff and share ideias around here.. And i would really like to be apart of that but i dont know where to start.. I already have a couple sherlock blogs following me but we don't really talk.. (1/2)

(2/2) I reply to things and sometimes i give my opinion but maybe those opinions don’t stand out!! I dont wanna force anything of course but im just letting you guys know that it is really cool that people around here are friends like that! Thanks for reading!!

Hi Nonny! Welcome!

Well, firstly there’s really no secret, to be honest; just chat with people, tag whoever you want, and have a great time! I’ve a few tips here about tumblr life:

I’ve Been Thinking of Starting a Tumblr”

Some Tips

Tips for New Bloggers 

How do you come up with a tagging system? 

How do I get involved in the fandom? 

Also lovely, have you thought about coming to our weekly watchalongs? Mine are on Saturdays and Cupid’s are on Sundays and both are Johnlock-centric watchalongs (though all are welcome to them!). As well there’s FinalProblem’s weekly Wednesday watchalongs and contain all sectors of the fandom. A lot of new folks go to those to meet other like-minded fandom people, and break off into their own little groups after :) It’s a great place to start and meet people if you’re just shy or want people to tag. It’s sort of how I started meeting people.

Hopefully those will get you started! A lot of us became friends because we were talking back and forth through tags or watchalongs and finally became mutuals once we discovered we could have discussion and interesting dialogue, and shared similar interests!

Like you, Lovely, I actually had a really hard time around here when I first started because I am SHY AS FUCK and I always felt bad tagging people, so I just... never did. It’s only by some miracle that people befriended me and that people started recognizing my writing as interesting. People get to know me, and then they tell their friends about me that I’m not one to be afraid to talk to, and the circle continues :) So, being that I was there myself, I never push anyone away first time if they’re genuinely worried or scared or just don’t know where to start! I am always open to promote a new blogger who just needs help meeting people. I also kept up the Saturday Watchalongs because they genuinely made people happy and people looked forward to them, so it’s my way of contributing to the community in some way when I’m not writing or drawing, LOL.

Anyway, Lovely, reblog this off anon, and I will promote you and help people see who you are! Don’t be afraid EVER to tag people, just know that tumblr’s tagging system is A Mess™ and most of the time it never sends notifications, so it’s not personal if you don’t see anyone reply right away! In fact, send a post to them in chats, seems to be more reliable, LOL. But yes, this is a great fandom, and I like my little corner of it. I meet a lot of good and interesting people :)

#steph replies #my advice #sherlock fandom #chatting with nonnies #fandom advice #Anonymous