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lavenderbyun · 5 years
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so i’ve been seeing a lot of posts taking note of the decrease in reblogging content as of late, and you all have probably seen them a bunch of times too, so i’m sorry to be sounding like a broken record lol but i just wanted to focus on the kdrama fandom for a second
this fandom is already quite small - especially with individual kdramas 
and its always been quite uneven in regards to how many people watch certain dramas, so i never really gave it too much thought when i got few notes
but the more i think about it, there definitely is a huge gap, where before 'popular dramas' would get like over 1k reblogs, but now i assume a drama is popular if it gets even 300 - and maybe the kdrama fandom in general has become smaller, but seeing the same issue across fandoms, i’m pretty sure its because people just don’t reblog content
and thats sucks. 
content creators spend ages and ages creating the things they post - and not to sound like a bitch but ‘likes’ don’t really do that effort justice
and i’m not saying “reblog everything you ass! even the things you hate!” - if you’re physically clicking ‘like’ then theres something about the post you do enjoy, so why not validate the creator? its not like we’re asking for money, or for you to click an ad for every 5 gifsets you look at or anything lmao (i mean tumblr does, but we dont) 
and like, if you’re really really not about reblogging - maybe your blog is a mainly in another fandom or something 
i think there are 2 other big things (i feel) you can do to help content creators, especially in smaller fandoms: 
1. post in the tag. i’m sure you all know about the tag limit (you can’t post more than 3 in a row unless 5 others post between your 3rd & 4th posts) and so in smaller fandoms, there are maybe 3-4 regular content creators (honestly sometimes less)
and what has happened to me in the past is, i begin having to wait days before i can post new content bc otherwise my posts are gone (sometimes no ones posts until a week later when theres a new ep and suddenly its not just 7 posts im waiting to post, but like 14), or i just have to step back and only post 3 of the 10 gifsets i had planned (anyone who has been following me for a while might have noticed in the past i used to gif like 6/7 things per ep but now its like 2 things and thats 70% bc of dead tags) - i’ve seen my mutuals have the same problem and im sure loads of other people do too 
but if more people just jumped into the tag for the dramas they’re watching, it helps immensely!!!! and im not saying ‘make a gifset!!!’, ‘write a review!!!’, ‘post some fanfiction!’, i literally mean like going onto tags just to say “oh i love this character”, “this episode sucked”, “i hate this thing in the drama” etc etc 
and not only does this help fill the tag for content creators but it also (as corny as it sounds) brings life to the fandom, people will agree, disagree, maybe feel inspired to rant lmao - but at least it wont be like speaking to a brick wall
2. leave a reply. you don’t want to reblog and you don’t want to post in the tag either, but you do watch this drama and you did see a post you liked - drop a reply! tell OP how much you enjoyed whatever they posted, tell them what you thought during that scene/episode, just be like ‘damn he’s hot’ literally anything??? no offence, but i’d rather get 10 replies than 50 likes - it feels less robotic?? 
anyhow, im going to stop here bc this became an essay before i realised it lmao but yeah, support content creators we have nothing but validation to keep us ticking along!!!
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cblgblog · 3 years
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Sorry I’m advance but one of my other favorite accounts just reblogged a Tony scene and people are talking about Civil War and how it made them Stan Tony, and how when they watch that movie they hate team cap👀 Then someone was all about how he was sleep deprived and how much pressure he was under and couldn’t understand how people didn’t like Tony because. Someone literally said that when someone says they don’t like Tony in Civil War they say “did you watch the same movie as me.” I’m baffled. Oddly enough someone else said, “he just wants to help everyone.” Sorry for the rant but I think people forget about what the accords are and what it would mean for people. Side note, I hope you’re having a great day/night 😀
No sorry needed!
I feel you man, I do. Honestly, I’ve unfollowed people based on similar posts when I was in especially Done moods, so.
Look on the one hand, the movie would’ve been a narrative failure if everyone was in favor of one side or the other, right? The whole point of the damn thing—besides giving the Mouse overlords more money—was to spark discussion, debate. Which, yeah, we’ll call that the tame description for what actually happened. But just, the thing was meant to split the fanbase so in that regard…winning? Thanks, I guess?
Film is also very obviously subjective, different strokes for different folks, so yeah, ten people can watch a movie and none of them are gonna see the exact same film. Let’s try to remember that this is, in theory anyway, a good thing. I just read a professional film review yesterday where I had the same reaction. What film were you watching, dude? Incidentally his reviewing partner said the same thing.
So honestly, no, they weren’t watching the same film as you or I or anyone else, because everyone brings their own biases and experiences and knowledge and interests into a thing, and that’s always going to flavor how it’s viewed. Again, let’s try to remember that this is good. In theory. Heavy on the theory.
That out of the way? Let’s get into Tony specifically so his uber stans can find this and scream at me on anon as though I just shot RDJ with a nuke.
Oh yeah, he was stressed. Oh, he was sleep deprived. Yeah, I’ve heard that. And that it’s Pepper’s fault, if she hadn’t left the poor baby, if she was there to rein him in, he’d be fine dammit, leave the baby alone!
Here’s the thing. You know who gets a pass on their shit behavior when they’re upset or tired? Actual babies. Actual babies and toddlers, and children, up to a point. Because they actually cannot always help themselves. Their bodies and brains are different, they have not learned better.
When you’re a 50-year-old man who’s supposedly the world’s bestest superhero, who wants, wants to be in charge of protecting the whole world? You need a little more self-control than that. The sleep deprived excuse works if you snap at someone before you’ve had your coffee, not for this. Roseanne Barr didn’t get to blame Ambien for her racism, Tony doesn’t get to handwave CW away because oops, I was tired.
Really? You’re a superhero, dude. Most of your teammates are tired too, that’s part of the gig. If you crash and burn this badly without your afternoon nap, fucking hang up the armor and go back to your billionaire playboy lifestyle.
Speaking of that, sure, right. It’s Pepper’s fault because she left him. Put aside the argument on whether that was justified or not (cough, it was and she should’ve stayed away even though they are adorable together). It’s not Pepper’s job to keep Tony sane. It’s not any partner’s job to do that for anyone. If she wants out, she has a right to that, without Tony going off the rails and blaming it on her. Seriously, he says part of the reason he backed the Accords was to “split the difference” with Pepper.
Dude. You were an asshole and you lost your girl. You destroyed all your suits, turned an emotional and mental corner in IM 3…and then relapsed 4 minutes later I guess because Whedon. Either way, Tony admits himself that he does not want to stop. So instead of doing that, or finding another partner who can accept that, you back an unjust international law that pits you against your team, your supposed friends? Go to therapy, have a pint of ice cream, cry into your pillow, send her more of those strawberries you sent her in IM 2 that she’s allergic to. You don’t go trying to change international law in ways that could ultimately affect millions of people because your girl left you.
Honestly—and thank God they didn’t do this but—the only way the Pepper excuse works in excusing his behavior in any way is if she’d died. Or been severely injured like Happy in IM 3. Still wouldn’t be okay, but, like Quill messing up their chance to stop Thanos because Gamora died, it would’ve been more understandable. Understandable, not excusable, and the way the MCU treats their women as manpain fodder, we’re probably legit lucky we didn’t get this.
As for him wanting to help everyone. He does in fact want that, I think. The problem is that his need to feel like he’s doing that is stronger than his rational mind, or his want to actually help in a constructive way.
Tony is too smart. He’s dumb as hell in many instances, mostly involving people and relationships, but he’s also too smart, and he’s been told for too long that he’s smart, and he’s bought into it. Ultron. Suit of armor around the world, protects the world, no more alien threats. It’s a simple concept on paper that fails in execution. So there are people with dangerous powers. Okay, we’ll make a set of laws to keep them from being dangerous, problem solved. But again, it isn’t.
Tony is not used to problems he cannot solve. He’s a genius, right? He can fix anything. He should be able to fix anything. That’s how he feels. But not everything is zeros and ones and circuits, things that can be fixed mechanically like his armors can. The people he wants to protect are not built that way. But he needs to feel like he’s doing something, because he’s terrified of what happens to the world if he doesn’t. So he creates these simple solutions to complex problems. The suit of armor, the Accords. They sound good in theory, but the problems they’re trying to solve are bigger than they are. And Tony, way back in IM 1, he sat back for years, clueless that his weapons were being used for bad things. He says it to Cap in CW. When he found out what his weapons were being used for, he went in and stopped it. Whether or not he should’ve known that already is a separate issue here. The point here is that when he found out, too late or not, he went in and did something about it.
Tony needs to do something about it. Again, go back to Cap in AoU, Tony’s nightmare sequence. Steve asks Tony why he didn’t save them. Tony’s ultimate nightmare is that he sits back and does nothing, and his inaction causes everyone to die. Which is where you get Ultron. Something he came up with because of what he saw in space in Avengers 1, then doubled down on in AoU. It’s where you get the Accords. Oops, he caused someone to die, he killed Charles Spencer. Must do something about that right now so it doesn’t happen again, and he won’t have to feel this guilt. He should be collaborating with others to come up with solutions (no Bruce in AoU doesn’t count because Bruce was dumb there), or at the very least, taking more time to think through the repercussions of the things he puts out there. But he doesn’t, because he’s got his savior complex that tells him that he alone can and must fix this, and because he’s too dumb to realize how not-smart he is in certain areas.
“We need to be put in check. Whatever form that takes, I’m game.”
Isn’t that what he says in CW, or something very close to it? Whatever form that takes. That’s the issue, right there, whatever form that takes. Realistically, yes, there should be laws regarding people with powers, the same way there are special laws pertaining to people who carry guns, or people who are licensed to fly planes. You have a thing/can do a thing that not everyone else does, so there are regulations pertaining to that thing. Laws change with the times, they always have. Some new technology comes up, eventually there will be laws that regulate it. As there should be, honestly. The issue with the Accords, Steve’s issue with the Accords, was not the basic idea. He says as much. He says that it could work, but there would have to be safeguards. Safeguards that are not in the Accords that Tony wants him to sign.
It's not a matter of oh, fuck the law, there should be no law governing these people, they’re above it. The problem is that the law as it’s presented here is unjust. There’s what, a month between Lagos and Ross coming by to tell them about the Accords? A month is not enough time to properly analyze such a big issue, Especially when you’re reacting out of fear, which is what happened with Lagos. People died because of an Enhanced person, an Avenger, in this case. Lawmakers don’t want that to happen again, they especially don’t want the political shit storm that comes with it. Damn, we look like we were asleep at the switch here, not having anything to throw at this problem earlier. Quick, let’s throw together this thing so no one can say we’re not addressing the problem.
Patriot Act of 2001, anyone? 9/11 happened, the public were rightfully terrified, the US said oh man, these are unprecedented circumstances, we’ve never had this before. Don’t worry though, we’re on this, we’re protecting you. The reality being that that bill simply gave the government too much power, most of it being used against people who were not actually threats, and it’s debatable, to say the very least, whether or not that law helped more than it hurt.
No law is perfect. No law ever will be. It’s not possible. We still have to strive for perfection though, have to aim there so that the laws we get are as close to fair as possible. Tony’s a big deal. If not for his “whatever form that takes” attitude, he might’ve been able to use his influence to pressure lawmakers into coming up with a fairer bill. Hey, I’m me, the public loves me, I will endorse this bill publicly and work on getting the rest of the team to sign, but you need to change this and this and this first, or no deal. Instead, he took the easy way out, the quickest, easiest way for him to feel like he’s atoned for his sins without actually doing anything. Whatever form that takes.
Tony’s not wrong because he backs the creation of a law that addresses these things. He’s wrong because he says himself that he does not care what that law does, specifically, so long as it exists. He’s wrong because he violates said law upteen times during the movie, while preaching to team Cap about what assholes they are for not backing it. He’s wrong because he cares more about feeling as though he’s tackled a problem than he does about taking the time to make sure that the thing he’s proposing is actually a good idea. He’s wrong because of what he does with Bucky, though that’s honestly a separate issue, for the purposes of this discussion.
Anyway, that was longer than I ever wanted it to be. Damn. Next time you see a comment about CW being the reason people stan Tony, just remember there are other people out there who stopped stanning Tony because of that movie. Everyone’s entitled to see a piece of media however they see it, and although the Tony stans are often the loudest, there are plenty of like-minded people out there who share your take on events. Block who you need to, unfollow who you need to, blacklist what you need to, and don’t let them get you down.
Hang in there, and have an awesome day :)
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al3x1ss · 3 years
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Just a Friend to You
Chapter 7: Livin’ La Vida Loca
“Serves up!”
The second set begun, with the Fukorodani team winning the first set. As the girls sweat began to build, Y/N positioned herself, tossing up the ball and serving it to the rival’s court, landing in the corner where no one was. The girls cheered for their captain as the ball was rolled back, Y/N gaining 2 more points alone before the opposing teams Libero had managed to receive it.
As the game goes along, Hara approaches, yelling as she spikes a deflect off of the enemies finger tips. She lands, clenching her fist with pride as her vice captain smacks her on the back, bringing the score up to 7-5
As another substitute came in, Fukorodani had called a time out, realizing that with the points already being at 11-14, they needed a new strategy.
“Coach what do we do-“
“Ine.”
“Got it.”
Everyone turned to Ine, standing up while everyone chugged from their water bottles.
“Stay high in the sky, do not worry about the ground just keep it up. I will use my face if I have to get that ball to Y/N, not the first time I’ve done it. So just let the Libero do her job, I’ll make sure that I don’t miss any balls any more.” Ine says, smiling and putting her hands on her hips when Aika smacks her back, Ine immediately reaching for it in pain.
“Did you practice that the night before, hm~?”
“AIKA IM GONNA MURDER YOUR ASS LATER I SWEAR YOU’RE GONNA FIND NOT ONLY A SOCK, BUT A HARMONICA UP THERE.”
“A harmonica..?”
“A sock-“
“LADIES JUST GET BACK ON THE COURT!”
The girls walk back on the court, immediately falling into serve-receive position. The other team serves, Jun calling an out as the ball flys out the court. Ena grabs the ball, and ended up gaining an extra 4 points with her jump floats.
“GIVE US A GOOD ONE ENA!”
Ena serves, the ball sadly being received by the other team, as the ball is spiked, Ine manages to smack the ball up with her foot, falling backwards.
“COUNTER THAT L/N I DID NOT JUST GET A BRUISE FOR NOTHING I SWEAR TO GOD”
Y/N runs under the ball that is flying a bit close to the net. 2 blockers are to her right as her hands form a setting motion, aiming for Takara, however, she pulls off a backwards setter dump, the other team staring at her in confusion as the whistle blows, signaling that Fukorodani has gained another point.
“Ya know, usually I don’t bad mouth other teams, but Fuko’s captain is REALLY pissing me off today.”
“Oh!” The two girls turn to face Y/N who is smiling with Aika behind her, who had her arms folded.
“Thank you so much! I’ll be sure to keep that in mind!”
“oH FUCK OFF-“
Jun and Hara snicker as the other girls stomp off back to their positions.
“Y/N!” Aika yells, setting the ball towards the captain. Y/N looks up, seeing the ball flying towards her as she runs up, slamming the ball down. The whistle blows as she looks at the scoreboard, signal long that they won. Y/N turns around, and brings in her team into a quick group hug with smiles on their face as they go to line up for end greetings.
“Thank you for the game!”
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“DOLL!”
“SAMU!”
Y/N runs up to Osamu, still sweating, as they embrace, him beginning to swing her around. Bokuto turns to face the pair with his head tilting, silently nodding to himself with a “hm.”
“Ine!”
Suna jogs up to Ine, her turning to face him with a small smile. He leans to give her a kiss, however she turns her head away, instead deflecting it to her cheek. Suna pulls away, looking at her with confusion, however she shrugs it off, turning to see Atsumu squeezing the life out of Y/N’s soul and well being.
“You should go say hi, I’ll still be here, promise!” Ine says, slightly waving off Suna as he is still very confused.
“Uh, okay then?” He says, turning and walking towards Y/N with his head slightly lowered.
“Y/N.”
“Suna!” Y/N says with excitement, hugging him with her arms around his neck, giving him a right squeeze. He releases her, with Y/N smiling at him, then noticing the confusion on his face.
“Hey, did something happen with Ine today at all?” Suna asks, forgetting with his hands as he looks back to Ine speaking with Bokuto and Jun.
“Uh, not that I know of? Why, did something happen?” Y/N says, concern laced in her voice as Suna speaks about the weird interaction. Y/N ends the conversation with a shrug and a pat to his back, making her way to her other friends.
Multiple pairs of eyes follow Y/N’s walking form as she moves towards Akaashi, smiling. He opens his arms, smiling as she walks into them, wrapping her arms around his neck, his around her waist, slightly lifting her.
“I’m so proud of you N/N. You really are a great captain.”
The captains ears turned red, her hand slowly going towards the back of her neck as she smiled. The others watched this interaction, Y/N too flustered to even hear the camera shuttle from Ena’s phone.
“Hey Keij, is it alright if we talk outside for a minute?” Y/N says, looking up at his tall form, already staring down at her. As Kaori hears this, she begins to start smacking Hara’s arm with one hand, the other gripping Yukie’s arm with a tight grasp.
“Of course.” The pair begins to walk towards the door with their feet in unison, side by side.
Suna sighs, shaking his head at the two lovebirds before making his way back over to Ine, her already facing him.
“Rin, can we speak in the hallway, please?”
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Y/N likes Akaashi
First set was won 25-17, second one was won 25-22
Bokuto believes that Osamu may like Y/N
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thetravelerwrites · 5 years
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Johnny (Cowboy Minotaur) Pt. 2
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Rating: Lemon Relationship: Male Human/Male Minotaur Additional Tags: Exophilia, Reader-Insert, Monster Lover, Interspecies Relationship, Male Reader, Male Monster, Gay Reader, Gay Monster, Post Gold Rush, 1860's California, Cowboys, Cowboy Minotaur Content Warnings: Gun Violence, Gay Sex, Anal Sex, Handcuff Bondage, Cumflation Words: 3798
The conclusion to @severedreamerbeard ‘s commission! Randall puts pressure on Johnny, so the reader decides to do something about it, only to be injured while protecting Johnny. Please reblog and leave feedback!
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The next few weeks were unremarkable. The town was small and most folks were mild-mannered. The only place that seemed to have any trouble was the saloon, and Bláithín was more than capable of handling most scrapes that went on there herself. She came in to the jailhouse once or twice, dragging an unconscious drunk behind her while you and Johnny were playing blackjack for peanuts and pennies.
You and Johnny often ate your meals at the saloon, though Uncle George invited you, Johnny, and Judge Jones over for dinner once a week. He liked to cook, but in such a small town, he rarely had anyone to cook for.
All through this time, you’re trying not to think about whether or not Johnny was like you. If you told him and he wasn’t, he could arrest you and send you to the Sacramento big house for indecency. And if he was… what? You had to admit to yourself that you liked him rather much, but it wasn’t as if you could have any sort of relationship with him that was anything more than professional. In the city, people didn’t care about other people, but in small towns, people talked. You knew if you gave in and he reciprocated, people would talk. Johnny hadn’t been here much longer than you, but the people of Redington already respected and admired him. You didn’t want to strip him of his job, home, and dignity because you had feelings.
One afternoon, as you and Johnny were talking with Bláithín about her recent stolen packages, Randall came into the saloon followed his entire entourage, with Lloyd at his left elbow. The entire room went silent and a few of the bar’s patrons hastily threw down money and left. Bláithín stood as straight as her packhorse body would allow and both you and Johnny stiffened.
“Relax,” Randall said, holding up his hands in placation. “We ain’t here to start trouble. We just want some grub and a drink. That against the law now?”
“Bláithín?” Johnny asked.
“I haven’t ever officially barred them from entering, and as long as their payin’, I suppose there’s no harm,” She said slowly.
“Maybe we’ll stick around for a bit,” Johnny told her in an undertone.
“I’d appreciate that, sheriff,” She replied.
The boys settled around the saloon, ordering food and drink and being rowdy, but not so much that it would require tossing them out.
“Hey, sheriff!” Randall shouted over his buddies. He’d been watching the two of us whisper to each other. “You done breakin’ in that new deputy? Workin’ him hard, I bet.”
Johnny snorted, but you said in a whisper, “They want to rile you up. Don’t rise to the bait.”
Lloyd piped up next. “Yeah, I bet he’s so sore from his ‘job’ that he can’t hardly sit down.”
His men laughed uproariously.
“Johnny,” You asked him as you felt him getting more and more tense next to you. “We both know they’re criminals. Why haven’t they been run off or arrested before now?”
Johnny huffed in exasperation. “They’re careful about it. They do most of their… work… outside of the town limits, which means it’s outside of my jurisdiction. What happens out in the desert beyond the town’s boundaries is fair game. There’s no witnesses, so there’s no crime. My hands are tied unless they do something illegal within the town’s borders.”
“What would be enough to get them sent away for good?”
“Burglary, robbery… nothin’ good,” He said, eyeing the group as they howled with laughter.
You thought about what Johnny had said when you first got to town: He loves any chance to prove he’s the biggest swingin’ dick on this side of the tracks. “What about assault on a lawman?” You asked on a low voice.
Johnny frowned. “What’re you--”
“You know, Randall,” You said loudly, pushing yourself off of where you’d been leaning on the bar and advanced slowly. “You want to know what I think? Why you like pokin’ at Johnny so much?”
“Oh, do enlighten me,” Randall said in an amused tone.
“You’re jealous,” You told him simply. “Johnny’s got everything you want. Respect, money, integrity…” You looked Randall up and down. “Height. Looks. Brains. A backbone.”
Randall’s smile changed to a scowl in half a heartbeat. “That prissy dickweed has nothing on me.”
“If you mean smell, you’re exactly right,” You said, holding your nose. “Are you like an actual cow and roll in your own dung? That’s the only reason I can think of that you’d smell so bad all the time.”
Randall stood so fast that his chair flew back. His entourage also shot to their feet, their hands going to their gun belts.
“You’re either as stupid as you look or tryin’ to get your ass beat,” Randall said.
“That’s fair, I do have a hitable face,” You said.
“Kid, stop it,” Johnny said, grabbing your arm.
“Gotta protect your little boy toy, don’t you sheriff?” Randall said, cackling.
“What’s a-matter, Randall?” I shot back. “Mad he won’t take you back?”
That’s what did it. Randall cracked you across the face. You were prepared for it, but he hit hard and you stumbled back into Johnny, who caught you and pushed you back onto your feet.
“That’s enough!” Johnny said. “Randall, you’re under arrest!”
“Like hell I am!” Randall said, drawing his gun. He pointed it right at Johnny.
“Look out!” You couldn’t push Johnny out of the way, he was too large. But you cold jump in front of him. The bullet was aimed at Johnny’s ribcage, but it managed to hit you squarely in the shoulder. It was enough to rattle the bones in your arm and you cried out in pain.
Johnny bellowed in rage and jumped into action, delivering a blow to Randall’s stomach that sent him sprawling, his gun skittering across the floor. Lloyd tried to retrieve it, but Bláithín stood there with her rifle, aimed at his head.
“Wouldn’t be doing that, if I were you, bucko,” She said. Two more of his gang rushed her, guns in hand, and she twirled with incredible agility and kicked them both hard in the knees. The snapping sound echoed throughout the saloon, and they went down screaming. The other four shot out of the saloon, into the street. Bláithín went out to follow them, but you stopped her.
“Leave ‘em,” You gasped, getting up off the floor, gun in hand. “They ain’t actually done anything. These four are the ones we want to worry about.”
Johnny was on the ground over Randall, pummeling him into the floorboards. You grabbed his arm as he was going down for another blow.
“He’s out, John!” You said. Johnny was breathing heavily and stared at you, his pupils pinpricks and hyperfocused, but he stopped and got up, breathing as though he’d run to the coast and back.
Bláithín was holding Lloyd at gunpoint. “These four inna going nowhere, John, but we need the surgeon. Run an’ get ‘im.”
Johnny stared at you for a moment longer, then obeyed.
Getting the bullet out of your shoulder was more painful than it going in, but there was no permanent damage. Johnny was at the other end of the infirmary, securing the other prisoners. He glanced back at you occasionally, as if making sure you were still there, although you were going to be in that bed for a day or two to make sure the wound didn’t open up or get an infection.
Uncle George and Judge Jones arrived shortly after, talking with Johnny in hushed tones. Jones and Johnny went off to another room while Uncle George came to sit on the cot next to you.
“That was a risky gamble, son,” He said, although he couldn’t bring himself to sound too annoyed at you.
“Ain’t this why you brought me out here?” You asked, a little woozy from the whiskey they’d made you drink before taking out the bullet. “To get rid of Randall?”
“Well, yeah, but I didn’t expect you to get yourself shot!” He said, his annoyance bubbling to the surface.
“He was aimin’ for Johnny,” You said seriously. “A gutshot in that big guy would have been fatal.”
“Hmph,” Uncle George said. “Well, you’re not staying here with these hooligans. You’ll be staying with me till you’re patched up. Johnny’s gonna have to make a trip to Sacramento to bring back deputies from the big house to transport Randall and his men back that way. He’ll be gone about two weeks.”
Your heart sank a little, but you kept your face neutral.
“What about the four of Randall’s crew that got away?” You asked.
“Scattered like cockroaches after their leader got caught,” George said. “Just as well. They hadn’t actually committed a crime, they were just present when a crime was committed. Perhaps now they’ll move on and pester someone else.”
“Hmm,” You hummed. “Will the town be alright without a sheriff? I mean, with Johnny gone and me laid up?”
“Bláithín’s takin’ up the reins, so to speak, until John returns. She’s a capable woman.”
“I believe that,” You said, laying back with a tired sigh. “I think I might get some shut-eye, Uncle, if’n thats alright?”
“Sure thing, son,” He said, standing. “Got some paperwork to do, as it is. You rest easy. I’ll have you moved to my house tomorrow morning.”
You fell into a sodden slumber, feeling heavy. Later, you were awoken in the dark by a gentle shake.
“Wake up, deputy,” You heard a gravelly voice say softly.
“Johnny?” You asked, groggy and unable to see much in the dark.
“Yeah, it’s me,” He said. “I’m leavin’ out tonight. I want to get there and back as quick as possible, but… I… I wanted to thank you. For takin’ that bullet for me.”
“I’d do it again, John,” You said, still half asleep. “I’d do it a thousand times.”
You closed your eyes again, and there was silence. Perhaps he thought you’d fallen asleep again. You felt his hand take yours and hold it, gently caressing the knuckles. Your heart thumped when he pressed a kiss to it, but when you opened your eyes, he had dropped you hand and you could hear him hurrying out of the building.
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You’re uncle had said it would take two weeks for Johnny to get to Sacramento and back, but he managed the trip in half the time. He was dusty and looked a bit thinner; it looked like he’d barely taken a rest the whole time.
By the time he got back, you were on your feet again and had taken back the job of deputy from Bláithín, though your arm was still in a sling. She gratefully relinquished it, though the town had been quiet with the offenders finally caught and out of the way.
“Welcome back, sheriff,” You said brightly as he leapt off his horse.
“Thanks,” He said. “How you holdin’ up?”
“My arm’s still stickin’, so I’m all good,” You said, wiggling your arm in it’s sling.
Johnny nodded, satisfied. “The boys from Sacramento are about an hour behind me. They’re at the train station, getting a bite to eat.”
“Have you eaten?” You asked him. He shook his head. “Come on, then. I’m buyin’.”
“Nah, kid. You don’t pay for nothin’ when your with me anymore,” He said, smiling at you. It was the first actual, honest-to-god smile you’d ever seen on his face. It completely changed it, lighting it up and making him look…
You shook your head. Now wasn’t the time.
After you’d eaten, the deputies arrived. You followed Johnny into the jailhouse. As soon as Randall saw the deputies, he started screeching.
“They provoked me! Him especially!” He said, pointing at you.
One of the deputies banged the bars of the cell with his baton. “Hush up!”
“What about him then?” Randall asked, pointing at Johnny, his voice more menacing. “There are some things about him you’d probably like to know.”
“And how exactly do you know those things, Randall?” You asked him dangerously, getting in his face though the bars separated you. “How exactly do you know?”
Randall shut his mouth tight and glared at you.
“You said you had something to declare?” The prison deputy asked.
Randall’s jaw worked and he looked at you with pure venom.
“...no. No, I don’t.”
“Fine. Time to get moving,” the deputy said. Randall, Lloyd, and the other two of the gang were loaded into a barred paddy-wagon.
As they moved off, Johnny said, “Can’t say I’m sorry to see the back of ‘em.”
“You said it,” You said, massaging your shoulder a bit.
“Does it hurt?” He asked.
You shook your head. “Not much.”
He snorted. “Quit tryin’ to be a hard ass. When’s the last time the bandage was changed?”
“Couple days.”
“It’s due, then. Come on, I’ll take care of it,” he said, walking back to the jailhouse. You follow.
He sat you down at the table and got a box from the bunkhouse.
“Take off your shirt,” He said.
Your heart threw itself into your throat, but you complied, carefully pulling your arm out of it’s sling and tugging the sleeve off.
“Lay your arm on the table and get comfy,” He said, pulling out strips of cloth and some salve.
He was inches away from you, and you could smell him. He smelled earthy and reminded you of home. Comfy was the last place you could be right now. Your heart was hammering.
He carefully peeled the old bandage off and inspected the skin, checking for infection. He was gentle. You could feel his breath on your bare chest and it was all you could do to hold still and not reach out for him. He gently worked the salve into your skin without hurting you much and re-wrapped the wound.
“...uh…” He started diffidently. He was purposefully not looking you in the eye. “Thanks… for pipin’ up for me. I don’t know… what you know… or… but…”
“John,” You said seriously. “Look at me.”
He looked up, his face stern and closed, but his eyes showed his true self. You bent forward and kissed him. He pushed you back immediately. At first, you were scared you misjudged him, but he was looking at you wonderingly.
“You… you’re…”
You nodded. “I’ve been holdin’ back because I didn’t want to cause you trouble… but… God, Johnny…” You rushed forward again and kissed him, harder this time, and he didn’t pull away. If fact, he gripped you tightly, causing you to yelp in pain from your shoulder.
“Sorry, sorry!” He said, letting you go at once.
You shook your head. “No, I’m fine.” You got up and bolted the door of the jailhouse. “Is this alright?”
He nodded, breathing hard and standing. He unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it off as you unbuckled your belt one-handed.
“Are you sure?” Johnny asked, shedding clothes.
“Yes,” You said, pulling him down by the chin to kiss him again. His hands found your buttocks and lifted you so that your legs were wrapped around him. He swept off the desk and laid you down on your back, pulling your boots and trousers off. He reached over you, bending so that his body was flush with yours, and pulled open a draw on the desk. When he drew back, he was holding the bottle of oil that he used for sore muscles.
He put some on his fingers and rubbed it against your entrance, and you moaned. He worked the oil in while kissing you, eventually inserting one finger, then two, then three. His fingers weren’t exactly small, and the stretch felt amazing.
He moved you so that you were laying lengthways on the desk and reached back into the draw, pulling out a pair of handcuffs. He pushed the desk closer to the cell and took your hands, carefully lifting your arms up and cuffed them to the cell.
“Don’t move around too much,” He said as he climbed onto the desk between your legs. “Don’t want to reopen that wound.”
You nodded, breathless at the sight of him. His length had slipped out of it’s sheath and was standing at attention, brown and black like the rest of his body with a flat head. Johnny covered it in oil and rubbed it in,
“Ready?” He asked.
“It’s been a while,” You admitted. “I’m more than ready.”
“I can guarantee it’s been longer for me,” He said, chuckling, as he pushed himself slowly into you. You groaned with the sensation, your head falling back against the desk.
He took your knees in his hands and pushed them back against your chest and buried himself as deeply as he could go. Looking up, you saw a bulge in your belly were he had planted himself. He moaned as he slowly pulled back out and pushed in again, the bulge disappearing and reappearing with each thrust. Once he was confident he wasn’t hurting you, he sped up and you gasped. Your own member was bobbing and twitching against your stomach, and instead of grasping it, he reached underneath and rubbed his fingers over your sack, massaging the skin and making you cry out. You muted your noise, though, fearful that others would hear.
“Fuck,” He breathed, leaning forward on his hands and speeding up. You could feel him twitching inside you, and he had trapped your cock between your stomachs, so as he thrust, he was rubbing it between the two of you.
“Oh, God, Johnny,” You gasped. You could feel yourself getting close, the friction of his skin against your length and the feeling of him working his against the nerves inside you made you feel like you were going to explode. Your body tensed as you came, spraying against you and him as he continued to move at a frenetic pace. The tension caused a little bit of pain in your shoulder, but you barely noticed it.
He reared up and grasped your hips, ramming into you with a fierce intensity until he came as well, filling you so full that your belly pooched again with the sheer amount he released into you.
He slowed to a stop, still inside you, and rested on his knuckles, wheezing.
“Are you hurt?” He asked, struggling to get his breath back.
“No, I’m alright,” You replied, just as breathless.
After some time, he uncuffed you and helped you down off of the desk, and the two of you cleaned yourselves up and dressed without speaking. Sitting back down at the table, you reached out for his hand.
“I know your worried about people finding out about… us… what we are…” You said. “But… I like you, John. I don’t want to stop this.”
“I don’t either,” he said with a worried frown, gripping your fingers tightly.
“I…” You gulped. “I could… I could talk to my uncle.”
“What?” Johnny said. “No, don’t! No one can know about this.”
“I won’t tell him about you,” You assured him. “I’ll tell him about me. Uncle George has been more of a father to me than my own father. If anyone would understand, he would. And even if he doesn’t, he wouldn’t tell anyone.”
“You’re absolutely sure of that?”
“Yes,” You said, squeezing his hand. “Trust me.”
Johnny regarded you with a grim expression, but nodded.
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That night, you stopped at your uncle’s house unannounced, which you had never done before, though the invitation had always been there.
“My boy!” Your uncle said, hugging you when he opened the door. “Good to see you up and about. What brings you by?”
“Actually, Uncle George, there’s somethin’ I need to talk to you about.”
“Well, this sounds serious,” He said, stepping back so that you could come in. “Maybe we could talk about it over a brandy?”
“That’d be nice, Uncle, thank you.”
He took you to his lounge and pulled a decanter from a shelf. “So what has you looking so dour, son?”
You took a glass and sucked in a deep breath. “Did you and my pa ever have a talk about me bein’… different?”
“Not as such,” George said, sitting in a chair opposite you. “Though my brother and I don’t see eye to eye on many things, so his definition of ‘different’ may not be the same as mine.”
You sighed. “Honestly, Uncle… I’ve always wanted to be open about this, especially with my family, but Ma and Pa beat into me that I… wasn’t right.”
“Not right how?”
Moment of truth. “I… You… You must be wonderin’ why I never had a sweetheart or been interested in marryin’. Truth is… I actually would like to be married… just… not to a woman.”
“...I see,” You uncle said slowly. You winced at his distant tone.
“I’m sorry to disappoint you, Uncle,” you said sadly.
“Young man,” He said. “You haven’t disappointed me.”
You looked up. “I haven’t?”
He shook his head firmly. “No, my boy.” He took a swig from his own glass. “You know, Herbert and I went to college together. We’ve been very close friends ever since. He lived in New York, but he came out here with me to be the judge. Did you know that?”
“No, sir?” You asked, confused by the question.
“Jones and I never married or had sweethearts, either, but our positions put us beyond reproach. People gossiped, of course, but we were members of high society. We had enough power to quash most of it.”
Your jaw dropped. “You… is that why Pa never invited you to the farm? I thought it was because he resented you for being rich.”
George laughed sharply. “That was certainly part of it.” He clapped you on your good shoulder. “Look, son, don’t worry. We still have to be careful, but Herb and I started this town to be a safe place for good people. You’re a good man.” He took another sip. “And so is Johnny.”
Your heartbeat hitched up. “Yes, he is.”
“More to the point, he’s safe. You make sure he knows that.”
You smiled and relaxed, sitting back in the armchair. “I will, Uncle.”
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After talking with George, you went back to the jailhouse. Johnny was sleeping when you came in, and you slithered into bed with him. The beds were a little narrow, but you made it work. He snorted awake.
“Did you talk to your uncle?” He asked, cuddling you into his side.
“I did,” You said with a smile, kissing him softly. “It’s alright, Johnny. Everything’s alright.”
He sighed and threw the blanket over you. At ease, the two of you slept.
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imbarely · 5 years
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Hello and thank you.
I don’t know if you guys are gonna read this but I hope you do. And I don’t know how many people are still active on tumblr but if you’re reading this, I just want to say thank you. 
You don’t know how much it means to me to have this blog and see how you guys like the content that I reblogged these past few years (even tho I’m not active anymore). I started blogging when I was 12 years old and now I am 20 years old and is about to have my internship on February 2020. 
This blog isn’t my first blog, I’ve had another blog before and have also forgotten the passwords so many times and I’m not sure if this is my third account that I made or is it even the tenth account I made. Okay so anyway, that’s not my point. 
My point is that for so many years, I have reblogged so many beautiful pictures, started when I didn’t even know what kind of blog posts do I want to reblog so I just reblogged whatever I like which made my blog looked like a mess but at least I enjoyed it. Later on, I started to focus on tumblr more and joined several facebook group to increase my followers on tumblr and here I am now, I have 120.000+ followers. I also started looking at tumblr not only to have fun but also to earn money. 
Now this is the most fun part. I never knew that blogging could earn you a lot of money. And when I said a lot, it is really A LOT. I mean, back then I was just a 15 year old kid from Indonesia and my country doesn’t even allow us to have a part time job, so as a 15 year old, earning almost 1.000+ dollars in a short time is count as a lot, not only money, but you also get FREE STUFFS. Plus, you only need to reblog content or post a content to earn that cash, you don’t even need to socialize or meeting face to face with the company that you work for (isn’t that great?! especially when you’re an introvert or you’re just too lazy to socialize all the time, just like me). 
So life was good back then. And for the first time in forever, my parents even let me to sit in front of the computer for hours without them complaining or yelling at me because I kept busy with my computer (ofc during the weekend cause I had school at weekdays) well at least they weren’t complaining because they knew I was “working” (hey! tumblr is a part time job too y’know) 
Okay, I don’t know if I’m talking too much or if this story is actually interesting for you guys BUT ANYWAY, time flies so fast and now I kinda feel like I’m betraying tumblr. I stopped making tumblr as my part time job because as I grew up, I needed to go to university and actually doing something with my life. Which includes passing the national exam in order for me to get to the university and got a scholarship. 
I ended up passing my national exam and here I am, in my 3rd year of university in Netherlands. Now, I’m not blogging anymore, I still open my tumblr account sometimes but I’m not active everyday but still, I can say that this is one of my biggest achievements so far. I’m looking for an internship right now, and it’s really hard especially when you’re a foreigner in a foreign country (i mean, im indonesian and im in netherlands, ofc those companies prefer people that can speak dutch, so you feel the struggles now?) 
Now, you must be thinking why do I say thank you for?
So here is why. I made my CV already, and I haven’t mentioned this before, but I’m an International Communication Management student. I really want to work in communication field but related to fashion industry. So as some of you guys know or maybe everyone does know about this, when you’re making a CV, you need to include your experience(s) that is relevant to the job field that you are aiming to. At this point, I am aiming at marketing communication field at fashion companies, and tumblr is one of my experiences because I’ve been working with several online companies by posting their content on my blog. So I put that on my CV as a blogger. 
Just like some other students, ofc I asked one of my teachers for a feedback on my CV. He wasn’t sure what I meant by “blogger” at first and then I started to tell him the whole story but in a short version because duh, people only care about the success version. No one cares how long did it take for me to get to this state, they only care and interested about how did you get so many followers, what kind of ways, etc. 
My story blew my teacher’s mind (not for real but for real, you get what i mean?). He started telling me to change “blogger” to “influencer marketer” instead, how cool is that? I never thought myself as an influencer before, because duh I’m just a normal person hanging around tumblr. I never really told my blog to anyone before, unless we’re really close then I would probably tell you but when it comes to CV, I would do anything and also because this isn’t something you need to be ashamed of, it is actually a great experience considering being an influencer is such a big deal nowadays.  
I want to say thank you to all of you, I don’t really want to say “my followers” because it sounds like you guys are my fans or something but YOU ARE NOT. Although, it is called followers on tumblr but still okay whatever. But I do want to thank all of you, you who have helped me to gain all of these followers, you who thought my blog was pretty, you who thought i reblogged interesting pictures, you who always messaged me asking how i’m doing, you who always sent me nudes (it was really popular back then I HONESTLY DONT KNOW WHY UNTIL NOW). I just want to say thank you to everyone for everything. 
Without this tumblr, I wouldn’t have such a big achievement like this. Then I wouldn’t have something to write on my experience on my CV. I’m still looking for my internship right now, but I know I’m gonna get it real soon (with the help of people around me and with the help of you guys because you’re part of this blog.) I never knew that my followers count will matter a lot until this point, the fact that some companies are really looking at the quantity really blows my mind, I always think that it doesn’t really matter how much followers do I have (that’s why I didn’t even put it on my CV at the beginning), heck, even if you have 1.000+ followers, that’s already big enough, I think. 
My point is not that I want to brag about how many followers do I have, but my point is that the fact that I am capable to get a lot of followers count as my social media strategy and that is also why I put it on my CV. Not to brag, but to show them how capable I am with social media. 
So thanks to all of you, that I am capable to put this as one of my biggest experience and that it could help me to achieve my dream. It might sound weird but damn, it has a really big impact on me. This is crazy, I don’t know what to say anymore but damn, this is crazy. 
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THE OWLS ARE IN! IT’S TIME FOR THE SURVEY RESULTS!
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So, as many of our followers are probably aware, we recently did a survey to get a feel of what people thought of our blog. We got a total of 57 results and we are grateful to each and every one of you for taking the time to let us know your thoughts. Now, we’re here to share the general consensus of what people thought and how we will accommodate these opinions.
We’ll definitely have some changes to the blog, so read on to see what those changes are!
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Before we begin, we have a few things to briefly mention.
The results are pretty scattered. We didn’t want to restrict anyone, so most were free response or included “Other”. In hindsight, there were a few questions that could have easily been multiple choice without really restricting anyone. (Side eyes the first question.) Therefore, most of these will just summarize the results we got. Occasionally drop the graph for the multiple choice questions.
Because of the large amount of responses we got, not every answer will be listed here. We highlighted the things that were either most commonly mentioned or had us thinking the most.
If anyone would like to see the full results for some reason (par the names, to keep anonymity), feel free to email us at [email protected] and we’ll send it over!
And yes, we are making changes to accommodate these results! That’s what this survey was all about!
We’ll be opening applications for new mods within the next couple days as well.
We’ll have a tiny hiatus as all of this is going on.
Now, we begin...
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How long have you been following incorrect-marauders?
The most popular answer seemed to be around 2 months or 10 months. A lot of people filling out this survey seemed to either be relatively new or here since the beginning. Kudos to you incorrect-marauders veterans, and welcome newer followers!
How did you find incorrect-marauders?
Somewhat as we expected. Keep reblogging us, lovely people!
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What do you love MOST about incorrect-marauders?
"It's funny.” (x50)
No really, we got 50 variations of “It’s funny,” “It’s hilarious,” “The humour,” “The funny text posts.”
Thanks, we appreciate it!
“How weirdly in character the quotes always are.”
(Similar variations include, “How actually accurate your post are,” “That not every post is as funny, imho, but that they do keep true to the characters,” “How much they fit the characters.”)
“They offer new content to the Marauders 'franchise' as it were because some stuff within the fandom is constantly being reused.”
“How correct it actually is if Joanne made it canon.”
“McGonagall with the marauders and that the sources are listed.”
“Accurate representation, variety of ships and relationships, isnt toxic.”
“Very funny and can be great art/writing prompts.”
“The taste.”
“EVERYTHING.”
These are all very nice, thank you all. Glad we hit where we were aiming.
What do you love LEAST about incorrect-marauders?
The most common response was, “Nothing,” or a variation thereof, but that’s no fun for this question, so here are some of the legitimate criticisms we received!
“Quote sources, I think, occasionally aren't there.”
Our original quotes often don’t have sources. But if there’s one where a mod forgot to credit a source, please just message us and one of the admins will fix that!
“There isn't a particularly nice aesthetic to the blog, e.g. a matching layout and profile picture or quote.”
Yeah, we’re working to fix that. I like pretty blogs too.
“Could be updated a little more.”
(”Not much posting in my opinion,” “Long time between posts.”)
Strangely enough, we got this a few times but our later poll about how often to post were contradicting this. So, unfortunately, we will not be adjusting this.
“I mean I would say that Peter is on it, but can’t really get rid of him...”
(Got a few of these, like, ”Peter being seen as a good person.”)
Sorry!
“Some are a bit too small.”
“I don’t like the long quotes.”
Well, then.
“Seeing my #notp but that isnt rly a minus?? Its called diversity so im not gonna hate or anything.”
Thank you for appreciating the diversity. We get occasional hate over it, but we also get hate over not posting some of the other ships. I suppose that’s what happens when you have lots of different followers of different opinions.
“If I send you a text post you credit the source in # but i'd like you to include a link to my tumblr in the post itself so people would actually find my tumblr. I doent send you text posts anymore, cause it doesn't really profit me and it feels like you get credit for my work.”
We’re sorry you feel that way. We always put it in the tags, just in front of the source. We are more of a mod-based blog rather than a submission-based blog. Anyone is welcome to submit, but about 98% of our posts are created by our mods.
“Sometimes I feel like the wrong characters were chosen or not well thought out.”
We can assure you our mods put a lot of thought into what characters to use, but you are welcome to message us with your own suggestion! (But please note that we are a Marauders blog; we got a few comments about how we don’t post enough Hinny or Romione, but that’s not what our blog is about.)
What makes incorrect-marauders stand out?
Once again, we got a lot about how funny we are, so we’ll skip over those and highlight the more unique answers!
"They don't use things from other people without credit.”
“The love and attention put in to everything.”
“Don't think there are any other blogs about marauders in this style.”
(We got this a few times. ”Like the type of blog and incorrect-marauders was the first one Harry potter themed I found,” also, “Its really funny and pretty much the only blog that just does this kind of post and i LOVE it.” But alternatively... “There are a lot of textpost blogs like it, but it is one of the only ones that I have found that consistently keeps characters in character in the posts and appeals to my sense of humor.”)
“I feel the quotes are in character and from multiple sources which Is cool.“
“How open it is.”
“The continuous content.”
“The posts arent so often that my dash is spammed like other blogs of the same nature.”
“Not sure but I like you.”
Not much to comment on these except we’re happy to see people think this about us!
How satisfied are you with the blog and the posts, in all?
So, you’re telling me, we opened a public, anonymous survey and not a single hater filled it out? Am I impressed or disappointed?
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Please explain your response to the previous question.
“I just love the whole blog.”
“It's not my favourite blog ever ever which is why it's not a 10 but i still love it.”
“You guys are just so awesome! But it'd also be cool to have a little, meet the creator(s).”
“Its good but I don't have or want notifications on.”
“It’s the #qualitycontent i signed up for.”
"Always room for improvement, and also there's no 9 3/4 option.”
Awesome! We definitely agree that we can always improve, which is what this survey is for!
How often should we post?
We got a lot of variety here. Some say once a day (which is how often we currently post) was ideal. Others put stuff like...
“I wouldnt mind my entire blog just being filled with your posts.”
While Once A Day is the most voted for, the rest of the options put together, which we’ll name Two or More Times a Day, do win overall. Since we have one new post followed by a reblog, we’ll compromise by posting two times a day, but with one new post a day (the second being a reblog).
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In UTC, what times do you prefer us posting?
As expected, not many people cared. But two people felt very strongly and voted for 12am, 1am, and 6pm UTC. So, we’ll consider that.
What characters, relationships, universes, etc. would you like to see more represented in our posts?
We got a lot of responses here, primarily being more Wolfstar, Jily, and BFFs James and Sirius. We also got a lot saying we should post about Hinny, Romione, next gen, FBAWTFT, etc. in which I remind you that this is a Marauders blog.
We also got the hilarious response that said we should maybe post about the “merauders”. Well, we can certainly promise you that.
We also got a lot of people saying more McGonagall. That’s something we can definitely do.
Would you like to see more original quotes from us?
For the longest time, the option 50/50 was at exactly 50%. Kind of disappointed that is no longer, but the 25% option is at 25%, so that’s something. Anyway, we’ll aim for 50/50.
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What else would you like to see us post?
This was one of the results that will make the biggest change to the blog. People seem to really love these ideas. So expect...
Marauder Mondays! Every Monday we’ll have Marauder Monday, where we’ll answer asks, reblog posts, and have a party! Probably when we’ll post the “extra” posts, like our GIFs, graphics, aesthetics, videos, etc.
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How would you feel if we did sponsored posts?
Combined, it seems like ~75% of those who took the survey are good with sponsored posts.
These results honestly surprised us. We’ve gotten a lot of offers of sponsorships in the past but have always denied them because we didn’t know how our followers would feel. We probably won’t do this in the near future, but it’s an option.
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What kind of projects would you like to see us host?
We got so many people suggesting merch. Shirts, stickers, pins, other merch... So we’ll keep that in mind! We’d love some Marauders shirts ourselves.
“Projects that other blogs can get involved with to help other accounts grow.”
Noted!
“An art challenge maybe? like, 30 day challenge where you have to draw them as characters from movies/tv shows? like, friends, clueless, avengers, dc characters etc.“
Definitely interesting. Art challenges would be a lot of fun. Hopefully there’s an interest for this!
Which of our other accounts do you follow/would like to follow?
We’ll look into bringing on people to regularly post on other sites.
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What device do you use to browse our blog most often (whether through Tumblr or our site)?
Why are we bothering with a redesign again? Oh, right. Personal vain.
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How often do you visit the blogsite?
Those numbers are higher than expected...
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What kind of things would you like to find on our blogsite?
“Character aesthetics.”
“Fanfiction links.”
“Marauders fan art would be cool.“
We’ll be working on this! Thank you for the suggestions!
More meet the creator(s) (if not comfortable with should, maybe just telling a funny story)
We got a lot of people saying they’d like to know more about us. We are anonymous, but this particular comment had us thinking. We’ll be implementing something in the near future. We will still remain anonymous, but we will have “blog identifies”, I suppose you could say. More info to come!
Other than show, character, and ship lists, what would you like to see in our navigation?
We didn’t get many new suggestions for this, except for fanart, aesthetics, etc. which we will add as more people join the blog!
Do you have any additional suggestions for us?
"Maybe find a blog that could do fan art, but only if you’re comfortable with it. Also, you’re blog is already so amazing, and any redesign would just make it more awesome!!! Don’t let anyone get you down espically if some one puts something negative on the survey because it is so so great already.”
We got no negative feedback (just constructive criticism), but thank you for your concern!
“um. keep doing this. i like it. it helps fill the gaping void in my soul“
Mood.
“Thanks for making the survey, caring about our feedback, and being awesome overall :)”
Of course! This is not just our blog, this is the Marauders fandom blog. Your feedback means everything to us and we hope you will like the changes we’ll make in response to it.
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And that covers all of it! Cookies to anyone who read all of that! Keep an eye out for those new mod applications if you’re interested in joining our team!
We’ll be taking a tiny little hiatus as we’re figuring some stuff out.
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siowhydrated · 7 years
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  feels like i'm 7 again, journalizing about how i stole that pokémon comic from the bookstore. 
  i didn't steal anything this time!! haven't stolen ever since. hello! welcome to my first post under siowhydrated; the unique domain was kindly suggested by @helloharani. "siowhydrated.... like stay hydrated, you get??? haha" 
  20th May 2017, sunday, i had the time of my life. that day was actually the main contributing factor to why i've decided to finally revive this blog i used to only reblog a post to obtain clear skin & another of park bo gum, my husband-to-be, drinking water like a sex god. 
  on this very day, i went to see HYUKOH, the greatest & chillest korean indie band (also my fav), invited by natasha, my friend ive recently gotten to know better, from help subang2 campus. i think natasha and i really hit it off the first time we met, and later on discovered we had similar music taste in the korean genre. however, we didn't exactly become BFFLs so i was easily shook to the CORE when she told me she was bringing me to the exclusive invites-only show at Slate @ the Row. my reaction, "i'm gonna CRY". 
  this lucky gal won 4 tickets!! to see them!!! so she told me she was bringing her sis, me, her old classmate and herself. i love this generous girl. ok, but can you imagine... falling in love to the tunes of hyukoh? this sounds like a scene from the movies or a chapter in the books.
  so, i met natasha’s friend, nigel. gorgeous, quiet boy with skills in photography and everything artsy. boy who knew all the lyrics to songs although it was in a foreign language. boy who i tried really hard to seem uninterested in although i was constantly stealing glances. boy who took sneaky shots of me while posing for me when i aimed my camera at him. boy who had the sweetest smile which displayed his teeth although he appeared to be of no emotions. boy who made me think hard & complex just so i could get his phone number. however, natasha suggested i get the photos through email so i could have them in better quality because my great plan was “hey, can you send me the photos later?”
  yay! i have a google doc with nigel now. then i mustered up the courage to ask for his instagram through natasha & spent a few hours contemplating over whether to tap on that “follow” button. i did, & he followed back.
  then i gathered courage to ask natasha if it was ok for me to hit nigel up. 
  and he becomes boy with girlfriend in the same campus & department as me. truthfully, my heart sank a little. but its okay. goodbye, sweet boy. 
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  hyukoh really made my life. they sound as good as recordings, and im thankful for every second of that night. the most wonderful experience. 
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