#i really like your blog tbh!!

[kissmefriendly]

On a slightly more serious note, I just wanna post this before the final entry, not counting the epilogue. I’m so, so thankful for Dracula Daily. It’s been an absolute blast beginning to end, reading discourse, seeing the jokes and memes and all the art, reading theories and reactions. And getting to be apart of that! Reading this book again in this format was a hell of an experience but the fact that I didn’t do it alone, I don’t know. We’ve all gotten to experience this book in a new way in real time together. I love that. And I hope that it won’t be just a one-off event, either. And even if it is? But this? It’s been wonderful. So, thank you to everyone for collectively going nuts over a 130 year old novel. Thank you for posting and making those artworks and memes and analyses. Reminds you you’re human and not stuck and alone.

#sorry for being emotional lol #but seriously #I didn’t exactly make new friends or connections #I’m not exactly someone people like seeing post etc etc #but you know what? I got to be in the same room as a bunch of strangers while we all shared an experience #on a personal note #I looked forward to DD everyday because irl I’m pretty isolated #even online I’m isolated this is my 5th or 6th blog. and it was just nice to feel apart of a group #and yeah we still have the epilogue and all but tbh #idk I don’t want it to end #I don’t wanna go back to being alone #I loved talking about this book with y’all I loved seeing your art and theories #it was exciting! #I read this book when I was 8 and my mum had never read it and my brother was too young to #so reading has always been very lonely #but this? this was amazing #and I really don’t want that to end #it’s less about the book itself and more about the people I’ve read it with #which I guess is rather at the heart of the book #dracula daily #dracula #so long and goodnight #lol

[c1nn4-bunny]

ARTIST INFO (UPDATED VER.)

I truly am one of the people that exist I think. You may have my middle name, but you're not getting my last name out of me, only [???] for you! (<- still hasn't solidified one with his partner anyway)

I stopped taking it seriously mid way through, which explains the random stuff thrown in. I'm awful at making MTA sheets lol.

The cute little flag on the right was made by an old friend years ago but uh, my reblog is literally the only thing left of that post. So here.

#c1nn4bunny.png #blog intro #meet the artist #but this time I'm actually okay and happy to be met :3 #the things being comfortable in your skin will do for your confidence tbh <3 #anyway yup. hi. ayup. #I'll post Cinnamon/Mae's sheet at a later time idk. Just feel like animating the different shifts is beneficial for the whole. #Shapeshifter aspect and all that. That and I need to fully plan out the full-fur forme uh #ANYWAY HI YEAH HOW ARE WE DOING PEOPLE THAT. UH. DON'T FOLLOW ME ELSEWHERE. THIS SURE IS A DEVELOPMENT HUH? #anyway dark chocolate oranges are really good and I could not pass up making that my sweets theme it fit too well #hitting post and then not thinking about this okay cool :thumbsup: yeah!

[beta-adjacent]

I’ve been living as an omega for nearly a year now. I use this one specific scent on myself that calms me down, and my bed is a nest. I have sensory issues, so scent and the feeling of fabric is a huugeee thing for me. Anyway, my friend is exactly like me and whenever i’m with her we cuddle up in her nest and i can’t help but think of us as two omegas hahah. She doesn’t know about omegaverse, but i want to broach the subject with her without weirding her out. Do you have any advice on how i should try to explain it to her? Thank you ❤️

Hi anon, thanks for asking and stopping by my page! I love that miscecanis has brought you so much joy in the past almost-year (I’m the exact same with the scents/fabrics btw!!). And I love that you want to share that joy with your friend even more!!!!

I’ll be honest; I’ve introduced friends to omegaverse before, just as a plain concept, and their reactions were…..less than favorable, haha. But!!!!!! To be fair, it was because I’d made them all read an essay I wrote about the subject, and it was wayyyyy too much info at once.

So based on my past attempts, here are some ideas I want to share:

Even if your friend has foreknowledge on fanfic genres, still treat the knowledge like you would with someone who has no clue what you’re talking about. Re-contextualizing omegaverse may be crucial if your friend is already familiar with it and its more problematic aspects. Take your time, and don’t rush through with assumptions

Use comparisons/correlations that they’d understand. There are a lot of things people do already that are miscecanis-coded. I mean, who doesn’t like comforting/nostalgic smells, or the softness of their favorite blanket? Make those connections to help them understand where you’re coming from.

Introduce it gradually and as slowly as needed!!! Letting all the information soak in could take a while, and that’s ok. I’d try feeling it out by introducing one or two elements with little to no jargon, just to start. Let her curiosity guide the conversation

Put an emphasis on why the lifestyle makes you so happy. Your friend loves you and wants to support you. It helps immensely if you can give her some takeaways so she’ll know how to support you best!!

If she has questions, I’d encourage you to be vulnerable. It can be hard to explain what you need or what you want her to know, but it’s vital to her understanding. Answer openly/honestly to your best ability, encourage her to research for herself, or even research the answers together if it’s something you’re unsure of.

Gently practice what you want to say! You don’t need to rehearse/prepare like it’s a presidential speech, but you should come in with intention. Just as an example, you could write down your thoughts/feelings/takeaways, and imagine reading them from their perspective. Seeing what you want to talk about on paper will help you assess how to simplify, elaborate, etc.

Don’t forget you are setting the tone of the conversation. It will only be as overwhelming/scary as you make it for yourself. It can be as formal or as casual as you want it to be. It can happen any time or place you choose. If it feels like it’s too much pressure, remember that above all else, this is just you telling your friend about something you love.

I am so excited for you and this step in your miscecanis journey. I wish you the best of luck on talking with your friend!!!! And please, please, please feel free to come back here and let me know how everything goes!!!!!!!!!

#I think @miscecanis made an excellent post about this too so I’ll rb that #tl;dr #don’t infodump on your friend unless they have expressed interest lmaooo #and tbh? it feels big and scary but it’s like telling someone you’re vegan #like this doesn’t need to hold the weight of a confession; it really can be just a joyful exchange of information #a/b/o #a/b/o blog #anon #omegaverse #ask #a/b/o lifestyle #omegaverse lifestyle #a/b/o dynamics #a/b/o verse #miscecanis

[brightokyolights]

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#i am only typing this because im tired and feeling more loosey goosey than i usually would i guess #but ive just been debating something for a while now #so basically i used to just openly talk about like. everything on this blog but then due to a multitude of reasons #i stopped posting about certain things 1. because irl people found my blog and probably still could if they Really tried #2. because i didnt want to post about certain things and have absolutely anyone know shit about me #like as much as it can feel like a cosy wee community. just me and my mutuals <3 etc. its like. actually the fucking internet djdbdjdhdhjdh #anyways whats prompting me to type all this is that i used to post kinda negative stuff on here i guess you could say. like just my feelings #and shit. but i stopped because i want this to be a positive blog and i do feel like you can manifest shit you know? if i constantly reblog #posts where im like “i feel worthless and i am a piece of shit” that isnt helping anything you know? i think what really hammered it home #for me is when i saw a mutual rb something from me like that and it made me so sad tbh. because like. no youre not. youre amazing and ily #you know? anyways. overall i think it has been a decision for the best and i enjoy that my blog has become a more positive space. but i #do sometimes just feel like im kind of going the opposite direction where i act a certain way when im really just. feeling crap. #like all the time. idk maybe tumblr isnt the place for it but it used to be my outlet you know? and i have other things like my diary and #art and even a sideblog lmao. but i guess i do just mourn my whole self not being on this blog. idk what im trying to say by all this #is it this deep? am i thinking about this way too much lmao. idk. idk. #le text post

[anotherpapercut]

the concept of messaging someone to let them know you're unfollowing/blocking someone is so funny. like just go lmao

#still going through drafts lmfao #this is from when a succession blogger made an extremely rude and bitchy post abt mcr fans during the tour #and i made a joke that was literally just like 'lol youre a succession blog' and someone who thought we were mutuals (we weren't) #messaged me all upset bc the original rude ass post was 'just a joke' and i was 'taking it too personally' and 'just being mean' LMFAOOO #like oh so when the succession blogger says they hate mcr fans and we make the site unusable its just a joke #but when i IMPLY that succession is annoying thats going way too far and im just such a bitch #that you have to tell me youre 'really disappointed tbh' anyway now i can never watch succession bc this dude made it untouchable djahagsbs

[stick-by-me]

A memory to send

New follower sticker for: @morbid-fool!

#stickers #sticker collection #New follower sticker! #I was kind of at a loss for you tbh #Because I think the posts of mine that you liked were like. Really cutesy #And then your blog is mostly artful goth (??) #(aesthetics were never my thing I'm sorry) #So I tried to go more artful goth with this but I didn't have anything #I'm rambling ik but I'm avoiding my calc hw #(send help) #But yeah!! Sticker!! #If I read u wrong I'll be posting more cutesy stuff soon anyway so stick around 👍 #Pretty #Flowers #Nature #Plants #stamp stickers #shiny #individuals

[gooopy]

hi i love how u draw ur ocs and the way u give them personalities and interests and everything ough!! they seem so real and well developed and its wonderful!! have a beautiful day. and use this as a chance to ramble about them if you want to :)

!!!!!!!! AUAUAUUUUU THIS IS SOOOO SWEET THANK YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!! I APPRECIATE THIS A LOT TY!!!!!!!! ohhhh im so glad you like them i never really thought to post about them im so so soooo glad that you enjoy their vibes and that they seem realistic!!!!!!!! AAGAGAGGA!!!!!! ouhhhhh brother im stimming its epic for meeeee!!

you made em blush!!!!!!! im so glad my characters are realistic oggg i really strive for that!!! i always make sure theyre real stupid with some stuff and real smart with other stuff, and i always give them at least one thing to be autistic about. for scully, hes good at cooking and he sucks with talking and hes autistic about knives and meat!!!! teddys good at talking to people and keeping from rocking the boat, but in the story he struggles to do more morally grey things (not because of morals, hes just got no idea how to go about kidnapping someone or torturing them for answers! he gets better at it though) and hes autistic about taking photos and also he really likes pastries theyre yummy treats for him that he cannot resist!

ohhhh i have a few other guys such as jude and sterling that are also awesome but just havny been on the noggin. judes a weird little dork mortician with medical trauma and they have a pet turtle that they love sooo much and sterlings a guy who fucking sucks hes a little office boy and hes homophobic and transphobic but it mostly just hurts him because hes absolutely a trans woman without realizing and he was in an unhappy hetero marriage where he kept hooking up with men then feeling shame for it. and hes divorced about it not only literally but in soul and spirit.

AND! while im here heres scully and teddys playlists!!! mostly based on lyrics and vibes as opposed to tune (and as a bonus heres sterlings, but jude doesnt have a well fleshed out playlist rn)

#scully #sterling #teddy #jude #ocs #goopys glop #<- new art tag ive decided. its goopys glop #ohhhhh my god this is such a delightful anon thank you so so so much #i hope your days going well i hope the world is kind to you i hope everything is awesome for you #ougghhhh im genuinely so delighted and a little confused about how much people like my guys!!! #and my art!!!!! #ive been making an effort to post both more and tbh i really should have an art tag but i havnt made one yet #i always wanted to do one of those ask blogs but i dont think i could keep up with it #perhaps one day you will be able to ask scully whatever your heart desires #auauagauagh this is so awesome. YAHOOO jumps in the air and clicks my heels like a leprachaun

[aerialaim]

Have you given yourself a break? Because you deserve one! especially if you’ve been posting with no long breaks that sparks the “Are you Dead?” asks in the past 10 years.

We don’t get paid to update, so don’t treat your blog like a job and burn yourself out. Do it because it’s fun, because you have a story you’d like to tell, because you love the community, your friends, your OCs- Definitely don’t do it for money, there is no money to be made here outside of commissions and I’ve probably only made like $500 with commissions in 10 years, that’s like $50 a year, 0/10

#pretty much don't burn yourself on both ends #truth be told I don't think Aerial would be missed if I just stopped posting tbh //WHEEZE #I'm not a canon blog nor do I really interact all that much #people would probably miss me aka Dainty more and that's kinda a bummer to think about #put all your effort into an OC and you end up being more popular than them #I played myself I should've continued to hermit like the miscreant that I am

[broflovski-brah]

i never understood people who go on anon just to rip on people like okay??? the only thing you’ve showed me is that you’re a coward lmao

#like i go through blogs that i really like and see the person be shat on for either physical appearance or what they’re into but the hate is #*always by someone anonymous #like tbh if you wanna shit on people the least you could do is do it without a mask on like damn #also the anons who just use anonymous to harass people #like idk i’ve seen things on here with cosplayers who have gotten really odd asks by anons like just bc it’s a person in a costume doesn’t #*mean that they aren’t still a person like #i feel really bad for the people who end up going through this #like just bc you’re on anon doesn’t meab people don’t see your asks and it really just makes you cowardly and shows you can’t face som #*someone and voice your opinions #like idk i haven’t gotten many hate anons and i usually don’t answer them unless they’re actually nasty #but like come at me off anon like cmon #and i’ve seen creators on here getting harassed and shat on all the time and it’s always an anon like that’s the only thing abt other socia #media platforms that i like #like i like the anon feature but the fact that 99% of the hate comes from anons is super funny like okay?? what was your goal here lmao #skipper rants #rant #anons #hate anon

[abruisedmuse]

If Tumblr could do me a solid and have these features: a separate dash and follows for a side blog.

I would greatly appreciate it.

#i really need a side blog #but its annoying that when you make one #your dash is the same as your main #all these other socials can have separate accts #tbh its the only feature on other socials i like #I just want a book blog and music one com on Tumblr #tumblr

[btvspolls]

Life Update

hey everyone, sorry for being so inactive this week. My paternal uncle passed away on monday morning, and helping with preparations for the funeral has taken up most of my time. I'll resume activity when I can, but in the meantime I encourage you all to check out the brilliant @sunnydaleherald for not only poll/bracket updates but also curated lists of fanfiction, fanart, meta, ect. from not only tumblr but also reddit, buffy-boards, ao3, dreamwidth, youtube...if it hosts btvs content, they cover it.

#cw death mention #personal #update #i feel particularly shitty about the older sister bracket bc i was half way through a massive propaganda post #maybe wouldn't have impacted the outcome anyway but we'll never know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ buffy should have won in a landslide tho i mean REALLY #oh also fuffy for the toxic yuri poll *long wistful sigh of regret #i know i know 'your uncle died and you're upset about tumblr polls?!!?!' but tbh he and i weren't all that close #he was a good guy and i liked him! I'm just not being hit all that hard in terms of grieving #im just trying my best to be supportive for my parents who ARE deeply affected by his passing (especially my dad) #btvs #btvspolls #buffy the vampire slayer #btvs polls #ats #ats polls #using the show tags for ppl who don't visit the blog directly #polls #bracket

[magnetic-dogz]

I feel like a lot of people are still stuck in 2016 with the way they view Tumblr tbf

#cookie.txt #''the fandom discourse site'' idk about you but i don't see Any of that anymore #all the huge fandom discourse has migrated to twitter tbh #but like if tumblr overwhelms you i think that's perfectly valid #i remade because my old account had me so overwhelmed! #but this site - when you actually Learn How To Curate Your Dashboard - is a lot calmer than other social media sites #i feel like a lot of people forget that. #that it's much easier to curate your feed on this site than others #doesn't mean you won't see annoying shit #but if you do?? unfollow the people posting it dude #you don't have to like. put up with it. #EVEN if it's someone whose blog you really like

[delta-piscium]

Trying? Trying??? By learning. By succeeding!

(about this and my text under the cut)

this is very nice actually thank you so much <3 <3 and like, i probably do need to give myself more credit in general but also i am still very much learning and stumbling and figuring digital art out (and for the most part it is so fun)

I’m gonna ramble about this a bit so bear with me and also i apologize lol, but that art was done after a month of getting increasingly more frustrated with everything turning out so badly and eventually realizing that I was trying to 1. copy a certain look/style that i’ve internalized is what fanart and digital art should look like and is very far away from my style/comfort zone 2. i was trying to do everything digital allows without being comfortable with it or understanding it

so (and this took me a month to realize ? ??) i did what i already knew from doing acrylic and oil painting in the past and could somewhat easily transfer to digital without having to know more than the basics, like i didn’t use a lot of the things digital provides or allows for. i used layers for my own peace of mind but without actually needing them and did some color adjusting (honestly, the color adjusting digital lets you do is such a blessing to me) but the only fancy way i really utilized the medium was making it a gif (which is so fun and a lot easier than i would have thought, like honestly watch me make any future art into gifs too) but there are so many things you can do with the medium with settings/effects, different brushes, tools to use in the process etc that i just do not understand what they are or how to implement them so i am very slowly learning digital art as a whole new medium rather than just being able to use it to adapt what i already know

#sorry you just wanted to say a quick thing and i went on a whole rant (welcome to my blog tbh) #like i'll watch tutorials and they'll be like 'and i just did an overlay and then a multiply layer in a good color (:' and im like ??? wdym #'a good color' what color is a good color? like i can put those effects on my work but that's just me clicking a button without knowing wha #will happen really and like i watch speed paints and see them do stuff and im just ? HUH? what was that and why? #i also do not understand a lot of these concepts with traditional art tbh like people will talk about under paintings and im like yeah sure #i hear you however i also do not- i just place a color where it should be and that's that which i know is why my colors often don't feel #cohesive which is also something i need to learn which is blah- im basically just saying i actually do not know any theory or technique #even with traditional it is all just vibes and hoping for the best which in the long run just makes me very confused about what i am #actually doing and not confident at all i'll be able to do it again so u know #we're out here literally just raw dogging art without any thought #but it's also just i do not need to do all those fancy things but i would like to understand them and i am excited to see my progress now #i just really had a shitty month of making ugly things up until now okay so i was a little fragile when i posted that #but people have been so so nice about it and ive been crying for two days straight #also people have been so lovely about the colors and colors are deadass the hardest part about digital like with paint you often buy a set #that already match and then mix them if needed and they'll look nice together but with digital you're just on your own- no training wheels #ask #anon

[goldiipond]

so desktop tumblr decided a small unintrusive messaging window that matched the colors of whatever blog you were talking to was too fun and replaced it with a colorless box that takes up a third of the space on my dash and is, in fact, so large that the notifs/settings/asks/whatever bar covers both the url of the person (who cannot be identified through unique blog colors anymore) and the x i need to click to close the window. yes this is surely a good and needed change and our most pressing area of concern among this site’s many issues. to close the window you need to either load a different page or open someones blog on your dash to remove the top bar and click the x. weee need your money to continue bringing you the changes that really matter like this one. try our new game where you give us real-life money for our crab pngs and see how many you can summon to make the remaining 2/3rds of your window completely unrecognizable you piece of shit

#skye's ramblings #WJAT IS THE OINT OF THIS!!! WHO BENEFITS. KILLS YOU #i dont even regularly get messages from anyone besides ash but like. why did the feel the need to change this #this plus their interest in phasing out custom blog themes really just feels like that one 'no fun allowed' image. tbh #icould see how the smaller window couldve been an accessabilty issue MAYBE. but saying tumblr typically cares abt accessibility is. funny #at least size it correctly so ican get it off my screen when im done. i hate you #yknow tumblrs recent changes are really reminding me of when i tried to use twt to interact w my pm/tok friends there #and lasted like. a few days? before abandoning it bc everything abt the way that site operates is insufferable to me #look me in my eyes. i am talking directly into your ear now. if you turn tumblr into a bootleg twitter i will do something unforgivable

[swiftfootedachilles]

hey you were wondering so i wanted to let you know that nobody has talked about you in either of the servers. and i know it's really tough when the blocks come from people you really like or were previously friendly with, but i think a lot of people block not because they hate you or even anything close to that. but just because they're not wanting to see the things you post about. i hope this makes you feel a little bit better, but i do really understand why it feels bad man, hang in there!

thank you i was genuinely wondering if someone had said something because it seems all of these users blocked me around the same time

but the thing is my content hasnt changed at all recently. i post the same stuff i always do. some of these users didn't follow me and never interacted with my posts in the first place, so it sucks that i cant look at their blogs anymore because i was a genuine fan of their content. some of them are people who were mutuals with me and have even interacted with me countless times, saying they love my blog and enjoy talking to me. im just not sure what happened but from my perspective, it feels like a switch has been flipped. one day i was a normal member of the fandom, the next im the social pariah. i just cant help but wonder what i did to earn so much backlash

#like is this seriously all because a month ago i said s11 ian should be drawn with body fat? #that's literally the last hot take ive posted. and i personally find it to be ice cold #i genuinely dont understand like is this a zoomer thing am i obsessed with how strangers on the internet see me #i hate to sit here and wine and cry to my dozens of still active and very sweet followers over being blocked by some strangers #but i genuinely have nobody irl that knows me for who i am and cares about me so yeah i rely on this website for validation a lot #i can only be myself here and every time in ny entire fucking life ive tried to be myself i get rejected #its not about the fandom or the people even its about my inability to be rejected by those i feel are in an elite class to myself #rjs will really have you rolling on the floor sobbing throwing up over getting blocked on The Blocking Website #asks #anonymous #sorry for those who followed me for shameless stuff the past year but heres your reminder that my blog is mostly just mental breakdowns #all i do is open this app to bitch and complain tbh