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punchliiine · 1 month

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the future

firstly, i do apologize for not listening to the results of the poll, this post was the easiest to make and i've been tired lately so i went with it + i'm still gonna post the storytime i just need some time to perfect it!1!!

anyway let's just get to the point, the future and reality shifting, is it possible? can it be precise down to every silly little detail? and what are it's impacts?

so, ofc it's possible!!!! it's reality shifting we're talking about people, how can it not be possible? when shifters or anyone tells you that the universe is absolutely infinite, they mean it. therefore when you apply that knowledge to shifting; it means there are infinite realities where the future of this reality exists.

now, it is true that the future can be changed and it isn't set in stone. despite that, you can still shift to it (i'll explain further in the example)

when it comes to it's impacts, there are really no impacts? at least any that stick out to me other than it being a stress reliever and stress maker at times?

- for ex.

let's say you're in your dr, and you have a crucial decision to make, a life or death one to be specific. and you have plenty of options to choose from:

get the job done by yourself

delay it till an authority arrives

hand it to your friends

you can shift to a reality where you can find out which option is the 'best' one, you can also see the impacts of each decision (stress reliever) and you can also see the impacts of the decision YOU chose to go with prior to shifting to this reality (stress maker)

again, true, the future isn't set in stone but it is still possible to see it, and in case you're worried; you can always manifest things going your way despite choosing to go with the 'worse'' options.

i hear a lot of people talking about how it's not possible and that it could never be super accurate to your cr? they always say 'you can't shift to the future of this reality and have everything accurate, there will always be a small change' but apparently 'you can shift to the future of other realities and have it accurate, even the smallest of changes' which is WRONGGGG!!!!!

this reality is just like any other reality, it's not special, nor the 'realest', nor the 'truest' one. and just because it's not your 'desired' reality, doesn't mean it isn't possible to shift to its future.

so, that being said let me tell you about MY experience that proves my point:

there have been many occasions where i needed to shift to see my favorite manga's leaks. and so i shifted to read the 'leaked-leaks' ^^. and it was accurate down to the very smallest of details.. like even air particles, slits in pages and stuff like that.

so when the leaks came out in my cr i was speechless.. when i tell you it was 100% the same thing i saw in my dr, i promise this. also, i focused on one page only and memorized everything in it just to prove the whole thing for myself. bro. IT WAS ACCURATE!!! EVERY FUCKING LINE IN THAT PAGE WAS ACCURATE TO THE ONE IN MY CR!!!!!!!

you may think that 'i didn't really shift to the future, i only shifted to find out something that ALREADY exists' so allow me to eleborate

put in perspective that this ^ whole thing lasted for 3 weeks.

so on the 1st week leaks came out, i read them when i got to the last page, to my surprise, it ended on a cliffhanger. AND to top it off, the next week, which is the 2nd week, was a break week so i'd have to wait 2 weeks to see the next chapter. i could not sit in my skin. i had to shift to find out what happened next so i shifted the same day i read the leaks.

while i was there i found out what happened in the next chapter. and i kinda wanted to prove it for myself more than anything so i took one page, memorized it completely, shifted back and waited till the leaks came out.

now, here comes my point, since i shifted 2 weeks before the leaks came out, that means the editors were STILL working on those pages, and when i shifted those pages were FINISHED, like publish-ready. and i'm pretty sure the 2 weeks that i 'fake-waited' to see the next chapter, they were still DRAWING. meaning they didn't even exist in my cr. (perhaps as an idea only, not the full execution)

so do with that information what you will!!

the possibilities of shifting to the future are quite literally endless, you can also shift to the future to see the end of your favorite movies, series, animes.. etc. and have them disgustingly precise to your cr version "if they were to continue"

ig this is a sort of 'duh' post, but it's a topic i see TONS of shiters saying it's impossible so i wanted to create this post as a major correction and fuck you post for spreading misinformation :3

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kai-anderson-whore · 1 year

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Took you long enough (Peter maximoff x fem reader)

Summary: you and Peter have been best friends since logan and your father needed him for a favour now it your dad's school Peter confesses his secret to you

Warnings: none just fluff

A/n: a day or two ago I posted a poll on what fic I should upload next and Peter was the most requested I'll do another one in a day or two with the other two and one more that I'm finishing.

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The halls were flooded with students in the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, your fathers school matter of fact your Walkman playing your music through your ears, not bothering with anyone, till you bumped into a certain speedster.

"Peter christ I almost dropped my books" you huffed peeling your headphones from your ears, "sorry I gotta go I'm super late for class" he said speeding away in a flash, pretty ironic he has superspeed yet is always superlate you often thought that was his supernatural ability being late for everything.

You had met Peter before you dad restarted the school, back in the 70s when Peter helped magneto escape prison with your dad, hank and logan, from then on your became friends with your supernatural abilities and similar music taste was how you bonded.

Your father was sceptical with the friendship since Peter was a boy and your dad charles was very protective of you, finally making it to class you didn't pay attention since your dad taught you most of the stuff you needed to know growing up.

Once the class was over you were greeted by Peter who stood outside your class waiting for you, "hang out?" You asked since you didn't have anymore classes for the rest of the day, "read my mind" he smiled "well it is my power" you laughed so did he "hold on" he said grabbing on to you as he sped you to your room.

You never got used to the speed he went the first time you got whiplash and a few times after that, you made it to your dorm room in the blink of an eye, "I'll never get used to that" you chuckled your supernatural ability was the same as your father's getting into people's heads reading their minds.

"It is cool though" he smirked plopping down on your bed, you placed a record on, placing the needle on the round disc, plopping beside Peter "so what you wanna talk about?" You asked grabbing the magazine you forgot to finish off the night before about the latest celebrity gossip.

"Well actually there's something I've been meaning to tell you" he nervously chuckled scratching the back of his neck, "What's up?" You closed the magazine giving Peter you full undivided attention, "well you know we've been friends for a while" he started you nodded encouraging him to continue you felt nervous you could've read his mind to know what he was going to say but you didn't like reading minds invading their thoughts.

"And I know you promised me not to read my mind to know what I'm thinking but that's because I've been keeping a secret from you" he paused you furrowed your brows confused Peter told you absolutely everything you were his best friend, "omg it's that girl in class I knew you liked her" you realised acting all excited but in reality you were sad.

Peter is your best friend but you had a big fat crush on him since you first met you seen him date other girls but they never worked out you were always happy when he had a girlfriend making him happy but that selfish part of you couldn't wait till they broke up.

"No, no its not her but I do like someone like a lot" he chuckled so did you seeing the blush rising in his cheeks, "then who Peter come on I'm your best friend you can tell me" you egged on Peter was hesitant to say another word scared that what he would say would upset you and ruin the friendship you two had built.

"Well she is in my class infact she knows me very well and I feel like we're the same person" he hinted you tried to think of everyone in the school that talks to Peter a lot but you couldn't think, "just tell me Peter" you couldn't guess who it was at all Peter just stared at you hoping you would click on "it's me?" You gasped in shock now finally connecting the dots.

"Took you long enough" Peter nervously laughed the slight fear that you'd reject him made him regret his choice, "I don't know what to say Peter when? how? why?" Your head was filled with questions you couldn't wrap your around it. Peter let out a soft chuckle at how confused you were.

"Well when I first met you, how and why because you're beautiful y/n your smart, funny and most of all you know me well how could I not" Peter smiled you couldn't help it you wrapped your arms around Peter connecting your lips together in a sweet tender kiss.

You felt like that girl in the movie's were they finally kiss the person they loved, as cliché as it sound but it was true, having peters lips on yours made you feel like a million dollars.

You pulled away from his lips blushing, you kissed your best friend you didn't know what to say now. it wasn't awkward you just didn't know what to say, "that was amazing" Peter whispered he also couldn't believe what just happened he had been dying to confess his feeling to you for months and he finally mustered up the courage to do so.

"It was" you bit your fingernails with nerves your mind fogged with more questions, what was this for us?, what if we don't work?, you cleared your throat to speak "what are we now like where do we go from here?" You asked you did have strong feelings for Peter but you didn't want to rush into a relationship and then your friendship might go tits up.

"Whatever you want to do if you don't want to rush into anything right now I'm totally ok with that I just wanted you to know how I feel" Peter reassured you, "maybe take it slow before jumping on the ban-wagon if we work we work if we don't then we will continue our friendship like it is" you settled Peter seemed happy at that agreeing with you.

"That's fine by me, oh want me to change the record" Peter asked now realising the record you put on was now finished, "Yeah thanks peter" you smiled.

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topazshadowwolf · 2 years

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Always a Victory

Are you all ready for the next installment? :3c

You can find the poll here.

Previous parts:

Win or Lose

Curiosity

The Loss

How Could This Be?

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"So, brother, what was your plan for helping Underfell Sans?" Nightmare asked, tendril curling in amusement.

"Encouragement, helpful suggestions on how to present himself. Ink has been… helping as well," Dream replied.

"My 'dear' brother, you are thinking too small. They are neck to neck in the polls, and there are but a few hours left," Nightmare mused.

"And what do you suggest?" Dream asked, folding his arms.

"Voter intimidation, bribery," Nightmare started.

"NIGHTY!" Dream started, and Nightmare glared at him.

"Excuse me?" Nightmare snapped.

"NIGHTY?" Blue blinked, then got a grin similar to his own boys' when feeling mischievous. Just what Nightmare needed... for that do-gooder to know his nickname as a child.

Seemingly oblivious or at least not caring, Papyrus grinned, "I LIKE THE DARK SKELETONS IDEAS. EXCEPT I WANT MY BROTHER TO WIN FAIR AND SQUARE. HIS SELF-ESTEEM IS QUESTIONABLE ENOUGH AS IT IS WITHOUT HIM FEELING THE ONLY WAY HE COULD WIN IS BY CHEATING."

"I am inclined to agree with this Papyrus; cheating will not be the best solution." Dream said, trying to smooth things over.

"Oh, you would," Nightmare folded his arms and waved a tentacle as it tried to shoo his brother away. "It is your typical 'do no wrong' nature. As if your way has done much so far. The contest is still far too close, and Fell runs the risk of losing."

"Better being honest than win dishonestly," Dream huffed. "But I get your point. So let's think of an HONEST option."

"Fine, a smear campaign against Error," Nightmare offered.

"No!" Dream huffed.

"Tch," Nightmare looked away, "for someone about positivity, you do suck the fun out of my life."

Dream glared at Nightmare folding his own arms. "If that's your idea of fun, then yes."

Before anyone could say anything more, there was a knock at the door. They all looked towards the door, and Papyrus sighed. He turned to answer it, but no one was there when he did. A new voice in the house made them all jump, "been meeting a lot more other me's lately. i've heard of you two but don't think we've met."

A sans. No. The Sans walked over to the sofa and flopped into a slouching position. There was a sash on him and a little crown on his head. Everyone stood there quietly, looking at him as he just sat there.

"so, where's red?" Sans asked.

"I have my men looking for him," Nightmare replied.

"heh, so the stress of this all got to him," Sans looked at Nightmare and Dream as Papyrus glowered. "well when he shows up, thought i'd chat with him."

"DO YOU KNOW HOW TO HELP HIM WIN?" Underfell Papyrus asked.

"more like wanna prepare him if he does win," Sans yawned and scratched at his hip. "if he wins, it's because he was himself. heh, it's how i won, after all."

"Prepare him for what?" Dream pressed.

"the press, the art, the interviews. hardly have a private moment. hardly had any before, never thought it could get worse," Sans explained.

Underfell Papyrus frowned, "IF HE DOES WIN, I WILL INSURE MY BROTHER IS NOT HARASSED NEEDLESSLY!"

"heh, typical papyrus, coolest dude in the room," Sans smiled.

"Can you imagine how it would be if Error wins? The poor soul likes his privacy," Dream sighed.

Nightmare blinked upon hearing that. He looked at Dream and then back at Sans as he started to think. Slowly, calmly but all too wickedly, a smile crept across his face. "So… the one who wins will have art made of them?"

"lots of it," Sans replied.

"And interviews?"

"and posts and various other things, fics, people wanted to shake my hand, hug me…," Sans slouched more, "it's pretty trying, really."

"OH DEAR, ERROR HATES BEING TOUCHED," Blue said.

"Yes… yes, he does," Nightmare said as a grin grew wider as it continued to spread across his face. "He utterly despises any form of physical contact. The creation of anything, including art, disgusts him. That means that if he loses, he will be unfathomably angry to lose to someone he hates so much. Yet, if he wins, he will be completely miserable as the hermit could no longer hide from his adoring fans. In other words, I still win over that stupid glitch."

"Nightmare, please try to be nice," Dream begged, but it was too late.

A deep rumble of a laugh started softly and built into a full-blown evil laughter from his nonexistent belly. He wins. Nightmare will always win one way or another.

He was Nightmare. King of Negativity! If little happy souls like Dream can always find some silver lining, Nightmare will always find the storm cloud.

Wiping away a tear of mirth, he turned and started for the door, ignoring anything more said. If his henchmen were taking this long to find one Sans, it was likely because the Sans was at Grillby's when they found him. Knowing them, they would all decide to get some food. Well, he could go for some greasy food himself. In his good mood, he knew he would enjoy every bite.

#nightmare!sans #dream!sans #sans #sexyman au sans #underfell!papyrus #underswap!sans #brother's disagreeing #noot thinking of evil plans #dream thinking of nice plans #Papyrus is cool

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gamesception · 10 months

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Done with Utena for now, but I had fun trying to post something near daily and would like to try to keep that up. Given my track record I'll likely not get very far, but I didn't think I'd finish the rgu read, so who knows. I've got a few ideas, but I also have to take like a week to get out from under the minis-painting commission, so in the mean time why not a poll to see which idea I should go with? explanations under the cut:

Cass Cain project: Cassandra Cain was my favorite comic book superhero, and DC bungling her character back in the day was what got me out of comics altogether. She has since been revived as a new character after a reboot or two, but while I tried I was never quite able to get back into the later version of her, and around the time of the Birds of Prey movie I started a project looking back at her comic appearances more or less in order to try and put into words what I liked about the character back in the day and why later reinterpretations of the character didn't quite hit that same note, for me at least. I put it on intermission at some point and promised to come back with a look at the 'Shadow of the Batgirl' graphic novel, but that book was too long for the too little I had to say about it, so I never did finish that post and the project stalled out. I have thought on and off about dusting the project off and starting it up again. Now might be a good time to do so.

Dark Souls: I've played Dark Souls before. I had a lot of fun with it, and for a while watched a lot of lore & cut content videos. One of the bits of cut content that really stood out to me was Oscar, Knight of Astora. In game he's the nameless knight that drops the key to you at the start of the Undead Asylum, and later gives you the estus flask before dying, but until relatively late in development he was supposed to survive the asylum and appear repeatedly in the main game, following a sort of parallel path to yours. Ever since hearing about this cut npc quest line, I've kind of wanted to recreate it by naming a new character after Oscar, collecting all his gear early, and then using co-op and pvp features to play out Oscar's narrative in the games of random players online, helping early on before becoming a rival and invader later.

Morrowind: I never did beat Morrowind - just played it until I had completely broken the game by accident (through bartering if you'd believe it) and sort of lost interest after that. The game's a classic that deserves a better run than that.

Fallout: New Vegas: Another project I started but failed to finish, multiple times over. But maybe third time's the charm for Bethany? I had a lot of fun with New Vegas but the liveblog got bogged down because I ended up playing too far ahead. If I just post thoughts or updates to where I am currently instead of trying to create a continuous narrative of the entire run that shouldn't happen.

Hollow Knight: I've done all the Hollow Knight Achievements on both Switch and Playstation, but on PC my record's sitting at a shameful 83%. Gotta fix that, plus I kind of want to replay it again before the release of the sequel, which I'm still thinking will be later this year.

Cyberpunk/Nier/Sekiro/Disco: Nothing much to say about these, just some games I heard were good and bought on steam that I haven't gotten around to playing yet. At least, not more than just the intro/tutorials.

#which idea i ~should~ go with #not necessarily ~will~#this is a non-binding opinion poll #suggestions not on the list also accepted

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ourstaturestouchtheskies · 11 months

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an update 🥰

hi everyone!

I hope you're all doing well! it occurs to me that I never actually said this, but I was on vacation with limited access to internet this past week and just got back this afternoon which is why I haven't been super active (all of my posts are on a queue which is why I still posted every day lol)

but I just wanted to give you all a little update on some fun stuff coming to this blog in the near future 💙

info posts!!

just to kick things off, I'm going to start out with one of my favorite motifs: vanitas/memento mori (hoping to get this one out tomorrow)

then, based on the polls, most folks were interested in seeing overviews of whole periods/styles and the most popular of those were the gothic/medieval revival of the late 1800s and then the high gothic/international gothic period of the middle ages itself. however, I received a special request to do carravagesque baroque (thanks so much for your interest and enthusiasm @ilikeitbetterangsty 🥰), so I think I'll start with that one and then go onto the others

eras tour!!

I'm going to the eras tour in minneapolis, and to celebrate I wanted to do like a ten day countdown, with each day being somehow themed to one of taylor swift's albums. I decided to edit each album cover with a historical painting that resembled the original cover art, so I will be posting one of those a day starting the 13th, along with an edit of a lyric from that album (non taylor swift fans I'm so sorry about this - feel free to block the tag "taylor swift eras (art history version)" if you don't want ten days of these edits on your dash)

art history tarot!!

lastly, idk if I've ever mentioned it here before, but I really love tarot art and I have a growing collection of absolutely stunning tarot decks. since I love both art history and tarot, I thought I would make a little tarot deck of my own and post the cards here! I have the first few already made and I'm thinking I'll probably post one every other day, and then just have normal edits on the non-tarot days. I'll start with the major arcana, and I can keep going if y'all want to see the rest, or I can stop there

okay, I know that was a lot, but I just wanted to update you all on some of the fun stuff I have planned!

as always, feel free to reach out if you have any questions, comments, requests, etc. - I'm always happy to talk! ☺️

yours in art,

charlotte 💙

#charlotte speaks #charlotte talks art history #taylor swift eras (art history version)#art #art history #eras tour

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indexcard · 1 year

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I just saw your tags about hp on that post about polls.... and I feel the same and was just really glad to see someone say it.... I think a lot of people are just pretending it never happened for them because they're ashamed but honestly? a lot of people were children when they were introduced to hp, they didn't have things like critical thinking skills. is there like a support club i could join? that's what I want. but instead no one acknowledges it and it makes me not want to say anything but this honestly sucks a lot. but everyone is just like "get over it and read better books" thanks, that's helpful. now my childhood memories suddenly aren't full of wishing I could go to a certain magic school. you solved it.

sorry about a bit of a rant!! I just wanted to say: I get it.

it's natural to be ashamed, but it was too big a part of my life to just pretend. i just have to live with the knowledge that something i loved as a kid turned out to be written by a horrible person, who went on to create media that expounded her views even more explicitly.

and also, it was never really about a lack of critical thinking skills. i have said before on this blog that sections of the fandom were always critical, and i was pretty much immersed in that online fandom from age 11. i'm exhausted because i've been boycotting her new work since fantastic beasts. even cursed child, when everyone was saying how amazing it was. i don't say this to claim some kind of moral high ground but to contextualise why this particular spate of "let's pretend hp never existed" really annoys me personally. if it never existed, then how did my antagonism towards something i loved help develop my moral compass as a teenager, convictions which have carried well into my adult life? you know?

you become stronger when you learn to live with change and dissonance and genuine hurt in your life - in that sense, i suspect you already have that support group within yourself, because you recognise that "get over it" is unhelpful. rather than trying to erase your past connection to something created by a dangerous bigot, you've acknowledged how that's shaped you, and become more principled because of it, which is more than i can say for whatever's in the water lately.

i feel like in light of what jkr's direct contribution to british public discourse has led to lately, what her open bigotry has enabled, i shouldn't even be posting about this - so this is my last and final word on the matter. but i do think... avoiding a hurtful topic on my blog is very different to coyly posting about fandom nostalgia with a wink wink nudge nudge to that cringe thing everyone used to like. i would like to think we learnt from our experiences, rather than brushing them under a rug. the callout era has made us scared of saying we used to like bad things. imo, grow up, own your shame or move on.

okay, paying my tax for posting about that woman, and you (general, not targeted at your ask!) can too. donate to mermaids uk.

#cw transphobia

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ninasbookshelf · 4 months

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catching up

hi hi!!! happy new year everyone! it's been awhile since i shared a catch-up post on here but i'm finally checking in. feels good!

i started a new job a couple months back so i've been in an adjustment period, recreating and implementing routines and settling into a redefined normalcy. it's been good, mostly a positive experience, but transition periods like this always mean my work on other endeavors (this blog, my art blog, painting, hobbies, etc) is a bit more sporadic while i adjust to the new routines. now that i'm finding my footing, i have a goal for the new year to post on here regularly. i have so many ideas lined up. think polls, longer written posts, more webtoon chats, a few book rec lists... and more.

another of my goals for the year is to edit the memoir draft that i wrote during NaNoWriMo. i managed to write over 40,000 words during the month-long writing challenge, but i took a step away before editing so that i could look at the draft with fresh eyes. now it's time to begin!!

and of course, this is a book blog, so i want to share what i'm reading right now. i got a beautiful new book for christmas---Monet by Christoph Heinrich---that i am so so excited to dive into this month. i've been working through it slowly and learning a lot. i have always been interested in art but never really dove into art history for some reason. v glad to start now, and grateful to the family member who bought me the book!

additionally i am reading Kathryn Purdie's novel The Forest Grimm. it's the first book i've read by this author. i'm enjoying it! i got my copy through fairyloot back in october and finally feel like it's the right time to read it. i'm such a mood reader that even when i'm excited about a specific book, it can take ages before i actually pick it up. i haven't been reading much lately due to the craziness of the holidays and work so i'm really looking forward to settling back into reading. i have been on a webtoon kick this past week, though, and i have many thoughts to share... expect a follow-up post within the next few weeks.

how's everyone doing with 2024 so far? what are we reading? what are we excited for?

i'll check in again soon. thanks for reading! ✨

#booklr #books and literature #january 2024

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marshmallowprotection · 3 years

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Hey! Hey! I just read your answer to the writing reader x character fics ask and wanted to bonk you with a LOT OF APPRECIATION FOR CALLUNA!!

I'm so amazed by it still, it's so heartwarming that you've written something so beautiful inspired by one of my pieces and from where I'm currently at, the story, the plot, SAERAN, the MC/reader, every other character, they're all so on point. I just love it so much, your use of words is wonderful and the whole fic is incredible, I still cannot comprehend how good it is?? I can with no doubt say that you're currently my favourite MM writer out there, everything you come up with is just so incredibly well written and thought of. I've had to hold on giving any feedback till now because I wanted to finish reading it first before throwing all the love I have for it at you, since I'm currently just on chapter 11 because I was following it as it was getting published at first but then school got the better of me (since I always read fics at night and lately school has forced me to go to sleep way to early to do that, and I'm so deprived of fics oh my god), and as I'm only on chapter 11 I know that there's still a big storm coming because sadly someone happened to spoil something about the fic for me, but you bet I'm gonna throw even more love at you when school gives me time for that and you BET I'll be drawing some art for it too 😌💞 It's what you deserve

Also, the post itself really resonated with me, like the things you said about writing what makes you happy. It wasn't only relatable with me drawing things I enjoy, there's also the fact that I've been writing fics for myself lately. That writing has also kinda replaced my activity of reading them as much, but I really enjoy it! Idk why I never did it before honestly, but writing them just for myself is really...therapeutic in a way? There's no pressure of anyone judging you and you can do anything you've ever wanted, it's so comforting. I'm just not showing them to anyone because 1. I feel ashamed of them, I'm not the best writer but I find doing it fun 2. my headcanons are sometimes really different to others' and I sometimes feel bad for that or afraid of getting backlash/into arguments for my headcanons. But writing them is fun, and the same goes for you, I hope you continue to do what makes you happy! Though I do enjoy some good old reader x character fics, reading about Lila is also interesting and sometimes she sounds a lot like what Sunset would do so that's just a huge plus lolol

(also me 🤝 you

giving Saeran CMCs who like lolita fashion)

Pat yourself on the back! That Prince Ray art just lit a fire in me with an idea that was already in the back of my head for a while and it smacked me in the head the second that I saw that handsome boy. It was only the moment I saw a pretty boy in a crown. I am nothing but a simp.

That's the good thing about being in fandom. There are people in these places that make art inspired by writing or writing inspired by art. I love seeing that because it's a testament to the harmony in fandom and it is so easy to look to each other when we feel as if we're making an impact on everyone.

It just feels so good to create something from nothing, even if it's art or writing. The process is cathartic and we cannot deny making something makes us just feel accomplished! Your passion to your art is something that we all see and recognize! I'm glad to have been able to watch you progress with your art because you are very talented and you will only continue to better the more you have fun and practice.

Goodness Gracious, I don't know I'm prepared to see anything from the fic drawn out! I have all of these outfit references for Sparrow and for all of the other cast members in the story but I've not been able to flash them out myself. There's just something really sweet about the aesthetic that exists within fairytale AUs that I can't ignore. I am sorry to hear that someone spoiled you on one of the events in the story.

At least you don't know how it builds up or leads to that point in the story where the incident occurs. I've been spoiled in a few stories before and how I reason with myself is that: I don't know how we get to [Spoiler] and that means the full experience isn't robbed from me. I'm glad that you've enjoyed it! I put a lot of care into the story because it was such a great piece of art to work with.

I'm not ready, Seeme. Don't kill me. I don't think we can handle it. Prince Ray already kills me on sight.

Shfksnrowneoehe! Sunset is really cute. I always love seeing her on my Instagram or over here on DailySaeran. Her hair is really bouncy and sweet and it just makes me feel some kind of way. I just love frilly clothes and we need more cute MCs in big skirts. I'm very OC positive and I try to make sure that all kinds of people in this fandom know that they should shamelessly write what makes them happy.

I am glad to hear that you're exploring writing for the first time. I hope you know that you don't have to share with other people of you don't want to do that. You put your heart and soul into your writing even if there's spelling errors, translation errors, or what have you within the story, you put a piece of your heart into what you're writing. I say this with the utmost sincerity write for you and nobody else. Write what makes you happy no matter what anyone says.

I don't care if that means you're writing Self Insert Fics where you have cat ears, rainbow hair, or everyone loves you without question. Or If you're writing about an OC who loves without reason or can do "impossible" things without trouble. It's your story.

You create the canon. You create the universe. You put yourself into it. It is unashamedly you.

If it makes you happy, you write it. Put your heart into it. We put ourselves into the characters, not just our OCs. But, we put our soul into the cast of canon characters. So, just know that even if you do not share your writing, you should never feel like you have to share it for it to be proof of skill or talent. If anyone hits you with discourse if you do share it one day, let me know. I will mess them up with a Hello Kitty bat all the while wearing the cutest dress.

I've got a lot of Saeran x Reader story ideas, I'm gonna make a poll with my general ideas and let people vote on that later once I get home. It'll be a Google Form. I'll probably link it on my IG too. I hope you guys are interested in that! I hope that you're able to slow down and enjoy yourself soon here! I know that school must be really rough with everything right now. I gotta wish you luck with that.

Meanwhile, I gotta go smack myself or something, I admire you and here you are hitting me with the same thing. Djwkdhekdnodbeie

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buddha-in-disguise · 4 years

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Oh boy, another long post today. But this is who I am 😂 And well, another person decided to make asinine comments about Supercorp fans on their Twitter account about how Supercorp fans are mostly young and White, so ... here we go.

Yesterday I mentioned The 100, and how Clexa is still something spoken about today for LGBTQ people. Even those who weren't around it as it went on, a lot of you will of at least heard of it, know it has caused a shift in LGBTQ fandoms, even if you don't know details.

I was actually a little late into The 100, mostly because it wasn't easy to watch episodes at the time in the UK. Unfortunately that timing meant I had barely got into the fandom before they went straight into the kill your gays trope.

The thing Clexa did was twofold. Firstly, although not the 1st time it had happened, it was the 1st time real and very much needed discussion over TV's decisions to 'Bury your Gays,' went on. It also showed as a collective LGBTQ fandom force (other than perhaps Xena), it was powerful. We initiated change because of it.

Are Supercorp that powerful? You know what, I think they just might be getting there. After all, media are now beginning to write much more about the issues Supercorp is raising.

Mo Ryan changed LGBTQ fandom in her reporting of Clexa. She still is changing things on how the TV industry works (her reporting on sexual harassment in the TV industry alone is incredible. If you don't follow her on Twitter I highly recommend you do).

Here are facts taken from GLAAD (you can see the full report here: https://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/GLAAD%20WHERE%20WE%20ARE%20ON%20TV%202019%202020.pdf

The main takeaways are this.

GLAAD and Harris Poll’s Accelerating Acceptance study shows that 20 percent of Americans 18 to 34 – a key demographic for networks to court, as well as the rough age range where several characters fall – identify as LGBTQ.

As such, GLAAD recommendation is TV produce shows to reflect that percentage. In other words, 20% of characters cast are LGBTQ.

Sadly that figure is still roughly 50% below that recommendation. See pic.

Here is the other key takeaway, and is why Supergirl, by giving us Supercorp, wouldn't be just performative in its LGBTQ representation but groundbreaking.

'At a time when viewers have more options for entertainment than ever before, Hollywood must include lead LGBTQ characters whose stories are told with nuance and depth that reflect the real world that audiences know if they want to retain and grow their audiences.'

'... must include LEAD LGBTQ characters.'

Hello! Waves in Supercorp! Right here! Also canon to some of the comic. Hellooooo.

Also important is the last segment: '... whose stories are told with nuance and depth that reflect the real world that audiences know if they want to retain and grow their audiences.'

Sadly, as it stands with Season 5, Supergirl have not even given the canon LGBTQ rep nuance or depth in the storylines. If anything, it was the worst season ever. Less than 10 minutes of just Dansen? Only one Nia episode of depth. Having LGBTQ characters, if you don't utilise them, is performative. Supergirl have been just that. Especially as Kelly is Black, so double performative by them. Sheesh.

Supergirl have two stark choices now.

They ignore Supercorp and will forever vilified by LGBTQ audiences on how they queerbaited. And I mean forever! We aren't a small fandom, and LGBTQ fandom memories are long. Hell, just this week Xena was all over my timeline as it celebrated it being 25 years since it was shown.

Or Supergirl can take on GLAAD's recommendation, grasp Supercorp with both hands, really give Dansen, Kelly, Alex and Nia good solid LGBTQ storylines and be forever praised (even if some lingering resentment might surface on treatment of the LGBTQ fans and rep) for doing so. 25 years worth potentially.

They literally have nothing to lose. Last season alone proved that ignoring Lena and Kara on any level, trying to enforce unwanted men into storylines, tanked viewing figures.

The moment Lena and Kara reconciled, social media went crazy - and for the first time in ages, trended - Twitter picked it up on their moments. Media outlets loved it. Viewing figures improved.

Yet, despite all this, despite all the fans I know, despite us constantly acknowledging that some fans go too far, despite the fandom being a huge, diverse group, with a vast age range, we continually get vilified.

And for what?

Wanting what heterosexual fans get given ad nauseam?

Why, other than internalised homophobia (& yes, that can exist even if someone identifies LGBTQ), do people object?

All we want is the bare minimum that heterosexual cis people get given each and every day a thousand times over.

If you can't accept my comments, or even understand what GLAAD recommends is still falling way short, and that without LGBTQ fans voices amplifying the messages, we would have nothing, you're part of the problem.

If we sit quietly by, simpering in a corner we get nothing. This isn't a gay agenda. It is simply asking for equality, & it doesn't cost you anything.

Well, I've never sat by quietly simpering in the corner. So that is why I've written another long assed post.

/end

Unedited, so apologies for any mistakes.

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funkymbtifiction · 5 years

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Hi Charity! I'm an ENFP who relates well to basically everything you post about yourself. I'm also fairly certain I'm an 6. I realized that lately I've been struggling a lot with anxiety (getting help, don't worry), but was wondering how that could affect Ne. I've always been the kind of person who seeks change to be better, but now my anxiety makes me feel like I'm in my Si - trapped in how things were in the past. I can't seem to get out of it. It feels like my dom and inf functions switched.

Hey, ENFP 6! I am really sorry you can relate to me, since that’s really no fun for you. It’s not easy being one, is it? But this is the lot life stuck us with, so we’d better learn how to make the most of it, right?

I can’t really tell you how it is for all Ne-dom 6′s (especially with different lower fixes), I can only give you my own experience – and that is that for me it causes conflict between the natural optimism and desire to believe the best in others of Ne-dom and the pessimistic, suspicious nature of being a 6. I approach things with a half-and-half mindset, which is often the opposite of whatever I am hearing from other people, due to Ne and 6 both being contrarian.

In other words, if someone is too excited, I will be the voice of reason. If they are miserable and depressed and expecting the worst, I will be the optimistic and cheerful one irritated by their perpetual fog. I expect good things from people but am also suspicious of their motives. This puts a bit of a damper on dating, since you want to trust your date to be a good person and also not take any chances that he’s not. Some probably super nice guys got frustrated with my non-committal answers to hanging out at their place and watching awesome movies on their giant screen. I’m sorry. Maybe I could have trusted you, and maybe I couldn’t. Better safe than dead.

But you probably already know that, since you live it. Your specific question is how do you get your Ne to work properly and how do you overcome your fear and just… go do things?

Well, the answer to that is simple and hard. Simple because it’s obvious, and hard because it’s hard for a 6 to overcome their anxieties and just do it. The simple answer is – you start recognizing and correcting yourself. Learning to laugh and say, “Oh, I am just being a 6 right now and probably over-thinking.” And choosing to open yourself up to the possibilities and think positively about them rather than freaking out. (I have personal experience with that at the moment, since my boss wants me to step outside my comfort zone. My first reaction was massive angst. My second reaction was anger, because I do not want to do this. The reaction I am having now is trying to use my Ne to think up all the good ways that this could really bolster my confidence and experience and make Good Things Happen in my life. So that’s what you have to do – stick with your feelings and thoughts about something long enough to have the ability to make a decision to approach it with optimism and positivity. Fear and excitement create largely the same reaction in the body; it’s our mind that decides what to call it. So start re-naming and controlling it. Make it excitement and not fear. See if that helps.)

6 loves to hide behind the mantra of “just being rational.” Rational, you may be, but overreacting or paranoid when there’s no need, you also may be. Not every new situation or relationship or change is an actual threat to your security. Ne-doms are supposed to be optimistic and excited about the future. 6ish Ne-doms seem to be excellent problem-solvers and linear thinkers, able to foresee bad things and keep them from happening due to intuition + logic, but they need to learn to integrate into 9 and chill so their Ne can breathe and do what it’s supposed to do – which is to look for new possibilities and opportunities with enthusiasm, and not have to analyze the hell out of everything before they commit to it (and poll 15 of their closest friends ;).

Jordan Peterson in his book talks about a woman he knew, who became housebound. It did not start out that way. At first, she was just anxious about driving to the mall, because she was afraid she might not find a parking space. So that fear started her keeping away from the mall. It became a “place I do not drive to.” Pretty soon, her anxiety grew a little bit. There were other places she did not drive it. Places she did not feel safe. So she stopped going to them. And little by little, her world shrank. Until she did not feel safe outside her front door. I pitied her when I read that, and decided it would never be me. I force myself to do things, within reason, that I am scared of, so I can prove to myself that I did it. But… I do not do this nearly as often as I should, to truly improve. And for better or worse, life has not forced me out of my comfort zone much, which means I have to do it myself.

You need to learn to balance what is actually logical, and what is just fearful. Good logic rides on the balance of probability. It factors in the odds of what you’re afraid of actually happening. Irrational fears are fixating on things that are not possible, rational caution is focusing on what could happen, and what has a high chance of happening. That is where true wisdom comes in – better to be cautious than regret it, but not so cautious that you miss out on all the good things life has to offer because you never left your house. Abducted by aliens – irrational fear. Walking down a secluded street alone at 1am – a good chance of being predator bait.

When I’m stuck somewhere in the middle, I find it helpful to do what Doctor Phil suggests – get out a notebook, and ask yourself one question after another, so you’re writing out a logical train of thought. (”What is the real reason you do not want to do X?” “Well, Y will happen.” “And what will happen if Y does happen?” “Well…”) Keep going until you have literally discussed it all; you will either wind up seeing that your fears are irrational or with contingency plans. (”If I get lost in the Miami airport, I will do Z.”) Either way, you will be thinking clearly and not with a mind infused with anxiety.

Now, as for being stuck in your lower function. High Ne’s generally fixate on Si impressions like, “It was better in the past,” or “I am never going to move forward but be stuck here forever,” when they are not actively moving forward. This will create a deep sense of dissatisfaction that you will try and fill in other ways, but they will not work, because the root cause of the problem is that fear is holding you back. So, start moving forward. Even just a little. What is it that you want to do? What is the first step? How big of a step can you take? Focus on one thing at a time. You can do it. Who do you want to be? Where do you want to be? WHAT do you want to be?

I admire brave people who do not seem afraid of life. I look at them with longing. But in reality, no one is keeping me a prison to my anxiety except me. I am choosing, by not doing, to feed the monster and to shrink my world. And the only person who as the key to my prison cell is also me. The choice as to whether or not to let myself out… is mine. And it’s the same for you.

So, make your Ne happy. Stop thinking. Start doing… with a plan. Sometimes all it takes is saying yes when fear tells you to say no. Then showing up. Often, as a 6, I have learned that my anxiety about something was unfounded and that when I am in the middle of doing it, I am strangely calm and “okay.” Odds are, you will be too.

I hope that helped. I wish I had some grand, inspiring story of how one day I woke up and was confident about everything – but that would be a lie. That is not the path I have to hoe. Other people have other struggles, this is mine.

- ENFP Mod

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