#idk if this is relevant to anyone but me

[camelspit]

the current debates on sokeefe/sophitz and alden rn are so funny i feel like i was forcefully put in a time machine and blasted to a few years ago

#its so funny bc i have no stake in either arguement tbh #the sophitz/sokeefe one rn is so funny i cant take it seriously #i just havent seen the arguement this. relevant. on tumblr in a while #i had to guess id say the reactions to the keefe pov book are what set it off #as for the alden one. idk. #i think my personal opinion is that hes made some questionable desicions but not out of malice #i havent seen anyone yet bring up him sedating sophie in nightfall which. i think is one of his most memorable scenes. #for me at least!! idk #kotlc

[prohistamine]

I tend to really enjoy scenarios where a character has the fetish, but a random thing I’m into that I’m not sure if I’ve seen people talk about here is a situation where someone who doesn’t have the fetish is turned on by someone else sneezing for non fetish related reasons. Like, someone they’re attracted to has a fit while wearing a tight shirt and its make them bend over and their boobs are bouncing and it’s really turning the other person on, or someone’s dramatic pre-sneeze noises sound so much like sexual moaning that someone who’s never had a thing for sneezing before is watching like “why is this having this effect on me” idk something about it.

#Anyone relate? #Idk why this feels like a relevant distinction for me but it does #snz kink #snz blog #snz #snzblr #sneezefucker #sneeze kink

[musical-chick-13]

Question for any other people who suffer from OCD and like to write: Do you ever get writing-related Themes™ or compulsions, and, if so, how do you manage them?

#actually ocd #ocd #obsessive compulsive disorder #actuallyocd #compulsions #writing compulsions #idk like...how to tag this so it finds people? #currently relevant for me trying to finish a project. I realized it was taking so long and becoming so laborious because the '''editing''' #was actually compulsive behavior haha. ha. #also if ANYONE with ocd has any words of wisdom feel free to share them even if you DON'T have themes/compulsions related to writing

[maaaxx]

dont get me wrong i am more excited for this atla remake and the inevitable renaissance part 2 than i have ever been for anything in my life. however im also terrified of what changes this is going to bring to the fandom. Obviously the 2020 renaissance brought a lot of new and good things (zukka, a ton of amazing fics, etc). But more people joining the fandom means new people joining ao3 and interacting with fics and authors and artists too. Even in the few years that i've been active in fandom i've noticed a dramatic shift in how people interact with artists and authors especially. And I can't see this not getting worse as more people whose main social media experiences include tik tok and instagram coming to ao3 and tumblr. Like these people are used to content creators who revolve their content around what their audience wants because its their job, and I know this isnt going to translate well to the culture around ao3 writers especially when unconsolidated comments and 'advise' is already a problem for a ton of authors. And for people who dont understand that fics and fanart are supposed be transactional in the sense that you need to leave comments and kudos and reblog stuff when they're used to simply liking something *maybe* being enough. Idk whats going on with other fandoms, but I do know that these things have been an ongoing issue for the atla fandom and like I said, I can't imagine having another 'renaissance' and this stuff not getting worse.

#ive been plotting out new fics to post soon with the same energy as someone trying to start a business during a recession #but like i said idk if this is an issue with other fandoms because the atla fandom is the only one im active in #but i *know* that this is an issue for the atla fandom #Like people are commenting less and less on fics but demanding more frequent chapters #and people want to leave critism that the authors didnt ask for while also not leaving an ounce of praise #like there has been an influx of people just being so shitty to authors #and im not sure if its because of ignorance and people genuinely not knowing how fandom works #or if its entitlement and people are expecting the same thing from fandom creators that they do from influencers or book authors #like fandom has been so weird recently and it is a huge reason of why i havent been updating fics and stuff #when i started posting i wanted a community of people who shared my interests #not people who look at me like a celebrity who they can critisize like theyre leaving a review on rotten tomatoes #idk people have gotten a lot more hostile and its not as fun as it used to be and im scared that another flood of people #joining the fandom is going to make in unbearable #this feels kind of whiney but i am curious if anyone else has noticed it #fandom #ao3 #zukka #atla #max thinks shes relevant

[ariel-s-awesome]

I'm Ariel (they/them), an American agender aro/ace living in the CST. My main special interests are Wander Over Yonder and Detective Conan, although it's been awhile since I've posted about DC here.

Art Blog | AO3 | WOY Discord Server

Please read by BYF. It'll be my only warning before I block.

Don't interact with me if you enjoy

South Park

Harry Potter

Pewdiepie

Pedophilia (yes, a fictional child is a child)

Incest

Or if you try to dictate other people's identities. This means that if you don't unconditionally support the following and their place in the queer community I don't want you around:

Aromantics and asexuals

Bi lesbians, he/him lesbians, whoever else they're after now. (Pssst: Read up on lesbian separatism and the intertwined history of butches and transmascs.)

Whoever the current "discourse" target of the day is because everything I know about that shit is againist my will. Nobody's existence is inherently harmful. Your oppressors hate you too much to pretend to be queer. Gender and sexuality are too complex to shove into neat little boxes. Cishets aren't gonna stop oppressing you because you throw the "weirder" queer people under the bus.

Just stop spreading radfem/conservative rhetoric with different targets.

Do us both a favor and block me too so I don't have to see you around

#personal #those three are literal white supremacist media and if you're cool with that you need to leave #idk if pdp is still relevant but added him while I'm at it #anyways sp fans stop following me #edit: happy pride month I believe nobody inherently harms others for exisiting #and everyone knows themselves more than anyone else can

[cloud-based-and-rainpilled]

Old Gay VS New Gay discourse is so interesting to me as a “new gay” (milennial) growing up around “old gays” (boomers)

Old gays refuse to adapt to new nuanced gender and sexuality labels, feeling they’re superfluous and not “real issues.” New gays refuse to understand the point of view of a community not that long ago that was ravaged by AIDS and was (and is) straight-up illegal in public to be in most parts of the world

It’s a microcosm of the boomer/milennial dichotomy and imo shouldn’t even exist. There’s always been gay men VS lesbian VS bisexual disagreements and schisms and even proto-trans discourse about drag and androgynous presentation, but I’d like to think with a larger, more vocal community than ever, we’d come to an understanding that we don’t need to be fighting! We’re on the same side even with very strong disagreements!

Tl;dr if Boomer gays and Milennial gays could just rest thinking the other was cringe instead of completely disregarding and getting hostile towards the other we’d be in a much better place inter-community wise. But, to be honest, mostly I just see milennial gays completely disregarding the feelings of the people who made it possible for us to go outside idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#getting into slapfight arguments with ppl over the gender of angels has made me think on this ngl #the enbie vs cis gay discourse is……….. so tiring #pls just stay in your own community of ppl age wise if it’s that much of an issue to have empathy for someone else’s pov #ESPECIALLY boomers who were there for the worst of it #and DOUBLE for milennial/zoomer/gen alpha (they might be too young actually idk their age) who take for granted what they achieved #lgbt #gay #lgbtq #trans #discourse #gay discourse #queer #queer community #lgbtqi community #im tagging good omens kinda ‘cause it is relevant here tbh #‘oh no there’s nuance in this interpretation’ 10 years ago if two men kissed on tv people would be rioting lmao #anyone else here survive sherlock cause?? that shit was dire #terfblr #<- idk if this is pro or anti but it rolls off the tongue lol #nonbinary #boomer moment #my hot takes never do well just had to get this out there lol #also these are broad stroke statements obvs #bisexual #lesbian

[babacontainsmultitudes]

[just venting a bit into the void you understand you understand 😌] Lately I've been feeling very caught between "I have a lot of thoughts on Sparrow and Normal and all that with the ending and teen talk and feel like I need to get them out and voice them for my own piece of mind and resolution" and "I am lacking the strength and energy to actually sit down and write it all out and kind of really just want to fully move on to other things (AUs, fics, anything else)" but my brain can't seem to commit to either and that's quite frustrating cause it's just left me very restless. *Sigh*. Idk! Just needed to complain about that a bit ig, it's silly but this is what has been ailing me as of late.

#Then there's also a part of me that's like “does anyone even care at this point? haven't I already talked about them too much?” #but I have seen many a take that irk me... #and perhaps at the center of it all nagging at me is that persistent conflation of love and pride #Less about that in Normal's mind so much as in Will's and the fandom's 🤔 #Also that reoccurring issue of the fandom going ''Normal thinks this therefore it is The Truth'' though I believe I've discussed this befor #And... Hooks Will could have grabbed onto but didn't... Quite a few of those... #And the double standard/negativity bias in fandom of ignoring that Sparrow says both that he loves and likes Normal while doodlerized #But not treating those with the same legitimacy we do the pride thing. And ignoring Sparrow's demonstrations of love and change... #And what the love wolf scene actually implies about Sparrow (as I see it) with his own explanation of the pride thing in mind #But also!!! Also on Norm's epilogue and how despite everything taken at face value (i.e. no teen talk influence) I don't actually hate it #and I think it's plenty salvageable #And gah also that like *regardless* of how things turn out with Normal and his dad- #Well I haven't listened to much of the teen talk just the directly Sparrow-relevant clips #so I don't know quite how cynical Will is or isn't about Normal's future #But like. UGH. What I'm trying to say is even if things didn't find resolution vis-a-vis his dad #(which tbh I could go either way on- it's the meta misinterpretations of Sparrow that Bother me not so much Normal's) #(Well that's complicated. Again it comes back to the love vs. pride thing gosh this is so vague of me lol) #With all the positive influences in his life (and just the fact that life is long? and therapy is a thing?) I just don't see Normal- #being Miserable for the rest of his life. Like. I mean I won't elaborate here really but damn it no he can absolutely turn out alright stil #blugh #BUT YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF AND THAT'S ONLY VAGUE RAMBLINGS ABOUT *SOME* OF IT #Like I'm proud of a lot of my essay posts (which I'm hoping to eventually compile in a masterpost eventually actually) but they take a whil #And if my heart wants to do other things... Ah idk... #ANYWAYS a vent to vent a vent to vent

[bucketsofmonsters]

hi oh my goodness I discovered you today and I can't get enough of your writing! Its all so lovely!! I was wondering if you've ever done/plan on doing any oneshots or series with a transfem reader? :>

Pls ur too sweet, thank you!!💕 I’ve absolutely thought about it but I wouldn't say I’m actively planning anything. For a canonically trans woman reader, I worry about being accurate to trans women, I’d have to put a lot of time and thought into it but its something I'd be totally willing to do.

In terms of reader characters, I try to keep my readers as open ended as possible, let people put what they want onto a character, but I do tend towards readers (or just pov characters in any smut I write) with the parts I’m familiar with. Hence the whole ‘afab reader’ thing I do a lot where I avoid gendered language to let people project the gender they’d prefer onto the reader, just inform people of the genitalia they'll have. Most of my readers live in a genderless void without pronouns or names or anything else I can avoid. My problem is simply that I am not experienced enough with penises to write from the pov of someone with one comfortably lol, otherwise there’d be no problem. I certainly would be open to trying, especially if someone came to me with an idea they wanted to see, I just worry about being authentic more importantly to a trans experience and less importantly but also difficult for me, with being able to portray the biology properly.

Long story short, I’m absolutely open to it I just would want to make sure I’m doing it respectfully and truthfully in all aspects if that makes any sense

#asks #I think ab this a lot actually #it’s a strong maybe from me lol #I hope I phrased this all okay #also obv you can project whatever you want onto my readers #if you want to decide they’re post op trans women I think that’s wonderful and I support you #also idk if this is an issue but is afab reader something that is understandable and practical?? #I don't want to make anyone feel excluded but its the best way I can think of to convey readers genetalia when relevant #open to ideas tho

[tricksterlatte]

I saw someone on the bird website point out that just because people disagree with a fellow fan doesn't give them the right to bully or harass said fan, especially in such cruel ways (they were body shaming a well known Overwatch person because she shared a selfie, and the hate originated from her opinions on the character).

It's been driving me crazy how people somehow forgot you can disagree with someone's opinions without being an asshole. Why do we condemn bigotry or cruelty when it's directed at our friends, but hurl it out ourselves when opportunity arises to bash someone we dislike? It just makes me so sad.

This isn't about a specific situation but it's a problem i've noticed over the years. I have been both a perpetrator and a victim of this (if I said otherwise, I'd be a liar. I've been on the internet since I was 10 and have been active in multiple fandoms), but I don't want to contribute whatsoever to that type of environment anymore. We have to talk the talk and walk the walk with this one, or we will continue to be miserable. If you dislike something or someone, either communicate if this person is supposed to matter to you or vice versa, or just block them, mute them, unfollow them. Whichever suits your comfort level for whatever the situation may be. If you hate something or someone but still proceed to follow them, check their profile, and grab screenshots or QRTs to make fun of them, whether with petty jabs or actual bigotry and cruelty, you are not only making other people into targets. You are sending yourself into a spiral that will only harm you in the long run.

I know how addicting social media can be. I know how the instant gratuitous relief can feel when you vent about something within an echo chamber. And I don't think the answer is just don't vent, don't misconstrue my words. I think the answer is does this make you happy? I don't think this type of habit makes anyone happy. I know sometimes people change, and I really hope people can and do.

I don't say this as an accusation or to be mean myself, I say this as someone who suffered on my own end, not only from taking the brunt of harassment but also from indulging it on occasion. I used to be horrible about this type of fixation on things I hated within fandom during my prime days in my earliest tumblr fandoms, and I nearly fell into this trap again over the past few years. My irl situation was entering a state of despair, and during those times, without anyone trustworthy that shared these spaces with me and that knew me well in return, fandom felt like the one place where I had a semblance of control. That doesn't excuse belittling people. It never does. A reason is not justification.

It's a special type of hell, for example from my personal experience, to receive dozens of suibait anons about fanfic you published, whether it was from things I left blatantly tagged and easily avoidable, over my writing not being as good as others' within these spaces, or because people admitted they were envious of something outside of my control. Or people making fun of my cosplay photos or treating me as an object to be sexualized, no matter who they were or how they identified. I had old Retrospring anons sent that exploited my vulnerability regarding events only certain groups knew about, trying me during my worst of times. When I vaguely discussed them on other websites, without sharing things being said to protect myself and to not spread drama, I was largely told I was overreacting and to just delete them. Which I did, but they kept coming. I deleted anonymous ways of contacting me and closed off most forms of contact with fandoms other than a few long running places I've known for years (thank you WWD crew you guys are the GOAT). But even so. If I didn't have the person who is now my wife there for me at the right time, I probably wouldn't be here right now. Not everyone experiencing this type of thing has anyone there for them at all.

I have a tendency to ramble, so I'll summarize here: the only type of toxicity that will ever bring people joy is toxic yaoi, toxic yuri, Toxic by Britney Spears, and the Toxic TM from Pokemon. I want to get better myself, and I'm posting this because I hope for the best for anyone who read this. If you disagree with me for this, that's okay too. If you don't think this applies to you, it might not! I don't know you. None of us know each other, which I think should be further incentive to be kind, instead of ample opportunity to be mean. If you have the choice, strive to be kind over the escapism that brings us joy. For some of us, this will be the only kindness we may ever know.

#parker says things #this has been on my mind since the early 2020s but it's not the type of thread you can really post to the bird site #the character limit and the culture of ratios and QRTing for clout means this would hardly reach anyone #a majority of 2022 was one of the worst times of my life. I'm thankful I'm alive #I just hope for the best for everyone #things will get better but we also have to work to be better #and to be a bit more self aware #steeping in misery will only make the misery stronger and that took ages to realize for myself #long post #but yes pls don't misconstrue a specific origin for this post. It was about people harassing Mercy mains. Yes. That Mercy #my 2024 resolution is to be even kinder to people even if I dislike them #or especially if I dislike them. idk why them liking something I hate is relevant to them being a good or bad person #if I fall into that mindset I'm no better than the people who harass me or my friends either

[anatomical-puppet]

is this anything

#idk if this joke is even relevant anymore but ive been thinkinf about it for like two weeks #i hope this is funny to literally anyone other than me lmao #re-animator #dan cain #reanimator

[arsenicflame]

ok babes vibe check:

when (if) i actually get round to posting this bellhands au on here, how would you prefer the information?? as a series of long posts, comprehensively covering one area of the concept (ie, the whole of Hornigold era at once), or shorter posts, that just focus on one specific area of the big picture (ie, the mutiny against Horigold only) (some posts could divide into smaller segments than even that, just a paragraph about who Sams Izzy is, maybe)

i know i tend to ramble a Lot, so i was wondering if smaller posts might help with that and make them more digestible for yall who might read them, but also, is it weird to split up linked information into several posts when it could be one?

#for the record. long posts for me probably means like. 1000 words fjdhdhdkb of my incoherent ass typing #i could like. link to relevant sections on each post but is that honestly just more annoying than a meaty ass read of a post #also splitting them up could help me get them out faster bc im not caught up in every little detail #BUT could also lead to continuity issues as i decide actually i didn't like it that way and now i wanna do it like this instead #nyxtalks #ofmd #idk if anyones even interested about reading about this concept at all but I AM #it is my baby. my silly little scenario. #idk i have so many notes on this trying to find some coherence is. hard kfjdndmd #but i gotta post smthn

[girl-bateman]

Some days I'm pretty content with my childhood other days I'm ripping my hair out because it just doesn't add up !! someone is hiding things from me !! I don't trust anyone !!

#im studying 'family as a psycosocial context' rn and its been pretty interesting! #and i was talking to my mom an article with an evolutionary perspective #bc we've talked before abt how this area of psychology can come off as dismissive abt socioeconomic factors & put unfair pressure on mothers #so i brought it up bc the paper didnt define parenting in terms of good/bad which was interesting ! #but then at the end i said something abt 'the article talks abt abuse which obviously isnt relevant for me' #and she wouldnt answer me but her eyes were all watery and weird and I DONT LIKE THAT #like girl 😟 i was coming to terms with the occasional childhood neglect but abuse ? dont even tell me that bc what #like i know things werent perfect for me growing up but i hate how weird my mom is abt everything #and she starts crying if we get too much into it so i feel a little bad bringing it up #i also feel like when i do get new information abt something in my past it always makes me have a crisis #so maybe its just not worth it ? #bc i do feel like im in a rly good place rn and i dont need to know if i was 'abused' whatever that means #what i do know is bad enough and makes me sad as it is #i think the reason i get so paranoid abt it is because i have trouble remembering the stuff that has been told to me #and some vague things i do remember have been refuted ? so i cant rly trust my own memory #but idk if i can trust anyone else either #i mean i do trust my mom generally but shes so emotional and guilt-prone that im not sure what to believe #what i do know for sure is that there is a lot shes holding back in terms of what shes told me #which i dint love tbh #personal

[marshmellowtea]

idk i guess my philosophy when it comes to damien and mark has always been like.....damien isn't a bad guy, really, i do think he has good intentions most of the time, but given the environment he's in and how much money and power he has access to, it makes sense to me that he'd occasionally stoop to underhanded or scummy methods to get what he feels like he needs or deserves. meanwhile mark is also not a bad guy—though he certainly tends to be more selfish than damien—but he's been severely hurt and has never been properly supported through all of it due to a combination of the time period he's in, the people he's around not fully understanding him, and his own self destructive tendencies. oh, and house entity also. that's very much a factor here.

#markiplier #who killed markiplier #actor mark #damien the mayor #marshy speaks #....does it surprise anyone i still have a lot of thoughts about this series? it's kind of surprising me ngl #i'm firmly in lila territory interest-wise but wkm is always going to occupy a special piece of my brain ig #anyway once again 'actor has trauma from even before wkm' truthing #as well as 'damien is not super innocent' truthing #i wish i had something to say about will here to complete the trifecta but idk i guess he just doesn't feel super relevant here #and besides i never really did figure out what i was doing with him character wise #even with all my thoughts about his and mark's tumultuous love-hate filled brotherhood #i think he's also. primarily traumatized. as a motive to why he's Like That #along with the stress of being outside the class that his friends are in #i'm still a 'will was a child of one of the iplier servants truther' as well i really think that makes the most sense #anyway i guess i'm getting sidetracked. just. yeah.

[cryptidsncurios]

Thinking about the lyrics to “Don’t Think Twice” like?? Some of these lyrics uuuuuuh.. About Xigbar??? With his core being Luxu?? Like

“How did I live in a kingdom of thieves / And people who say things they don't really mean, really mean”

And

“So why do I say things I don't really mean, really mean / I'm only crying 'cause I never dreamed / It'd take this long, it'd take this long”

…idk man. I’m just……….

#ooc: screamy speaks #relevant: the fatal marksman #hhhwhoooooo man.. idk if anyone else is but I feel the hype of Xig become a Big Main Character #and since Nomura is notorious for his foreshadowing??? no doubt there’s a bunch of Luxu refs scattered about #I could be wrong.. this could be just me being Wishful….. #but I stand by whatever is in my Core and it’s love for Xigbar and what I hope to soon be perceived as the Tragedy as it truly must be

[figuerockfaeth]

sorry yes nandor x guillermo yeah BUT hear me out I just think laszlo and guillermo need to have sex

#they’ve been co parenting colin…. #nandor and guillermo are not in a good place and guillermo just got dumped….. #idk something about the vibes in the finale we’re just screaming this to me #idk if anyone else has said this- if so I’m glad we’re on the same page #wwdits #ok I just looked through some tags and I’m glad to report we ARE all on the same page thank you all #i have a vision of a scene where they’re talking about something barely relevant and laszlo says smth like #oh yeah i’ve slept with everyone in the room around nadja nandor and guillermo

[whiskerknittles]

Y’ever watch a movie that’s bad

#I won’t tag the movie bc people like it and I don’t actually want to start a fight #or make people feel defensive or bad about their film tastes in any way #but idk why anyone would show me rape apologism the movie and expect me to enjoy it #oh but the fight scenes are cool! yeah what about the other stuff #like the onscreen attempted rape and presumable offscreen tape #and the entire plot implying that the devastation of a body may be heinous but ultimately forgivable if there is a positive ‘result’ #yeah. #not to mention that of the two female characters the non-rape victim is essentially a plot relevant sex object #who has onscreen sex with two thirds of the cast #I digress. I don’t want to rant to my roommates about it #they would not understand my gripes even if I articulated them well