#just for me or anyone who is interested to read a rant/vent

[helloiamnin]

September 23 log

i'm starting a log here! hello i am nin.

i have places at instagram and tiktok too, but still inactive. for now i'm gonna show up here for daily logs. inspired by someone here that writes up their day, comfort, and uplift themselves, i too wanna made something like that.

this could easily done in a journal, like i usually do, but i'm kinda wanna try this thing. maybe i'll try to rewrite these stuff after this on my journal.

so, today.

i didn't do much i think.

morning - went out to eat and shop

i ate soto and some chicken skin satay. then we go out to a gardening/farming shop. my mom want to buy some stuff for her orchids. after that i manage to influenced my mom to visit a supermarket to buy ice cream. well, we did buy ice cream. we got those little tubs. my mom got the kopyor flavored one, i got the strawberry flavored one. we also buy chicken breasts, some baked noodles, pumpkin, sweet corn, and garlic cream cheese. once at home i make a sandwich filled with the garlic cream cheese. it was so good, i decided to make another one along with a small bowl of ice cream. the ice cream is delicious.

noon - nap i think, cooking and lunch

i think i have some nap time. i decided to cook; sauted cabbage, enoki mushroom, onion, egg, and chicken, steamed potato, a glass of cold flavored water, cut up banana and brownie.

afternoon - chores and dinner

i did my chores; turning on lights, washing dishes, watering the plants, and cleaning out the litterbox. then my mom went to the doctor for the monthly check up and medication refills. my mom came back with dinner, chicken satay and fried noodles. an unlikely pair but tasty nonetheless.

we now arrive at the time i write this up. i finished up my water bottle (2L) which is a good thing. sorry to say, I didn't touch my laptop at all today. my room is still messy af too. i just felt functional today y'know.

oh i kinda want to clean out the railings in the balcony, maybe tomorrow(?)

even if i didn't do the things i planned with my psychologist yesterday to do today, like working on my undergrad thesis, i did function well! i didn't feel so much tired. and overall the mood was okay today.

i need to wash my hair tomorrow, my hair's been oily. also my mom and i need to visit my dad's grave tomorrow.

so i guess that's 3?

3 things to remember by tomorrow i mean.

- dad's grave

- clean out the balcony railing

- wash my hair

oh also

- work on my thesis

turns out after writing all of this up, i don't have much energy left to write it in my journal so... yeah... see you tomorrow.

#logsnin #dailylog #just for me or anyone who is interested to read a rant/vent

[l-flyhight]

Im getting rather annoyed

No. Everyone has the right yo ship what they want. Whatever brings you joy. This is but my opinon thats it. No judgement no shame. Im venting.

Now im a bit of a multishipper. Like to see some diversity in art you know? But never have i met such people that are so angry or vicious as tipo shippers. Kung fu panda po x tigress

Where do i start with this? Never in the course of the films have at any point do they show or hint that their crushing on each other. No romantic coded scenes. Nothing. So thats unfortunate why i don't see what all you lovley people see because i dont.

Tigress tai lung and po are conected in the parent upbringing sibling cycle. But hey ship whatever you want.

Now this is where people start to hate on me but let me clarify no hate nor disrespect to anyone. Im sick of looking at kung fu panda art and what? 97% of it is tigress? How abertary. Dull. What about the others? Do they not deserve as much attention? Clearly not.

As for the ship people get my goat "make it canon" blah blah. In the art of story telling to have it rondomly their into each other after like nothing? Makes for bad writing.

I do enjoy anything kung fu panda related but the ship for me anyway just doesn't fly. Those whom are super into the franchise are like yes they are but those who have seen all three films and enjoy them are like what? No.

Again if your going to ship them why on earth is tigress oc? Like shes all happy and silly? No.

Still here? Angry yet? Fuming because my trained animation degree with honors head doesnt comprehend what apparently im missing? Well thats ok.

Now i know alot of people who are actually nice but ive met vicious fans directing their hate towards me. Death threats. Vulgar language. The works. Made me just not want to draw anything kung fu panda related due to it.

Now recently due to the encouragement of others i did draw ship art. Dragon knight? Yes. Why? Because its actually hinted at in such a badly written way. I wont get into it. Thats a rant another time.

Now as something that i personally dont like and that goes across any anthro media is interspecies relations. Not a fan. However their ate acceptions to the rule and that has alot to do with the universe in which the fandom is set. BNA for example. The grimior of zero explains this perfectly, interspecies actually doesnt matter due to the world building. But in cases like zootopia or kung fu panda (films only) interspecies relationships arnt explored nor shown.

As for tipo po loves kung fu thats it. The only time he has ever shown any interest in a girl is meimei. Drops his baobao bun. Pupils dilate. yes theirs a but the illusion broke when she spoke soooo that doesn't really count.

Still here? Well good for you. still pissed at me for not conforming to liking what everyone else does? Well that too is ok.

If you ship tipo thats cool. Heck ive seen art. Some of its nice. Art is art and a ship diesnt define a person. But stop with the viciousness po will probably never end up with tigress. But thats a good thing. He doesnt end up with anyone. That way everyone wins. But the viciousness and anger and the make it canon because insert reaons here is so stupid.

Stuck around? Read my vent? Great. Please refrain from commenting anything vulgar towards my person and remember. Opinon.

Ship whatever you like. Awesome. Great.

Now piss off. Im tired.

(Brit humour)

#kung fu panda #rant #personal rant #rant post #tipo #shipping #leave me alone #vent #shitpost

[melonlthawne]

Rant / vent below / personal / whatever you wanna call it. Obviously if this is annoying no one has to read it I’m just in a mood . Stuff down below. Please don’t hesitate to ask me if you need this tagged if it would upset you!

It’s probably a combination of my “period” being on day 8 plus hormone plus nervousness for some IRL stuff and new responsibilities I might have but like. I am dying scoob. I am so frustrated with myself rn in every possible way and it doesn’t feel good. Particularly with how bad my art is. Which is why I’m gonna stop drawing at least for a few days effective today but even if I try to distract myself with other things I just hate it so much and how bad it looks. I’m not happy with anything I create and I’m miserable over it. Tired too.

If you actually read this maybe like the post. I don’t blame anyone who isn’t interested or ignores this for their own mental health. ❤️

#robin rambles #robin rants #ask to tag #vent #tbd

[thereisnothingsweetaboutme]

tw: the contents of this blog will contain themes that involve èds, alcoholism, sh, self d3precation, and overall spiralling. this blog is not looking to trigger anyone who is in recovery from any harmful behavior or substance, or anyone who is trying to just lead a healthy lifestyle. I support anyone who is in recovery and I genuinely root for them. this is a place for me to vent, share experience, to pretty much be a diary for what I go through and a way that I cope with my issues. please don't r3p0rt, just block instead and we'll all be merry.

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you have been warned. now onto the introduction 💜

hello!! my name is Rai and my pronouns are she/they. I am an '02 liner and as of right now I am 21 years old. My mbti is INFP-T, and enneagram 1w9.

I previously had a blog called questionablekpoppie was sadly t worded, so this is my newer and sadder one lmfao. here's a fun little piece of trivia: my username is the lyric from a song called "Farewell II Flesh" by a metal band named Ice Nine Kills. That song (even though it's based on the Candyman story) pretty much speaks to my soul and the lyrics say more about me as a person than I could ever utter yk.

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My interests include music (particularly kpop, metal, classical, etc.), playing instruments (the bass guitar, and french horn), exercising, cooking (ironic), watching youtube/horror movies, and playing genshin impact. If anyone reading this is into any of those things, feel free to slide into my pms and we can chat about them!! But I do want to preface that if anyone below the age of 18 tries to contact me, I will not be responding and instead blocking because I don't wish to interact with minors online! I find it easier to relate with people closer to my age that also deal with young adult issues. I won't be following back minors either. i also will not tolerate any form of racism, homophobia, transphobia, p3d0 behavior, or just general icky-ness.

stats as of 12/11/23

height: 164cm (approx. 5'4.5")

cw: 57.7kg (approx. 127lbs)

hw: 61kg (approx. 135lbs)

lw: 53kg (approx. 117lbs)

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gw1: 55kg (approx. 121lbs) → 🎁 new work shoes

gw2: 52kg (approx. 115lbs) → 🎁 $100 on genshin

gw3: 50kg (approx. 110lbs) → 🎁 expensive skin care set

gw4: 47kg (approx. 104lbs) → 🎁 expensive bass guitar + amp

gw5: 44kg (approx. 99lbs) → 🎁 pc set up

ugw: 42kg (approx. 93lbs) → 🎁 ps5

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welp! I'll try to update cw's regularly, and other stuffs. I hope that I can post regularly and keep motivation for my personal goals and if anyone (with the prerequisites above implied) needs support or just someone to speak to, please feel free to hit up my pms! I'm usually a consistent responder and enjoy interacting with people who have similar interests :D. I'll also be adding other navigation links ( like my personal hashtags for different thingies), bcs I wanna be an organized hoe. that's all teehee.

thank you, and I'm out!

me rants pretty much kinda edgy 🐝

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[terris-mayweather]

There will be several spoilers for Nikolai's route and probably Cliff's route, too, and also probably Echo in general under the read more!!!

This is just going to be me ranting. I have a lot of feelings™ and I need to vent them.

OKAY SO THE SMOKE ROOM IS SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!

Who had the right to make such wonderful, cute, interesting, characters?!?!?! And then the ROMANCE in it?! When Nikolai fucking proposed to Sam I fucking DIED.

THE UNEXPECTED THROUPLE WITH CLIFF AND MURDOCH TOO?! I was originally very dismissive of Murdoch, but interestingly enough THROUGH CLIFF'S ROUTE I really took a shine to him! And then his appearances in Nikolai's route also made me more interested in him!!! He seems to have a lot of demons, but is also a complete sweetie, secretly, and I want to know more!!!

I feel really bad leaving William last, but the others just stole my interest at the start!!! I'm sure William is great, though.

All that said, I am only finished with the public builds of both routes, and I am

SO

FUCKING

TERRIFIED

For all of them. Samuel is an oblivious and adorable sweetie, and is a much more engaging protagonist than Chase.

Nik deserves the world and then some (ALSO I'M SO CURIOUS WHY HIS HELMET IS SO IMPORTANT!!! My man's was literally fucking breaking DOWN about it. He deserves hugs and love so much. T_T)

Cliff is an adorable bean with a fiery streak inside him and I LOVE that contrast- and he's too precious to hurt. (Despite some red flags in his how shall we saaay- unwillingness to back down or admit he's wrong.)

And the other two I don't know enough, yet!!!!

But it doesn't matter because with the way Echo turns out and what we know happens to Samuel...

Well I don't see a good ending coming for ANYONE here, or ANY route. And that's the fucking worst. I want Nik and Sam to escape and be happy.

I'm going to need SO many fanfics of love and happiness. T_T

ANYWAY

Having a great time, always terrified, and loving the good things that do happen.

Btw all the side characters are so fucking good. Yao really stole the show for me in Nik's route. Chang is so cool, Dmitri is the best, Jebediah is wonderful, Avery is amazing. Like- the side characters all add SO MUCH to the game and the stories. Uffff.

This is peak content.

#GUESS WHO STARTED MURDOCH'S ROUTE?! #echo project #the smoke room vn #tsr vn #tsr nikolai #tsr cliff #tsr Murdoch #im still curious about that fortune telling #seems i am doing good?? #*huffs* #anyway #love it all #time to get retraumatized with MORE characterization of the others #uff #help me #i am also about to finish Arches and let me tell you #this is getting my theory-crafting brain working

[e77y]

Long but relatively unserious vent/rant below the cut (sorry I added this in bc I realized how long this post is oops)

Being at the center of some kind of internet witchhunt (which ik is kind of buzzwordy but) is literally my biggest fear ohhh my god. Even a small scale one… I think I would Die. Maybe it’s because I had a similar thing happen with my friend group in high school where one of them convinced the others I was like evil and spread all these rumors about me… 😭 He was splitting on me but still. That’s an explanation, not an excuse. And it basically confirmed all of my intrusive thoughts about myself, and my personality completely self-destructed and changed, and I haven’t interacted with any of those people the same way since. I isolated from them for MONTHS and just loathed myself. Bleh

The reason it’s on my mind is bc I’ve seen this happen to friends and mutuals and even just people I’ve followed in small fandoms, where the whole fandom hates them bc of this little drama and like. I KNOW that fandom drama is not the end of the world, but truly I think that would destroy me for months. And I would never be able to set foot in those spaces again :’) Getting a handful of rude comments about a fucking transfem hc I had at like 14 made me stop writing fanfic for YEARS 😭😭😭 sigh. Just bc they said it was ‘out of character for him to want to be a girl’ 🙄 (<- character who canonically felt confident when dressed as a woman btw. initially for a disguise but then she grew to love it. BUT I DIGRESS KNSHFJW)

All this to say I think that’s why I tiptoe around everything I say online… I am SO scared of ruffling feathers, but I know that fandoms are places for like! Having fun! And it’s not a big deal! And it doesn’t affect my real life! But like idk.. I just hate the idea of being hated by anyone. I’m sure that I ANNOY some people, and that’s whatever; I talk a lot and make overly personal posts sometimes (like this lol) but I don’t wanna be HATED yk? And idek if it’s better to be hated and ostracized publicly or resented in secret by people who still interact with you… :( Agh. If you ever have an issue with me, please DM me instead of letting it build up into something worse!

ANYWAY LIKE.. with fandom stuff. Idk. I want to have fun! I want to write and post things on Tumblr and AO3 etc but I am just very scared of peoples’ opinions, especially now that I have a decently popular/well-liked longfic in DnDads. For some reason I have convinced myself that writing bad or self-indulgent NSFW will make everyone hate me lmao. Like girl the POINT of fanfic is to be self-indulgent……….. sigh I need to get out more

^ light-hearted… but also kinda true haha. I stay at home a lot just bc I don’t have many reasons to go out atm and only a handful of close friends to go out with. Hopefully that will change when I move next semester lol. And whenever I get interests, they’re VERY strong and long-lasting, and fanfic writing is one of my main hobbies, so I get REALLY into online communities. And rn that is kind of my little niche fandom Tumblr bubble… which is embarrassing and probably unhealthy but whatever. I just inevitably get a lot of anxiety about things that are important/fun to me (bc OCD), especially bc I’ve never really had mutuals/‘friends’ in a fandom before this, excluding my irls

Anyway this got longer and more vent-y than I intended so I will tag accordingly, and sorry to whoever is reading this lol; I just wanted to get my thoughts written down in a public forum bc idk… Makes me feel less insane when ik other people can see it, too. Helps me not take it too seriously and spiral lol.

#vent #cw vent #rant #delete later #<- like tomorrow morning I’m shre #usually I delete stuff like this immediately but I’ll try to keep it up #was talking to my mom earlier about OCD and intrusive thoughts and whatnot…. #she definitely has it too. like undoubtedly #her intrusive thoughts and compulsions sounded exactly like mine #which sucks for me bc my dad ALSO definitely has OCD (in a more outwardly recognizable way) so! wahoo! double whammy #just feeling kinda defeated about mental health stuff #I feel like it’s never gonna get better #I need to go to therapy or a psychiatrist or SOMETHING #it’s been like 4 years now since I was originally supposed to go lol #and I keep putting it off out of fear (I think) #my friends (irls) have all been getting diagnoses and prescriptions lately #which is exciting for them but :( idk. I feel like there’s no way to medicate whatever I’ve got going on except SSRIs???? #and I don’t really want that #mostly though I’m just scared of going back to therapy or to a psychiatrist bc I think they’ll think I’m lying or crazy or whatever #which sounds stupid when I write it out but idk #I should probably keep a journal but when I’m only writing for my own eyes I just kinda wallow in it and write concerning poetry lol #I like journaling in a way other people can see (even if y’all DON’T like seeing it lmaoooo) bc it makes it feel more real? #and out of my head.. concrete etc. #wackyposting #<- seriously need to change that tag still lol

[whatbigotspost]

God I just feel exhausted today by encountering stuff that's just wrong by people who think they are setting the record straight.

As I've mentioned on and off over the years, I work at a nonprofit that primarily serves girls. We've literally always had the most inclusive approach by what that means, basically, "if you want to be served, we want to work with you."

Lately, our staff has gotten tied up in overly focusing on labels and there's a not insubstantial portion of the group who truly, fully believe that people cannot identify with BOTH being girls and ALSO being nonbinary and it's driving me up the fucking wall. Like, they really are thinking, "there's no longer TWO BOXES for gender there are THREE BOXES" and they're patting themselves on the back, whereas I am begging everyone to just burn the fucking boxes. Abolish boxes. Be box free. Anyway, today I heard it said AGAIN that someone cannot be both a woman AND also be something outside of womanness too, and I want to set my hair on fire in protest because I. am. literally. the. person. they. say. doesn't. exist. But they're apparently more interested in being "right" based of some 101 DEI training they went to than they are listening to people who live outside the binary.

And then there's the Thinx post of mine that blew up.

Literally from the moment I published the first version of the post, I regretted sampling the info from tweets that are inflammatory and scare style in tone. The tweets I chose were where I genuinely for the first time learned of the situation and as I always do, I gave credit to where I learned the thing. Some of the early comments I got rightfully pointed out how the original material implies that people are currently being harmed, physically, by the toxic materials in Thinx, when really the case is about the false advertising claims. I should have better clarified that there are not reports of Thinx damaging anyone's body……….yet, from the get-go. THAT SAID, the original tweets I posted in no way claim that anyone was harmed... but they DO SAY that if you think you may be harmed, don't take the class action settlement money so that you can sue them later if you need to. Which is still good advice, in my view.

What I don't regret at all was raising the alarm that Thinx doesn't have your best interests in mind as much as you may assume from their advertising and brand. I stand firm in my unshakeable belief that people have a right to know what's in the materials they put up close to their fucking genitals and that companies will happily lie to you about that kind of thing if it drives their profits. Now that folks are calling that post "blatant misinformation" I gotta just say for a moment: No. It's not. Read it again. While it is inflammatory, there is not actually ANY false information in that post. The closest it gets is by encouraging people to stop wearing their Thinx, which is an opinion that OP held, based on real information the case reveals. Other than that is says: Thinx has materials in it that are toxic that they previously did not reveal. IF you think you've been harmed, don't take the settlement money.

That's it. So YEAH feeling quite a bit frazzled today by bumping into some self-righteous views of "truth" that are actually false in and of themselves so just had to vent that shit.

Turning off reblogging on this because I only feel like sending this complaint to my followers 😂 But I always appreciate a ❤ as a sign of support for my whiny rants!

[stardust-falling]

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坠星落尘 (Zhuixing Luochen)/ 坠星 (Zhuixing)

Adult, He/They/他, ENG/中文/ESP OK!

Bluesky || AO3 || Patreon

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Reading: 六爻 Liu Yao (priest) & 天官赐福 Tian Guan Ci Fu (revised, MXTX)

Watching: 长月烬明 Til the End of the Moon

Playing: Genshin Impact (Caught Up)

Writing: Ghosts of the Heart (original), SVLPO Season 2 (svsss, coming soon!)

TAGS

zhuixing writing: my fics & original stories-- update posts, behind-the-scenes posts, etc.

ghosts of the heart: posts about my original danmei novel, serialization beginning feb. 2024

zhuixing art: my artwork

zhuixing svsss: my svsss posts. meta, headcanons, au ideas, and ramblings.

坠星是谁?: things about me. dash games, uquiz results, etc.

library: reference & educational reblogs, chinese culture, art, & other topics-- go here if you want to learn something new!

wardrobe: clothing information & images. mostly hanfu

art gallery: reblogged art

cool rocks: rock collection

pretty moths: moth image, gif, & video collection

good news: record of good things that have happened in the world, to combat the pessimism

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Zionists, TERFS, antisemites, sinophobes, and other unapologetic bigots blocked on sight.

Anon hate will result in instant block without response.

Invasive asks about personal details will be deleted without response and the sender blocked if it continues. My privacy is important to me.

Pro-ship as in I don't care what you ship and you shouldn't care what I ship. Same with reading/writing, tropes, kinks, or whatever else. You don't know my life, I don't know yours, so it's not my place or your place to judge. If you don't like that I don't care what people do with fictional characters then feel free to block me.

I tag all ships, so if you just don't like a ship that I post about but are a reasonable person who isn't going to start accusing someone on the internet of real and serious crimes and don't care about following someone you don't fully agree with then you can feel safe blocking the ship name and it won't show up on your feed.

Don't send me fanfic of my original works! I will not read it during serialization, and I will not comment on it after serialization.

I don't usually post nsfw, but when I do it is tagged "zhuixing adds chili peppers" so please block that tag if you are a minor or do not want to see nsfw!

I've had a whole lot of trauma my entire life and living in this world is hard, so sometimes I will post rant/vent type posts. If you don't want to see these, block the tag "zhuixing cuts onions".

Any discussion of real-world happenings will be tagged "zhuixing posts current events" so block this tag if that sort of thing bothers you.

More about me and my writing below the cut…

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MORE ABOUT ME AS A PERSON

I'm a queer & chronically ill full-time writer, part-time artist. Originally a city kid from central/northern China, currently living in the USA. Feel free to send me a message if you want to say hi! I'm fairly shy but I do my best to respond.

This blog is mostly scum villain right now, but I'll occasionally post about other fandoms too! The main things I enjoy are MXTX's other books, Tai Sui, Genshin Impact, Tolkien's Legendarium, Star Wars (especially TOR), and the Elder Scrolls.

I'm also writing an original xianxia/danmei novel, 《Ghosts of the Heart》 so please check out my patreon to read that, the first few chapters will be free for anyone to read & begin releasing in Feb 2024.

I'm really interested in language learning/linguistics study, Chinese culture, and hanfu construction & style, as well as a long-standing interest in pretty and cool rocks.

Please don't treat me as a consummate cultural authority! I love sharing things about my culture, but I have been isolated from it for over a decade until just recently, so I am still learning/relearning quite a bit and may make a mistake from time to time. Please be gentle if correcting me-- my lack of connection to my native culture is something I can be quite sensitive about.

我来自中国河南省，我也喜欢闲话我的故乡。我不会说中文很好，因为我多年前来美国了，不过我想要练习说我的母语。如果你想要，你就可以问我问题或发送消息！

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MORE ABOUT ME AS AN AUTHOR

My writing pace fluctuates. I'm chronically ill and currently having to work retail on and off until my writing career builds up enough support to be my primary source of income. Working retail massively drains my energy, so until I make enough to support myself on patreon, speed of chapter releases won't be especially fast. I do try to post something, whether original or fanfiction early-access, on patreon at least once a week. If you like my writing and can afford to become a patron, please consider it. Every new patron helps me get closer to being able to write more & higher-quality work!

I don't read fanfiction of my original works until serialization is complete. This is primarily for legal reasons, to protect myself, but also to keep from being swayed during serialization by the prevalent ideas in the fandom. I also won't comment on fanfiction of my original works irt characterization or canonicity once serialization is finished. I'm personally more interested in seeing what the fandom comes up with and don't care to correct them. But if you make fanart please send it to me to see! I love that so much!

I believe that the current attitudes around copyright and "intellectual property" are BS. Art is meant to be shared and to grow in a community, and strict IP regulations prevent that growth. Part of the reason why I am so set on self-publishing via patreon instead of going with traditional publishing is so that I can create my own Transformative and Derivative Works policy (currently, the policy is a WIP but I will link it here once it is finished). As a long-time fanwork creator, I fully understand the amount of work and effort and care that goes into creating fanworks, and wish to take a different approach to the legitimacy of such works, allowing for a network of free creation rather than increasing restrictions with IP and trademarks, so I am working to draft a policy that will allow for free creation and expansion without compromising the integrity of the original work. If any independent creators wish to use some or all of my TDW policy, they are entirely free and encouraged to do so, as I would love to see a world where creators are not so constrained by strict copyright and IP culture, and where stories belong to both the listener and the teller as they have for thousands of years.

#pinned post #坠星是谁?

[obscureashe]

Heylo here! I came here for the valentine special (HELPP)

I’m Joey, he/him pronouns, transgender lithromantic, leo, adhd (self-diagnosed but for a good reason)

PERSONALITY: im a pretty chill and easygoing person, i like to rant about my interests a lot and I’m pretty good achiever im very focused but im also pretty lazy person when i feel burnt out, i prefer to be alone when working but then i would really want to work with others, i don’t talk a lot and im very bad at communicating and I’m scared that Ill say something wrong and get weird looks, im more like a person who has a Ena Shinonome Personality but anyways I also like to make sexual jokes when im completely comfortable when im with a person, at first I am a very Awkward person so I would probably have to get to know the person a little more before I can be myself around them

I have severe anxiety so it’s hard for me to feel like im normal because I feel like people judge me for being me. I’m afraid of what they think about me when they see me or talk to me. I do not like rude people at ALL. I am a very kind person and when someone starts being rude to me I throw hurtful insults that I don’t mean because they made me snap so I don’t know how to control myself afterwards. Also I don’t know how to comfort people. I just don’t know how and I’m afraid I’ll mess up and make them feel worse.

LIKES:

I love the color black a lot. Including with other darker colors. And I do like lighter colors like blue, green, red, yellow, etc, I like romance and dark genre’s, i love reading manga/books and watching stuff too, and I absolutely love music i wouldn’t know what to do with my life if there wasn’t music, i also like theater and musicals, i also love gaming a lot bc I have a lot of games, i like rhythm games the most, i also love lemon demon/neil cicierega in general, i love being with my online/irl friends a lot, i love hotels too and I like eating bread and my favorite animal is a shark, im also a goth/medalhead! and i play the electric guitar everyday

DISLIKES:

negitive mentions of my voice, comparing me to people/saying stuff like "you remind me of ____", also spiders like good god no. i dislike very rude people, hot weather, talking on the phone and I think that’s it.

also im on with pretty much anyone romantically and platonically as well, so just have fun with this request :) thank you!

I honestly love your request ♡ so thanks for sending me one! + you're the first one without a preference too!

For your platonic match up, I'm pairing you with. . .

Gyomei Himejima »

There's nothing wrong you can say to him, and its fine if you're bad at communication or talking. He's fine with silence while you hang out, and he always seems to know what you mean anyway

not an ounce of judgement in his body

like if you don't want to, he'll just talk about anything until you're comfortable, or do the opposite and listen to you if you needed to vent to him

for someone who's 7'2 and intimidating to look at, he's the complete opposite and so understanding

he's always genuine, honest and kind

he doesn't compliment much, so when he does you can be sure he means it, especially your taste and talent in music

he loves listening to you're interests and day by the way. hearing you speak so passionately about the things you love makes him smile

And for your romantic match up, I'm pairing you with. . .

Mitsuri Kanroji »

would also be a great friend first, and she's friendly to everyone

she's honest and very open about how she feels, so there's literally nothing she can hide from you

(if you wanted or worried about what she thought of you she'd tell you, regardless)

she loves everyone. and your preference not to talk is nothing short of p e r f e c t i o n to her. she thinks its adorable beyond belief.

honestly, in a relationship with you she's always giddy and smiling about everything

mitsuri and sexual jokes would have her crying with laughter + red with embarrassment

she compliments everyone in her head, and being her partner isn't an exception

she can't lie either, so every single compliment she gives you she means with her whole heart

adores your art and goth music

gushes at you when you're drawing or playing your electric guitar (she loves western things, and it would be so new and exciting!)

borrowing her romance books

and seeing a musical with her would be such a lovely date idea

she'd ask you out to dinner, either afterwards or for a first date

and she's a great cook! would probably sneak in snacks to you while you were busy or playing games

its never boring with her around either, with her bubbly personality and clumsiness, i'm sure you'd always have something to do

she loves planting little butterfly kisses to the tip of your nose + especially your lips

hugs and hand holding too ♡ (will squish you pretty hard so be warned)

you'll probably hear 'i love you' from her everyday

imagining the two of you dancing together is ♡

there you go! thank you again and i hope you liked your match up! + i think mitsuri would hate spiders too (same), so i'm pretty sure between you and mitsuri, a spider would win

#kny #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #imagines #kny headcanons #demon slayer headcanons #kny x reader #kny x y/n #kny gyomei #kny mitsuri #demon slayer x you #gyomei himejima #mitsuri kanroji #mitsuri x reader #match up event #match up game #asheiscupid🖤

[kayak-lmao]

New profile :D

And with this, I want to state who I am and what I do now that REAL PEOPLE are seeing my dumb little scribbles (scary)

Hi! I'm kayak-lmao, or just Kayak! I use She/They and identify as an AroAce Cisgender Woman :)

I am a minor however, so please don't send me anything/talk about me in any way that's unsuitable for anyone under 18

I mainly try to post art, and I'm using Tumblr as a kind of timeline of my art journey as I try to get better. I do sometimes post things like funny stories from my day or very rarely a small vent which I try to delete eventually

My main interests are ace attorney, danganronpa, generation loss, minecraft, sam and max, splatoon, nintendo, undertale, musical theater, various youtubers, fnaf, edith finch, and whatever weird hyperfixation I'll have next

Before I end this, I just want to say thanks to my followers or anyone who's liked or reblogged my posts in general. It makes me genuinely so happy inside that someone out there with no bias towards me saw something I did and thought it was cool. I've had semi-bad trust issues and imposter syndrome with anything and everything I've done for most of my life. But knowing that people actually do think my art/rants/whatever are worth a like, reblog, or even a follow means the world to me

And special thanks to my friend and sister who follow me on here and deal with my shenanigans and ideas in real life. You guys are amazing <3

Sorry for long post! Thank you for reading! :)

#beginner artist #art #scribbles #does this count as a bio? #anyway my silly little rant is over now lol

[everythingsinred]

what follows is a long, rambly, and possibly sappy thank you note to the best fandom ive ever involved myself in. if you have ever sent me an ask, commented on my fics, or replied to a post i made (or even liked it tbh)--then this post is for you. (and this is most certainly not a good-bye or even close; i just occasionally get into sappy moods)

i want to start working on a career that i like, and my mom’s recommendation was to start a writing blog (she insisted i dont call it that though--to call it a “website” so it sounds more professional when i apply for writing gigs). its not the first time shes given me that advice but i have for some reason always resisted that idea before. “nobody would read it” was always the bottom line. that whole “it has to be perfect to make up for the fact that it’s me” has always been my outlook on anything i produce. its why i feel so poorly whenever i post a new chapter of a fic or any art ever. its why im taking so long on the next batch of ga essays. its why ive never formally submitted any writing ever for publishing. why would anyone read anything i have to write, especially with no dead fandom to prompt them? who would choose me out of all the aspiring writers out there?

for ga it was a bit easier after a bit of breaking through the initial anxiety of sharing bits of myself. its a small fandom. not much content going around. theyd take anything right? even if it was from me! 

but something really weird happened these past few years in the ga fandom. i started writing essays and became more vocal, posting my thoughts, writing a long, dark, fucked up fanfic. i got feedback from people who wanted more from me. theyd ask me my thoughts on things, when id never considered myself an authority on anything or even very interesting to talk to (a lifetime of being the substitute friend will do that to you). ppl sent me asks about questions. they replied to my posts to further discuss things. me! what on earth?

then it got weirder. i posted my weird messed up little fic and now every once in a while ill get a comment from a person that says that my fic is their favorite, not just in the fandom, but ever. EVER. what? a couple of people have told me that they’d read anything i wrote, even if it had nothing to do with gakuen alice.

that they’d read something just because it was me.

this isnt a rant or a vent. something has changed in my self esteem in the past few years because today, when my mom told me i should start a “writing website” and post weekly writing, it actually sounded like a decent idea. no part of her advice was different than it had ever been, but i was. i could for the first time imagine starting a blog (website) and picture someone actually liking what they found there. and that’s bc of the ga fandom and bc of the writing ive done it for it and SPECIFICALLY the writing ive actually had the guts to share. 

none of it has been perfect. im lazy when it comes to self-editing and when i finish writing a chapter im eager to just throw it out there instead of rereading it once, let alone twice. a lot of it has been imperfect, but you guys still read it. you enjoyed it, even. “it has to be perfect to make up for the fact that it’s me” has never been a problem for you. for whatever reason, quite a few of you like me, like my writing, like my ideas and thoughts. a couple of years ago i wouldnt have been able to fathom that, not even in my wildest dreams. 

im proud of myself for taking those first steps a couple years back, for posting those first couple posts and letting myself get involved in the fandom for a manga ive loved for half my life. im proud because if i hadnt done that, then maybe my self esteem wouldnt have developed like this. maybe i wouldnt have been able to picture a career in publishing as clearly as i can now. i obviously still have issues as far as my self esteem is concerned. i second-guess myself. i talk down to myself. i put off rereading bc i dont want to hate what i create. but you guys have helped me like my writing and helped me see that other people can like it too.

i am beyond grateful for that. i dont get a lot of traction or feedback like i would if i were in a larger fandom, but i dont mind. the feedback that i do get is of such good quality and has meant so much to me that it has potentially changed my life. i just needed you all to know that. that the people who have sent me asks, both on and off anon, requesting my thoughts on any topic; the people who leave comments on ffn and ao3, giving support ranging from long paragraphs to a brief sentence; the people who dm me or message me to share their thoughts on my work; the people who commented on my natsumikan essays telling me that ive helped them see something from a different perspective--you all have helped me see that there’s value in the things i create. 

i just want to say thank you. it has meant so much to me so far to be able to feel so confident in my writing. i really didnt even notice the change until today. how bizarre is it that something so important can change without you even noticing? i look forward to sharing more with you, from more fics to the mikan essay (which still has to be perfect, just maybe not as perfect as it wouldve had to be a few years ago lol). 

don’t be nervous that this a good-bye. it is not. it’s strange because whenever i’ve said anything like this (sent a message of adoration to a person i love, for example), people think it’s a bad sign. that i’m saying good-bye, or that it’s somehow a sign of something unsaid. i understand. this kind of nonsense sappiness (like all that stuff i wrote up there ^) is usually saved for the ffn bio when someone is leaving the site, for the good-bye post when someone decides to leave a fandom. “you’ve all meant so much to me and i’m leaving now.” that’s because usually people save all the important things for the end. you only say how you’ve felt when you say farewell. i don’t think life should be that way. i’m not saying good-bye, i’m saying i love you. i think people should say that more. i want people to feel good about themselves for what they’ve done, however small, to make my life--and undoubtedly the lives of others--a little brighter. and you have. you should know and i don’t intend to keep it to myself until i say good-bye (whenever or even if that happens). 

tldr; i love you gakuen alice fandom <3 youre not dead because dead things cant give life the way you have.

#me and the gakuen alice fandom: a love story for the ages #my beautiful messiah. #if i ever come across as confident #especially in my older posts #that is incidental. i am always nervous to press post. this fandom has helped me grow so much yall have no idea #ga #gakuen alice #little anya things #this is partially a musing on my conversation w my mother abt the website #but also partially a response to every post on the ga tag complaining abt the dead fandom #i feel like its maybe unfair to judge the fandom based on how few ppl post (when its not even that few--i do track the tag) #when so many ppl love it and are eager to jump in on conversations to talk about it #it may be small but its passionate. passion is the lifeblood of any media that has stuck around in ppls hearts as long as ga has #i dont think that should be understated #my advice as someone who also mourned the 'death' of the fandom: #talk anyway. #youll bring all the ghosts out <3 and theyre for the most part quite friendly #if nobody reads this thats okay. i just needed to say it

[woomycritiques543]

Just read that vent/rant post you did,holy shit,I don't know who's Star but what the actual F U C K[I honestly feel bad for you,are you doing okay as of right now?]

Yeah.... it's awful.

Even if I was Star, why would they still be stalking me after all those years if im not even interested in "Anti Hazbin" stuff anymore?

Since im not- Why is Cherry/What The Hazbin/Sia's (its a group) fans stalking and being racist towards this random kid that most of these people haven't spoke to in almost four years?! Wasn't the point of this community was to be against bullies and racists? It's so fucking creepy, reminds me of the "its your consequences!" harassment towards Erin Frost- but 10000x worse since it's racism towards this random black young woman they basically groomed into a hatedom to go after Vivziepop and her fans despite knowing that Star shouldnt even have been in this fandom at 15-17 to begin with, and now that the adults in the hatedom cant groom her anymore, they've been sending racial slurs and harassment towards this child, for years! The "anti hazbin" hatedom groomed this child into joining their hate groups by telling her how "great!" she is for saying what they want her to say towards Vivziepop and leaking her personal info behind her back (like they did on Tapatalk) and then the "Anti Hazbin" fandom groomed her again by "accepting" her into their hate group (discord and all) to bully Vivziepop and her fandom -and now they're spouting racism at this person of color for leaving?! Why?!

What is is? A online cult? Why?! Why do they keep harassing these poor kids with all this creepy parasocial shit?! Its so fucking weird and gross! It feels like im watching a psyhological horror movie. What the fuck?! These "anti hazbin" people really be convincing thier literal followers that its "ok" to harass people just because they wear a tshirt, like a cartoon (not even if its for bad reasons, but just because), or anyone who likes Viv or anyone who doesnt support their groups or the people they idolize so much. The other way around being- you guessed it, Vivziepop and her "followers" who feel the need to defend her for almost anything she does, spreads her ideolegies, harass any "disbeleivers" of her or her shows being "near perfect", etc. This is just a reverse of that!

In case you're wondering: These are the definitions of a "online cult":

It's either the Hazbin fandom and their parasocial relationship with Vivziepop causing them to try to harm anyone "bad faith" who doesnt agree with their ideolegies and only say that the "true" followers are the ones who almost 100% support her without quesitoning it or support her ideologies one way or another, or its the hatedom and how they also groom people (including children as young as 15 or less!) into following their ideolegies against Vivziepop, with the people they worship convincing them not just criticize Viv, but to outright (even if unintentionally due to the toxic nature of social media.) convince people to outright verbally abuse fans who dont agree with their ideologies and abuse those who try to no longer support said groups, same for the Hazbin fandom, but centering around toxic positivity instead of negativity. They are both literal online cults- one just centers around Vivziepop, while the other one centers around being against her to the point of basically worshipping people who outright have stated that they want her career destroyed, not just the group I mentioned but multiple people that they ideolize for their hazbin criticism posts no matter how awful that their behavior online becomes, the same way people idolize Vivziepop just because of the content she makes.

ANTI HAZBIN:

THE HAZBIN FANDOM: (Art Credit: Miss Nightmare.)

There's being supportive- and then there's being a goddamn cult and idolizing someone to parasocial extents and then creating propaganda about how anyone who doesnt support her are "haters!" regardless if they like Hazbin or not. Same with the kind of shit happening in the "Anti Hazbin" tag. You people are disgusting!

It's why ive turned off anon, Twitter and Tumblr is full of so much parasocial grossness from "im online so I say what I want!" racists and homophobes it's so disgusting. Ughhhhhhh it makes me feel like im touching a piece of dirt with a shit in it! Nasty people! 🤮 It's starting to make me question whether I should even use the "Hazbin Critical" tag since they also have creeps like this that have been targetting people for who knows how long. I know there's the "all fandoms are toxic!" statement but it comes to a point where things become outright cultish. It's so damn gross! What the hell?!

#hazbin hotel #helluva boss #anti hazbin hotel #👈 You guys have literal online cults in your tags how is no one at least a bit worried about this?! #hazbin hotel critical #There are children being harassed! CHILDREN! Stop pretending as if this is something to accept or ignore! Its not! #This isnt their fault for joining. It's your fault for not protecting them by using warnings or outright harming them yourselves! #Its one thing to like or dislike a show: Its another to obsess over it to the point of having parasocial relationships with- #those you support and then outright harassing people for not agreeing with the ideologies of said people that you idolize. Its creepy asf.

[stomp-that-ho-regard]

Well, friends, get a load of this...

Hey, I found your account by accidentally adding a space to my search query. I've read some of your takes and have a suggestion for you: I think you should consider taking a step back from discussing shipping with others. You've obviously had experience with warring ships in the past (something that I think is incredibly immature of those who participate), and judging by your posts, it has affected you quite a bit. I still participate in shipping with friends privately, but keeping discussions offline has been great for my mental health as I don't brush up with toxic people in the fandom. Also, just so you know, you come off as quite aggressive and antagonistic with your opinions, so it might be something to be aware of (it's the only reason I felt the urge to send you this ask). This being said, I do disagree with a lot of your takes, so take my opinion for what it is. I'm a gay non-binary person and have a degree in film/screenwriting, plus primarily direct queer media, yet I have not been offended or triggered by the cast's representation of queer characters or queer relationships since some instances in Campaign 1. I think the cast & company have made great strides in efforts to have respectful representations and are constantly improving. Call it both age and experience, but when taken in the context of an improvised D&D game, characters are going to fall in love with whomever they do, and it might not be the person they were first showing interest in. That's pretty normal in real life, and not all queer relationships are the same nor have the same dynamic. I rarely send asks, but since you're someone who openly debates others, I decided I'd pass my criticism along. I genuinely hope you're enjoying I/modna more than you enjoyed Beau/yasha, and congrats on being this passionate about something. Cheers.

You:

Me:

Thanks so much for the unsolicited advice.

You have a degree in filmmaking... Okay, you're one of those.

Do you think that makes your opinions more valid? Also, I don't remember ever bringing up anything to do with films or even queer media. What post prompted the sharing of this information?

That's another thing about this ask. You say you 'disagree with a lot' of my takes, yet don't even bother to reference which takes those are. Where are the specifics?

'Just so you know, you come off as quite aggressive and antagonistic' 'Aggressive' huh? Wow! Thank you for pointing that out! I had no idea!

Honey, sweetie, babycakes... this as a RANT blog. That's made CLEAR AS DAY in the blog description. You must be brand spanking new to Tumblr if you don't understand what a rant blog is. It is a space for myself and others to VENT. THAT'S THE POINT.

'Antagonistic' though? I've never been antagonistic toward any of my anons, or anyone else I've interacted with on here. I'm definitely being antagonistic toward you though, but only because of your tone.

'characters are going to fall in love with whomever they do, and it might not be the person they were first showing interest in' Sure. But Beau and Jester both ended up with the person they were first interested in (despite the FACT that those initial feelings were fizzling at various points). I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here.

'Openly debates others'? Um, where? I have never 'debated' anyone on this blog. Not once. Also, you're not 'debating' here either. This is a hit and run. You came across me 'accidentally' (which I have NO reason to believe), then decided to condescend, then run away.

Also, I'm really not inclined to take someone seriously (who clearly takes themselves incredibly seriously), who is willing to lecture (and psychoanalyze?) a person they randomly came across on here and not have the guts to do it with their URL attached.

Anyway, you will, more than likely, never even see this response. And honestly, I'm glad, because otherwise that would mean you've begun stalking my blog, which would be incredibly fucking weird.

#op #ask #i know i probably shouldn't have given this ask any air #but the pretension was too much to ignore

[procrastinatinglumi]

Guess who got sidetracked again

and actually like what they managed to make-

Lo and behold, Fellory [pun extremely intended]

Just a little backstory under the cut but eh-

Underfell belongs to the AU community

Undertale belongs to Toby Fox

[puns in this story/vent/rant are completely intended]

So uhmmm... I tried to play around with designs a bit, and I've been experimenting with styles and all that

I finally got motivated enough to... uhh I don't know how to explain this-

But basically, I've finally managed to make myself go through the undertale fandom's content.

Believe it or not I know nothing about it, for years I've noticed its existence and do so little to actually get to know it.

My mind just wouldn't let me to even watch, see, or engage with it back then.

I barely know any of their spectacular stories since it somehow deeply pains me to even look at it. I don't know why that is, I never asked anyone about it.

But lately, I finally make myself to be more determined to get to know it better, yknow?

I managed to watch underverse's first season without making too much of a mess on my house because of happy stimmings :D

[I may have wrecked my bedroom yes, but that does not count since it has always been wrecked]

I know nothing about what's happening in those tho, the music slaps and makes me want to dance all day that's for sure.

So yeah I got some digging and I chose to check out underfell to get to know better first.

And the aesthetics, the feels, the designs, the stories, it...

It's so gorgeous I can't help but make it into an object of my procrastination.

My sketches on it shall never be seen by anyone else but me tho and you'll only have Fellory for now

I don't know if it'll interest anyone in the stories I thought of just a few days ago, since I haven't even finished my main projects for memorytale so ehehe, I'll work on that I swear-

I just need a little more time

To calm down my mind

Since I've been getting episodes again

If you know what I mean

But I'm good now

I manage to make something that I feel satisfied of

And that's all that matters :D

Thanks for reading I guess, and sorry to bother your time with a piece of my life

#vent post #personal vent #cw vent #alternate design #memorytale #memory!sans #fell!memory #fellory #I don't know what to call the Fell version of memorytale tho- #memoryfell #? #fellorytale #?? #felloryfell #??? #idk #gimme ideas pls- #anywho #I shall subject you to how fellory acts then #memory would normally pretend to be all harmless and innocent because he's definitely not doing what he's not supposed to do #fellory here pretends to be all rude and tough in front of people just to stay alive #he's a huge softie tho and would stop pretending for some people #I think I need to redraw the off shoulder coat tho- #redraw later #thank you tag reader #and vent reader I guess #this was really fun to make #I blanked out during the drawing process and I don't remember what happened #which is good #since I always feel satisfied once I draw like that

[voidchillz]

Mini vent just cause I’m still pissed off at this person 🪦

The funny is here ⬆️

Rant starts here ⬇️ (TW: Swears, lots)

For context this person who I thought could be a new mutual for Mafiafell, briefly talked to me for about three days before confessing they thought they could handle me but that they couldn’t. Saying I was an awful person for still posting about my personal interests.

Bro.

What do you want a formal apology? 💀

I already explained to them I changed my viewpoint on it and they still hated me.

They did nothing but shit on my favourite thing for three days and then acted like they were the one in the right for “dealing with me”

Mtfk if you don’t like it move on.

It is a fictional character from a fictional story. There is a lot more important shit to worry about than what a stranger on the internet appreciates and cares for.

You’re not solving anything by trying to remove one person from a fandom.

I understood they actively couldn’t read most of it because they had past trauma that made it very difficult for them.

I’m not saying I condone or even like what happened to them or what happens in SoL. Because I’m not a fucking maniac. A lot of the characters in there are vile. But that’s not what I like about the fic.

And yet they came after me, writing a whole damn thesis that effectively tried to gaslight me into deleting my account.

It just eludes me how they didn’t understand that a person’s interests that doesn’t harm anyone whatsoever is there own damn business. If you don’t like it don’t talk to them.

It just really pisses me off to realise that they only wanted to be friends with me so they could manipulate me into hating myself until I stopped liking the thing that’s kept me afloat for a long time.

I’ve had friends like that before.

So fuck you. Random stranger that made a week of my life really goddamn shitty.

[xmanicpanicx]

If you want your protagonist to be likeable...

There is a certain set of “don’ts” you’ve got to avoid. There is a trend lately toward having protagonists that are “unlikeable,” but I feel like that’s a bit of a misnomer. These trendy characters may be unpleasant, but that doesn’t make them unlikeable. This is because we can often relate to the so-called unlikeable aspects of these characters: unbridled anger, a selfishness borne of being unable to depend on anyone else, etc. I think it’s great that we’re seeing more protagonists, especially young female characters, that aren’t universally palatable because it shows people that it’s okay to be fed up, to stand up for yourself, to have a string of bad days (or weeks or months). Many people are like this in real life, and showing them that they aren’t alone, that their feelings and experiences are valid, is important. In fact, I would say all of us are “unlikeable characters” sometimes. You don’t have to shrink yourself down so that the world will accept you because the world belongs to you just as much as it belongs to anybody else. 

In my own personal opinion, truly unlikeable characters are either hateful or annoying. Fortunately, hateful protagonists are not very common. Hateful characters are the ones that are filled with prejudice or harm innocent people, without ever changing their thoughts and actions or showing any sort of remorse. It’s pretty hard for most people to relate to a psycho. 

An annoying character, based on my own pet peeves and what I’ve seen people write in book reviews over the years, has one or more of the following traits. Here’s the aforementioned set of “don’ts”:

1) Don’t make your protagonist bland. Some people would call this type of character a Mary Sue or a Gary Stu. This character has no personality to speak of, their voice is indistinct, and they are entirely forgettable. You can’t really hate a character like this, I guess, but you can’t like them either. This is automatically annoying because a) people read books expecting to feel something, but how can they when they’re reading from the perspective of someone like this? or b) it’s maddening to see interesting things happen to and interesting characters interact with a bland protagonist who really has only one thing going for them: they’re the protagonist. 

2) Don’t make your protagonist hypocritical. Unless they eventually become self-aware about this. We’re all guilty of hypocrisy sometimes, but few things are less tolerable in another person than this. Double standards are infuriating.

3) Don’t make your protagonist a whiner. I’ve read far too many novels wherein the female teenage protagonist complains endlessly about the pettiest, most trivial things. As a teenage girl, I was pretty insulted by the stereotype actually lol. Again, whining is something we’re all guilty of occasionally, and we let the people we love whine to us because we love them and because we understand that everyone needs to vent sometimes. But reading a character’s rants about first world problems holds exactly zero appeal, unless you write it like a comedian would for their bit onstage, where they complain about everyday things in a funny, relatable way, but they don’t go on like the world owes them something.

4) Don't make your protagonist a bonehead. If they’re constantly making decisions that are quite obviously stupid from any angle, the reader will become frustrated. This also plays into the misstep of using a character as a plot device without giving them a strong motivation for their actions. Many YA novels of the mid-to-late 2000s and early 2010s featured these characters, unfortunately. Yet another unbecoming stereotype of teenage girls. I can’t remember any specifically stupid decisions that annoyed me in these books at the moment, so I’ll just use a universal example. You know in a thriller/horror movie when a character is alone, and they hear a strange noise in their house, so they go to investigate, and the whole time you’re thinking on repeat “Don’t go there!” because you know, and you believe it should be pretty obvious, that that’s where the killer is? That’s the kind of stupid decision I’m talking about. Although when I hear a noise, I usually go investigate because I don’t want whatever made the noise to find me first. So maybe I’m stupid, too.

Anyway, if you automatically avoid these four no-nos (plus the hateful character traits), I guarantee you, your protagonist will automatically be more likeable than at least a good quarter of the protagonists already out there. 

#writing rants #writing tips #writing advice #character #characterization #character development #writing protagonists