still not ready to play the card event or whatever tf is going on, in my mind and heart im still in sumeru enjoying the school festival akademiya event, eating nice food, exploring the forests, playing with the desert foxes, watching the gorgeous sunset after a day playing around at the darshans stands, cheering everyone on and later celebrating kavehs victory with everyone at the tavern while u all moved on KAJBJCKBKJ 😭
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there are already roughly a million posts like this already circulating, but man. just. sometimes you really do have to step away from something you're working on and come back to it later.
creative buds, please. please. no one is worse at taking my advice than i am, believe me, but seriously, if you've been feeling down or frustrated or stumped with something you've been working on lately, take this as your sign to maybe take a little break. a week, a month, whatever. you've been looking at it too long, you've read it too many times, you've erased that same line so many times you've lost count - you need to come back to it with a rested brain and fresh eyes.
however rough it feels to you now, i promise, promise, promise that it'll feel so much better after a little distance. <3
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One thing I think about how autism can be (mistakenly) shaved down to just Having Interests You're Passionate About, is like. The huge difference between me and my sister(s) actually. Both of my sisters are avid manga collectors, like, I am not kidding I know at least one of them as a manga count in the 1000s (EDIT: this is true! For one of them. The other has a 2000+ count). I'm specifically also thinking about my sister who's more into video games too. And how for her and myself, both of these things just?? Manifest so differently?
Like yeah she's a collector she has a HUGE collection. Meanwhile, I have always described myself as having "niche" interests -- not as in, my interests are obscure, but as in, they're very few and VERY specific. I'm only actively collecting three series right now (and only two, before Dungeon Meshi). The other two are Toilet Bound Hanako-kun and Devil's Candy. I love stories about ghosts, I love all the creativity that goes into monster designs, and I like them a bit fun and silly! (Of course, with a few heavy/serious emotional beats/themes here and there). And for Dungeon Meshi, I think the setting of my Special Interest (FE) is carrying over, while also having an extremely appealing art style (that's another factor!). Plus, ALL of the creative designs that go into it, from the adventurers to the monsters.
Beyond that, the only other manga I tend to be interested in is queer stuff. And I am a little picky about it! Go For It, Nakamura! is a fun one-shot for me (though I think there might be another one now?), Roadqueen: Eternal Roadtrip to Love is another delightful one-shot, Love Me For Who I Am is one I CANNOT recommend ENOUGH, and also I find autobiographies extremely insightful though I can't do them all the time (one I'd HIGHLY recommend but with trigger warnings is My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness).
I'm. Getting off topic I think LMFAO but. My main point is that, I have a very narrow set of interests, which means my manga collection is very small actually. It can actually be very difficult to get myself to try something New.
Also I'm realizing the video game point got lost, but that one is huge too. The way my sister interacts w her interest in video games is actually Very different than how I do. Same core, we both really enjoy it! And given the time and motivation, she Could write entire essays on what she's most passionate about. Though, this Is harder to place actually -- because on the surface, it's extremely similar, isn't it? Because I can (and do LMFAO), too! The infinite feedback loop is SO FUN.
But I think, maybe the Core difference is. Especially with Fire Emblem, and FEH/Alfonse/Sharena Specifically. That is where my special interest lies, and I am CONSTANTLY. Using both Alfonse and Sharena as proxies to navigate my own thoughts and feelings. To examine them, recontextualize them, and ESPECIALLY to comprehend and study things that don't come naturally to me. It's also just all I'm thinking about 90% of the time. Sometimes to the point where I can't pull myself away or it prevents me from interacting with other things.
LIKE. I AM. LOSING THE POINT A BIT. But I think what I'm trying to express, is that my sisters are far more well-rounded about their interests. And that, while one of my sisters is extremely passionate and interested in video games like I am (honestly thanks to her LMFAOO), it just shows. So differently.
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