#like I just need that tag for my OWN blog tracking purposes.

[badsalmonella]

Media I tolerated for the 2023 cast of Camelot

I'm documenting these reviews for SCIENCE.

Ground rules: 1. I had to have watched this SPECIFICALLY for no reason other than a Camelot actor. Meaning no Phillipa's many great works aren't here. I just watched Hamilton because it was well made not specifically for her. (but like she WAS THERE and she ate it up so BONUS!) 2. I'm doing the bad ones for comedic purposes so I won't talk about Spain but like just know. I don't tolerate Spain. I. LOVE. SPAIN. Spain would blow all these entries out of the water. Don't just seek out Spain for the Danny Wolohan+ Andrew Burnap of it all frfr like it's just gOOD.😭

Under the Banner of Heaven

Verdict: ??/10

Definitely the most ""refined and pristine"" of the bunch I am about to talk about, I acknowledge this. But it turns out I didn't care about mormons when I saw Book of Mormon back in the day and went "eh." and I STILL DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM NOW. I unfortunately was not strong enough to finish this show. The first two episodes barely had Andrew Burnap and it was hard to continue knowing that there was some unsavvvvourrryyyy content waiting ahead of me. I'm always torn when talking about shows like this like what do you do when you know it's technically more competent but alsooo....it's more boring to you?

My whore levels: -ˏ͛⑅❒⌧⌧??/10

Someone (you know who you are) sent me this UNHINGED review for the show

and I went 'haha that's insane. that won't be me'. bad news folks.....it maybe might have been me. BUT ALSOOO all that progress would IMMEDIATELY undo because then the camera would zoom out and I'd be like 'ohhh.... oh no he does fit right in with these unsettling caucasians.... :/ Yeahh.............but then I'd see him in that blouuuuseeeee with that funky lil perrmmmm. 👀👀👀👀 all this to say. I am conflicted. I am confused. I am unwell. I want...a perm and a blouse?????

Broken Hearts Gallery

Verdict: 5/10

It's fine. It was alright. I'm not really a romantic comedy movie person so like I'm not the target audience but I mean this movie is doing what it says on the tin. Ya know? It's fine. Didn't offend me. Did what it had to do. Made me wish I was living an art life in New York City and Bernadette Peters was my boss.

My Whore Levels: 9/10

Honestly I love the glasses on Phillipa Soo, they got her in some fun outfits. I love the quirked up weirdo lesbian vibes. I love how she collects girlfriends like accessories. I would watch a movie about this character. Can I have a sequel??? There's a scene where she is mercilessly chopping a cucumber with a very sharp knife, it turns out my type is Phillipa Soo threatening murder I refuse to unpack that :)

One True Loves

Verdict: 0.5/10

Actually AWFUL. Like in a it barely feels like a movie kind of way. It's like it was made by someone they plucked off the street. Like the qualifications were 'have you seen a movie before???? okay cool then you can make one'. The worst editing I have seen in a movie in a long time. Holy shit. This movie costs 2$ LOOK AT THAT MOVIE POSTER!!!! If this were some random amazon prime movie with a bunch of nobodies I would understand BUT PHILLIPA SOO WAS IN THIS. THIS IS WHAT SIMU LIU ASKED TO BE IN AFTER DOING THE MCU. (not a joke)THE AUTHOR OF THE 7 HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO WROTE THE SCRIPT???? PHILLIPA PRODUCED THIS FILMMMMM. GIRLIE NOOOOOO💀💀💀 Also MASSIVE tonal problem. This movie is still sticking with me. Like I am GOOPED this was made. THIS APPARENTLY HAD A THEATRICAL RUN? and I know I said this before but HOLY SHIT I CANNOT BELIEVE BUZZFEED MAKES MOVIESSSSSS

My Whore levels: 2/10

They did my girl so dirty. This whole movie has the aesthetic of a high schooler's first photoshop project being a mood board inspired by a Taylor Swift song but all they use is the first 5 images you find on google search when you type in 'fall' and 'latte'. This movie told me "salt is spicy :(((" This is like if you could turn a cursive live, laugh, love sign into a look of a whole movie. They are dressing Phillipa Soo up like the most interesting thing she has to put on her dating profile is "I like reading :)". Two points though because for exactly one brief scene she was shoulder out, hair swooped dramatically and I whispered "slay".

Charmed (2018)

Verdict: 3/10

My worstie. My bestie. The beginning of the end. The moment that cemented that my bar was low. Honestly this would have been far and away the worst thing I watched for a Camelot cast member but One True Loves swooped in last minute and took home the gold(?) for being even more incompetent and even cheaper. I honestly have way too much to say about it though, which is proof that I somehow got emotionally invested. I'm convinced they had some sort of business deal struck with the Zara brand because everyone dresses like a business casual 35 year old woman on her way to the office (NO MATTER WHAT THEIR PERSONALITY IS THEY ALL DRESS LIKE THIS.) They must be getting awful direction or something because nooobody is doing a good job in the acting department (I'm typing this through tears. I'm choking and sobbing as I confess this to you all). There's DEFINITELYYYY a colourism problem. The show does NOT know how to utilize it's fun setting seriously for a show with witches you'd be SHOCKED how little magic is used in this show. THERE'S SO LITTLE WHIMSY!! and yet............I found myself bewitched (I'm sorry) by the show. I have given episodes rewatches. I have literally fallen to the floor, on all fours, WHEEZING, watching the bad credit card product placement in one of the episodes. My friend and I got to the episode where they say 'The curse is lifted! :) But the struggle continues' (the struggle....IS RACISM!!!) and our jaws DROPPED. A character projectile vomited on a man and he EXPLODED and all that were left were his boots in a smoking pile. It sucks but in a way I can't look away from. I wish there were ungodly amounts of seasons of this show. I wish Jordan Donica was trapped in a 13 season cycle of being this show's damsel in distress (no actually no I don't)

My Whore levels: I cannot share this number publicly💀/10

I'm not proud of the person I become when Jordan Donica is on screen in this show. YES they mostly dress him boring grey hoodies and jeans. YES He spends a whole season with his hair in the sad in between mid length stage that nobody likes being in (I stand in solidarity as a person who also likes keeping her hair short when it gets too long it's not great but it's part of the human experience) but damn dude that ain't stopping him from SERVING NORMIE CORE CUNT!!!!! Also because this relationship with me and Charmed is toxic every once in a while they would throw me the most delicious bone. Various suits in funky colours and long hair, ohhhh a bowler hat!!! The episode where he puts on a Shien punk leather outfit!! It's the small things, ya know? :) <333

#this is for me and my two followers who care #😌😌😌🫶🏼 #camelot #I'M going to hope nobody actually uses the general Camelot tag on tumblr here #like I just need that tag for my OWN blog tracking purposes.

[unsolvedjarin]

COMPLICATED — prologue

pairing: (fernando alonso x driver!reader) (grid x platonic!reader) — mostly older!grid

summary: you and fernando were known to be the biggest rivals on and off track back in 2012. that rivalry even crossed the line to pure hatred many years ago. but how did that hatred turn you two into the loving iconic couple of f1 you are today?

note: i’ve been dying to write this for AGES. it’s the fic that’s the reason i made this blog. keep in mind however this is just the prologue, so i’m simply setting up the story for where i want it to go. after this mostly social media chapter it gets plot heavy. anyways i hope you enjoy this!!!

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aussiegrit you falling off the board 272872 times was of your own accord, don’t blame the teacher!

jensonbutton mate you fell off your OWN board 272872 times, i think when it gets to that it’s the teacher’s fault

yourusername get his ass again for me jense

fernandoalo_oficial looking great amor! 🥰

yourusername thanks to my amazing photographer 🫶

jensonbutton what about the pictures i took?

yourusername they were definitely pictures!

fernandoalo_oficial posted a new story

—2012

This was not Fernando Alonso’s year. Losing the World Championship by 3 points was not good on his ego nor on his morale, yet here he was.

Everyone was celebrating Sebastian now for having won his 3rd World Championship– but Fernando was angry. Not at Sebastian, but at you. 

You who had gotten first place. 

You who was third in the Drivers Championship and had no chance to pass Fernando on the standings, yet still overtook him during the last two laps. You couldn’t even let him win.

“Good race Nando,” he heard a voice in front of him say. He paid no attention to it.

Getting no reply from him, you scoff and put down your water bottle. “I know you’re mad at me for getting first, but at least have some sportsmanship.”

That gets him to look up and take a proper look at you, post race sweat and your race suit dangling at your hips. He thinks you glow look terrible in this light. Because he was sat on some stairs, you were standing over him, hands on hips with a slightly smug look on your face. 

“Don’t be a sore loser. It’s unbecoming.”

“I could have won the championship. I was three points away— three, and you could not even let me have that?” He gestures wildly. “I know you dislike me, but stealing my championship is far and beyond, L/N.”

He stands up, purposely hitting your shoulder as he walks past you. 

Oh the bastard. He wanted to throw out accusations? Fine. 

“Oh don’t be such a hypocrite. I stole your championship? What good would that even do me? I’m third in the standings, there was no way I was going to catch up to you,” you retort. Fernando was still facing away from you, but frozen on the spot. You knew he was listening. “I went faster because my contract with Mercedes expires this year. I’m losing my fucking seat, I need to prove to other teams I’m worth it. It’s bad enough you’re constantly fucking badmouthing my character to the press, and now you question my integrity as a driver? Honestly, Alonso, grow the fuck up. Not everything is about you.”

A silence befalls the room. Fernando doesn’t speak or do anything, and the seconds waiting for a response feels like minutes. He’s facing you at this point, speechless in his Ferrari race suit that looks fucking great on him. Too bad he’s a shitty person.

You sigh, exhausted. “Nothing?” 

He shakes his head and looks down. Of course. He’s got nothing to say. Resigning, this time you’re the one to walk past him and towards the door behind him. He tries to look at everything else in the room that wasn’t you, the walls, the stairs, the tables, but that wasn’t enough to avoid your exasperated look that he could see through his peripheral vision.

He should’ve done something, anything. Stop you from walking away, tell you he’s sorry, just something. But he didn’t do anything. That was his first mistake.

One of many.

—PRESENT

MAHK WEBBAH

once again asking if we can change the group name

JENSE

it’s correct though? But while we’re on the topic of the groupchat can we change the photo

YOURNAME

no

its beautiful whats wrong with you

JENSE

okay then we’re not changing the group name

MAHK WEBBAH has left world champs + mark

YOURNAME

give him a few minutes he’s having a temper tantrum because skysports labelled his name as “Sebastian Vettel’s former teammate”

SEBBY

IJBOL

NANDO

??????

JENSE

??????????

YOURNAME

where the fuck did you learn that

AUTHORS NOTE: i know some of these are ooc but i had too much fun making the fake tweets 😵‍💫 this is quite a plot heavy fic from here on out, so put on your reading glasses!

#fernando alonso #fernando alonso x reader #fernando alonso x you #sebastian vettel x reader #sebastian vettel #charles leclerc #charles leclerc x reader #jenson button #jenson button x reader #lando norris #lando norris x reader #formula one #formula 1 #formula 1 imagine #formula 1 x reader #f1 fanfic #formula 1 x you #f1 imagine #lewis hamilton #lewis hamilton x reader

[actual-changeling]

A small 'this is how you use tumblr' for the people that haven't been here very long. These are in no particular order, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask them!

Since I probably did not mention a lot of things, you are welcome to add to this post with your own advice.

a) Reblog posts. if you like it, reblog it. even if you have zero followers and ESPECIALLY if it's art or writing of any kind. We will see the reblog in our notifications and that alone brings joy. One reblog can start a chain and push the post onto many people's dashes.

b) Tumblr is not a very functional website, if you want to survive without losing your mind, there are two things you need: xkit rewritten and dashboard unfucker. Play around with the settings until it is to your liking. Additionally, change to firefox if you haven't already and install ublock origin to get rid of ads, tracking etc.

c) If you go to your settings (account! not blog) you can find this under dashboard at the bottom. Turn off at the very least 'best stuff first' since that will fuck up your dash and not give you posts in chronological order.

The rest are a perfonal preference but it will keep your dash tidy and easy to control if you turn them off, too.

d) Apropos settings—get a profile picture, a header, write something human in your bio, anything. Otherwise people will assume you are a bot and block you on sight.

e) Blocking! Do it generously and whenever you want, this is how you keep whatever remains of your sanity. It's not a lethal offense, it is (usually) not even seen as rude or anything along those lines. You block people and they block you and everyone is happy.

f) Under account settings you will find this:

Just like with blocking, use both options to your heart's content.

g) Tumblr is not like other social media platforms, spam liking & reblogging and going three years deep into someone's account is NORMAL and encouraged. You can search a blog by post type, tags, or even go to the archive and scroll through the posts there.

h) Lastly—interaction. We already went over reblogging (I mean it, REBLOG), but there are also replies and asks. If you add something to someone else's post please behave like a kind human being and don't be an asshole; based on my experience, that's easier said than done. On top of that, the tags are ALSO used for communication, go unhinged, ramble, leave your thoughts, or simply use them for organisational purposes. Everyone loves a good insane tag wall.

An open inbox (either anonymously or with your blog attached) is to be used! Please send people asks if they have them active, use it like DMs or a comment section, use it to recommend something, ask questions, participate in an ask or prompt game—we love asks here.

(We do not like harassment in our inboxes, same rules as above.)

#alex yells at the void #tumblr culture #fandom culture #tumblr in a nutshell #how tf do I tag this. anyway #i know a lot of new people followed me after good omens 2 and still are #so this is for y'all!

[kitconnor]

recently, a lot of people have been losing their gifs to reposters, whether that be a whole set stolen or just one gif taken for a textpost. which leads to a lot of us turning towards watermarks to not lose our work. it's not everyone's first choice, particularly because of aesthetics, but it's the best way to keep what you own.

of course, it might seem silly to do a whole "tutorial" on watermarks, but there's a lot of different ways to watermark in a subtle way that still protects your work. i've also seen a lot of people incredibly hesitant to move to watermarks because they believe it marrs their work, which may be true, but there are definitely ways around that. anyway, let's begin !

WATERMARK 1: URL/TRACKED TAG

the most common watermark for people is usually 'thisismyurl.tumblr.com', 'thisismyurl | tumblr', 'thisismyurl' - at least, this is assumed for most people as the best way to watermark.

but if you're like me and constantly want to change your url, you know that there's a good chance a watermark on a gif 3 months ago could be completely different to one now. this is why people are turning to tracking tags.

tracked tags change less frequently, if at all. it's smaller, which makes it more subtle. if you want to go the extra mile like me, you can create a blog under your tracked tag (eg. i track tuserlucie) which means you can reblog anything with your watermark to the blog, showing that it is yours.

placement is key though ! here's 3 different ways you can place it.

NOTE: opacity has not been altered on any of these. depending on how it looks with your gif, opacity looks best at 10-30%.

Font settings: Momcake, thin, 10pt, #ededed.

each of these placements have different advantages.

the first placement (top left) is the one i personally use. it's centered right on the middle but not too high up.

the second placement (top right) is probably the most popular. corners mean people can kind of tuck the watermark away where it doesn't seem obvious. the fourth (bottom right) effectively does the same.

the third placement (bottom left) is 100% the most effective. it sits in a point exactly where it's noticeable, making it less desirable for reposters. on the right opacity too, you hardly notice it.

WATERMARK 2: ICONS/SIGILS

this is an idea that i've seen used mostly by nik @cal-kestis , but is a great and creative way to do it !

an icon or sigil makes your gif totally unique to you. and it's something cute on there which is different to having to put text on there.

(i've put it in orange for the purpose of seeing it)

but you can see here, it doesn't need to be anything special. i've just used an oval shape plus the initials of my url and that's it !

but a sigil can be anything. it doesn't need to have text; it could just be an image. it could just be your icon. either way, it's a cute little alternative to using text.

here's the different options that i preference in action.

SIGIL - bottom right corner

URL - bottom middle

TRACKED TAG - face/body

RESOURCES

here's some resources to use if you want to start watermarking !

FONTS:

Momcake (this one was used throughout all the text watermarks !) Cocogoose Lemon milk Bebas Quicksand PSD

you can access a psd of editable watermarks here.

#tutorials #ps tutorials #resources #**l.myeditss #mine: resources #photoshop tutorials #idk who to tag so sorry 😭 #usersmia #usercats #usernorah #userrsun

[script-a-world]

Is tumblr an ok-ish place to just like, info dump about my world and it’s lore, or is there a better place I could do it?

Tex: You can put anything on tumblr so long as you don’t violate the Terms of Service - I’ve seen moodboards, essays, sketches, stories, bullet point lists, gif sets, audio clip compilations, and pretty much anything that the various posting formats can support.

It’s not necessarily something like a catch-all or one-size-fits-all, but I think it helps to think of various websites as boxes with different utilities, much in the same theme as scrapbooking parts. For example, tumblr supports images well, Archive of Our Own (AO3) supports text well, and have the shared similarity of ability to tag posts or works for organizational purposes.

The internet is one, very useful, format to worldbuild, because it has the ability to utilize tools such as hyperlinking and digital archiving. In a previous post, there is a detail about how to organize a digital file structure for one’s worldbuilding to keep track of things, available here. One practice I have noticed among some worldbuilders is the blend of digital and physical spaces; or rather, online and offline.

Offline digital worldbuilding is such things as word documents, saved images, and programs that perform the function of notebooks that don’t require internet access and/or an internet browser. This is frequently supplemented by personal archiving habits, such as a dedicated peripheral drive like a USB, and regularly copying over digital files onto that device whenever significant changes are made or else on a schedule. This is useful for happenstance events like computer failure, websites going defunct, or related issues.

Offline physical worldbuilding is such things as notebooks, drawings or paintings, boxes of ephemera, scrapbooks, and physical copies of the canon media (if the worldbuilding has its roots in fandom). This can include CDs, DVDs, photos, and craft items such as textiles or sculptures. For people that have had difficulties in maintaining digital records in particular, physical copies are often a good method of maintaining linearity of thought - i.e. printing out a Google Doc and putting that into a folder.

Because there’s so many different medias and platforms you can use for worldbuilding, it’s more a matter of which suits you best and for which purpose. Tumblr is a useful component of a worldbuilding methodology portfolio because of its capability to create dedicated posts that can be mixed media, tagged, and archived if one wishes it. As of this time of posting, users cannot currently download an individual post, but it’s impossible to predict a website’s roadmap as it adapts to the changing needs of digital spaces.

One thing I would note is that tumblr need not be engagement driven, in the same way other online spaces tend to be (e.g. twitter). You can make a blog, add restrictions in the form of locking viewing to only logged-in users or adding a password to view the blog, and with the recent update (as of this posting), users can also toggle preferences on how public a post is and also ability for others to reblog a post.

If you’re looking for engagement, this is fuelled by reblogs, which generally depends on the blogs that you follow and interact with, usually by reblogging their posts and also by talking to them. That is, however, a subject of micro-cultures and subcultures therein, which becomes a little bit off-subject to your question and not really within our domain.

#anonymous #worldbuilding advice

[resurrection-of-soul]

Flashback | PSYCHOBREAK 3

Writer: Akira (日日日)

Characters: Rei, Koga, Kaoru, Adonis

Kaoru: Um? Fake Rei-kun, could you please shut up? We're having an important conversation right now, 'kay? Rei II: [Haha, aw, don't be so cold! If you're feelin' irritated cause ya haven't been gettin' enough sleep, I can take ya to bed, Kaoru-cha~n ♩]

[ For the best viewing experience, please read directly on my blog! ♪ ]

Rei: I thought so too. Yet when I attempted to look into the matter, the higher-up at Rhythm Link who supposedly asked us to participate in the experiment did not actually exist.

Koga: Huh? Wh-what the hell does that mean?!

Rei: To be precise, the one who contacted us appears to have been yet another mechanical counterfeit. When I spoke with the person in question directly, he adamantly disavowed any knowledge of such an experiment. I conducted myself with an unusual degree of seriousness, but even when confronted with such gravitas, he persisted in proclaiming utter ignorance… He would need to be quite brazen indeed, to persist in falsehood under such circumstances.

Kaoru: Yeah, turns out the higher-ups were actually panicking cause they thought we'd, like, totally lost it.

Adonis: Mhm. We are receiving a flood of inquiries asking what HELLSING is and what our intentions are.

Koga: Th-this is startin' to feel kinda creepy… I know I'm just cryin' over spilt milk at this point, but we really were too hasty, agreein' to participate in such a shady experiment n' all.

Rei: Quite right… We were desperate to recover lost ground as quickly as possible and were ultimately taken advantage of as a result. Frankly speaking, I was also far too spineless; I must reflect on the error of my ways.

Kaoru: Reflecting's all well and good, but make sure you deal with the problem first, okay?

Rei II: [Oh? What problem, exactly?] [This development's actually pretty convenient for ya, ain't it?]

Kaoru: Um? Fake Rei-kun, could you please shut up? We're having an important conversation right now, 'kay?

Rei II: [Haha, aw, don't be so cold! If you're feelin' irritated cause ya haven't been gettin' enough sleep, I can take ya to bed, Kaoru-cha~n ♪]

Kaoru: Wow, no way, ew… This would be annoying or, like, just super creepy even in a normal situation! Adonis-kun, let's switch.

Adonis: Even if you tag me in, I do not know how to react either. …They look exactly the same, but in the end the fake Sakuma-senpai really is quite different from the real one. Given the current track record, my fake probably has a distinct personality from me as well.

Adonis II: [……]

Rei II: [We're still far from bein' perfect reproductions, after all. But, y'know, even as we speak, we're collectin' data from ya…] [Soon enough, we'll really become the "same people," to the point where even your parents wouldn't be able to tell us apart from ya.]

Adonis: So that's your goal?

Rei II: [Be more polite, kouhai. We might be newborns, but y'should still respect our character setting, yeah?]

Rei: I, for one, actually feel a bit lonely when people speak with me too formally.

Rei II: [What a weaklin' you are, my real self.] [Well, whatever. Becomin' "real" ain't our goal, it's just instinct~] [We've got no sense a' purpose at a~ll, y'see.] [Like I said, we machines are just puppets, dolls to be manipulated. We do as our programmin' tells us, with a~bsolutely no minds a' our own.] [Emotions, thoughts, desires—] [Havin' dreams is a troublesome defect unique to you humans, ain't it?]

Rei: That "defect" is precisely what renders humans so remarkable. Well, let us set that aside. It appears fruitless to continue interrogating thee further. We shall instead turn our focus towards exploring the facility. Though it is quite likely most of the evidence has already been destroyed or tampered with, we may still be able to find some clues or stray documents. From there, we can launch an investigation on the circumstances surrounding this incident. Incidentally, I have already reported the basics of the situation to ES and Rhythm Link's upper management. We are fully authorized to investigate this facility.

Adonis: You're as efficient as ever when it comes to making those kinds of arrangements, Sakuma-senpai.

Rei: 'Tis my specialty, after all. That said, we are no expert investigators, and I rather doubt we will find anything significant. But there is no harm in making the attempt. There is little else we can do at the moment.

Rei II: [Well then, in the meantime, we'll go ahead n' do all the idol stuff in your place.]

Koga: Hah? Can't'cha just butt out, ya damn fakes? The fans've been thrown into turmoil cause a' you. There ain't no place here for shitty copies like you, who only look the same as us.

Rei II: [Turmoil, you say? From where I was standin', it seemed like they were delighted, though?] [S'all a grand joke when ya know the truth, ain't it?] [I mean, when they saw what HELLSING was doin', well… Some fans were practically cryin' tears a' joy, sayin' things like, "The real UNDEAD's finally back!"] [D'ya even have the luxury a' takin' the time to investigate the facility?] [While you're busy fussin' over this kinda to~tally irrelevant nonsense, we might just replace ya for real ♪]

Koga: ……

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[bogunicorn]

Here is my one and only thing to say about this whole... AO3 algorithm thing. Ready? Here it is, super controversial:

Most of the complaints about the structure of AO3 - as in, the search function, the bookmarking, that sort of stuff, not the arguments about what's in the content that's posted - can be boiled down to people basically saying, "I wasn't curious enough to look up a solution to the issue I'm having, or wasn't self-directed enough to figure out a system that works for me, and it's less embarrassing to complain as if my refusal to do so is someone else's problem."

Now, yes, are there actual structural complaints to be made about AO3? Of course! I'd love to have things like be able to block specific authors or tags by default just built into the account, or even just floating comment boxes (rather than needing a browser extension for those things, which does exist). I'd love to see IP banning become available to make anon harassment more difficult.

But this current little spat of complaints is an update of some older, consistent complaints that can be solved either by: the complainer learning how to use the site, or AO3 becoming social media. And the second one isn't going to happen. I'm not, like, harshing a buzz here, it's literally not social media. There are no private messages, no feeds, the inbox is only for comments and replies to your comments. There is deliberately no feed for, like, things the people you're subscribed to have bookmarked or something. They made it that way on purpose and they're not going to try to change it just because a handful of people with their brains still solidifying are getting crabby about it. There is a reason that you have to subscribe to people instead of "friending" them, there's a reason there's no, like, blogging feature or messaging system or even the ability to set up a feed for anything in browser.

AO3 wants you to be social about fic somewhere else. They expect you to go to tumblr or twitter or discord or, I don't know, fucking carrier pigeons to keep track of stuff they don't have built in. Because once it's inching toward a true social media platform, once we start doing things like automatic feeds, recommendations, algorithms, an app, whatever, then there are community considerations to be made regarding content. Those are the cracks that gives censorship leverage.

Plus, like, you don't want an algorithm anyway. You know what algorithms are for? Selling you shit. Turning you into a sellable product. Driving engagement, which inevitably means rage farming. Every social media algorithm present on the big sites is there to feed you things you'll interact with, and the algorithm doesn't know the difference between joy and drama.

There's already a harassment issue on AO3. You want more harassment on AO3? An algorithm is how you get more harassment on AO3, because it's going to funnel people toward fics that people are already mad about, just like it does on tumblr and twitter and insta and tiktok and facebook and whatever other algorithm-powered shit there is. People in fandom already dogpile each other on other sites over what's on their AO3, the OTW isn't going to help you do it.

But none of that matters because it's just... it's not going to happen. Even if AO3 wanted an algorithm (which it does not, very emphatically and by design), managing one is expensive, hiring the people to create it is expensive, everything about it is expensive and time consuming. So, like, don't worry about it. And if you wanted one, idk, that sucks for you but I'm sure you'll recover.

AO3 expects to give you tools and let you do the work. Curating your own experience is your job, not theirs. Yes, you may have to manually trawl through your friends' bookmarks, oh no. Some large fandoms or super popular pairings even have tumblrs run by bots that post every single thing that shows up in that pairing tag, if that's your thing. Hell, just straight up ask people who wrote your favorite fics what their favorite fics are with the same pairing, and they'll probably go look them up for you!

Oh, also, if you're going to complain about AO3 as if it's doing something to spite you... at least make sure it's about a feature that takes someone more than 5 seconds to go look up and screenshot for you. Or at least go through your settings first and make sure you don't have shit like not asking for confirmation on explicit works turned on or something, since people just love getting sooooo pressed about "not being able to avoid smut" or whatever.

#bog post #stay salty #fandom bs

[etherealising]

I’m back! Did you missed me? Do you even remember me? lol, I started another job recently and I completely lost track of your story, it’s m 4:55 am rn but I wanted to catch up, and…. I’m at a loss of words

First, are you alright girly? I saw your other post about your partner and I hope you’re okay, and just keep in mind that if they don’t like you just the way your are then they do NOT deserve you at all!! Don’t let IRL Hailey’s (lol) ruin your life! You deserve only the best

Now, for the chapters. Ugh! Both of the baby shower chapters are so fun hahah, you keep putting the ooc tag but i don’t think you give yourself the credit, you are one of the few people in this app that can truly incorporate the essence of each character with your story and your own original characters and without them losing their personal quirks. Also in the talk of original characters,,, what a twist! I didn’t expect Hillary Clinton over there to be such a CUNT! Haha, it’s my fault for always expecting more of men but what else do we do? They’re just here to disappoint us every time (except Pete ofc), but I’m glad he’s out of the picture -romantically-, I want to know more about what happens with him after!

I need to keep telling you about everything I think about your story but I’m falling asleep as I’m writing this so expect another message from me (and another song rec, I’ve missed talking to you) in a couple of hours lmao, love you so much sweetheart 🫶🏻

i have missed you so much my love it is actually borderline insane! like there are several “regulars” i look for in my notifications and whenever i see one of your blog names pop up the serotonin goes bonkers. congrats on the new job bestie, i hope you’re enjoying it and that it is treating you well! while i love the commitment to be caught up please get some sleep bestie poo you need it but also…did i knock your socks off??

i am completely delusional and i’m trying to gaslight myself into thinking things could be worse (because like they could) but due to circumstances i’m financially dependent on my partner so ya girls kinda stuck but its okay because i have aiekoy, my internet besties and the power of delusion so fuck it we ball!

so glad you loved them, i think we all just needed a nice little break from all the angst and i feel like the baby shower chapters were perfect. stawwph i will cry! it is so hard to write for the bear characters there’ll all so complex but i do my best where i can, i mainly started tagging ooc because i got an anon about how horrible aiekoy was because everyone’s ooc and i just don’t have the mental fortitude to deal with that ever again lol. HILARY CLINTON HAS ME GAGGED 😭 no but it was so fun writing that sassy little bitch, because things were outlined entirely differently like baby and hannah was supposed to have like a whole fwb thing going on only for the sole purpose of jealous carmy but i just want to write happy barby together already so bad that we just speed ran hugo’s demise. we will def see him soon so don’t you worry!

good get some sleep you need it to function!! another message and song rec ugh you spoil me! can’t wait to chat with you again lovie have a great day/night 🫶🏽🤍

#i have missed you so much its laughable #this was like bumping into your bestie from 5th grade that moved away in the middle of the school year and you never saw agin #until now #that was oddly specific #vee answers °•. ✿ .•°

[kaylor]

my thing is like. if you're not tagging her or saying it to her face it is fair game. sorry if that upsets swifties but unfortunately there's some level of this that just.....exists, when a person is famous. people say shit and you may not like it but as long as they are not saying it directly to the celebrity i don't think there's a problem. you're never going to be able to control and police every fan of a particular celebrity and it's useless to try. if she looks up what people say about her (when they haven't tagged her) that's her problem and not theirs.

like.....fan spaces are for fans lol i don't think most people intend for or even want her to see what they say. swifties seem to be getting super heated about people speaking freely on an app she doesn't even use anymore where she isn't even being tagged in the posts and it's kind of funny to me like get a grip lol she doesn't think you're "better fans" for policing everything other people say and sending death threats and all this shit. you're not doing her a favor, as much as it may harm whatever parasocial thing you've got going on to hear that

for real like everyone is going to have different things they're comfortable with and things they find disrespectful but that means it's up to you to curate your online space so you don't see those unpleasant things on the regular. it doesn't mean you get to dictate how everyone else uses the internet! occasionally, because of the nature of the internet, you will see shit you don't like. that's life! learn how to cope. or don't. but this is a you problem.

if you don't like that someone is tracking her jet, block that person. unfortunately they're still going to keep doing it, but you don't need to expose yourself to it on purpose by drawing your own (and others') attention to it. if you don't like seeing fans speculate about her relationships, block those people and engage with fans who don't do that. it's really quite easy. block, move on, vague post on your own blog if you have to. there's no point directly arguing with people who are operating under different parameters to you, because you simply will never convince one another.

it's a shame because i think for a little while it was fun for her to be able to connect with fans that way, and in an ideal world everyone could be normal about it. but it just created this horrible mixture of Swiftie Panopticon (which never really went away) and jealousy and this really unpleasant competition for her attention, which then was used as currency/clout. so yeah it is much better that she isn't here in the sense that she's no longer interacting with people.

[slow-button-off]

I really don't mind my askbox being a place to vent but like please learn how to read before you start attacking me once again for things I have not said.

Why do you keep talking abt people who don't like Max? Is it illegal? Must we like him at all costs? Like wtf mind your business

You're the same person that said Lewis complimenting another driver is petty and that he's not traumatized by racial abuse, right?

Please point me to where I have said that.

I quite vividly remember my last post saying this: "You might think Max is the devil’s incarnate but why are you not happy for Charles that it isn’t toxic?"

My last post was just simply about the fact that I don't get that people hate Max so much they want it to be shit for Charles. A guy that had nothing to do with last year. Who you also like otherwise you wouldn't be on my blog to comment on a post that has no obvious tags.

Why do you keep ignoring the fact that Max used ableist language and said racist slurs (even the ONU had to intervene), apologized in with a classic "I'm sorry you felt offended but I could care less", defended Piquet's use of the N-word when Brazilians themselves called him out because yes, the word is still derogatory in Portuguese, and no, people didn't "misunderstand", called his gf his best purchase, followed extreme right wing politicians on Twitter (and only unfollowed them when the N-word scandal started)?

There is complimenting and then there is blatantly lying about a third party to make a petty statement about someone else. Do I need to post the racing lines? The onboards? So that people see that the racing line that Charles took was tighter, that he left less space? All of this is easily available on the internet!

I also never denied that everything that happened didn't have an impact, just that that one singular statement wasn't trauma inflicted but rather an active choice to make.

Lewis plays the press and he is good at it. There is nothing wrong in saying it. And before I get accused of it I don't mean he is playing the press wrt the racism he faces or the abuse, but with on track incidences. And what he said about copse is in fact him playing the press. Something he did not have to do but chose to do. And he can choose that but I can also say that it was petty because it was.

Or the fact that he candidly admitted that he pushes drivers off track on purpose and they'll crash if they don't back down and cede the position (he said so after Silverstone, where he pushed Mick out several times for 7th place)?

Please point me to where I have done the things you are accusing me of! Send me the links to the posts where I have done that.

Saying I don't hate Max doesn't mean I can't say that he said something stupid. An attitude more people should have about all drivers tbh and yes that includes Lewis.

And as a result of that, the Orange Army has harassed and shouted sexist and racist slurs at people in Austria? Because all people like that need is a bit of validation from their hero, and they'll keep being awful?

Honesty is the best policy. And also half the grid does that and you don't hate them for it. Charles again the best example. Also in Silverstone to Lewis. Carlos to Charles also in Silverstone. Albon to Norris and so on and so forth. Lewis on Albon in Austria 2020, Lewis on Albon in 2019.

Hot take: what do you think happened in copse last season? There was space, Lewis was behind and the attacking driver. He could've ceded positions just as easily.

They all do it.

Please point me to where Max has actively encouraged what happened in Austria? Because I am very willing to point you to him actively denouncing it in a presser. But I guess that doesn't fit the narrative.

Why is it always "YOU people are too sensitive and want to see him as a bad guy, but he's not!", and never hold him accountable for anything?

Where have I done that? Please point me to that exact post! and when you say that then please also hold your own guy accountable, because he like everyone else isn't a pristine blameless person that has never said or done anything wrong ever.

I rue the day DTS was created because people like you, who refuse to hold Max accountable for anything, keep using it as an excuse, like "Those people only hate Max because they fell for the narrative in DTS! They just want drama!"

When most people couldn't care less for a Netflix show and have been following F1 for decades.

Until you address all of these issues, you have no right to tell people "you just want him to be the villain!"

Oh so you are aware of the fact that Lewis as a 24 year old and even older said and did some shit that wasn't great? Like the transphobia, the misogyny towards the grid girls multiple times, like knowingly lying to the FIA and then getting disqualified, like tweeting confidential telemetry just because he was pissed.

He grew up, he learned and he got better and we have to at least leave that door open for the younger ones to do as well. He is a very different person at 37 now than he was at 24. And that's normal. But you need to allow others to get to do the same.

I have no obligation to address anything. This is my blog and I get to say and comment on what I want. If you don't like it then unfollow or block me. That's fine. I block people all the time. Sometimes just because I don't want to see what they post under tags.

And no, before you accuse me of it, I'm not a Brit nor a Mercedes fan. Believe it or not, even people who don't like Mercedes can care about racism, ableism, sexism and drivers purposely crashing into others to take them out.

I just like Charles and I enjoy seeing him happy. And driving against Max is something he quite clearly enjoys and cherishes a lot. And I like that he gets to enjoy it without it being toxic, because I above all want Charles to be happy and I doubt that he'd be happy in a toxic fight. I want for his experience in F1 to be enjoyable above all.

That's probably the most interesting thing to me. So you are a Charles fan, I assume seeing as you are on my blog, but got so worked up over a post where I said that I don't understand why people hate Max so much that they want this situation to be toxic for Charles.

Do you want a toxic fight for Charles? And if so why?

I personally as fan of his am glad that he doesn't have RB and Max shit on him alongside the media. And they've had plenty of opportunities to. Like Ted serving it up on a golden platter to Horner to get a headline. And I for one am glad that Horner didn't take the bait.

I like that Charles gets to enjoy the fight with RB and Max (because lbr Ferrari are making it hard enough themselves but even without that).

I just wonder about peoples intentions when they hate someone else so much that they'd rather make a nice situation into a toxic one for their own favourite just so that the other person suffers.

When your hatred for someone else is bigger than your fandom of your fave it's a bit weird no?

I don't get the whole "poor Charles needs to be saved from himself because he is so hard on himself" when in the same vain people want the fight to be toxic. As if that would be any easier on Charles.

Also, you must think that Charles is an absolute shit judge of character, well actually the entire Ferrari team considering some of them (Mattia and Gino) have sit down chats with Max.

There are also enough journalists that are gagging to have Charles say something bad about Max, yet he doesn't. So do you think he is so spineless that he can't speak his own mind? How do you justify him saying that if Max is such a horrible person through and through?

You are in my inbox accusing me of a litany of things just for saying I like that it's not toxic are you also in Charles dms doing the same? Because he seems to be somewhat of a fan of Max, or at least he isn't denouncing everything Max has ever said. You say Max is a dirty driver yet your own fave disagrees very publicly and repeatedly. Do you think Max is stood next to him in interviews holding a gun to his head? How to you explain that to yourself? Maybe Charles just enjoys driving and fighting like that too.

I am an adult with real life experience. And I know that ranting on the internet especially on a site like Tumblr as an anonymous person has zero real world impact. Instead of ranting and accusing others of things in their inbox I actually try to have an IRL impact. And I do my part offline. Performative activism on the internet is nothing other than performative activism. And if it makes you feel better about yourself then let's go you, but I'd rather have an actual impact for and on the people around me.

At the moment I don't even care for Max outside of his driving and his fight with Charles. But I am a younger sister and above all a petty af bitch and the more you keep coming into my inbox with things like this accusing me of things you've made up the more I'm gonna end up liking Max just out of spite.

[dumfanting]

I posted 937 times in 2022

That's 564 more posts than 2021!

69 posts created (7%)

868 posts reblogged (93%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@kaminocasey

@zoeykallus

@dumfanting

@twistedstitcher27

@neon-junkie

I tagged 819 of my posts in 2022

Only 13% of my posts had no tags

#series - 133 posts

#tagged - 97 posts

#cross - 83 posts

#hush twyla - 66 posts

#rex - 61 posts

#echo - 59 posts

#reacts and responses - 58 posts

#tech - 55 posts

#my fics - 50 posts

#din - 43 posts

Longest Tag: 113 characters

#as with everything it’s not a simple black and white issue with one party at fault or a single catch all solution

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Familiar

AO3 Link

Rating M: mature, explicit, minors be gone

Warnings- webcam/video chat sex, mutual masturbation, obedience, exhibitionism, voice kink

1539 words

This one hit me like a brick to the face, so I had to write it down before it vanished. Apologies for any errors. I’m actually -really- proud of this one! Thanks for reading and reblogging

Echo/ F!Reader/ Rex

You and Echo are having a much needed video chat, but when someone else joins in, you can’t quite place who it is.

You huffed in annoyance and reloaded the holo-net page again. “Still nothing?” Popped up in a chat box on screen. You tapped at it, trying to at least get the microphone to work, but no dice. “Yeah, nothing. Damn data pad is two generations old,” you type back. “Ok, let me try something on my end,” popped up shortly afterward. The net page reloaded again, and after about thirty seconds, it finally connected. You sighed, exasperated, and checked to make sure your microphone and camera were working. Not expecting either to, you pulled a face and blew a wet raspberry, then you were startled by sudden, loud, laughter.

After diving for the volume control and bringing it down to a reasonable level, you sat back in front of your data pad, greeted by a video window beside the chat box, which showed Echo, alone, wearing nothing but a smirk. “So sexy babe,” he said. “Of course that’s when the damn thing works,” you grumbled, and pinched the bridge of your nose. After you took a second to get your mind back on track, you relaxed and looked back at Echo, who was now lazily stroking himself with that same expression.

You couldn’t help but lick your lips at the sight of his cock. In one fluid motion, you managed to take your tunic and bra off at the same time, and Echo sat forward, looking into the camera as he said “nice trick babe.” You laughed and said “it’s a shame I can’t show you in person,” while you started to play with your nipples, never taking your eyes off the screen. Echo groaned. “I know, mesh’la, just a few more days,” he said, still lazily stroking himself. Neither of you spoke for about a minute, then Echo leaned closer to his camera. “You’re still half-dressed,” he said, with a familiar glint in his eye. “Take those off.”

You barely repressed a shiver as you obeyed, then tilted your camera so Echo could see how wet he was making you. “Good girl,” he purred, and you couldn’t stop the shiver this time. The smirk returned as Echo told you to play with yourself, and you readily complied. The sound of your fingers against your wet cunt was obscene, and you both moaned. “Fuck,” Echo whispered, “wish I could taste you,” he said, his hand beginning to move faster. It was your turn to smirk; you dipped a single digit into your swollen, soaked pussy, swirled it around, then, adjusting the camera again, stared directly into it as you licked your own slick off of your finger. You didn’t know much Mando’a, but you recognized the lustful curse that fell from his lips. Tilting the camera downward again, you continued to finger yourself. “Two more,” Echo said, and you once again obeyed, moaning as you stretched ever so slightly around your fingers.

This continued for a few minutes, Echo jacking himself off with more purpose, and you doing whatever he told you, be it continuing to finger your tight cunt or to rub at your clit in fast circles. When you heard his breath hitch sharply, you knew he was close, but right as you were about to say something to him, there was a loud knock on the door on Echo’s side, making him jump and lose focus. Through the haze of your heat and the long distance connection, you were able to hear a voice, though you couldn’t identify it right away.

“Echo! Either share or keep it down, half the damn ship can hear you,” they said, muffled by the door. Echo stopped moving, but you caught the way his expression shifted when he heard “share”. With a glance to his camera, you knew what he was asking, and nodded, then remembered the camera angle was hiding your face and held a thumbs-up over your dripping cunt, feeling ridiculous as you did. The two of you had talked about getting someone else involved, and even though this wasn’t quite what you meant, the rush you felt when you heard that door slide open was all the convincing you needed.

He moved to make room for your unknown guest, but he said “no no, pretend I’m not here,” and Echo shrugged before shifting back into place. You tried to speak, but the microphone didn’t pick any of it up. The damn thing had cut out again. Annoyed, you typed into the chat what had happened, but said you could still hear him. Midway through whatever he was going to say, there was a second knock at his door. This time you were able to recognize Fives’ voice, telling his vod that he was needed in another part of the ship. Echo threw his hands up and swore in exasperation before quickly getting redressed. Before he could lean over and disconnect the video call, you quickly typed out “does he want to stay?” into the chat, surprised by your own boldness. What in the Maker’s name had gotten into you? Before the thought could process completely, Echo asked the third party the same question, then leaned back into frame and said “uh, yeah, if you’re alright with it.” A thrill ran through you and you typed “I wouldn’t have asked if I wasn’t.” into the chat. Echo shrugged again and exited the room, leaving you and this unknown man alone.

He spoke, but stayed out of the view of the camera, and said “I can see what the noise was about now,” with a chuckle. You suddenly realized that you were still sitting with your legs wide open and everything between them was on full display. You shifted, starting to draw them together, when the man said “stop,” in a commanding tone. Obviously someone higher in rank, you thought. You still couldn’t narrow down who it was though, as several platoons had deployed on this mission. You froze in place, automatically doing as you were told. “That’s a good girl,” he said, and you shivered at the praise. “Lay back for me,” he continued, and, after making sure your lower half was still in frame, you did just that, flopping backwards onto your bed. With the data pad propped up at the foot, it was a little harder to hear him, but his voice was still audible when he next spoke.

“That Echo sure is a lucky man,” he said, voice low and husky. “Can you come for him? He obviously wanted you so badly, you saw the state of him,” he continued.

You moaned, and started to work your clit again, not realizing that your microphone had kicked back into life. Somewhere on the other side of the galaxy, the man heard the sound and couldn’t stop himself from letting out a groan. “Do you moan like that for everyone?” He asked, but left you no time to answer before he said “keep going, I want to hear you again. Don’t stop.”

You continued to work your clit, steadily increasing your pace and the pressure, and sounds of lust and ecstasy escaped your throat freely. “That’s a good girl,” the man said, sounding clearer. He must have finally gotten into view, you thought, but you were too enraptured to bother sitting up and seeing who he was. “You’re close,” he said, and you could hear his heavy breathing. “I can see it,” he continued.

The coil in your gut wound itself tighter and tighter, and you heard him say “You’ll come when I tell you, won’t you? I’ll count you down.” You swore, absolutely loving this. Echo telling you what to do was already hot, but something about this man intensified it. It had to have been the way he spoke, you thought, continuing your movements.

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#4

Warmth

AO3 Link

GN Reader/ Wrecker

Rating: T

Warnings: recurrent nightmares

(After reading this short blurb from @kaminocasey I got an idea. I personally see this as platonic and part of the Same Heart timeline, before Echo is rescued. However, it can also be read as a separate piece and/or as a ship, it’s up to you!)

A little angst, a little fluff, but mostly comfort.

——

You wake up suddenly, sitting straight up, drenched in sweat, and panting as if you’d sprinted several city blocks. A nightmare. Again. Trying to steady your breathing, you glance at the other bunks and it doesn’t look like you’ve woken anyone. You try to sigh in relief but instead sob. The details of the nightmare are fading fast, but the horror and helplessness you feel are not.

Your body shivers as you try to hold in another cry and fail. You hide your face in your hands, so you don’t see someone approach you. The sudden feeling of a large hand on your upper back makes you jump and gasp, whirling around to see who it is.

“Didn’ mean to scare ya,” Wrecker, kneeling at your bunk side, says in an uncharacteristic whisper. “I heard you movin’ around and thought I’d check on you.”

Embarrassed, you look away, wiping at your eyes. “I’m fine Wreck, go back to sleep,” you say hoarsely. He frowns at you.

“You’re a terrible liar ya know,” he says with a sigh. You feel something soft get placed into your lap. You look and see that it’s Lula. You glance back at Wrecker and notice the genuine worry on his face. You hiccup, then move over so there’s (barely) enough room for him. He glances between the empty space and your face and when you nod, he crams himself in next to you. You shift a little and rest your head against his upper arm.

“Sorry I woke you up,” you say quietly.

“Don’ be,” Wrecker says, still whispering. “It happens to all of us.” Cautiously, he moves the arm you’re leaning against and wraps it around your side. He’s always so warm, you think, unconsciously moving closer to him and resting your head in the hollow of his shoulder.

“It’s the same thing every night,” you say softly, exhausted to your bones. Wrecker watches you as you turn Lula around a few times in your hands, unsure of what to say. All he can think to do is pull you in a little bit tighter.

The both of you quietly sit like that in the dark for some time until you’re able to calm back down. Wrecker notices that your breathing has returned to normal and softly says your name, asking if you’re alright.

“I am now,” you say, shifting your weight a little and holding Lula close to your chest.

“Ain’t lyin’ to me again, are ya?” he responds. You chuckle. “Makers honest truth,” you say, and he seems satisfied.

“I oughta let you get back to sleep,” he says as he shifts away from you. He’s surprised when he feels your hand on his knee, stopping him. He looks quizzically at you and you abruptly pull your hand back. “I, um,” you say, but are unable to finish your sentence before Wrecker has settled back into place, pulling you into his lap. You allow this, and lean into his broad chest, faintly able to hear his heartbeat.

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40 notes - Posted November 15, 2022

#3

Same Heart ch1: Prelude

AO3 link

Rating: M

Warnings: death and loss, the citadel mission

Word Count: 1715

This is my first go at angst so apologies for any awkwardness. Thanks to @studioramekin and @kaminocasey for helping me hammer out the basic plot. Thanks for reading!

Echo/F! Reader

Echo leaves on a high-risk mission and you’ve got a bad feeling about this.

The early morning sun filters into your bedroom through the small window, its warmth on your face waking you. You stifle a yawn as you sit up, stretching your arms over your head and looking fondly at the clone next to you, who is still asleep. You smile softly at him for a moment, before he begins to stir and eventually opens his eyes. You can’t help but stare a little bit, the light of the sun making his honey colored eyes shine like gold. He catches you watching him and pats the space next to him. You stretch again before settling back down onto the mattress, held close to the man’s chest. He whispers your name and says good morning, the sleepiness making his voice a little rougher than usual. You look up at him and softly kiss him before saying “Good morning, Echo. Sleep well?”

He chuckles a little and says “I always do when you’re with me,” before kissing you back. You both hum in contentment, enjoying the rare moment of peace in your lives. The silence is broken by the chrono on your bedside table shrieking out your daily alarm, startling you both. With a groan, you roll over and smack it, silencing the alarm. You allow yourself to fall face down into your pillow as you grumble, saying “I swear I’m going to blast that damn thing one day.”

Echo drapes himself over you, kissing your cheek. The weight of his body over yours is soothing in an odd way, and you make an exaggerated sound of protest when he gets out of bed. “I don’t wanna go to school today mom…” you groan, still face down, making Echo laugh. “Well, you’d better get up, you don’t want Kix to put you in detention again,” he says as you reluctantly sit up and swing your legs over the edge of the bed.

As you stretch your arms over your head again, it’s Echo's turn to admire you in the sunlight; the soft rays illuminating your unclothed upper half and giving you a soft, almost ethereal glow. You catch him staring and laugh a little before you say, “I know I’m a bit rough in the morning, but it can’t be that bad today,” joking with him. Having gotten dressed into his body glove, he shakes his head and walks over to you, standing between your knees as he looks down at you with adoration. “I keep telling you you're wrong about that, mesh’la,” he says before taking your hands and pulling you up into a stand. You wrap your arms around his neck, grinning at him. You’re about to kiss him again when the second alarm you’ve set on the chrono goes off, startling you both again. You curse, breaking away from Echo, and you both get dressed and ready for the day as quickly as you can.

Thankfully your meager apartment wasn’t too far from the GAR headquarters, where Echo would meet with his brothers before missions, and you would typically assist Kix and the other medics throughout the day as needed. You arrive shortly, following Echo inside, and hoping to the Maker that nobody important sees you both arriving a little late. You briskly walk the halls before reaching the intersection that would separate the two of you. Glancing around, you see nobody else around, so you quickly stand on your toes and kiss Echo’s cheek. He looks like he’s about to reciprocate, but is interrupted by the voice of his Captain, Rex.

“There you are Echo, why are you so late?” He says, sounding more exasperated than irritated. You softly clear your throat, getting his attention, and he rolls his eyes with a smirk. “Never mind, I see why,” he says. Your face heats the slightest bit as you speak, saying “Yeah, me again, heh. Sorry Rex,” in a small voice. “You’re lucky Rex likes you,” Echo says with a laugh while nudging your side. You roll your eyes, and Rex ignores the comment before speaking, his tone more serious. “Echo, we’re on a mission with General Skywalker and General Kenobi. A Jedi has been captured by the separatists and is being held at the citadel with vital information. We’re preparing to leave immediately,” he says. Echo straightens his posture and says a crisp “Yes sir.”

Rex glances over his shoulder, then back at you, and says quietly, “You've got one minute,” before turning back the way he had come and walking a fair distance away. Echo turns to look at you, and sees the worry evident on your face. “The citadel?” You say, surprised. “Nobody’s ever escaped from there, or survived trying.” Echo takes your trembling hands into his with a reassuring squeeze. “You underestimate General Skywalker,” he says with a soft smile. “We’ll be back before you know it, cyare,” he continues in a whisper, giving you a quick peck on the forehead before releasing your hands and turning to leave. The ball of anxiety in your gut grows heavier as he walks away, and you impulsively grab his wrist before he gets too far. “Echo, wait, before you leave, I have to tell you,” you start to say, but you’re interrupted by Rex approaching and saying that your time’s up. “I’ll be right there,” Echo calls to him, raising a hand in acknowledgement. “What did you have to tell me?” He asks you. You swallow thickly and say “good luck out there.” He smiles at you, and you commit the image to memory as he kisses your hand before jogging over to catch up with Rex.

—

Kix is reasonably annoyed when you show up to the medical ward later than you should. When you walk into the room, he opens his mouth to admonish you, but stops when he sees the mounting stress and fear on your face. He says your name, normally at first, then a bit louder, finally catching your attention. You shake yourself and apologize, a slight tremor in your voice. This is so out of character for you that Kix stands from his desk and walks over to you. “Are you alright?” He asks as he approaches. You know there’s no point in lying to him; after so many cycles of working together, you know each other too well. You shake your head. “It’s Echo. He’s on a rescue mission to the citadel,” you say, trying to make your hands stop shaking. Kix grimaces sympathetically, somehow, and lightly grips your shoulder. “That’s a tough assignment. I can tell you’re worried about him. He’ll be okay, they all will. The man is an ARC trooper, and besides that he has Rex, Cody, and Fives with him. It’ll be fine,” he says firmly, but kindly. You nod and take a deep breath, logic finally winning out over fear. “You’re right,” you say, sounding closer to your normal self. “Of course I am,” Kix says, “I’m always right!” You laugh. “Uh huh,” you say, “Like you were with that patient last week.” Kix blusters a little, and you're able to relax more.

—-

Far away, during an intense firefight, Echo sees a droid firing cannons at the shuttle they need to escape. Thinking quickly, he snatches up a shield from another droid on the ground, using it as cover while he runs forward and shoots up at the cannons. He barely hears Fives shouting after him, but his focus remains on protecting the ship. If they couldn’t escape, he knew that they’d be killed. And he had to escape, he had to get back to you. Fives shouts again, but his voice is drowned out by the sudden roar of an explosion. Echo is blown off of his feet, and the last thing he thinks of before everything goes black is your face, glowing in the morning sun as you smile at him.

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#2

Since “Orders” was received so well, I’ve decided to do a series of similar stories with different kinks for each of the boys.

AO3 Link

Rating: Safe for now, will be explicit later.

Warnings: sensory overload

Word count: 1371

A Common Sense

Hunter/ F! Reader

You fall into sensory overload often, and so does Hunter, so the two of you enjoy each other’s quiet company.

You don’t notice right away when Hunter breaks off from you and the rest of the team, as you’re distracted by Wrecker and Crosshair arguing over who had destroyed the most clankers during the last mission, which you all had completed earlier in the morning. As usual, they both swear they’d gotten the highest count. Wrecker was usually loud enough as it is, but he was practically shouting to be heard over the noise of 79s, even if he really did not need to. You felt a small stab of pain at the base of your skull, and knew you had a headache coming on. Then Tech tells the two of them that he had recorded their escape, and therefore knows exactly what their numbers are.

Wrecker slams a fist on the table, almost sending your unfinished drinks flying into the air. “Well why didn’t you say so earlier?” He says. Crosshair rolls his eyes and said, “He probably did, you're just too damn loud to have heard him.” Wrecker shrugs this off. “Obviously you both want to know?” Tech says, looking across the booth at his batch mates. “Duh!” Wrecker shouts, while Crosshair simply nods with a smirk. You are unconsciously starting to block out as much noise as you can, so you don’t really hear it when Wrecker declares that the ‘winner’ gets a dance with you. He, of course, asks if that's alright, and you nod out of reflex, not processing his words. The pain has now moved behind your eye, making you grimace.

Echo, who had been watching this exchange without a word, notices your movement and expression. He places his flesh hand over yours on the table, getting your attention. “Are you alright?” He asks, barely audible over the bustle of the bar. You smile softly at him and nod before saying you would be okay. He doesn’t seem convinced, but withdraws his hand, glancing at you occasionally.

As much as you enjoy going to the club with the boys, sometimes all the commotion will bother you too much and you wind up having to take a breather outside. You’re not the only one to do so however; Hunter has the same problem tenfold. You aren’t entirely sure what his heightened senses entail, except that too many stimuli at once can easily overwhelm him. You finally realize that the Sargent has vanished, and it occurs to you that if you have a headache coming on, Hunter must be miserable. You stand and inform the boys that you're going to take a breather outside. Echo offers to go with you, reasonably cautious about a woman alone at night on the streets of Coruscant. You sweetly thank him but decline, saying that Hunter is already out there.

You roll your eyes at Wrecker laughing and making kissy noises as you leave. It really is a coincidence that the two of you would get overstimulated at around the same times, though you weren’t going to complain; the random quiet moments shared between the two of you were nice, in their own way. Like a bit of peace amidst the chaos that is life on the Marauder. You weave through the crowd and out of the doors, walking a few steps further before pausing to breathe in the cool night air. It wasn’t exactly fresh air, but it at least didn’t reek of cheap beer and sweat. You look around for a few seconds, wondering where Hunter had gone, before spotting him in a dark and relatively quiet alleyway a few yards away from the bar entrance.

As you approach, you make sure to clear your throat, so that you would not startle him, then realize that there’s probably no need, and chastise yourself quietly. He hears your soft footsteps and looks over at you, a tired smile on his face, and the many lights of the city reflecting in his dark eyes. “I figured you’d be out here,” you say, stepping into the shadows and leaning on the wall opposite him. “Yeah? How so?” He says, amused. “Well, if it's gotten to be too much for me, then it's definitely too much for you,” you say with a shrug. “Fair enough,” he says with a soft chuckle. He then lets out a long, tired breath, closes his eyes, and tilts his head back against the wall. The half-light from a street lamp a few steps away, combined with the angle of the alleyway, casts a shadow over the tattooed half of his face and throws his strong features into sharper relief. It is the kind of thing that makes you wish you could record everything, like Tech does, and revisit this exact moment. You realize you’ve been staring, but thankfully Hunter doesn’t notice.

“You alright there Sarge?” You ask after a minute or two of amicable silence, save for the noise around you. He opens his eyes and looks across at you. “Eh, I will be,” he says with a shrug. “Well that's vague,” you respond, moving to stand beside him. “Just a headache,” he says, waving your concern away. “Hey, you aren’t the only one,’ you say with a soft smile. Hunter asks what finally pushed you outside, and you roll your eyes and quickly recount the loud debate between his two brothers. He chuckles slightly, unsurprised, but suddenly grimaces and holds a hand to his face.

You frown. “This happens often, then?” You ask, referring to the headaches. You’d only been working as a medic with the Batch for about four weeks, and as such were still learning what was considered normal for these odd clones. “Much more than I’d like,” he admits. “Have you ever tried to do something for it?” You ask. He shakes his head, saying that after so many different things didn’t work, he kind of gave up. You concede the point and you both fall silent again.

Standing beside Hunter in the relative darkness, you take a moment to really feel your surroundings: The distant thump of music from the bar, and the constant drone of traffic, punctuated every now and then with a blaring horn that passes by. The hundreds of lights of the city surrounding you, shining so brightly in so many different colors. The faint stench of the garbage bins a little further down the alley, and the ever present smell of Coruscant smog. You even observe the rough texture of the wall you're both leaning against, and if you focus, you can feel the concrete pulse the tiniest bit in time with the music of 79s. “It must be exhausting,” you say, thinking out loud. Hunter makes a soft ‘what do you mean’ sound and you shrug again. “Being hyper aware of damn near everything. As bad as it can get for me, I can’t imagine what it's like on your end.” Hunter, in turn, shrugs at you, and said he’s gotten used to it, for the most part.

You can’t help but laugh a little, having thought of something. He looks over at you and you explain; “Sorry, I’m not laughing at you. I just remembered when the shower quit working and we couldn’t get it fixed for a week. That must have been hell.” He laughs a little too and says “Yeah, usually Wrecker is bad enough as it is.” The two of you chuckle a little before Hunter speaks again. “Speaking of, it probably won’t be long before he comes out here looking for you; we should probably head back inside.” You nod and begin to walk back to the doors together. Only a few footsteps away from the bar's entrance, neither of you are surprised in the slightest to see Wrecker bursting out and obviously looking around for you.

“There she is!” He says, voice as booming and loud as ever. “You can’t keep her all to yourself, vod,” he continues with a hearty laugh, addressing Hunter. Before either of you can respond, Wrecker has hoisted you over his shoulder and is heading back inside, saying you owe him a dance. You shriek, then laugh as he carries you away, not really noticing how Hunter looks wistfully after the two of you before following.

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My #1 post of 2022

So I was chatting in the discord with @studioramekin and @madameminor

LET’S GOOOOOO

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#Year in review #its been a good one! #Thank you guys for reading and being so supportive

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~ What Is This? ~

I am the entity known online as JarateChop (Jarate for short). They/them is preferred.

This blog is "jarateblog" because "jaratechop" was already taken by a now dead TF2 blog...

A twenty-something individual seeking their own place in the world. I love to talk but I'll never be the one to start a conversation. I may be shy but that doesn't mean you have to be, so say hi if you like :)

Blog Information

I have a blog on my website with posts that are more boring, personal, or technical than what I post on here. I don't really have a filter on any platform so know that before following :P

Personal tag explanations:

#choppost - Posts that are often related to my online presence or creative endeavors

#jarchive - Archive of older material of mine

#jaratechef - Things I cook and like to showcase 😜

Everything else is generally sorted by artists, characters, series, or other general terms (like #fav, etc.)

Interests

Music is my love and I am deeply rooted in electronic from the '70s-'90s. Some of my favorite bands/artists are Cabaret Voltaire, Gary Numan, Yello, Orbital, Squarepusher, Depeche Mode, Underworld, and soooo many more! Help share the love by talking with me about them! (and, if it's not obvious, you'll spot me in a crowd wearing all black)

I've gradually fallen out of passion with video games but I have a lingering interest in the Sega Saturn and original PlayStation. Some of my favorite series I still keep up with are Mega Man (particularly X & Zero), Sonic, Metroid, StarFox, Kirby, Castlevania, and R-Type.

Literature and visual media are not my strongsuits, which may align me with stereotypes about the kids these days being illiterate. I love to read, I'm just picky and often don't know where to start (or I end up devoting my time to other things). My best friend (and self-adopted brother) makes sure to pick on me for my lack of a film palette. I'm friends with other fun individuals who educate me on the shows and cartoons I missed out on as a kid.

Predictably (tragically), I'm more versed in anime, but not by a terrible amount. '80s-'90s era OVAs are some of my favorites, like All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku and Birdy the Mighty. You may have followed me because of my Urusei Yatsura screenshots/gifs.

What Do I Do?

I'm a jack of all trades but a master of none: I occasionally create visual 'art' (a lot of which has yet to be archived) and play guitar, bass, keyboards, and program drums (no room for a real set -w-). I wouldn't call myself that good, but maybe I'll record something someday... External social and mental factors suck. Similarly, there are other projects such as software, games, and video edits/restorations that need to be finished. Stay tuned for any updates on those!

I own a YouTube channel that I am often ashamed of and have liquidated some videos on. It's technically the most successful thing I've created and therefore it haunts me. It's on indefinite hiatus but I may revive it at another date or under another name. I enjoy making videos when I have the ideas for them.

My website is constantly out of date but I'm trying to update it a bit more frequently nowadays. If you're interested in a more personal look into my tastes (or even some life updates) that's the place to look! Stuff here on Tumblr may get buried :P

My background is in computer science, with experience in installing/repairing/refurbishing hardware, some programming languages, and more recently networking. I'm looking to break further into audio-related work (it's adjacent to my current job) but may have to return to school to earn a better degree for those pursuits. That all depends on my mental state, however, in addition to our wonderful economy.

Speaking of, you probably already know my political opinions if you made it this far! If you need a reminder: pronouns, electronic music, '90s anime, a Tumblr account... So, bigots can fuck off! That stands for not only my presence here, but anywhere! I don't block unless I need to; the snark I inherited from my awesome grandfather is useful in deterring illiterate pricks most of the time.

Wrap-Up

I wrote this bio because I felt like it, and to prove there's someone behind this Shard profile picture. If no one reads it, oh well! It's here anyways!

Thanks for reading, and stay groooooovy!

#choppost #intro post

[er0t0ph0n0philia]

rules.

[ last edited 01/31/2024 ]

This blog is a sideblog to a personal blog. My main blog is @kottonkandykiller and it is not a roleplay hub— please do not follow it. Nothing pertaining to this blog will be posted there. Asks may be sent from it if the anonymous feature is turned off, but otherwise it is a completely separate entity.

This blog is 18+. Minors who follow or interact with this blog will be immediately blocked, and if someone is found out to be faking their age, they will be blocked as well.

Smut is available to be roleplayed on this blog, but very selectively. It needs to be placed under a read more by both parties. It needs to be tagged appropriately (I will be using the tag nsfw tw). It cannot be the only reason that you write with me. Nikki is very hypersexual, so things of a sexual nature are important to him, but having normal threads as well as smut threads is important to me as well.

Several dark and generally not safe for work topics will be touched on often on this blog, largely due to the nature of the shows and the character. However, they will all be tagged appropriately, and if I deem something too dark to be left with merely a tag, I will place it under a read more.

This blog is not mutuals only in terms of interaction, but it is semi-selective. This means that I reserve the right to not interact with you or your muse(s) if I feel like said interaction will not be an enjoyable one. This is nothing against the mun, this is just for my own comfort.

All tags will be tagged as topic tw. I keep a list of things that I tag in such a manner (including all tags requested in rule pages), and you are welcome to request for something to be tagged.

I humbly request that you tag depictions of vomit, insects, arachnids, bigotry, biphobia, and transphobia as emetophobia, entomophobia, arachnophobia, misogyny, biphobia, and transphobia in your given trigger tagging style. This does not mean that I am unwilling to roleplay with these topics, but I would still like them tagged so I can mentally prepare myself for seeing them.

I will not roleplay incest, pedophilia, non-con, nor detailed bigotry whatsoever. This does include descriptions of the aforementioned topics (except in the cases of non-con and bigotry), but they can be mentioned in passing as long as a discussion about them is not occurring.

Personal blogs, do not follow this blog unless you have a roleplay sideblog and state it clearly in your pinned post or bio. Personal blogs are more than free to send asks as long as they specify whether it’s out of character or in character, but I will not roleplay with them.

Do not ask me to trim posts, because I am permanently on mobile and cannot. I would appreciate it if my partner could trim the post instead, but if my partner is also on mobile, I will create a new post every 4 or so replies and tag them and the post in it.

I will not participate in drama. Do not send me things about it. Do not ask me to defend or attack someone else. Do not involve me in any way. Any asks pertaining to out of character drama will be ignored and deleted.

The mun and the muse are not the same. Anything that my muse thinks of your muse does not pertain to my opinions of your muse or you. This includes my muse’s opinions of anything else. They do not reflect mine. Do not assume that they do, specifically in regards to mental health. Do not assume that my muse’s mental health reflects mine in any way, shape, or form.

Do not nag me for replies. I likely decided to drop the thread– I don’t typically forget to reply, as I privately track all threads that I am involved in. If you think that I’ve dropped a thread or forgotten to respond, though, feel free to start another thread.

If you send me a DM with the purpose of making small talk, it is likely that I will not respond. This is not due to any personal feelings against you, but due to the fact that it gives me intense anxiety to be chatting mindlessly online (unless you are using tone tags). This rule does have exceptions, but only if we’ve had multiple positive out of character interactions beforehand.

I don’t typically like slice-of-life threads that don’t go anywhere at all. A common exception would be attempting to develop a relationship between our muses of any form. Any interactions between romantic partners are exempt from this rule.

This blog is single-verse and multi-ship. All romantic relationships will be in separate universes from each other, but they will remain connected to the main universe. My muse is also polyamorous, however, so a joint universe could be arranged if all parties involved are okay with it.

I do not accept crossovers from any fandom except for The Amazing Digital Circus, Murder Drones, or Lackadaisy. Even from those fandoms, I would still like to discuss how this crossover is happening and which of our muses is in the wrong universe (or if something else happened). Fandomless muses abide by the same rules as muses from the above fandoms.

#promo. #rules.

[somecunttookmyurl]

Hi sorry to bother you, but I just saw your post about not metabolising medication properly, I was trying to track back to any other mention of it on your blog to find out more because that is ringing a lot of bells with me and I didn't know it was a thing that could happen (I'm not jumping to conclusions I'm just curious), I'm chronically impossible to medicate (presumably what you mean by "Drug Goblin") so I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of the specific thing you're talking about? I tried doing straight to ye olde Google but without a decent starting point I just get vague anecdotal articles </3

oh no worries about not finding it i never tag anything and tumblr's search function is an eldrich horror that's not on you in the slightest

the basics of it (this is very simplified and i'm happy to send papers but they are like. pretty technical which involves "learning what all the words mean first")

- there's a bunch of different enzyme pathways in the liver. just so many.

- different drugs will be processed along different pathways. most drugs only go one way, but some take multiple routes and split off. paracetamol (acetiminophin) for example uses... iirc... three? so some of it goes there, some goes there, and some fucks off over there.

- the normal amount of functional copies of any of these things is 2. and 2 is what the vast majority of people have. if you've got 2 copies then the drugs that ride that highway work broadly as expected. like you know all the "starts working in x time, lasts this long" stuff? based on the normal range

- for any given one of those, it's possible to have 1 (or even 0) functional copies, or 3 (or more) copies. if you have fewer functional copies then your metabolism is slower. the drug sticks around longer, and will have a more pronounced effect. as such, you would need a lower dose. also your toxic dose level would be lower

- if you have 3 (or more) you metabolise faster. as i'm sure you can guess, that means it's processed too quickly and there is less effect because it's been yeeted out at the speed of sound. you need higher doses, administered more often. which is problematic for your poor kidneys who regrettably still have to deal with it.

- all of these enzymes can be either inhibited (metabolism slowed) or induced (metabolism sped up) by various substances. this is, primarily, what drug interaction warnings are. if drug a is inhibiting the enzyme used by drug b, you could have a problem on your hands

- for most though that list is pretty extensive! as such "defects" on most of them don't really go noticed so much because you're probably fixing it by accident by, like, drinking coffee or whatever

- however Local Problematic Bastard known as P450 CYP2D6 (i know. super catchy) is almost entirely genetic - meaning the list of external things that can either inhibit or induce it is fucking tiny

- unfortunately, Local Problematic Bastard P450 CYP2D6 is where an awful lot of very common drugs like to hang out. so if you've got too many functional copies of it there's a whole bunch of shit that Don't Work So Good and your ability to fix it is, uh, limited

- in the general population being an ultra-rapid metaboliser is pretty uncommon. worldwide it's something like 7% and in white people it's 1-2%. however for reasons that are still unclear, people with chronic pain (notably EDS but also stuff like fibromyalgia) have a frankly stupid 70-80% chance of something in there being broken in some way

- which is a fucking cruel joke bc Most Goddamn Painkillers chill on CYP2D6 If you look up CYP2D6 on wiki there's an (incomplete) list of substrates, inhibitors, and inducers. substrates are the drugs that are metabolised along it. if you read the substrate list like "wait a minute... this is all the shit that doesn't fucking work unless i practically OD on purpose" then my apologies but also same and i hate it

anyway a while back i had the thought "what if i added an inhibitor to biohack my own goddamn liver and make it talk to meth properly" which i studied with CBD (one of the few inihibitors that aren't obscure prescription drugs) and spoiler alert: yes. yes you fuckin' can. (i did research this extensively before trying and human studies on the exact same theory have been done before and the results were positive in all but one person, and that's only because that person had an adverse side effects to the inhibitor and had to drop out)

this is something that can only be properly officially verified with a genetic test but sometimes shit be So Blatantly Obvious you don't need to prove it.

#lmk if this is still too technical #and you can totes have defects on multiple P450 areas but as i said the others are easier to fix and are generally less noticable #i have my suspicions about C19 myself because benzodiazapines don't work amazingly well either

[tarlosweeklyprompts]

List #2! Find list #1 here! (I had to break the list into two because Tumblr wouldn't let me post 100 fic rec lists in one post)

To celebrate reaching 100 followers I've compiled a list (with the help of others) of 100 Tarlos Fic Recs. This is just a way to say thank you to all the lovely people who follow this blog, participate in the prompts, and give shout outs to various writers for their lovely works! This took a lot longer to put together than I thought it would but it was so worth it!

The numbering of the fic's is a way to keep track that there are 100 fic's on this rec list and that is it's only purpose.

Thank you to everyone who helped me gather fic's, who sent in recommendations to be added, and to the lovely authors for creating these wonderful masterpieces.

Remember you are responsible for your own media consumption. Make sure to read tags and warnings.

62. Educating Mateo by @thebumblecee

63. personal by rosetterer on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

64. Knight in Shining Armor by @doublel27

65. Blood on the tracks, fire in the hills by thenorthface on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

66. This Love We Carry by @thevenstar

67. First Responder Says by @alilypea

68. Into the Woods by @moviegeek03

69. You Got Any Metal in Your Body I Need to Know About? By @basil-sunrise

70. I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. By lydiamxrtin on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

71. let go and i'll hold you up by Krissyloowhoo on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

72. Half agony, half hope by @goodwaysihope

73. Let Me by brouiller on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

74. hands to myself by falloutmars on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

75. The Ride Along by @goodwaysihope

76. Johnny Cash (Man in Black) by  @gothruthestars2

77.  Curveball by @bellakitse

78. for you, i’d fall by @chaotictarlos

79. Life, believe, is not a dream, so dark as sages say by  @beautifulhigh

80. Now my heart is in your hands by @noxsoulmate

81. quédate un segundo más by @morganaspendragonss​

82. To Love You Through Color by  DjDangerLove  on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

83. Wrapped Around His Fingertip by  R_E_R6  on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

84. down to your bones by author unknown

85. All the Time in the World by  holyfudgemonkeys (erraticallyinspired)  on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

86. When I grow up I want one just like....... by  Lisa_Kate  on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

87. if something's wrong you can count on me by @morganaspendragonss​

88. through sames of am through haves of give by @liminalmemories21​

89. I'll hold you closer than my skin and my blood by @ravens-words​

90. The Hook Up by  Araloth  on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

91. Are We a We is it Just a You and a Me? by @ramblingdisaster73​

92. The Holiday by @flickerthenflare​

93. When Tyler Met Carlos by @bubblesandroses8​

94. Do Not Say It Crawled! by @velvet-ink​

95. covered in your blood, it's ritualistic by @mooshkat​

96. People keep asking for my address and I keep handing them your name by @beautifulhigh​

97. We’re the fire, we’re the glow by @sarcasticslothy​

98. History Repeated by AShortWalkToDelinquency and @donthateme01​

99. 5 Times TK Cooked for Carlos and 1 Time They Cooked Together by  ElfinNevermore17  on AO3 (if you have a tumblr let me know and I will link it)

100. sudden desire by @reyescarlos​

#twp100followers #twp100ficsreclist #tarlos #tk strand #carlos reyes #tk strand x carlos reyes #tarlos fic rec list #tk strand fic rec list #carlos reyes fic rec list #fic rec list #911 lone star #911 ls

[mybrainproblems]

What is spreadsheetsnatural?

Spreadsheetsnatural is a project I started thinking about a few months ago and finally started working on recently. Its purpose is to create a timeline of what happened during the final season of Carver era (when Dabb would have been tapped for co-showrunner), all of the Dabb-Singer era of spn, the development timeline of W*lker and using all of that as a basis to speculate on how those factors potentially impacted the trajectory of s15/the finale/destiel. I'm trying to remain impartial as I gather info but I do have my own theories based on knowledge of the entertainment industry which I've posted about before.

The sheer quantity of information I'm looking at necessitated the creation of multiple spreadsheets (which is why I've called this spreadsheetsnatural) in order to keep track of the below information from 2015 through 2020.

Content of showrunner-written/significant (e.g. 15x09) episodes

Information we have available from the scripts and other supplemental materials that have been acquired

Official announcements

Info provided at cons/in press interviews and

"key" episode air dates

[Image: a screenshot of an Excel spreadsheet of information about the supernatural series that includes episode air dates, network announcements, press materials and info from cons. All info is organized chronologically and color-coded by season. Citation links are included where applicable.]

That's only a partial screenshot of it and at a guess, this spreadsheet is maybe 10% complete. This partial screenshot is barely even a first pass based on the info I already have and I'm just starting the process of pulling more info from press materials and cons. I have no idea when I will finish this because of just how much info I'm looking for. If anybody has information that sounds like it might fit in with this please let me know! If you can provide a source that would be amazing (just who you think said it and a year/con is a great help!)

If you're interested in some other info I've already posted, everything is tagged on my blog as spreadsheetsnatural. If some of the posts seem a little unhinged, those are probably from the day I forgot to eat while doing research.

some additional explanation about what kicked off this project, what my spreadsheets are and what info I'm looking at below the cut

I'd post more spreadsheet screenshots but the rest are in pretty rough shape and need a clean-up/redo since I've added more factors I want to look at. The current spreadsheets that I have are:

"dabbnatural" - where it all started! all episodes written/co-written by Andrew Dabb; I'm now going to be adding additional sheets to the workbook to include his story editor credits and also his earlier producer credits (showrunners get producer credits by default)

"script hunt reference" - what it says on the box. a spreadsheet with all documents available from spn script hunt organized by season, episode, document type, revision date, original air date and writer (chronological by latest revision date)

"episode guide" - oof. this one I haven't started yet but at a minimum, this spreadsheet needs to contain every episode, writer, story editor, producer, director, air date seasons 10-15. I'd like to fill in back to s4 eventually.

"spreadsheetsnatural master" - compiling all relevant info into one timeline document

And after all that, you might ask why I started this insane project! Well, like many hellers I'm curious as fuck about what happened with s15, the finale, the confession, the lamp... I also have a relative who used to work in the entertainment industry (including network TV) on the marketing & market research side so I got a weirdly close look at how the proverbial sausage is made. The moment I heard there was market research, I was set down the footpath to this rabbit hole.

Short version of this in the tags but if you've made it this far: An actual investigative report on what happened would likely take years and a professional journalist or two with far better access than I, a person outside of the entertainment industry, will ever have. People are going to be under NDAs or unwilling to risk their professional reputations & careers over this and especially not just to talk to a curious fan. This is something that either a person in the industry needs to release with receipts or a journalist needs to hunt down. I am neither of those.

The people who are most responsible for this mishegoss are far higher up the food chain than any of us will ever have access to and I'd like to start assigning blame to them vs. actors.

#i just know i'm going to be making gantt charts like i'm doing my fucking job or something #an actual expose on this would likely take years and a professional journalist with solid industry contacts #this is just a fun fan project to maybe find some interesting links between things (kinda like stackednatural for research nerds) #spreadsheetsnatural #spn #destiel