#sorry i need to tag these its just my heart

[otdiaftg]

WHAT'S NEXT:

The out pouring of love for this blog has swept me off my feet. I knew the logic behind the follower count, but this weekend proved to me without a shadow of a doubt just how much this fandom cherishes these characters and this story.

I am overwhelmed with adoration towards every. single. one. of you.

I took the weekend to finally recoup after the whirlwind of this past year but wanted to take a moment now to answer some of the questions I've seen pop up and to inform you all of what my plans are for what's next.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

WILL YOU CONTINUE THE ACCOUNT THIS YEAR?

This took me a long time to ponder and I wanted to make sure I was in the correct headspace to answer it. Short answer: No.

Long answer: All For The Game is near and dear to my heart. And the reason I began this account was because the dates for 2023 matched that of the dates they were meant to be in 2006. To continue it in the year 2024 would mean the dates would be completely wrong and a lot more logistics would have to occur beforehand.

But also-- I'm not the best when it comes to technology, especially when it comes to BOTS so every post that was published was typed out, formatted and scheduled by hand by me. I did not have help. I did not have proofreaders, or editors, or managers. I contacted all the artists myself, sorted through every single page of the artists to find matches to the story, read and re-read the books for exact or guesstimation of dates/times, and made a hell of a lot of typos on the way through all that.

There was probably an easier way that I could have done all this. But I didn't/don't know it. So that all boils down to: It’s a long and tiring process.

Don't get me wrong, it was worth all the hours. And all the sleepless nights I had getting everything done and out. I already thanked my support network, but without my wife and my best friend being there to make me another cup of coffee, walk our dog, do the chores and generally make sure I didn't crumble from the pressure -- none of this would have happened.

So, putting myself through that again, after everything that has happened this year alone-- felt like it would cheapen the experience I had when the dates won't even match.

That being said.... 2034 isn't that far away. >__>

WILL YOU BE DOING AN OTDITSC?

Short answer: No.... sorry.

Long answer: As stated, it is VERY hard to organize what and how I did. HOURS spent researching, organizing, scheduling, etc. Time spent away from my family and other hobbies. NOT time I regret (need to keep prefacing that) but time I want back now. At least for a little bit.

It also doesn't sit right for me to start an OTDITSC when I know some people are still waiting for their copies. There are so many of us out here (as I've come to find out) and I don't want to exclude people's enjoyment and connection that this account gives. I also feel like the more posts about TSC out there, the harder it is for those who are (lets say) waiting for the physical copies to block/mute spoilers. We can say a tag is enough, but this is the internet. And that's not always true.

And lastly, personally, TSC is still SO VERY NEW. It's not even complete yet and we don't 100% know when the next one will be published. I don't want to start something, get to the end of the timeline, and than have a huge gap between posts that will potentially be moments in the second book. It doesn't feel fair to their story, to myself, or to the followers of this account to have incorrect information for something I love so dearly. If I'm doing it. I want to do it right.

SO, WHAT'S NEXT?

Well. A lot. For me personally, as well as this account. I don't want to leave everyone in such a finite way. I love this fandom. I love its art and writings and the abundance of talent and joy that it exudes.

So first, for myself, as well as those artists who agreed to help with this account, I want to post, for the next 40 days Artist Highlights (that means this account will still be active until Friday, May 24th).

Every day, I will post about an Artist and the work that I wanted to post but couldn't fit in. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, these artists are the reason this account thrives. Art, in a multitude of forms, speaks in a way words can not. And these artists prove that.

I'm excited to show them off for a couple more weeks at least. They are all wonderful people.

AND, FINALLY:

To also tie us over, I am opening both my personal account as well as this account to questions.

Questions regarding the process, the story, the best movie out in theaters, whatever. I will be answering your questions (as fast as I can) until that last Artists Highlight day (Friday, May 24th). After this day, I will leave the questions answered up for a week, and then remove/delete them from this account. I want to make this more of an archive of sorts and will be updating the Timeline Page as this progresses as well, so you can move freely within the timeline.

Keep in mind that I am only one person, have a family and a full-time job-- so answers may be sporadic, but I will answer them.

This has truly been such a pleasure. And whether I get questions or not, I see you and I appreciate you. I hope your life is filled with everything you ever want, everything you need, and that you never let it go.

🦊 🧡- Kelysium

#aftg #all for the game #neil josten #tkm #the kings men #the foxhole court #andrew minyard #palmetto state university #psu foxes #andreil #on this day in aftg #otdiaftg #palmetto state foxes #otdi all for the game #nora sakavic #the foxes #on this day in all for the game

[newtgat]

the fuck is he on about now

#dan vs #dan mandel #chris pearson #elise pearson #buddyshipping #cuddleshipping #sorry i need to tag these its just my heart #newtgart #dandom #dan vs revival

[rainofthetwilight]

honestly, when i first saw sora's backstory, i didnt react much, but now im noticing everything and its just really sad to think about

see this little kid who was full of hope? see this girl, that was just an innocent kid full of life, having that one role model that every kid had in some point of their lives?

this girl was then stripped away from everything she loved the moment she realized the truth, that this "role model" of hers was abusing poor innocent creatures, that their people have been brainwashed by this so-called emperess she actually used to follow, having your own parents shun you and take away everything you had and isolate you just because you knew the truth, and said truth wasnt just something bad, no, it was a fucking nightmare to think about, imagine taking that all in at 10

if the merge never happend, she would've been stuck in that sucker of a realm her whole life. she wouldve never been able to continue her childhood, her love for tech, nothing just absolutely nothing. she wouldve been locked away and alone forever, she wouldnt even have her own family by her side

the fact she didnt even hesitate to leave when the merge happend is heartbreaking, she was so fucking young, and was treated so poorly by everyone. imagine staying like that for probably months. she even named herself after that freaking dragon to respect her.

and as someone who actually experienced what sora had to endure when i was a kid, being shunned by my family for nearly a year during that time, i just have to point out that:

ana and sora are two completely different charcters.

when ana left, she became sora. a completely new person that was an ending with a new beginning, seeds that became remenants.

I know alot of people will disagree with me and say that lloyd had a tougher backstory, or maybe harumi, etc, but every charcter experienced something the other wouldnt handle, making no tragedy rougher than the other

i have nothing else to say but..damn

#ninjago #ninjago dragons rising #ninjago sora #ninjago ana #ninjago spoilers #ninjago analysis #<- thats a tag??? #sora ninjago #ninjago writing may suck sometimes but when it comes to the angst? #goddamn bro... #the angst of this show is so fun to analyze and talk about #its an “its okay i didnt need my heart anyway” kind of thing #gonna get in my “time to make myself fucking cry with angst” car and analyze arin's backstory to cry even more 😎💧 #ninjago lloyd #ninjago harumi #<- briefly mentioned #levi's ted talks #also im sorry if i went too overboard with this #i just relate to sora so much #even tho i have good relations with my family and parents now those times can never be forgotten

[bugisawesomeasf]

you fuckers are really hating on travis when hes literally a he/him lesbian, also the wilderness is literally a metaphor for girlhood do you really think it wouldve let him survive if he wasnt at least a little girl coded ?

#a bunch of ppl have said this in more smarter ways but i feel like the yj fandom needs to be reminded of this every once in a while #also hes just genuinely a fascinating character?? like he saved his girlfriend only to have to eat his brother #he ate his brothers heart RAW #literally that scene is so insane and underrated #like yall went crazy about shauna eating jackies ear (which fair because it is gen insane) but not over travis eating his brothers heart ra #(which equally as insane) #any ways sorry for the rant my tags are always so long 💀 #i am gonna make a more analysis type post on this once i rewatch the show #yellowjackets #travis martinez #travnat #(its not my fav ship but its still toxic yuri so i have no choice but to stan) #javi martinez #🐝 #also i get not wanting to see any men in this show about women but guys please he’s literally just a girl as well #hate on jeff or waltor or kevyn or the weird cop dude just leave travis alone 🙏🙏😭 #also not girl coded in the way some men are. hes girl coded in the more literal sense #gender fluid travnat my beloved they are so t4t <33

[oflgtfol]

when u f. when u feel a new interest taking hold . in ur brain

#when a piece of media is about two guys who share a mind and body. getting into hijinks together #well i cant not make it my whole personality #brot posts #pacing back and forth #i want to binge it but the nature of its medium prevents me from doing so . #i can only listen to it like max one ep a day #sorry everyone the cave episode just cemented it in my heart. Like oh god oh fuck. caves #AND THE. THE. WNTHENFKSJS #AND THE. !! ENDING #WAHHHHHHHHHH #rolling back and forth on the floor #ok im gonna say i need a tag foe this thangg so from now on when im not actually actively liveblogging -> #m posting #or perhaps ..? #mal posting

[an-theduckin]

Btw ik it's been a rlly long time since I've updated the a day in the life of mark fanfic (it's been 1 month and 5 days) but I'm fr working on it alr it's just cuz writers block + imposter syndrome + the first few chapters after chapter 10 being the most confusing ass chapters ever n I'm still tryna figure out out to do the pacing of them n stuff. I'm rlly genuinely sorry it's taken this long I didn't think that would happen it was only supposed to be like a 2 week break. So yeag I'm really sorry about that

#an_theduckin #Im working on it i promise #its just taking so long #also initially i only had until like. chapter 10 planned and a few vague ideas for the future chapters #so now i had to pull stuff outta my ass to make the plot lines connect n shit #i thimk its coming along nicely but its so disorgamised rn so yeag #also im a perfectionist n lately everything i write/draw just SUCKS ass for some reason so yea i judt never get stuff done #it sucks so much i wish i could just fuckimg be normal #im trying i really am #im sorry i cant be more /gen #also i think this series will be like. never ending #like a slice of life series. i even updated that tag into that series #so yeah thats fun #i just never wanna see it end. it would completely break my heart #ik itll end eventually but yea #if u read it this long than um. thank you ig #i really need a hug rn haha #my rants #ashur gharavi #twomp #mark and friends #my text posts #ao3 fanfiction #ao3 writer #writers on tumblr

[bumblingbabooshka]

“As it was in the dawn of our days As it will be for all tomorrows To you, my husband, I consecrate all that I am. T’Pel, my wife. From you I receive all that I am. As it was in the beginning, so shall it be now. Two bodies, one mind.“                                                                   - Pon Farr Ritual Lines

Tuvok can have a little overwhelming guilt, sorrow and heartache as a treat. Also, people need to start talking about that fucking Pon Farr opener because it’s hardcore and so loving. Anyway so I was thinking about the fact that pon farr is a bonding ritual which helps to alleviate fever...how intimate that would be and how it’d feel to have to share that kind of thing with a facsimile of the person you care about.  It’s not just sex, it’s love. And Tuvok loves his wife - to the point that even having sex with a hologram that didn’t look like T’Pel was unacceptable to him. To the point that he noticed that her ears were 4 millimeters too long. It must be difficult knowing that your wife is there, waiting for you, still in love with you, but you can’t reach her.  It must be difficult holding a woman who looks almost exactly like your wife but where she had a mind as familiar to you as your own (a mind which was your own, as yours was hers) this woman has only a static buzz and a voice you half-remember. I think it’d be very complicated and painful! And so so interesting! And I was picturing Tuvok, still under the pon farr’s influence, feeling so bad about not being able to control himself and also missing T’Pel and his children and regretting being trapped in the delta quadrant and just like....crying. All of his emotions from the past few years are just bubbling to the surface. And Holo T’Pel doesn’t know. She can’t help him like the real T’Pel could. She can’t receive his telepathic apology or pain or love and he won’t say it out loud because her inability to respond/understand is painful and in his state he feels the pain is deserved. What use would talking to a hologram be? It would just be even more pathetic. But Holo T’Pel sees that he’s crying she asks what’s wrong and when he doesn’t answer she presses their heads together as if they actually could speak properly, telepathically, and know each other. But they can’t.  They are two bodies, two minds. They will never become one.

#The words floating around Tuvok in the last few panels are 'Ni'droi'ik nar-tor' which means I apologize/I'm sorry #He's trying to communicate these to T'Pel but as this T'Pel is just a hologram he cannot speak telepathically with her #comix #Tuvok #T'Pel #Tuvok/T'Pel #Tuvok art #T'Pel art #bea art tag #st voyager #st voyager art #sometimes being with a hologram that looks like your wife whom you've missed since episode 1.....is worse #he finally sees her again!! After all these years!!! And it's like...it's n ot her but it's her!! It's a memory of her - inaccurate #SO MUCH of pon farr is bonds....forming the bond speaking through the bond etc etc Vulcan love is communicated through bonds #BUT SHE'S A HOLOGRAM!!! She has no mind to bond with!!!! Can you see it?? Are you picking up what I'm screaming down?? It's a gd tragedy!! #Tuvok can't lose himself in the fantasy that this is his wife like maybe a human could #then maybe the logical thing is that oh ok I'll just treat this being like a hologram - an aid for my pon farr #BUT NO because that's his WIFE....it looks and sounds like his WIFE....they did a whole ritual together before starting!!! #It's a lose lose situation it's brilliant its heart wrenching and I need more people to see my vision v_v #my writing #the tragedy of saying 'from you I receive all that I am' to a hologram imitating the person you love most #star trek #star trek vulcans #star trek art

[riellegaming]

MAGNAI???? MAGNAI???? CANON BITCHLESS MAGNAI????

they hate him im so so sorry

#im gonna be fair i dont need to be convinced that hard to fuck either of them im NOT hitting on ur boy its just the truth of my heart #i tagged that cross dont look on purpose i really did not think seeing it would be good or productive for you im sorry shfkengmm #xiv #msg

[fluxedbuds]

o boy new life series cant wait to Stop Watching As Soon As Someone Permadies

#i dont need more tragedy sorry. but i DO want to see what stupid shit they cook up in there #i need to root for tango also. maybe he'll uh. well. end of sentence. #its kind of a shame im too much of a sap to enjoy em bc theyre truly goldmines for Ideas. y'all have fun for me ok? #life series #secret life spoilers #life series spoilers #footnotes #why are skizz and tango like a bonded pair of birds. god i hope bdubs joins them i want to see that disaster. im rly sad cleo bailed #the heart theme is SO CUTE and will probably stop being cute very fast but SHHH OUTFITS #also i WISH i could be excited abt new watcher subclass symbol dropping but i can Feel the grian fandom being bastards with it #ah yes another morally ambiguous figure who follows their own rules and judges very fairly from that basis- #oh youre making them evil. ok. yeah so theyre the new twisted sicko in charge of the life games even though thats Literally Just Grian. ok. #i have not and will not actually verify if this is what is being said BUT this is one time i would LOVE to be wrong #maybe my curse of saying something abt hermitcraft that immediately becomes false will work out in my favor for once? please? hello? #but yes i will not look and this is tags instead of a post bc truly. i need to get over myself. i Wont but at least i can quarantine it

[deathandthemaiden23]

Me watching the dumbass Mario movie get ten times more acclaim and attention because its Mario than Puss in Boots even though Puss in Boots is easily the superior animated feature in every conceivable aspect and doesn't have a shitty leading voice actor

#puss in boots #puss in boots the last wish #puss in boots 2 #pib #pib2 #IM BITTER #CAN YOU TELL #im sure the mario movie is okay man but it sure as shit doesnt deserve ''highest grossing animated movie of all time'' #i havent seen it but i dont need to lol its a lazy corporate cashgrab based on the few snippets ive caught #maybe the animation is nice and sleek but it has no actual heart to it i can tell #they dont do anything groundbreaking with it its played very safe from what i hear #sorry this is your weekly installment of what grinds my gears lol #btw im not tagging this with mario tags bc i aint starting discourse over this shit lmfao #just a quick vent

[synthshenanigans]

there’s one on here currently and they’re bringing back up old controversy (jashshipping)

Yeaa I saw that. They also seem to post a bunch of CJ related things, so I might make the daily photos one since there isn't one for just CJ screenshots/photos

#im gonna be a fait bit busy today so I cant make it rn #also wont be making it tomorrow as there's another strike happening then [ill make a post on that later too btw] #but i want there to be an account just of stuff from the vids or of the ones he posts on twitter #as for the shipping thing #i wish ppl wouldn't be so rude with things sometimes man #my stance is basically the same as CJs. interpret it however you'd like just don't show it to ppl who are uncomfortable with it #also don't harass or be a dick to people who do or don't ship it #im glad it died down since then at least & that there's not a bunch of hate going around #this fandom is simultaneously really nice to be in & also really draining sometimes #tho it definitely isn't the worse. ive been in a lot of ones that are a LOT worse than here. big & small #place is actually quite nice mostly. despite some things that deserve needing to be called out [like some of the ableism toward Heart] #I think things would be a lot better if people just let others do their own thing. as long as its not like. fuckin illegal or offense #or against CJs boundaries. just let others vibe out in there own corner #ain't that what we all said when TH purists complain about CJs covers? No ones forcing you to consume the content. is all good #just stay where you're comfortable! if anyone's forcing you to look at their stuff then they're the issue. and that goes both ways #again just listen to what the guy said. don't show it to people that don't like it. don't harass people who do it don't like it. an like #just be groovy #sorry for the rant this has just been on my mind for months now #im generally very neutral on things but i hate everyone just yellin at each other when there doesn't need to be yelling in the first place #again this place is hell of a lot better than other spaces ive been in #its a main reason this is the first fandom I've actively participated a shit ton in #im actually using discord & talking [a bit] to other ppl for once lol #idk man i like it here. Just don't make a reason for people not to like it here #again apologies for the rant op. this has just been on my mind for some time & i really don't want shit being blown up again #also apologize if anythins spelled wrong or sounds like nonsense #shitty keyboard + dyslexia + not being able to edit tags can make dumb results lol #moss rants #[atlas asks]

[sbc-moved]

#sorry I just #not to complain again but I need to #I hate when I’m enjoying my. 6:30 in the morning and then boom. ship art that I do not want to see #I have all the tags blocked. I have done EVERYTHING in my power to avoid seeing it #and. tis all for naught or something #genuinely like #tag your fucking ship art #literally just put character x character in your tags so that I don’t have to fucking see it #I’m being a big baby but like. I really don’t like seeing it like this one ship drives me up a wall #like genuinely ripping my hair out sends me into a blind rage you make me sick #and it sucks because I love these characters but I’m really starting to dislike one just because of this ship #I’m just. I have to see it all the time and I’m so sick of it #its literally everywhere #that’s my man do you MIND #I love him so much it’s literally suffocating I hate seeing him with anybody else #he’s mine idk what to tell you #I’d rather die than to see him with anybody else ever #okay I’m over it #I’m just. I’m not good rn and this isn’t helping #♡.bullet proof heart

[todayisafridaynight]

making all of you read this cute arasawa fic right now about jo and ichi's tattoos this isn't a request it's a demand

#snap chats #I GOT CURIOUS TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE IN THE TAG ASIDE FROM STAR UPDATIN THEIR FIC #AND HOOOWW DID I MISS THIS it cause i dont go on ao3. oopsie.. #anyway ive just been in an especially I Need It mood about arasawa today.... #ive been driving myself insane with images in my brain so i was trying to think of ways to distract my brain or put it at ease #and this fic was just the lil pick me up i needed.... its less than 1k but it's still a cute less-than-1k....... #shakin and cryin thank you god for fic writers amen.. #ough is it bad if i wanna make fanart inspo'd by it....... it's just done such good images for my brain.. i'll still my stylus for now... #jo being lowkey posessive and jealous is always a guilty pleasure i am sorry...... #he'll refuse to see it as such and he'll feel bad about it if he does but ooooooohh its good for my heart im sorry..... #ayway where the fuck is my spanish prof she like twenty minutes late🧍‍♂️ #im gonna think bout middle aged men makin out in an alleyway now bye. maybe the car even idk my brain'll decide

[murcielagatito]

just wrote the shittiest like 600 word prompt like bitch if i actually wrote this fic i could probably get a couple ks outta it but i suck at this shit so bad

#yeah its for ava and janine what about it #their dynamic is too much fun to leave unexplored #every time they have scenes together its just so fascinating to me #i wanna put then in a little controlled environment and see what happens #also theyre both such sad people that mask that with fake smiles but in completely opposing ways that i think they would fit so well togethe #okay not fake smiles per se pero like hiding their pain behind positivity yaknno? #i want them to get the love they so desperately need and deserve #man janine just needs like a million hugs from everyone and even then it still wouldnt be enough #janine-> so much love in her heart for others #ava-> heeping her heart in the thickest ass vault known to mankind #i know janine could crack the code i know it #avanine #ava x janine #janine teagues #ava coleman #abbott elementary #i am so sorry i keep abbott posting the brainrot is real and i have like one person to talk to abt this stuff and i dont wanna annoy them 😭 #abbott posting #<- for my silly little abbot rants if u would like to block the tag LOL #we r at like 800 words of JUST planning the story out 😵‍💫

[soldier-poet-king]

Petty and mean but also I'm right and angry

Just bc u think some ppl are using "deconstruction" or whatever other buzzwords to believe whatever they want and are obnoxious doesn't mean that a LOT of western Christians are being forced to reckon with toxic and harmful beliefs and cultures which they grew up in and have to separate the good from the bad, the truth from the manipulations, faith from cultural biases, etc. For so many people it's do that or leave faith entirely. And I'm not going to shit on anyone for doing what they need to?? Can't we just all operate from the assumption that EVERYONE yes EVERYONE even the person you hate is just trying their fuckin best and we're all broken and suffering and we're all wrong in different ways and can we get off our GODDAM high horses PLEASE

Can we just ?????

#faith tag #franposting #discourse sorry #deconstructing discourse sorry not sorry #anyway. its not even about me #frankly idgaf anymore #i know what i have to do and believe to still hold on to faith and goodness #and i know im trying my best with an earnest heart #i am angry for every other person suffering out there #who is being mocked or shot down for trying their best #to hold onto something they care deeply about but which has also deeply hurt them #like. these things arent mutually exclusive #ppl are trying. that's what deconstruction is. that's the point #you cant fix a house if the foundation's rotten #you cant rebuild without demolishing first #is it not better to try rather than to leave and abandon wholesale? #not that im judging for that either. i understand that need too #im just. so angry. people are so callous and for WHAT #to feel superior?? #everyonr is trying their best and i know even the callous folk are too #and so I try to believe that they think theyre helping #but i know theyre not helping. i hope intent matters #im so angry and idk what to do #im too stupid for this or for everything #im good at my job and that's it

[southern--downpour]

GOD SPIDERVERSE IS SO FUCKING GOOD

#SPOILERS IN THE TAGS SO DONT FUCKING LOOK IF U DONT WANT THEM #EVERY FUCKING FRAME IS GORGEOUS #sorry ben riley fans to they did fuck up ur boy. he kinda deserved it (i. fucking hate the clone saga) but like not that bad lmao #like thats my main problem ben riley was underutilized and just kinda a gag #(his animation style is so fucking cool tho so its a shame) #IM FINE WITH THE SOLID TWO SCENES SPECTACULAR SPIDEY WAS IN THATS ALL I NEEDED FROM HIM #ALSO!!!!!!!!!! PENI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY FIXED HER FUCKING DESIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 #SP//DR IS AN EVA NOW #THANK FUCKING *GOD* #also the prowler bit at the end was fucking awesome it was so cool #i was trying to figure out why the color pallet w/ that scene w/ rio was weird bc usuallty they're super purposeful with their color choices #and then i noticed. miles hoodie is purple. which is a color almost entirely reserved for prowler. #barely any other character has their main color as purple BUT prowler #so the moment rio didnt know who spiderman was i KNEW #GOD that was such a terrifying reveal #i genuinely FROZE when it looked like he punched miles that was one HELL of an impact frame like holy fucking shit #like actually felt my heart DROP #ALSO. THE FUCKING. THE END CREDITS SCENE. #IT WAS HAND PAINTED ROTOSCOPING I THINK. FOR THE ENTIRE SONG. AT I WHAT I *THINK* WAS 12 FPS. #LIKE I *TIRED* TO THINK OF A WAY IT COULD BE A FILTER BUT NO. NO THAT HAD TO BE DONE BY HAND. #HOLY FUCKING *SHIT* I WAS STUNNED LOOKING AT IT #HUGO;SEROAWOAWOE MY GOD I WOULD WATCH THE MOVIE JUST FOR THE VISUALS LONE #okay actual critiques is its like. SUPER quipy #like super super quippy up until the mid-to-end half #to the point where I was like. maybe. maybe tone down the snark a bit. #but it knew when to stop for dramatic scenes and it never undercut any of the actual heart so i think the latter half redemmed that for me #*redeemed fuck #also i was worried about the like. family and romance drama going on. #but it was well written imo! it didnt bother me too much! #miles and gwen are genuinely cute so i dont mind them bein togethr