#spacebeyonce

[varietysky]

the duality of a writer 😔

#the way these posts popped up on my dash like this dbchdhdb #I'm mostly the second one though #writing problems #mia posts a thing #afroelf #spacebeyonce

[newtsnaturethings]

5, 7, 13, and 16!

5. Favorite form of potato:

Cheat answer: sweet potatoes 🍠

Real answer: a good boiled potato is always nice, but roasted with rosemary and garlic is a treat

7. What animal do I look forward to seeing at the aquarium

Oooo it’s so hard to pick. Okay I’m honestly very fond of the rays. They’re just. Flat swimming sharks. With loooooong tails. And goofy lil faces. I love them.

That said I can also just….stare at the jellyfish exhibit for HOURS

13. First thing I’m doing in the purge:

…okay well the FIRST thing on the list is to yell at all the people who make customer service workers jobs a living nightmare. Just for the catharsis. Then I’m gathering my things and running into the woods

16. Thoughts in mint chocolate chip:

Why does one want toothpaste flavor with chocolate? I am confused

Thanks for the ask 🦎

#newts asks #thanks spacebeyonce :)

[dykevirgo]

for the ship bingo: link and that gray bitch from skyswrd. what the hell is his name. girhaim??? I have not played skyswrd yet 😣

literally so true

send me ships for bingo!

#spacebeyonce tag #ask game #tloz

[end-otw-racism]

End OTW Racism Link Round-Up: Week 1!

We are now in week two of our action demanding that OTW live up to its commitments to address racist harassment & abuse, which ends May 31st! There was a lot of great discussion during the first week, so we wanted to post a round-up of some of the longer-form discussion/analysis that people have been sharing (we're going with posts on Tumblr, Dreamwidth, and other sites, as well as Twitter threads that are longer than three tweets). These are posts that we think would be helpful to consider as fandom engages in the necessary conversations about these issues.

If we've missed something you've written, we'll be doing another round-up of week two, so it's not too late! You can either submit it on tumblr, tweet at us, or email us at endotwracism [at] gmail [dot] com. We do reserve the right to only share posts that are in line with the intent of the campaign and that we believe are adding to the conversation.

Tumblr

beatrice-otter: Why AO3 needs to be accountable for reducing fandom racism in its internal culture and the archive [link]

pretty-weird-ideas: End OTW Racism and the “Fed” Accusations [link]

aretethegreattelleroftales: You don’t understand what EndOTWRacism is asking for here, and because you clearly do not understand it, you should have known better than to speak on it. [link]

vex-verlain: In response to the reactions I’ve seen to #EndOTWRacism [link]

unrealromance: I don’t really understand how people don’t know the difference between ‘whoops I’ve fallen into a racist trope’ and 'I am literally writing hate speech that is unveiled, mask off’. [link]

pretty-weird-ideas: Codification of a Living Document as a solution to Harassment on OTW [link]

indifferentvincent: RE: End OTW Racism Derailment [link]

elumish: In light of some of the backlash to the End OTW Racism protest, and particularly the concern that an anti-harassment policy would lead to abuse of reporting mechanisms or censorship of unpopular authors/ships… [link]

seepunkrun: How to Find and Attend OTW Board Meetings [link]

indifferentvincent: The people who use the excuse of saying ao3 is an ‘archive’ and so 'must preserve’ the most vile, intentionally racist fics just sound like the most privileged motherfuckers on the planet to me. [link]

spacebeyonce & pretty-weird-ideas: wow this is such a normal and rational thing to say about having a diversity consultant to help ao3 fix their bullshit. [link]

indifferentvincent: I have to assume this is in regards to my promotion of the end-otw-racism call to action, because I don’t know what else it could be referencing. [link]

princeescaluswords: Writing Doesn’t Happen in a Void [link]

mousieta: There is a place, a magic place, a giant, ever growing park filled with sandboxes of every color and shape imaginable. [link]

Twitter

spacebeyonceart: alright so I want to talk about this post I made two years ago now that the #EndOTWRacism ball is finally rolling. [link]

generalfrings: This shit makes me so goddamn angry, yall. [link]

eruthosish: One of the calls of #EndOTWRacism is to improve the AO3's Terms of Service and how the AO3 deals with fanworks that are part of an offsite harassment campaign, so I wanted to share a story about the only time I have ever reported offsite harassment and had Abuse agree with me. [link]

buttonthemdown: They've proven they can move quickly *when they want to*, but the fact the OTW hasn't made an official statement acknowledging their lack of action and pledging to do better sends a signal they don't care about their POC fans. [link] 

Clonehub7567 Seeing the reactionary dismissals of #EndOTWRacism from white fans who pretend to care about racism is reminding me of the backlash i/we got for #UnwhitewashTBB. [link]

hydrochaeris3: ppl who are worried that not participating in the call to action will get them labeled racist..... first of all once again yall are showing that you care more about what others might label you than putting forth tangible effort into caring for a community [link]

m_sketchyart: If you think that #EndOTWRacism is censoring your escapism, here’s a thought to chew on: why is being anti-racist a threat to your escapism? Is true escapism not also leaving racism, antiBlackness, fatphobia, abeism, misogyny, etc out of your escapism? /rh  [link]

lunedraws: Have you wanted to walk the walk and not just talk the talk, re: racism, in one or more of your fandom spaces? This is a concise and timely line of actions we can take. [link]

aliasmarionette: One thing I see a lot in #EndOTWRacism comments which are in favour of the status quo is assumptions about who we mean by fandom, and about the user base of the Archive. [link]

SapphicScholar: New profile photo while participating in the important fan-led campaign to demand that OTW make good on the promises it has already made to address issues it has already acknowledged as problems in the archive—that is, instances of extreme racist harassment and abuse [link]

Fansplaining: Since the endotwracism campaign has begun, we wanted to highlight the timeline they've put together about the OTW's communications re: hiring a diversity consultant since their initial statement of commitment in the summer of 2020. [link]

gwenpendrcgon: ive seen so much backlash over #EndOTWRacism which shouldnt surprise me (also majority of this comes from tumblr is also to be expected) but most if not all backlash received by this event is done is such bad faith and complete wilful ignorance [link]

fiercynonym: so op of the #EndOTWRacism post on reddit dm-ed me and the situation is even more fucked up than i originally knew???  [link]

kitschlet: seeing a lot of people confused about what the OTW can do to address racism [link]

generalfrings: poor AO3 maintaining a 'absurdly heavy site'. all that text! [link]

RukminiPande: Fan scholars should be paying attn to #EndOTWracism. [link]

Saathi1013: The thing to notice about all the assertions that people know who's behind EOTWR is like... Okay, there are a few things, actually [link]

buttonthemdown: If you think that victims of racism need to "develop a thicker skin" you're a fucking racist [link]

mousieta: if i could have people understand one thing abt #endotwracism right now is that This issue matters not because racism makes you feel bad, or uncomfy, or squicky but because racism is actively harming Real Living Breathing Fans right now. [link]

fiercynonym: okay so…you know how OTW has been saying, when asked at meetings, that they have a budget surplus of about USD $1 million? well…manogirl & i did some digging, and it might actually be more than TWO AND A HALF MILLION USD. [link]

runpunkrun: Speaking of OTW Board meetings, if you're interested in attending, here's what you need to know [link] 

Dreamwidth

satsuma: A Chronic Habit of Avoiding Responsibility? #EndOTWRacism [link]

bcgphoenix: I have a lot of feelings about OTW and End OTW Racism as a book conservator/general preservation person, most of which verge into tl;dr territory. [link]

killabeez: Looking at past archive policies [link]

nyctanthes: End OTW Racism (Fannish Fifty #47) [link]

chestnut_pod: Be more democratic, be more autocratic, OTW [link]

Other sites

Lady’s Weblog: End Racism in the OTW [link]

The Rec Center: #384 Final Thoughts [link]

Stitch’s Media Mix: I’m Supporting #EndOTWRacism [link]

#end otw racism #racism in fandom #otw #ao3 #organization for transformative works #archive of our own #fandom racism #link round-up

[squid789]

Squid's Trigun Fanfic Recs

Hey, so I'm done with self promos so its time appreciate a bunch of you guys in line with @trigunfanfic appreciation week! A lot of this is gonna be straight up vashmeryl, heads up. Although we all know what I'm about, so I guess have fun! :3

Gonna start with one of my best friends and also my beta, @eomma-jpeg. You may know her from her millynai epic, In the Meadow. But right now she's working on a vashmeryl college au fic called What a Shame! By far one of my favorite writers! She also wrote a companion millywood oneshot for Sea Foam as well called Refuge from the Storm that I want to get printed for myself.

@scoundrels-in-love is another prolific writer I usually look forward to! Man, they sort of write a little bit of everything in regards to ship and canon. I mostly know them for mashwood, but my all time favorite fics of theirs is If this is communication, I disconnect. its everything I could ever want from a post max vashmeryl fic. Absolute gold!!

Okay, here's the thing. I am a slut for vashmeryl, but @ladymaliwan's writing is so good to convince me to branch out. Their stryfewood fics are to die for and imaginative and thank you for sharing so much of your snippets with me!!! They mean the world to meee ;3;

Next up is @eezybree's Bluebells. Man, ngl, Sav you give me a lot of writer's envy with this fic. AHHHH it's so fucking goooooood. I know I'm a chapter or two behind but man they get emotions across so well and that fluff is to die for. Comletely wonderful post max vashmeryl

Another one I am woefully behind on. But I remember way back last year when @faindri was still doing a lot of the concept art for EBS. I'm not usually one for aus but who can resist a space opera? And the amount of detail and worldbuilding in this fic is astonishing and actually super inspiring!

Okay I feel like @wandererriha's Get Help series is criminally underrated. Again, usually not a fan of aus, but this modern au is charming as all hell and I find myself coming back to it whenever I feel down.

Also shoutout to the folks who I have no idea have a tumblr account or not or just plain too scared to say hi too but also highly recommend Birds do it, bees do it, plants can do it by RambleFox, Condensed Trigun by SugarPill, Horticulture Blues by dweeblet, The End by ginger_mosaic, Reporter's Notes by @museqmeg, No Reason by @eilwen, this is our body (come out of the bath) by @spacebeyonce, and Arcaronar by JackelJamboree. All of these are on AO3! Also on ff.net, I recommend looking at Their Life by cmr2014. It's a super short post 98 vashmeryl oneshot that makes me super giggly when I read it! My FINAL rec is After the Fall by Girl.Interpreted, also on ff.net. If any of you have known me for a while, you'll know that this fic has some sentimental value to me personally. To start, its an unfinished post 98 vashmeryl fic with a healthy does of adventure and A LOT of trimax references. Way baaaack about a decade ago, I had just trimax for the first time after rediscovery of trigun, which was first introduced to me as a kid by my weird, weird dad. And man was I craving more trigun. So I went on ff.net for the first time ever at like one in the morning and this was the fic that got me into fanfcition just as concept and a hobby. I wouldn't be writing fic until early college, but man this story STUCK with me in ways I couldn't begin to imagine. But the writing and the story and just everything... AHHHHHHHH Anyways go read After the Fall!!!! I doubt it will ever be finished, but I can dream But literally, GO READ ALL OF THESE FICS! GO ENJOY THEM!!!!!!! IM BEGGING YOU!!! Happy Trigun Fanfic Appreciation Week!!!!

#trigun #trigun fanfiction #trigun fanfic #trimax #tristamp #vashmeryl #millynai #stryfewood #trigunfanficappreciation

[magadauthan]

the Vash/Meryl Spice Rack

for @trigunfanfic, here's a list of shippy fics that I have read and enjoyed enough to recommend. Most of them are Vashmeryl; a few are Millywood; some of them are spicy. This list is hardly exhaustive, and many great fics have already been recced.

The majority of the fics are '98, because that's what was around when I was reading the most; TriMax was still in progress, and Tristamp was 20 years in the future. Vash is kinda baby in Tristamp so that one has been a tougher sell for me. All stories in this list are within canon.

There are self-recs in here, because I write V/M. Feels kinda wanky to do that but eh. Enjoy, friends, and mind the ratings.

Mild Spicy (G - PG)

(V/M, TriMax) Somewhere in Between by bunbbi {V/M, TriMax) At the Threshold by Cadence (V/M, general) Aurora Interlude by Cadence (V/M, TriMax) Clean Up by Cadence (V/M, '98) Pretend, by Cadence (V/M, general) Their Life by cmr2014 (V/M, '98) Through the Door by deleria (V/M, '98) Biting my Tongue by Empress Galaxia (V/M, '98) Reloading by Grey (V/M, '98) Interjacence by Jaina (V/M, '98) Truest Kind by Kiri

Moderate Spicy (PG-13)

(V/M, '98) Roots by Arafel (V/M, '98) Morning Sickness by Astra M (V/M, '98) Complaint by Cadence (V/M/W, general) Undecided by Cadence (V/M, '98) The Essence of Argument by Callay (V/M, '98) Into the Sunset by Grey (V/M, '98) Walking In by IrenaK (V/M, '98) Walking Out by IrenaK (V/M, '98) Misconception by Jaina (V/M, '98) Past the Mission by Jaina

Extra Spicy (R - NC-17)

(V/M, '98) Everything We Had to Leave Behind by Arafel (V/M, TriMax) Sunshine on my Shoulders by bunbbi (V/M, general) Tight Situation by bunbbi (V/M, '98) A Whisper in Darkness by Jaina and Arafel (V/M, '98) Cold Comfort by Jaina and Arafel (V/M, '98) Complimentary by Jaina and Empress Galaxia (W/M, '98) La tendresse by LittleDesertFlower (V/M, general) Left Hand by the_rogue_bitch (V/M, '98) Not Quite Worthless by Scathachdhu (W/M) Absolution by SWP_Plus (V/M, '98) Pretending by SWP_Plus

Carolina Reaper / Ghost Pepper Spicy (V/M, Tristamp) Touch Starved by farore_or_less (V/M, '98) Daily Special by Jaina and Arafel (V/M, Tristamp) the way you look is so right for me - spacebeyonce (V/M, Tristamp) this is our body (come out from the bath) - spacebeyonce

#vash x meryl #vashmeryl #vamery #trigunfanficappreciation #it's me i'm bitches

[vulcanaizawa]

Birthday Commission for @spacebeyonce

ID in Alt

HAPPY BIRFDAY I LOVE YOU

#vulcan commissions #loz totk #totk spoilers #zelda totk #princess zelda #light dragon #tears of the kingdom

[fiercynn]

Get to Know Me Tag

thanks to @hyeoni-comb for tagging me!

Do you make your bed?

i used to, but since developing long covid it has not felt worth it because i’m often in bed for a lot of my waking hours as well, sigh

What’s your favorite number?

4!

If you could go back to school, would you?

probably not. i realized recently that if i create a project out of something, i can motivate myself to devote lots of time and energy to it, and that includes things i would have previously thought of as academic pursuits. so i’ll probably just continue doing that to learn more about (and write about) the subjects i find interesting

Can you parallel park?

yes! my parents were incredibly insistent that i be good at parallel parking so they drilled it into me

A job you had that would surprise people?

i…honestly can’t think of anything surprising? all my jobs have been pretty in line with what people would know about me lol

Can you drive a manual car?

yes! another thing my parents were insistent on when i was first learning to drive. also, i don’t enjoy driving in general, but when i do, i prefer driving stick to driving automatic because i find it less boring

Tattoos?

one so far. i’m hoping to get more, including another within the next month or so!

Favorite color?

i’m bad at names of colors but blue-green? like the bluer end of teal?

Do you like puzzles?

yes! i love crosswords and most word puzzles I’ve encountered. jigsaw puzzles can be hit or miss for me, not really based on the puzzle itself but more on my mood lol, and same with number-based puzzles.

Any phobias?

this is wayyyyyy too minor and inconsequential to be a phobia, but i thought i’d share since it’s unexpected/kind of funny: i get low-level panicky if i see photos or videos of ships sinking, even in fictional media

Favorite childhood sport?

@hyeoni-comb said four square for this, which is a fantastic answer and probably a very close second for me! but my first is kickball. (although i will say the best four square i’ve ever played is on one of those square floating docks in a lake, where to try and catch the ball if it’s going out you have to jump into the water… it makes four square even more epic!

Do you talk to yourself?

sometimes!

What movies do you adore?

my favorite movie of all time is 101 dalmatians (1961)

Coffee or tea?

chai! (as in black tea with milk and sugar made with various spices like cardamom and cloves, not necessarily the drink that is marketed as chai in western coffee shops, though i do often enjoy that to)

First thing you wanted to be growing up?

a writer :)

absolutely no pressure to do this but tagging @rinsedrice @cryptenby @tododeku-or-bust @spacebeyonce @queerplatonicsolid if you want to!

#knowing meme knowing you

[spacebeyonce]

"My hair," he finally blurts out. "I– my hair. I need...help. If you...please?"

two years after the events of julai, a beaten down gunman hides in a forgotten town at the corners of noman's land, and runs into someone when he isn't entirely sure he's ready to be found.  

vash, meryl, and two different bathtubs. 

first fic post of 2023! may this be a good omen for many many more new postings. the vashmeryl tendernasty oneshot is LIVE!

#trigun #trigun stampede #vashmeryl

[butter-and-too-much-bread]

A birthday commission from @spacebeyonce ! I always found it odd how 100 years in the future, we still have strict gender binaries in formal wear.

#mshep #mass effect #broshep #commander shepard

[zeldaelmo]

First line tag game!

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

Thank you for the tag @novantinuum! 🥰

The Promise:

Mechanically, Link stroked the rag over Epona's side.

Magical:

Zelda leaned her head onto the cold, unwelcoming stone that framed the stained glass of the sanctuary.

Heart to heart:

"I love you." Zelda mouthed the words on her way to the plaza.

The thing with the matching Christmas Sweaters:

With great care, Zelda lifted the neckline of her Christmas sweater over her styled tresses and her make-up.

Dismissed:

"Ah, Sir Link. I appreciate your swift arrival." The King gestured toward his desk and Link approached his usual spot, the thick carpet swallowing the sound of his steps. 

Believe:

Link drew his knees closer and pulled the thin blanket provided by the mobile home over his head like a hood.

No Place Like Home:

"What?" Link grins, turning sideward on Epona and ruffling his hair. "Do I have something on my face or what? A bug?"

Somebody That I Used to Know:

One last time. 

Stolen Kisses:

Despite his rather grim surroundings of the heavily damaged Hateno Fort, Olivar had a jovile tune on his lips as he arranged his tools on the stone floor.

And, because I'm a tease, and can't wait for Thursday when I finally publish the next chapter of The Promise, here's the first sentence of chapter 6!

Link woke up to straw tickling his nape.

How telling, right? 🤣

I'm tagging @deiliamedlini, @fuwametal-writes @spacebeyonce, @aurathian, @jenseits-der-sterne, @adrift-in-thyme, @silentprincess17, @linktheacehero, @itcantbe, @aheavenscorner

#Zelink #legend of zelda #I'm so close to a follower milestone so if you like what I'm doing... Hit that button! #zeldaelmo writes

[newtsnaturethings]

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better

I got tagged by @spacebeyonce

let’s do this

Three ships: Zelink (lol), Edwin, Vashmeryl 🥰

First ship: …Edwin (Edward and Winry)

Fave colour: dark forest green (shocking I know)

Last song: Celestial - Ed Sheeran

Last movie in theaters: ummmmmm…the last movie I saw in theaters was like. 4 years ago I have no idea at this point 😅

Last show: Trigun Stampede

Currently watching: Trigun Stampede

Currently reading: lots of scientific journals. I’m also getting ready to start Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Currently working on: really trying to do a lot of anatomy studies and nature studies right now. I do have a sizable wip pile tho of more fun stuff.

Current obsession: surviving grad school. And improving my bouldering cause I’m a top rope/lead climb person and I’m trying to get better.

Tagging: I’ll tag @spicychestnut @linksthoughtbrambles @jenseits-der-sterne

@louwhose @linktheacehero @a03-anxiousandafraid

#tag game

[bahbahhh]

Tagged by: @spacebeyonce (thank you!)

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better

Three ships: zelink, zutara, inukago

First ship: oh that's tough... maybe Sakura & Syaoran Li from Cardcaptor Sakura? I was like...10 woof

Fave colour: Green!

Last song: I've been listening to the God of War Ragnarok soundtrack for like a month straight

Last movie in theaters: I can't even remember...something before 2019

Last show: The Last of Us

Currently watching: The Last of Us, sobbing, crying throwing up every week

Currently reading: work related - grief therapy book

Currently working on: TOTK theory comic, I also have a GOW and TLOU wips that are glaring at me and @aheavenscorner and @pastelsandpining are making me want to do a master study and I have like 4 pieces pinned for it.

Current obsession: wanting to get my haircut, knowing I've wanted it long since the LAST time I cut it short but also I saw ONE photo of a French girl with beautiful, chic short hair and automatically think I'll look cute too but really, I'm overworked, overtired and I look like a feral squirrel if I don't braid my hair or put it up in a bun because I don't have a second to myself to style my hair

Tagging: @cooking-with-hailstones @flutefemme @drsteggy @pastelsandpining @zeldaseyebrows and anyone else who wants the tag!

#tag game

[vinnie2757]

@spacebeyonce well if u insist

[party-gilmore]

@spacebeyonce SOON.

#dnd movie spoilers

[snidgetwidgeon]

Word Find tag game

Thank you for the tag @drsteggy!

My words are castle, story, light, saddle and green. Excerpts taken from Insurrection, my post calamity Zelink longfic.

Castle

“Enjoy your trip,” Zelda managed lamely. When his head disappeared down the path to the village she walked closer to the edge of the hill and collapsed forward into the grass. Rolling onto her back, she stared at the castle on the horizon upside down, imagining that the sky was a great sea below the spires of an inverted island. I’m such a failure.

Story

Vaedra nodded and softly agreed, “Yeah.” Her brows furrowed as she contemplated her her history, her legacy. She had learned this story many times and during each retelling, she experienced the plight of her people anew. She studied the tapestry, the faces of the Sheikah fearful as they fled their oppressors, and was filled with a yearning to correct these wrongs. Eons had passed and yet the sting of this betrayal still smited under her skin, boring into her very bones and instilling a sense of duty. She decided on her purpose.

Light

Link noticed when Zelda excused herself, Sidon following shortly after. It was a momentary distraction but he needed to finish what he started. He could now speak about Mipha in a whole new light, her memory enriching his heart in a multitude of ways he never imagined.

“I feel like I can finally say a proper goodbye,” he admitted softly.

Saddle

Link shifted slightly uncomfortably in the saddle as he left the memory of his traveler’s tryst behind him. He looked around shyly, a blush upon his cheeks, although there was no one to see the evidence of his reverie.

Green

Unsurprisingly, Karson found Hudson was also relaxing after work on the roof deck near Granté. The gear seller was deep in conversation with a trader who was making eyes at him.

Karson sighed. Every woman that came through town made eyes at Granté. It almost wasn’t fair, the man had grown up with only his reclusive parents on a hill and still turned out to be Mr. Suave.

“Looking a bit green there, K,” Hudson joked before taking a long swig.

“Keep that down,” Karson said sternly behind his teeth as he sat to join his mentor.

“I’m afraid that if there is an option to rib, or not to rib, I will always rib,” Hudson said with a twinkle in his eye.

“Yeah, well, one of these days your ribbing will get you a punch in the ribs.”

Next round words are: Bulbous, Effusive, Viscous, Rain, and Purple

Who would like to play :D @strangebeautiful, @ghostgirl19posts,

@embyrinitalics, @airplanned, @spacebeyonce

#tag game #writing #word find tag game #snidgetwidgeon scribbles