#this feels like an acceptable niche

[scootkiddo]

Ellie when Joel beat that one fedra soldier to death with his bare hands

#this feels like an acceptable niche #is it really niche though #pedro as din djarin ran so pedro as joel miller could run away from a zombie just before his daughter was doomed by the narrative #the last of us #the last of us hbo spoilers #tlou spoilers #joel miller #the mandalorian #pedro pascal #ellie willaims

[phantomslink]

have been reblogging a lot of really good opinions that have put my feelings on the whole watcher situation into better words than i possibly ever could.

i love puppet history, and ghost files, and mystery files, and survival mode, and dish granted, because they were charming and funny to me. i was just happy to still have ghoul boys content after buzzfeed unsolved ended and i really enjoy cooking shows, so steven making impressive meals for people he seems to call friends made me happy too.

i dont think im entitled to anyones art. i cant afford a streaming service because i dont have a job. so i wont be able to continue supporting them simply on my own inability, not because i dont want to. im just a broke autistic person who gets frustrated with sudden, unforeseen change. we were All expecting a new show, not this. my own inability to easily deal with sudden change isnt a reflection on them, but their complete silence on the extreme backlash *is.*

whatever vague, tone-deaf responses have been given is what sealed the deal for me. not to be parasocial, but we all expected better of you, watcher boys. best of luck and comfortable lives to you all.

#watcher #watcher entertainment #ghoul boys #i am frustrated to say the least. #it feels like losing good friends and i need time to cope with that. shrug emojis #i need to find something thatll effectively replace ghost files for me #nevermind puppet history bc where am i going to find #someone who fills that kind of niche in a way my brain accepts #men: disappointing but never surprising

[icewindandboringhorror]

boy in silly sitting positions compilation

#cats #I especially like the last one where he just has one single paw poking out of that box for some reason lol #I still have costumes to post and like a billion other things.... grr... constantly failing at staying active on social media aughh #I think because currently my Main Focus is on trying to get my game done and stuff.. which basically just means sitting and writing all day #so there's not much to post about. Though I know the Good At Social Media thing to do would be to post about the #writing and share progress and talk about the game and characters or whatever to try to build interest or something but that is SOOO weird #to me.. I could maybe get it if it was like a tiny tiny discord groupchat of playtesters with like 5 people in #it.. But something about talking openly about things before they happen is weird to me?? Like presumptuous feeling or something #''oooo guess whats gonna happen LATER!!!'' like.. how do you know.. what if it doesnt. what if you dont finish it. what if its not the way #you think it's going to be. what if something changes. etc. Like I literally avoid movie trailers and game trailers for the same reason ghj #Even if it's not ME doing it it just feels... weird.. Maybe it has to do with my OCD and how I just don't like talking about ''future'' #things in Certain Terms. Like if I was going to say ''Oh yeah sure. come over to my house in a few months''. I would have to follow it up #with like ''HOPEFULLY you can come over to my house in a few months'' or 'They'll come over in a few months MOST LIKELY''. Because just #stating that something will happen matter of factly takes for granted like.. what if somehting horrible happens and I DONT have a house #in a few months? or what if something bad happens to me. or to the person coming over? I can't ever DEFINITELY say with 100% certainty #that one could ACTUALLY come to my house in a few months. anything could change. So I have to allot for that in my phrasing. hbjjkn #There are a lot of situations where you're expected to just Assume Things but for some reason that bothers me. My brain literally does not #even Assume the most basic things.. like how do *I* know that just because it's someones birthday that they want to be wished a happy #birthday? what if they dont? everyone is different and has different preferences. I should check with them first. or wait until they public #ly announce that theyre accepting birthday wishes. I have to allot for all 5034859069 rare possibilities at any given time and never take #anything for certain. etc. ghjbjhbh.... ANYWAY.. I have been feeling a bit sick lately as usual.. but still slowly making progress on some #things. Moslty I need to edit costume photos. make sculptures. and work on the game. Going back reading some of the old writing from like #2018 and suprisingly I don't have to change that much of it? In fact I like it mostly. so that's good. I would be very interested if I were #playing the game myself. Though that doesnt mean much since my tastes are so niche lol.. #Still really want to clear some of my million tumblr drafts as well... alas and aughh and ooughh and so on and so forth. Between all of my #evil appointments other such things...why cant I have one billion dollar to retire into relaxed hermit artist life of no stressors.. bleas

[anistarrose]

okay it's aro week so here are all my hot takes: lup and barry are both demiromantic and bisexual, magnus is gray-aroace, lucretia is aroace but not necessarily romance-repulsed and also a lesbian, and last but not least, the one and only merle highchurch is of course aromantic pansexual

#taz #taz balance #taz balance spoilers #even more niche headcanon on top of those already niche headcanons incoming but #i really like the hc that lucretia and maureen dated and maureen was super supportive & accepting of lucretia's aro identity #but then they still got divorced as hell because of the bureau/grand relic drama/keeping secrets #just feels like the right mix of cute/funny/tragic for them...

[kuuyandere]

you could probably become a vtuber with how many people are already obsessed with you here

Thank you for the compliment, I genuinely find it difficult to believe that I would be the subject of anyone’s obsession, let alone multiple people.

I sincerely considered becoming a Vtuber even before the conception of this account actually. There are many technical and timing reasons why I would not be able to maintain it though. And I am also paranoid about privacy. Perhaps in the distant future, however.

#your yandere #aidoneus asks #I feel like I would get canceled on site for this blog if I connected Vtubing to it to be honest #I think that part of the Internet would be less accepting of me being yan on main than this niche little Tumblr sphere

[artykyn]

Not me crying because I had a really bad beginning of 2023 and signed up for a program that would proceed to make the rest of my 2023 rough and I spent the whole first three months of 2023 trying to pick myself up and motivate myself like "I'm gonna make it through this year if it kills me" and well look at that I made it

#timeline for anyone not in the loop: #Late 2022: Moved a thousand miles from home to Oregon for a new job. I love LOVE the area. #new job gives me very nice salary so I get myself a nice apartment all to myself #January 2023: Company I moved for decides to close Oregon location. Offers me choice to relocate again to CA this time #*panic because I can't afford my apartment without that salary and I'm still on a lease for 7 more months. Also I love Oregon so much* #*continue to panic because there are no other companies nearby doing that same type of niche work so I'd be giving up my career if i stay* #February: Ultimately decide to stay in OR and figure it out. Look into my options #March: Sign up for an accelerated program to learn software engineering #Interview for it and get accepted. Take out loan to pay rent so I can stay in apartment where I'm settled and comfortable and can focus #My last day at my old company comes and I am officially unemployed #April: Start the program. Most bootcamps are 3 months. This one is 7-8 months. Up to 11ish if you struggle and need to repeat some sections #It's like 70-80 hours a week of commitment to both classes and homework #Mentally prepare myself for the rest of 2023 to be hell and possibly early 2024 #Still no idea how well I'll pick up software engineering so I might struggle and take up to 11 months #May through November: thankfully it turns out I'm really good at picking up the logic. I successfully complete in 7 months #December: My brain shuts down for a bit to rest and recover. Still unemployed but feeling optimistic and ready to hit the job hunt #Bring it on 2024. Bring it on #mine #memories

[ayakashibackstreet]

You know what, joining that Discord show club was a great idea, like half of my favourite PKC folks are there. And is there anything more wholesome than someone going '1!! hey, I remember that dog!! she's adorable, I'm glad she's doing well!' about a little pixel friend they made for you years ago?

#someone also said they liked one of my older petz that I got from a member of the Polish Petz community back in the day #and we went on to reminiscent about how the community used to be back then #honestly? in a way that talk is the closest thing I'll ever get to closure in regards to what happened with the PKC #and I think that with that I can actually try and move on #even though it's pretty damn tough when a niche site that's been around since you were born just...... falls apart due to technical issues #but I've done it before. SHiR felt like it would never go away too after all #and I was there with PTI practically since the very beginning and until the very end #anyways the Petz community is still so vibrant and cool #it hurts but it'll heal. It somehow hurts way more now that I'm an adult though. #maybe because now the Polish Petz community basically /has/ no home? and I've known some of those people since I was 11? #still.... all good things must come an end and I can accept it. I feel I'm slowly getting closer to that point. #maybe I'll slowly warm up to the concept of using my RKC account ahahaha.... the RKC people were always really nice after all #the Petz community at large won't die anytime soon I don't think. Most of us have been here for at least 10 years after all. #a huge chunk of them for 20+ years #again. some people have been here longer than I've been alive #it's not something that can entirely disappear

[dallonwrites]

think when i have a flash ready im just gonna first submit it to one of the mags with a quick turnaround but low acceptance rate just so i can microdose on being rejected

#i did not submit a lot last year which is fine and understandable but I feel like I need to get used to rejection again!! #last proper rejection was in september - i say proper bc between us girls got rejected #after it was accepted because the magazine apparently did not process my withdrawal LOL #my last two pubs were accepted on the first sub which I can say is unusual and purely because I got lucky with #finding very suitable and kind of niche mags for the stories #anyway. maybe I will actually get a rejection goal this year! #honestly idk what my pub goals are this year I think I will just focus on getting used to rejection again

[illithiddies]

The bg3 fandom is so big and active rn I can't imagine there aren't at least a few servers out there that put like... a reasonable limit on the sort of dark content that can be discussed in it while still also allowing nuanced and mature discussion about it, especially considering the game's canon topics.

It's such a bizarre delicate balance but there has to be something right?

#im planning on sticking to a couple of my nonbg3 friends servers that invited me to talk abt bg3 in them #and the tiny little sprinting server I made a bit ago #but I know I'm going to chomping at the fucking bit to talk abt bg3 way more than anyone wants me to I think 😭 #like. Only large and fandom specific servers really fill that niche but god are they always a minefield #the sheer whiplash of going from the happiness of watching the award show to like #isolating myself and now wondering if I'm going to finish ANY of my projects anymore still has me reeling #I'm just. tired man. i already did this with star wars. i don't want to do it again already here #i feel like fandom spaces love celebrating trauma survivors but only if you're one of the cool acceptable ones #if you're one of the ones that has dodgy reactions to things and complex unpredictable feelings then its just. oops! #sorry bestie no space will ever truly allow you to feel safe OR accepted. have fun walking that tightrope for the rest of your life #tbf i didn't even give the bg3 server im in the option but I already know how server-destroying this issue is #sorry to anyone who bothered to read this afhshdh it feels so much safer to rant in the tags #questlog

[hanzajesthanza]

Thank you for all your contributions to the Witcher fandom. I know it is tiring work, sometimes not fun at all. I am still thankful that you are here, sharing your joy and love for it. Your contributions are very much appreciated.

this is such a thoughtful ask! thank you, sincerely!

i do try my best and want to make some cool stuff for everybody and for myself (whether it be analysis, art, or other stuff). i always want to share my love and joy for the books. as long as i am still interested in them at the level i've been interested in them for the past few years, i want to be there with everybody else (and i don't see an end in sight to my interest in the books, currently).

you're right in that it is sometimes difficult, but there have been a lot more happy moments than there have been sad ones. and i've had the opportunity to grow and change when it comes to dealing with differences in opinion. i'm able to put more thought into deciding whether or not to engage and how to engage, which has been valuable for me and, i think, everybody i interact with.

it's hard to describe, but something i'm genuinely interested in is the welfare of the books fandom. i think over the past year, i've become not only interested in the specific parts of the books that are my favorites, but how everyone else (as fans of the books) are doing, even if we don't share the same "niche".

in that sense, i want to contribute not only artistic or beautiful or fun things to the fandom, but also want to get engaged in making it easier to be a fan of the books, to... make the fandom a better place, as cheesy as it sounds. being vocal about not only the books, but the experience of being a fan of the books is definitely a priority for me.

i hope that i can create more and share more this year, and i hope that others enjoy it!

#ask #anon #i feel like i have a difficult time sometimes fitting into a niche and being understood #but i also feel like other fans of the books have a very good chance of understanding me and where i'm coming from #in many aspects of my life i've felt like i was between two worlds and not really accepted by either one #which is probably why i'm drawn to the witcher haha #but it just feels strange sometimes because i don't know exactly which single thing i can contribute. i want to contribute everything.

[mejomonster]

There are So many bisexuals in the world I can't take a Step without running into a bisexual, I can't believe when I was a teen people lied to me and said what I was didn't exist and there was no one like me, babes if you're bisexual I promise youre not alone and you're awesome

#rant #i just. now that im an adult #at least 90% of my friends are queer #maybe more. i dont talk to every friend about dating so maybe a few might be straight #i make new friends? also almost always queer #theres a lot of us and if you feel alone please know you dont have to be forever. there are more ppl in rhe world and more community #and where u go there will be somr ppl like you somewhere to find #(on a lighter note like. even on language study apps! or niche dumb reddit forms about idk some soecific video game) #i remember authority fogures telling me to 'pick' and that i was a sex obsessed freak etc every biphobic thing u can think #as a teen. and feeling alone and broken. at like 17 i found bi sites and lgbt help sites online and the queer community on tumblr #and felt much more backed up with facts i am real my feelings are feelings many other ppl have felt #and i could find ppl who get me. who would accept me and believe me and my existence #and like. now as an adult lol? i meet a person and mention an ex or my bi af writing lmao and they ask if im bi #and i am! and sometimes they say hey me too lol! and then wowza more friends! thats all #no more fear im yelled at or told biphobic shit. and now if i was for some reason #i can just go okay then i wont be yr friend and wont be chatting with u again thanks bye

[magpigment]

(minor spoilers for episode 40-41 of jrwi riptide)

bro did ollie just get darkwood musician’d???????? my poor sweet boy noooooo 😭

#dandy talks #jrwi ollie #jrwi riptide #the way chip feels so so guilty but still can’t quite bring himself to let the compass be destroyed???? OUCH #this entire thing is just so so ouch #darkwood game #the musician darkwood #darkwood the musician #especially with the parallels to the musician in darkwood as a character??? #(who is distorted and dysmorphed and grows drastically over the course of the game because of the influence of the darkwoods) #(and is also just a kid who had a crush on a lady and wanted to be accepted and play his music even if he wasn’t able to play his violin) #(because of how his hands grew into a shape that wasn’t his own and it’s just like. ouch man :((( ) #the musician is probably my favorite character from darkwood as well #i’m also not expecting almost anyone to understand this post because while darkwood is pretty well known it’s well known in a semi niche ge #re. aka psychological horror aka my favorite genre. so if anyone does understand this kudos to you lmao. #and also feel free to talk to me about psychological horror/darkwood/jrwi i’m always open to chat #anyway yeah lmao

[pocket-pal-salt]

They demoted the person who posted that WIP of an adopt that got anonymously preclaimed. I really do not think that the mods or the owners know what they're doing... They should have rules set for this type of thing me thinks. Do not post this if it isn't anonymous!

ミ★

#this situation might go both ways. #saltpost #staff woes #ongoing situation #queue... a human creation. #to share my thoughts... #i have yet to see this happen in any other closed species that i have personally boosted... of which there are a few. #i don't think it's a case of not knowing what you're doing if this PA did not ask permission before accepting a private preclaim on... #an unfinished WIP. #it had never been done before and I'm sure that ceos and directors did not think it was something to be guarded against until it happened. #on the other hand i feel for the artist getting demoted. it seems they have struggled with getting demoted previously and it seems - #this incident was enough to make them step away from the server altogether. ultimately we don't know what goes on behind closed doors. #i did state that i wanted one of their designs. i think it's a shame they are leaving the team as they had more unique and masculine pals - #which are a rarity in the server at times. it's a niche people are almost always interested in though... #maybe they felt misled and left the team because of it. maybe the species wasn't a good fit anymore. either way i have pity for both sides #of the story. ironic given my inbuilt impartiality. #haha. #the longer set of tags will most likely not happen again for a while. i hope this commentary is not too much for your tastes dear anons?

[2-kamikou-1]

hi I'm sorry y'all i promise I'll get around to the minomizusakirui mmj fic!! I'm just trying to remember how i wanted to start it and in the meantime I'm writing some self indulgent oneshots that i feel like i kinda need to write both for my own comfort and to get me back into my groove

#once again i don't think I'll post those fics #how would yall feel about me making a separate ao3 to post some of the stuff i write that covers darker/more serious topics #i feel like someone might like to read them but they appeal to a very niche audience and i don't really want them on my page on ao3 #but i also don't really know ao3 etiquette and idrk how accepted it is to make alts on ao3

[nuatthebeach]

opening up tumblr in public and having your friend see a fanart or fanedit about hinny of all things has to be the most niche thing I and they have ever experienced

#hinny #also i feel like if it was romione or jily or even drarry people would understand #since when did the main characters love life become a niche thing idk #canon for that matter too #literally no one except my closest know how obsessed I am with them #so when they find out I just go like…defensive even though Ik I don’t need to?? #but we all got niche interests that we embrace so it’s really just learning to accept and love that part of yourself

[cruelsister-moved2]

... how can it be androgynous if its ‘femme presenting’ like just say what u mean😭

#ive been thru this enough times i dont feel like xplaining again but this rhetoric online tires me out #what they really mean is like you will allow small acceptable nonthreatening amounts of f #gender non-conformity but arent actually ok w it in its entirety #so say that #its not to do w masc/femininity in&of itself its to do w the context in which it appears #and when ppl say this its bc they dont go outside and they conflate actual social pressures w like niche online subcultures #+ obsess over like one manifestation of gnc-phobia like its an isolated incident caused by hatred of masculinity/femininity