#what would you call yourself

[boxjellyfish87]

If you were alone in this world

What would be your name

…

What would you call yourself

(Intuition)

#fink #what would you call yourself #new song #Youtube

[tippenfunkaport]

That viral post that's going around about how people who write "book quality" mlm fic are too "normal" to publish and have real jobs so only "weird" people publish their "shitty" fanfic is so completely out of touch with reality and I am giving a massive side eye to everyone reblogging it.

Not only is it completely, easily verifiably untrue (you cannot enter any professional writing space without tripping over a dozen grizzled scifi writers who got their start by filing off the serial numbers and publishing their Star Trek fanfic even going back decades ago??? it's a whole thing?? plus how can you look at the mlm category on Amazon right now and say with a straight face that people aren't publishing shitty Spirk and Stucky fanfic??? Oh, honey...) it's also the perfect example of this kind of sneering elitism that true artists would never sully themselves by seeking profit, they do it only for the purity of the thing that always somehow leads back to, "no one should be paid to make art, actually."

The only reason you're seeing more published fanfic right now has nothing to do with the idealistic purity of your hypothetical government employee written smut of the past vs the debased scribbles of those awful straights of today and everything to do with the fact that a) self-publishing has created a voracious readership that wants a ton of content so it's become a viable, flexible income stream for many, especially disabled people b) anyone can publish now with self-publishing tools so there are less gatekeepers and c) lockdown got a lot of people into fandom and therefore writing who never tried it before.

And if you really think there's no "shitty" published mlm and no "book-quality" m/f writing out there that started as fanfic, then you are clearly not a reader so why are you even talking about this?

#love how they manipulated people into spreading that post by making it seem like a cishet vs gay thing #when the real message is OP thinks trying to sell your writing is cringe and 'weird' and 'normal people' with jobs would never #which would of course never have flown on the fandom website #so they played into the queer shipping is purer than cishet shipping puriteen thing #and it worked! #because my god people are gullible #this is the direct pipeline that leads to AI thievery #''normal' people write for the joy of it anyway so why do you need pay? you are just greedy and 'weird'!' #'oh no this isn't about who we get to call cringe and who gets to profit from art it's about um... #(quick what's a hated m/f ship?).. oh uh 'shitty' REYLO #and not our super pure uh... (spirk is still popular right? lets throw in that avengers one too to make it seem timely) stucky!' #I'm sorry if I have no sense of humor about this but the year is 2024 and people are still way too ready to sneer #about writers trying to earn a fucking living in the shittiest timeline #and i need you to look deep into yourself and ask you why it's so important to you to tell yourself that only people writing what you like #are 'normal' with real jobs and to vilify everyone else as 'weird' and 'shitty' #for trying to make an income during a financial fucking crisis #i would say sorry for ranting about this but I'm not sorry because wtf #write whatever you want #publish whatever you want #there is no moral fucking purity in what the content is #and one thing certainly doesn't make you more 'weird' or 'normal' than the other #like there is soooo much shitty mlm that started as fanfic??? #that post is 100% OP made up some guys to get mad about and called them relyos for the clicks #writing #publishing #writblr #writeblr #i wasn't going to tag this anything but you know what fuck it I'm mad #i had like 5 more tags but tumblr cut me off which is fair 😅 #fan fiction

[feuilletoniste]

There's this group of people, usually Western leftists, who tend to filter all global politics through the lens of "what if this happened in America?" regardless of the actual political landscape of the situation in question. So this is one of the two primary reasons that you get takes like the above, even while people who know literally anything about Israeli politics know that Israelis are absolutely furious with Bibi right now. There have been protests! He's under immense pressure from Israeli civilians who don't want Gazans massacred! Israel is not the US under Bush!

The other primary reason is, of course, antisemitism.

#post sent to me by M. hence why it is in french etc. #* #mine #before you say something like this‚ I would advise stopping and asking yourself why it might be‚ perhaps‚ insensitive #to compare Jews to Nazis #especially considering that most Israelis (correctly‚ I would add!) view Hamas as attempting another genocide of Jewish people. #which is explicitly what is happening. #antisemitism #anyway. yes. that person is explicitly calling for another genocide of Jewish people. in case you weren't sure. #Israel

[saturdaysky]

SOMEbody failed his wisdom save to resist unlimited tadpole power, and that somebody is definitely my tav Mayhew. a WIP:

mindflayers are incredibly fun to draw fwiw, do recommend

#i don't usually do linework but it's super fun #the bg3 theme about loss of identity - often expressed through increasing monstrosity - is incredibly my jam #what if you can't make it through as the same person you began - literally? what if you save everyone and are made worse for it? #what if you're a liar and a cheat in a story where consequences are inevitable & inescapable? what if there are debts that always come due? #how much worse would you make yourself for love? for curiosity? for the sake of others who deserve better? for power? #mayhew's answer so far to all of those has been 'a lot worse' and consequences just came to call #bg3 #the emperor #bg3 emperor #mayhew #gnome tav #my art #me drawing: how buff can i make a tentacle. very buff? even buffer than that?

[myokk]

“Class, today we’re going to repot the baby mandrakes because they’re getting a bit too big for their current homes! Aren’t they cute?”

#I loved drawing her 🥹🥹 hope I captured her personality in this!! #tbh I haven’t played the game since like January or December 😅 #also I’m going to be honest with you guys #at first Eloise Did Not like her (not my opinion ofc I always did!!) #but Eloise just wanted to fly under the radar and she hates people paying attention to her #and Professor Garlick embarrassed her soooo much by calling her the newest rose in her garden😭😭😭😭 #and Eloise and Lenora are also Enemies (sorry Lenora) because Eloise didn’t tell her what to do with the mirror thing #she thought that a few little hints would be good bc isn’t it better to figure things out yourself??? #I laughed so much every time Eloise walked past Lenora afterwords she is sooooooooooo salty #anyways that is my professor Garlick - Lenora - Eloise saga🙏🙏 #hogwarts legacy #hogwarts legacy fanart #hphl #Professor garlick #mirabel garlick #also I am so sorry I just realized the paper I drew this on was ruined 😭😭😭😭 #this is the cheapest notebook money (or lack of it) can buy and normally I remember to put some papers under every page I draw on #so the pencil strokes don’t transfer #oh well #well you guys got a little novel of hashtags on this beautiful Saturday😙

[insanelyadd]

I was supposed to be working on my 31 Doodles of Halloween today but I was struck by how squashable the Collector's cute little face is and had to draw myself squishing him. They deserve it!

#the collector #toh the collector #the owl house #toh #would this count as a self insert #what is it called when you draw yourself and your adopted fictional child together #oh to hold my baby boy (nonbinary) #toh spoilers

[sharpiedoodleee]

everyday i think about the possibility that Roach couldve been more then a bestie to Ghost and everyday i weep

#like even if they werent gay #using ur homies jaw to dig yourself out of his grave #would really fuck you up #but the possibility of gay makes me So Sad #like simon fr died that day #any vulnerability he couldve had died #n he truly became The Ghost but like at what cost #rip roach tho #hes a homie i miss him #sharpie doodles #call of duty fanart #call of duty #gary roach sanderson #simon ghost riley #ghostroach #horrible shipname #cod ghost #cod roach #roach fanart

[longelk]

its pride! kaycee is the only character i head canon as caring enough to label her sexuality. not that it matters cause no one wants her

#except that old man she forced to be her discord kitten for 6 months. it was rough #shes also trans but in what direction is up to you #i dont think any of the ingame characters would see a point in labelling themselves when the dating pool is permanently garbage #there are so few options they couldve all memorized who theyd fmk and they usually choose k #sure you could label yourself a lesbian or just cut straight to the chase and call yourself rebechasexual. be real #inscryption #kaycee hobbes #(my take on that was not meant to diss on those head canons btw i just like them being cynical about it LOL)

[laesas]

I don't know how much more explicit the message of "THIS IS GROOMING" could have been without Be On Cloud superimposing it in all-caps text over every one of Non and his teacher's scenes. People interpreting that as "cheating" are cracked in the fucking head.

#dead friend forever #dff the series #barcode fucking killed those scenes!!! the desperation and discomfort and resignation!?!! #the fact that Non was textually terrified of dying at the hands of Tee's uncles gang unless he found that money #and once he accepted it and Keng held that power over him did he lean in to kiss him. #theres a reason that even universoty professors are fired for having relationships with their ADULT students. #because holding a position of institutional power over someone like that in a relationship is deeply deeply disfunctional and bad #do you think that if you were a child that felt they had literally nowhere else to turn. not to parents. or friends. or partner. #and a teacher said they would fix all your problems in a room with a closed door and kissed you. #you wouldnt feel obligated to kiss back and offer yourself up in exchange??? #because what?? you're too moral??? you'd rather die??? #THIS IS HOW GROOMING HAPPENS. ITS ADULTS SEEKING OUT THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THEIR CLASSES AND HOLDING SOMETHING OVER THEM. #IF I SEE ANYONE CALLING NON A CHEATER AGAIN I AM GOING TO KILL. #ITS STATUTORY RAPE. YOU THICK FUCKS. #KENG MADE HIM KEEP HIS SCHOOL UNIFORM ON. HE'S A FUCKING PEDOPHILE. #IM GOING TO KILL. #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SOME OF YALL ARE THE STUPIDEST MOTHERFUCKERS AROUND. YOURE STUPID. YOURE SO FUCKING DUMB. GODDDDDDDDDDDDD

[n3ongold3n]

Ever since i saw the thongTM i could not stop thinking about this 🐳

#käärijä #häärijä #khäärijä calendar #diary bit coming up in the tags bear with me since this is #also my diary kind of; this blog #this thing has fought me every step of the way - and it shows i know #but i needed at least /some/ tiny little crumb of standing up for myself against my own defeatist thoughts #not just drawing. just. in general there are so many tiny and medium obstacles to accomplishing tasks that i just feel #like such an idiot for not just getting rid of the obstacles and moving on #at the same time i know how very unfair this kind of thinking is towards me since i #literally have the neurodivergence of cannot set priorities for my life or coordinate several things unless under strong duress #and then i feel sad for not even living my life unapologetically #((and disappointing jere :') - you have not read this that would be way WAY too embarrassing for me) #and yes i know you shouldn't trust yourself after - what was it? - 19:00? Well. If I didn't have to struggle until 3 pm to get through #the wall of anxious paralysis we wouldn't have that problem but here we are #anyway. off to bed. for what it's worth #got to figure out how to electronically validate my ID :''') and/or call the job center - fun! #my own stuff

[jasontoddenthusiastt]

Yeah, people like to think that (adult) Jason’s snarky, cutting, and unapologetic post crisis characterization and the (mostly) “watered down”, docile personality he’s had from N52/rebirth onwards are irreconcilable, and that the shift was just an editorial decision with the intent of marketing him as a “likeable” hero.

While that last part might be true, have they considered that textually it makes perfect sense that being consistently in contact with an abuser just does that to a person. Wears them down until they feel like nothing but a husk, without any discernible direction or opinions of their own. If it isn’t completely burnt out yet, they (consciously or unconsciously) suppress that part of themselves that thinks independently either for self-preservation or to keep the peace. Considering anyone, even “mentally strong” people could fall victim to mental abuse, it’s actually pretty realistic imo.

#kelseethe #like what do you mean the shift ‘makes no sense’ #have you even met Bruce #he is a hell pit of darkness that sucks the life out of everyone who cares enough about him to put up with all of his problems #okay maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration but #even the most headstrong of people would wither away if they spent years trying to love and care for someone as volatile as him #that much is true #in other words I think Gotham war should be a wake up call for Jason and he should start doing everything in his power to fuck with Bruce #And then cut him off entirely #though nothing he could come up with would hold a candle to Bruce ‘God of torture’ Wayne #Bruce’s actions actually make perfect sense #You become so obsessed and fixated with torture and you genuinely glorify it #To the point that’s all you know how to do even when you’re trying to do good #this is magnificent I love it #and will continue to so long as Jason is fucking fuming after this #anyway even at his most extreme Jason was never a terrorist-level threat lol #like you know there’s a difference between #‘I'm going to do what I want and you're going to accept it. you can keep doing whatever it is you convince yourself is right though’ #and seeing someone who disagrees with you then spending years wanting and trying to destroy their ability to disagree as a whole #right? #and yikes. with the power and resources someone like Bruce has? so dangerous.

[hannibalismos-jaaneman]

the sole and devastating problem with monkey man is that it will literally never be able to push past the people who think the concept of the film disrespects hanuman ji to be exposed in an environment where people see it for more than its name.

#raj shitposting #my mother ACTUALLY asked me why the film took hanuman ji as the monkey god to drive the plot when there are monkey gods everywhere. #i was so shocked because wtf all those monkey gods are literally based on hanuman ji besides this is a film about an indian man. #she still thought that it was just disrespecting hinduism so i didn't let her watch past the scene with lucky in the tavern. #like i don't think indians have the tolerance or the right etiquettes to watch this film at all. #which is why i am starting to feel glad it was never released here. indians saale hain hi adipurush ke layak mcbc. #inn logo ko bhakti do to uski batti banakar filmmaker ki hi gaand mein ghusedna chayenge. #inhe violence do to kahenge humare bhagwaan aese nahi the tum log humare bhagwan ka mazak uda rahe ho. #saala chahate kya ho? #tum log behenchod adipurush dekho aur har acchi cheez ko ban hone do. #people view religion as blind devotion rather than something that allows you to connect yourself to your gods. #they don't believe their gods could make mistakes. and they sure don't believe for a goddamn second that their god could be wrong. #i am not saying monkey man is about proving god wrong because it FUCKING ISN'T. #it's about a boy who clung to a story his mother told him as a child in hopes of finding her in the ugly face of the world. #something that would allow him to keep going because that's what hanuman ji would've done. that what his mother would've wanted. #like stop this absolute crap nonsense guys this film does not call the kid hanuman it literally invokes his image to inspire the kid. #HANUMAN JI IS WHAT IS HELPING THE KID FIGHT THIS WAR WITH HIMSELF AND THE WORLD. #he's literally like the krishna to the kid's arjun. he's a guide who talks through the kid's past through his mother's voice. #tum log bajrangi bhaijaan hi dekhlo bhai tumhare andar yeh picture hazam karna ka guda nahi hai. #monkey man #dev patel

[ssaalexblake]

dw is a mid kid's sci-fi tv show and it's quality level has been mostly entirely consistent (mid, basically, with the occasional very good episode to balance out with crimes against humanity it sometimes produces) the whole reboot, and anybody acting like the Only thing going into peoples opinions of the characters are writing preferences are either Deeply naive or are trying to hide something they know people will not take kindly to.

#dw shit #but look. If you seriously think the one Single doctor without depth is 13 then that is a You having a woman issue. it just is. #there's lots of it #there's thousands upon thousands of words of meta about her and her characters online #as there is for Every Other Doctor #because they All have depth #if you fail to see it the one time you're Not presented with a dude that's not my problem #nor am i gonna hold any hands #i'm not trying to convince you of anything i'm not your mother #but sometimes a duck is just a duck and I will call it a duck #this isn't about Liking the story it's about having a brain not cooked in misogyny to even See it #to start with (you failed the challenge) #kinda hoping the large number of people living up rtd's ass will save gatwa from some of this treatment but i'm not holding my breath #'but I personally would never!' okay but... what about all your buddies??? what about everybody else?? if you're distancing yourself from #Those Bad People you are admitting they exist and there was no point getting pissed at me for pointing out they exist #the lady (gender neutral) doth protest too much #look i don't like Rose much (the og) but you can Bet i've seen some Questionable takes on why she's bad and i'll call them that #the classism and the sexism and the noxious fumes #you can just. Admit that. Even about characters you dislike lol pls

[soosoosoup]

Haaayy can you tell us more about your au where branch finds cooper's egg?

Hiiii!! Thanks for asking! And of course :)

lol turns out I had a lot more thought out. Fair warning, none of this is concrete, this was thought up a while ago and uhhhhh… writing is not my strong suit lol

In this au I had debated whether to make copper a little bit younger, I already hc him as the youngest of the snack pack so idk if its needed lol.

While in the beginning of making his bunker, branch (who’s maybe 7??) would travel farther out into the forest and gather supplies to build when he stumbles on what looks like an egg? Just in time too, ‘cause Coops pops out like in twt, does his little groove, & then proceeds to flop over to nap (being baby is tiring work).

Branch is just ??? cause like what?? Baby? Way out here in the woods?? Why does the baby have 4 legs??? Why is said baby all alone? And that last part makes b pause for a sec bc where’s his family? Did he lose them? Or is it even worse…was he left behind? (He might be projecting a lil).

Cooper and Branch proceed to live where other kids w/o families go. Caretakers try to care for cooper & he is not having it. After all, branch is the first person he’d ever seen, was the first person who’d carried him. He’s imprinted on branch and whole heartedly believes and he is his family. So if C needs to be taken care of B has to be there. It goes on long enough that the caretaker decides it'll just easier if branch helped take care of him; and who knows maybe he'll regain his color being around such a happy little goober.

At first, branch doesn’t realize how much he means to C and assumes his attachment will fade. After all why wouldn’t it when he’s being doted on by warm and cheerful trolls. But nope! Whenever the caretakers aren't taking cooper around the village, Cooper is always following Branch. Around the pod, and through the woods. Branch looks out for him, talks to him, teaches him what he can, and even plays games! I think the fact that branch has been a part of Coopers whole life gives him a sense of obligation perhaps like a big brother?. It's easy to be open to him.

All attempts to foster Cooper are unsuccessful. It's not that Cooper doesn't match the family, it's that he just doesn't want to live with them. Imagine a foster family having the time of their lives singing & playing around & when the time comes Cooper's like 'I had a lot of fun today! Time to go! what?? Stay here? be a part of your family? ...Nope :D

When the time comes that the bunker can feasibly house him, (preteen?) Branch packs up what little he owns, and prepares to leave that night. It's not like the anyone at the orphanage would chase after him. Well, except for one trolling.

It's been years, long enough that their bond is strong, they're brothers in all but name. At least unnamed on branch's side, he kind of refuses to acknowledge it.

Anyway- Branch waits until everyone falls asleep and sneaks out. He doesn't even make it out of the room lol. One foot out the door and a sleepy voice is asking him where he's going. Branch just says he's going to the bunker, that he'll see him soon, it won't be forever you see what im trying to parallel? and it's true. It's not like he's leaving to who knows where. Cooper just nods & yawns out a "bye, see you later". Love me a parallel

Branch lasts an hour or two in the bunker. He's on edge the whole time, racked w/ guilt. Has a little mental spiral until there is just one loud thought of 'what am i doing? there's someone waiting for me' and runs back.

In the joined room, Cooper fell asleep on branch's bed waiting for him. So making sure not to wake him, Branch rests coopers head on his lap. Leaning against the headboard Branch just stares at his vest left at the end of the bed & has a moment of clarity. Like oh, that's why i felt terrible, i left my little brother behind. (Keep in mind that no, he didn’t really do that, but he’s a kid and that whole ‘see you later’ really shook him so he’s making some jumps in logic)(there some projecting happening as well)

So yeah, gained a brother!! yay!!! Cooper beat you to that revelation yeeaarrrss ago lol.

One thing I like about branch being a big bro is this idea that the more he learns about what it means to be one, the less he can understand his brothers. And are they his brothers?? Over the years it’s not looking like it.

#asks #wow didn't think i had that much to say lol #i bet this premise had been thought about before #but it’s still nice to think about :) #make no mistake branch still pretty much lives in the bunker. He only stays in the pod when it’s relatively quiet enough. #there are a lot of bunker sleepovers whenever there’s an overnight party #he officially move out when he’s considered old enough to be coopers carer. Until then he studies up & prepares the bunker #branch has a blue hue to him. it happens gradually so no one really notices #imagine when branch carried bby coops back to the villlage C reaches up and puts his face in hair cause y’know he’s baby #and this baby has a long enough neck to reach #thinking Cooper is 17/18 during first trolls events?? #branch is the tiniest bit more integrated into the village #he stays around the outskirts for cooper some days #coopers hangs out in the village if his friends are there. he also likes to join in on some singing and dancing as long it isn’t too loud #he's still part of the snack pack i think? #cooper would not like creek in this au. #lol cooper just straight up tells creek something like ‘wow you sure are full of yourself huh' #lol coopers blunt honesty would probs be more prevalent. #also important point that this all happens while B is a kid #he’s more receptive than if he was older; he hasn’t built thst high of walls around him #rn he’s more sad and scared rather than being at odds w/ the village #first time writing out a… plot summary?? au synopsis?? #Thanks for asking!!! uh hopefully you guys liked the ramble :) #any of this can change tbh :) its all been brainstorms for now #idk what i would call this au if i did make it. #i am cringe but i am free #b&c au ??

[hanzajesthanza]

when sapkowski is all “i don’t believe in absolute evil” like he didn’t write like vilgefortz and leo bonhart and birkart grellenort likeeee okkkk but those guys were preeeetty evil though

#likeeee it kind of seems to me that… they got pretty close. to absolute evil. you know #like uhhh… nilfgaardian invasion detailed in baptism of fire anyone #though ok ok his point was that there is no absolute evil as in being motivated by evil itself #that evil always has its own motivations and those motivations can be evil but it’s not evil for the sake of being evil #HOWEVER that being said i feel like bonhart really was just evil for the sake of being evil #you could say for the sake of sadism or for greed (him being the anti-geralt lol and actually being a stereotyped idea of witcher ngl) #buuuut i feel like sadism and greed are just niche evils themselves #with vilgefortz and the wallcreeper and also emhyr (didnt mention his ass at first but throw him in too) they’re more just power hungry #and wanting revenge on those that wronged them (interesting because isn’t this also what our protags want—minus the power) #anyways reviewing these interviews again has me 😂😳😌 but also 🤨 #sometimes i feel like (with this discussion on evil) the economics background really shines through LMAO #like well sometimes i feel like there really is evil that is evil evil. sometimes people are just hateful and targeting with their hate #and you know this yourself bc you wrote it wtf #like you’re not gonna call the human peasants who slaughtered the dwarves and elves in rivia evil? i would call that absolute evil #maybe not their entire lives but in that instance true evil manifested #i feel like the definition of evil im getting at is hate and bloodthirst #which yeah sometimes that exists for no reason whatsoever #i mean it can be based out of economic ‘reasoning’ (manipulated into propaganda) to scapegoat a population and target of hate #but it quickly excels past any reason whatsoever. yeahh i dont think evil always has a motivation outside of evil. disagree #the elbow-high diaries #also ​there’s more context here i’m leaving out bc its just too much to talk about in the tags of this post

[alilbitlesbian]

Perhaps I am.. Writing a Linked Universe fic (the first I have ever written) and perhaps it is a Chain Meets Wild fic with a twist.. and perhaps.. perhaps.

...perhaps it is an AU wherein Wild is the King of Hyrule?

Minor spoilers for the upcoming fic if you care.

He still went on his adventure. He was the knight in the past, he's the one who went in the shrine, he defeated ganon, twice, and HE lost his arm.

But idk haven't ya'll ever noticed how much Wild does like... Build settlements and help people? And Flora doesn't seem to like allat and instead does research? I imagine after TOTK, Flora got to be an adventurer in Wild's place and Wild became king and worked on rebuilding Hyrule.

Anyway so it's basically the chain meets Wild as a king.

Also Wild is DEFINITELY such a diva ass king, he dresses pretty and takes advantage when he doesn't have much labour and get his nails done. His hair's braided so nicely all the time too. Epona is SO spoiled too when they meet her, her coat is so shiny and she's round with apples and her mane is braided so tenderly.

Anyway the whole chain's like.. this guy? They understand he's not royalty that sits inside all day. He helps in rebuilding efforts by funding, getting resources and actually *doing* parts of the building, and on their way to the castle they've heard that he fights. But, like, c'mon.

But Wild is Wild so they get proven wrong pretty damn quickly.

#linked universe #zelda #legend of zelda #i love this so much #idk what to call it yet #its an AU so ig if you read allat you spoiled yourself a little but also who cares #i might post some tidbits? idk if anyone here would even be interested #Wild LU #lu wild #lu flora #LU