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at a conference I attended recently, a researcher pointed to the difficulty of finding material in archives because so much depends on the metadata and the terminology used to describe things changes over time. "it would be so helpful," the researcher said, "if I typed 'lesbian' into the library of congress database, it would also show me results that were categorised in the 50s, when the materials were interpreted as 'intimate female friendships'"

which is what tag wrangles at Archive Of Our Own do incredibly effectively: searching for "omegaverse" also leads to "alpha/beta/omega dynamics" and "alternate universe: a/b/o" and so on. but ao3 achieves this frankly incredible categorisation and indexing system by the power of countless volunteers putting in hours and hours of unpaid and unthanked free time, and it's completely understandable that most archives do not have that kind of infrastructure, but also how incredible that a fan-run website has better searchability, classification, and accessibility than the library of congress

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What if Saba Sebatyne had permanently replaced Luke Skywalker as Grand Master of the New Jedi Order?

Let’s say that Luke, after his experiences in exile, decides to permanently step down as Grand Master while appointing Saba as his replacement after Kenth Hamner’s removal (kind of like Thrall with Vol’jin at the end of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria after Garrosh Hellscream is deposed as Horde Warchief). What would you think of this decision? I personally like the idea of Saba becoming Grand Master and honestly hope that Kol Skywalker was the first ‘Grand Master’ (assuming he was in fact Grand Master) to come from the Skywalker bloodline since Luke - I don’t like the idea of the Jedi’s leadership becoming dynastic.

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hey random ass post but in the tags can you tell me what’s your number one safe food. like not necessarily your favorite food, but just thee most quintessential “ol’ reliable” that you can always manage to eat no matter how bad your sensory issues or mental illness is acting up.

mine is microwave popcorn (and bonus points for a chocolate milk to go with it)

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I am still dedicated to completing the sequel to Oracle (posted 5 years ago) and the rest of my Sedoretu series (last updated 4 years ago).

If you ever feel like you’re taking too long, YOU’RE NOT.

Creative works near and dear to your heart are not ‘content’ and they can’t be rushed.

Sometimes you need to put all your energy into staying alive so that you even get a chance to come back to fic. Sometimes you need more time to grow as a human or a writer before you can find the missing piece that makes your sleeping project come together. Sometimes there isn’t enough creative energy to do everything and you have to make trade offs. Whatever it is, you don’t owe anyone explanations or apologies.

Unless you’ve got a Medieval-esque patron keeping you in lavish style with not a care in the world but your art, don’t let anyone else set the standards for your pacing. If people think you’re not producing fast enough, they are welcome to create their own glorious work to fill the gap or they can shut the hell up.

idk if this is a young fan thing or new fandom culture but some of yall think fics are abandoned way too quickly. a few months or a year or two is not unusual to go without a fic update. sometimes fics take longer to write, other times writers have rl events, or maybe there's multiple fics and one gets more priority. there are tons of reasons for fics not to be updated every week or every month. it also isn't uncommon for people to come back and update fics after a number of years—ive read updates that took five, or ten years. people's lives change, but they still want to tell their stories. personally, i never consider a fic abandoned unless the author has said so; though if it's been a few years i manage my expectations. but a last update being a year ago is... generally not a sign that a writer has abandoned their fic

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idk if this is a young fan thing or new fandom culture but some of yall think fics are abandoned way too quickly. a few months or a year or two is not unusual to go without a fic update. sometimes fics take longer to write, other times writers have rl events, or maybe there's multiple fics and one gets more priority. there are tons of reasons for fics not to be updated every week or every month. it also isn't uncommon for people to come back and update fics after a number of years—ive read updates that took five, or ten years. people's lives change, but they still want to tell their stories. personally, i never consider a fic abandoned unless the author has said so; though if it's been a few years i manage my expectations. but a last update being a year ago is... generally not a sign that a writer has abandoned their fic

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my secret to art happiness is it's not about how many notes what you draw is likely to get. t's about how many times you're going to go back to it, to your own art, and think "this FUCKS actually and caters to me entirely, specifically, fully. i love this artist (me) (me who i drew this) (myself)"

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MAHA is complete bullshit. Nutjob fan fiction.

RFK Jr is a national embarrassment.

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the horrors persist but my friends write beautiful fanfic

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Writing characters who don’t know they’re in love

(PS: but literally everyone else does and is so tired)

These characters aren’t clueless, no, they’re not walking around like, “love? never heard of her.” They know something’s going on, they just won’t admit it (not to themselves, not to anyone.) Maybe they’re scared of messing it up, or maybe they think the other person doesn’t feel the same. Maybe they’ve stuffed the feeling so deep even a NASA rover couldn’t dig it out.

Whatever the reason, they’re not avoiding the truth as much as they’re…rebranding it. Calling it “friendship” while giving each other their only jacket and dreaming about each other’s voices like it’s totally normal behavior.

ꕤ They don’t realize it’s love, but they notice everything else. They clock every mood shift, every absence, every little thing. They definitely  know when something’s off.

⇢ “You changed your hair.” ⇢ “You looked upset earlier.” ⇢ “You didn’t text me back and I panicked.” ⇢ “You weren’t at lunch and it felt weird.” ⇢ “Are you cold?” hands over jacket without a second thought

They don’t say “I love you,” but their actions scream it constantly.

ꕤ they get weird when someone else gets close They’re not jealous. No, how dare you think something like that… they’re just keeping an eye out. For safety... Or whatever."

⇢ “Who was that?” ⇢ “Oh, you’re hanging out with them again?” ⇢ “I just think it’s interesting how you never cancel on them.”

They don’t say it, but they hate the idea of being replaced. It stings more than they’re ready to admit.

ꕤ they make excuses to be around each other.

Literally inventing reasons to be in the same space.

⇢ “Wanna study together? I’m struggling with this topic.” (They’re not.) ⇢ “Oh, I was just in the area.” (They weren’t.) ⇢ “You forgot this.” (It’s a single pen.)

They’d rather lie badly than admit, “I just wanted to see you.”

ꕤ  Their friends are so over it Everyone around them is either rooting for them or trying not to scream.

⇢ “You’re in love with them.” ⇢ “That’s not friendship, and you know it.” ⇢ “You made them soup. FUCKING SOUP. Just say you’re married already.” ⇢ “If I have to hear you talk about them one more time, I’m charging rent.”

Friends are the Greek chorus of this situation, like, brutally honest and endlessly tired.

ꕤ  There’s always a moment they almost figure it out That one soft, unspoken beat where the truth almost breaks through.

⇢ Watching them laugh like it’s the first time. ⇢ Seeing them cry and wanting to fix it more than anything. ⇢ Realizing no one else makes them feel like this. ⇢ Thinking, God, they’re beautiful.

Then they blink, panic a little, and go, “Huh. Weird.” And move on. Like absolute fools.

ꕤ  When it finally hits, it’s not cute, it’s catastrophic. Suddenly everything makes sense and feels like too much.

⇢ Flashbacks. ⇢ Internal screaming. ⇢ “Oh no.” ⇢ “OH MY GOD.” ⇢ “Has it always been this obvious??” ⇢ “Wait. Everyone knew?!”

Yes. Everyone. The friends, the neighbor’s cat. You were the only two who didn’t get the memo...

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me, taking wookieepedia's hands lovingly: i always want the legends version. don't give me this "canon" stuff

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stuff I like

- when the person kidnapped by the villain is all ‘no one’s going to come for me’ and 

- someone does, but it’s the person they’d least expect

- EVERYONE COMES because wow, maybe I am depressed because I didn’t think I knew this many people, much less that they liked me

- no one comes and the villain gets pissed on their captive’s behalf and treats them better than their former associates did

- they rescue themselves and everyone’s so impressed but the person yells because I AM CAPABLE AND YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST NOTICED I’D BEEN KIDNAPPED

- they get rescued by a deus ex machina, preferably their dad/mom/grandma/old associate who is exponentially cooler than the heroes 

basically, I like it when people get rescued and get validation

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a character who isn't used to being cared for or treated kindly being gently and tenderly cared for for the first time in years or maybe ever. save me

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Minion squawked and danced around on the flagstones.

“What’s wrong?” Luke asked, craning his head to look for the source of the problem as he knotted the belt of his new robe.

“He’s spoiled,” Mara chuckled, her sense rich with affection before she scooped the lizard up and disappeared in the Force. Minion burrowed under the corner of her dressing gown near her collarbone. “The balcony at Sanctuary is thermo-controlled — always warm but never too hot. I don’t think he was prepared for Naboo temperatures.”

“Don’t worry, buddy,” Luke promised, wrapping himself around Mara to scratch the lizard’s head with a finger. “I don’t do cold well, either. We’ll get in-floor heating installed.”

“I’m not sure it’s worth it,” Mara said reluctantly. “If you have to spend most of your time on Coruscant —”

“About that.” Luke unfolded himself and took her hand, guiding her to the plush outdoor double-lounger that overlooked the cascading falls. “What would you think about staying here? Both of us, creating a home base on Naboo?”

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Posted Chapter 3 of Consummate Aesthetics today....

Craquelure, aka the cracks begin to show...

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I hate this motherfucker the most. People in my family who should know better fell under the sway of this lying, psychotic monster. If you’ve ever loved anyone with any kind of disability, you are betraying them by looking up to this man and giving weight to anything he says.

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What the FUCK. What the FUCK.

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hi besties in my phone. i hope today is so so good to you. i hope something special happens to remind you that it’s not always bad. ily.