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Also to be clear if you put the new Harry Potter show on my dashboard I will be unfollowing and probably blocking you. JK Rowling is responsible for the death and pain of too many trans people to count in my country and I cannot tolerate her new way of trying to gain cultural and financial power in any way shape or form.

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today you have the power to build entire universes. every choice creates a timeline that resonates in some new way, and it is up to us wether or not we want to resonate with each other more or less. GREAT opportunity to wield your power for love. cant wait to see what we can accomplish LETS TROT

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The same goes for autistic people! The study people quote looked at a bunch of autistic people over the course of several years, and of the ones who died during the study, the average age of death was 39. The majority of people in the study did not die during the study. Only 26 of the 400ish people in the study died during the 20 years of the study.

(Also, the study quite heavily focussed on autistic people who couldn't live independently, with the people who died mostly falling into the "can't go to the bathroom by themselves" level of intellectual disability. Many of the causes of death were things like "accidental poisoning" and "choking on food"--things that can tragically happen to people who can't live independently if their caretakers aren't as careful as they should be. This is not to diminish how sad and horrible it is that these people died so young--but if you're an autistic person who leads a generally independent life you don't need to worry that just being autistic is going to make you drop dead at 39, and you certainly shouldn't be living your life thinking "I'm not going to live past 39 so there's no point starting new things in my 30s / making any plans for past that age / etc".)

As OP said: you have a future. Start planning for it.

hi trans people in my phone. The life expectancy of trans people is not 35. That is the average age of Brazilian transmisogyny affected murder victims, taken from crime data from the early 2010s. Brazilian trans women also usually live longer than 35 years; this data comes solely from the subset of trans women who are murdered, and does not account for the majority of Brazilian trans women. Murder victim age averages are not a good proxy for overall life expectancy even of the same demographic group. Take a deep breath. You have a future. Start planning for it.

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Another one for those of us who have 5000 OCs. Name an OC who…

…you share a hobby with.

…has helped you with one of your own insecurities.

…sleeps with a stuffed animal.

…has a phobia.

…tends to get too absorbed in their activities.

…cries easily.

…has a physical disability.

…has a mental disability.

…collects something.

…has a unique fashion sense.

…doesn't outwardly show much emotion.

…has a certain accessory they always wear.

…has a different native language than you.

…is afraid of their own shadow.

…is pretty much fearless.

…has a comfort food.

…is seen as childish by their peers.

…nobody ever believes.

…misses somebody badly.

…is good at fixing things.

…has changed a lot from their original design.

…you made up a long time ago.

…tends to hog up a lot of space in your brain.

…has a lot of energy.

…isn't human.

…grew up in a different country from you.

…has changed so much in appearance that somebody who knew them years ago might not recognize them now.

…has a lot of trauma, even compared to the rest of your OCs.

…is grieving.

…wouldn't kill a mosquito (or similarly bothersome bug).

(pro tip: be sure to send an ask to the person you reblog this from!)

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Headcanon for Nicolette? She's from my slice-of-life The Transfers, and starts going to the other characters' school midway through the year. She has strong opinions and loves debating things and probably wants to go into politics someday. She had a past relationship that did not go well/end well, but has not opened up much about it most of the way through the series.

Hm... headcanon the kind of person who'd colour-code her notes?

...Wow, coming up with headcanons for characters I only know a short description of is genuinely terrifying when fandom-wise I'm a "I must consume ALL the canon material available to me so that I know EVERYTHING before I write" kind of person.

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Last hour!

Final Day to Back the SCHOLARLY PURSUITS Campaign!

We're in the home stretch on our crowdfunding campaign! It's not a "miss it and miss out" situation - late pledges are available for some backer levels, and the book will be published roughly 6 to 8 weeks after we complete fulfillment - but still! Back the campaign! Get awesome merch! Help us hit our second stretch goal! Be awesome! We'd appreciate it!

Alternative: boost this post to be my hero.

Learn more about the crowdfunding campaign for Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories now!

campaign ends August 12th at 1 pm Eastern time.

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New guide to my worlds and characters!

I realise I've reblogged some ask games saying "send me the name of one of my characters" and such while not everyone knows who all my characters are, so... here's a new guide! https://robinswrites.com/worlds-and-characters

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I look forward to reading this--also, that is a beautiful moodboard!

Fair Winds and Fortune from Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories A @duckprintspress project - Crowdfunding now!

Summary:

Bastian, a knight errant, is convalescing at the University of Vismark's Halls of Healing following a wyvern attack that severely damaged his left wing. Because wyvern claws are one source of a rare material needed to craft magic-nullifying potions and objects, the wounds they inflict leave a magical deadzone that takes months to fade. Tending to Bastian’s wounds successfully requires an extended stay as a medical ward, waiting for his wing membrane to heal. And waiting to see if his pinion feathers can be regrown once healing magic can again take effect. But Bastian is not good at remaining idle. Losing the ability to fly, even temporarily (so he hopes), has profoundly unsettled Bastian, which exacerbates his restlessness. Luckily for him, his assigned healer, Zara, has patience enough for two. Her skill at soothing Bastian’s stress seems as remarkable to him as the medical methods used to repair his physical ills. Zara has kept him occupied and calm during the long weeks of his recovery, allowing the two of them to grow close. Now that Bastian is well enough to venture outside, Zara introduces Bastian to her friend, Emory, intuiting that they will get along. Emory, a mage adept, is researching and experimenting with teleportation, attempting to distill the power into reusable charms that have the same efficacy as his own natural ability. Success would open up unheard-of opportunities for travel, even to those without magic. Bastian is happy to help with testing Emory's prototypes. In their free time, Bastian, Zara, and Emory quickly become inseparable. Underneath her professionalism, Zara has a sense of humor and mischief that complements Emory’s bold and adventurous nature. Together, they explore the ancient beauty of Vismark’s campus on foot and by boat, play games, read books, share meals, and support one another in learning. Spending time with Zara and Emory makes Bastian feel more vibrantly alive than he has in years, which leads him to confront truths he's been avoiding for just as long. Bastian couldn't ask for better companions in this unexpected chapter of his life. As time ticks closer to the deadline that will reveal if Bastian's wing has been permanently damaged, the three of them realize that none of them wants the connection they've formed to end.

Check out the details, including teasers from the authors on Kickstarter! The campaign runs through August 12, 2025.

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These look intriguing, definitely going to read them!

Writeblr Summerfest Challenge: Buy, Read, Review!

One of the most powerful ways to support indie authors isn’t actually through buying their books. It’s leaving reviews.

Reviews help books get noticed in search algorithms, give potential readers the confidence to pick them up, and can literally mean the difference between an author getting their next sale...or not.

Some people find leaving reviews daunting but it's important to know that reviews don’t have to be long! Even a few sentences about what you enjoyed makes a huge impact.

This month, let’s not only read indie—let’s boost them!

Authors: Drop a link to your own published work in the notes or reblogs.

Readers: Share these books on your own Tumblr or other socials, tagging the Summerfest blog so we can see!

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On The Spot Thoughts

Send me an ask with the word 'headcanon' and some information on one of your oc's. I'll respond with an on-the-spot headcanon about them!

(bonus points if you reblog and tell me how close I am!)

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Less than $1000 left to go to hit our second stretch goal!

It would triple every author's pay, and backers would get bat stickers on top of all the other great merch you can get if you back... but we've got just 6 hours to do it in...

I think we can do it. Everyone loves bat stickers (and authors of queer SF/F getting paid more), right?

Final Day to Back the SCHOLARLY PURSUITS Campaign!

We're in the home stretch on our crowdfunding campaign! It's not a "miss it and miss out" situation - late pledges are available for some backer levels, and the book will be published roughly 6 to 8 weeks after we complete fulfillment - but still! Back the campaign! Get awesome merch! Help us hit our second stretch goal! Be awesome! We'd appreciate it!

Alternative: boost this post to be my hero.

Learn more about the crowdfunding campaign for Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories now!

campaign ends August 12th at 1 pm Eastern time.

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Playlist for Griffin, and also Rávanir if he had time to explore music as well as the sound quality of his headphones!

This question made me realise that, while I have songs with lyrics I associate with Griffin (which is a whole different question), I hadn't thought that much about what he'd actually listen to, though I imagine he'd enjoy a fairly wide range of things.

Now that I have given it some thought, here's some music he might have on his airport waiting playlist! This is very different to the playlist I use to write him, and different again to songs he might listen to in other circumstances. Tried to lean towards calmer things here since that's what most people--Rat aside--tend to go for in these situations.

Soliloquy by Midnight Syndicate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH2I1k9-fuk

Tuning To The Moon by Jill Tracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvXbJi-xVcI

The Raven by Nox Arcana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e01wCjPBnU

Rávanir definitely would explore music first, as one of the first things he'd do if he found himself in our world (he'd just also want to make sure it sounded as good as possible, considering he has more acute senses than a human and would notice if it didn't, but that would come later) and he'd be very excited about how much music you can listen to whenever you want and no matter where you are.

He'd also have varied taste, including probably some unexpected things. The first of the tracks I've chosen I think is not far from some of the music he's used to from his own world, the others are different things he'd discover and enjoy while in this world. Four songs this time, three songs was not enough to convey "weirdly eclectic variety" properly. He is not trying to make a coherent playlist here, he is just adding songs that he likes, and I'm sure this is just a random selection from a much longer list.

A Danza das Ánimas by Sangre de Muerdago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-_UkZ5IbwI

Élan by Nightwish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPonioDYnoY

Arsonist's Lullabye by Hozier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoQvbDROucQ

Heroes by David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLp2cW7ICCU

Rávanir's actual character playlist is FAR more mood and genre whiplash than this. He also learns languages for fun, being canonically fluent in three, and there should probably be more than one non-English-language track on here to reflect that, but most of my non-English-language music taste didn't have the right vibes for this specific playlist (I have more on his private character playlist).

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Locke has claws. And sharp teeth. And yellow eyes with slit pupils. And pointy ears. Everything about them screams "suspicious weirdo who isn't human", and that in itself will raise plenty of eyebrows--it's quite likely they'll be recognised as a ghoul, although ghouls aren't the most well-known of magical beings, but they'll definitely be recognised as something supernatural. They know better than to bring weapons but will definitely have some magic items on their person.

Griffin probably has books of demonic lore and other dark magic that would make people wonder if he's planning something. It really is mostly out of academic interest but people rarely believe that. Especially if he's also got dark magical artifacts with him, though I'm not sure that would actually be allowed and he wouldn't try to sneak them on unless he had to for some reason.

Character Ask: Airport Edition

What definitely not suspicious thing on your character's person makes TSA raise an eyebrow?

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My first published work is in the Scholarly Pursuits anthology, published by @duckprintspress!

"Writ of Evocation" is a short story about righting old wrongs using some wit, academic knowledge, and a little support from friends. Also maybe making heart-eyes at an ancient arcane entity. ;)

There are 22 stories in the Scholarly Pursuits anthology (including mine!) for you to enjoy! You can read about the authors and their stories on the campaign page. There's also some awesome merch options! The campaign is open until August 12. :) Check it out at the link below!

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Final Day to Back the SCHOLARLY PURSUITS Campaign!

We're in the home stretch on our crowdfunding campaign! It's not a "miss it and miss out" situation - late pledges are available for some backer levels, and the book will be published roughly 6 to 8 weeks after we complete fulfillment - but still! Back the campaign! Get awesome merch! Help us hit our second stretch goal! Be awesome! We'd appreciate it!

Alternative: boost this post to be my hero.

Learn more about the crowdfunding campaign for Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories now!

campaign ends August 12th at 1 pm Eastern time.

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From a WIP for an upcoming folklore-themed anthology:

This man was perhaps not even human, and that should have brought to mind stories of people being stricken with mysterious curses for crossing paths with the fae, or vanishing never to be seen again—and yet despite themself they trusted him. Perhaps this was how people vanished.

Let’s crack open the crypt and peek inside.

It’s the 10th, which means it’s time to share a line from whatever story you’re working on—horror, fantasy, or just something a little off. You go first.