#file under: rules

[knotdispenser]

always subject to change

Disclaimers:

So first thing is first, my name is Ian. If you know who I am and we haven't had fun yet, assume you won't have fun here.

Or we still might have fun, I don't mind people reaching out.

No Minors & No Terfs.

Triggering content might be on this blog.

I am over 21, please be over 18 and play characters that are over 18 too before interacting.

So this blog basically has a lot of muses.

I have yet to write cohesive bios for them atm besides their stats.

Any additional info that y'all want to know about them, feel free to drop an ask.

All my muses are gay. If your characters I.D. as male, they’ll be attracted to them.

In addition to that, this is a trans positive blog. Don’t be an ass.

I have an alternate rp blog here: @knotfodder

Rules:

No Godmodding, apparently this is a thing. Unless it’s discussed before hand, don’t try to rp as my character in the thread.

Speaking of which, I made this blog primarily to rp on the Tumblr dash, however, I do have a discord. If you ask nicely, I'll give it to you (😏).

Adding on to that, IMs and Inbox/Asks are open for plotting.

The Ship Whore has arrived! Comfortable with shipping as long as I feel it’s organic. I can’t really do anything if my character’s personality clashes with your characters.

Kinks and taboo are okay. I like to say I'll try everything once, just please understand sometimes it only takes once to find that something is not for me, so please respect that.

To add on to that, the only things I’ll ever reject are: scat, vore, necro, (gratuitous)gore, & pedophilia.

There will be smut. If you need a tag for it, please feel free to reach out so I may tag appropriately.

no forbidden fcs, just please don’t be mean/rude.

AUs and OCs are welcome. If we need to take a few minutes to plot something out for it, I’ll happily oblige.

I don’t mind icon RPers, just note that I don’t have access to making custom gifs, so I hope you’re okay with whatever gifs I find on tumblr.

I am not above making custom starters for anyone. Just drop an asks and I’ll happily send you something.

I am semi-selective, but kinda not. You don’t need to match my writing length. If you think your reply is strong with just three lines, that’s perfectly fine. Just no single or two word answers please.

Multiple threads from the same blog are fine with me, just allow me some space in between other threads with other people. Speaking of:

Please don’t be clingy or start any drama. It just never works out for anyone.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, means a lot. n.n

[knotfodder]

always subject to change

Disclaimers:

So first thing is first, my name is Ian. If you know who I am and we haven't had fun yet, assume you won't have fun here.

Or we still might have fun, I don't mind people reaching out.

No Minors & No Terfs.

I am over 21, please be over 18 and play characters that are over 18 too before interacting.

So this blog basically has a lot of muses.

I have yet to write cohesive bios for them atm besides their stats.

Any additional info that y'all want to know about them, feel free to drop an ask.

All my muses are gay. If your characters I.D. as male, they’ll be attracted to them.

In addition to that, this is a trans positive blog. Don’t be an ass.

I have an alternative blog for more triggering content here: @knotdispenser

Rules:

No Godmodding, apparently this is a thing. Unless it’s discussed before hand, don’t try to rp as my character in the thread.

Speaking of which, I made this blog primarily to rp on the Tumblr dash, however, I do have a discord. If you ask nicely, I'll give it to you (😏).

Adding on to that, IMs and Inbox/Asks are open for plotting.

The Ship Whore has arrived! Comfortable with shipping as long as I feel it’s organic. I can’t really do anything if my character’s personality clashes with your characters.

Kinks and taboo are okay. I like to say I'll try everything once, just please understand sometimes it only takes once to find that something is not for me, so please respect that.

To add on to that, the only things I’ll ever reject are: scat, vore, necro, gore, age play / age regression & pedophilia.

There will be smut. If you need a tag for it, please feel free to reach out so I may tag appropriately.

no forbidden fcs, just please don’t be mean/rude.

AUs and OCs are welcome. If we need to take a few minutes to plot something out for it, I’ll happily oblige.

I don’t mind icon RPers, just note that I don’t have access to making custom gifs, so I hope you’re okay with whatever gifs I find on tumblr.

I am not above making custom starters for anyone. Just drop an asks and I’ll happily send you something.

I am semi-selective, but kinda not. You don’t need to match my writing length. If you think your reply is strong with just three lines, that’s perfectly fine. Just no single or two word answers please.

Multiple threads from the same blog are fine with me, just allow me some space in between other threads with other people. Speaking of:

Please don’t be clingy or start any drama. It just never works out for anyone.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, means a lot. n.n

[protagonist-art]

"Uh- I'm Arnold. Bennett. It's profoundly difficult to get your lifes works and studies accepted if your name isn't... yes, oh! Are you a fan of moths, sir?"

NEW RDR2 OC!! a reclusive, clumsy entomologist and bug collector; cooped up in his study of uniformed clutter

[moe-broey]

Would you like some strangely elaborate specific ass headcanons? Of course you do!!!! Also I'm outsourcing a very specific dilemma. But you have to Learn My Methods first. Okay? Okay!!!!

PIERCINGS. AS STORYTELLING DEVICES. GO!!!!

Okay! So what the hell are we looking at and what exactly am I trying to determine, here? Well!!! There's a few different facets to this.

FIRST OF ALL. REALLY REALLY CUTE AND ALWAYS SO FUN TO ME

One, two, three!!! They're a set of three, and they're marked as such by how many sets of piercings they have in their ears. It's such a small detail that happened more by coincidence than intent, but it makes drawing all three of them together feel coherent and again, fun! I also really like the storytelling/contrast of the Askr siblings having golden jewerly, while Moe's is in silver (it does mix silver and gold more broadly -- but I'm talking just the face/ears here!). You get the sense (... in addition to Moe's more scruffy appearance in general), that one is from a more "common" background.

Okay, but what's all that text? STORYTELLING.... 2

Piercings, as a way to indicate connections to other characters, and to imply background information.

First example, it's noted that Bruno has had his in for a long time (... kind of regretting the specificness of "as a kid". That's supposed to have implications, but tbh it may be more fitting for Bruno as a whole to simply have said, "A Long Time"). He wears something modest, maybe a common stone, but still eye-catching. I like to think Alfonse became enamored with it (guys can also do this???), same way he was completely smitten by all of Zacharias. One extremely questionable piercing job courtesy of Zacharias himself and egged on by Sharena (who made a generous donation and/or sacrifice from her own jewelry box) later, it's a miracle he managed to heal them. Equally impressive is how long he managed to hide them as a teenager.

Meanwhile, you see Sharena's example is pretty straightforward! Assigned ear-stabbing at birth. It worked out well, though! Aside from that one time where her piercings mysteriously closed up and they had to be re-done, when she was little. Which could mean nothing. Alls well that ends well! In fact, she liked the look so much she decided to get another set done! Which may or may not come back later...

I will admit, the saddle plugs on Bruno were an impulse decision I made drawing this out (so not a super strong design headcanon, and maybe I could draw it better w more practice tbh, test run ect ect), BUT. MORE IMPORTANTLY. That idea, AND NEXT UP: STORYTELLING... 3.

On top of noting significant connections and providing background information -- here, you have gaining more and/or doing different Things with your piercings, as a way to indicate the passage of time or a change of taste. Woah, that's a lot of text! That's just my autism showing, I'll do you a favor -- with Moe specifically, the biggest takeaway here is:

One, two, three. There are other iderations of Moe of course, plenty of awkward in-between stages. But as I've developed it, I've found that there's like... three really plot relevant parts of its life. One easy to forget, two OH GOD OH FUCK, three that's the guy who lives here now. AWESOME!!!!

OKAY. OKAY. PEONY she has BEEN HERE THIS WHOLE TIME. What's up with that?

So we have background implications/information, we have connections to other characters, and NOW. WE HAVE. Paths that diverge. Sharena, 2. Peony, 1. Plus, a little bit of shape language with those tear drop earrings... on Sharena specifically...... ohghhghhf........

I've always been really indecisive with my Peony designs (for some reason it has been SUCH A STRUGGLE FOR ME), but I do like the simplicity of this one actually. The "Princess Peach core" note about Sharena is more about her color palette, but after writing that I went You know what. Fuck it *gives Peony Princess Peach earrings*. This does feel subject to change, but the idea they could be like water droplets is so cutes... I have really wanted to give Peony earrings with a blue gem though, BECAUSE...

The blue and silver are a nod to this reoccurring detail on Peony! So not only does it tie back to Sharena (IMPORTANT), it also (theoretically.) ties together nicely overall!!

Okay. So. Where does this leave me. Why did I draw all this out? All these little details that exist in my mind, why did I go out of my way to create this elaborate in-depth demonstration? Remember when I said I was gonna outsource some shit?

PROBLEM: I NEVER. EVER. EVEEEERRRRRR KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH LIF'S EARRINGS‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ AND THE LACK OF DIRECTION IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE GLARING EVERY FUCKING TIME I DRAW HIM‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

And what prompted all of this. What REALLY made me Think About This. I did another "ehhh Fuck It" with Lif's piercings, where he's sharing a panel with Moe, and

Ooughgughfhghhh...... them having the same earring arrangement.

But then. Then. I got autism brained about it. I can see Bruno having fuck all time to stretch his ears while on some gayass journey (... the. Timelines. Time in between Events. Maybe he wouldn't have full big stretched ears in Book 1. HOWEVER). Inconvenient, maybe, but if he's dedicated to the grind. He can do it. And I mean, have you seen his muscles? Dude CARES about his appearance. Meanwhile Moe ABSOLUTELY had fuck all time to stretch its ears before arriving in Askr. Then I'm thinking about Alfonse. NEVERMIND how much time it takes to stretch your ears, I'm thinking about the Number Rules. I'm thinking about how he's One, the first guy of a set of Three. I'm thinking about the Number Rule, to indicate Time. Why WOULD he have Three? The Number Rule, as Paths Diverging. There's Two of him, not Three. ALSO ASKING MYSELF "Would Alfonse get more piercings???" LIKE NO. BECAUSE. THE. THE RULE OF THREE. THE ONE TWO THREE. WERE YOU EVEN LISTENING‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😫😫😫😫😫

Idk am I just insane. Am I a lost cause. Lif's ears are usually covered up by his long shaggy hair anyway. But really that does just make any time any piercings Would be visible, just. I am just so deeply conflicted torn between Goth Alt Men Hot and THE METHODS‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ THE STORYTELLING THE METHODS MY DEEPLY INTRICATE RITUALS‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[kuwajima]

@demonslayedher posted an Akaza pillow concept and as a kny merch and kny pillow connoisseur, the thought would not leave my head until I created a prototype

many improvements to be made, but he can hang on the kny couch for now

[petitsdieu]

📌📚💻

꒰ა ♡ ໒꒱ ... 𝑆𝐻𝑂𝑈𝑇-𝑂𝑈𝑇𝑆 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑊𝐸-𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒.

📌 ― 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒔𝒉 ⅋ 📚 ― 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 ⅋ 💻 ― 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔

@rejectory ... the other half of this ouroboros duet that is called rejectdieu ... petitstory ... rejectdieu? for a body of work that feeds an unnumbered amount of brilliant sentences with an extensive collection of words, references, allegories, etc ... it is hard to put into words now how extraordinary "lem-rose (hehehe)" writes ... and collaborates. listen, you can't replicate the magic .. and madness .. that happens when we bleed replies together but you should follow. our threads are nice, orgasmic literary to read. but rej has no shortage of interesting stories to tell beyond the rejectdieu collab, including one with you if you choose it.

there's so many ... too many ... and if i could copy and paste all of threads here i would but if you could only afford a single story ... and maybe i'm bias since i'm included but ... choose paulhara or haralestat :

extra, extra : thank you from the jump ... understanding the vibes and the character i bring to the table. and matching my freak every step along the way. seriously going to thru-up my heart now. <3

[knotdispenser]

tag dump n.n

[knotfodder]

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[touchbased]

"wait. you seriously think i'm jealous?" laugh is harsh and not at all convincing. "why the fuck would i be jealous of her?" / @bestcurse

[supercantaloupe]

musicians from the glyndebourne production of don giovanni this past summer performing on period instruments!

[cowboywithacunt]

what do you think about sounding?

Into giving, not into receiving 👍

[cookinguptales]

*googles to make sure The Mommy Market wasn't just a fever dream*

huh. I guess that movie really did exist.

[radioregine]

listen to me. listen. the problem was never that people en masse dont understand the practice of writing characters as 'growling' in the figurative/poetic language sense, the problem* was people doing find+replace on the word said and making every single dialogue tag 'growled' 'hissed' 'snarled' etc bc they think that's somehow inherently less clunky than saying nothing but 'said'

*yes ofc it's not an actual problem, yes art has no rules yadda yadda You Know What I'm Getting At Though

[crossdreamers]

Trans women are women, Indian court rules

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued a landmark ruling affirming that transgender women are legally recognized as women in India, irrespective of reproductive ability.

Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa dismissed the notion that womanhood is defined solely by the ability to bear children, calling it unconstitutional and contrary to fundamental rights.

The case involved a dowry harassment complaint filed by Pokala Shabana, a transgender woman, against her partner and his family.

Although the court ultimately dismissed the case due to insufficient evidence, it firmly established that trans women have the right to protections under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which addresses cruelty by a husband or his relatives.

The decision builds on the Supreme Court’s 2014 recognition of a “third gender” and strengthens protections for trans women against domestic violence.

See Blade for more: Indian court rules a transgender woman is a woman

Photo of Prithika Yashini: India's first transgender police officer

[the-psudo]

Trump got absolutely dumpstered in court in the last few days.

His and Elon's program to pay people to retire early has been halted by a temporary restraining order issued by District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. of the US District Court, District of Massachusetts in American Federation of Government Employees et al v. Charles Ezell (acting Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management). This temporary order only lasts until they have a hearing on Monday to determine whether this program is constitutional.

13 state attorneys general sued to prevent Elon from accessing personal data about government employees and citizen clients of their agencies, leading to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in the case Alliance for Retired Americans v. Scott Bessent (Trump's Secretary of the Treasury) ordering the Department of Justice to ensure no unauthorized persons, including Elon and his team, have access to the Labor Department's database of information on tax filings, employment, and the like.

Two separate judges have ruled that Trump's executive order trying to eliminate birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour of the western Washington district, a REAGAN appointee (!), said, "It has become ever more apparent that to our president the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals. The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain." The other judge, US District Judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland, ruled that the executive order cannot be implemented until she has had a chance to rule on the merits of the case.

US District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth in DC paused Trump’s restrictions on transgender women being incarcerated in women’s prisons and federal prisons providing gender-affirming medical treatment, after inmates (!) sued to block the policy.

US District Judge Loren L. Alikhan of DC broadly blocked the Trump administration’s memo halting almost all federal assistance.

That's six rulings scrapping five of Trump's major policy operations in the past four days (Feb 3rd through the 6th, 2025).

That's news worth celebrating!

[petitsdieu]

Paul Milinski, MILINSKI studio, Joe Mortell, and Alexis Christodoulou ... the artists that y'all are. And for that reason I've added their names in two places on my carrd. The galaxie gallery and my rules.