#send me an opinion and I’ll either agree or disagree

[callmrmorrow]

i can’t stand the markeve set up in the invincible show, and i don’t think i’m alone on it. i don’t even have a lot of in-depth reasons to cite other than the fact that it is like… so fucking dull

and to some extent, i agree, that’s what they both need: a little stability, plain-old college-student love story. eve’s character as a whole is grossly misused, from her personality to her combat to her overall plot utility (and i also understand that’s necessary because w/o limitations, she solos the verse), but her relationship with mark is one of the saddest ways i’ve seen her character done.

note: i do not know how they get together in the comics in comparison to the show, but i’m sincerely hoping that it doesn’t involve a future version of eve telling mark “confess your love to me or reject me so i don’t spend the next 20 years languishing over how much i love you.” i essentially skipped the section of the comics that is now s2-s3 and early s4 so that i can have some stuff saved in suspense, but i’ve pretty much read the entire ending of the comics. i don’t mind where they went with their relationship, i suppose — not everyone can be toxic and evil and full of yearning — but how it’s going in the show rn is very contrived

eve’s contributions to the plot are solely to push mark’s character development to prep for the season finale. she doesn’t really disagree with him at all from what i can remember, which is like… BORING as hell. she should have her own opinions that clash with mark’s, especially since she had her little “i’m gonna help people in my own way” arc and understands the value of not being just a plain hero brawler. given her backstory with the government, she should have a more fundamental understanding of how morally grey the GDA’s situation is, and she should either abhor it or tell mark to actually think it through. you don’t understand how much i dislike female characters who only exist to agree with male characters and fight with flashy powers (while being super strong but never getting a chance to really impact the plot) and skin-tight suits. i don’t like when they get injured/killed just to further a man’s development or send him flying into the rage that he needs in order to defeat the next big villain.

never reduce your female characters to this! you can have a stable, loving relationship between two college students without making the woman 2D. the show writers are already so loose with the plot that i feel it would be okay to have eve try and rejoin the guardians only for the whole fiasco to take off. given her more involvement, show her a little love, make her more than just mark’s gf. i know they can do this because debbie grayson exists, and even amber exists.

eve has always wanted to do something that “matters” and even the writers can’t even give that to her. (funny irony on “matter” though, for someone who can manipulate it)

i’ll probably revise this post once i get further into my rewatch and further into the middle part of the comics that i skipped. if any info’s inaccurate (i seem to have a habit), it will be fixed.

[obsidianpen]

(Not offended if you don’t post this pen/and/or disagree, this can be just for you if you want) but PSA that Grey is posting on her Insta that the screenshots from The Document are lacking *context*, that of course this person didn’t include the version that made her look like an asshole, and that she has loads and loads of proof to the contrary.

Also, on her insta, Greyana shared an Ao3 comment someone left today on her story reading “Soo.. did you just download Blood and Gold & Altered State, put it into AI and come up with this bullshit? What the actual fuck.”

quick PSA that imho leaving hateful comments on Greyana’s work is not a great idea at all and imho further victimizes her and her mentality while this all gets sorted out.

the best thing we can discuss is share the Google document (truth) and the facts of what Greyana has done to mods of Reddit/Discord/Facebook to disallow what she’s done in Fandom spaces.

There will be people who inevitably like her work still. There are a lot of examples of people engaging with authors work even when authors are not good/doing bad things. there’s people who buy Addison Cain (a romance novelist who has immersed herself in lawsuits trying to lay claim to A/B/O), there’s people who loveeee Fourth Wing despite Rebecca Yarros’s Mormon mommy blog which is full of very interesting opinions. And, in our own fandom, many HP fans still purchase JKR’s works even with her anti trans activism. Plus all that’s coming out about Neil Gaiman! (To be clear these aren’t equivocal of Greyana, but pointing out many authors have a long and problematic history and we can and should discuss their bad behavior openly in the right spaces without harassing them personally and leaving cruel comments)

ObsidianPen doesn’t make money off of her amazing work and Greyana doesn’t either (right?). Don’t spread hate to our authors, spread facts in our community spaces.

Personally, I didn’t like Greyana’s story for style reasons. And this was long before I had learned of the discourse around her, but I’m not going to comment hateful things to her on her Ao3, her FB, her Insta, because that empowers her.

The best thing we can do is let the facts speak loud and proud in our communities, and let Grey fade into obscurity with whatever fans are loyal enough to remain. Or maybe change, which I think someone else here mentioned earlier. Although who the fuck knows lmao

tldr: as we have discourse, we can call out bad behavior in the right spaces but as a fandom, it’s best to avoid harassing Greyana

do with this what you will Pen, I respect the daylights out of you, and your work and contribution to the community. I will not be offended if you disagree, and if you disagree vehemently, this is your damn tumblr and you do as you please 👏

going to share this one because I completely agree with you (don’t talk to me about Neil gaiman rn I can’t, and I wasn’t even a huge fan to begin with but it still hurts!). This feels like a great post to leave this whole thing on, so I’ll respond and then I am, yet again, done with the Greyana shit (lord I hope, it’s so tiring.)

I don’t give a single shit what she posts on her Instagram stories or whatever tf (typing that sentence made me physically cringe; have I ever said anything more embarrassing? Surely not) and I will not be seeking it out (I cringed again). She knows where to find me if she wants to chat! ;) And I agree, I don’t think anyone should be sending her hateful comments. I also agree that we should stick to sharing her documented toxic behavior when appropriate, and that’s it. There will of course be people who still like her fics, as you said, and that’s their choice! I would have never batted an eye about her myself (I didn’t even know who she was until the whole AI thing was sent to me) if I hadnt sort of suddenly had many stories shared with me from many different people about their experiences being attacked and harassed (including myself, I learned!). It’s hard to not respond emotionally when you see such god awful behavior. But we shouldn’t.

I’m not going to respond to the rest of the asks I have in my inbox about this topic (for now, and hopefully forever, faaaaaahck I hate this), but know that I’ve seen them and appreciate them. I’m glad speaking up helped as many as it did. 💖💖💖💖

[chilewithcarnage]

☕️ gwen stacy and/or gwen x miles

spoiler: I DON'T LIKE EITHER

intially did really like gwen as a character in the spiderverse films. i thought spider verse really elevated her character cause comicverse gwen im kinda indifferent to. although the white people in the spiderverse fandom has really soured my attitude towards her and her relationship with miles because now even though miles is the literal main character of the spiderverse films they have to make everything regarding him about her and his role in their relationship. like if youre in the fandom you probably already know about 'the spider within' being leaked and it going viral. and how this was supposed to be specifically a horror themed exploration of miles' mental struggle with the anxieties in his life as both miles morales and as spiderman. and literally all the gwen stans are cornplating scenes and hyperfocusing on literally ONE line towards the end where she's hinted at. like at this point miles isn't even his own character to them he's just gwen's boyfriend.

send me a ☕️ and an opinion (popular or unpopular) and i’ll say whether i agree or disagree

[ankle-beez]

☕️ there's an annoying trend both on tumblr (and occasionally other places on the internet) where people seem to vie for having the "unpopular" opinion on a piece of popular media. it feels like a constant cycle of "media gets popular and people like it" -> "other people see it's popular and fervently proclaim how it's not good" -> "disliking it becomes the popular opinion" -> "'let people like x thing' becomes the popular opinion" -> then either both sides finally mellow out or the cycle repeats. it happens with shows, music, games, etc. and i wish we could just like or dislike something without being haughty about it.

Agree, unfortunately it's the cycle of wanting to have the most amount of engagement for your account and it just makes discussion miserable. Just like and dislike things like normal people

send me a ☕️ and an opinion (popular or unpopular) and i’ll say whether i agree or disagree

[calsvoid]

i wanna hear your blaine takes!! and also uhhhhh for a kinda random one how bout tina

send me a character and i’ll break their ass down

blaine anderson

how i feel about this character m

my other son!! my beautiful depressed autistic son, i love him he’s my baby fr i wanna hold him and tell him everything will be okay i just love him so much

all the people i ship romantically with this character

once again seblaine is my favorite ship of all time that will never change im obsessed with them. honestly i’ve come around to klaine too though, i used to really hate them because most seblaine fics portray him as an antagonist which is fair but honestly i like them more now and i think they are victims of bad writing. they had a lot of good moments and if i was a gleek when it was airing i probably would’ve been a die hard fan of them. i also am a tiny bit of a blam shipper, not too much because i think they’re better off as friends but they are cute

my non-romantic otp for this character

urghhh this is so hard i love so many of blaine’s friendships so much. i think it does have to be blamtina though because they’re my favorite trio in the show and some of their songs go so fucking hard

my unpopular opinion about this character

i like his silliness in the later seasons yeah he got intense and it was kinda overdone but it was fun yknow and i like the idea of blaine coming out of his shell more once he got used to his new school

one thing i wish would happened/had happened with this character in canon

other than the obvious answer of seblaine, i wish we got more details with his background and his life than just some one off lines like blaine had SO much potential, but this was kind of a recurring problem with a lot of the characters so he was meant to be cursed i guess

tina cohen-chang

how i feel about this character

honestly i love her. i love all the new directions so like it’s a given but i just love my dramatic over the top emotional teenage girl she’s awful she’s perfect she’s one of the og members she’s a queen

all the people i ship romantically with this character

tike should’ve been endgame they were so cute together i miss them. honestly im not a serious fan of any other tina ships but the nds is a polycule to me so she was def involved in that mess

my non-romantic otp for this character

blamtina, naturally. like i said favorite trio. just a gay and his hag and the guy they both had a crush on, true besties.

my unpopular opinion about this character

i don’t think i have any actually. if i do im unaware that people would disagree with me. the closest i can think of is that i just like her in general cause i know there are probably people who think she’s shitty, but like i agree that her taking advantage of blaine was terrible and disgusting, so like none really

one thing i wish would happened/had happened with this character in canon

i wish they had kept her fashion style more alternative (i don’t know the difference between styles and i don’t know if the costume department knew either, so if im wrong im wrong) i really liked a lot of her old outfits. she looks awesome in the later seasons too and i know people change, but i just miss it

[ofdragonsdeep]

5: Barbarous

Ar'telan and Riennaut consider the difference between the spoken and unspoken.

There were not many things that would draw Ar’telan back to Garlemald. It was not the cold which bothered him, though the chill bit at skin more used to the heat of Meracydia. It was not even the people, even though most of them still looked at him with the word ‘savage’ lingering behind their tongues, held only because they felt they had to, to stay warm and fed. It was the memories.

“You’re an odd choice to send, if they want the Garleans to actually agree to anything,” Riennaut remarked. The not-quite-padjal had come with the Contingent on their first visit, along with the exceptionally grumpy lancer that always accompanied him, and had not yet left. Ar’telan had asked him about it, once, and he had gruffly responded that the Garleans were marginally less racist than some of the Gridanians he had to put up with back home. 

“I don’t think I’m here to do the talking,” Ar’telan replied. Riennaut scoffed at that, his breath misting in the cold air.

“Do they want you to loom threateningly? I don’t think you know how,” he said. Ar’telan sighed. He wasn’t wrong, but some of them had spun his shadow into a monster regardless. What else could the Warrior of Light possibly be?

“I will talk to Jullus about it,” he said, then rubbed his hands together to get the blood flowing back into his fingers. A unique pitfall of Garlemald, for him, that he could not wear the warmest gloves and still talk with any level of depth. “To be honest, I… I do not much like looking at it either.”

Riennaut glanced northward, towards the great shadow that still cast a pall over the city. The Tower of Babil, the contingent knew it as, but it was the Imperial Palace to most of the Garleans. Ar’telan hoped that the desperation Vrtra held for getting to the moon did not outweigh his compassion for those suffering here, no matter how much Garlemald as a whole had hurt Eorzea.

“It’s been talked about once or twice,” Riennaut remarked. “Among the refugees, anyway, the Contingent doesn’t touch it. They want to… Well.” He waved a hand towards it, as if it could encompass the depth of the hurt it represented. “That’s the problem. Some of them want it demolished. Some of them want to recover the Palace from the grotesque mockery, if such is possible. Some of them never want to see it again.”

“I’m sure they’d be glad to know we have that in common,” Ar’telan said, a wry smile on his face. Riennaut grimaced, the skin on his nose wrinkling with his distaste.

“If only they would acknowledge it, we might make some progress,” he muttered. “I’ll admit, it reminds me of Gelmorra.”

“Infested with horrors and controlled by bureaucrats?” Ar’telan said. 

“The Tower is at least free of crawling horrors now,” Riennaut replied, though he did not exactly disagree. “At the end of the day, the opinion of the average Garlean won’t matter. It’ll be up to the toffs in the fancy converted train station.”

“There’s a difference?”

“A surprisingly big one, as much as we try to avoid it.” Riennaut made an unhappy noise. “I doubt you’ll need me for this… void fishing expedition. But I’ll be here if you do. Certainly A-Towa would enjoy the trip.”

“I’ll ask Vrtra. If we manage to get access to the tower at all,” Ar’telan offered. A continuation sat unsaid behind his fingers, better than sitting here in the cold. Better than hiding the urge to treat them as less-than for their lack of a third eye. Better than looking at the horns on Riennaut’s head that marked him as Padjal of a kind, and thinking him Voidsent.

Especially when a true Voidsent travelled with them, and none of the Garleans had known.

“We go where we’re needed,” Riennaut said, a dismissive air to his voice. “If there isn’t a glut of Voidsent to stab violently, Foulques will prefer the rich pickings of the insane machina roaming the streets regardless.” He shrugged. “Don’t let me keep you. Jullus has been eager for news of you, although he tries to hide it.” The elezen pursed his lips at that. “Poorly.”

“I will talk to him,” Ar’telan assured him. “I hope your day is a little better from here on out.”

“The Twelve have worked miracles before, I suppose,” Riennaut offered in reply.

[veal-exe]

Why do you not usually expand on your points when you disagree with someone? No hate I absolutely respect your ability to go 'I don't agree but you do you', it's a skill I admire, but usually people here jump so fast to defending their points every single time I'm not used to seeing it

Excellent question!

Honestly, since my follower count has somehow tripled in the span of like two weeks, I want to set a few expectations clearly:

This is a personal space. Not in the "intimate vulnerability" sense, I have a diary for that, just in the sense that I post here for myself, not for an audience. It is not a community hub, it is not a discourse platform, and it is not an invitation for ongoing dialogue.

Occasionally, I might engage with a topic if I find it interesting, or respond to something if I feel inclined. But that isn’t the default, and it’s never a promise.

I'm not particularly social. I have a very very very small circle of people I care to talk to. That’s not a commentary on anyone else’s value or worth; it’s simply a reflection of my own bandwidth. I’m not usually actively seeking connection, collaboration, or prolonged conversations on the topics I post about [there are exceptions, like, send me a million asks about Berserk, please I am begging, but when it comes to like, me talking about harmful tropes or bigotry or etc...well, not so much]. If they happen, fine. If they don’t, also fine.

Some people enjoy long discussions in the comments, working things out together, swapping interpretations, testing ideas in real time. I’m not one of those people. I’ve already done my thinking by the time I hit post. If I’ve phrased it ambiguously, that’s still not necessarily an invitation to clarify. It’s just how I write. If I agree with something, I’ll let it sit. If I disagree and it matters, I’ll say so. Otherwise, assume the silence is intentional.

This does not apply to things I have gotten actually, for real wrong, if I am saying something that is outright misinformation, not 'I disagree', or 'I personally think you have interpreted this media wrong', like actual incorrect rhetoric, like provably incorrect rhetoric. Please correct me on that. Please correct me on that.

To be clear: I’m not opposed to being disagreed with. I just don’t feel compelled to turn disagreement into a social interaction. I’m not here to hash things out, find common ground, or play point-counterpoint. If something is plainly bigoted, cruel, or willfully misrepresenting, I’ll respond, directly, and usually without any patience. But if it’s just another perspective? You’re welcome to have it. But if you want it to be seen by someone who will value/enjoy that engagement, I would encourage you do it elsewhere. Because the answer you will get from me is either silence or 'I disagree but you are entitled to your opinion' which I understand is not very fun.

If you’re looking for a blog where discourse is encouraged, where opinions are conversational, or where you're likely to build a rapport through shared commentary, this probably won’t be a satisfying space for you. And that’s alright. You can engage as much or as little as you like. I just want to make it clear that I will be doing the same.

If what you're looking for is a friendly, engaging blog that thrives on back-and-forth discussion and welcomes interaction with open arms, I genuinely cannot recommend @velvetvexations more. She’s brilliant, sharp, insightful, wickedly funny, and one of the most genuinely warm and welcoming people I’ve ever had the joy of knowing. She’s interactive in a way that’s effortless and generous, with a real gift for making people feel seen and drawn in without ever compromising her own boundaries or clarity.

If my blog feels like a closed door, hers is a beautifully lit room with good music playing and a velvet [ehehehe] couch waiting for you. She’s a delight, and she puts more care and consideration into a single reply than most people do in an entire week of posting. If you're looking for somewhere to talk, explore ideas, or just enjoy an actual conversational presence? She’s the one. Truly.

And if you're already following her, you're lucky. Keep doing that.

[cultkinkcoven]

Okay apparently I’m opinionated on this subject.

I’m gonna make a statement and you’re gonna tell me if it sounds familiar:

“I mean no hate towards the actual act or practice of witchcraft! but the way the internet (particularly tiktok) has created and popularized it into something that is almost entirely people seeking attention and/or in some degree of delusion is worrying and disrespectful.”

To preface, I’m not helpol or follow any traditional model for my worship and witchcraft. I’m an eclectic witch. I can’t speak to how Godspousal should or did look to those people.

I’ll agree with you on some base fundamentals, because it is true that any practice that is exposed to outsiders and/or the mainstream will inherently garner and fester misinformation. This can be said about any practice. Witchcraft became trendy, deity work became trendy, and we witnessed the common phenomenon of a ton of uneducated beginners sharing their ideas and experiences. You said you have no hate towards the actual act of god spousal, so I’m going to assume you’re not talking about legitimate, long devoted godspouses, we’ll skip that part. You’re probably well aware of the history already.

and I will agree, many of these-usually kids and teens- are at the intersection between fandom, fantasy, and religion. The reality shifting community had a lot to do with that. They want to fan girl about their deities and go on these fantastic journeys. They want to feel special and this is their way of fulfilling that. Is that fulfillment justified? That depends, it’s a coping mechanism, whether it be done consciously or subconsciously.

I agree that indulging in that fantasy can be harmful. Not only to your mental health, your grip on reality, but to your spiritual health. If they are actually achieving communication and they approach the wrong deity with the wrong attitude, bad things can happen. And then we get the horror stories and cancellations.

What I do disagree with though, is your way of wording that concern, and your commands. Your call to action so to speak.

Anyone who gets into deity work/relations in any regard, be that platonic, sexual, romantic religious, etc, should know that this relationship will be unlike the relationships they have with other humans. They aren’t an imaginary friend. I’ll agree that they aren’t going to be watching movies with you and having slumber parties or sending you memes. And no, most people are not godspoused.

But… lol

Your words carry such an air of distain and condescension.

“Apollo is not your baby girl. They are not your husband, they are not making you uwu blush and giggle. They are not sliding their hand down your pants and making you cum”

why not? Why do you assume everyone is either lying or insane?

I think that’s the thing that bothers me the most. This idea that anything that is ideal is delusion. If your deity teaches you, protects you, gives you good advice, that’s normal. But if your deity dare show you affection, you’re obviously losing it. If your deity provides you with good or lustful energy to the point of pleasure, you’re obviously just disrespecting them, because a deity would never love a human, never have a relationship with a human that is influenced by love, because you are not special. I don’t know where this idea comes from, but there was never any rule or law that said it.

Relationships with deities should always carry an air of respect, of course. But when I come to Tumblr. com and make a post FREAKING OUT because my dear Patron just gave me a kiss, I’m not concerned with sounding professional. I don’t owe anyone proof that I’m a legitimate practitioner and devotee (except for the big guy himself). Lucifer is my baby girl (I guess it would make more sense to say I’m his baby boy), he does make me kick my feet and twirl my hair. And obviously, a lot of other things as well that aren’t so romantic and interesting to post about. He’s my Lord and my God and my guide, but he’s also my best friend. He leads me, he teaches me, protects me, and he also gives me a kiss.

When I see another devotee or spouse of Lucifer (who is of consenting age) gushing about how good Lucifer makes them feel and how much they love him, I can’t help but also be excited that someone else knows how I feel. Some of these posts may be from people who don’t know what they’re doing or talking about, but I don’t think being excited or gushing is an indication of that.

When I share an experience with him and someone else says “hey! me too!”, I feel the same. To me, that is God.

And hell, it makes me feel like a kid again, just being overjoyed that we’re lucky enough to share this love for something.

Yes, kids will be kids. Stupid people will be stupid. I’m not worried about them. Disrespectful, ignorant people have always existed, they just weren’t in your face. I agree that we shouldn’t be encouraging risky behaviour that can promote psychosis. I agree that it isn’t healthy to use a deity to replace human connections. I agree that people should do more research into these things. Sure.

But telling people, especially beginners, that they’re disrespecting their craft, their deities, themselves, for experiencing and expressing love? I don’t get it. I don’t see why love and affection are contradictory to learning and growing.

Is Lucifer going to provide a romantic fantasy to a 15 year old girl who just learned about witchcraft last week? Probably not, she’s probably pretending. Kids pretend.

I don’t think the way to shake her out of that phase is to shame her, point our fingers and call her a cringe poser. If she really does continue with this interest and legitimately get into deity work, I want her to know that she is deserving of affection, if or when she receives it from her Gods.

I think it’s much better to say something along the lines of:

“Hey, make sure you’re taking care of your mental health while doing deity work. Here are some important warning signs of psychosis. Here’s some important information on god spousal as a practice. Here are some red flags, some advice, some wisdom.”

If all you can do about this supposed thing that’s bothering you so much and decreasing your enjoyment of devotional spaces, is tell everyone that they’re “clinging to bs”, you might not be ready to have this conversation yet.

Probably will get shit for this, but I am SO tired of seeing God spousing shit everywhere.

I mean no hate towards the act of actual God spousing!!! but the way the internet (particularly tiktok) has created and popularized it into something that is almost entirely people intentionally attention seeking and/or in some degree of delusion is worrying and disrespectful.

Apollo is not your baby girl. Loki is not your boyf who loves watching horror movies with you. They are not your husband. They are not uwu making you blush and giggle and kick your feet. They are not sliding a hand down your pants and making you c>m. You are not pregnant with their astral children. And no, most people are not god spoused.

The problem is not that it's a different path than me. I don't care about that. I love different paths, even the "cringe" ones like pop culture worship and digital magic and etc etc. And even things I dislike/do cringe a bit at such as "left hand path" or "dark witchcraft" or "black magic witch" are not a problem! Just because something isn't for me (or someone else) doesn't make it dangerous or problematic.

My problem is (varying degrees of) spiritual delusion and psychosis, appropriation and misrepresentation of actual practices, and disrespect towards deities and paganism as a whole. Which is most of what I see in online god spousing spaces. (And unfortunately often in online pagan + witch communities as a whole, which I've discussed before.)

Please. You are 16 (often.) Delete those Tumblr posts and Tiktoks. Just move on. Learning and growing is normal and good! We have all been through phases or beleifs we cringe at and leave in the past. You have no reason to cling to bs. Stop the disrespect (to both the Gods and your own mind), and make something legitimately beautiful for yourself in your practice. Learning and growing is normal and good!!!

[ineffectivealtruism]

I am honestly so bored will someone please debate with me?? I just want a good old fashioned internet fight to feel something again

[florideae]

☕ Harry Potter books are better then the movies.

what’s harry potter

[romirola]

youre a big redacted blog and i was just wondering what you think about the burn out posting thing a lot of blogs are talking about?

Hi, Anon! Thanks so much for reaching out with a question. I don’t think ‘big blogs’ exist in the Redactedverse fandom. If they did, I wouldn’t consider myself to be one of them. I’m happy to have a place to share my fanfics and headcanons with the fandom while getting to access everyone else’s fanfics, fanart, headcanons, playlists, and ideas. I enjoy the community of creativity of this space. It’s not often that I have a stake in anything else that happens to be going on in tumblr-land. Frankly, as you’ll see from my answer, I don’t have a stake in this answer, either, but I’m presuming that you’re asking this question from a genuine place of curiosity and community, so I will answer to the best of my limited abilities from my limited perspective. 

I’m not familiar with the ‘burn out posting thing’ to which you refer, but I think I can gather what you mean based on how I post my own fanfics. I’m flattered you think I have my finger on the pulse of the fandom, but alas, I do not. If you’re looking for me to agree or to disagree with anyone else or to respond directly to something you’ve seen, I’m afraid you’re looking in the wrong place. I’m the first to admit that I have very few skills, but something I do very well is ignore posts that don’t bring me joy, whether that by blocking or simply letting my eyes skim over posts without comprehending or engaging with them. I certainly am willing to talk with and to listen to others in private conversations, but that's not anything I'd broadcast here. I am but a simple, predictable Romi. 

I’ll respond as best I can to your question, but before I do, I first want to pause to offer some statements that I hope are obvious, but I feel must be included in conversations regarding writing, writing processes, authorial mindsets, etc.. Every writer writes for different reasons. Every person holds different opinions. Everyone has a different comfort level and means to move through the world happily and safely. I write for my own reasons. I hold my own opinions. I know my comfort level and seek to preserve my own happiness and safety. I can only speak for myself because I’m all I know. If other writers/artists/creators hold differing or contrasting opinions, that is perfectly valid and they are all deserving of respect and courtesy. In no way, shape, or form should my answer (or anything I post) be construed as invalidating, attacking, or otherwise negative towards anyone or any works. 

If you’re still here and still interested, Anon, I’ll share my thoughts under the cut… 

As a writer, I love it when people engage with my work. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I love when people leave comments on AO3. I love when people leave kudos on AO3. I love when people bookmark on AO3. I love when people reblog and add comments/tags on Tumblr. I love when people reblog without saying anything on Tumblr. I love when people reply to my posts on Tumblr. I love when people like my posts on Tumblr. I love when people ask to be added to a taglist on Tumblr. I love when people send me DMs on Tumblr. I love when people (signed or anonymously) drop by my inbox on Tumblr. I love when people read my work anywhere. 

All that said, I don’t write for comments/kudos/bookmarks/reblogs/DMs/asks. I write because I enjoy writing. Otherwise, and I mean this in a loving, kind way, I would be giving you people way too much power over my life. 

I write because I enjoy writing. I post my writing because I enjoy sharing my work. 

I adore a lot about the Redactedverse. You can tell from my work that I’ve got preferences regarding characters, storylines, genres, etc. I tend toward writing longer fics, though I’ve also got oneshots. I tend towards hurt/comfort and drama, but I’ve also got fluff and humor. I’ve got stories that mix up characters, prequels, AUs… For the most part, I like to write about my favorite characters and explore the storylines I think would be interesting, plausible, and compelling. Sometimes, I write gift-fics for people (for a variety of reasons) or I solicit prompts from anyone. Even when I write those stories for others, it still is (it has to be!) my own conceptions of the characters, plotlines, dialogue lines, etc, that drive the work. I’m thrilled to have the chance to show my love to people through my writing. Overall, my hope is that there’s something for everyone contained in my (still growing!) catalog of fics, but whether or not it does isn’t something I can control. What I can control is that I enjoy the stories I write and that I’m proud of the way I created plots, presented the characters, captured their voices, and constructed the stories. It’s fun to see my work live on AO3 so that I can reread it whenever I want. I do that frequently.

Like I said earlier in this post, though, I do welcome and cherish any and all feedback on my work. I think I value that feedback, in whatever form it comes, precisely because the feedback comes unmandated, unregulated, and otherwise without expectations. People make the choice to speak up and let me know they read my work, not because they have to, but because they want to. I wish I could fully articulate how incredibly special that makes me feel as a writer. 

Mandating reblogs, asking for a certain number of comments, or something similar to that line of thinking that, for me and my approach to writing, would be dangerous. It takes the fun out of all the feedback that is freely left. Feedback isn’t a toll readers pay to access my work. I would never want to impose that, even if I had some way to enact such a bizarre construction.

Do I hope that people will, somehow in some way, choose to engage with me when they read my work? You bet I do. That’s why I respond to every comment I get on AO3. That’s why I respond to every reblog with comments/tags or replies on Tumblr. That’s why I keep my inbox open. I want to show my undying, overflowing gratitude when people choose to take that extra step by letting me know they liked what they read and, by reblogging, help more people see my work. It’s a true gift. That’s why I like to say thanks. Not only that, I’ve met some WONDERFUL fandom friends by replying to a comment, which turns into discussing characters, which turns into a string of DMs, and poof! Friendship achieved that includes but reaches beyond fandom. I hope everyone reading this has the chance to experience such joy in life. 

As much as I enjoy receiving feedback, I also know blogs don’t exist in a vacuum. There are people on the other side of those usernames (Except the bots! Report and block those bastards!) Sometimes, people get way too anxious to be able to leave a comment. All they can do is kudo. Even though I don’t share that sentiment, I understand it. Sometimes, people aren’t ready to reblog something because they don’t want to showcase a certain fandom/subject/kink/preference/whatever on their blog, whether out of embarrassment, peer pressure, or real concerns for irl safety. Instead, they like the post. Again, that’s not a challenge I face, but I acknowledge it’s a possibility for many. Sometimes, people miss seeing work because of how dashboards are organized. It happens. Sometimes, people just don’t like my stories or headcanons, so they certainly would choose not to interact with my work. That’s completely and totally fine, too! There are SO many reasons or circumstances that hinder someone's ability to interact. It's not my job (or prerogative) to create meaning out of someone's lack of interaction.

Moreover, I’m not just a writer in this fandom. I’m a reader, too. I read a lot of the fanfic on Tumblr and AO3. As you might already know, Anon (depending on who you are and how observant you are), I often reblog and comment when I like someone’s fic and/or want to support an author's work. I love spreading the word about people’s cool texts! I like knowing that I’m making an author’s day by engaging with their work. Same goes for art, headcanons, playlists, and the other cool Redactedverse stuff people create and share. At no time am I, however, required to engage with those works at all. The fact that I choose to engage is an example of my exercising my choice, not reciprocating out of obligation. Sometimes, I miss stuff. That doesn’t mean I purposefully refrained from commenting. Other times, I heavily disagree with the interpretations/ideas, so I opt not to engage. 

I need the space and grace to have agency over how, when, and where I leave feedback. It’s only fair I offer everyone else that same space and grace. I don’t want to feel pressure to leave feedback. It’s only fair I make sure I don’t pressure anyone else to leave feedback on my work. 

It’s worth mentioning that when it comes to promoting my own work, I don’t hesitate to do so. I always make sure that I’m my biggest fan. That works out well, because I’m an attention-seeking showoff. It is my hope that every creator can say truthfully, “I’m my biggest fan.”  I promote to my heart's content, but I cannot, in good faith, foist my work on anyone.

So, I think all of that is context for how I approach this idea of your phrase ‘burn out posting thing.’ Have I noticed a decline in engagement with my own work? For sure I have. Perhaps it’s a Redactedverse trend. Perhaps it’s a fandom trend more broadly. (I have no data to back up either of those guesses.) While I’d love a sudden upswing in engagement, I think there’s nothing much I can do to generate that. Instead, I’d rather use that time and effort writing and posting more fanfics. 

It’s fun for me to create. It’s fun for me to know that I created something that didn’t exist before. That’s why, as of this moment, I don’t see an end in sight when it comes to my fic writing. I certainly will continue to write at my own pace which, as I’ve said many times, is slow. I’ll write fics that I will want to read, featuring characters I want to read about, plotlines I want to explore, with a word-count that suits me.

I mean it when I say, in every story-note, I welcome and cherish any and all feedback on my work. I suppose that whether that feedback comes in the form of a flood or a drip-drop, I take solace in the knowledge that each and every piece of feedback I receive was freely given to me. 

My answer was probably way longer than you ever wanted, Anon. I hope I answered your question, however long-winded my answer might be. If I didn’t, you are welcome to reach out with follow up questions or concerns. 

For anyone else who happened to read, I hope you got something positive out of reading this post.

As always, thanks for reading!

[naruto-shipping-confessions]

How to Send a Confession, reply + Rules (redone)

Russian - Как отправлять признания/конфессии, ответы + Правила (изменённые)

French - Comment envoyer une confession, réponse + règles

Spanish - Como mandar una confesión, responder + reglas

I still get asked how to send a confession. Don’t feel embarrassed. I never really explained it in the front of the blog or where it’s obvious to see. Like a pinned post.

It’s very simple.

You can use the inbox (Ask me Anything)

You can message. Keep in mind that I’ll know who you are, but everyone else won’t. Just in case you want to be anonymous to me as well.

There’s a Submit a Post option as well. No one has used it yet, but if you want to, it’s there. To be honest, I’ve never handled a Submit post. But I do know the Admin can choose to post it. Can you be anon, I don’t know?

As for how you write your confession. Just type what you’re feeling. You send your confession as if you were talking directly to me. Only instead of me replying to you, I post it in a public blog for everyone else to see and judge.

All confession are anonymous, even if you chose/forget to hide your user.

Now for replying to a post.

First, some quick rules.

Please provide a link to the confession your are replying to. (or at least tell me what confession it is)

The reply function is for you to give an opinion (agree/disagree) without being harassed on your personal blog.

It is not for you to hide away and harass someone.

You can be rude. Just can’t use slurs and other problematic behaviour.

If you have simple comments with nothing to add, please use the notes directly on the confession. The reply message option is for thought out posts. Simply saying “I agree/disagree”, “you’re wrong anon”, etc will not be posted.

Stay on topic to the confession. Off topic replies and replies accusing OP of only being anti because of their otp, when they never mentioned it. (Like an anti NH confession op must be pro NS or anti SS anti must be pro SK). Maybe they are pro, but if it has nothing to do with their confession, keep it out of your reply.

That includes hypocrisy. If a confession, for example, is talking about anti NS with Sakura hitting Naruto, you don’t reply with “what about SS or SuiKa?” (you can write that in the notes, though).

However, you are welcome to base a confession on another confession or reply.

Please do not repeat yourself or what other’s have said. Only new replies will be posted.

If you’re having a debate - that’s fine. But if it isn’t going anywhere, you’ll be asked to move on.

Do not talk about people’s morals. Do not accuse them of condoning a toxic relationship. Do not question their mental state. You can attack the ship, but not the fandom.

The notes you can reply as many times as you want.

If you want to avoid replies and just want confessions, simply just filter out “nsc replies” for shipping and “ngo replies” for general.

How to do a reply for the post/confession itself

Click either “notes” or the “speech bubble”. Type your message where it says “add something wonderful”.

Replies in notes (directly to the post/confession) =

No need

to be detailed / thought-out in your reply. You can answer with a simple “I disagree”, “lol”, “they’re obviously anti/pro X”, etc.

Replies in Inbox/Message = Must have a thought-out reply. You disagree. You elaborate why. (The confession, not the rule I just said)

Onto the Rules/Notes

Problematic confessions are no longer under “read more”. Instead they are tw tagged.

Problematic confessions are now also tagged in their respective ship and character name.

I’ll be reading the notes. And your tags. If you question someone’s morals because of ship preference you get a warning. If you use slurs, tell them to kill themselves, tell them they deserve something terrible to happen to them you get blocked.

Is this all? I’ve probably forgotten something.

[raayllum]

also bc of the new content / season incoming rayllum and this blog have been getting more attention so just a few reminders / boundaries:

1) I’m not here to offer comfort or approval. You have or like a HC, just go for it. You’re worried or stressed about S4? That’s your thing, I’m happy and excited, and I come here to make fun stuff and have fun, not to offer reassurance (which, take a quick peek through my tags, you can already find spades of). 

2) If you have a question regarding a character’s background or choices, there’s a good chance that information is already included on their wikipedia or on my meta page (directory and all). Please check those places first before sending an ask in. 

3) My theories, opinions, and interpretations are just that: mine, and can matter as much or as little as you want them to. Recently there have been some posts detracting some ideas that I blog about often, or even sparingly originated, in ways that haven’t been particularly kind. By no means do people have to agree with me (like, at all), and while I make the stuff I do because it’s fun, I also put real effort and time into those things, often times 3-4 hours minimum if not more, and having that effort dismissed or derided is a bit hurtful if not also insulting, to say the least. Again, this is absolutely the minority of fans, but I think it’s very easy for people to forget there’s, well, a real whole other person behind a screen. I’m not in this to be right or wrong, I’m here to have fun and explore concepts, possible parallels, etc. Even (and when) I’ve disagreed with a theory or interpretation, I’ve typically done my best to be kind about if it it wasn’t related to trolling. I like to think the same courtesy will be extended to me. 

idk if I’m just tired of seeing the same TTM discourse hashed out all over again (seeing people extend little to no sympathy to either Callum and/or Rayla was frustrating then and is frustrating now) or just feeling jaded by people writing off their relationship like it isn’t a clear cornerstone of the show, like they aren’t each other’s best friends, but I think both stem from being perpetually bored with people who refuse to engage with the media they consume in full, instead siphoning off favourite characters with bad takes and no compassion for anyone else in the cast, since it’s so diametrically opposed with how I - and I would say at least 70-90% of Rayllum fans - actually engage with TDP and its themes, characters, plot lines. Also: the dismissal reeks of jealousy and entitlement and just a little bit of aphobia, tbh 

Basically:

Be kind to each other and please be kind to me. Learn to self regulate your own emotions. Tag properly. I may be taking a tiny step back from engaging with fandom in favour of focusing on writing the oneshots and projects I want to get out before S4 drops, and may see about regulating my ask box a bit more, but I’ll have to wait and see.

[majaloveschris]

I wish more blogs would post exactly what you did. I follow you because I want to follow the updates on Chris and this shitshow. I go back and forth between real and PR, but I’m mostly on PR. Too many things that just don’t make sense for this to be a real relationship. I follow many blogs and just stay out of the fighting between them. I know this isn’t going to happen, but I wish all the mods got along. I understand why they don’t and it’s not my place to tell someone to get over it and to get along either. There’s been some hurtful things that have happened. I don’t agree with with everyone but that’s ok by me. I don’t need to agree to enjoy reading someone’s blog. If someone believes it’s real well ok then. It doesn’t matter to me.

I wish that we just focused on Chris and his drama/gossip instead of the fandom in fighting and just be ok that others have a different opinion. Some believe real, some believe PR, some aren’t sure. It’s ok to disagree without being accusatory or nasty to people. I don’t like seeing any of the mods upset.

I know many have sources but since so many claim to have sources (but also I understand why they can’t share their sources or proof for the fact they’ll lose their source) I don’t know who actually does or doesn’t. Honestly it doesn’t matter to me. I really don’t care to question sources all that much. I’m ok with saying to myself ‘I don’t believe it’ but I don’t feel the need to lash out because I don’t believe it. I appreciate when someone backs it up with proof but don’t feel the need to demand that proof either. I appreciate all the mods who share their content so I have stuff to read on my downtime. That’s all I’m looking for here. I stay out of the way otherwise besides a couple of asks here and there. And I’ve learned there’s some blogs it’s best not to send asks in at all. I’ll just respectfully read along and not bother them.

I like when mods share things so I can keep up. Not trying to piss off anyone here as I don’t want to get blocked because I actually enjoy reading everybody’s takes on this whole thing. I focus on the Chris content. But it does make me sad seeing mods upset and hurt.

Thanks for being respectful of others opinions, and thanks for your blog!

Agree, but unfortunately, that will never happen. We all have different opinions and views, which is okay. I've never had problems with blogs or people because they think it's real or not, but because they were disrespectful or said really disgusting stuffs. I try to distance myself from people and blogs who make me feel anxious or on edge, and I think other people should do the same. Until people express their opinions with respect towards other mods, and people like Chris, Alba, etc., there isn't anything wrong with that. I sometimes tell a light joke, but I always try to remain respectful, even towards people I can't stand, like Justin, for example 😏😂

I get why a lot of mods don't share their sources, but I also get that it's hard to believe something you don't have proof of. I always say not to believe everything you read online because anybody can make anything up, so when I share something I was told by someone, I always try to make sure they back it up with info, even if it's just a few screenshots of messages and etc., but I understand if somebody doesn't believe in what I share, but I would never share my sources private info.

My inbox is always open, so feel free to share your take on things. I can't share every single ask but I always read all of them. 😊

Thanks for sharing and being here! ❤️

[phoenixyfriend]

If Qui-Gon had lived to train Anakin he’d still have fallen and maybe even faster

send me controversial or unpopular opinions and I’ll tell you if I agree or disagree 🐸 ☕️

I like to imagine that either Anakin would have had a personal and direct distaste for Palpatine because Qui-Gon holds resentment for Palpatine arranging Valorum's removal, or that Anakin ends up loving Obi-Wan even more since Obi-Wan gets to be a cool older brother without having to do things like 'tell Anakin to pick up his dirty socks' and the like.

[faeiapalette]

I rarely ever send asks to blogs but I noticed the absolutely shitstorm taking place in your inbox from my OC blog and I'm so confused??? Like why did it escalate to such a heated discussion?? I actually fully agree with you that Ayato's LE route is anything but bad. It was one of my favorites amongst the S boy routes and while I did feel bad for him, I don't think the 'they don't deserve it' argument is valid for any of the DL boys. They've all done horrible things to Yui/the MC so they can't complain about karma biting them in the ass at one point or another. Also this whole 'which boy is the main one/Yui's canon S/O' is so silly imo. (and mind you, I'm a big AyaYui shipper myself) After translating over half of all the games' content, I can confidently say that Rejet is not that serious about the plot of DL and will defy or contradict their previously established lore literally ALL THE TIME. So why can't we - as a fandom - also be a little more chill and laidback about it and enjoy our own interpretations of the story instead of trying to prove other people's opinions wrong? ^^;; In the end, it's just fiction and there's no real right or wrong. Also big disagree on you not being able to voice your dislike for Ayato because he's generally loved by the fandom. :/ So it's okay to bash Cordelia or Karl because most fans agree that they're shitty people, but you can't speak ill of one of the main boys? Oh boy I better go hide now because I've lost count of how many times I've called Kanato a nasty purple gremlin.

I'm a Subaru stan but if I see someone insult Subaru, I don't get upset. I realize he has his flaws too and he won't be everyone's cup of tea. That's totally fine like go and call him a sad piece of emo trash for all I care. He might be my oshi, but in the end he's also just a bunch of pixels on a screen lol.

(😳 wait can i say “senpai noticed me”? Although i’m not too fond of this kind of “notice” and i don’t think it’s something i should be proud of it either, but still 🥹🤣💀🙈💗

Also… i deeply apologize for this massive tornado of… whatever it is 😭)

And 😭💦 I have no problem with Ayato tho? It started when i start wondering why the reasons i heard didn’t came from the inside of Ayato’s route (instead, as you can see, people compare his route to the other S boys’ routes, aka the external. Oh and actually an anon told me that problems lie in bad writing and horrible ending, that’s the first one for me. 🙌) So i just started analyzing things using internal infos in his route and speak it up in the form of an opinion. 🤔 Then people misunderstand what i said and see it as “i’m attacking Ayato”, and all of this happened. So… Thank you, but i’ll pass that 1st sentence in the 2nd paragraph to any other person who couldn’t say “i hate this character” in this fandom. 🥺💗 Sigh…. I do wish people can be chill and understanding like you and some people i know as well. Realizing all of this things isn’t that hard. 😔