#this is the sort of validation I need

[ellifromspace]

these are the murderbot artworks Tommy Arnold did for the Subterranean Press omnibus editions of the series, and a photo of Kevin R. Free, who narrates the murderbot audiobooks. when fans complain about the casting for the tv show, there is a very real basis for it in these past official/canonical aspects of the book series

[cloud-ya]

man I wish they [spoiler?]

[the-kipsabian]

wrestling fic writers!!

i have decided to be the change i wanna see, so lets do a nice little thing for each other, as a community full of incredible and talented writers. yes this is writer specific only, but thats cause thats where the main problem of people not interacting with creative works lies in this fandom as far as i can tell and have seen people talking about it especially in the last couple of months

if you read this, please add links to your written works. it can be just a single fic youre really proud of, your writing blog, your writing tag, your ao3 account, anything where your works can be found

and if you leave your link here, PLEASE check out someone else that has left their works, and interact with them. leave them a comment, even just a kudos, REBLOG their fic, etc. interacting is the keyword i want to emphasize here, along with building a sort of a masterpost of where to find people writing in this fandom

and if you are not a writer, youre still highly encouraged to interact with this post and share it and show love to the writers in this fandom, obviously!! i think that should go without saying, but adding it in anyways

a bit more about my vision and resources and such under the read more, but thats the gist of it. happy linking and please be kind and supportive to each other!! 💜

nobody is too big or too small to add their things on this list. if you write and post anything in this fandom whatsoever, be it fics or drabbles or headcanons, any companies or any kind of ships or reader inserts or any content whatsoever no matter how 'dead dove dont eat' or hell even if its just meta, we welcome all here and nobody can say that one thing is less valid than another. just please tag your content accordingly, especially if theres content warnings, and feel free to mention what you write, who you write, any info you wish to leave that would help people before they click on your links. but even so, that should not and hopefully will not deter people from interacting, no matter what it is. someones trash is another ones treasure, i promise you

and unless the amount gets really overwhelming, im personally going to be checking out everyone that leaves something here. unless it squeaks me out, but even then, i'll spread the word. and i just wish as many people as possible will do the same, and not just use this as a potential board to only get eyes on their stuff. ofc thats also the point, but you should give as much, if not more, than you get. we need to be kind and supportive of one another (besides, from personal experience, if you show love to someone else, they are more likely to do it back than without you taking the first step, so... pay it forward)

as for resources, heres a few links that should be helpful in leaving comments and feedback. of course everyone does their own thing and no comment is too big or too small to leave, but for those who need them. if you have anything you'd like added to this list, dont hesitate to get in touch or drop it in the post yourself!!

101 comment starters

ao3 floating comment box

kudos html

dont know how to comment? easy solutions

a quick hot guide to commenting (by yours truly)

an overall guide to appreciating fanfic writers

and just in general.. leave people comments. leave them asks about their projects. just go over and gush about their work. i know it sounds embarrassing but writers love nothing more than to hear that someone likes what they are doing. if you find a fic that hasnt been updated in forever, comment on it. it might just be the spark the author needs to continue. while kudos and likes are nice, and just as valuable to some, its definitely in the words the people leave for them that matter the most. im not saying this to put pressure on anyone, its just how it is, and i feel like unless people are writers themselves, and even then sometimes, thats just hard to grasp, especially if the writer is a smaller and less popular one who doesnt get a lot of traffic in the first place

i think thats all. just be nice and considered to everyone, reblog peoples works, this post with others add ons and so forth. and if i find anyone talking shit here or at other writers for something they share, you'll be blocked and im probably taking your kneecaps. be fucking nice. we are all struggling here and we need to stick together

happy sharing and commenting 💜💜

[adelinamoteru]

purely fanon jason vent below so feel free to ignore

every other fic in the jason todd tag whether its romantic or platonic or whatever just has to include something about the no kill rule or him giving up killing like is it not enough ! have we not hashed out this argument enough already ! can I not read some jason content without having to be randomly bombarded by the morality police and how “oh jasons not killed anyone for x amount of months thats great! we knew u could do it jay”

and I wish I was just joking like I really do but I have scoured the tag almost from top to bottom and it always, without a doubt, has to come up at some point. its his fucking defining character trait apparently. mind u he’s not even the only dc character that kills but yall just won’t let it go! I do not need jason giving up his stance on killing to be written out for me to be able enjoy content about him

and whether its included so that his relationships with other characters can be viewed as ‘realistic’ is just so. what does it matter. its already fan-fiction who the hell cares about justifying the universe that you’re choosing to write him in

[vaguely-concerned]

the relationship between rye and emmrich is that if emmrich ever told rye that he's a damn fine watcher, rye would immediately burst into helpless inconsolable tears and have to be coaxed down from it for an hour with hot tea and gentle voices and kind patient back pats before he could be what passes for normal on the surface again

[witheredgardenparty]

I've been seeing a lot of posts lately in which the op will complain that people are wildly mischaracterizing their favorite characters.

I feel like it bears reminding that "as long as you can back up your arguments with evidence, there can be multiple, and even conflicting, valid interpretations of the same text" and "just because the interpretation is valid, does not mean you have to internalize it into your understanding of the text" coexist.

[coyoxxtl]

people joke about fandom shippers creating entire relationship dynamics out of two guys standing next to each other but have y’all ever seen fandom claim a ship has no chemistry and when you actually see this ship in canon it’s like, Fireworks

[lord-squiggletits]

A tangent from the tags of my previous Pharma post (and I just thought about this so bear w/ me if it's hastily reasoned) is that the Autobots being generally sanctimonious is actually sort of a reason why I find a lot of IDW Optimus interpretations to miss the mark, specifically the accusations of calling him stuff like self-righteous, caring more about principles than people, etc. And I know that sounds really ironic, but out of every Autobot (and almost every character period), Optimus is one of the few people who has a very forgiving/humanistic perspective on life or at least has a political approach of "if we don't stop fucking fighting we're going to be at war forever and eventually just kill ourselves."

He very explicitly wanted a diplomatic end to the war and not a military victory/conquest. He extended multiple offers to Megatron personally to work together and end the war (Autocracy trilogy, which was pre/early war, and Chaos Theory, which was late/end war, so from this we can assume Optimus' stance was consistent the whole time). When ppl hated him so bad they rioted he removed himself from the planet rather than argue or fight to justify why his actions were the best he could do. Sandstorm starts murdering Decepticons and Optimus solves the murders and then throws Sandstorm in prison bc sparing one of his Autobots the consequences of his actions is less important to Optimus than keeping the peace and making sure anyone who threatens to ignite wartime hostilities is punished for it. There are multiple characters throughout the series that other people give up on as too far gone or too cowardly/evil/damaged to be worth helping where Optimus alone is the person who says "I think they can get better/they did bad things but they're still people" such as the Dynobots, Blurr, Prowl (despite how OP's patience with him hung by a thread by the end of it), Shockwave, and, yknow, fucking Megatron of all people.

And on top of that Optimus' internal thoughts most of the time revolve around feelings of guilt, responsibility, anger, hopelessness/barely hanging on to his ideals, and so on. Bro regularly has thoughts about how the entire Autobot-Decepticon war was his fault and is depressed to the point the thought of dying/martyring himself makes him feel relieved. So like. Idk guys I don't think those are the personality traits/actions of a self-righteous person who thinks he's correct about everything and everyone who opposes him or fails his moral standards is just evil or whatever.

[mazojo]

Me too the fuck

[owlrageousjones]

Sometimes I feel like I should get an award for Not Saying Anything because sometimes it is very difficult and hard to Not Say Something.

Sometimes I have the urge to Say Something About Not Saying Anything which inevitably defeats the purpose of Not Saying Anything in the first place beyond patting myself on the back for Not Saying Anything, like I'm standing up and going 'Yes, yes that's right, I did not get involved in a petty and stupid argument, please clap for me. I held my tongue and just moved on, aren't I wise and brilliant?'

Of course, getting an award for it and being recognised for Not Saying Anything also defeats the purpose of Not Saying Anything, which is that frankly, I don't need to get involved, my opinion doesn't have to be heard on everything, and I'm generally happier that way.

But for a moment... just for a moment. My soul yearns for someone to pat me on the head and say 'Good job not adding your unnecessary commentary on a thing.'

[black-butler-yasss]

A Hypothetical Conversation with Anti-Shippers.

I know I've stayed kinda silent on this, but ugh. I wish I could have an actual academic adult conversation with these Anits.

My background: I have a bachelor's degree in English. I've been analyzing literature for most of my life. I've been a proshipper before I even knew it was a term.

I would pose these questions.

Do you enjoy horror movies or horror related games and media? Well, then you must be a murderer because you enjoy that media. Right?

Do you enjoy violent videos games? FPS games? Something like GTA or COD? Then you would steal a car in real life because you did it in the video game and enjoyed it.

You'd shoot someone in real life then because you enjoyed it while play Apex or COD or Valorant, etc.

I have been gaming since I was 11. I enjoy FPS games. Apex and Valorant.

The thought of being in the presence of an actual gun makes me nervous, anxious, and uneasy. The thought of touching one actually makes me want to vomit.

Your brain can distinguish the difference between fiction and reality. When I view proship media, my brain understands it's not real.

If you put actual CSAM in front of me, I would be revolted.

Now, if YOU can not distinguish the difference between fiction and reality, that's on you. Maybe consider your thoughts. Compare your fictional interests to your real-life interests. Do some self reflection.

Because there are some people who enjoy FPS games and would shoot someone. But the game is not what triggered them to do that. It was a tendency they already had.

This is the same with pedophilia. Which is a mental illness that people actually suffer from. We have thrown this term and other terms like CSAM around without being mindful of the weight and meaning they hold.

Pedophilia is wrong, and they are hiding and prey in all spaces. Online and in person.

Proshipping does not equal Pedophilia.

Proshippers hold understanding for others' interests and likes. I don't enjoy every ship that comes across my tl but I'm not going to tell anyone how to live their life.

Proshipping hurts no one.

One last question, don't y'all have anything better to do than harass people. Do you have a job, friends, a life? You must live a miserable life, always policing people on how to enjoy things. I can't imagine putting all my energy into hate.

I support you not liking all ships. I do not support your censorship, bullying, and harassment of people just trying to enjoy their time in their fandom.

(Alright, I think that's everything I wanted to chat about. If any Antis would actually like to have an adult chat, I'm up for it. I'll treat you with respect as long as you treat me with respect. We may never agree, but maybe we can understand each other more.)

[thepoisonroom]

it's so crazy to be in a really healthy relationship but still have emotional problems because every time i want to catastrophize about things with my girlfriend i'm like "buddy that doesn't even make any sense are you sure that's not your brain problems 🤨"

[hanak0kun]

Haiii tumblr ^^ im doing this over on twitter, on an alt account I want to get genuine insight on some things, so Proshippers, please interact with this - why do you consider yourself proship? Moreover, to those who like / defend the problematic aspects (i.e incest, laaarrge agegap, etc), why is that? i wont ask you to delve into any past trauma. I'm not gonna attack, or call you names or something - it's always been something I can't wrap my brain around, and I want to know genuine reasons as to why one may do. (edit: thanks to those correcting me on it not being a verb!! I've seeing people say they proship, and do it. i've edited it to correct my wording and added a bit more.)

[agapestricken]

margaret atwood, alias grace; slightly modified to say 'her' instead of 'his.'

[ofashenwaste]

as much as it frustrates me, it makes a lot of sense that a good chunk of my ocd rituals/behaviors are more prevalent before bed. i've had horrible sleep anxiety for as long as i can remember and the compulsions are my brain's attempt at self soothing

[demadogs]

i was just reading a fic and i swear to god they literally fucking wrote “its giving gay fr” in the middle of the chapter. it wasnt even dialogue. some people on ao3 belong on wattpad.