#tmap oc

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Outfit ideas for my vast avatar sona :D

[elyverus]

Hi guys look at my Magnus archives sona/avatar, The unknown

He has no name but people refer to it as Effigy

(More of his, the rumors of his existence, as “Effigy.” )

If you try to remember its face, you simply can’t

His face constantly shifts and changes and you can’t pinpoint the differences or his past face

He also causes hallucinations

And his stomach leads to a pocket dimension that causes you to dread something that doesn’t exist

He mainly takes form of a land creature but sometimes an airborn or an oceanic creature (Which I am yet to draw)

His body adapts to his environment as a creature that is hard to explain

Anyways, that’s all for now

By the way he’s really silly and thinks he’s beautiful (he’s insecure and has identity issues)

[lyss-overcomplicates-everything]

hyper-fixation god: you. You need a new hyper-fixation.

Me: what?! No, no, I have TMAP and Malevolent and MB and my lil guys! What about we bring back an old one, eh?

Hyper-fixation god: No. We do not want old fixations. You may stay interested on them, but not fixated.

Me: but what about the ones I'm not done with? Nettle and Bone? Dandadan? Arcane? Wolf 359? Will Wood? Atla? Percy Jackson? Dealing with Dragons? The Thirteenth Child? Night Vale? Super Powereds? I could read more Discworl-

Hyper-fixation god: No. Something new.

me: you sure? Ok, uh- no new podcasts, I need to finish my current ones, books? You in a booky mood?

Hyper-fixation god: no.

me: we could-

Hyper-fixation god: *points at somone else's OC's with 13:35 minutes of content plus 14 community posts, 17 if art that features all of said creator's characters* this one looks nice.

Me: NO! NO, YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME-

Hyper-fixation god: too bad.

[barbwillbrb]

I can’t say the same for everyone, but when a hyperfixation gets to the point where I am actively engaging in the fandom, let alone creating for it, it just becomes part of the random braincells floating around in this noggin’ of mine. One braincell might be taking up the center stage at any given time, but the others are there, always lurking. A good example is that while I am posting a ton about BG3 currently, I am working on my first Mass Effect and Magnus Archives OCs, as well as more serious art for those fandoms (in fact the very second the Flesh rears it’s ugly head in TM: Protocol, I am gonna become a DEMON). In other words, I really don't know how to like/engage with things casually, haha.

If I do feel myself start to get a little tired of a current interest, I will simply switch to one of my others/give it a break.

Also, creating original characters/content related to a fandom really helps me cling on tighter to a hyperfixation. I personally take my own OCs and remake them into my favorite fandoms (similarly, I might take some of my favorite characters from my favorite fandoms and try them out in different AUs).

TBH, I only ever dropped two fandoms/fixations:

Harry Potter. I was really into it as a teen and ran online roleplays with my friends about it; plus I had a total crush/obsession on Alan Rickman. Rowling's rising bullshit in the 2010s, my growing interest in literary criticism that made it completely impossible to ignore her text, and Alan Rickman's death killed that one.

Undertale. This one I still like as a story and the game means a lot to me, but parts of the fandom made me feel bad for liking it? I dunno; it's been a while, but I feel there was this idea that if you were an older teen/young adult who enjoyed the story you were a pervert/pedo? I just remember being made to feel like I was bad for liking the game, which fucking sucked because it helped me so much through a really dark time in my life and just wanted to talk about it. I dunno man; I was dealing with undiagnosed OCD at the time and did not need some internet strangers making me feel like shit over pixels.

Basically, tdlr:

Enjoy the hyperfixation as long as it is here, but don't force it if it goes. Ask yourself what drew you to that interest, and find new content to consume (or create your own! I often use hyperfixation burnout to work on my original content/characters!)

While I can't say it works the same for everyone, hyperfixations are like an ever-rotating carousel for me; once a fandom/interest reaches that status with me, it's here to stay. There might be a day where BG3 content takes a small back seat to TMAP or Mass Effect (hell-- we might even see some Hunger Games make a retro pop up), but it will be here to stay...

... unless the creators/artists behind the thing do something super fucked and supporting them would be causing harm.

Additionally, as a whole, fandom spaces need to not be jerks to people or we will lose them (looking at some of you, Astarion and Raphael fans; some of you guys can be kinda mean/telling people their faves are problematic/indicative of some moral failing, which is pretty rich... >___> ). Tumblr for the most part is pretty cool compared to Reddit and X, but we're not perfect here either.

Also on a very final side note: if you find yourself not just losing interest in one hyperfixation but many in addition to other interests, that might be indicative of depression (coming from someone who's just now accepting depression/bipolar might be a thing with me) or external factors causing you stress. A healthy personal life is key to a healthy creative life (which is rich coming from me given half my posts are "why does my body hate meeeeeee" but hey, do as I say not what I do lol) .

anyhoot this is just my personal experiences with fandom; just some thoughts.

Hi. I want to ask you. What about the end of hyperfixation? A character, a game, series, books...I mean, when you arrive at that point where you don't feel enthusiastic about your blorbo or brainrot source.

How do you know you are there? How do you usually feel?  Is another hyperfixation the reason you abandon a fiction world? Is it real life? Has it happened to you? If so, which was the most memorable of these changes? 

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Nothing to see here…

Hunt @cutsiewitch & eye me

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The new and improved revamp of my vast avatar! （っ＾▿＾）

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I’m going to be making more content about me and my Friend Rose (that’s her online name) In The Magnus Archives universe! So what should it be named because I can’t decide lol

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I speed drew this for chalk the walk at my school, the submission deadline was today, I’ve never sped drew something so quickly in my life ;-;

Isn’t really good but I hope you guys like it at least

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Me and @cutsiewitch as eye avatars ^^

Considering everyone that listens to the Magnus archives is technically a beholder. But alternatively she would be a web avatar and I’d be a vast avatar