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BRING THEM BACK.

so that i might be sandwiched between them and suffocated so i die happy amen

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Thank you for the tag! 🩵💫

Oof, it's always difficult to choose a current favorite song, but one that I've been looping for a while now is "Our Love" from the Arcane Soundtrack by Curtis Harding and Jazmine Sullivan.

I think fitting colors for that would be colors you find when spring is turning to summer. Warmer colors like orange and yellow but with hints of muted greens and browns. 🌻🍂

Tagging whoever sees this and @here-comes-the-moose, @stardume, @w31rd0-art1st, and @moonsstarsandscience!

NEW TAG GAME

reblog with your current favorite song and what color you think it is

mine is Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men and I think it's dusty blue and sunshine yellow 💛 💙

@strrawberrywaffles @fiveminutetrash @the-tech-turn @aviyx @salubriousbean @babushka-of-chaossss @kybercrystals94 @temerity14 @the-lunatenebris

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Tom Holland isn't being put in everything. His last movie was 3 years ago. You guys are a bunch of whining bitches 💀. Just don't fucking watch the movie, it’s that fucking simple.

Thank you anon for reading my tags <3 I feel like nobody reads tags anymore

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Sometimes I think I'm an idiot but then I remember that someone thought Matt Damon was the perfect casting for Odysseus.

Matt Damon.

Odysseus. King of Ithaca. Wider in his shoulders and chest Odysseus. Like a thick-haired ram Odysseus.

Matt. Damon.

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Surprise! Tumblr just got turned into an epic fantasy RPG, just like [your favorite appropriate media franchise]. And the Tumblr RPG's plot needs to have all of its characters covered, in roles both large and small.

That means that you are assigned to a stereotypical RPG role inside our new fantasy world. Spin this wheel to find out what you are now doing for a living.

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and if I said I'm going to start watching Arcane for like the sole reason of seeing that one video edit thingy of Viktor going "who the fuck is burning down my kitchen?" to the cut of Jayce hammering away going "making breakfast for my beautiful partner" while Marc Anthony played in the background–what then?

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Omg I'm staring at your receptify like "Twenty One Pilots?! Gorillaz?! The Score?! Kendrick Lamar?! Half Alive?! Hozier?! AJR?! Fall Out Boy?! Mother Mother?! Barns Courtney?! Saint Motel?! Hollywood Undead?! Glass Animals?!"

You have great taste, no I'm not biased.

But thank you for the tag though 🩵! Here's my wrapped!

Guys I promise it's totally normal to have 100k minutes of music listened to. It definitely,,, totally is. That's like,, the average amount, right??

NPTs: @here-comes-the-moose, @stardume, @mother-mommy, @electrikworm

Explanation under the cut because I want to yap about my results:

The Crane Wives was a no-brainer because 1) I listened to a LOT of their music when writing a pilot episode for an original TV adaptation of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice 2) a lot of their songs fit an OC I have 3) I absolutely love their music and they had a new album and I looped it for weeks after it came out (and I got to see them in concert!!)

I was sure that Jorge was going to make it onto the list because recently I've been unable to function without listening to the whole EPIC playlist at least once a day for like the past two weeks, but I didn't think he'd make it up to the #2 spot because I didn't start listening to EPIC until a little later in the year. But whaddya know!

I was kinda expecting Friday Pilots Club to be on this list since they did release a new album and the first couple of songs they released before the albums were fucking bangers that I couldn't get enough of. However, didn't think they'd be #3 on the list and seeing that they are and two of their songs are my in my top songs, I sincerely regret not going to see them in concert. </3

My top artists nearly always have Fall Out Boy or Glass Animals (or both) 😭 Wasn't super surprised about Glass Animals being there because they did have a new album (that I didn't really like but there were maybe 3 songs I did enjoy) and I listen to their old music a LOT when writing. I was a bit surprised to see Fall Out Boy though because I didn't think I listened to their music as much this year (they were my top artist last year) but alas.

"Does the Swallow Dream of Flying" was NOT what I was expecting to be my top song 😭 I do remember looping it a LOT when it came out because I just loved it to pieces and it was a good song to listen to when writing stuff, but I didn't think I did it THAT much because after a while I forgot about that song.

Actually, now that I realize it, the top four songs on my "Top Songs" list are all new songs that were released this year prior to their albums being released. So like,, I think because they were new I looped them a lot. On top of them being really catchy.

I was dying over "No Longer You" from EPIC being on the list because it's a song I didn't start to really listen to until like the Fall 😭 so you know I looped it a LOT for it to make it to #5 despite coming in so late in the game.

Also,, to explain myself about the 100k minutes listened (which is 3k less than last year </3),, the only defense I have is that when my family throws parties I'm the DJ. But that's like it. The truth is I literally cannot function without music. That is all. Thanks.

Anyways,, that's my yap session about it all. The Spotify Wrapped itself sucked but like,, I'm happy with how mine turned out because it's a lot less embarrassing than I thought it would be 😭

Y’all here is my Spotify wrapped 2024!!

Show me yours (if you use Spotify)!!

NPTs: @returnofthepineapple @techs-stitches @99aceace @amalthiaph @523rdrebel

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fuck.

it's missing her hours.

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I,, I literally went there this past summer-

It was gorgeous and it rained a whole bunch but it was really beautiful.

Also I took Wrecker there-

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Send this to all your favourite moots and pass the pumpkin round! KEEP THE PUMPKIN TRAIN GOING 🎃🖤🎃🖤🎃

HALLO I KNOW HALLOWEEN IS OVER BUT BACK AT YOU!! 🩵🎃

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trick or treat! 🎃🎃🎃

Hallo!! Here are some treats :3

Happy Halloween! 🎃🩵

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lmaooo why do i even try

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Hi there 👋,

My name is Mohammad, and I’m reaching out in a moment of desperate need. I’m a father of three young children living in Gaza, and we are caught in the midst of a catastrophic war. Our home is no longer a safe haven, and the future here seems increasingly uncertain. 💔

I’ve launched a fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $40,000 to relocate my family to a safer place where my children can grow up in peace and have a chance at a brighter future. 🕊️🇵🇸

Unfortunately, my previous fundraising efforts were abruptly halted when my account was terminated without explanation. However, I remain determined to keep fighting for my family’s safety and well-being. 🫶

If you could take a moment to read our story, consider donating, or simply share our campaign with others, it would make an incredible difference. Every act of kindness, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to safety and a new beginning. 🙏

Thank you for your time, compassion, and support. ❤

https://gofund.me/fd1faea2 🔗

Please donate/share if you can 🩵

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WHUMPTOBER 2024: PROMPTS LIST

Welcome to Whumptober 2024 — Seventh Time's a Charm!

Please make sure to read the Event Info and FAQ below carefully, as most of your questions will be answered there already. For everything else, you are welcome to come to our ask box or ask questions in our Discord server here.

This year’s AO3 Collection can be found here.

This year's playlist can be found here.

And the Anatomy of a Whumptober Prompt post can be found here.

We’re very excited to see the community come together for another year of Whumptober! Go wild with the prompts, and support your fellow creators - we wish you all the fun!

Best of luck and happy whumping,

Mods Vanne, Yenn, Kitty and Surro

(Text versions of the prompts, as well as event information, rules and FAQ are posted below the cut!)

Whumptober 2024 Prompt List

No. 1: RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

Search Party | Panic Attack | "If only we could hold on.” (Icysami x Renegaderr, Strangers.)

No. 2: TRUST ISSUES

Amusement Park | Role Reversal | “You got away with the crime while the knife's in my back.” (Charlotte Sands, Rollercoaster)

No. 3: SET UP FOR FAILURE

Fingerprints | Wrongfully Arrested | "I warned you."

No. 4: HALLUCINATIONS

Hypnosis | Sensory Deprivation | “You're still alive in my head.” (Billy Lockett, More)

No. 5: SUNBURN

Healing Salve | Heatstroke | "If my pain will stretch that far." (Lottery Winners, Burning House)

No. 6: NOT REALISING THEY'RE INJURED

Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms | Healed Wrong | "It's not my blood."

No. 7: ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES

Unconventional Weapon | Magic with a Cost | "It's us or them."

No. 8: SLEEP DEPRIVATION

Isolation Chamber | Forced to Stay Awake | "Leave the lights on." (Coldplay, Midnight)

No. 9: OBSESSION

Broken Window | Bruises | “Frame me up on the wall, just to keep me out of trouble.” (Fall Out Boy, Irresistible)

No. 10: BLOW TO THE HEAD

Slurred Words | Passing Out from Pain | "I can't think straight."

No. 11: SEEING DOUBLE

Convenience Store | Loneliness | “Leave no trace behind, like you don't even exist.” (Taylor Swift, Illicit Affairs)

No. 12: STARVATION

Underground Caverns | Cannibalism | "Just a little more."

No. 13: TEAM AS A FAMILY

Familial Curse | Multiple Whumpees | "Death will do us part." (Set It Off, Partner's In Crime)

No. 14: LEFT FOR DEAD

Hunting Gear | Blackmail | “Because I want you to know what it feels like to be haunted” (tiLLie, kooL aiD mAn)

No. 15: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Painful Hug | Moment of Clarity | "I did good, right?"

No. 16: NECROSIS

Swamp | Wound Cleaning | "No, I can't feel anything."

No. 17: NOWHERE ELSE TO GO

Ruined Map | Shipwrecked | "We had a good run."

No. 18: REVENGE

Unreliable Narrator | Loss of Identity | “I see what's mine and take it.” (Panic! at the Disco, Emperor's New Clothes)

No. 19: BLOOD TRAIL

Abandoned Cabin | One Way Out | "Is there anybody alive out there?" (Bruce Springsteen, Radio Nowhere)

No. 20: EMOTIONAL ANGST

Shoulder to Cry On | Giving Permission to Die | "It's not your fault."

No. 21: BODY HORROR

Body Horror | Tattoo Gun | Spirit Possession | “Let the bedsheet soak up the tears.” (Apparat feat. Soap & Skin, Goodbye)

No. 22: BLEEDING THROUGH BANDAGES

Tourniquet | Reopening Wounds | "Oh that's not good."

No. 23: FORCED CHOICE

Public Display | Broken Pedestal | "I'm doing this for you."

No. 24: RADIATION POISONING

Collapsed Building | Equipment Failure | “I never knew daylight could be so violent.” (Florence + The Machine, No Light, No Light)

No. 25: SURGERY

Stitches | Being Monitored | "It's for your own good."

No. 26: NIGHTMARES

Breakfast Table | Parting Words of Regret | “I'm haunted by the lies that I have loved, the actions I have hated.” (Poe, Haunted)

No. 27: VOICELESS

Laboratory | Muzzled | “I have no mouth and I must scream.”

No. 28: DENIAL

CCTV | Exposure | "They caught me red handed."

No. 29: FATIGUE

Labyrinth | Burnout | "Who said you could rest?"

No. 30: RECOVERY

Hospital Bed | Holding Back Tears | "What have I done?"

No. 31: ASKING FOR HELP

Therapy | Making Amends | "I'm alive, I'm just not well." (Elliot Lee, Alive, Not Well.)

Alternatives List:

Body Swap

Communication Barrier

Finding Old Messages

Forgotten

Friendly Fire

Motion Sickness

No-Holds-Barred Beatdown

Regret

Secrets Revealed

Shivering

Survivor's Guilt

Time Loop

Used As Bait

Venom

Vermin

Event Info & Rules

WHUMPTOBER is a month-long, prompt-based creation challenge (think: Inktober, but whumpier). There are 31 official themes this year - one for each day of the month - which can be used, skipped, or combined in any way you’d like. They are meant to serve as inspiration without being taken literally (e.g. you don’t have to include the exact wording of prompts into your work). Feel free to run rampant on interpretation. For example, if the prompt is “flame", you could create something with reference to a candle/campfire, your character could have suffered a burn, or the flame could be a reference to an ‘old flame’ - an old relationship. It’s truly down to you!

In total, there are 4 prompts for each day. These are optional suggestions and can be used in conjunction with the theme, or as options/alternatives.  We want to give everyone as much creative freedom as possible, as well as increase event accessibility for folks with triggers and squicks. There is also a list of 15 alternative prompts that can be subbed in for any day, again to give participants as much creative freedom as possible.

Creators can PRODUCE work in any media they choose, including but not limited to: writing, visual artwork, photo/video/audio edits, paper crafts and elaborate recommendation lists (not just a list of links). Creators can PARTICIPATE as much or as little as they want (i.e. you don’t have to do ALL the prompts if you don’t want to) and prompts can be used in any order. They are also free to use even after the event ends.

When uploading Whumptober content to your blog, be sure to tag it with:

#whumptober2024 …..(the event tag)

#no.1, #no.2, #no.3, …..(theme number)

#bruises, #stabbing, …..(the theme or specific prompt you chose)

#altprompt …..(if you use an altprompt, tag the post with the number of the prompt you replace)

#fandom or #OC, …..(ironman, original content, oc, etc.)

#medium …..(gifs, fic, podcast, art, etc.)

#teeth, #etc …..(trigger warnings & any additional tags. Keep in mind not to add “tw” in front but only use the word/trigger itself)

#nsfwhump …..(only for nsfw content)

#your own tags go here

PLEASE BE DILIGENT WITH YOUR TAGGING. Only properly tagged posts are considered for archiving on the official @whumptober-archive blog. They must be tagged in the order above. An elaborate post about our tagging system can be found [here]

Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of participants in recent years, we cannot guarantee your work will be archived. A random selection of properly tagged posts from all genres will be reblogged each day.

Whumpers who produce content for 31 total theme days are considered event completionists and will be tagged in a masterpost at the end of the month. A form will be published at the beginning of November asking you to tell us if you completed. This is based on trust and we will not check this.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please read this before you send an ask!

TIMELINE

July: Trope voting form released. Late August: Prompt list is released for at least four weeks of preparation time. Tropes cannot be posted earlier than August 25th because of Moderator obligations in real life. (But, you know, go ahead and start writing/drawing, and add the themes in later, if you want!) September: Do as much or as little on your works as you want. You can prepare everything in advance or let September go by with vibes and start working in October. It’s up to you. October 1st: Challenge begins! A storm of whump breaks upon us all! During this time, some posts will be reblogged to the whumptober archive blog. We open the yearly AO3 collection for posting (optional). November 1st: The challenge is officially over! Completionist form opens for those who want to be included in the hall-of-fame. Early November: We release completionist and participant badges, solicit feedback, and post a hall-of-fame list of completionists by the 10th.

PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION

Q: What counts as participation? Create or continue at least one work inspired by one of this year’s prompts. Q: What counts as completion? Creating work(s) inspired by at least one prompt from each day (or alts), for a total of 31 unique prompts. Q: Do I need to create 31 works? No. You can, if you want. Or you can create one work that you add to every day with a new prompt. Or several works that combine prompts. You can also update an existing work by adding new material with the current prompts. Q: Do I need to post my works somewhere to be a completionist or a participant? No. Q: How do you know I actually completed the challenge? We’ll take your word for it! Q: Do I have to finish my work(s) to be a completionist? No, you can post WIPs. And you’re not obligated to finish them in October, but if you want it to count towards being a completionist, you must have completed 31 prompts by the end of the month. So for example, if you’re writing a long fic and you fit 31 different prompts into the writing you did in October, it’s okay if that fic isn’t finished by the time October ends, you’ll still be a completionist. Q: Is co-writing/illustrating allowed? Yes, absolutely, and it would count towards being a completionist for both/all of you. Q: Is there a min/max limit on word count for written works? No. Q: Is there a min/max limit of quality for art? No. Q: Do I have to do something each day to be a completionist? No. You can skip days whenever you want, and as long as 31 daily prompts (or alts) are in your works done in October, you can be a completionist. For example, if you wrote a 1000-word ficlet that covers prompts in days 2, 3, and 17, you can check all three days off your list even though it’s only one work. Q: Is this challenge just for fics? No! Artworks, GIFsets, headcannons, rec lists, poetry, moodboards, or any other creative work is encouraged. Q: Can I combine Whumptober with other creation challenges? Absolutely, as long as the other challenges allow it too.

PROMPTS

Q: How do the prompts work? There are FOUR prompts per day: a theme and three ideas. You can use one, two, three, or all four prompts for each day. If you don’t like any of the daily prompts, you can substitute one of the ALT prompts instead. Q: How strictly/literally should we interpret the prompts? As literally or as figuratively as you want. For example, if the theme is WATER, that could mean drowning, waterboarding, raining, swimming, take place underwater, be lost at sea, construct a metaphor about a character’s mood that changes like a flowing river, crying, or whatever else you can think of that fits that theme. Q: Can I combine prompts? Is there a limit on how many? No limit and combine as many as you’d like. If you create a work that checks off multiple prompts, that work will count for a fill of multiple prompts. You need to address 31 different prompts to be an official completionist, but you don’t have to produce 31 separate works.

WORKS

Q: What’s whump? Hurting a character, whether that’s physically, emotionally, intellectually, psychologically, or any other way you can think of. Comfort afterwards is optional. Angst is emotional whump, so it counts. Q: How do I know if it’s whumpy enough? If your character is just mildly inconvenienced, it probably needs more whump. However, no participant has to prove whumpiness to the mods. Whatever you write is up to you. Q: What kind of characters can I create for? Anything. Generic “whumpee,” OC, PC, NPC, major characters, minor characters, or whatever you want. There are no limits. Q: Does it have to take place in a specific fandom? No, you can create works for your own worlds or for fandoms or for both. You can also create more generic or pan-fandom works. You can do cross-overs or use OCs, whatever you want. Q: Can I create AI-created works? We will not reblog or promote any works we know to be generative AI-created. Q: Is there anything we’re not allowed to write? As long as it contains whump and is based on our prompts, it’s fine. Please courtesy tag your works if you post them so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences. Q: What about sex, minor characters, and potentially disturbing content? You can create whatever works are legal in your country and post them accordingly. Please courtesy tag anything you think might be objectionable if you post to Tumblr so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences.

POSTING

Q: Where can I post my work? Post where and how you want. You don’t even have to (cross)post it to Tumblr. Just keep in mind if it’s not on Tumblr we will not be able to add it to the blog archive. There is an AO3 archive for Whumptober 2024, as well as the parent collection for works completed outside of the event. Q: Can I start posting early? You can, but this is an October event and wouldn’t it be more fun with everyone doing it at the same time? We won’t be reblogging any work predating October 1st. Q: Can I post late? Yes. For the sake of our hardworking Post Fairies, only a day’s themes will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive each day of October. But you can post whenever. Some of us are still working on and posting Whumptober fics from years ago. Q: Do I have to use your tags? Only on Tumblr and only if you want us to reblog your work on @whumptober-archive. Q: How do I have my works reblogged to the archive? Properly tagged posts will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive. If you want the official archive blog to reblog you, post on Tumblr and tag correctly (see this FAQ link for more info on tagging). Please note not all posts will be reblogged each day. Q: Can we @ you? For questions and comments, of course. We’ll be getting a flood of notifications, so if you really want us to see something send an ask. Q: Can I cross post on other blogs? Yes, multiple platforms and blogs are perfectly acceptable, as long as they allow cross-posting (to us). You can also post different works to different accounts under different names, without posting them everywhere at once. If you post some works under your main and others under an alt blog, that’s fine for completionist purposes. Q: Can I upload/repost my Whumptober content to other social media platforms? Of course! We’ve created an AO3 Collection to archive any fics posted there, which can be found here. The blog is the official archive, so please respect the personal boundaries of any whumpers in your social circle (don’t out anyone as a participant who would prefer not to be outed).

Most importantly, have fun, create, and enjoy all the whump posted this October!

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I don't know what to caption this

Fish :-)

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Notes: Just like students now, you'd be graded, and you'd have homework and tests. However, you'd also get to choose your major and have all the seasonal breaks students currently have. Summer is unpaid unless you enroll in optional summer classes.

If you don't mind, please also include in the tags whether you are or aren't neurodivergent.

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Thanks for the tag! 🩵🩵 (Tech my beloved <3 and I hope that things get better for you in August and so on! 🩵)

And,, I wasn't sure if the question meant like,, screenshot or physical image so I put both-

1st is a picture of an Aragorn shirt I got recently for my birthday (:D!!) and 2nd is Crosshair being a little shit that I pulled from Pinterest.

In the case of Aragorn,, yes I feel completely safe!! Though I'm making an absolute fool out of myself because waaahhh I'm in love with the man.

In the case of Crosshair?? I wouldn't say 'safe' but I wouldn't say 'unsafe,' either. It would be like being trapped in a room with my sibling. I don't think he'll kill me but we're definitely going to get into a fight. Verbal or physical. Maybe both.

But if I was stuck in a room with BOTH of them?? Oh yeah, no, Crosshair and I are probably fighting over Aragorn. Not even Aragorn is safe in that situation 😬

NPT: @stardume, @taraneen, @here-comes-the-moose, @w3rd0-artist

Thanks for the tag @cable-salamder

You’re stuck in a room with the last character in your gallery how safe are you

(The original was getting rather long, so I put it mine in a new post)

How safe I am depends on how Boba Fett feels about me...

NPT: @yeehawgeek @sadiecoocoo @squad-724 @sonicrainbooms @derangedchameleon