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ever engage with a media you really really liked and thought you were going to become obsessed with but it doesn’t quite lodge itself into your brain at the correct angle and you can just brush fingertips with the version of yourself from the alternate reality where it completely corrupted your every waking thought

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my wonderful visionary of a friend told me tom and dumbledore should have the same dynamic as mymelo and kuromi in onegai my melody with tom's diary just being his grudgebook about dumbledore...

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may be a hot take but i think the fact minors can access 18+ content by just clicking a button that says 'yes im totally over 18 trust me' is like. totally fine tbh. its a non-issue. i dont care if curious teenagers are looking at porn. they've been doing that for as long as porn has existed. id rather teens explore their sexuality through images on the internet than rush into real life experiences when they're not ready for it yknow. the UK is trying to put stricter age verification in place (which in turn is becoming an online privacy nightmare) and like. for what. who is it helping. why is this a problem.

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Based on the hc that itty bitty Percy was an absolute menace for his older brothers

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beyond queue and schedule they need a third option of “don’t post until this one mutual i know will love it is online”

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Pasting what I posed in Bsky here, too. The lady I spoke to told me "we are getting a lot of calls about this." IT IS WORKING. CALL. JUST FUCKING CALL.

If you find it difficult to find the words, you can use this as a script:

"Hi, my name is _____ and I would like to file a formal complaint. I'm calling about a recent change to Visa's payment processing. I am being blocked from making legal purchases on (Steam, Itch.io, etc., whatever you use). I am an adult with money, and I should be able to spend my money wherever I please. It is ridiculous that your company is barring me from making legal purchases with my own money. I am going to stop using Visa if this isn’t rescinded and fixed. I am very displeased as a customer, and will be taking my business elsewhere if this is not remedied in a timely manner."

That's basically what I said. Feel free to spice it up!

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Oh!

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Teenager Bill and child Percy. They are so cute!😭🫶

The photo was taken in 1985 with the camera of Bill's friend, who was a muggle.

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"he would not fucking say that" but you ever be looking at fanart and suddenly its "he would not fucking have abs"

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A fanfic where Marcus Flint and Oliver Wood are dating but both are crushing on Percy Weasley and they come up with the crazy idea to involve him in a bet (which Marcus and Oliver do constantly) about which one of them is better at giving head and need an objective referee. To which Percy is absolutely stunned, but for different reasons.

Oliver: So, we need to settle a bet between us and need your help.

Percy: Why me?

Marcus: Because you are objective and analytical.

Percy: Oh. Go on.

Oliver: The bet is who is better at giving head.

Percy: ……… as in?

Marcus: Sucking cock.

Oliver: Exactly!

Percy: *too stunned to speak*

Marcus: Didn’t you say he’s cool with gays?

Oliver: He is!

Percy: Oliver…

Oliver: Yes?

Percy: …did you forget… yet again… that I am… a Transman?

Oliver:

Marcus:

Percy: o.ô

Oliver: Right.

Marcus: That’s a problem because…?

Percy: No cock to suck!

Oliver: Right.

Marcus: You FORGOT that your best friend is Trans???

Oliver:

Oliver: Right.

Percy: I swear I have to remind him every school year.

They still somehow end up together in a throuple.

Oliver isn’t ignorant, for him Percy is simply male, always has been, and treats him accordingly including forgetting that some body part of Percy might not have gotten the memo yet.

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Weasley siblings were def assigned a color and stuck with it

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we gotta start just mailing cash

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In light of the Steam and also now the Itch situation, the specific way some people have been responding quite bothers me

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INFORMATION ABOUT QUEER/ADULT CONTENT BEING DELISTED

Hey, I'm sure you've heard by now that several online retailers have blanket delisted queer/adult content. Information seems sporadic, so I want to create a masterpost of what happened, why it matters, and what you can do about it.

WHAT HAPPENED

You've probably heard that Steam and Itch.io have removed all of their adult/queer content from listings. Itch has even gone so far as to prevent creators from being able to get their payouts.

This is not Steam/Itch's fault. Mastercard and Visa have pressured them to remove their adult content. Visa and Mastercard collectively hold over 90% of the market share in payment processing. Unfortunately, if they cut you off, you pretty much lose over 90% of your gross income, which is a death sentence for basically any company.

This is also not just localized to Steam and Itch. Several anime/manga retailers have also been affected, and more companies are likely to follow. I would not be surprised if Patreon cracked down again soon, so if you have adult/queer content on there, I suggest you prepare accordingly.

The reason for this happening is not a response to the current US political climate, or these payment processors randomly deciding to force their puritanical views. It is a concerted effort by a group called Collective Shout, an anti-porn group masquerading as a feminist liberation org. (Look up the meaning of the word SWERF.)

Collective Shout has, allegedly, sent over 1,000 letters to Visa and Mastercard urging them to take action against certain digital retailers selling adult content. Which, thankfully gives us an avenue to respond. More on that in the third section.

WHY THIS MATTERS

For some of you, I don't need to explain why you should care. For others, let me explain to you why this is a massive cocern for everyone, not just adult content creators.

First of all, we've already seen perfectly sfw queer content catching strays from this. You should already be well aware that adult content and queer content are often conflated, and the two are pretty inextricably linked to each other. If you try to ban one, you will, inevitably, end up banning the other as well.

Secondly, this sets a precedent for "concerned citizens" to be able to pressure payment processors into removing whatever content they don't like from the internet. Even if you don't partake in adult content. Even if you're not queer. Even if this doesn't currently affect you or anyone you know right now, it will. They managed to do this with only 1,000 letters. If they get away with it, it'll only be the beginning.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Remember when I said they sent 1,000 letters to make this happen? I bet we can get more.

I wrote a form letter for Mastercard and for Visa. Fill in your name. Print them. Sign them. Mail them out. The addresses for the respective companies are at the top. It shouldn't cost much. Even international postage shouldn't be prohibitively expensive for most people.

Some people are sharing phone numbers and emails. That's fine, but I prefer a physical footprint. You can't see 1,000 phone calls. 1,000 emails don't take up physical volume. If you get 1,000 letters about something, you can see how much people care about it. That means something in this day and age.

IF YOU LIVE IN THE US there is a bill being introduced right now that stops payment processors from being able to control what people can and cannot purchase. Call your representatives. Right now. Even if you don't think they'll support it. Here's a script I wrote. And trust me when I say it'll help. I used to talk to politicians for a living. I know what I'm talking about.

SHARE THIS POST. Reblog it. Reblog it multiple times a day. Send it to everyone you know. Seriously. Everyone. Even if they're not on Tumblr. Get the word out. The most successful advertising is word of mouth. So use your voice and make sure people hear it. We've beaten this shit in the past and we'll do it again, but we still need to put in the work.

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no its not because it if was it would have been used in the courtroom scene where everyone else is referred to by full names

Instead he's referred to as just Percy Ignatius Weasley

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maybe not writing for a month and instead intensely envisioning the fic in my head every night for weeks is an important part of my writing process.

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