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— Greg Santora (via letsbelonelytogetherr)

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worst fear is that i write something from the heart and it gets mocked as #tumblrprose . second worst fear is big big big big ant colony conspiring to kill me to death

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some fandom disagreements are like "I see your point but I think this other aspect of the narrative is more significant," and some are like "I don't think you can read."

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You should only write in present tense with extreme caution.

not because it's bad or anything but because if you do it even once you're going to be editing the bits where you shifted tenses out of your writing for the rest of your life

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HOLY SHIT HE'S BACK

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Wizard101 Pride Month Headcanons

1. Cyrus Drake: Gay

2. Nolan Stormgate: Gay

3. Myth Tower: Gay

4. All Myth Wizards: Gay

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yeah i’m a false prophet but you believed me so whose fault is it really that we’re in this mess

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**slips and slides into the room with socks on and breaks the wooden table as i fall down on the floor in a haste** so anyways i actually just scared myself because i thought of exactly how deep Malorn's and Malistaire's parallels went. like in post-updated tutorial malistaire was said to have been kind and caring towards his students right. just like malorn right. just like malorn, right? isn't that just like malorn? hey everyone doesn't that sound just like malorn? kind and cares for his students? 'kind' and 'caring' are certainly two adjectives that describe malorn arent they huh? (is slowly sinking in quicksand as i desperately reach out to you as i say this) so if we are to say that malorn and malistaire are two sides of the same coin then what is truly stopping malorn from having one traumatic event from shaping the rest of his life into a descent of madness, grief, and isolation? Guys tell me what the difference is between this reality and an Evil Malorn AU guys? guys hello? hello guys? **(the quicksand has actually transported me to the Backrooms now, no one can hear me call out in distress)**

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i've had so many conversations with people in fandom/creators' circles who are genuinely afraid to make the stories or art they want because they fear (often with good reason!) that their friends might kick them out of their circles, or worse, launch a public harassment campaign against them.

as someone recovering from this fear-based mindset, i want to affirm:

- friends who use implicit or explicit threats to maintain social control are not your friends

- communities that monitor your social media and ao3 to surveil you for perceived transgressive content are not safe communities

- the vast majority of people are NOT going to hate you if you make the art you want

- if you find yourself in a friend group that makes you feel afraid to speak your mind, it's in your interest to disentangle yourself from that group as quickly as possible

- real, honest disagreements between friends can be solved respectfully without the use of public shaming

- if you're feeling afraid in a community, it's likely that others are feeling afraid too. support your friends who may be struggling to leave an abusive fan or creative community, and let them know you're a safe person to voice doubts and disagreement to.

- if you're feeling like you'll never find a safer community of people, i promise there are others who feel that way too. it may take some time, but you'll find people who treat you and your ideas with respect. a good place to start is the people who make the type of art that you admire but that you're too afraid to make yourself.

ok that's all, take care of each other and be nice 💜

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From here.

More from the piece here but Read the Whole Entry and subscribe to the Substack.

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wizard101 fandom is the small handful of us reblogging the same 7 posts from each other

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Draw ur characters like this

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rip elik the GOAT

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Our beloved Elik SilverFist, who has served the Wizard101 community for 17 years in the Bazaar, has disappeared from his post and is no longer with us.

Join @pobblez I as we come together to mourn our fallen brethren.

June 14th, 6 PM CST (tomorrow!)

Troll Realm, Wizard City Bazaar

All black dress code!

Elik-themed poetry contest (best poet gets 1 pack!)

Surprise performance?

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OK let's all do one of these everybody tell me a transfem headcanon you have I'll start. Laura Kinney.