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send in " swipe right. " for the sender's muse to swipe right on the receiver's profile on a dating app (i.e. saying they'd like to date them), and for the receiver to say whether or not they'd swipe right as well to make a match!

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This is kind of a silly question, but do you have any tips on dealing with negativity in the RPC? Like feeling as if you don't belong and that people don't care about you? I feel lonely sometimes watching how happy my partners are with other people and I feel like I'm missing out 😭 I sort of feel like I've just kind of "been around" and no one really cares. It's a lonely feeling.

Do you have any tips on dealing with something like that?

hello my love! i'm very sorry to have kept you waiting, i keep meaning to move this blog to my new primary blog, but god help me, i just can't remember to do it! on to your very relevant and not one bit silly question!

first, you're not being silly, my love. i don't think there's a single person here who hasn't felt this way at some point, or will at some point in the future. imposter syndrome, anxiety, that feeling of "oh god nobody liked this post so i obviously messed up oh my god--", the feeling of loneliness, honestly, anyone who hasn't experienced that yet is going to at some point in their time here on tumblr. it's very normal, it's a shared experience, so maybe other people would like to contribute their responses in the comments below! meanwhile, this is my personal perspective for you, okay?

i've noticed that in my ten years of being here (oh my--) there are no holy trinity of solutions. everyone is different. me, personally? i bounce between taking a hiatus to reset myself and my perspective, to watching "cinemawins" on youtube (that man, i SWEAR, nonnie, that man has been instrumental to my writing and character development!), rewatching movies, like my main muse's FC just got new content thanks to a trailer that dropped for her upcoming series, and i think my excitement just sparked excitement in my friends too! which was lovely! i think that enthusiasm is a big thing about being here, like if you post stuff that you're genuinely interested in, people are drawn to that. speaking of which though, it is a two way street, so don't be afraid to like their posts and comment on their stuff!

i also recently revamped and moved to two new blogs, which really kinda helped in terms of like. a fresh feeling? like "right, we're all here now, it's nice and clean and tidy, let's get this show on the road!" (and then my job kicked off and i had to take a hiatus, but we live and we learn and there's nothing actually all that serious about this place, we're just here to make friends and have fun!

in short: that feeling you're describing? holy moly, relatable isn't strong enough for it. but it's one of those rare feelings which you should ignore, my love, because it's either that you're not with the right group just yet, or that you need a little rest and reset, or that there's just been a bit of a lapse somewhere. i think that taking a week off and just recharging sounds like the best plan. from my experience, it works wonders! but i'm also leaving the comments open so that people can contribute their own suggestions and solutions, because honestly, we've all been in your shoes, i feel!

i hope this helped my love!

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i'm caffeinating and making a new list of protective prompts, hmu in the comments or inbox with stuff u wanna see in the list! not necessarily dramatic ones, like even day-to-day stuff, like i have "here, take my jacket." yk? they can be as intense or as casual as u wish!

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send in " my partner/friend wants to show you... " + something that the receiver's muse has an interest in, and pretend the sender is filming a ti.ktok video to highlight and promote the receiver's interests/hobbies! the receiver will respond as though their muse is showcasing their skills/interests in return.

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prompts about getting undressed.

hello my brilliant babies, babes, besties, bros, beloveds and beams of brilliance! it is i! i have returned and i bring to you this prompt list based on the concept of getting undressed and helping others to do the same! "but blue! where's the spice!" fantabulistic question, i left that option off the list bc there are MANY spice-focused lists with that option. however i will still tag this as being nsfw. bc it lowkey is. anyway, love you! DO NOT ADD TO, COPY OR EDIT THIS LIST!

[ HELP ]: the injured sender, unable to comfortably take off their clothes, asks the receiver to help them get undressed.

[ GUIDE ]: sender notices that the injured receiver isn't able to get undressed without help and offers to do so.

[ SOAKED ]: after a sudden downpour/being in water, the sender hastens to help the wet receiver out of their clothes to prevent hypothermia.

[ CRIMSON ]: the sender, noticing the receiver has blood on their clothes (either from an injury or another person) takes them to a private room to help remove the clothes and find clean ones.

[ CONCEAL ]: in an effort to hide evidence of wrong-doing, the sender quickly takes the receiver's clothes from them to be destroyed and finds them less incriminating clothing.

[ RETRIEVE ]: in an effort to protect potential evidence, the sender carefully helps the receiver to remove their clothes, bagging them in the process and helping them dress in clean clothes.

[ SCENT ]: in order to protect them from sniffer dogs or scent-sensitive animals/monsters/etc., the sender helps the receiver remove their clothes and replaces them with less sensitive garments.

[ DIVE ]: the sender and receiver help one another to strip down so they can go swimming in comfort.

[ CLEANSE ]: sender, after running the receiver a nice relaxing bath, brings them to the bathroom and carefully helps them get undressed so they can enjoy the bath properly.

[ FEVER ]: sender, having noticed the receiver spiking a fever, quickly helps them remove their clothes so they can go into a cool shower in an effort to break it.

[ WIPE ]: sender hastily brings the receiver to a quiet room and helps them get undressed so the sender can wipe them down with wipes to remove dirt/blood/tears/etc. from their skin.

[ HEAT ]: to prevent the receiver from overheating, the sender quickly helps them to get undressed so they can cool down quicker in the shade.

[ SHOPPING ]: while trying on new clothes, the sender offers to help the receiver change out of a more complicated outfit to avoid damaging it.

[ TRANSFORM ]: suddenly in need of disguise, the sender and receiver help one another to take off any identifying clothing and disguise their appearances to escape unseen.

[ WOUND ]: following a particularly rough battle, the sender goes to the receiver to suggest that they help one another to remove their clothing and check one another for injuries

[ HEAL ]: while treating the receiver's injuries, the sender has to remove some of their clothing to reach a wound hidden by their clothes.

[ MALFUNCTION ]: noticing that the receiver is having something of a wardrobe malfunction (i.e. ripped dress, a stain etc.) the sender quickly takes them to a quiet room to help them get undressed and repair the damage.

[ INK ]: in order to show off a tattoo, the sender removes an article of clothing so that the receiver can see it properly.

[ WEAK ]: realizing the receiver is in a weakened state, the sender gently starts to help them get undressed, then redressed in more comfortable clothing.

[ STUNNED ]: noticing the receiver to be in shock, the sender begins to help them loosen their clothing and finds them looser more comfortable clothes to change into.

[ ADJUST ]: the sender moves closer to adjust some items of clothing on the receiver (i.e. the straps of their dress, the hem of their pants, the buttons of a shirt).

[ MEASURE ]: in order to accurately measure the receiver for an outfit of tailored clothes, the sender helps them to get undressed down to their undergarments.

[ ARMOUR ]: the sender offers to help the receiver in removing armour or a protective suit from them.

[ COMPLEX ]: sender notices that the receiver is struggling to remove some complicated clothing, and offers to help.

[ RITUAL ]: sender helps to undress receiver as part of a ritual or ceremony.

[ UPSET ]: sender, realizing the receiver is too distraught, offers to help them get undressed and redressed in more comfortable clothing.

[ ROYAL ]: part of the sender's responsibilities to the crown involve helping the crowned receiver get undressed and restyled each day.

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hey. hey, you. yeah. you know that prompt you're afraid to send? send it. that open starter you're really worried about answering? no worries, just answer it. i am on my knees BEGGING people to stop letting anxiety get in the way. anxiety is a silly goose. ignore the anxiety. you're not actually afraid of your mutual. they want to write with you. they want to get to know you. otherwise, you would not be mutuals.

this is officially me telling you to send that scary prompt and reply to that terrifying open starter. send the DM saying "hey i'm breaking the ice bc you're really cool and i want to get to know you and write with you". this is my challenge to you: take the leap, because that brief window of anxiety is not strong enough to stop you from making life-long friendships on this site!

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hello friends! i'm looking to make a return to writing prompts in a week, thanks to a new job! i have a few requests saved up, but if you want anything in particular, please feel free to let me know! i'm going to remind us all of what i won't be writing now!

i won't write lyric based starters.

i won't write starters using lines from movies, tv shows, video games, books or other forms of media.

i also won't write anything relating to terminal illness, abuse of any sort, or stalking or toxic relationships.

that's pretty much it!

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what kinds of responses did u get abt the rpc being better or worse in the past??? i'm curious

hi my love! excellent question, i'm going to summarise the comments as best i can, because by-and-large they all seem to be saying the same thing (which makes things easier, surely!)

essentially there's a distinct lack of interaction going on lately. some theories were offered, but there's no real way to prove them, so it's easier to say that the current difficulties in the rpc are stemming from recent stresses (the pandemic and politics being two massive causes, from my own conversations) and the fact that we're all growing into becoming this new generation of adults with educations and careers and lives behind the screens.

as such, the result for tumblr is that more and more of us are struggling to be here as much as we once were. and while this wasn't said by anyone on the post, i'd like to put forward my own perspective. i recently did a lot of job jumping. and i'm currently in a job that starts early and finishes up at around 3PM. lovely, right? not quite. i moved in with some family nearer to the job, and i find it very difficult to write with them around. i want to! but sometimes, between people, time, energy, inspiration, distractions... writing isn't so easy lately. sometimes i have so many ideas in my head at work, and i scribble them into my notebook, and i get home, and suddenly i just don't want those ideas anymore.

some people came forward and suggested that we live in an age where our attention spans have shrunk. and that's also a fascinating perspective, and one i think i agree with. everything is shrunk down now. videos are shorter, tv seasons are down to eight episodes (a THIRD of what we had growing up) and people act like a two hour long movie is going to need bathroom breaks installed into them. sometimes we might start a reply, and half-way through we just... lose momentum. we don't want that angst now, we want some fluff!

however.

the results of the post were all fascinating and very helpful, and i recommend that you all read them just to have that piece of insight. but i think, maybe, sometimes we get in our own way. of course we're not around as much. during the pandemic, people developed new hobbies. we found new methods of release. sometimes, after work, i like to pull over at a nearby lake and walk the trails surrounding it. or i might go to a drive-thru and just listen to music while drinking an ice-cold pepsi max. i love writing. we all love writing. but in a sense, and this will sound entirely stupid, but in a sense, perhaps the pandemic was something that allowed us a chance to redefine stress relief. it's been five years now, and we're already forgetting. i found myself getting genuinely upset with myself last night because i couldn't answer a prompt in my inbox. and then i got even more upset because i wanted to reblog another prompt! but maybe that's the problem. maybe the biggest issue in the rpc right now, is that we're all locked in this self-imposed cycle of pressure and stress.

i looked back over my old email notifs from tumblr last week. and i saw all the threads i wrote back five years ago, maybe even ten years ago. and my writing was so good back then, you know? like you could TELL i was happy and excited to be writing! the only difference is that i wasn't treating it like a job. i wasn't punishing myself over a lack of interaction. writing is a gift, and we forget that sometimes. writing is also a hobby. and we ALWAYS forget that. we should try to remember it again, i think. we shouldn't be writing while we're unhappy.

anyway this got mega long nonnie, i'm very sorry for the length, but i love you and i'm glad that you're here! unclench your jaw, shake out your arms, and i hope the weekend is as loving as you deserve!

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send in " five times saved " for a drabble of five times in which the receiver's muse rescued, protected or saved the sender's muse. these can be times they saved them from a physical attack, or something less intense, dealer's choice!

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i wish the rpc could have more people like you. Thank you for what you do.

man, i have no idea how you amazing angels know when to send these messages to me, but you always send them when i'm hitting that little slump! i love you so much, thank you so much for sending this to me! it's because of kind, loving people like you that it's a lot easier to want to be good here. i hope you've had an outstanding week, and i hope the weeks to come are twice as lovely, and just as brilliant as you!

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i wrote this on my rp blog, and now i'm writing it here:

if you don't reach out and plot or interact or say hi to people, you can't accuse them of having a clique. that's exactly like not applying for a job and then reacting when you notice other employees at the firm.

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hello my loves! i've been having this conversation on my main rp blog for a few days now, and so i decided to bring it here and have it with you guys too. before we go any further, please respect one another in the comments, this is just a little conversation about our thoughts and opinions!

so i've been on tumblr since 2015, meaning i've seen a lot of different eras in the rpc here! and it occurred to me that even back in 2018/2019, things in the rpc felt a LOT easier! we had dash events, group verses, people seemed to find it much easier to interact with their mutuals, we were a lot more relaxed about out absences and just generally seemed a lot happier and more of a community!

my question is this: do you think the rpc was better in the past? and if so, what do you miss specifically? what do you think needs to change for the rpc to be more of a community?

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also very lovingly: i hope ye all know that i often glance through the notifs here, and a lot of the time out of sheer curiosity i end up peeking at your blogs, and honestly, you're all so fantastically talented in so many wonderful ways! please know this, that you are seen and admired very much by many more than just myself!

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Can you do a "bold this" dash game meme based on the four seasons?

colour me feckin intrigued nonnie! i'll do my best, i can't promise it'll be half as good as the ones out there already, but i'll do my best!!

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dramatic kiss prompts tho. is this a vibe? are we vibing with this?

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" WILL THEY, WON'T THEY? " A LIST OF PROMPTS:

first off, mega massive thanks to my lovely and brilliant friend @whatspoilers for the EXCELLENT title!! hi my loves! so this is a list of scenarios in which the receiver has an opportunity to look at the sender in a different light, resulting in... something. a kiss? a punch? a declaration? a confession? i know you guys, i know how spicy your brains are, so spice away! i do want to stress that the outcome of the "feelings" does NOT necessarily need to be a romantic one. it could be anger, it could be a sudden revelation, a betrayal, a heartbreaking plot twist, whatever you want! i insist on making this very clear: if you send this, there is NO expectation of the receiver to make it romantic UNLESS they want to. likewise, if the feelings ARE romantic, it's not force-shipping, this is just the receiver's muse getting a minute to evaluate their relationship with the sender and how they want it to continue! and ofc DO NOT ADD TO OR EDIT THIS LIST!

[ DANCE ]: while the sender and receiver are slow dancing together, their close proximity and the intimacy of the situation causes feelings to rise to the surface.

[ BED ]: while the sender is sleeping beside them, the receiver has a moment to watch them and consider their own feelings, resulting in clarity and a realization.

[ CONSTELLATION ]: as the pair lie down in a field and watch the stars overhead, the receiver turns to watch the sender gazing skywards, leading to them confronting their own feelings.

[ NURSE ]: after a battle gone wrong, the receiver begins to tend to the sender's wounds, fading adrenaline and rising fear causing them to realize their feelings.

[ OBSERVATION ]: when showing the sender something they've been working on, the receiver can't help but address their feelings as the sender gazes in wonder at their work.

[ ENTRANCED ]: while the sender works on something they're passionate about, the receiver has a chance to look at them properly and consider their own feelings for them.

[ DEFENCE ]: when the sender rushes to defend the receiver against a threat of any description, the receiver takes a moment to consider how they feel about the sender.

[ COLLABORATION ]: as they work together on a project, the receiver has a moment in which they contemplate their true feelings regarding the sender.

[ CONFLICT ]: during an argument with the sender, the receiver realizes there's an unspoken depth to their feelings, and takes a second to consider them closer.

[ DEFIANCE ]: after realizing there's a situation which could threaten one of their lives in order to protect a larger group, the receiver and sender have a fierce argument in private, leading to a realization of their real feelings.

[ TRAINING ]: during a sparring session, the sender and receiver end up on the floor, leading one of them to seizing the upper hand and straddling the other. the receiver has an unexpected realization of their feelings regarding their sparring partner in the process.

[ FAMILY ]: watching the sender interacting fondly with others, the receiver (from afar) takes a moment to take a closer look at their relationship.

[ STORM ]: when the two of them get caught outside in a rainstorm, the receiver uses an umbrella/jacket as a shelter, which the sender shares with them, causing the receiver to be confronted with the truth of their relationship with the sender.

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i also wanna keep you lovely people updated about what i have in my prompt lists so here we go:

"not wanting to be alone" prompts.

"lines from social media that haven't left my brain in 2024" prompts.

"actions that make me softer than marshmallow fluff" prompts.

"quotes from irish culture that haven't left my brain in 2024" prompts.

"the revolution calls" prompts (i want to stress that this one was a request made like. we'll say two years ago but tragically it was closer to five--)

"dramatic and profound quotes out of context from social media" prompts.

"inspirational quotes out of context from social media" prompts.

"begging the morally grey/dark character not to do the bad thing" prompts.

"lines from media, social media and songs that have made me actually cry purely from emotions that defy description" prompts.

"asking for help/strong character becoming vulnerable" prompts.

"romantic lines from unexpected sources" prompts.