#〈 OUT OF CHARACTER 〉 → PSA announcements!

[fragmented-deity-moved]

So I'm going to come out on this blog and will be putting it to all of our attached blogs as well. And yes, you saw that correctly, it is not a typo or error in speech.

To put this as plainly as possible. We are a system. We're plural/multiple, and poly-fragmented to be specific about it (complex inner world, multiple subsystems, and over 100 members of the system). All of our portrayals throughout the years, barring a few exceptions, have been written by our fictives of that specific muse. Those that were the exception to this rule were usually due to the fact we did not have a fictive of the muse.

For the past few years that we have been on this blog, we have masked as a single/non-system, but we've gotten at a point where we want to be more open, as those who have our discord are already aware of our plural status as we are open about it on discord (our custom stat always shows our fronting members, and our bio has it in our about me on our account) and we are deciding now that we should be open about it on our blogs, as well. These are system run accounts. We will not be signing off on our messages as we write them as a collective, but we're putting our full self out on here at last.

For those who didn't already know, it's nice to re-meet you all, I guess now you're aware on tumblr that befriending us usually means you gain more than one friend at once. For those are already aware: hi, welcome to the further evolution of our account.

[iniziare]

I don't ship many things, nor do I ship them easily. But when I do, please know that there's a scale of 1-10 of 'how long is the wall of text from Sae going to be' when I get a reply, and 1 is already feral, but 10 is like— you will still see me typing 30 minutes later (and then 6 hours later, I'll message again). Every time, without flaw, I'll always do it, it doesn't even matter if I were ever hospitalized: I'll do it still.

[minglz]

// Also, while picking Eun's name- I did look through a few reddit posts saying that it's rare but people can have one-syllable names. So making my oc more of a mary-sue (hurhurhur jkjkjk) I went with the name Eun a few weeks ago.

[fallen-regentarc]

good evening , my lovelies . nothing has happened , but i am feeling a random surge of anxiety over this for some odd reason . but if for your own personal comfort & reason , you choose to soft block me & i follow you back , please understand this is not meant as a manipulation tactic , or me trying to disrespect any boundaries . i often forget who I followed , who I didn't follow & will think I just forgot to give you a follow on a new blog / etc . if you soft block me & I follow you again , please hard block me so it does not happen again by mistake of my swiss cheese brain . accidentally stepping on , or crossing , someones boundaries makes me so anxious , sad & i never ever want to do that to someone .

[swanpcincess]

tag drop !

[goldenxglyphs]

Blog has mostly been finished outside of some color customization but that's a want not a need. All pages have been updated, if you're a mutual there is no need to send in the password for the rules again.

[wishfulmuses]

new tag dump

ignore this i'm cooking

[walkingshcdow]

Hey, all! I'm hoping to be around a bit more over the holidays! I posted a starter call (I'll reblog it before I leave work) and I'm going to try to update my character bios when I get home. I hope y'all are doing well!

[ducktracy]

"Go See The Day the Earth Blew Up" Masterpost

this isn't really anything new for anyone following me, but i wanted to make a comprehensive post covering my adamence on seeing this movie--i have a lot of different versions of a lot of different posts being spread around, and wanted to uncross the wires a bit. entering Tumblr PSA mode for a bit like it's 2013 all over again--bear with me!

before getting into the nitty gritty, though, this is a TIME SENSITIVE POST. most theaters were beginning to pull the film out as early as end of day TODAY--not even a full WEEK'S worth of a run. but, thanks to word of mouth, the film has mostly been extended to the end of the weekend. with continued word of mouth and support, the film has a chance to run even longer.

What the Heck is The Day the Earth Blew Up

The Day the Earth Blew Up is an all traditionally hand-drawn, 2D animated film starring Looney Tunes' own Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Petunia Pig. initially announced in September of 2021, it's the very first all traditionally animated film in the franchise's entire 95 year run.

Why Haven't I Heard About The Day the Earth Blew Up

originally intended to be a direct to streaming release, this film's existence has been wrung through the wringer. for the benefit of tax cuts, Warner Bros. wrote the film off and just barely avoided axing it entirely--even during its production. the film was put up for sale and only just last summer finally was able to procure an independent distributor, Ketchup Entertainment. unfortunately, Ketchup Entertainment is a much smaller name than Warner Bros. is, and because WB isn't releasing it, it's Ketchup who is marketing and spreading the film--obviously, something incredibly difficult to do with a very small budget.

Why the Heck Should I See The Day the Earth Blew Up

hand-drawn, traditionally animated films are all but extinct in theaters, and by setting the film up for what could essentially be described as sabotage, a meager box office performance is the perfect excuse for the suits to claim that there's no more demand for traditionally animated movies anymore.

it's the first all-animated Looney Tunes film in the entire franchise's history.

you don't have to have any knowledge or attachment to the characters to enjoy the film--there are absolutely no prerequisites required (but there are plenty of loving nods to fellow fans of the film.) i dragged my best friend to see this with me who doesn't have the same LT brain parasite that i do and she absolutely loved it.

WB just axed the entire LT library of shorts off of HBO Max, as well as gutted all of the cartoons freely available on their YouTube channel--there seems to be a clear embarrassment for the franchise on their behalf, and seeing the film proves that notion dead wrong.

supporting the film spreads the message that there is a demand for the love and craft that goes into these films. you will genuinely be experiencing history in the making--when's the last time you've seen a brand new, all traditionally animated film in the theaters from the States?

crew members themselves are urging you to spread your support and mention how it empowers them to keep making more

the money goes to Ketchup, not Zaslav--you don't have to worry about boycotting the film. the absolute opposite is necessary.

supporting this film could potentially spawn similar films with similar opportunities. Eric Bauza himself has mentioned that suport and turnout for this film could see a potential revival in Coyote vs. ACME, another film victim to WB's tax writeoffs all in the name of the dollar

EDIT: Ketchup Entertainment is in talks with WB to distribute Coyote vs ACME!!! because of the word of mouth and positivist surrounding The Day the Earth Blew Up!! keep it coming!!

it's likely that the film will be completely overshadowed by the Snow White remake, with theaters initially beginning to pull screens to make way for early previews. what could be more poetic than supporting an all traditionally hand-drawn film over a cash-grab remake of the very first feature length traditionally hand-drawn film?

How Else Can I Support The Day the Earth Blew Up

GO SEE IT! go see it again! go see it with your siblings, your friends, your family! tell your coworkers! reblog this post! spread the news! keep the conversation going!

pre-orders for the Blu-ray, releasing May 27th, are already scheduled

there's a limited edition run of 1,000 copies for the film's soundtrack on vinyl!

said soundtrack is also available on YouTube, which you should likewise listen to! get those view counts up!

Why the Heck Should I Listen to You

i'm asking myself the same thing! but, i do want to put this out there: i get it. i usually do not like being a walking advertisement. i know this is full on shill-mode and you're surely asking "you're being paid, aren't you" (i wish!). i also share the Ferocious Contrarian Gene where seeing posts like these is an instant way for me to NOT want to see the film. i genuinely understand how pushy and obnoxious this can come off. especially since, clearly, i'm a little biased to the franchise and these characters. i also balk at the guilt trippy idea of "YOU'RE A MONSTER IF YOU DON'T SUPPORT THIS FILM YOU KILLED ANIMATION". i HATE that rhetoric with a passion, and that only is going to alienate people from wanting to see this further. please know that's not the intent of my messaging here at all.

but even beyond my personal biases, i really think this is a film worth supporting. movies like this are a once-in-a-lifetime event anymore, and that could only be exacerbated by how this film's fate is handled. i've been overjoyed with the amount of messages i've received from people who said they caught the film on a whim and enjoyed it--especially from those without a clear LT bias like myself. it's proven that this film is enjoyable for anyone.

also, just, spite. the reason you haven't heard about it is by design. this film has been set up to fail. and while the success shouldn't be the sole responsibility or burden of the consumers, but instead the higher-ups, you are making a difference by supporting and spreading word of mouth of this film. crew members themselves are saying so. the distributor themselves are saying so.

i'm not expecting a miracle for this film, as much as i'd love one. i will genuinely be surprised if it makes a profit (which it should at a measly $15 million, pennies compared to most features that look much worse than this). but that's all the more reason to TRY rather than give up and say there's nothing we can do. you all have been making such a wonderful difference. that energy needs to continue, not dwindle. every single person is able to make a difference.

there are a lot worse ways you could be spending your time than spending an hour and a half at the theaters enjoying some gorgeous traditionally hand-drawn animation on the big-screen, feeling good that you're helping to spread a message and supporting the hard, loving craft of the people who worked on it. imagine if all "good turn"s in the world could be as fun and easy as seeing an animated comedy!

[akela-nakamura]

Fuck Around, Find Out

HI! Hello, this is your friendly neighborhood author, who isn't feeling so friendly right now.

Listen to me very, very carefully: Fandom is a community. You have to build it, engage with it, say hi to your neighbors, and be courteous.

It seems that some of y'all have forgotten that.

Fanart, fanfics, fan analysis, GIFs, and all of the things that keep a fandom alive are made by -gasp!- real people!!

It's crazy I know, that the person who writes that fic you love, and the other person who makes those amazing GIFs, and that other person who writes in-depth character analysis are real people with real feelings! What a wild concept!

So tell me, why do y'all feel the need to be assholes? Why do you feel the need to demand updates, to demand more artwork, to tell an author how their story should go, or that you hate the direction they took a story in? Why do you tell the people are are working hard to create everything you hate about what they've done?

Why is it so damn hard for some of you people to hit the fucking X at the top of the screen? Presumably, being as you're on the internet, you know how to leave a page without announcing why you've left in the process.

Presumably, you know how to be a decent fucking human being.

This is a goddamn PSA. Fuck around and find out. If y'all keep telling authors how much you hate their works, if y'all keep telling artists how they should be drawing people, or demanding more for creators, you will find that they will leave. And they will take all their works with them. Why not? Clearly you didn't want it anyway.

You think I'm kidding? It's been done. It's happening right now.

I've had friends wonder if they should just delete their entire AO3. If they should just Nuke their Tumblrs.

Every day you act like assholes you lose more content. Which is apparently the only thing you care about, since you can't seem to remember that there's another real life breathing person on the other end of the screen.

Fuck around and find out. See how fast my AO3 vanishes. See how fast you lose work after work.

I fucking dare you.

[fragmented-deity-moved]

Tag dump

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#There Was Something In You I Knew Could Make That Change | Headcanons

#To Call Upon The Void Is To Hear It Answer | Asks

#Oh How Ironic Fate Can Be | RP Starters/RP Memes

#From Beyond Time | Out of Character [ooc]

#Creation & Composition Is Not Just A Mortal Quality | Music

#Announce To The World | OOC PSAs

#I See All of This World & It's Possibilities | Promos

#One Must Gather Themselves Before Gathering Their Chess Pieces | Self-promos

#Through The Eddies of Timelines | Aesthetics

#My Other Half | Iblis

#If Whole Once More | Solaris

#To Take On Such A Form Is Such Irony | Visage

#Shattered & Trying To Be Whole Again | Main Verse

#Take Up The Pen & Record Your History | Writing/Drabbles

#I Owe Much To You | Shadow

#A Faceless Shade | iconless

#Call of The Dark Moon | Open Starters

#A Being of Metal & Remnant of A Hero | Shard

#Heroes Must Stick Together | silver-heroes-rp

#A Word From A Deity's Own Mind | Dash Commentary

#Take A Whirl On The Wheel of Time | Dash Games

#Not Quite Black or White In Morality | fortruechaos

#Villains Have More Depth Than You Think | asktheevilgeniusesson

#A Mercenary Is Never Weak. Just Outmatched Upon Occasion | Infinite

#The One Who Kept My Other Half From Me | Sonic

#The Story of The Multiverse | thenextchapterbegins

#A Genius Beheld Within The Multiverse | Chronos/Tails

#And So The Machine of Time Continues Onwards With Cogs & Gears Turning | timeclipsed

#To Peer Upon One's Own Face Without A Mirror | Alternate Self Interaction

#To Repair A World Again | afracturedexistence

[northlight14]

A PSA to non asexual arcane fans!

Ok with the recent announcement that Viktor is asexual, as an asexual myself who has Viktor as their favourite character, I wanna get some shit out the way. There’s a good chance I’m gonna stop interacting with the arcane fandom because of this announcement because every time I’ve seen a character be confirmed asexual there’s always just this influx of acephobia and misinformation which makes it impossible for me to even interact with the fandom and feel safe. So throwing this at y’all and then we’ll see what happens. However, I do not speak for the whole of the asexual community so some aces may disagree with me and that’s ok, as long as y’all aren’t rude we can have a discussion (or you can just scroll or block me, whatevs🤷)

Asexual and aromantic are not the same thing. This is something the creator clearly doesn’t know since he used Viktor’s asexuality as a rebuttal against Jayvik which makes zero fucking sense but sure. So asexuals can still date and aromantics and still have sex. Some like myself are both but that’s not always the case

“Asexuality is a spectrum! Some asexuals still have sex!” is not the good excuse you think it is to depict asexuals in sexually explicit situations. Every time I see this paired with this excuse, the character is very obviously just made to be allosexual in the fanwork. Either stick to sexualising the allosexual characters or do your research on sex neutral/favourable asexuals and represent them properly. Otherwise what you’re doing is no different to writing a fic where a canonically lesbian character has sex with a man

“Asexuality is a spectrum! People can be demisexual or greysexual!” If the character was demisexual or greysexual, the creator would have said. But they didn’t. They said they were asexual. You changing the label doesn’t make you inclusive, it makes you acephobic

Viktor being announced as asexual only after the show was released and it being in rebuttal to a gay ship where the writer clearly doesn’t know what it actually means to be asexual isn’t the win for ace representation some might first think. Asexuals deserve explicit representation by people who bother to learn how to represent us properly

Having the only asexual character also be the character who’s storyline focuses on disability, something that people already infantalise also isn’t the win people might try and make it out to be. Disabled people are frequently denied sexuality and it is part of the way they are infantalised in western society. So having Viktor be disabled and also be the only asexual character feels a bit iffy to me. Obviously there are disabled people who are ace and I don’t want to diminish that experience either. And there would be ways to explore that in a more nuanced way but that’s not what happened. And frankly it would be so easy to avoid this by just having more than one ace character so it doesn’t feel like a trait exclusive to disabled people but sure go off I guess

A lot of you only give a shit about QPR’s (queer platonic relationships) so that you have an excuse to ship aromantic characters. Granted, I’m so in favour of QPR Jayvik because their relationship explicitly goes beyond what we consider standard for a platonic relationship, even if it’s canonically not romantic. But I’m bringing this up anyway because a lot of the time in fandom and society in general, QPR’s are seen as a way to make the aromantic character more “palatable” to the allo’s and shippers. And as someone in a QPR, that idea honestly feels both insulting but is also so damaging to the aro community as a whole. Loveless aromantics exist. Some aromantics who do feel other forms of love still don’t want a QPR. Some like myself were/are indifferent and some like my partner really want one. Not all of us are the same

Might’ve missed some stuff but yeah. Any acephobia will be deleted but I’m happy to have civil conversations and answer questions. Ultimately I just want a fandom to actually listen to ace people for once but I know that won’t happen. Still, I wanted to at least say my peace

[minglz]

// heckin accidentally deleted my last post. But I already don't partake in the In.ho/Gi.hun ship, I'm furthering my reasonings with BH's uncomfortableness towards the ship. But moving forward that ship is still, 100% off the table. Please respect me, and more importantly LBH tbh.

g.translate spelled gi-hun's name wrong.

[fallen-regentarc]

𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐒𝐀

just because my muse has a crush on your muse , it doesn't mean that they have to reciprocate it !!! i will never force a connection !!!

[lavenderspence]

PSA FOR WRITERS!!!!!

can you all stop tagging Spencer fics (or like every other character) under the aaron hotchner x reader tag? Or generally, any fic or post that has nothing to with hotch?

It goes around for like any tag out there. Stop clogging the tags with posts that are unrelated to the tag itself. You're preventing readers from finding the material they are looking for, or annoying them enough to stop searching it up (that's me rn, I'm annoyed as fuck)

tagging a request post, to announce you're taking requests for example is fine in my book. a masterlist, if you write for more than one character, thoughts about character x reader is fine too, but anything else, is just annoying.

thank you!

[toseesoclearly]

ST5 teaser/promo PSA

I don't think it's actually possible to get this fandom to calm down about anything, but I thought I would post anyways for general information sharing and the hope of convincing at least myself to try to just log off on the "WHERE IS THE ST5 PROMO" question until spring at the earliest. :)

Netflix typical promo timelines

Netflix usually announces release dates 3-5 months ahead of time. The earlier New Year's announcement of ST3 dropping July 4th was an outlier. There are other outlier examples among other Netflix shows so it's not out of the question we could get a release date sooner, just less likely. In the past, release date announcements have come with poster reveals and teasers.

Promo usually begins in earnest two-ish months out from release, with first look stills and/or a full-length trailer. After this point, regular content will be released by Netflix (character posters, more BTS content, the final trailer), the cast and crew will do interviews that may come with additional clips, and there will be a couple to a few bigger press features with new info/images.

Anything they release before the above points will be variable. You can make arguments for some patterns based on past ST season promo cycles, but ST5 has already been a fairly big departure (the usual "teaser" we get during filming being a BTS featurette, lots more BTS content posted to socials, no character descriptions or even names with new cast announcements, etc). Unfortunately for us, whatever was motivating the more extensive "pre-release date announcement period" teaser content we got for ST4 does not seem to be informing what they're up to this time around. So it's probably better to temper your expectations and expect that we'll be getting less instead of more.

The "end of January Netflix event"

The "Netflix event at the end of January that will feature Stranger Things" is probably Netflix's big 2025 promo event for their entire slate of movie and TV releases. Last year, it was called "Next on Netflix" and took place on February 1st. Sandman fan twitter accounts are saying that this year's version will take place on January 29. I don't know where that claim is coming from but it's in line with last year's timing so it makes sense. The "Next on Netflix" branding also seems to be carrying over.

you can see the compilation "sizzle trailer" from last year plus the other images & info released at Netflix's website here. basically: I don't recommend getting particularly excited for this, I think it's most likely that ST5 will occupy the "Squid Game" position at the end (probably shared with Wednesday S2 and Squid Game S3) with a 5-15 second clip that will feature a shot or two and a couple lines of dialogue.

At best, we'll get that plus another still or two and the season "logline" but I wouldn't hold my breath (peep The Umbrella Academy and Arcane's 2024 loglines which are basically "this show has existed and been a hit! now the next season is coming out and people are excited" and, even worse, "details coming soon" lmao)

A Super Bowl teaser?

The other big claim people have been throwing around is that we'll get a teaser during the Super Bowl (which this year is Sunday Feb 9). That happened exactly once, for ST2, so I don't know why there is so much confidence that it is inevitable this time around. Netflix doesn't have a super consistent history wrt running Super Bowl ads if you look at the past few years.

If anything, a bigger Netflix ad like the one they did with Will Ferrell & GM in 2023 seems like the most likely scenario for me if they're trying to make efficient use of expensive ad time. Based on the Christmas/New Year's "Netflix 2025" teaser we got, I wouldn't be surprised if, in the early part of the year, Netflix keeps emphasizing that Squid Game, Wednesday, AND ST5 are coming in 2025. I don't know if that messaging comes with new footage or not.

All that to say, the show is huge, the ST5 teaser will get a zillion views and a ton of attention regardless, so it seems most likely they'll just release it online as opposed to shell out millions of dollar to advertise something probably months and months out from release. obviously I would love to be wrong. :)

A few other FYIs

Unless it is part of a larger event (Netflix stuff like Tudum, Geeked Week, etc, or other big advertising opportunities like the Super Bowl or the Olympics), Netflix rarely releases promo stuff on the weekends.

When Netflix does drop something, it will probably be posted between 9am-12:30pm Eastern. that is true for like 90% of the promo content posted to the ST socials according to my nonscientific survey.

It doesn't happen 100% of the time, but for trailers and sometimes teasers, Netflix socials will post a little "the teaser/trailer is coming!" announcement the day before. (ST example 1, example 2, Squid Game example from last year)

TL;DR no one outside of the Netflix corporate offices actually knows anything and and no one can really even guess when we'll get anything promo-wise until we know the release date (which probably won't happen until the spring or summer, depending on if ST5 ends up being a summer or fall release).