Pspspspsps adult systems talk to us, we want friends pspspspspsps
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…I really need to start knowing that there’s people older than me that do talk to me because I’m always here like “these are all my kids, they’re all younger than me”
And then I get slammed in the face with remembering that I am also Fairly Young.
I’m that one swan that just… slips and falls when other swans are around like “you’re here?! You’re fully grown and not a cygnet?! Huh?!”
Here’s a video of me talking in Italian 😋 for those who can’t understand, I’m thanking all of you for the support and the love I receive everyday, and the people that gifted me something from my wishlist, my voice is a bit weird, but because i’m still with a cold 🩷
really crazy how popular alt genres like ‘grunge’ or ‘emo’ can be breeding grounds of so much misogyny and homophobia, especially considering bands like nirvana and my chemical romance both formed a massive amount of their musical roots/political messages in the exact same 90s lesbian punk spaces.
people commonly cite the inherent homoeroticism in ‘punk’, ‘grunge’, and ‘emo’ (they’re in quotations because, like all genres, they’re pretty blurry categories) as the ironic companion to the all the homophobia, but they rarely talk about the irony of the misogyny as well. yes, danzig inspired a lot of popular alt bands - kathleen hanna had a direct hand in nirvana and my chemical romance being names, even existing, and yet bikini kill aren’t given half as much credit as the misfits are.
Occasionally, I'll remember I've read masterpieces written by fanfic authors that I will forever carry with me and that have shaped me into the writer I am today.
Not enough love is given to fanfic writers.
We do it all for free, and we get to touch so many hearts and make someone's day better with words.
So when people complain when we ask for engagement and feedback, try to remember that the written word carries a power that is seldom matched.
Ask yourself why you're reading fanfiction in the first place.
To feel.
To love a character through the words of someone else who is able to bring them to life in a way that allows them to take root in your heart and feel an immense sense of gratification and passion.
They live through you because someone out there decided to sit down, click their pen and put into words how much that character means to them.
And they will mean so much more to you because of that.