#I don't know how to tag this uuuuhhhhh

[elvenbeard]

I read your post about headcanons about Kerry's sexuality, and I totally agree with what you said about headcanons not taking away from representation, but I'm curious what your view are on mods that change a character's sexuality so anyone can romance them? I know there is, or at least used to be, quite a bit of debate around that. You don't have to answer if you don't want to, I'd hate to start any discourse drama on your blog. I'm just curious because I'm not even sure where I stand on the matter, and have been back and forth on it for a long time.

It's all good nonny! I have been asking myself that lately tbh, and I know I've been back and forth on it myself, too.

In this moment in time, I am completely indifferent on the existence of mods that do stuff like that. I don't condone or like them, but I'm not gonna do anything about them either. I know years ago in the Dragon Age fandom there was huge discourse and drama around a mod that made Dorian (canonically gay, his whole character arc revolves around that fact, just in case you're not into that series) available to be romanced by a female Inquisitor. And back then I was absolutely livid. Dorian was (and still is) one of my fave characters in the DA universe. And honestly, I couldn't even tell you now if anything ever came off of that whole drama (but I doubt it, cause it rarely does) - that's how pointless Internet drama really is. In the worst case, the person who made that mod got driven out of fandom entirely and now has negative associations with the queer community as a whole.

Do I think that mods that change a queer character's canon orientation are amazing? No, not really, and most of the time, especially in Dorian's case, they make no sense at all for the characters' arcs. I personally would never wanna play them and I'd also rather not know why some people make them.

(I'm completely biased here btw, because I do not feel as negatively about mods that change a canonically straight character's orientation to something queer. Simply because I'm queer and greedy for more representation, because there cannot be enough XD Does that make me a hypocrite to some people? Maybe, but honestly, I don't really care. And as I said in my post, and as you mentioned, even the "straight mods" do not take away from any queer representation that canonically exists.)

The thing is, me and others screaming and yelling about "straight mods" (or "bi mods" for characters that are explicitly gay/lesbian) is not gonna change a thing, mods like that are always gonna exist. Content I don't agree with is always something I can come across at random, and I keep finding new things that make me go "nope!" regularly. And even if I'm not screaming and yelling, and instead try to be reasonable, talk objectively with the mod makers as for xyz reasons their mod is not good in my eyes... I'm too old for that shit XD I'd rather use my energy and limited time to make a lot of gay stuff featuring my favourite queer blorbos instead of arguing with strangers why a straight!Dorian or bi!Judy or straight/bi!whoever mod is bad. Fandom should be a hobby, not activism, and you can go about fighting homophobia in a lot better ways than arguing about who certain pixel people would like to bone or not.

I wish there were - or maybe there are and I haven't figured it out yet - ways to filter stuff I don't wanna see on Nexus for example like there are on tumblr, ao3, any other social media site with a good tagging system and means to block tags or phrases or users. Curating your own experience and finding people who share your interests is so important and has really improved my time in fandom a lot over the last years. And it's good to have friends you can rant to about stupid things that upset you in private, definitely XD

So, on that note, ship whoever you wanna ship in this context, but tag it so that people who don't wanna see it can avoid it and don't get mad. Also sorry this got long and slightly off topic, I'm a chronic rambler.

(also, if anything's unclear, feel free to reach out again! sometimes I don't express myself as well as I think I do XD)

[sleeps-au-bag]

just like in 03, there are changes for pride, wrath, and sloth in the 03 variant.

sloth is tenmama and instead of having dark brown hair, she has black hair with peach-pink ends. she's essentially the same as 03 sloth in terms of personality but her pre-sloth personality is quite different (the tenmas had to get their loudness from somewhere, after all).

wrath is still nemesis but her design is more pre-the muzzle of nemesis design. think during her time being raised by "nikolay tolle" instead of having practically the same outfit as envy. her hair color is also not black, instead it's a very dark green that looks black. izumi and sig were going to have a daughter instead of a son which changes things in terms of how dante "raises" her.

pride isn't riliane. i've decided for pride to be arth instead. since the homunculi are products of human transmutation, pride is from his two twin children's attempt at reviving him. anne died during childbirth so he was the one who raised the twins until he was killed. alexiel's price was his head while riliane's price was her heart. he secretly keeps a photo of the two of them in his office despite how many years it's been since he was arth.

[fordtato]

I was tagged by @anistarrose in this challenge! Thanks rose, this is so neat.

Rules are to share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. I will not be doing that lmao - I don't even think I have 10 fics on my Ao3 (a lot of my stuff doesn't see the light of day) So I have elected to pick 5.

it's all GF stuff, mostly because i refuse to publish my knuckles the echidna stuff lmao

Jersey Boy (Gravity Falls)

The Backupsmore University brochure wasn’t nearly as interesting as one would would think by the way Stanford Pines pored over it, but if anyone were to wander by and see the way he stubbornly refused to look away from its pages, they might think it was a map to glistening treasure or the Fountain of Youth, rather than just a mediocre list of mediocre “luxuries” provided by a mediocre “school”: -Bug free dorms!* -Edible lunches!* -Certified non-criminal teachers!*

(jesus what a run-on sentence - y'all read this stuff?)

2. A Holiday Classic (Or, How Ford Learned Jane Fonda is Still Kicking) (Gravity Falls)

Stan and Ford were at port for only a few hours, but it didn’t stop them from fully exploring the gorgeous Finnish port town of Jakobstad while they waited for the repairs on the Stan O’ War II to finish up.

3. How Hard Can It Be To Lose (Gravity Falls)

He felt sick, and he knew it wasn’t going away until that money was in his hand. 

4. Time Loop (Gravity Falls)

He just had to get run out of California, huh? Right as the new year was creeping in? Couldn’t have lasted long enough to stay hunkered down with the palm trees through the winter before the cops were called on him?

5. 30 years (Gravity Falls)

He spared a glance over his shoulder, at the hunk of metal that ruined his life, the hunk of metal he had spent the better part of six years creating. It was falling apart, debris draped across the rafters. The end of the world.

I will be tagging @nour386, @sciencevillain, @unculturedmamoswine, @fordanoia @gravi-mania @ninety-smiles-an-hour and uuuuhhhhh i know there are people im missing here so im sorry about that, im just typing this up during a break from work - feel free to ignore this tag or feel free to grab this challenge yourself even if you aren't tagged!!!!

[elysianymph]

thank you for the tag barbie ( @fefifofae ) <33

current time: 17:00

current activity: sitting on the couch trying to convince myself to do something productive

currently thinking about: my crush and how much i hate him :(

current favourite song: do i wanna know (arctic monkeys) and svemir (devito) I CANT CHOOSE THEY ARE BOTH ON REPLAY 24/7

currently reading: crime and punishment by dostoyevski 😀

currently watching: shadow and bone (but i can't even watch it rn bc i'm not home </3)

current favourite character: uuuuhhhhh aaaaaah sirius black tbh

current wips: be still my foolish heart (don't ruin this on me) - the jegulily wip i can't force myself to finish, unnamed angsty canon compliant fic about the pantheon (working on reg's chapter rn and it hurts SO GOOD i hate it and love it)

no pressure tags: @residentrookie @lesbianmckinnonn @thistuesdaynight @not-rab @enbysiriusblack (idk if anyone had been tagged already don't mind 😭 )

[deathbecomesnerds]

20 Questions for fanfic writers!

Thank you for the tag @rayslittlekitten. You're the best!!!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

*looks over my A03* 82!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

710,903

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The Gentlemen and Control (Remedy)

4. Top five fics by kudos

Trouble (The Man From Uncle)

Down, But Not Out (The Man from Uncle)

Little Girl/Old Man (Stranger Things)

Mess (The Gentlemen)

Til Death To Us Part (Stranger Things)

5. Do you respond to comments?

Sometimes. It depends on the comment---if there is a question, then yeah! But sometimes, I just let the chaotic scream responses be. Lol.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Uuuuhhhhh...*scrolls through my A03* The Imposter? Maybe? Wait, no--'The Rage'! Actually...'Was She Worth It' or maybe 'Choices'?...now I'm just listing all the ones with angsty endings.

I'm not really BIG on writing angsty endings so much.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

"...And Baby Makes 3"

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Never. Oddly enough.

9. Do you write smut?

You bet your ass I do! It's the smuttiest smut ever, motherfuckerrr!!

10. Craziest crossover?

I don't really *do* crossovers, but of course I do have the 'The Gentlemen x Snatch' universe. Guy Ritchie should really hire me with all the expanding I've done to his universe.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yes. A long, long time ago--and it was translated into Spanish!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

If that one mentioned above counts, then yeah?

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Uhh...no. Not really. I mean, I've done group project type stuff, but no...not with my whole heart out.

14. All time favourite ship?

Jesse Faden and MOTHERFUCKIN' Dr. Casper Darling! I haven't written much for them, but one day. You'll all see!

((and maybe some Chrissy Cunningham and Eddie Munson))

15. What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

'Did You Hear About Jackie?', I wrote it *right* before I started my Astrid x Raymond stuff--I have a whole plot line and everything, but honestly aside from my bestie...nobody was reading it. Therefore--I'll never finish it.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I honestly don't even know. I just write, and create characters that I love, and expand universes in my brain. You should see my unfinishedscreenplays...*cries in exhausted screenwriter*

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Prepositions.

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

I've used some Russian here and there, and maybe French too--but I try to keep it simple. I don't want to alienate people with my Google Translated bull shit.

19. First fandom you wrote in?

CSI: Las Vegas!! I was 12. It was bad. But if you search FanFiction. net, I am sure you will find it. Lol

20. Favorite fic you've written?

I don't have any fics that are my favorite per say, but I am super proud of 'Glass' and 'The Incidents', I work(ed) so hard on them and posting or updating is a joy.

I shall taggggggg...@emilykaldwen @vampire-exgirlfriend @phenanthreneblue

[inkdemon-whore]

when you get this you have to answer with 5 things u like about yourself, publicly. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) ♡

Btw i dont care if youre proship

bro my phone yeeted the fuck outta my response, anyway uuuuhhhhh

i've been engaging in more media lately, can actually sorta kinda cook, i've been actually doing at least some stuff with some ocs which is great i never use my lil guys, i've been doing some introspection, and uh.... idk, breathing is nice?

i don't really have fav followers, let alone 10, plus i wouldn't be surprised if some of my "faves" are some ppl who left or where just, the most engaged with my content

i appreciate you tho owo uwu

anyway, i know this isn't really in your ask, but it feels sorta relevant, to me at least. i've kinda been thinking about, like, platforming, i guess? and how audiences see creators, and really just, how i go about making content. not super in depth, but like, worrying if my art style is too soft and squishy for me to get into darker/taboo topics, or if i'm some how pulling in the wrong crowd. i don't know any of you, i can take a guess, but at the end of the day, i'll never know why any of you people like my content, or what you're "here for". because i can only ever hope it's for me, and not just the stuff i make, which is probably a bad mindset to have as a creator on the internet, especially tumblr dot fuck off. not gonna bore ya with this shit, i'm still meditating on it, rollin it around in my head, yada yada, so yeah

uuuuhhhhhh there's gonna be some stuff posted in like, march, i think? end of feb sorta? i don't remember, it's scheduled bruno x mirabel art i did not too long ago, so again, to anyone who doesn't wanna see that stuff, blacklist the tag "tw ship"

imma also take the time here to say, yeah, no, i haven't really been doing the whole "break" thing i said i would, it's kinda hard not to sneak in here when i can just type in the password, so, imma key smash a new password, and try to not worry about this place for a bit

if i get like a call out post or somethin when i'm gone........................... idk, i'm not sure if i'd wanna hear about it, i've had quite a few, and though i know i can defend myself and whatnot, i'm getting really close to "why even bother" territory.

if ya want anything from me, fiction doesn't equal reality, but it can be a representation of reality, and sometimes reality is fucking gross and uncomfortable, and art can be a safe place/way to explore those ideas without.... idk, sleeping with my uncle? like, don't, don't sleep with you're uncle, like, i shouldn't have to hold your hand and say that, i expect you people to be intelligent enough to know the difference between non-existent characters and real people, but also like, if that kinda content/relationship triggers you or makes you uncomfortable, then yeah you have every right to unfollow, or even block me.

anyway, that's my final think thunks here, maybe they're a mess, i don't know, i don't care, i've been looming over this blog for too long already about this, and i should probably leave, so, mmmmmmmlater, maybe in like....................................................................... fuck it, i'm not putting a time frame on it, just know this is officially a hiatus until it's not