#I dunno.. We're in this together!

[raycatzdraws]

I'm gonna put this here and then probably make it private but I want to say

There's discussion happening in the LU fandom so if you don't care for that scroll on:

But, I love creating with the LU fandom. I don't create in a void. My work is a conversation. I hope that it inspires you to create, to think, to chat with friends! Thank you to everyone who's shared their art and let me be a part of it, and to everyone who's played a part in mine!

to copy paste something I've said on my main:

isn’t it interesting that there’s Jojo’s LinkedUniverse and then also the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse? That LU became a conduit through which to examine and compare and contrast Zelda games with this cast of characters as a base? That was their original intention and the fans went “heck yeah!” and ran with it? The LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse is a monster of the week story where everyone contributes, it has hundreds of authors and storytellers all working together and trading tales. It’s a scenario in which Jojo’s LinkedUniverse is both the source material and also just one instance in the larger weave. And the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse lore deviates from (and is much deeper than imo) that of the original comic mainly because of that 1 person building a thing vs hundreds of people building a thing. And isn’t that so cool? But then also with the decline of the fandom I dunno I feel like the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse has been dying. Updates would spawn a burst of creativity and multitudes of branching ideas and what-if scenarios explored through art and fic and discussion, building on it, adding it in to pre-existing stories. I feel that activity around updates has been ticking more towards exploring the comic within the context of the comic itself (or just reposting clips), and less within the fandom’s takes on it (not taking that step forward of “yes, and,” and “yes-anding” fanworks as well.) Or not updates in particular, but the state of the fandom is deviating from taking this base and running and sharing to something more controlled and wary? Isolated? The LinkedUniverse fandom is a phenomenon to me. And it’s not something I think should be replicated in regards to other LinkVerse comics but it’s also something beautiful and creative? Like, Jojo to a certain extent has or had lost control of the fandom’s versions of these characters. She made them and we respect her wishes for them but they no longer belong to her? The LU fandom’s LU is a collectively written LinkVerse and exploration of the loz games, using these characters and relationships as a base (which is why I think people mistag by accident so much.) Sure, you could use the characters directly from the games or make your own LinkVerse to explore the relationships between the loz games. However, within the context of the LU fandom, you get the advantage of the template already being there for the character’s personalities, meeting, secrets, and an open ended goal, and these things are understood by a large number of invested people, leading to this huge collaborative project. This is what’s so special about the LinkedUniverse fandom to me. Watching this thing be built and getting to be a contributing piece of it. Maybe it shouldn’t have happened. Like, if something like that were to happen to anything I’ve made I think that’d be really scary. But it’s also something incredible? It’s why I have a hard time accepting it when people say they hate the LU fandom. How could you hate the creativity? The shared stories? What’s been made? Isn’t it incredible? It’s another LinkVerse, in a way, one that belongs to many. I'm frustrated by the instances where people have tried to police the way the characters are written, both within the fandom and towards Jojo’s comic, and the issues in communication, and callout posts asjhfksdf Problems in reconciling the LU fandom’s LU, Jojo’s LU, other LinkVerses, and gen loz. But the phenomenon of the fandom itself, the shared collaborative LU fandom’s LinkedUniverse? I think it’s such a cool thing. I think it’s such a cool way to explore and examine the loz games and craft stories with so many other people. I really enjoy all the LinkVerses that are around now. I don’t think the fandom for LU is something that can be replicated. (or should?) (it’s both something odd and a loss of control for Jojo but also a conduit for an incredible amount of creativity and community.) It’s really interesting to me. It’s really interesting to witness. Or to have witnessed?

and now tired rambling, but,, aaa

What I love about the fandom is seeing ideas and headcanons and art and fic be shared and then built upon. The community projects! The LU Zine. The valentine's day cards! The artist and writer appreciation projects! The weekly polls and prompts from the main LU server! The master door post! Long haired Sky! Tick-tac-toe on Hyrule's forehead! Crop top Roolie! Cheer up buttercup! Seeing small headcanons being adopted into fanon lore and being able to watch that progression. Seeing these tropes develop and being a contributing part of it! It's something we're building together and watching that happen in real time is so special! Again, it's that 1 person building a thing vs hundreds of people building a thing that is so alluring to me.

The creators, and analysis folks, and people who leave comments and nice tags: I see you as my peers! I want to create with you! I'd love to participate in collabs and trades! I haven't been able to be involved as much as I want because of a lack of spoons. But, I admire so many of the people here. Thank you all so much for sharing what you've made! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of it! Thank you for supporting me and my silly ideas for these characters! My art is a conversation and I approach what the LU fandom's made in the same way. It's not content to be consumed. It's an open hand. I'm so grateful to those who have taken it. You've inspired me to create. It's the greatest honor if I'm able to do the same for you. I want to keep making things with you guys.

(To anyone who's made fanart for fic and vice-versa, to anyone's who's seen a headcanon and let the poster know that it's changed how you view the characters, to anyone who's contributed game information to analysis, to those answering asks and doing requests? ya'll are the best keep it up!)

[blimbo-buddy]

OneStar fans watching RiverStar fans be beaten to a bloody pulp by Erin Hunter through his shitty new Super Edition

[blujaydoodles]

they don't have that euphemism where she comes from

[unsurebisexualcore]

Older siblings of stranger things tumblr, when did u realize that Johnathan "Hasn't Broken Down in Tears in 8 Years but Really Needs To" Byers is somehow the incarnation of every single one of us?

For me it was when he compared Mike to a fucking lego Will had stuck up his nose when he was 8

[solradguy]

I have a question for you and anyone else, you might kin your kin, but would your kin, kin YOU ~pumpkin anon (I wish 2 believe my kin would infact kin me <3 I love jacko)

No hahah I don't think Sol would hate me, but I don't think we'd vibe like that at all. I could probably get a conversation out of him through our common interests though. He'd probably get a kick out of my 3D printer and record collection lol

[opens-up-4-nobody]

...

[ex-textura]

Sooo...Amaris, huh? Tell me about them! What's their story? Why Selune? Why are they this beautifully etheral? 💜

oh my little weirdo *swoon*

So Amaris was pretty young when they escaped the underdark. Old enough to have memories of the place but still young enough that when a cleric of Selune found them one cold night sleeping alone under a full moon she knew she had to take them in and protect them.

They were raised in the House of the Moon in Waterdeep by many of the clerics but more or less adopted the woman that found them as their mother, so it's basically all they've ever known. They're incredibly devout. Like. They just love Selune so much, man. There's a running joke that they're a gift from the Moonmaiden herself. They secretly kind of believe it.

They still live in the House of the Moon full time, even though most clerics would have begun travelling and spreading the word and healing of their goddess by now, but they're meek and more of a homebody than an adventurer so they've done everything in their power to stay home tending to the sick and elderly, and sneaking into the library in every free moment. They're very nurturing and gentle by nature so the work suits them well.

They were on a trip to Baldur's Gate with their best friend (under false pretenses, I might add! She told them that it was a holy mission except when they got there she confessed she just wanted to get them out of the city but Look! Sorcerous Sundries, Amaris! You've always wanted to go there! WINKWINK") when the nautiloid attacked and scooped them up.

They're trying to find her amongst all this tadpole nonsense but no luck. They DID, however, find her big dumb celebrity crush stuck in a rock right after they crash landed so that's been lucky. Amaris has been trying to get into Mr. Of Waterdeep's good graces so they can put in a good word for her when they all find each other again. (HAHA OOPS)

Why are they beautifully ethereal? Gosh. Must be the blessings of the Night White Lady herself 😌😌😌Truly Selune's favourite princess.

I went looking for a cute pic of them to add here but I found the perfect representation of their dynamic with Astarion so you get that instead. hah.

alskjdlkjfldks i'm sorry i took so long to reply to this! I started typing it, ran out of time, saved it to my drafts and then smooth-brained it out of existence. But I remembered! Eventually! You're so patient, thank you.

[jichanxo]

bennybear [from july 2023]

[moviesstoriesandbooks]

I will crieeee.

They.

My babies.

My little babies. I'm so proud so SOO proUd😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Kim's face when Chay offered to stay.

He's staying.

[smallhatlogan]

i don't think it matters that much if New Vegas is canon or not, the game is still there, you can still go and play it, and like, Bethesda is gonna still keep making Bethesda games which at this point apparently means riding off of Fallout 76 for as long as they can

[emlos]

im gonna be honest i dont understand so many basic things that people do

ex. why put together forever etc on wedding cakes and decor and stuff, because realistically this just sets your expectations up for failure

like it would make more sense to put something generic like "omg i cant believe were getting married" or "let's try to make this last!" or even "we love each other" because even if you believe you're gonna be together, yoj HAVE to know that divorce is something that can happen, and youre just lying right ???

[piplupod]

one of the cashiers at the grocery store i go to is so fucking fixated on shoplifters and it drives me crazy any time i check out through him (i try to avoid him but his checkout is often the most open/empty - hm! i wonder why! - and im often on a tight schedule w the bus). he brings up shoplifters every opportunity he gets and he seems so convinced that theyre a huge problem.

BUT WHAT REALLY GETS ME ,,, is that today the customer in front of me was needing a price check on one of the items bc it should've come out to be cheaper, so he was kind of apologetic abt it and saying "ah well, yknow, six dollars is six dollars, especially with how expensive groceries are right now" and i was nodding and agreeing (trying to show that i dont mind the wait and also solidarity my guy good for u for speaking up and getting the price fixed on that) AND THE CASHIER AGREES. FULLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND BEMOANS THE FACT THAT GROCERIES ARE CRAZY RN. AND THEN GOES ON TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SHOPLIFTERS. HUH ??????

so you agree that groceries are unreasonably expensive... and that sometimes ppl can't afford them... and yet ....................

[nerdie-faerie]

My usual shift got moved forwards 2 hours and it threw everyone off including two of my managers who are responsible for scheduling

[myownprivatcidaho]

thoseve yall who were here a year ago might remember that a year ago He was liking tweets like "idk how people can cheat when im in love im obsessed😍" and "the honeymoon stage rlly doesnt die if youre with the right person🥰" and he was liking stuff like that up till recently now shit like this is in his likes something is BROKEN in him

[disengaged]

how weird is it to be 5 months into a relationship and have zero pictures together OR of each other

[hershelwidget]

third time this week i’ve sobbed over the the dog island opening theme song

how is everyone else doing