#I started tsc when I was 14

[margareturtle]

TWP 1 coming in Spring 2026 😃

So I wanna hear how old yall were and/or where in life like middle school, college, etc when you first started reading TSC and how old/where in life yall will be when you finally get to read TWP 1 im Spring 2026

(So yeah reblog and/or comment :))

[celibibratty]

Don't you have afraid of the healing, get healead to a point where you will you stop caring, this is what you always wanted and prayed for, but if this is leading you to the End?

[sammy8d257]

Did you know that in a recent video Alan made with DJ he confirmed that TSC, Green, Yellow, Red and Blue are around the ages of 10 to 12 years old. He also said that they are just really smart children. I really like that they just young kids, makes their mannerisms and child like behavior make more sense.

Hmmm... okay, I want to preface with saying that I'm happy you find joy in headcanoning the Color Gang to be 10 to 12 year olds. I'm glad you like thinking they're kids.

BUT

I've seen a lot of people use that clip of Alan saying they're 10 to 12 year old kids as canon. And like, frankly, I don't see how it can be.

(Goddamn, this is long as hell. Click on the "Keep Reading" if you want to see my entire rant but

TLDR;

It's fine if you see the Color Gang as kids in the range of 10 - 12, more power to you, but I don't see it as canon because it doesn't make sense to me and I personally can't relate to them. So I see them as young adults. )

First off, I honestly don't trust anything Alan has to say when it comes to what is or is not canon to the videos because Alan has said via his Members discord that there isn't any concrete "lore" for the characters and the world aside from a paragraph of personality traits for the Color Gang. While I myself, am not in the Discord, I have a friend who sometimes talks about stuff in there with me. A lot of the things story and lore things he and the team make up as they go. He will just say stuff without really considering previously establish canon.

(Trust me, I know. I've spent so much brainpower trying to connect the stick figure world together in a cohesive manner, its not even funny anymore aldkglsjsgs /lh)

No knock to Alan and his Team though. I understand that AvA/M is an on-going series with SO MANY videos to keep track of. It'd be hard to keep everything inline with lore if you don't have a dedicated keeper of it. But that's the reason why I take anything Alan says outside of the animations themselves, with a grain of salt.

SECONDLY,

Let's break down this "canon" scene shall we?

Actually, lets start a little bit before the scene, so everyone can get some context:

( https://youtu.be/Oz5mDcDK9I4?t=4668 )

The scene is Purple going off with King, to which DJ says:

DJ, voicing over King: Come on son, let's go

DJ, voicing over Purple: Bye guys! I'm gonna go hangout with my adopted dad. I'm 32.

[Alan and DJ laugh]

Alan: Maybe he is.

DJ: That'd be so weird if you find out all the characters are like in their 30s. [more laughs]

Alan: Yeah even though the internet hasn't been around that long.

DJ: Yeah, that's true. How old are they, like since their creation, I guess?

Alan: Huh, good question. ... 14?

DJ: 15? No...

Alan: Probably like 10, 12, 13,

DJ: Yeah, yeah. Which is cool because I feel like they act around then

[Alan laughs]

Alan: Yeah, they're just very smart children.

[END SCENE]

Just reading this, it looks like Alan confirmed that they're 10-13 year olds right?

Yeah if you ONLY look at this and not take into account the joking and non-serious tone both Alan and DJ had throughout this entire conversation. They like joking around and saying things. That's kinda their whole thing during their reacts. Alan is a more dead-pan but he was definitely making a lighthearted joke or comment playing off of the statement of them being 10.

Actually, lets go look at the question leading up to this.

"How old are they, like since their CREATION, I guess?"

Since their creation. AvA 4 is the video where Second and RYGB were first introduced and can serve as their creation date (assuming we're not taking about lore because while AvA 4 is Second's creation date, I'd argue the Stick Fighters were created prior and would in fact be older). AvA 4 premiered in 2014

Which is almost 10 years ago.

There is a high likelihood that both Alan and DJ were using the upload date of AvA 4 as the Color Gang's "creation date".

And if you want to headcanon a stick figure's age is how many years since their creation date, then more power to you.

To me that makes no sense because then that'd mean King is 2 years old. (AvM Parkour released April, 2021) Which is insane. alskdjglsjglsgd

I much prefer the idea that stick figures are created with an age in mind (baring the born stick figures like Purple).

And yeah, maybe Alan "intended" to make the Color Gang 10-13 year olds, but as I stated above, with how joking Alan and DJ were while discussing it plus Alan's whole thing about making things up as they go, I don't really believe it.

ALSO

Not to get too personal, but I just want to address something that's been bothering me with this whole thing.

The idea that because the Color Gang act childish = being children.

Because the sticks are heavily neurodivergent-coded

And as someone who is also neurodivergent, can act childish, see aspects of themself in these sticks, and is an ADULT.

Saying that people who act like this are children??

FUCKING SUCKS

Now I know, DJ, Alan, and probably even yourself Anon, don't mean any harm when you say the sticks act like children so they must be children.

But there is a LONG history of neurodivergent people getting infantilized because they display more "childish" behaviors like stimming or hyperfixating on specific topics.

So for at least me, someone who headcanons the Stick Figures as young adults, this who "age discourse" feels icky to me.

Plus, I personally can't relate to kids because I myself, am an adult. It's easier for me to relate to characters around my age range.

Listen, this rant is getting too long but here's the long and the short of it

There is nothing wrong with headcanoning the sticks as kids if that's what you want to believe that it's canon,

But it just ain't for me.

[faithfromanewperspective]

gotta say it now bc i've been spending so much time in the 5sos fandom where we're all super protective of our creators: I know supporting an author isn't the same. I know cassie doesn't put herself out there in the same way as zillennial musicians. and I know there are things people in the fandom disagree with her on and I'm not here to minimise that.

but everywhere I interact with the fandom and it's been like this for years now, jokes and things about how old we'll be when the series is finished and yeah it's funny to some extent but as someone who knows what pressure to create does to me, who knows how much it dries my creativity, she's on tumblr. she's seeing some of this. and we gotta tow this line and be careful: careful as to how we're treating her and also careful for the sake of fans ourselves--we don't want to be acting in ways that incidentally result in content being delayed and lower quality because she's been burnt out for ages and we're just giving so much pressure to read twp, read tbvotd and read whatever else she'll doubtless come up with after because she loves the shadowhunters world, she always ends up writing more for it even when she says she won't. and aren't we lucky for that? we love the tsc universe. and if we're old by the time it's all finished, that's the result of her loving this universe she created so much that she just kept writing for it. it's a blessing.

and maybe i sound like an aussie who grew up under a rock in the middle of the bush (which I am) saying this but. when my only queer representation was a singular jacqueline wilson book until i was 14 and read malec's story in tmi, when i've never seen another author portray such a diverse range of realistic neurodivergent characters, when i'm a half white poc with grandparents from borneo which is partially in indonesia and magnus is indonesian, I do find in myself some appreciation for her: the author who created a world of characters I see myself in and I do hope she's okay and I want her to recover from burnout, I know how much it sucks, and it still kinda baffles me how she'll share bits and pieces of her mental health experiences (and she's my parents' age!! and a lot more emotionally aware than most gen x's I know which I so appreciate) and we don't, largely, as a fandom, seem to care. like i get we're in a fandom for the characters and stories she created not her, herself, but like ???

I love seeing the artist behind the art they create. I love it when they're human and imperfect and yet we can still see the good in them that they put out to impact the world with, a legacy, and when we see their imperfections and we can acknowledge this all together, acknowledge and come together for the fans who have been hurt by these mistakes, oversights, harmful views, that are mixed in with the good. and I love it when we can still come together after this and be like, I support this creator, I want them to be okay, I want them to keep discovering love and I want to see it in their writing. and this I don't think should only apply to conventionally attractive twentysomething men who sing! maybe i'm biased in the observation that it is usually where I see the most artist support. or maybe it's actually a trend and as feminists, as people who see our dignity in more than being fuckable and more than being Perfect Leaders, we can do better.

and so i don't care when the wicked powers come out. i'll have finished my masters' degree before I finish that book series and hear the rest of kit and ty's story i started reading in high school. but that's okay. if that's what it takes to get a good story. i don't care when we get the final tec book, even though i've got two copies of the other two on my bookcase and don't know if the cover art will even be the same when the third one comes out. because we love pretty timely things but we're not owed them. and I have to say, this isn't completely true. I do care. I do want to know. I do want to experience that joy. but much more than that I want cassie to write at her own pace and I want her to enjoy it and I want her to keep discovering her own creativity and the proof is honestly in the pudding that every artist I've seen decide to do things at their own rate has ended up way more productive than before they decided that. and artists are people after all. it's what makes their art so good and forms the basis for the fandoms we're in. so I hope she knows it's okay to take her time.

[thevagabondexpress]

okay so currently compiling tlh/tsc-in-general gender + sexuality headcanons because doing character sheets is weirdly calming and this struck me: there was a point when i was definitely too young to act on it and thank everything i did not where i had this sudden burst of all of the hormones, all of the physical attraction, all at once, it was very overwhelming and intense and then it just really dropped off significantly after a couple of years. there was no trauma or anything, the hormones were just done and left and i started identifying as asexual very shortly afterward.

why does james herondale's sudden overwhelming attraction to cordelia throughout the process of breaking the bracelet give off the same vibe? like, it's something he likely would've gone through circa 13-14 had there not been a bracelet there and the attraction will probably drop off significantly if not completely in a couple of years once the hormones have done their hormoning that they should've done three or four years ago?

like, it's not just that he wakes up to sexuality after the bracelet but it feels like he kind of got really abnormally hit in the face with it in the way that i did where it just burns itself out completely in a couple of years.

[anti-endo-haven]

not exactly sure how to trigger tag this so tldr: venting about an ex friend who fakeclaimed me and a therapist i used to have who didnt really help me and kinda did the opposite (probably not on purpose, but it still kinds fucked some things up for me)

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thinking about the times ive talked about the possibility of having did with an old online friend of mine (who was a singlet) and they never believed me. i did so much research and trying to open up about it but when they told me i should stop it felt like everything i knew had fallen apart and was different

back then i remember before i told him about it i actually had known about some alters i had, they had actual names and personalities and even innerworld features. i remember one of them was a little kid with blonde hair and a pink dress and a black cat hat (exactly like a hat i used to have irl) i havent seen her around anywhere in a couple years sadly, since my friend told me i was faking. i wish she was around longer because she seemed really sweet. i think she went dormant bc of the stress our friend had put us through

i remember i had what i assume was a full switch to her which is why i wanted to talk to someone about it but the online friend i had at the time would constantly fakeclaim me and say things like "you cant be a system if youre under the age of 20" (even though... systems usually develop before the age of 10) and "youre faking because your typing is weird" (this alter was a little, a fucking child, so of course her grammar wasnt gonna be perfect) i literally remember switching to her as me and this person were talking and they still thought i was faking because "you just learned about this disorder and now youre acting like you have it" (maybe because.. ive had it for so long that when i finally found the words that have helped me describe it im trying to embrace it and learn to heal. maybe because for most of my childhood i felt like something deep inside me was wrong and broken and when i found out about did things suddenly started clicking for me)

even my therapist at the time didnt even try to figure out why i thought i had such a serious disorder, she just immediately dismissed it when i brought it up with her. i find it a bit funny though because before i brought up did with her she had told me i probably have *some kind* of dissociative disorder (she never specified) and she even gave me meds for it (which honestly made it worse, i can only remember like one thing from that time period and it was someone telling me "my energy felt off") while i dont think a therapist should always immediately agree with their patient when it comes to trying to diagnose something i think they should try to help them figure out if what theyre suspecting is truly what they are dealing with or if its something else, ykwim?

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im so sorry for this being so long :( i didnt mean for it to be but it still ended up being a whole essay .. anyway this is my first time posting to this blog so hi !

id like to claim an anon tag, would 🌌🕹️ or tsc/the stardust crusaders be okay?

That ex-friend is wild… You can absolutely be a system under the age of 20, I’ve seen 14 year olds get an official diagnosis and be able to get some help/support for it. Not a lot of people might know about it until they’re older especially in therapy because they have to cross bases and make sure it isn’t something else. And even if someone does months/years of research, they might not fully know or be questioning for a while.

Some people also accept it faster than others. That doesn’t make them fake either. For us, we had started questioning when we were around 19, doing research and everything to help out and going to different sources, we’re now 20 and a little bit past the “I’m fake” self-doubt (imposter syndrome) and doing what we can to function.

Your therapist should have absolutely made sure to cross bases. I’m not saying that in like a bad way. But the medication pushing just… isn’t it. That seems really strange to me to just agree, not ask questions on why, and just give medication out like that…

But you guys aren’t fake, that friend is gone, hopefully that therapist, too. I hope you all are doing better!

And, yep! You can claim all of those!

[smallraindrops-blog]

Does Thy Starry Crown follow the chronological events of TSOA? Because I have a few questions if it does.

It's mentioned that Y/N dies before turning 30, so l'm gonna assume 28-ish. This means Reader would also be 27-28. I'm also assuming that Y/N dies his canonical death like in WMFTD where he gets killed by Ares.

The flashforward part in Part 2 (I think) of TSC is several years after the war- so l'm assuming like 2-3.

If Reader was 14 when he first started training under Patroclus and trained under him before the war for atleast a year; was Achilles brought to Scyros before the war like in TSOA, or what this in the past before Reader came along (or did it not happen at all)?

Sorry if this is a weird question 😭 I was re-reading TSC and thought of it LMFAOOO

No no not a weird question at all! Since my reply is kinda long, I putting it under a readmore.

TSC does loosely follows the chronological events of TSOA, the war starting and ending along with Achilles’ and Patroclus’ deaths are all fixed points I use for TSC.

I consider TSC to be its’ own universe for the ease of the writing and keep the details loosely organized since it wasn’t even a thought until I got that request, and I think I never planned on writing a second part let alone all the others that followed.

TSC does not follow WMFTD canonically. At least the way I write it, totally fine if you or someone else want it to.

This is how I write with TSC in mind:

In this universe, Achilles was married after Chiron’s training since the war that his mother was warned about won’t happen until Achilles is in his middle age. So Spyros never happened, but I like to think he still married the same woman.

During this marriage, he sired Pyrrhus but due to choosing Patroclus over his wife, Achilles’s mother took his son to raise as her own since she ever got to raise Achilles.

A few years later, they will find and adopt Y/N. Then Reader will be taken under Patroclus’ wing later on. Then come along the war and so on.

Close to the end of the war, Reader and Y/N both go on the run, fleeing with the ashes to give back to Chiron. Afterwards, they end up traveling, helping people while trying to stay out of Pyrrhus’ grasp.

So yeah, about two or three years for part two, I’m not locked into a timeline since again I wasn’t sure how much I would end up for writing.

Eventually they settled somewhere far away one of the mountain villages under different names. Y/N found work as a laborer and eventually as woodworker as well.

He helped keep raiders away from the villages, occasionally training the young men ( and women in secret since many disapproved women knowing how to fight at all).

Reader will be both a healer and teacher the children, giving them an education they otherwise would had never gotten. He even earned the honor of being of the few men in Greece who help out in childbirth (men were banned from helping under law I think).

While they were are an odd pair to the eyes of the town-folks, they earned their place among the ppl. Turns out, knowing someone who know medicine and another who can kick almost anyone’s ass is very useful.

I like to think they will live a happy, long life together, tending to a garden and home, taking in orphans when no one could.

Sorry for the long post and I hope this answers everything. Thanks for the opportunity to ramble. :)

[theceaselessidiot]

I started thinking about an old shadowhunters/tmi fanfic idea I had and then I randomly decided to read the dark artifices series instead (for fun and "research") and so far I have the following opinions:

I don't care for Julian, I don't know why, but I don't like him that much

Ty being autistic is established in a very stereotypical way. Its like Clare did a superficial "Autism 101" google search and called it a day. Like kudos to her for even having an autistic character, but she should've done a lot more research about it.

I know Clare wants me to root for Julian and Emma, but my brain immediately started shipping Emma with Cristina the moment they had a scene together. Then, when Mark & Kieran entered the chat by brain went: what if Kieran, Mark, Cristina all dated each other AND EMMA

CC, please stop with the needless exposition! It makes your characters sound weird as fuck! Have a "previously on tsc" chapter and move on! When your characters go on and on about Clace and everything from TMI and I'm going "yes I know I read TMI 10 years ago and even I remember all this", then something has gone wrong.

Also, please stop recycling plot points, I can already tell this is going to be a forbidden romance thing between Julian and Emma and I'm in Chapter 14 of Lady Midnight.

Your side characters are once again more interesting than the MCs. Next time, just write about Mark, Kieran and Cristina.

I genuinely like the world, some characters and the beginning of plot. I do like Ty, Mark, Kieran, Cristina and Diana the most so far, but also the younger Blackthorn siblings. I like the family dynamic, because it really wasn't there in TMI (I only skimmed TDA, so i can't say much about it).

Edit bc I forgot: SHOW DONT TELL! Like it has gotten much better from tmi, but so often its "let me tell you all these things about this character" instead of showing me that this character has a specific trait or emotion.

[camellumber44]

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[userlaylivia]

5 shows

tagged by: @itwasepic tysm bb <3

rules: pick 5 shows then answer the following questions. don't cheat. then tag 10 (or however many) people.

my shows:

the secret circle

legacies

the vampire diaries

the originals

one tree hill

questions:

1, who is your favorite character in 2?

hope mikaelson always and forever!! she's the one I would defend until my dying breath no matter what!!

2. who is your least favorite character in 1?

John Blackwell, I love every character on the show except him and it's not just because he messed with my otp either!

3. what is your favorite episode of 4?

it's a mix between the s1 finale and 1x08 I loved both episodes so much but I love so many eps of the show so lol

4. what is your favorite season of 5?

season 2 always!! I loved it so much and everything was so on point and the brucas/jeyton/naley stuff was just perfection!! s1-3 were AMAZING!!

5. who is your favorite couple in 3?

Damon/Elena of course!!, they are my otp of all otps and always will be!!

6. who is your favorite couple in 2?

handon always!! I ship hope with everyone on the show but handon is my otp and always will be!!

7. what is your favorite season of 1?

well tsc only has one season so that's the only one that can be my fave lol it DESERVED BETTER!!

8. what is your favorite episode of 5?

it's hard to choose an episode for the show but the shooting episode even though it's heartbreaking and keith dies which I'm still mad about but the writing and acting made that episode my fave!!

9. what is your favorite episode of 2?

It is a tie between 1x13 and 4x03!! both episodes were emotional and intense and just overall AMAZING OMG!!

10. how long have you watched 1?

I started the show when it premiered in 2011 and watched it till the end and I've rewatched several times since!!

11. how did you become interested in 3?

well i read the books not long before the show then I saw commercials for the show and started it and that's how I got interested!

12. who is your favorite actor in 4?

phoebe tonkin!! she's the reason I started the show and she's my favorite character on the show and I've loved her for YEARS!!

13. which do you prefer? 1, 2 or 5?

I can't choose between them tbh their all 3 my favorite shows!! but tsc is without a doubt one of my all time faves and I'm bitter it got cancelled! legacies is my current fave though!!

14. which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3?

well 3 because tsc only has one season and tvd has 8 lol

15. if you could be anyone from 4, who would you be?

Hayley or davina!! I would love to have super strength and be that fast but I'd hate to drink blood lol and being a witch would be so cool omg!!

16. would a crossover between 3 and 4 work?

well considering they have crossed over numerous time and one is a spinoff of the other I'd say so lol

17. pair two characters in 1 that would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple.

adam and faye!!! they were my guilty pleasure ship on tsc and I think they would've been so great together if only we got a second season ugh

18. overall, which show has the better storyline, 3 or 5?

um probably 5 since I liked it more past s4 than I did tvd and I genuinely love a lot of the characters and ships and the storylines are so powerful on oth and I love it more in general!

19. which has the better theme music, 2 or 4??

neither since neither one has much of a theme, just the title card with blood dripping down lmao

20. what is your favorite episode of 3??

I can't choose just one episode but 1x11, 1x14, 1x19, 1x22, pretty much every ep of s2 because it's my favorite season and I could go on and on but nobody wants that lmao

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[grxceblqckthxrn]

TDA characters as types of tiktokers

y’all KNOW i’m bored when i’m doing this shit lmao 

i’ll get around to doing the other TSC characters eventually TDA was just the first to come to mind also if you’re not actively on tiktok some of what i say might not make sense ahaha

also i named some tiktokers who yall can use for reference for some of them and from what i’ve seen they’re all fairly unproblematic so you should check them out!!

EMMA CARSTAIRS

okay so she’s DEFINITELY super popular and she uses her platform for good

she’s really funny and a lot of her audios go viral posts videos of her dancing saying that she cant dance but she’s actually really good at it

6M followers and growing fast 

 hypes up her boyfriend’s account ALL the time

calls out misogynistic/racist tiktokers through duets and KEEPS THEIR TAG IN THE CAPTION  

 she is not afraid of starting drama lmao

occasionally hops on POV and transition trends but its usually satire 

emma can’t act for shit lmao 

super active on tiktok and has a spam account

people are always asking her to drop the skin care routine but she doesn’t have one?? 

*pushes Zara down* “and no one’s gonna help her?? WOW some world we live in”

JULIAN BLACKTHORN

there’s no way he doesnt  have an art account lmao

a lot of his paintings go viral but 90% of his comments are 14 year old girls thirsting over him

yall know that pottery guy on tiktok?? the cute one?? (i searched up his account just for this post he’s @/daxnewman769) that’s the best way to describe him

literally all the famous tiktokers commission him

probably has like 4M followers lmao

will occasionally make about how respecting women doesn’t make you a “simp”

doesn’t get into tiktok drama tho

posts candid videos of emma and all his jealous 14 year old fans get so pressed but he shuts down anyone who says anything bad about her

sometimes does painting or drawing tutorials and he’s really good at teaching stuff lmao

CRISTINA ROSALES

omg okay so like yall know those really pretty girls on tiktok who are literal models and are always dropping tips on how to frame your face for pictures and best clothes and poses and whatever  ( @/ameliezilber is the first person that came to mind as an example)

thats her

alot of her content is just for the aesthetic

BLING EFFECT

GRWM’s all the time

10 step skin care routine 

GOOD VIBES

has a pretty decent following?? like at least 2 million

has a spam but it’s exactly the same as her main lol

also calls out problematic tiktokers but not by name

her entire account is full of body positivity and does a bunch of stuff on loving yourself

sometimes does POVs and all the comments are like “@ netflix hire her rn”

sometimes posts crack videos with emma and cute vids with mark and kieran

MARK BLACKTHORN

does a lot of reaction videos and duets

a lot of his videos go viral but he doesn’t have a huge following like maybe 800k

 everyone still knows him

gets at least twenty “are you wearing only one contact” comment about his eyes every post

he’s really funny without even realizing it 

sometimes goes inactive for weeks at a time and just forgets that tiktok exists lmao

shows off kieran and cristina ALL THE MF TIME AND EVERYONE IS SO JEALOUS LIKE HOW ARE ALL OF THEM HOT

KIERAN 

doesnt have a tiktok lmao sorry

but shows up so much on mark’s and cristina’s that a lot of people know who he is

DIANA WRAYBURN

unironically does POVs but is actually good at them??

lots of videos talking about the struggles of minorities like LGBTQ+ and POC and women

posts a lot of those vidoes that are like “what to do if you ever get kidnapped” “red flags in relationships” “most powerful parts of the body” etc

probably has like 500k followers 

at the end of the day she doesn’t really use tiktok that much tho ahaha

LIVVY BLACKTHORN:

does a little bit of everything??

posts dance videos sometimes 

omg her transitions are SO good

everyone is in love with her and she has to remind them that she’s a minor (i’m just a kid plays aggressively in the background)

posts videos that are just vibes?? like her skating at night, dancing in traffic with dru/her friends, walking through the city at night etc

lots of lip syncing videos to whatever sounds are popular and all her comments are like “i wish i looked like this” “guess im not eating today” and she gets so upset :((

she wants everyone to know that they’re perfect the way they are!!

also posts POVs sometimes and she’s not that bad at them ahaha 

probably has like 1 million followers 

doesn’t even need a spam just posts everything on her main 

shouts out her sibilings accounts all the time

overall just great energy

TY BLACKTHORN

never posts his face on his main but he does on his spam

yall know those accounts that post fun facts or psychology facts?? his is like that except he talks to explain them and everyone finds his voice SO calming 

he posts a lot of content of animals and everyone is in AWE with how good he is with them

his username is probably theanimalwhisperer or something djkfskjd

every single time he posts Kit on his account all the comments are like “OOH ICU” and “SHIP” and “ASK HIM OUT ALREADY”

he gives 0 shits about popularity on tiktok he’s just posting for fun because he likes teaching people about his interests

so he has like maybe 500k followers

lots of philosophical questions that has everyone questioning their existence

ugh i love him

KIT HERONDALE

be honest this is what y’all were waiting for 

yall know those unproblematic ppl that everyone refers to as the “king(s) of tiktok”???

yeah thats him

SO FUNNY

LIKE HIS CONTENT IS GENUINELY HILARIOUS

lots of sarcasm and satire

think @/adamkindacool  ?? (one of my favourite tiktokers lmao)

does reaction videos for those “pov: im the annoying hot cheeto girl sitting next to you in math class” videos

dark humor (not like rude humor but actual dark humor)

like “i put the baby in the oven and the pizza in the bed” type of jokes back when those were a thing

has like 4M followers but almost every single one of his posts go viral so he’s gaining fast

lots of pranks

starts a bunch of trends

any video he posts of Mina goes viral

sometimes he posts some really weird stuff that has everyone laughing so hard irl (@/benoftheweek)

he NEVER thirst traps but still gets a lot of those weird sexual fairy comments on his posts (iykyk)

TO BE CLEAR I MEAN THE FAIRY EMOJI ONES NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM BEING FAE 

reacts to the comments with a video of him just staring at the screen with the “oh to see without my eyes” or “im just sixteen” audio going on in the background which only encourages them to make more weird comments

anyways everyone loves him

any of his povs are pure jokes meant to make fun of pov’ers

posts maybe one serious tiktok every 5 months that talks about being respectful and using your platform for good

“i miss old tiktok”

posts a lot of random videos of Ty where, again, all the comments are shipping them except even more so on his account because everyone can see his heart eyes for Ty

collabs with Dru a lot and does a bunch of duets of her videos

everyone loves him bye

DRU BLACKTHORN

SO many memes

she deletes any hate in her comments bc she honestly doesnt care to respond to them and doesn’t need that kind of negativity in her life

but one time she got a “the f in women stands for funny” comment and she WENT OFF

does really dark povs sometimes that are really interesting

CLOWN MAKEUP + SCARY CLOWN TIKTOKS ( think @/avani ‘s clown make up posts

REALLY good at makeup and sometimes gets julian to do scary makeup on her for tiktoks and povs (like those ones with stitches over the mouth or skin peeling off)

huge ally!! posts a lot about minorities struggles and white privilege, and acknowledges hers

does movie reviews and stuff sometimes

“types of” videos

pulls a lot of pranks on her sibilings with livvy and sometimes with Kit

lots of body positivity + self love

calls out back-handed compliments

also has a lot of content like Livvy’s of just vibing in LA

julian and emma and mark go off at anyone who sexualize her in the comments

probably has like 650k followers

posts a couple of times a week

BONUS: 

JAIME ROSALES

lots of skateboarding videos idk he just gives me that vibe

doesn’t post that often but is super popular

like maybe 1.5M followers

really passionate about systematic racism

HATES all those privileged white boys using the “this is america” audio to pretend they’re oppressed ( this is a may 2020 thing so it probably wont make sense to anyone who sees this after lmao)

POSTS A LOT OF THIRST TRAPS LMAO 

also posts lots of videos that’s just him yelling about stuff but they’re really entertaining to watch ( like that guy sebastian @/sauceyogranny)

everyone thinks he’s super hot he always shows up in those “hottest boys on tiktok” videos except sometimes he’s just the token POC boy and it makes him mad :( 

DIEGO ROSALES

HIS ACCOUNT IS SO PRACTICAL LMAO

lots of tips 

“what to do if you’re trapped in the desert” “what to do if you’re kidnapped and stuck in the trunk”

doesnt reply to comments EVER unless it’s to clarify a point he made in the video or answer a question

has like 200k

okay thats it lmao im done bye this took me like an hour to make

i’ll get to all the other characters from the other series’ eventually 

also if yall are wondering abt the lack of f*ckbois in this post they’re coming dw

TMI CHARACTERS AS TYPES OF TIKTOKERS

TID CHARACTERS AS TYPES OF TIKTOKERS 

TLH CHARACTERS AS TYPES OF TIKTOKERS

[clockworkbee]

Hi so sorry to interrupt whatever ur doing but i saw you mentioned The Selection series in a post and I don’t know if you’ve read that but I know that you’re a TSC fan so I was wondering if you can recommend me any books/series etc - also I really like your content 😊

Hello, you aren't interrupting at all :) and no, I haven't read the selection series.

I would recommend you to read The Dark Artifices (as I'm biased and it's my personal favourite) but if you're planning on reading all the books, I'd recommend you read them in publication order that starts with The Mortal Instruments. (Those books are full of flaws if you see objectively but if you are here to enjoy, you'd probably love it—i was 14-15 when I read it so I very much connected and related to characters—last year when I reread though, I noticed all flaws but I loved it anyway; nostalgia. I also appreciated the characters more this time around while also being annoyed at times) Anyway, I just think that if you're not feeling upto reading a 6-book-long series, then go for The Dark Artifices. It is set 5 years later in time and explains things that happened in TMI. (Which means you'll be spoiled for it so unless you don't plan to read tmi at all, it's cool. And if you plan to read tmi later, well you'll just know the ending.)

I would also recommend you to read The Infernal Devices (my second favourite) TID is set in 1800s London.

totally upto you which you pick first :)

[theramseyloft]

March 2021 Expense Report

We started this Month with $$257.92 in PayPal.

3/1/21

 A new expense is being added to the loft budget.

On the first of every month, I deep clean the flock.

Then, and on days when my periods immobilize me with pain, I need help.

So we now have a budget for loft help during those two events.

Loft help was $25.

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $231.89

3/2/21

We spent $21.59 at Big Lots on 8lbs of finch seed ($7.99), 4 shallow metal cat dishes ($3.00 x 4), and tax ($1.60)

Bringing our PayPal balance to $210.30

3/4/21

We spent $11.99 on Rogue's DNA test

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $198.31

3/5/21

Today was Pay Day!

Thank you to my wonderful Patrons for $254.51

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $452.82

3/6/21

Today was Grocery Day.

We spent $80.96 at TSC on 2 50lb bags of royal Wing Classic Mix ($24.99 x 2), a 50lb back of oyster shell grit ($11.99), compressed wheat straw ($12.99) and tax ($6.00)

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $371.86

3/8/21

We were paid $20 for a harness, plus a generous $5 tip.

We spent $2.99 at the post office to ship a harness.

And we spent $17.49 at TSC on 9ft of galvinized wire ($0.49 x 9), 6 1/16th cable clamps ($1.99 x 6), and tax ($1.14)

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $376.38

3/9/21

Angel's adoption fee was $70.

We spent $20.27 at Walmart on a pet taxi ($18.77) and Tax ($1.50)

3/11/21

We spent $21.51 at walmart on a small fan ($8.88), Safflower seed ($6.97), roofing nails ($2.17), carpet tacks ($0.97), toddler socks ($0.98), and tax ($1.60)

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $264.54

3/12/21

We spent $39.71 at Walmart on  a medium pet taxi ($36.77) and tax ($2.94)

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $224.83

3/13/21

We spent $59.38 at TSC on 50lbs Royal Wing classic Mix ($24.99), 20lbs safflower ($29.99), and tax ($4.40)

We earned $0.82 cash back from using our PayPal debit card

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $166.27

3/14/21

Frito's adopter sent $105 to cover his fee, crate, and postage.

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $271.27

3/15/21

Postage to send Frito home came out to $50.75.

We spent $21.56 at Lowes on two drier vents ($9.98 x 2) and tax ($1.60)

Bringing our PayPal Balanced to $198.96

3/17/21

We spent $148.50 at Fox appliance for a 1/40 HP Blower ($130.00), a bird guard ($7.50), and tax ($11.00), which the dear Hubby was gracious enough to cover.

3/19/21

We spent $29.87 at KJ's market on 8lbs Field Peas ($2.59 x 8), 8lbs split green peas ($1.00 x 8), and tax ($1.15)

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $169.09

3/20/21

We spent $13.23 at Cho Ba Mein Asian Market on 8 lbs of Mung Beans ($1.59 x 8) and tax ($0.51)

We spent $5.10 at Walmart on 5lbs of Lentils ($0.98 x 5) and tax ($0.20)

We spent $53.98 at TSC on 2 50lb. bags of Royal wing Classic Mix ($24.99 x 2) and tax ($4.00)

We spent $15.99 at the locel Walmart Market on 3lbs of lentils ($0.98 x 3), a new digital gram scale ($11.97), and tax ($1.08)

And we earned $0.64 cash back from PayPal

Bringing our Balance to $81.43

3/24/21

We received a $10 tip from a follower on Tumblr for pigeon advice.

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $91.43

3/25/21

We received $20 for a harness order with a $5 tip.

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $116.43

3/26/21

We paid $6.24 to ship the harness.

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $110.19

3/27/21

Today was Grocery Day.

We spent $51.77 at TSC on 2 50lb bags of Royal Wing Classic Mix ($24.99 x 2), a 4 pack of of sponges ($1.79), and tax ($4.14)

Bringing our PayPal Balance to $54.28

3/29/21

Cody and Cloud's family sent $180.75 For Cloud and Cody's fees ($20 and $40), crate ($10), harnesses ($20 x 2), Postage (estimated by USPS postage calculator $50.75), and tip ($20).

We spent $11.99 at IQ Bird Testing to get Leonard and Elliot's new baby DNA sexed by egg shell.

Postage to ship Cloud and Cody came out to $57.05

Brining our PayPal Balance to $165.99

Totals:

March Totals:

Final PayPal Balance:  $165.99

Income: $576.72

Expenses: $660.42

Hubby Covered: $137.50

Break Down of March expenses:

Nutrition: $231.17

Equipment: $281.10

Maintenance: $25

Veterinary: $23.98

Postage: $117.03

New Blood/shipping: $70

Travel $0

Taxes $38.86

Break Down of March Income:

Patreon: $254.51

Live animals/shipping: $225.75

Apparel/crafts: $80

Tips: $40

PayPal Cash Back: $1.46

The Hubby's donations will be broken down by the expenses he covered on the Loft's behalf.

Nutrition: $0

Equipment: $137.50

Maintenance: $0

Veterinary: $0

Postage: $0

Tax: $0

Yearly totals so far:

Income: $1,793.49

Expenses: $2,262.85

Hubby Covered: $820.72

Here is the break down of our expenses.

Nutrition: $583.81

Equipment: $447.07

Maintenance: $25

Veterinary: $569.94

Postage: $497.97

New Blood/shipping: $70

Travel $0

Taxes $88.72

Income break down:

Patreon: $726.29

Live animals/shipping: $780.10

Apparel/crafts: $80

Tips: $40

PayPal Cash Back: $1.46

The Hubby's donations will be broken down by the expenses he covered on the Loft's behalf.

Nutrition: $49.98

Equipment: $191.94

Maintenance: $0

Veterinary: $444.00

Postage: $130.44

Tax: $4.56

[florencesmachine]

An update regarding my tumblr account!

So guys, most of you know me in the tsc fandom as cordeliacarstairs or incorrecttdaquotes, as well as incorrecttlhquotes, incorrecttwpquotes, incorrectminacarstairsquotes, and the admin on tscbot, etc. If you don’t know by now, my account was terminated last week on Wednesday. I’ve been contacting @support trying to get them restored ever since, but it’s been very... unhelpful, to say the least. The initial email they sent me stated that they terminated my account for “trading/hoarding” urls, which violates community guidelines. When I send a help request contesting that I did anything warranting termination, I did not receive an automated response back. Turns out, they have the email associated with that account blocked on their system. When I realized this, I started submitting help requests through another email, asking for help in simply reaching them, and I received several responses back telling me to submit the request through my account email, which IS WHAT I COULDN’T DO, WHICH IS WHY I WAS ASKING FOR HELP.

me: I can’t contact you through my account’s email because you have me blocked can you please unblock me?

@support: for security reasons pls send this help request through your accounts email thanks :)

🤦🏽‍♀️

So, finally after several days, I got an email back which simply said:

“We've terminated your Tumblr account for spam or using your blog with the primary purpose of affiliate marketing and deceptive means to generate traffic/revenue. Per the policies you agreed to when creating your account, Tumblr prohibits such activity ... Unfortunately we can't restore accounts that have been terminated for violating several of our Terms of Service or Community Guidelines.”

Which if you notice, is a different reason than the one they originally gave me.

Not to mention a totally false claim.

Those of you that followed me on my active accounts know I didn’t post ads, ask for money, or post content which can be considered “spam”. I never even INTERACT much less post content which is obscene, violent, or even excessively rude. I’ve always believed in using social media responsibly and for enjoyment and connection above all things. I’m a book blogger, I post about books with little deviation- and I’ve certainly never made any money off of it.

I sent yet another help ticket at the beginning of this week requesting that someone please look into this, but I’ve yet to hear back from anyone at all. My inbox is filled with unanswered help tickets and I’m honestly not sure what else there is left to do. I created this account to use temporarily while I got the situation sorted, but it’s looking more and more like I’m going to need to start all over from here.

I’m incredibly sad and incredibly disappointed at this entire situation. I had an incredible community of followers and mutuals on that account, primarily in the tsc fandom, and I was incredibly proud because incorrecttdaquotes was just about to cross 8k in followers. But fandom stuff aside, I had that tumblr account since I was around 14 years old, and the hardest part is having something you built an attachment to over several years taken away from you without warning, even if it’s something as meaningless as a social media account.

That being said, life goes on and I’m definitely not disappearing from this or any fandom I’ve become a part of, and you can always reach me on some of my other social media:

Instagram (@wilhelminacarstairs)

Twitter (@incorrecttlh)

YouTube (Cinthia n books n stuff) (yes I know that’s a stupid channel name, yes I’m working on it,yes I am going to post on it again)

I’m tagging some of the mutuals I had on my original account for Awareness™ (if we were mutuals and I forgot to tag you in this I’m sorry, I’m doing all of this from memory and I obviously can’t log on to my account and check): @lucelias @wilhelminacarstairs @jordelias @mostawesomepineapple @pinkseraphblades @roast-the-shadowhunters @virginiadre @shahana21 @beckygs @marisolgarza @purple-haired-faerie

also everyone that’s followed me on here and been kind enough to reach out to me on either my twitter or Instagram... you guys r fucking real ones so congratulations we’re mutuals now and you’re stuck with me forever:

@blueganseys @lady-digital-vampire-queen @waterlilyvioletfog @lxcieherondale @daisyherxndale @go-bunburying @opaque-grapefruit @tokaywineandcheese @imadumbas @mysterychuu @breckxbooks @ijzermansrobbe @saraahsmiles @chailoveforever @pen-paper-and-ink @ignus-aurum @sparklestheunicorn @itsjustsand @furioustacotyrant @superalteza666 @mindastardust @cocuklar-gibi @nearlyheadlessnickcage @cordelia-carstairs-owns-me @blckthrns @princessbitchysworld @aybiegirl @queenmollixofshadows @bloooop-p @roseonthecrown @shadowfeyartist @vlctorxvale @taco-taco-belle @heloisacosta23 @luke-garroway

[jellybeanbeing]

Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag

I’ve only read 11 books so far this year which isn’t that great, but that doesn’t matter so here’s the tag.

1. Best Book You’ve Read So Far

Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley // My first book of 2020 and it will stay as one of my favorites. This book speaks to my sad and confused soul. There are heavy topics that are discussed in this book and I thought they were dealt with carefully and it wasn’t problematic. I don’t know, this is just such a great book.

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNINGS: child abuse, violence, homophobic slurs said between characters, physical and emotional and mental abuse, suicidal thoughts

Topics discussed: religion, questioning sexual identities, exploring sexuality

2. Best Sequel You’ve Read So Far

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir // I know some people think that Reaper is the weakest out of the three that are out, but I love it so much. The characters are finally coming to their own strengths and discovering their greatness and their weakness and it’s so good. The plot continues to grow and become so so complex. Ugh, it’s just freaking fantastic and y’all need to go read it.

3. A New Release You Haven’t Read Yet But Want To 

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown // I’ve been trying to get myself to read new fantasy/magical realism books instead of reading like the same three fantasy series over and over again every year. The premise of this book sounds amazing and so heart wrenching. People have said they cried while reading this so I’m ready to cry as well, because if you’ve read my older posts, I love books that make me cry.

4. Most Anticipated Release for the Second Half of the Year

A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir // I cannot wait for this book to come out. I will cry the day it is released. This is one of my favorite book series and the first fantasy book series that I read and really loved. It will always have a special place in my heart. I’m also so nervous as to where this story is going to go.

5. Biggest Disappointment

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga // I honestly don’t even know why I had high hopes for this book because I had first read it around 2016 and I really liked it, but as I sat with my thoughts more, I started thinking about how some aspects of the book was problematic. But I still, for some reason, held some hope in myself for this book, and then I read it. And then my sitting thoughts were kind of right, but I guess this reread for me did allow me to see what I had liked about it. I liked the main character’s sarcasm and her humor, and I also liked how her feelings were described but only in the beginning half. I don’t know. My thoughts on what I didn’t like about this book is a lot and I won’t write a whole essay here. If you liked the book, that’s great! That’s your opinion and this is mine. I’m not bashing you if you liked this book, I just didn’t quite like it.

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNINGS: suicidal thoughts, a suicide attempt, depression

6. Biggest Surprise

Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje // I had to read this for school and I was initially excited for it because I had previously read Running in the Family which I really liked, but I looked up the ratings for Anil’s Ghost on Goodreads and it wasn’t the highest. I still read it because school, and it shocked me with how much I actually liked it and connected with it. I do not cry when reading required books for school but by the end of this book, I was sobbing my eyes out. 

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNINGS: a graphic suicide attempt, graphic violence, PTSD

7. Favorite New Author

I’ve said this in my past tag and I’ll say it again here. I’ll consider someone my favorite author if I’ve read and liked more than one of their books/series. 

8. Newest Fictional Crush

Cordelia Carstairs from Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare // A whole badass queen, and my absolute favorite protagonist in TSC world. Y’all can try to debate it, but there will be no point because Cordelia is just the best and that’s a fact.

9. Newest Favorite Character

Elias Veturius from the An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir // I have a whole new appreciation for this man, and I love him with my whole being and you cannot tell me that his character does not slap when he clearly fucking does.

10. Book That Made You Cry 

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds // If you read this and you don’t cry, are you okay? I’m not the biggest fan of poetry or books written in verse, but I loved this book. The whole book is an emotional ride and it’s hard not to cry. I had initially picked this up in 2019 but never finished it and have no idea why. But I finished it, and it was great. Also, that ending gives me chills every time I think about it.

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNINGS: violence

11. Book That Made You Happy 

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir // I will never shut up about this series and you’re just gonna have to deal with it. I love this series so much and this first book is absolutely fucking superb. The writing is so good and captivating, and the world and characters are so complex. This is a book where you will forget that you’re even reading and then once you pull yourself away five hours have passed. I love this book so much.

12. Favorite Book to Movie Adaptation You Saw This Year

Howl’s Moving Castle // This is the movie I have to watch every year because I said so. I’ve never read the book and I don’t ever plan to because I personally think it will never live up to the beauty that is the film.

13. Favorite Review You’ve Written So Far This Year

I don’t have a favorite review that I’ve posted but I have another review that I’m currently writing up about An Ember in the Ashes, A Torch Against the Night, and A Reaper at the Gates. I’m super excited to post it because this book series means so much to me.

14. Most Beautiful Book You’ve Bought This Year

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare // Chain of Gold is basically the only book I’ve bought this year, so it’s kind of here as a default. But the cover is very gorgeous, and oh, how I CRIED at the end of this book.

15. Books You Still Need to Read By the End of the Year

The Poppy War by R.F Kuang // Currently reading

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire // Also currently reading since November

Sula by Toni Morrison // Will be a reread

If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson // Will be a first read

[magnusbanewastaken]

Hello, new to the fandom!

I know, right? It's 2021 and someone is still new to TMI? Hahaha.

A friend of mine got me into The Mortal Instruments fandom back in late November 2020 (I made my first post in 11/22 so I guess that'll be when my anniversary as a fan will be this year, haha) because we wanted to roleplay something new. I've heard of TMI way back when I was still active on Tumblr around the 2009-2014 but never really got into until last year.

Knowing nothing about the series, it was just a couple of my friends who assigned the roles to some of us who haven't read the books, seen the movie, or watched the series. I was assigned the role of Magnus Bane and then I started reading the books so I could learn how to roleplay him.

So far I've read Books 1-4 of TMI, all of TID, TRSoM, some parts of TBC and TFTSA, and currently going through Book 5 of TMI. And man, what a trip. I know I still have a lot to read and one thing my friend failed to tell me is that Magnus apparently appears on every single book in TSC, haha. 14/02/2021 UPDATE: I have now finished most of the books! Still have Books 2 and 3 of TDA, Book 1 (and soon Book 2) of TLH, and GotSM left to read! 21/09/21 UPDATE: Forgot to update but I’ve finished most of the books by now save for TLH, I’m still not ready to get into it yet. But I think I’ve been spoiled by something so I guess I have to get into it now. 05/11/22 UPDATE: I've read everything, now what? ✌️🥹 And I am still very much knee-deep into this fandom, haha. I think I've read enough that I feel comfortable with roleplaying Magnus and writing some fics revolving around him.

And that's why I'm here. I'm hoping to share some of those so I could improve myself on roleplaying and/or writing about him. I really am still very new so I might miss out some details here and there so it would be nice if others could point out any mistakes or inaccuracies I might make when writing as Magnus.

Oh, and as for my display picture, I mean no disrespect to show!Magnus but my faceclaim for Magnus is Godfrey Gao because I just prefer him more. When I started roleplaying him I've only seen the movie so he just stuck to me!

This is sort of a disclaimer for my future posts I guess because I don't want to get too stressed out by angry stans. I don't know if stans in general are still angry and vicious but that's one of the reasons why I quit Tumblr for the longest time. It was just really terrible for my mental health seeing so much negativity. But hey I think I'm getting okay now. I'm reading again and I'm writing again so that's great.

I think that's about it for now. It's nice being in the world of TMI so far and I'm looking forward to read more!