#also it has formatting on mobile I suggest reading it there if you need some more accessibility tweaks

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

what I meant by my post about the boys not appreciating Yuu enough is about the trauma they inflicted on them and the lack of compensation we get because trauma=not guilty.

We just let them get away scott free without them facing serious consequences and get little to nothing in return. I got inspired by this post https://rose-tea-and-strawberries.tumblr.com/post/720285231576465408/justiceforyuu

So what are your thoughts on this?

[Referencing this post!]

Mmm… 🤔 While I do think the post linked is an interesting read (and OP does make valid points), I think a lot of it goes back to the nature of TWST’s design vs what the individual desires. It’s very easy to self-insert (meaning everyone’s mileage with the characters and plot will vary greatly), and with it being a mobile gacha game, there are definitely some limitations and design philosophies that must be adhered to in order to keep content flowing and thus keep the game profitable.

However, I don’t agree with some of the points suggested (whether by OP or by Anon), particularly that TWST presents “trauma = not guilty” and that Yuu should somehow be “compensated” or given something in return for the troubles they went through. To the former point, I completely agree that the boys’ punishments are far too light for what they’ve done (in OB form). As for their behavior pre-OB (which is, admittedly, still shitty)… I mean, we came into this game knowing the characters are twisted from villains, of all things. We shouldn’t be expecting them to be Super Nice and Empathetic to begin with, no? (So of course Riddle will be insulting Yuu’s background and lineage, Trey’s a bystander, etc.) It doesn’t excuse the behavior of course (it’s still objectively bad), but I thought we came into TWST expecting it??? Like it’s a major part of the draw…

I also believe TWST does a decent job at explaining the OB boys’ trauma while not excusing them because of their trauma; funnily enough, a major theme in book 1 was Riddle being held accountable for his actions for once. (This isn’t limited to just his OB behavior, but rather extends to prior; he was clearly harming his own dorm members well before Yuu got involved with Heartslabyul.) The OB boys were eventually punished for their actions, but because the sentences are relatively light, that’s perhaps where the “trauma = not guilty” perception of the fandom comes from. As I said before though, I think this can easily be attributed to TWST being constrained by the mobile game format (ie it has to be snappy); the light novel is able to expand on the consequences in greater detail.

The game devs likely don’t want to linger on how badly the OB boys truly acted because that could hamper their bottom line (ie endearing the characters to us enough so we sympathize with them and spend money). If they keep demonizing the boys or continuously bring up their literal murder attempts when they were fully lucid and aware of themselves (Leona almost sanding Ruggie, Vil trying to poison Neige), it looks “too” bad on the characters’ part. We also can’t haul the boys off to serious rehabilitation facilities because they need to be physically present to return for the subsequent book—and, of course. You can say “they didn’t get punished severely enough”, sure. But what exactly would that “more severe punishment” being called for entail, especially without disrupting the current story’s flow and not harming the OB boys further in the process? There are practical real world game design and business reasons for this.

To address the Yuu should somehow be “compensated” part, well… I’m not entirely sure if I understand it?? Thinking about it logically, what “compensation” are we looking for? Firstly, no compensation, in my opinion, is worth the anguish that “earned” it in the first place. Compensation will never make up for the mental scars 😔 Secondly, it implies that people are “owed” something for the general bad attitudes they’re given on a daily basis, which is not in any way how real interactions work. Some people will just be assholes to you, and we have to deal with it and move on. In the cases of the OBs and some events (like being kidnapped and basically held hostage in book 4), yes, those are much more serious and should be treated as such. But again, what exactly are we looking for here as “proper” compensation? Is acknowledging one’s faults and mistakes, and saying sorry for it and working toward being “better” not enough? What about the money Vil gives in book 5; is that also not enough? Where do we draw the line? When is it finally “enough” compensation? It’s so poorly defined and there’s no “blanket” compensation that would satisfy everyone and anyone 💦 I would personally be happy just knowing that the other person is aware they’ve done wrong and are taking that vital first step to changing. That’s very difficult to do, especially considering the pride of the average NRC student, so I commend them for at least doing that.

TWST’s story isn’t one that focuses on condemning people for their flaws and errors, but giving them a chance to recognize their wrongs and to grow from them. Its story promotes restorative justice over punitive justice. Overly punishing measures and reparations have proven to not smooth over “bad behavior” in real life; it’s something people need to consciously and actively work toward, so of course it’s going to be a hard process.

The reaction(s) Yuu has to the events going on around them are only as serious as individual fan interpretation makes them out to be. Official depictions thus far (manga, game, light novel) have not strongly indicated that Yuu has had any extremely adverse thoughts or feelings regarding the treatment they’ve experienced at the hands of their peers or any stress related to not being returned home. It’s also not clear (especially in the game) just how much physical involvement Yuu has in battles. Because TWST itself does not frame or portray these events as having super serious impacts on Yuu, that also informs the fans that absorb this content (so they, in turn, will usually also not take the story’s impact on Yuu all that seriously).

The interactive medium of the game (which is the main form people absorb TWST content by) plays such a crucial role in how Yuu is portrayed. Because Yuu is so inherently tied to being the player’s avatar/self-insert, there are limitations to the overt nastiness Yuu takes and their involvement. The manga and the light novel feature new versions of Yuu, yes, but these interpretations are wholly separate from Yuu (the game one). The manga and light novel Yuus can be treated as their own characters and not self insert vehicles, therefore there is a degree of separation between the player and the manga and light novel Yuus. This is why the manga Yuus are more shown to be more active in the story (most notably getting involved in battles). This is why the light novel Yuu is shown receiving more bullying (from mob students) than is depicted in the game. The manga and light novel are NOT interactive mediums, and they don’t have to worry about potentially alienating or offending players who self insert as the game Yuu. Game Yuu is intentionally kept vague for this reason; we aren’t necessarily meant to interpret that game Yuu gets as involved or is treated as harshly as what other mediums depict.

I really don’t think we (the audience) are meant to interpret most of the things (game) Yuu experiences as being deeply traumatic or scarring. In most instances, Yuu is either ignored or they act very nonchalant about what’s happening (groaning or joking about how “oh, not this again!”). The worst injury I can recall Yuu ever getting is when Grim scratches them at the end of book 5. They barely even ever bring up going home or the worry of not being able to get home (not counting very early and very late in the main story when it is plot relevant, or the occasional event story to shoehorn Yuu’s presence in). The game in particular glosses over any potential negative ramifications on Yuu’s part because endearing the boys (who often are Not Nice) to the player is an important component of the gacha model. You can’t have the players despising the characters because that doesn’t encourage spending money to roll for them on banners or to throw money at merch.

I also want to add that many people make Yuusonas to have fun and to escape into a magical world (which is likely reflected in the nonchalance Yuu demonstrates toward going home for most of the story); it’s far more common to see these lighthearted takes because I can’t imagine many people want to self-insert being deeply traumatized by the same magical boys they’re likely big fans of. If you personally want to make or to see a Yuu that becomes traumatized and jaded from what happens during their time in Twisted Wonderland, then yeah! Go for it! All the more power to you. Just remember that this isn’t a universal take.

All of that being said, we come back to something I’ve said time and time again: since Yuu is such a blank slate, you get out of it what you put into it. This means every person’s individual interpretation of the events and how Yuu engages with and reacts to those events may differ wildly. It’s all in good fun, just try to be cognizant of canon vs fanon, as well as others (who may have very different interpretations of the same events and characters).

[lacefuneral]

ok i've seen some posts about the tumblr alternative cohost but none that were actually helpful so!

(disclaimer: i am very new to this website. users who have been there longer can and should chime in with additions and/or corrections)

Cohost Introduction Post

What is cohost?

Cohost is a fledgling website that is essentially a tumblr clone, but with its own culture and site-specific features. It is also very much a work in progress. You are encouraged to talk in the cohost forum to suggest changes for devs, report bugs, and upvote other people's suggestions. This website WILL grow and change over time. And as such, I do not know if/when the information I share here will be outdated. Edit: To answer an ask I received, anyone can join cohost without an invite. It used to be invite-only. It is not this way anymore.

Is "adult content" allowed there?

Yes. Cohost is not on the app store, meaning that it is not subject to Apple's specifications. You can post illustrations, writing, and photographs (cohost does not support any video formats at this time, just gifs). Cohost has an elaborate filtering and trigger warning system (moreso than tumblr), and you can disable adult content for your entire account or for individual tags. I actually don't engage with the adult content at all on there. Visual CSEM (both real and fictional) is specifically forbidden (although frankly I think the guidelines could be stricter wrt written content. Still, does seem to handle this better than AO3 does, going as far to say that written content about real minors is forbidden.)

How are minors protected?

The minimum age to join cohost is 16, and requires proof of parental permission to join. Users who are under 18 are automatically age-gated and cannot view adult content.

If cohost isn't on the app store, how is it used?

You can, of course, use cohost on a computer, but it is designed with mobile in mind. Opening the website on any IOS browser, clicking "share", and then "add to home screen" will install an app for you to use. The same can be done on an android. There is a guide here.

How does cohost work?

First, you create an account. Then you wait for approximately two days (read: weekdays) for the account to be activated. This is done to prevent spam bots. In the meantime, edit your profile. List some interests, your pronouns, your other social media links. Give yourself an icon. Note: icon and banner file sizes are small. You may need to shrink and compress images.

After the two days are up, make your first post! Write a basic introduction (with what you feel comfortable you feel sharing) and list some interests you like, maybe some hobbies, media, etc. And then tag this post with "#welcome to cohost". This will let existing members know that someone new has joined, and they may initiate conversation and/or follow you.

Next, go to the search and type in "The Cohost Global Feed" and click on the tag. Bookmark this tag. This is essentially one giant community space where you can find random users. (There is currently some discourse on the website as to whether this tag existing is a "bad thing" or not because "cohost isn't supposed to have a global tag". Just ignore that lol). Next, go back to search and type in things you like. TV shows, maybe. Video games. Music. Anything. See if people have posted in the tags. Follow them. Comment on their stuff. Click "like" to bookmark the post if you want to.

Most crucially, make sure that you bookmark the actual tag so you can look in that tag again later without having to manually type it each and every time. Also, you get a feed called "bookmarked tags" which allows you to scroll through all of them at once, which replaces the "for you" feature other websites have.

You can "share" a post (called "rebug" in user slang) which serves the same purpose as a reblog on tumblr. In a rebug, you can add your own tags or comment in the body of the post. Cohost users do not talk in tags as much as tumblr users - they tend to prefer to speak in the body of a rebug, or in the comment section (replies). At this time, you cannot view all reblogs. But you can view all comments in the comment section. Any post that is rebugged will preserve the tags of the OP, with any additional tags added being attributed to you. Rebugs are named after the website mascot Eggbug, a purple bee-like insect.

Posts are called "chosts" - and shitposting is called "shitchosting." Two examples of global shitposting tags are "#css crimes" - which is when a person does goofy things with the HTML/CSS editor to make colorful text, fake chat windows, and such - and "#shitchosting" which is a general shitposting tag. I've also seen people use tags like "#random".

If a post makes you laugh, check out the OP's profile. See if they post frequently, and if you have any common interests. If you realize you want to block or mute someone instead, you can.

You can send asks just like on tumblr, but your inbox must be manually opened first. So remember to do that.

How do I look at my own blog?

This is one of my gripes about the UI. You would think, intuitively, you would click here (at the top of the screen). But you would be wrong!

It is ACTUALLY under the sidebar menu, called "Profile." And I'm not the only one to to complain about this. (To get back to your dashboard, by the way, you click on the cohost logo.)

Are there sideblogs?

Yes! Each sidepage (sideblog) has its OWN set of likes AND followed pages (blogs). This allows you to easily switch between multiple sets of dashboards. A lot of users use this to have a SFW dashboard and an adult content dashboard. But it works like tumblr, too. You can have a side page/dashboard for whatever you'd like. Maybe one of your pages is for programming. Maybe another is for photography. You switch between your pages by clicking the arrow next to your icon/username at the top of the screen. ("Ohhhhh.... THAT'S what that's for.")

What's the userbase on there like?

Mostly programmers. Trans people. Furry artists. Plural systems. Furry trans plural programmers. Certainly a lot of shitposters. The website is trans-run and, as such, has zero tolerance for TERFs. Everyone seems pretty friendly from what I can tell. And there's very much a culture of "follow someone randomly based on their vibes" that doesn't happen as much on tumblr. Tumblr is more like "I really like this TV show, I'm going to follow 40 blogs about just this interest." Because the cohost community is so much smaller, there is a lot less content overall, especially fandom content. You can't follow 40 fandom pages because your fandom tag has a total of 3 posts, all made by one person approximately a year ago (well. for me anyway).

Cohost, then, actually has much more in common with real-life socialization. You seek out people with interests that may be very different from your own, and to find a common interest is very exciting! Unlike tumblr, you are encouraged to tag as much as possible. This allows your posts to be seen, to find common interests. And, of course, don't forget to look in "#Welcome To Cohost" too! You may find some new friends there.

What file formats can I post in?

Currently, I am aware of basic image formats working (like jpeg, png) animated gifs, and mp3s. You currently cannot upload videos to cohost. I believe the reason is not related to server costs, but rather as a way to curb the uploading of copyrighted content.

How does cohost make money?

There are no ads, and yet, as far as I am aware, cohost is operating comfortably. There is, however, an entirely optional "cohost plus" that is $5 USD a month. Currently, there are a few perks, but not enough to convince me.

What if I think something about cohost should change?

Cohost has a forum where users can submit ideas for features and other users can discuss/upvote those ideas.

Here is a list of posts made for newcomers to read:

[eschergirls]

Hi everybody!  

It's a new month, so it's time to celebrate how awesome squirrels are and also to do a site update and to thank our wonderful Patreon subscribers (and adjacent squirrels)!

For a site update, the big news is me and our website designer (Socketwench) are going to revamp the main website (eschergirls.com) and change the overall look, probably so the web version has a grid of post previews rather than just listing the posts in a row because the current setup leaves a lot of empty space since it only previews one line of text.  Mobile users shouldn't see much change except we'll be removing or changing the scrolling menu bar so it doesn't block most of the post on small screens.  We'll also be adding a popular tag cloud so people can more easily browse the blog if they want to casually.

If anybody has any other suggestions to improve the main site's usability and readability, please let me know!!!  I'm very interested in feedback.  I'm also working on the glossary and index, so people should be able to search the tags by category of character, series, genre, etc... and the glossary should explain what some of the terms like "boobsocks" (clothing that encases each breast separately like socks), "boob flounder" (both breasts on one side of the body), etc... mean.

Also, as usual, I've been working through the archives and fixing up all the old posts to match the current way I'm formatting my posts and to fix posts that were broken during the Tumblr export.  I also add alt-text to every post I restore so people who use screenreaders can access them.  This month, I fixed this post involving Marvel's Magik on an old trading card, the two posts with Boundless Comics' Ember (1, 2), and these old PLAY Magazine "Girls of Gaming" pages (1, 2, 3). I also fixed up this submission about how video game magazines used to advertise contests where you could go on a date with Lara Croft and stuff, and I edited the post to include an update with a link to an interview with one of the models who portrayed Lara for those ads, for those interested! 

I'm still working my way through the Tumblr inbox backlog, so if you submitted a post a long time ago, you might see it pop up soon.  Unfortunately, the way Tumblr does its inbox means the older it is the longer it'll take me to reach it. :\  I apologize sincerely for how long it takes me to get through the inbox sometimes.

I'm also still appealing the many incorrectly flagged posts on Tumblr, and the arbitrary algorithmic flagging, sudden rule changes, and other issues, are why I'm trying to fix up the main site to try to get it as usable for everybody as possible so Tumblr isn't the only way to view the blog, or the only place where it's archived.

I know it's repetitive, but it's also why I really appreciate everybody who supports us on Patreon and Ko-Fi.  It gives me much needed help to pay for server costs, upgrades, domain hosting, and just keep the site going in general. :)  I really appreciate that people think what we do is worth supporting <3

So I want to thank everybody who supported Escher Girls on Patreon in March!

Thank you so so much to:

Anne Adler Cat Mara CheerfulOptimistic  Chris McKenzie Em Bardon First Time Trek Greg Sepelak Ian Cameron Ken Trosaurus Kevin Carson Kim Wincen Kristoffer Illern  Holmén Leak  Manuel Dalton Mary Kuhner Max Schwarz Michael Mazur Miriam Pody Morgan McEvoy randomisedmongoose Rebecca Breu Ringoko  Ryan Gerber Sam Mikes Sean Sea SpecialRandomCast  Thomas 

And a special thanks again to PJ Evans for donating on Ko-Fi last month! :)

Also a huge thank you to everybody for reading, submitting, and generally commenting and engaging with Escher Girls!  It makes running the site so worth it. :)

For those who want to follow us without using Tumblr, we have an RSS feed. (For newbies, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is basically a feed you can read using an RSS reader. Simply copy and paste https://eschergirls.com/rss.xml into an RSS reader and it will keep you up to date on Escher Girls!)

Thanks so much to everybody, and see you next month!

Ami

If you have any issues with the site or suggestions to improve it, please do not hesitate to contact me and let me know!

If you wish to support Escher Girls, you can subscribe to our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/ami_angelwings or donate through Ko-Fi at: https://ko-fi.com/amiangelwings.

[rare-language-resources]

Need resources for learning a rare language? Here's where I suggest starting.

A guide to finding (free) resources for those with niche target languages.

Wikibooks! -> https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Subject:Languages

Wikibooks my beloved. There are books for a LOT of languages here, unfortunately not many of them are complete. It's always worth checking through though! Books are sorted by continent and completion. As far as I know, there's no standard template for these books, but most all of them are formatted like textbooks, with lessons, indexes, exercises, etc. Books might be slow to update but most of them aren't dead projects.

Omniglot! -> https://omniglot.com

This ugly little website is SO helpful for finding resources for a ton of languages. Unfortunately it's kind of hard to navigate, so I'd just search up "[target language] omniglot.com" and the page for your language should show up. Scroll to the bottom and boom there should be a list of resources for learning. This site also has some fun stuff like a list of proverbs in various language. I'd recommend browsing it for fun sometime :)

Youtube! (duh?)

Maybe this is a little obvious, but it's worth mentioning. Try searching stuff like "learn [target language]" or "[target language] lessons". Don't be discouraged if there aren't a lot of results though, that happened for me!

WIKTIONARY!! (my beloved) -> https://www.wiktionary.org

This is a big ol' multilingual online dictionary!! In my experience, most words/entries have an IPA transcription and declension/conjugation chart (if needed). Sometimes words even have audio files to go along with them. Wiktionary has a pretty handy way of categorizing stuff, too. Typically, there's a "Category: [Target Language]", and in that category there will be various sub-topics like phrases, colors, words for body parts, and even vulgarities (really this site has it all!). I might make an in-depth guide on how I use wiktionary at some point because it has seriously been such a lifesaver for me. Also see if they have a frequency list for your target language. Wiktionary sometimes has lists of the 1000(+) most commonly used words in a language. It might not have it for yours, but if it does that can be very helpful for learning vocab.

Tumblr!

Not always fruitful, and definitely not always easy to search, but this place has some hidden gems if you keep an eye out for them. Try searching basic tags like the name of your target language in it's language (sorry that's poorly phrased... I mean like if you're learning Turkish search the #Türkçe tag rather than just #Turkish). This is handy for finding content in your target language. Recently I found a link to a site that has a bunch of free dubs of cartoons and animes done in my target language. I've also found comics done in my target language. Also, just reading what people are posting in that language is helpful and a fun way to immerse yourself in the language. As long as the memes have words you're learning!!

Anki (and flashcard sites in general)!

A free app for mobile (though with free there's a limited amount of time you can use it daily). Anki lets you search for public decks that others have made for learning your target language. Even if you don't find a premade deck, I recommend keeping it around because this app is great for making flash cards. They have an integrated format for foreign language vocab but it basically fills in with Google Translate, so just watch out for the accuracy with that. Besides Anki try searching other flashcard sites like Quizlet (though you might need to pay for that now? not sure). Generally, searching "[target language] flashcards" into google will have some good results.

The CIA (well, Foreign Service Institute) -> https://www.fsi-language-courses.org/fsi-language-courses/, https://www.livelingua.com/fsi/

Free textbooks made by the American government to train spies and ambassadors? Released to the public? For free? Wowza! Admittedly a lot of these are pretty outdated, but a free textbook is a free textbook. If your target language isn't on one of the sites I linked, try googling "[target language] FSI course", "[target language] FSI pdf", etc.

Well that's all I can think of now but I might edit this later. Feel free to add on :)

Good luck to everyone trying to learn a niche language, I feel your pain!! Remember that there's always more stuff if you dig hard enough! Happy studying and hope this helps!!!

[aparticularbandit]

Please cut your long posts. It’s common courtesy

No.

Which is an answer in and of itself, and I shouldn't feel the need to explain myself to you, but if you're seeing my long posts, then that means you're following me, which means there's something about my content you like, and I don't want to be rude.

So here's why the no.

And I'll be nice and put it under a read more because this gets long. I'm a long-winded person when it comes to explaining things, unfortunately.

First and foremost, I want to maintain the flow of conversation. To do this, I need to keep the previous response with my response and then cut out the responses before that one. This would cut posts the way you would like and keep them shorter.

There is no current way to do this without adding an extension, and I don't want to add the extension. For a lot of reasons, I don't want to add the extension and have intentionally not added the extension to whichever browser I have used specifically for my personal account. I'm not comfortable with adding the extension.

(I have added it to cut posts, as you suggest, for my roleplaying account, and you will see that I've done that there. And every time I have done that, I have opened an entirely separate browser system (think firefox vs. chrome vs. edge vs. safari), added the extension, logged into my account, made those cuts, logged out, and taken the extension off again. It is a pain, and I'm not going to do it every time I get into a conversation with one of my friends on here.)

Also there is no way to do this on the app, as far as I know, and I'm frequently on the app. (And also I don't want to add that extension to mobile if there is one.)

Tumblr does give the option to cut out all responses to reblogs and leave the original post intact and then talk just under that, but that defeats the purpose of maintaining the flow of conversation, which is what I want on those posts.

To do this without an extension, I would have to do a bunch of extra formatting and linking to the previous post and etc. and I just. Again. I'm not going to do that every time I want to have a conversation with someone. I'm just not. Especially not on mobile.

Tumblr also, when a post gets too long, has that nice fancy expand thing. It covers part of the post, and you, Nonnie, have to click on it to get the rest of said long post. Which means you also can avoid the long post just by nature of this new thing Tumblr has added.

...of course, Tumblr being Tumblr, that doesn't always work the way it's supposed to (I've run into this mostly with picture sets, but I don't post those, so that shouldn't really be an issue with my posts), and I do apologize for that, but that's not really something I can do anything about.

Now.

On my roleplaying account (and others I've had in the past), when I've been mobile and unable to cut my posts, I've had a tag like mobile blogging or some such that people can block so they don't see the long posts. I can, in this case, compromise and tag my longer posts so that you can block them, but then I fear you would miss out on those fun conversations - or on my thought process on some of the longer posts that are just me talking to myself and coming to a conclusion on something.

But if that is what you would like, then please let me know at which point/how many replies a post is too long for your liking, and I can make a tag for that. I can't assure you that I will always remember to use it - especially not when I'm reblogging longer posts of information and etc. that I really like - but I can maybe try to do it with my conversational etc.

Feel free to let me know one way or the other! And if not, also feel free to unfollow. This is not a rudeness, but if my account is not something that is helping your dash be good for you, then it won't hurt me if you leave. I will understand. Make things safe for you.

[protect-namine]

hello!! Can i ask what tts programs/extension you use? I also struggle with reading large amounts of text 😭

sure!! I honestly did not shop around long enough to check that many apps so there are probably other options out there that might suit you better, but these are what worked for me:

mobile app: @voice aloud by hyperionics (android)

afaik this is only available in android though so.... if you use iOS uh, I guess this might not be an option, sorry

I actually use this the most since I really love its features, and also most of my tts "reading" is for reading epubs/pdfs. (tip: AO3 lets you download fics in both formats, so this is perfect for reading fics too!)

things I like about it:

you can change the voice speed, pitch, and voice set. I use google's en-us-x-tpf-local which is not a descriptive name at all lol. and the app reads the text to me at 1.5x speed (sometimes faster if I have to go through a lot of text in a short amount of time).

you can change the pronunciation of some words! it's not perfect but it's a helpful feature when reading some texts with words and names that are not common in the english language or just not in english altogether. this is mostly trial and error until you can set an approximately "good-enough" pronunciation so again, not perfect, but better than nothing. also this is the one feature that I found to be really valuable but couldn't find in other apps (if anyone knows other apps/extensions that does have this, let me know!!)

you can bookmark lines!!

if you have multiple devices (phones, tablets), you can sync your reading progress and bookmarks. okay this did not work well for me with bookmarks so I'm still figuring that out, but it does work for reading progress. so I can read an article in my phone, stop, then continue on my tablet. the app syncs through your google account, which you have to provide to enable the feature

you can set it to sleep after a set amount of time

you can let music play in the background e.g. you can listen to your epub and spotify at the same time

pros of listening on your phone is you can multitask! I can listen to fics or articles while washing dishes, doing laundry, commuting, etc. one time, I copied all the genshin books I wanted to read from the wiki and turned it into an epub so I can listen to them while doing chores. this is also what I used to read daily dracula!

browser extension: read aloud (firefox, also available in chrome)

this doesn't have any of the features mentioned above so this is very bare bones, but it Works™ and that's all I need it to do. I like that I can change the reading speed and I can skip lines so I can tell the extension to start reading from a specific point in the page.

I think I tried some other ones but for some reason couldn't really get them to work or found them frustrating to use? I probably just didn't understand how to use them lol so I just wanted something that Works™ and this is it for me

when none of the above works: sometimes, neither of them work for gdocs that are view-only and have permissions set such that you can't download the file. in this case, I open the gdocs on my phone use the phone's own native tts to read for me. I use samsung so on samsung this is called talkback. it's kinda clunky to use tbh so I only used it a handful of times, but it's an option when neither of the above works and I really want something else to read the text for me lol

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btw if anyone has any apps/extensions to suggest please let me and anon know too!! I didn't explore that many so maybe I missed some really good ones

[hollow-prey]

*obligatory intro/pinned post*

Hey there, welcome! Call me Ellie! I'm an ace gremlin in my 20s, pronouns are she/they, and I self ship for comfort, fun, and as an indulgent creative outlet for myself. I'm mostly here to yell into the void and do my own thing, but folks are welcome to follow if they want! Most of my interests (and F/Os) usually stay within the realm of video games, books, and random internet junk.

I follow from my main blog, @hollow-reign!

❗️Minors, please do not follow or interact!❗️

more details and specifics listed under the cut!

Interests!

Some main interests that I am always happy to talk about are:

Bleach

Jak and Daxter

Hades (SuperGiant)

The Arcana

honestly just...video games in general (mobile included!). tell me about what games u like

RWBY

YouTube egos (specifically JSE)

books!! I'm a big book nerd and I love to read new stuff, so if you have F/Os from any kind of book series/novel/graphic novel/comic series etc. PLEASE tell me all about them

...and much more! If you want to know if I'm into a certain series or piece of media, regardless of format, feel free to send me a message and ask!

F/Os!

My main F/Os (with ship names) are as follows:

Grimmjow (Bleach): Ship name is Hollow Prey

Antisepticeye (JSE egos): Ship name is Corrupted Data

Errol (Jak II and 3): Ship name is Krimzon Reign

Razer (Jak X): Ship name is Smoke & Mirrors

Phoenix (Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier): Ship name is Mythic Dawn

Julian (The Arcana): Ship name is Fortune Favored

I also have some small crushes/secondaries that I might mention here and there, but for the most part I post and reblog stuff that relates to my main ships.

Sharing?

I'm generally not comfortable with sharing my main F/Os.

If we happen to share any F/Os, please know you have excellent taste! I respect and support your self ships with them wholeheartedly! But for the sake of my own comfort and mental health, I am respectfully Avoiding and Not Looking at others' ships with my F/Os. If you feel similarly, I promise no hard feelings if you block me (and/or if you would like me to block you as well) 👍

That being said, if we happen to share F/Os and you'd still like to chat, I'd be happy to see how things go and possibly work out a tag system as needed!

And of course, if anyone has other F/Os from any of the sources I mentioned before, I would love to hear about them! 

disclaimers/nsfw content?:

This blog is a personal self-ship space run by an adult and may contain posts and content that are unsuitable for minors.

❗️If you are a minor, I ask that you please do not follow this blog! Otherwise I will block you!❗️

While I don't often post suggestive or nsfw stuff, sometimes I do! Even though I'm ace, it's always a possibility. Plus, as an adult in my mid-20s, I simply don't feel comfortable allowing minors into my personal self ship space where I may post or reblog stuff that could be mature or otherwise inappropriate.

So again, if you are a minor, please do not follow this blog, or you will be blocked!

✨ For everyone who is over 18, welcome! ✨

Like I said, nsfw posts are rare, but not completely out of the question. Whenever they do come up, I will be tagging any such posts (both reblogs and original content) with "Cyr's spice" so that people can blacklist tags as needed.

If you've made it this far, thank you for reading! Your F/Os love you so much and I hope you have a wonderful day! 💕

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