#also the some is always people on Pinterest/tiktok... ahem ahem!!

[mr-weirdo-mcgee]

→ SOME ← crk fans will be like "omg I can't believe you guys ship this, I mean guys it's so normalized?? Why are we normalizing this .... It's so problematic" and then the ship in question is the most average enemies to lovers ship.

[dollyforever]

the shifter laziness epidemic ✶ (and how to escape it)

- a rant by dolly

I have been involved in the shifting community since november 2024 and throughout the months I noticed a constant issue in many of the people both on here and on tiktok that haven't been able to shift, even after trying for years.

I want to comment on the issue because I've seen how many shifters (me included) have a tendency to go through phases with shifting. First it's coming up with a dr idea and spending hours excitedly scripting and making pinterest boards. Then it's daydreaming about the dr. Finally, It's time to actually try and shift there, right?

And you try for the first time. You spend a whole hour laying down in an awfully uncomfortable position on your back, listening to subliminals on your earphones while you try to ignore your family's annoying noises from the living room. But you try anyway. You get tingles and maybe even feel your surroundings starting to change, or whatever that means. Something changes.

And you wait, and you wait, wait for something to happen. Like, come on, I've been sitting here for an hour, my legs are numb, so why am I not there yet? Still, nothing happens and you can still hear your brother yelling from his room while he plays fortnite.

So eventually, you get frustrated, curse at the universe for doing this to you, and go to sleep because "maybe if I set intention, I'll shift". But you don't.

And the next day you wake up wanting to cry, and you say "whatever, I'll try again tonight." So you do, and it's the same as yesterday. And the days go by, and desperation is starting to take over. Because you just want to shift and others are doing it on their first try and why can't I?

Eventually this loop of trial and error is just straight up error. So you continue reading through tumblr posts, and keep saving tiktoks on "shifting tips" and "motivation" which in reality are all saying the same exact thing, just worded differently. And you script for hours. And you daydream for hours. But when it's the time of truth, which is actually shifting, you can't bother doing it for more than 5 minutes because, what's the point?

And that's the issue. You're spending your whole life planning on shifting and dreaming about shifting and crying about shifting and EVERYTHING is shifting. You're treating it like it's this fanfiction. But are you shifting? Actually, actively shifting? I feel like many of the people who can't shift don't realise how real it is. By trying for 10 minutes every day and giving up each time you're just telling your mind "This is how it's supposed to be". "This is our normal".

I hate to say this, but my biggest advice is to take a break. Seriously, take. a. break. Forget about your dr for a little while. Even if it's just for a week. Do some self care, PRACTICE MEDITATION WITHOUT THE INTENTION TO SHIFT during it! Seriously, gosh I beg you guys, meditate for the sake of relaxing and learning about yourself in different meditative states. Read about manifesting (ahem, ahem, Joe Dispenza), watch videos, go learn, research, whatever. You need to realise that life, consciousness and shifting don't make sense. And they don't have to. There's so many things left to explain but you need to let go of your rational mind when shifting.

I'm sure you always hear about letting go. I never understood what that meant until I shifted. And it's real advice, let go. It's also a bit of a problematic phrase, because trying to "let go" probably does the opposite, because you start obsessing over wether you're correctly letting go or not. Sigh. What I mean by letting go is, stop looking for evidence that you shifted. Stop looking for evidence that you're close to shifting. YOU ALREADY HAVE! And stop trying to shift if you know that you're going to give up after 5 minutes because "nothing is happening".

Shifting doesn't make sense. And it doesn't have to for you to shift.

[xingmp3]

hi, hi !! cerise ( she/they, 21+, & est ) here !! i'm super excited to be joining and bringing in my butterfly, chao-xing !! under the cut is just some quick, messy yaps that i did on the road trip back home. there is a super brief mention of an eating disorder, but it doesn’t go into detail, i promise !! leave a little ♡ and i'll come message you for some plotting ( i have discord too, if that's what you prefer. just let me know !! ) i've been shadowbanned ( so i can't read or send any dms on tumblr ), so feel free to add me on there ... my user is monsoiler !! thank you for reading !! ♡

feel free to take a peek at her ... stats, kprofile, plots, & pinterest !!

— welcome to infinite entertainment! it's LIU CHAO-XING (VENUS), who is the LEAD DANCER of ESTELLA. i’ve heard whispers that the 21-year-old is pretty IMAGINATIVE but lowkey MOODY also, doesn’t she remind you of NING YIZHUO (NINGNING)?

full of sugar, spice, and a smidge not-so-nice … the latter just comes from her being a bit too spoiled, pretentious even. after all, chao-xing is the youngest and gets treated like a princess at home.

born in shanghai, china, but raised in los angeles, california to a father who has a hand in film ( director & screenwriter ), a musician / model of a mother, and an actor of an older brother ( has a big name for himself in china ).

given the nature of her family ( ahem, connections in the entertainment industry ), people don't fully believe her story of being street cast — especially when she was already making a name for herself as a figure skater.

struggles with expressing her thoughts and emotions, which is why writing lyrics, painting, or dancing are her outlets. journaling follows close behind, but that is mainly used to retain her memories.

her trainee period only lasted a year. considers herself an all-rounder, given the lessons she naturally had growing up. at least she's got the talent to back up her confidence, right?

netizens often find her off-putting and too outspoken ( think in the sense of shuhua ). they think she's borderline rude and too full of herself, especially as a rookie.

truthfully, chao-xing believes that anyone should be confident in their talents and always strive to improve. besides, she thinks the industry could use a change. idols are people, too. so, despite her getting privileges taken away at times, it will not stop her from speaking her mind when she gathers the words to express them or talking back at the haters.

has a sensitive heart, even if chao-xing doesn't seem like it. she is also actually really hard on herself to do better, be better. it's ingrained in her that she has to be the best at all times. which means that she more often than not, overworks herself.

it is unknown to most, but she is battling an eating disorder. just something she brushes off, chalking it up to it being how it is when she's been in the limelight for so long ( since her competitive figure skating days ).

an artsy social butterfly that cherishes those closest to her. truly the only time she's ever really affectionate is with close friends, family, or her members ( even though she pretends to hate receiving it ).

your biggest supporter. chances are, she's silently rooting for you to succeed and even tries to be the first to do a comeback's tiktok challenge with whomever she's supporting.