#anyway. ignore that.

[blueskittlesart]

Open your eyes...

[minecr-afton]

thing that kids say sometimes when they don't like you

[opikiquu]

[ruubesz-draws]

When Mothra talks, nobody talks.

And that's a fact!

[ace-malarky]

Hi! Creation of Adam for whichever wip you like, and Canvas for yourself then?

Hey!

Creation of Adam: choose one character that is not present at the beginning of this work. How did you introduce them into the story?

So I feel like I talk about Kaua's entrance a lot (which is fair because she's a badass) and Llinos' entrance contains Spoilers so we ain't going there, but! I feel like Elise deserves something bc this whole novel spawned from a Magic Thieves short so actually we can thank her for it

Plus she also gets two intros because Selene and Solaris meet her independantly so that's fun (I say, like most people don't get two intros because of that lmao)

so actually Selene does meet her fairly early on at like the opening party of the tournament and in like a proper setting and all. Elise is introduced as a lady from a town that's a couple of days away (actually the same one that Solaris comes from) and she's all proper and slightly hesitant about this group she's being pulled into, but friendly enough if slightly calculating also. There's a moment where one of Selene's friends goes "oh, isn't that where your mystery cousin is from" and Elise goes "Right. Yes your cousin. I think I might have met him." which sets off slight warning bells because Solaris has definitely never mentioned her before.

Solaris takes longer to meet her and then it's like in a completely different context. He's hanging about, probably going to meet Tamhas and Tadhg and Jasper for some light shenanigans, and spots her and recognises her from Selene's description and decides to Mess with her a little, so he walks up and goes "oh shit hey it's been a minute" and promptly gets a knife pulled on him because Elise Ain't No Lady

And like it's just Fun to see these two different sides, like we've had hints of it before where Elise has not quite given All the information (or worded things in a way that sounds like she knows more than she should, or less than she ought), or she's hanging out with Nuvian in broad daylight at Respectability Things when we've already been introduced to him in the night market so we Know he ain't all legal n stuff

Also Solaris at that point really should have seen that coming, but alas. At least he didn't get stabbed this time.

Canvas: Do you ever “prep” your fics with outlines or warmups before you start writing, or do you just dive right in?

So normally - maybe? Like I have to know a vague ending and some points in the middle and sometimes I write these down and in the course of writing them down it turns into a ramble of a plot that's all well and good until I start writing it properly and find that I'm ignoring it in favour of something else entirely. All practice, innit

Soul of the Party required a bit more of an outline because of the tournament and making sure when characters were free and even then it's vague as anything bc I like having room to breathe I guess?

I don't know that I do any warmup writing tho, like I guess the character prompts I am (slowly) working my way through count to that but if I'm setting down to write a thing I tend not to switch between unless I get really distracted or get a decent idea yknow?

[coldasyou]

4 time Album of the Year winner Taylor Swift!

Fearless /1989 /folklore /Midnights

[astronomical-bagel]

when the nonverbal protagonist is nonverbal

[anessthetic]

memories

[severedegg]

theyre like the cop and jake from subway surfing

[lastoneout]

I would like to nominate "You promised" "I know" as one of the most heartbreaking exchanges in the english language

[kindnessoverperfection]

Please, if you can, take a moment to read and share this because I feel like I'm screaming underwater.

NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) stigma is rampant right now, and seems to be getting progressively worse. Everyone is using it as a buzzword in the worst ways possible, spreading misinformation and hatred against a real disorder.

I could go on a long time about how this happened, why it's factually incorrect (and what the disorder actually IS), why it's harmful, and the changes I'd like to see. But to keep this concise, I'll simply link to a few posts under the cut for further reading.

The point of this post is a plea. Please help stop the spread of stigma. Even in mental health communities, even around others with personality disorders, in neurodivergent "safe" spaces, other communities I thought people would be supportive in (e.g. trans support groups, progressive spaces in general), it keeps coming up. So I'm willing to bet that a lot of people on this site need to see this.

Because it's so hard to exist in this world.

My disorder already makes me feel as if I'm worthless and unlovable, like there's something inherently wrong and damaged about me. And it's so much harder to fight that and heal when my daily life consists of:

Laughing and spending time with my friends, doing my utmost best to connect and stay present and focused on them, trying to let my guards down and be real and believe I'm lovable- when suddenly they throw out the word "narcissist" to describe horrible people or someone they hate, or the conversation turns to how evil "people with narcissistic personality disorder" are. (Seriously, you don't know which of your friends might have NPD and feels like shit when you say those things & now knows that you'd hate them if you knew.)

Trying to look up "mental health positivity for people with npd", "mental health positivity cluster bs", only to find a) none of that, and b) more of the same old vile shit that makes me feel terrible about myself.

Having a hard time (which is constant at this point) and trying to look up resources for myself, only to again, find the same stigma. And no resources.

Not having any clue how to help myself, because even the mental health field is spitting so much vitriol at people with DISORDERS (who they're supposed to be helping!) that there's no solid research or therapy programs for people like me.

Losing close friends when they find out, despite us having had a good relationship before, and them KNOWING me and knowing that I'm not like the trending image of pwNPD. Because now they only see me through the lens of stigma and misinformation.

Hearing the same stigma come up literally wherever I go. Clubs. Meetings. Any online space. At the bus stop. At the mall. At a restaurant. At work. Buzzword of the year that everyone loooves loudly throwing around with their friends or over the phone. Feels awesome for me, makes my day so much better/s

I could go on for a long time, but I'm scared no one will read/rb this if it gets too much longer.

So please. Stop using the word "narcissist" as a synonym for "abusive".

Stop bringing up people you hate who you believe to have NPD because of a stigmatizing article full of misinformation whenever someone with actual NPD opens their mouth. (Imagine if people did that with any other disorder! "Hey, I'm autistic." "Oh... my old roommate screamed at me whenever I made noise around him, and didn't understand my needs, which seems like sensory overload and difficulty with social cues. He was definitely autistic. But as long as you're self-aware and always restraining your innate desire to be an abusive asshole, you're okay I guess, maybe." ...See how offensive and ignorant that is?)

Stop preventing healthcare for people with a disorder just because it's trendy to use us as a scapegoat.

If you got this far, thank you for reading, and please share this if you can. Further reading is under the cut.

NPD Criteria, re-written by someone who actually has NPD

Stigma in the DSM

Common perception of the DSM criteria vs how someone may actually experience them (Keep in mind that this is the way I personally experience these symptoms, and that presentation can vary a lot between individuals)

"Idk, the stigma is right though, because I've known a lot of people with NPD who are jerks, so I'm going to continue to support the blockage of treatment for this condition."

(All of these were written by me, because I didn't want to link to other folks' posts without permission, but if you want to add your own links in reblogs or replies please feel free <3)

[marthajefferson]

BLACKADDER + iconic quotes

1983 - 1989, BBC, created and written by: Richard Curtis, Ben Elton & Rowan Atkinson, with: Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Tony Robinson and Tim McInnerny.

[aeide-thea]

on principle opposed to describing art i dislike as 'masturbatory' because even though it's an alluringly contemptuous word to sneer it's impossible to reconcile with my pro-masturbation stance

[gunstellations]

happy pride!! 💙🫶🖤

[enderpawu]

walking through the city and dying inside ! (hes so real for that)

this time wanted to make more of a comic cus i am silly like that :3 also for anyone who doesnt know, this is for my hc au! its called "time magic" and if u like this then consider checking out my page, still a work in progress but arent we all.

[thirstywaffles]

When your crush finally loves you back

[ID: Scum Villain fanart of Luo Binghe. He's standing with his arms spread slightly at his sides, palms up. He's smirking and his eyes glint red. There's a large caption across his body that says "i am no longer mentally ill". /end ID]