#anyways end of rant 🍃

[sadtonight]

I undoubtedly love twst fan content and cherish the creators but istg if after ch 6 you still will be writing Vil so poorly I'll have to reconsider my opinion regarding you some of you guys.

You don't have love him or to know him like the back of your hand, because it doesn't take much to see that he's not haughty, spiteful, uncaring or emotionally cold and "zero fun allowed" kind of person. I've seen some negative opinions (having a negative option is valid by itself) with the most immature takes ever. If you only want to stand by the wrongfully assigned negative traits you "see" in Vil, despite his character being given on the silver platter in the game, then it doesn't make you any less better than people in cannon who have treated/treat him like a villain because they can't/refuse to see what's beyond the surface level.

But if you don't vibe with Vil or just don't like his looks that's totally fine. Preferences in personality and appearance are always subjective so I get it, that's why we all have our favourites.

[holobethyname]

📝 sf rant #2

🍃 On Fansigns/Fancalls and Asking for/about HOLO

Let me preface this by saying some things. I understand that the fans paid for the calls with their money, so they can do whatever the hell they want. I am not claiming that I know better how to spend the few minutes they have with the idols, but I just hope that some of these fans are more conscientious when interacting with them.

Since I haven't had the opportunity to get into fansigns or fancalls with idols (specifically Haechan), I can only form my opinion from the video recordings that pass through my Twitter timeline.

For context, these online fansigns last only for a few minutes. I think the longest I heard of was 8 minutes, but most are 2-3 minutes. That's a really short time for the amount of money spent to get a slot, but perhaps for most of the fans, a few minutes of interaction once (or a couple of times) with their favorite idol is worth the price.

That said, I have seen a lot of fellow fans who secured a fansign slot asking their mutuals or people from their subfandom what to do during those 2-3 minutes. I appreciate this kind of fans so much.

I've seen this a lot among sunflowers, and I'm glad that most of us are on the same page: congratulating Haechan, mentioning some of his achievements that he may not be informed of yet, talking about his music, some random Haechan-related stuff, and showing pets among others.

Of course, there are some that do things that I personally won't do, hence this rant, but again, it's their money.

Since I entered the fandom during the pandemic, I've only seen a few face-to-face fansigns. I'm more familiar with online fansigns but it doesn't mean that I am unaware of what happens during the face-to-face ones.

I know of that NCT 127 fansign where someone attended wearing a bridal dress and Doyoung looked disgusted surprised. This actually happened to Haechan on an online fansign where he was made to pretend as a groom, marrying the fan in a bridal dress and white veil. I know I'm not the only one who found this weird, and Haechan also looked awkward.

I wonder if the Neos talk about their weird fans after the fansigns like those that make them act like animals, the ones who command them to call themselves stupid or whatnot, those that force them to take selcas using their personal phones, etc.

I'm not shaming gf stans on fansigns. You do you, I guess. Plus Haechan usually indulges most of them and he likes teasing people. He gets shy on some occasions (when he's hit with a cheesy pick-up line or when he's caught off-guard /pos) which is always a treat for everyone because the boy is super confident and rarely gets shy.

Sure, fan service is a part of the idol industry, but idols are still humans. This goes without saying, but they also deserve to be treated with respect. I just hope that fans on these online calls stop making them do stuff that they are not comfortable with.

(Always ask if they're okay with it. Also, some idols, like Haechan, will mostly agree with whatever for fans, so learn to read body language. Anyway, just be a decent person.)

Moreover, we are still fans. There is still a boundary between idols and fans. At the end of the day, they are still strangers to us, and we are much more of a stranger to them. So, boundaries.

One more thing about fansigns that give me the ick are shippers who forward their shipping agenda to the idols. I'm pretty sure some, if not most, of these idols are aware of ships among their group members, but that is not a warrant to be so shameless about it on fansigns.

[I still wonder how fans can still insert shipping in a 2-minute fancall because I'd run out of time praising Haechan alone.]

There's already a whole debate on shipping, rpf/rps, so I don't want to delve deeper into that. I'm not one to stop people with their shipping agenda. Again, you do you. Just remember that you have avenues to do that. That's why there's a whole rps/rpf community on social media platforms (on Tumblr!!!) where you breathe life into your headcanons.

So, boundaries.

I don't know how idols deal with the knowledge that people ship them with their bandmates. I guess they are just chill about it, but you know, if we can be mindful (and perhaps not create an awkward atmosphere among the members being shipped), let's do that. Or I don't know. If you can't keep it to yourself, be subtle? 😭

This is also related to shipping, but it rubs me wrong when a fan who is on a fansign with an idol is talking mostly about another idol. Uhm, you should've just attended the other idol's fansign? Some idols may be fine with that, but personally, If I were an idol, I'd feel disrespected.

Now, onto the more positive things, before I talk about something that I feel conflicted about, and I'll just enumerate since there is no explanation needed.

Haechan praise: (he gets really shy sometimes and he doesn't know what to respond, that's when we know the fan has got him) complimenting how he's doing so far for the promotions, his vocals and dance, or really anything worth-mentioning that he did recently

Talks on Haechan's music: future music plans, genres of music he wants to do, songs he currently loves, musical inspirations

When fans request him to sing something

Talking about his hobbies, food preferences, pets (and showing him fans' pets)

Showing him video edits of sunflowers' messages for him, link to a compilation of fan letters

Mentioning stuff about him that he may not be aware of yet: how he has a lot of kpop idol fanboys, celebrity fans, my personal favorite is when one of the people i follow informed him that she mentioned him to Michael Jackson's nephew

Joking with him, and trying to make him laugh

I'm not really a fan of the Tiktok challenges that they make him do, but he really looks adorable trying the challenges in some, and I'm also glad someone showed him his viral Untouchable Tiktok edit

So, this is the thing I'm conflicted about. Recently, Haechan has been sending messages on Bubble about how fans will not regret supporting him. He's also said this to a fansign. I only saw one video but I'm not sure if there are more. He's telling us to wait a bit more. It seems unspoken but it's like a request to keep holding on to him? Am I the only one who feels that way (and my friend, too)?

We think that he probably feels burdened whenever people ask him about solo activities, dance covers, song covers, solo albums, new music, etc.

I cannot blame sunflowers for talking about solo stuff and asking him, because honestly, I'd do it, too. He was so excited talking about solo stuff prior to the release of Love Sign. Then, we figured after the release that maybe he was so giddy in his seat because he was gonna surprise the fans with a song he wrote. To us, that translated to "he likes it when we talk about his solo stuff and when we ask him about his solo career plans".

Besides, for the lack of solo stuff in the past 6 years, we all feel like he deserves to have more activities and more opportunities to grow individually at this point. For someone that talented, he can do it and he will succeed.

However, thinking about it these past few days, I feel conflicted. Haechan's just 22 years old and honestly, he has a lot on his plate as an idol and a member of three active NCT units. His schedule is so tight that he barely has any rest in between. The way SM's making him work is unhealthy, unethical even. Also, sure, we can blame it on SM's capitalist mindset but I cannot help but feel for Haechan since he's the one we're asking for schedules from. Not directly SM. So yeah, he carries that burden alone.

It's not like Haechan doesn't want to release his own music. That's his dream: to be a singer-songwriter. I bet he's itching to do it, too. However, no matter how talented or how big his fanbase is, the decision to release a solo does not rely solely on his hands. There are a lot of aspects to consider: the company, the budget, the staff, the time that will be spent on his activities which is equivalent to his time out of the units he's in.

There's also the factor that Haechan's a good team player. I think he feels the responsibility, as a vital member of the units he's in, to think about the group first (which is sad since I really think it's high time for him to focus on himself).

We're such in a fucked up position, especially Haechan, that it makes me think that even if I want the world to know Soloist Haechan as soon as possible, I don't want him to feel like I'm disappointed in him for asking and asking when he cannot do anything about it. I don't want to pressure him, especially at a time where more than the pressure of releasing something (which is such a drain on an artist's creative juices), he needs to know that people support him and are willing to wait for him.

So, parting words, since this has been such a long rant, if you're ever on a fansign with Haechan, please reassure him that we can wait and that we will always want the best for him. If that's going at his own pace and focusing on the group more, no matter how if we agree or disagree, it's his career anyway.

The recent bubbles and fansign conversations just bothered me really and made me rethink this with a friend. I don't want him to feel like he's gonna lose fans because he's not powerful (?) enough or that he's not greedy (?) enough to demand that he be given something for himself and halt other activities for him or whatever.

Please let him know that we won't get tired, and that we will stay to support him until the time comes when he can already focus on himself. We all know that day will be worth it.

[fictionkinfessions]

I have a couple things I have to rant about so I’ll just say them both in one ask for efficiency wheeee

firstly, what the fuck why does TGP (the genesis project, for those who are lucky enough to not know) have to give me kin vibes. Like it is vividly reminding me of my source but not in any solid way. Although it seems to be giving me some insight, at least, because I distinctly remember the color red being involved in either my (well. Technically not *mine* but I’m not getting into that now) land or my aspect.

and secondly, I feel bad about sticking to one typing style, because sometimes I don’t feel like putting in the effort of capitalization, but otherwise my very particular typing style feels natural. But I always stick to one (it’s different for different people I talk to) so it doesn’t confuse anyone.

also bonus third thing: I can’t stand making spelling errors (unless they’re ironic), so it’s very fuckin annoying that I have hand tremors. I always feel like I have to go back and correct them, which makes my typing speed slow. I used to be an AI why’d I have to end up like this <\3

Anyways sorry for rambling

-Hal (#💾🕶️)

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[sirensplayhouse]

Hey siren so I just wanna rant right now because my mom just made me really upset and I have no one else to share it with. So the other night I went to the Black Panther movie and it was a class trip but my mom went too and she bought me a snack and I told her before the movie that I didn’t wanna snack and I told her before she bought food that I didn’t wanna snack and she still bought me one so I was like whatever I’ll just choose starburst. So I go to the movie theater and you know obviously I’m just gonna eat the starburst cause they’re there and you know I might as well. so before the movie starts she text me and says “come get my popcorn and my soda” and I said “I don’t want popcorn or soda. I don’t even want the starbursts.” Anyways fast forward to the end of the movie we walk out and she sees that Ive eaten some starburst and she almost makes fun of me for eating the starburst? Which confused me because like she bought them for me so I might as well just eat them even though I don’t want anything to eat or snack on. Anyways so fast forward to today I’ve eaten the rest of the starburst right and I left my trash on the couch because I didn’t feel like getting up. She comes home and sees the trash and she starts making fun of me again for eating the starburst and I said to her I meant at the time like I didn’t want to eat anything at the time but I thought I might as well just eat it. So then she mocks my sentence and I ask her can you stop. She then starts laughing at me for getting upset and I ask her why are you laughing at me like why are you mocking me I told you I don’t like it. And then when I told her that she yelled at me and said that I was being too serious. I just feel like she doesn’t take me seriously and now I’m up in my room crying this is like the eighth time this week that she’s made me cry. Anyways just wanted to rant hope this makes sense bye!

- 🍃 anon

first off I hate that you’re going through that love , you don’t deserve to have your feelings invalidated regardless of the situation. if you ever need to talk I’m always here🫶🏾

[mybookishlife2]

🍃Book Review🍃 QOTD: do you reread the books you’ve kept? ~House of Sky and Breath | Sarah J. Maas Read: Feb 22 - Feb 27, 2022 | Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "We believe we are free, we are powerful, we are near-immortals. But when it comes down to it, we’re all the Asteri’s slaves. And the illusion can be shattered this quickly." I had many emotions reading this book. It varied from happiness, irritated, angry, confused, heartbroken, to needing to process. It was a rollercoaster in every aspect you can think of. But I will say I had so much fun buddy reading this with 🚫Possible Spoilers🚫 I did predict the identity of agent Daybright, but there were also a whole bunch of other twists I didn't expect. Like that ending!!!! It honestly made this book for me. So much went down in the end and like wow! Honestly, if it wasn't for the ending, I would have been done with this series. I have to push myself so much to read this. But tbf, this happens to me with long books anyways. Ugh, I love love love the found family that began in this book. Like it was so nice. But I also feel like SJM lost her vision for her characters. Like she had a clear path, they start strong, but as the story goes, it just goes downhill. I can honestly rant so much about this book. In summary, I feel like this book was unnecessarily long, but I like also being able to get more of a look into all the character's lives. I feel like Danika kept too many secrets for a "best friend" and Bryce is totally okay and she gets involved initially bc of Danika. I was so over Bryce's skill having had been previously taught, like she wasn't practicing what she knew, she was barely trained. Like Hunt doesn’t even try to train her. Don’t just step in and take care of things. I love and hate Ruhn. I love the Prime. He is so just and awesome. Ithan is a sweetheart. Flynn and Declan are fantastic. 🍃Tags #houseofskyandbreath #hosab #crescentcity #sarahjmaas #bookreview #bookreviewer #adultfantasy #bookishpost #bookseries #bookishlife #bookishphotography #bookishcommunity #booksofig #bookishflatlay #bookishaesthetic #bookishproblems #bookishfeed #readmorebooks #readerlife https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2nKh9Ly6Y/?utm_medium=tumblr