#cushfuddled

[authoravalonroselin]

English Breakfast and Chai for the writing asks!

English Breakfast: Favorite trope? 

Found Family, my beloved~

Chai: Favorite character from your WIP?

LET ME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT POOL, MY STUPID EMO SON. Compared to the original RP I feel like there are a lot of minor characters in Shifting Roots that have been elevated in the latest rendition of the story, but Pool is one I have a special attachment to--not in the least because he's voiced by my husband. I've really enjoyed fleshing out Pool's arc and his relationships with other characters, especially his family!

[roselinbooks]

My review of Bunnybirds by @cushfuddled is now public on YouTube! Please support an indie author by watching, and support ANOTHER author/artist by buying your copy of Bunnybirds!

[cacw]

true love compilation

[goober826]

Hey so like. Did anything happen w the whole situation with tennelleflowers and how hes a whole pr/shipper(aside from a statement going “im confused”) and moonkitti never making a statement on working with that team And a terf or. Like do they get away w it bc theyre popular

[mysteriouslybluepirate]

https://youtu.be/JyUIVAy30gU?si=OfizEIHyRkPSu5qw

OMFG THIS VIDEO IS SO FUCKING CATHARTIC (it's a 45 min video essay about tone, cinematography and why S2 overall just felt off by The Sin Squad. A person who has other amazing work on their page) AND THEY'RE ON TUMBLR!! @cushfuddled

[rosewinterborn]

Tagged by @laboradorescence to make a poll with five of my all-time favorite characters and then tag 5 people to do the same!

*but mostly ao3, who are we kidding

Tagging @synobun, @jules-m-scribbles, @carrotblr, @shorter-than-her-tbr-pile, and @cushfuddled !

[cushfuddled]

Waitwaitwait are you the same cushfuddled who made that awesome twin shadows wc au comic on deviantart?

AWWWW thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I was determined to finish Twin Shadows to prove to myself I could complete a comic...I actually brought a printed copy with me to the portfolio review event where I met my awesome editor!

[treantalis-borealis]

Song Challenge

Rules: pick a song for each letter of your URL and tag that many people.

T - This Too Shall Pass, Danny Schmidt

R - Revolution Lover, Left at London

E - Envy Green, The Arcadian Wild

A - Attention, Doja Cat

N - Never Love An Anchor, The Crane Wives

T - The Mountain Song, Tophouse

A - Any Other World - Mika

L - Liddy, Dope Saint Jude

I - I Knew This Place, David Mallet

S - Stories, Lilli Furfaro

B - Big Backyard, Molly Tuttle

O - One Prairie Outpost, Carbon Leaf

R - Rooftop Session, Pt. 1, Dreamers' Circus

E - Everyday, James Taylor

A - Almost, Cheryl Wheeler

L - Little Talks, Of Monsters and Men

I - Inkpot God's, The Amazing Devil

S - Slow Your Breath Down, Future of Forestry

Tagged by @the-wizard-stabby

Waaaaaaay too many people for me to tag but I'll pass it along... @dillemmah @itsybitsydragon @ajaystillblue @moriarteaparty @tabbicc @cushfuddled @martineisling

[mud-castle]

Do you have any reccomendations for fan content, be it AU or not , for warriors in general? Ive mainly just been focused on Ouroboros and Paws of Stars

Fics/Series

Twisted Tree au by phgealsm

Warriors: Rewritten by Behold-Toad and FatalBlow

Here is the Deepest Secret Nobody Knows,

love will not break your heart (but dismiss your fears),

Fair Folk

& Break me like a promise by @/mallowstep

Exile by aeriel_kace, kudossi, n mallowstep

To Aaron and His Sons by ariel_jace

A small flame by Queen_Clem

Exodus,

Strelles,

& The Farlands by Aon_Rarsdani

.

Comics

Twin Shadows by Cushfuddled

Redtail's Choice & Swifthawk's Chance by @/birdsong-warriors

The Recruit & What Lurks Beneath (not Warriors but it's damn good) by ArualMeow

.

+ @/bonefall's entire blog

[angrysnakes]

Reread twin shadows by cushfuddled and feeling so emotional over it. Ugh it's such a good story and it's a warrior cats au

[juliuscaesar-txt]

thank you cushfuddled for my lord and saviour brahma guitar study music i have no clue how id manage without it

[floorley]

Thank you @post-avantgarde for tagging me in an ask game for mutuals to get better acquainted!

favorite color(s)

Forest green! the color of my mobile background specifically:

last song played

as I write this- eating dinner & playing the full album of Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee in the background. last song to play was Don’t Tell Me I’m Wrong, I think? (man I wish it was on Spotify… might be my fav album of the year tbh)

currently reading…

The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall! (very slowly. 100 pages in it’s very good. From Goodreads I’m pretty sure it’s only downhill from here; am hoping everyone else is wrong.) also the Clarkesworld July issue bc I just realized the August stories are coming out tomorrow and I never got around to the July ones. also some papers for work

currently craving…

was craving dumplings. had dumplings for lunch and got home and I was still craving dumplings. realized I had Trader Joe’s pork shu mai in the freezer and made them for dinner and I’m STILL craving dumplings. When will this end

coffee or tea?

my average is something like 4 or 5 cups of coffee/day. americano black + unsweet. or just drip. here for a good time not a long time

hi @c4tnap @surprisinglyfriendlybirds @thelizerdwizerd @cushfuddled @gender-trash @mx-marrow and whoever would like to do this!

[roselinbooks]

My review of Bunnybirds by @cushfuddled is now available for early access on Patreon!

For $2 a month, you'll have early access to review videos (and exclusive access to a new video series that will be launching soon), access to exclusive channels in the Rose Garden discord server, and more! Unable to donate? There are also free posts for Patreon followers!!

[loststarart]

I posted 125 times in 2022

That's 97 more posts than 2021!

93 posts created (74%)

32 posts reblogged (26%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@cushfuddled

@harriertail

@fdevitart

@xonerose

@lookbluesoup

I tagged 95 of my posts in 2022

Only 24% of my posts had no tags

#warrior cats - 93 posts

#warrior cats designs - 80 posts

#thunderclan - 45 posts

#shadowclan - 14 posts

#riverclan - 13 posts

#windclan - 9 posts

#skyclan - 6 posts

#kitty pet - 5 posts

#ashfur - 4 posts

#leafpool - 4 posts

Longest Tag: 57 characters

#i can't believe that my tumblrclan name is likesuperhell.

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

23 notes - Posted July 24, 2022

#4

25 notes - Posted April 29, 2022

#3

30 notes - Posted June 23, 2022

#2

40 notes - Posted August 22, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

45 notes - Posted February 25, 2022

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[yupuffin]

I posted 5,551 times in 2022

214 posts created (4%)

5,337 posts reblogged (96%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@spontaneousmusicalnumber

@pippenpaddlopsicopolisthethird

@patricia-von-arundel

@blessed-cactus

@cushfuddled

I tagged 1,472 of my posts in 2022

#awesome art - 259 posts

#genshin impact - 256 posts

#aquatic critters - 187 posts

#birds - 170 posts

#yupuffin's drawings - 47 posts

#xiao - 40 posts

#aether - 39 posts

#childe - 38 posts

#albedo - 32 posts

#bugs - 32 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#ngl one of my favorite things about genshin is the ever-deepening complexity you find in the characters the more you delve into their story

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

My personal reading of Childe... I’ve seen him described as “bloodthirsty” but I honestly don’t think that’s a fair descriptor. If he truly enjoyed fighting and killing purely for the fun of it (in the most general sense), I reason that he would be a much more considerable threat to innocent people, whereas in his Archon Quest dialogue, he specifically refers to his distaste for involving “the weak,” doing so only as a last resort.

On the topic of the Archon Quest, I think it’s important to recall that Childe’s involvement in the Liyue chapter was a prearranged role in Zhongli’s stepping-down process, which was mostly, if not all, planned and staged. I wouldn’t be surprised if Childe leaned into his interest in theater (as cited in one of his Character Story anecdotes) and dramatized his villainy beyond the level in which he typically indulges. (My personal interpretation of Childe as a character very much highlights his “theater kid” energy. 😝)

Outside of the Archon Quest, though... his story quest and Serenitea Pot dialogue bring his gentle side to the forefront. Even if his methods aren’t the most well thought-out and logically sound, he clearly prioritizes the happiness and safety of his family. He recognizes his involvement in the Fatui and his thirst for battle as something “dark” that he should hide from his kid brother Teucer to protect his innocence. Even the fans I know who actively disliked Childe before they played his story quest were touched by the drastic measures he took to ensure Teucer’s safety.

(Side note I personally find interesting: Childe’s Character Details describe him as “at odds" with the Fatui’s “deceitful” methods... in the Archon Quest, while he can talk smooth and not give the whole truth, he doesn’t outright lie to the Traveler. When he does lie--for example, telling Teucer that he’s a toy seller--it’s specifically in an attempt to protect his family.)

Recalling his reluctance to involve innocents, it also stands out to me that in his Serenitea Pot greeting, after proposing a sparring match, he presumably judges that the Traveler rejects his challenge, and doesn’t force them to fight him against their will. It’s a minute detail, but I feel that if Childe was truly “bloodthirsty” and selfish through and through, he would be much more pushy about challenging the Traveler, an opponent he knows is stronger than him and can give him the thrill he actively seeks when going into battle.

I’m definitely not claiming that Childe doesn’t enjoy fighting, as that’s indeed a significant part of his personality and history... but it’s not all of it, and I don’t think he’s as recklessly violent a person as he seems on the surface--at least, not all the time. In my personal opinion, the reduction of his character “oh he’s a dude who likes fighting” is an oversimplification that only takes into account the limited perspective we can glean from the Archon Quest, at the expense of the other facets that take figurative center stage in the other parts of his story.

He seeks out stronger opponents and also enjoys theater... personally, I’d say it’s more accurate to call him an adrenaline junkie.

64 notes - Posted October 7, 2022

#4

Me when someone says “covid is over!”

70 notes - Posted October 11, 2022

#3

al-Haitham looks like a 2007~2012-era Vocaloid and I am SO here for it

172 notes - Posted August 29, 2022

#2

Whenever I have anxiety about a Scary New Process™️ with potentially a lot of logistics to consider--for example, buying a new car--it always helps me to think of that post about designing bear-proof garbage cans at national parks that said "there is considerable overlap between the smartest of bears and the dumbest of tourists." No matter how complex or daunting my anxiety may make the Scary New Process™️ out to be, I just remind myself that it must be a simple enough process that even those "dumbest of tourists" are able to figure it out and complete it successfully, so from a logical standpoint, there is really nothing to worry about

338 notes - Posted June 19, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Alhaitham is great, actually

Spoilers for Sumeru story quests (Chapter 3, parts 1-4) ahead

If I had one Mora for every time someone called Alhaitham “a walking red flag...”

My personal reading of him is that he’s walking proof that “logical and realistic” isn’t mutually exclusive with “understanding and respectful of emotions,” because he is absolutely both.

Honestly, I find his character really refreshing. Too often, a “rational” character gets oversimplified as one who values facts and empirical evidence to the point of wholly rejecting the importance of feelings. It’s true that Alhaitham is not the most expressive guy on the outside, but he’s not totally dismissive of emotions (his own or others’), either.

In Port Ormos, Alhaitham readily tells the Traveler that he’s dealing with illegal goods and the stakes are high, and explicitly gives them the option to back out of the deal if they find it unsavory. (Compare to Childe and Thoma, who were not as upfront about what they were asking the Traveler to do--regardless of whether it was for nefarious purposes.) Later, at the gathering in Aaru Village, he demonstrates that he can acknowledge and apologize for when his actions could bring harm to others. In my opinion, this sincerity and sensitivity makes him more trustworthy than a lot of the characters we’ve met so far.

Even though he is a scholar who is primarily concerned with factual evidence, it’s not like he’s entirely emotionless. He recognizes his own personal motivations and limitations, as well as their place in a wider context--that someone with as logical and analytical a perspective as him can come off as “callous.” He considers others’ feelings and motivations as well, and even if they’re not flawlessly rational, he doesn’t necessarily outright reject them. His attitude makes him seem cold, but he’s actually a perceptive and understanding person.

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381 notes - Posted October 14, 2022

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[rosewinterborn]

10. a blog (mutual or one you follow) that has made your fandom experience brighter

@cushfuddled has been one of the longest lasting of my podcast mutuals and writes fanfiction that made me feel like i was dying (affectionate) even while antidepressants were killing my ability to cry. I have multiple times gone to find a fic to reread and said "i bet that's one of hers" and then lo and behold, it is. I think she's also one of the fandom blogs I've actively talked to the most, because i am not especially active in fandom spaces beyond flinging a hundred posts at my blog at 3 am for everyone else to wade through in the morning :P so sending and receiving messages from one of my all time favorite fic writers is a fascinating novelty lol

Also pigeon anarchy if you're out there, your comments on bad time specialists make my life every time i reread them, and your username still slaps.