#eeesh!

[punchitmrsulu]

Remember a few years ago when there was serious talk of L*a M*chele playing Elphaba on a movie adaptation?

My God did we dodge that bullet!!!

[kyurochurro]

top 10 spongebob lines that remind me of M*A*S*H:

i dont know why I did this LOL i just think the line is funny and wanted to draw Trapper reaaally badly!

[dunkinbublin]

in honor of sonic prime season two i present force of habit v 2

[zenkindoflove]

Tomorrow is my one-year anniversary returning to writing fanfic. This is going to be a bit of a sappy post reflecting on the last year and celebrating some of my wins/new things I've challenged myself to do.

October 17, 2023 is when I started to write the very first chapter of Burn Forever with Me. I had finished the ACOTAR series about two weeks before and had spent those two weeks reading all the Elucien fic I could. I could feel I had a story in me, so I set out to write it in a month thinking that would be it and I would get it out of my system.

It had been a while since I had written. From 2006-2012 I wrote fanfic very regularly across a few different fandoms. Most of those stories can't be found online anymore. I took a three year hiatus from my Big Bang Theory multichapter fic at the end of 2012, and didn't finish it until 2015 when I had a burst of motivation. I didn't write again until another burst of motivation hit me (Game of Thrones ending) and wrote another one-shot in 2019.

By this point in 2023, I kind of thought my fanfic writing days were behind me. I didn't expect this new resurgence in my life that came about because of this series/this ship. I've tried so many new things writing for this fandom and pushed my writing in directions I never anticipated.

Since last year I have... -published 441,592 words. -published 20 fics (a mix of multichapter and one-shots) -completed four multichapter long fics (huge for me because I used to abandon multichapter fics all the time in my first era) -Written for several ships, including rare pairs, not just my OTP which is all I did in the past -Created many OCs, including my focal OC Alexius. Up until now I thought I was kind of hopeless when it came to writing original characters. -Wrote fanfic for three appreciation weeks -Wrote MM smut for the first time, and lots of it. I have been reading MM smut for two decades, but did not have a calling to write for a specific ship until Eris x Alexius -Co-written two fics with @crazy-ache -pushed myself in what styles of writing I tackle, including writing epistolary for the first time as well as challenging myself to write action/fight scenes which always scared me in the past -world building in general also used to scare me and now I think it feels so much more approachable as I've been filling in SJM's holes. -I think my smut writing has evolved a lot too. While I wrote smut in the past and I think I established what my writing voice/style was for smut, I have really had the opportunity to solidify it and try it in different scenes and contexts. I feel a lot more confident than I did back then.

I wanted to highlight these because I think as writers, we are often too hard on ourselves, and it helps to put into context all of the ways we've improved if we are mindful of our progress. I definitely encourage you to sit down one day and remind yourself of all the new things you've done from your starting place. Making this list really put into context all the ways I've changed as a writer in just a year.

I still have a lot more I want to do and new challenges to face in the next year. I hope if you read this, it does help to show you that you can take long breaks and even if you take a step back from writing, you will always be a writer and it'll always be a hobby you can return to and improve your skills, no matter how long its been.

[dandelionjack]

i know this is like “first day on the internet??” type shit but i am genuinely astonished sometimes by the extent and scope of people’s boundless cruelty, at least in words.

threatening a complete stranger with torture and cracking jokes about it because she’s… daring to wear a cute scarf that matches public transport upholstery? because she has a piercing? because she’s too twee? i don’t know, maybe i’m taking it personally because i too am a quirky londoner with bangs and a visible piercing, but i just… this type of psychology is utterly alien to me. i have no idea what level of bitterness, rage and trauma motivates some into acting like this. it’s sort of shaken me to my core.

and i know this insignificant incident is really minor compared to the hundreds of thousands of worse violent threats and more material scenarios that happen daily online and everywhere else, but just this one particular case for some reason makes me lose all hope for humanity. especially since the guy making the “jokes” refers to himself as some kind of leftist as far as i’m aware

[marietheran-archived]

Fervent prayer request that I don't do something stupid.

[hers-underwraps]

HI LOVE HOW ARE YOU 🩷🩷

OMG HEY GIRL!

I'm sorry it took me like eons to reply, but honestly, I've been a bit all over the place lately lol.

I don't know if it's just school stress or if starting to hit my limit on the just thug it out method to address my issues, but I think I've genuinely lost the plot. Genuinely, the number of times I've hit rock bottom in the past few months is concerning.

Aside from that, though, today was actually alright. The makeup and hair were slaying, I felt a lil more joyous and whimsical than I usually do and today was a good day in general.

Thank you for the ask <3

[pokytoad]

Idk why this needs to be said but here we are yet again, rinse-and-repeat regularly-scheduled-hetalia-fandom lunacy. Some of y'all should really consider not writing fanfiction about current events.

Do whatever tf you want I guess but I WILL judge you hard if you're writing fanfic about Russia-Ukraine or Israel-Palestine, etc. You need to take a step back and think about what you're doing and how bizarre and uncomfortable it is to trivialize ongoing global conflicts and the suffering of millions so you can write an entertainment piece.

Just.... try to think about it. This happens with every new wave of hetalia fans and idk man but cmon.....

[zombiepatch]

sorry to be a hater rn but since I've stopped listening to malevolent I occasionally see talk about what's happening in new episodes and every time I think "wow! slop."

[khyonwa]

Siempre buena idea cargar sombrilla

[oldearthaccretionist]

I just saw those posters that have the Mister Rogers helpers quote over the shooter. And can I just say. Don't fucking do that. Don't share that image like it's a good quote for the situation.

I might understand that this is an inevitable outcome of what these execs have been doing. I might understand the sentiment and the desperation and the anger. I might not be able to muster up sympathy for the exec.

BUT the shooter is not a helper. Especially not a helper in the way Mister Rogers meant.

Those words are not about violence or revenge. They're not about mass catharsis. Those words are about the people who go to bat to get people the care they need. Those words are about the people who work to get medical debt forgiven. Those words are about the people working to change the system the ones who have taken and are taking steps to fix things. They're about the person who brings a meal to someone struggling, or listens and provides support. They're about the people who share information about how to navigate the broken system. They are about the people providing care and real help and alleviation of suffering.

To fix and help is harder than it is to break or shoot. Celebrate the actual helpers.

[oldfashionedmorphine]

i just spent like 3 hours editing an old chapter. did i write it when i was high or something? it’s so bad….like error wise…swapping tenses too much and a bit wordy here and there 😭

[rebouks]

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Oscar: So.. you owe her, huh? [Wyatt shrugged, knowing full well what Oscar was getting at] Wyatt: What’s it to you? Oscar: I just hope-… Wyatt: I have her best interests in mind, trust me. Oscar: You better. Wyatt: Thanks for helping… [Surprised by the lack of disdain in Wyatt’s words, Oscar decided to poke him a little more] Oscar: What’s going on? Wyatt: I don’t know-.. she wanted to make it on her own, I guess, but it’s been a while since I heard from her. She doesn’t exactly have the best track record, does she? Oscar: No thanks to you. [Oscar waited for some form of retort; a quip, a snarky comment, some sarcasm-.. nothing. He squinted dubiously at Wyatt, was that a hint of shame..?] Darien: Are you two planning on getting in at some point, or? Darien: Well, now what? Oscar: We could check some of the local shelters or somethi-… Wyatt: We..? Oscar: I don’t give a flying fuck about you, but I care about Brynn. Honestly, it’s a shame it’s at her expense, but what goes around comes around n’ all that… [The sound of crumpling leather was all that reverberated through the car as Darien shifted in his seat uncomfortably] Oscar: C’mon, I’m sure you n’ your singular brain cell can figure it out. [Wyatt understood, but what was he supposed to say? I get it now-.. my bad? It’d never be enough. Darien started the engine hastily, an upbeat radio presenter effectively cutting through the conversation; or lack thereof]

[bryverros]

pls forgive me if i'vr sent this ask before; tumblr hates me. maybe an odd question but do you have any other socials (bsky etc etc) that i could follow you on? i'm trying to collect all my mutuals in event of a tumblr shutdown hskshsjshs :)

that’s a clever initiative!!! i don’t really post on any social media other than this fuckass blog so in the events of the shutdown you could find me frolicking in the fields and talking to frogs :) or ew on instagram i guess

[yesterdayiwrote]

Jeez George was so lucky not to get collected by Yuki at the start....

[marietheran-archived]

I didn't even know there was a debate before today morning, but, uh.... the news is very interesting