#i just wanna share the joys

[blamemma]

fic and i are not the bestest of friends at the moment, we are not gel-ing, we're struggling to get along but i have read two phenomenal fics over the past week

first, one being caught you coming alive, a soulmate au but add some fucked up ai generative system and some blindfolds and you've got yourself a fic that is perfectly paced, has gut-wrenching and heart-breaking lines, but is also really hot. i literally have not been able to stop thinking about this fic since i read it two days ago its so good

second is expect a visceral reaction by @officialmood which i just wanna sit and bark at it's soooooooooo good. it's got that dizzying feeling to it that just makes u spiral into the world and i am a sucker for anything scotty x daniel x max....daniel being the centre of both their universes and him being blissfully unawares.....again, sitting and thinking about the ending of this one for a long time

[thedarkzyxabyss]

To everyone that has an interest in my OCs/world and ask/want to know more about them, I give you big fat kisses on the mouth /p /lh

[girlmetalsonic]

something that is like the baseline of amys entire character to me is that shes lonely. shes clingy and physically affectionate in a way none of her friends really are, shes always getting pushed aside and left behind. yeah, she helps out people she doesnt know because shes a nice person, but also, she sees part of herself in them. she wont leave someone else behind because she knows the feeling —and more importantly, hates the feeling. if she doesnt have somebody to stand by her and be there for her, then shes going to be that person for everybody else. something something her obsession with sonic is really just like a manifestation of that desire for closeness with someone, and she thinks that romance is the only way to get that. idk... this hedgehog can have so many abandonment issues.

[way2gosuperrstarr]

im the most annoying person on earth w sharing wips but im just !!!!!!! really happy w this one so far !!!!!!!! so !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heres the wip !!!!! this is cleanup sketch pass 2!!!!!! (first iteration was my scribble mess, then i did cleanup 1, and this is cleanup 2! hoping to start lineart soon! i wanna attempt figuring out csp's vector layers.....)

[suguru-getos]

i really wanna know people’s self ship headcanons with satoru or suguru 🙇🏻‍♀️❤️ send me asks i wanna know ‼️🥺

[the-kipsabian]

BRACELETS!!

(i have made more than these but heres a few of my favorites for example ~)

im not asking to get paid anything for these btw, as long as youre comfortable giving me your address and youre asking something i can make its all good! i do have a ko-fi linked in the pinned post if you feel obligated or want to help pay for stamps lmao, but that is entirely optional. i just wanna make stuff that would make people happy, they are friendship bracelets after all 💜

but yeah feel free to yell at me in dms or in my ask box or in discord or twitter or wherever if you'd like one or two or whatever! i know im mainly talking about making wrestling themed ones but im open to anything as long as im able to make it lmao

//soft edit, i now have more letters and even more good shiny beads to work with, so these are definitely on the table again if anyone wants anything 💜 im trying to get stamps again next week when i get paid on wednesday, so if you hit me up before then i'll get them in the mail by then hopefully! in the meantime im just gonna be making more blorbo bracelets that might be up for grabs at a later date when i finish some of these sets im planning, but if you want something specific the best thing is to just hit me up for a request 💜💜

and again money is optional but tipping on ko-fi helps to pay for stamps and such 💜💜💜

[lily-ohfally]

WoL QotD: Do you relate/associate any flower any flower with your WoL and if so, what does it symbolize if anything?

Follow up: What made you pick the flower?

[spearxwind]

Oof I'm kinda scared to ask... Why do you not want to be an artist professionally?

Its just like, incredibly miserable in my experience.

Everyone wants their dream job of being paid to draw whatever the hell they want but 99% of the time you are hired and tasked to draw things that you don't have a lot of interest in, professionally speaking, and constantly getting your artistic efforts undermined by the rest of the team (this is esp. true in the videogame industry) artists always try to push for better designs and get their takes watered down for the sake of general public pleasing. Also you don't have a security blanket unless you're under long term contract. Most freelancers live gig to gig with the fear of not being able to support themselves if they don't take a job to take a break. Videogame and movie jobs arent stable because companies never keep the art teams, they are laid off and rehired whenever there is a new project

During my major, I drew nonstop for 4 years for class. Not always things I enjoyed, but also not always things I didnt like. In fact I enjoyed my major immensely! It was so fun. But the burnout is very, very real, and the workload was similar (even inferior to) regular art jobs. What happens if you like to draw in your off time? You spend your days making and pumping out art nonstop for hours, and then on your free time breaks you draw some more? I personally couldn't do it. I just wanted to do other things

And like.... I spent the first three years being told by teachers (people with stable, contract based jobs) how cool of a job it is to do art, and then the last year getting grilled on how insanely hard it is to make it out there. If you don't have connections, money, an audience, a studio, it's actually impossible. You need to be your own lawyer, abide by the very strict self employment rules that take a severe chunk out of your earnings. Do all of your finance/schedule/marketing etc while on top of that constantly producing work (I know there's people who can do it but, personally, I cannot) I really admire the people who were able to build themselves up as artists from the ground like this (because its definitely possible, just insanely hard)

Also, making something you love into your job ends up being miserable too. I experienced this with patreon, which I posted to as like a chill thing and it just got increasingly hard to make content for it or just post in general, even drawing my own ocs and sharing stuff about them started to feel like a chore.

Maybe it's just me though, this has just been my personal experience but yeah in general I realized I am immensely happier just keeping art as a hobby or its gonna suck my soul out (Since I already experienced it)

I don't mean to discourage anyone, I think the world in general needs more artists. But for that we would need to actually be taken seriously and valued, which sadly we are not, at all. And if there's anyone reading that is considering art as a job: it is absolutely grueling. It's not an easy job. Even if you desperately love art it can suck the life out of you and the joy for what you do

(As an extra sidenote. Artists are usually exploited using this mentality as well. That they are supposed to love their job. So they expect you to work your wrists off "For the passion". Dont fall victim to it)

[the-artist-from-hell]

I’m a person who likes to hear when people are happy about things. So here’s mine- here’s a Little bit of joy I would love to share: these are my critters, I have gotten into collecting them and they are one big family, I got my first set from a friend of mine from college who didn’t want his any more, then the other ones where gifts from my partner or bought myself.

Let’s keep this going! Please reblog with something you like/fixate on!

[leopardom]

hi hello hey, just dropping by to self promote my photography account on instagram. the handle is _eurydicee_ and i would appreciate it a lot if you dropped a follow 🫶

i’m anything but a professional photographer and i don’t own any equipment except for my phone camera and a dream, but i love taking photos and i’m getting so much joy from this and idk maybe one day it evolves to something more than a hobby

i take all kinds of photos but lately i’ve been focusing on concert pics so my feed is something like this

btw i have lots of unshared photos and a fair number of gigs coming up so if you like Nothing But Thieves, Joker Out and Blind Channel i may be able to capture and upload some stuff soon 👀

[todayisafridaynight]

ahoy snap you gonna stream the pirate game when it hits?

if i dont stream the pirate game please assume ive been shot and killed and died or i was too broke to get it at the time

[9x07]

how many times do we need to learn as people that irony and hyperbole can be harmful because 'jokes' aren't easily distinguished from genuine thoughts and feelings until we stop rewarding people for speaking or posting about violence

like even if you're joking/don't actually believe that/think whoever you are insulting is bad/immoral/fictional therefore deserves it - ad hominem attacks always do more harm to the people who share those characteristic then the individual you intend to cause harm to or discredit

[kidfur]

ok google. how to post that im happy about something my parents gifted me and that they're very kind to me and how grateful i am without being insecure that people think i am being obnoxious on purpose and trying to make other people feel bad for their parents not being as kind

[emily-mooon]

Whats George been up to lately?

The usual stuff

1. Trying to be Ian Curtis (Curtis had a jacket like the one he’s wearing)

2. Fanboying over Ian Curtis (his idol)

3. Annoying his friends (ok maybe not friend yet in this scenario)

4. Working on his loser boy charms

And finally, 5. Maria (whether he’s pining after her or holding her hand idk he’s an idiot (affectionate) )

Anyways also take this sketch I did of Ian Curtis and a doodle I made of Becky (cause I cannot cut one member of Wordsworth when I have the others here too!)

[artigas]

The Spring semester has officially started, which means I am now fully preparing for my comps, a two-hour oral exam that I have to take in order to officially become a PhD candidate. I have to read ninety books by May, latest August : )

I’ve gotten started with the most exciting of my three reading lists: the Gothic!! Basically, my reading is going to be a journey of getting a comprehensive overview of all things 19th-century British/Victorian literature, 19th-century Latin American literature, and the Gothic. I’ve already gotten started with my first five books, but I thought the other day: I feel like video reviews of each book would be a fantastic way to remember the important information about each of the readings. Nothing crazy or long, just a 2-5 minute review of the book and why it’s important if you want to become a student of the literature.

Anyways, I like this idea a lot and I feel like sharing it on my old bookstagram or on TikTok would be a nice way to get a dopamine hit for the reviews — if anyone were to watch or react to my reviews, I know it would make reviewing the books all the more fun!

But . . . And this is a big but . . . Then that would mean that I’d be opening myself to being perceived. And that’s really embarrassing to me. Like, what if I make a video and nobody gives a fuck? That’s so embarrassing. What if I make a video and a student or someone in my program sees it? Mortifying. It really does seem fun and a small part of me really want to do it but man, oh man, would I be scared!!

[vibinwiththefrogs]

Friendly PSA for trans people complimenting other trans people: please do not self loathe as part of the compliment. Like "you pass so well, I could never", "you're so lucky to have (trait), I don't pass because I have (perceived opposite trait)"

This feels like getting back handed compliments and like you're using me as a reason to beat yourself up. I have a friend I have never once been able to tell about a good gender experience I've had without them doing this and then spiraling and picking themselves apart. And they always end up loudly beating themselves up for traits that we both have, which I know if I had less self confidence would drag me down with them.

Self confidence issues and dysphoria can be discussed, especially with other trans people who can relate, and that's fine and good to do. But be careful not to do it in an openly jealous way, because the people you put on a pedestal for "passing" usually have self image issues of their own.