#i like it when my posts feel really concise - like i'm obviously not one for dialogue but

[softerhaze]

random outtakes that make me feel some type of way 💌

[sinningtamer]

Not sure if you’ve answered this before but what are your favourite fics and ships?

Love all your art btw! <3 Thx for all the food!

i might've years ago, so let's go again! i'm gonna answer this question as only NSFW/kink related, otherwise the list would be way too long haha

alright let's start with the obvious: ParviII is and always will be my #1 one ship, even when I dip in and out of the fandom a lot (i feel the term OTP is super outdated these days? but if there was one ship i could use it with it's them...)

so obviously i'm gonna say Talking Body and Payment and Payback by @sparxwrites. because. you know. how can i not. oh yeah, Good Vibrations is also a classic. hiii sparx, i'm sorry for picking your older fics, i just have such a bias. they've written a ton of great stuff over the years though, so go give the account a peak! there's something for everyone, especially if you like darker stuff.

...speaking of accounts with a lot of content who lurk around here, shoutout to @pawpunkao3. lmpᴇarI is one of my favorite ships, and they're still such a rarepair somehow?? anyways I think about Between Bedrock and a Hard Place at least once a week tbh. A New Religion That'll Bring You To Your Knees is fantastic, and i have a soft spot for I Spy (even tho i didn't watch too much empires). again, another author with a whole arsenal under their belt, so don't just take my word for it and check the rest of his fics!

back to lmpᴇarI being a rarepair... @thatstoomuchsoup has Chicken Soup for the Soulbounds (okay it's more pearI-centric but they're both there) and is another blog that specializes in some of my kinks and these fandoms. same with @anon-teddy's content, gotta give a shoutout to full. this is also making me realize i haven't sought out enough poly S0up Group or GᴇmpuIse/PᴇarIgem fics...maybe i'll get back to you on that...

there's a bunch of good explicit trᴇᴇbark fics, but i said i was gonna keep this list concise, so the only one i'll specifically point to is how to deal with your supernatural lust for blood (and other things) in a completely normal and god-honoring fashion. for...reasons. also because it's good!

edit: oh my GOD i realized two seconds after posting this i completely forget to mention @also-an-art. go read (this is) hungry work and honey don't feed it right fucking now. i've read both of these in full (pun intended) multiple times they're that amazing. it's rare that the plot is just as good as the horniness, when i tell you i lost my mind at some of the development in these. also hot and dirty (like the la air) is a guilty pleasure. AND it introduced me to a song that ended up being #20 on my spotify wrapped LOL (RPF warning on that one! trust me tho)

let's get to my other bias, shall we? RᴛSpiff and RᴛS00t don't....have any explicit fics. nor does poly lᴀds. CMRᴛ does, though! I'm kinda picky about how people characterize them, but play it cool and Every Stumble and Each Misfire are lovely (note that the second one is also blatant RPF! don't say i didn't warn you o7)

speaking of lᴀds, if you follow me on main, you know i got into Bᴀnᴀna Bᴜs Sqᴜᴀd just last year (I'M SORRY, OKAY, DON'T @ ME-) you'd think getting into an old fandom late would mean a ton of great smut fics, right? to be honest, i haven't found many that i care for, but maybe i'm just picky... however, i remember your lips, they're the ones i miss, and smoke in your lungs, your lips on mine are SO GODDAMN GOOD i'm not even mad it's only those two i like because i could reread them 20 times. god. such fun characterization. shame the author orphaned them because i badly wanna read more of their stuff.

this is the part where you go, spirit, do you read anything besides (mᴄ)yt fandoms??? and i go, not really.............well, sort of. i like 0verwatch! and M0icy!! Reciprocity is a delightful PWP long fic. i'm also not really an omegaverse guy, but Water Me has such a good take on it i fell in looove.

okay, i'm gonna cut myself off here, enough though i could probably name dozens of more fics if i sat and thought about it. if anyone i tagged wants to be untagged, feel free to reply here or shoot me an ask/dm!!

[ninjabot215]

ITS MUSIC MONDAY BITCHES!!!!!

"Erm exsqueeze me whags a music Monday" you may be asking

ITS WHEN I POST A BUNCH OF MUSIC I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO, BUT ON A MONDAY

IF YOU WANNA REBLOG WITH A BUNCH OF MUSIC YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING TO, THATS COOL AND YOU SHOULD TOTALLY DO IT

ALSO ITD BE COOL IF YOU WROTE A COUPLE WORDS ABOUT WHY YA LIKE THA SONG (if you feel like it but if you don't want to that's also valid I just want more cool stuff to listen to 👉👈)

oki anywho here we go :3

I fucking love furries throwing a shit ton of drums and bass over sped up / pitched up 2000s music. Gotta be one of my favorite genders. Like the super loud bass during the back half of this song makes me wanna throw my body around like a gmod ragdoll in a old tf2 machinima.

Just a genuinely really good mashup of two excellent songs. Makes me feel some form of odd sadness that I can't really describe. 10/10 would decompose in my bed again.

Really good mix that unlike a lot of Waters of Nazareth mixes doesn't go super overboard. Manages to juggle the 11 (!) songs its using really well and is one of my go to songs to put on while absolutely throwing my "academic career".

Good classic hardcore complete with a goofy whimsical ass section in the middle of it. Uhh like seriously the part starting at 2:21 is so different from the other halves its sandwiched between I love it so much. Also there's an assload of ytpmvs of this song.

I love this song so fucking much. Peak tbh. The fucking guitar, the little sad section where the vocals gradually layer and build up to the finale, Just the overall vibes, its all just so good. Also Weezer lmao.

I cant even begin to explain what a mashup tournament is concisely in this already long-ass post so this is gonna be complete nonsense if you don't already know what I mean. This is probably one of the best songs from the entirety of TFA, perfect representation of the contestent its for. The fuckin part where Lifetime Achievement award gets pitch-corrected to sound like Harder Better Faster Stronger makes me levitate. Leans a little too hard into FNAF sources near the end but otherwise balances H3M's arsenal really well.

Another song from a mashup tournament, but a different one. Pretty much exactly what a good bracket theme needs to be, its hype as all hell and showcases all the characters really good while still being mostly cohesive. Its a miracle that a mashup of 29 songs goes as hard as it does without anything going too off-beat / key.

Its fucking Spiderwebs. If you haven't heard it just listen to it. Its so good. I can't explain why I like it better than the song itself can.

I mean come on. The sampling in this is insane. The flow makes me vibe outside of safe operating limits. I just love how the chords bounce around inside my head.

A really good reimagining of one of my favorite albums of all time. I actually kinda like some of the songs on this more that the original album (shoutout to Superheros for using the whos been sleeping in my bed sample more that shit goes so hard) and the new vocals are all really good too. I love the fact that its also half mashups - half complete remakes / remixes, gives the best of both worlds. Obviously the original Discovery album is still the goat and this wouldn't exist with out it but I still really appreciate this for what it is.

If you made it this far thanks for reading my deranged rambling and listening to my wack musical tastes. It was fun to write this so I'll probably keep posting these on Mondays until I get bored or forget. I would really appreciate it if you posted some music you like in the reblogs because I'm trying to make my bigass unorganized playlist bigger so any help is good. Anyhow thanks for reading / listening byeeeeee

[ottiliere]

Ok so, 2 things

1. Oh? System Dirks are coming in here to show their appreciation? Because ours also DEVOURS this AU. It is genuinely so relatable and cathartic. When people don't think sharing vent art is good, I point at this AU and how it shows the ugly side of recovery so perfectly.

2. I was idly scrolling through the JTHM tag as I do frequently and got such intense whiplash seeing your recent post about asks in it. Like. Complete opposite side of our dash radar. What is this I hear about a JTHM ask?? I am fascinated already I font care if it's related to Dirk or not I just genuinely would love to hear your thoughts on it.

1) pulling all the dirks who follow me in for a hug through the walls of my plastic isolation bubble. it really makes me so happy to hear this. I can't give an extended answer to this point because I spent so much time talking about the next one but I hope you feel the mind waves of love I am bombarding you with.

2) The ask I got was in fact about Dirk, but as I'm drafting it it is...drifting...very much...into being about JTHM. "hear my thoughts on it" … this would be nothing shorter than a dissertation. I think about JTHM very often. I don't think it's possible for me to be concise about this in any sense of the word.

JTHM, to me, is one of the formative experiences that made me who I am. It is one of my favorite pieces of fiction ever made, that I have ever engaged with, and I know for a fact I will struggle to find something that is told in such a captivating way from an author with such an open soul. I discovered fanart of it by chance on DeviantArt, and, being naturally drawn towards edgier themes, searched everywhere on the internet until I found it uploaded onto some woman's livejournal account. I was obsessed with JTHM for a very, very long time. I reread it periodically, once or twice a year, and I have been doing this since I was 12. It has heavily influecned the way I go about making art and telling stories and engaging with everything I watch or read or what have you.

Everything about this comic blew my mind as a child, artistically absolutely, thematically especially. The narrative style that is glib with occasional moments of morose clarity that never lasts too long... we will never see anything like the suicide scene in anything else ever written again, of that I'm sure. It is unique in its existence. once you read that it unlocks something in your brain and you just can't go back. Multiplied by a million if you read it at a formative age you weren't really supposed to be reading it. Like homestuck.

Nny... he is the base of the character trope I always return to in fiction, usually unconsciously. I didn't realize that what I was doing to dirk mirrored nny until some friends pointed it out... it is a fascinating phenomenon. He is the first of his kind I have ever encountered in anything, ever. Blatantly unwell, the focus of a story that isn't necessarily slotting him into an antagonistic role. Like, he's the protagonist who I guess is also the antagonist but he's also a human. He's this guy with severe mental illness who is lead around like a puppet on strings first by the society that torments him for existing and then by the creature living in his walls that steals his memory and cognitive ability and manipulates him into doing his bidding. I had never seen that before? Usually I am not one for "made mentally ill by inorganic sources" trope, but the fact that it's stated in the comic that he was already seriously unwell before he became a flusher... it's just sad. He is not a good person, but his life is inherently tragic and the outcome of a society that does not care for him, or people like him, at all. forgive me for the comparison, but he is like the joker 2019. I mean this in a way that I love joker 2019. if you didn't like joker, well. sorry. but it's true.

This ties in, obviously, with the way that Jhonen goes about fiction: he does whatever he wants, to an extent. I have recently very closely befriended some individuals and while pondering how we were meshing so well on the creative side of htings, it eventually came to light that the singlemost defining moment in our lives was how we all read JTHM at a very young age. And it is insane, stepping back and looking at all of our narrative and art styles and seeing that the similarities we've all evolved independently stemmed from JTHM, in addition to our view of what it's like to be an artist. we are but jhonen's warriors in a world that is currently characterized by a very homogenized mixture of “art”. I mean, just look at the current box office trend. look at the “genre” that is marvel movies. not that I don’t enjoy marvel movies, I DO like them, my loki phase was strong and hard, but objectively... these things are what they are: mass-produced consumables. there is a reason people got excited when it was announced that Cronenberg was making a new film (which was awesome btw); art is dying. milquetoast narratives, stories afraid to push boundaries and be "weird", authors not trusting the audience to pick up on their intended message so instead of leaving it just a little ambiguous, they must instead spoonfeed it to every reader... There is some equation of what it means to make art and how it equates with your moral standing; my stance has always aligned with dear Jhonen's.

in a way my view of the world is the direct inverse of nny's; I truly believe in the best of people, I love humanity, I love the world and I am fundamentally incapable of being outwardly cruel towards others. my natural setting is to logically empathize, to put myself in the shoes of other people and look at their life the way they're living it. there is nothing more important to me than showing unconditional positive regard towards others. I have not always been this way. I used to foster great amounts of animosity in my heart for the things that have been done to me. I used to be an abjectly miserable person, I used to be violently suicidal every day for years and years and years etc. now though... I don't know how to describe it. something alights upon you after vast quantities of self-reflection, detached from the scrying eyes of swathes of people, of strangers, fandom most relevantly but I do also mean society as a whole. at this point in my life there is nothing more important to me than being a nice person, and helping others in what ways I can. if that's through posting raw depictions of mental illness, I will happily do so. I didn't realize that people didn't KNOW they can do this, and it is heartwarming that I can touch people in such a way even parasocially. I have worked on myself, I love people and I love when people are weird and their true creative selves because that is what the world needs in this day and age. art is dying. If you let bitterness into your heart it will consume you. it will cloud your judgment and prevent you from making a true connection to the medium, it will block you from making what you REALLY want to make. It will poison how you interact with other humans on a fundamental level, if you are constantly walking into interactions suspecting the worst intentions.

it almost seems like critical thinking is a dying skill...or, at least, it is when it comes to interacting with art and not relying on other people to tell you what to think. but even still I still do not hold ire towards those who seek me harm for what I make. I do not answer many of the asks I get on purpose, the death threats, etc... because these people are hurting in a multitude of ways, and they have not yet learned how to cope with their own pain. You could call being an optimist a character flaw, maybe it is. I don't know. That is, for better or worse, the epitome of what I am: an unrelenting pollyanna who believes in the best of people and the potential they have to heal. The one anon hate I got about the AU months ago that I actually deigned with an answer; they eventually came off anon and admitted they were just frustrated they didn't know how to properly use tumblr's UI to filter me off their dashboard and displaced their emotions onto me. They apologized. Such is life. We are all humans inhabiting this great big earth and I love to love people. contrary to what I depict in my art, I am a very happy person. I love my friends and I'm currently in a very good life situation with occasional downfalls and eventual upturns. Jhonen, I know, as stated in the second interview image, was often like this as well. nny was a speakerphone for little observations about life and pessimism; he was a character, a means to tell a story.

so ya I guess those are some of my thoughts about JTHM. not all of them though. here’s some nny

[ofthecrowsandcranes]

thoughts of the week

i went into this intending to write a reflection on the grimoire challenge for this week but ended up thinking more about general reflections of my practice instead, so, thoughts:

like i said in this reblog, i'm using this challenge (and a bunch of other stuff) as frameworks, because i haven't really written down much of my practice. most of it lives in my head. i have (2) partial grimoires, one that's evolved into just a notetaking notebook and another that was digital that i don't really use because even though digitization makes it easier to organise, there's something about paper that i really, really like.

so my goal/intention for this challenge is to practice consistency. attempting the prompts that make sense to me, even if for some of them i know they're going to be a rough draft of what my practice ends up being. for the spellwriting 101 one, i haven't even done enough spellwork to know what process works best for me (consequences of being more pagan than witch for the past few years), so i took notes from @breelandwalker's how to write spells post since her process is concise and feels like a good checklist of "did i consider this aspect? am i being specific enough or not?" obviously my methods may change as i do more practical work but having a good starting point is what matters the most

one of my general goals for 2024 was to just Do things, and worry less about the finished product and more about the process. so some of my pages are messy and i don't have a specific order for things. i'm filling in the index/table of contents last so i can use it as a "where did i put this" list instead of a "this will go here" list. in the future, i'll probably use a binder or something with easily insertable pages/entries as a formal grimoire, but for now, i'm recording and practicing and that's what matters most for me, since i haven't done that before. despite four years of doing stuff on and off.

i'm gonna put a cut here because otherwise this post will be Massive but i'm gonna go into more detail about some of the pages/things that i did for reference.

monday

name your book: done! i just called it my spiritual lab notebook, since that's what it is.

definitions (ritual and spell): done! very UPG, but to me a ritual and a spell differ because a ritual is to affect the Now and a spell is to affect the Later. also rituals have more broad intentions vs a spell which has very specific intentions

Study herb: bay laurel! i did a bay leaf wish ritual on new year's day with my family and my mom asked why bay leaves, and i was like "hm, i don't know the specifics of why they're associated with wishmaking" so i added them to my herbs list so i could find out, and then learned it's because they're fucking bay laurel. i feel extremely stupid for not making that connection but! now i know!

tuesday:

outline: done! it's blank, i won't fill it in until the notebook is full

study gem: not done, still trying to decide how to substitute this. i might do tarot spreads instead.

spellwriting 101: done! discussed above

wednesday:

common tools: done! i really only put three things for now, but i'll probably go back and add things as i remember/find new tools. so far i've got tarot cards, embroidery thread, and candles, but in writing this i've remembered bells and jars and beads also

year outline/calendar: done! added the Big 4 (solstices & equinoxes), samhain, lughnasadh, and christmas (since my family celebrates it). will definitely be adding more as i go, but that's what i want to celebrate (or do celebrate) for now

Practical (tool usage): done! did a 3 card pull with my elemental power tarot, since i want to use it more as a reflective tool.

thursday:

altar design/workspace: done! sketched a layout of my current altar + wrote some wishes/dreams for when i have a different space.

practical (cleansing): not done yet—around this part of the week my chronic illness stuff started to flare up, and since cleansing involves actual cleaning for me, i couldn't really do it while resting. it's on my backburner for later.

friday:

personal practices: done! did a quick journal entry in DayOne

and that's all! if i can get to cleansing today i'll do it, but i have many other things to do also, so i'll get to it eventually.

[whimsicalpoet44]

hi! i just disovered your blog and it's so cool x could you tell me a bit about the difference between western and sidereal charts? in my western chart around 60% of the planets/asteroids are in capricorn and in sidereal the same planets are in sagittarius. i don't feel like a capricorn at all.

also, could you tell me more about what it means to have asteroid aphrodite in taurus, 10H please? or medusa in cap, 5H, whatever you prefer? (going by my sidereal chart.)

Aw thank you so much!! :)

To anyone reading: if you don't want to read the differences of Sidereal vs. Tropical, skip down to the bottom for info on asteroid Aphrodite and Medusa.

Sidereal vs. Tropical

So, I'll admit that I'm new to sidereal astrology.

So, I can't speak on what everything means. But I do know the main differences between the two types. (I'm in the process of learning though. I hope to know more about it so I can feel confident talking on it).

I also hope to talk about this respectfully since Sidereal has a cultural component to it. If I'm incorrect with any of this, please feel free to correct me. I'm a believer in being a life long student (it's the Sag placements), so I want to be as respectful and accurate as possible.

I'm also open to anyone sending in a better description, which I can post and credit you/link your account. I just want to make sure everyone gets correct information.

Sidereal astrology is measured from the fixed stars of the ecliptic constellations.

To make things simple, the sky is always shifting. The earth "wobbles" (also known as the precession of the equinoxes) and Sidereal accounts for these shifts and the wobble. That's the simplest way I can explain it, but it's so much more complex than that. But definitely do more research.

I could be wrong, but I want to say the interpretations of the signs in Sidereal aren't exactly the same as tropical, so that could be a factor as to why you don't resonate with it. I've also heard that a lot of people don't truly resonate until they learn how to read sidereal.

I highly suggest getting your information from individuals who specialize in Sidereal. Try to stay away from sources that water down/westernize Sidereal astrology or sources that don't explain the history/cultural component to Sidereal astrology.

Vedic astrology is based on Sidereal. It has its roots in Hinduism and it's important to understand its history to respect where it originated from and the culture. When I research Vedic, I always remember this.

Western astrology (also known as Tropical astrology) uses seasons (Vernal Equinox).

Essentially, Western astrology looks at where the sun was at on the calendar a couple thousand years ago. It doesn't account for the shifts.

Here''s a link that talks about the science behind it.

This link also has a pretty good explanation.

(The link is concise and easy to understand, however I don't like using the NY Post for Astrology information, but I think it's a good basic intro)

Some people are really passionate about choosing one or the other. I'm more of the belief that a person should stick with whatever they're most comfortable with (but obviously being open minded to learn new info as it's presented) or which one resonates more. I believe every chart serves a purpose and can be accurate if read correctly. So, I'll probably use both once I learn.

I'm also learning Draconic astrology, too. I find they all fit in their own way.

There's a lot of discourse about Sidereal being more accurate. And there are a lot of people who feel very strongly about this. Which, that's their practice and it's based on their experience, which is valid. I don't think anyone is "incorrect" per say. (Unless they're watering it down and rooting it in toxic depictions of new ageism. Which is a whole other topic in of itself, but I digress).

There's also a debate in Tropical astrology with modern vs traditional astrology as well. There's just a lot of discourse altogether. So do what feels right for you!!! Just research research research. As you get more experience, you'll figure out where you fall, what you like, etc.

I'm more objective. I like to look at it all with each of their original purposes in mind. Part of that is understanding how each came to be. But I can't say for sure if one is or isn't more "correct" because of my limited knowledge on Sidereal.

Asteroid Aphrodite (1388)

This asteroid has a lot of themes similar to Venus. It's name is coined for the Greek goddess, Aphrodite. The Goddess of Love.

There isn't a lot of information readily available on this asteroid without digging. But basically, Asteroid Aphrodite can depict your allure, beauty, and your sexual attraction. It mainly deals with outward appearance.

Aphrodite in Taurus in the 10th House

You'll likely appear very sophisticated, organized and put together to others. Earth toned colors likely look best on you.

You might enjoy vintage, classy, or business casual fashion. Necklaces could be a great accessory.

You like comfortable fashion and enjoy having your senses engaged.

You might feel most powerful and goddess-like in work settings or settings where you feel most comfortable.

This is how you'll create the air of allure around you.

Medusa Asteroid (149)

There's not a lot of info out there on this one either. But how I understand it, this asteroid deals with themes surrounding healing, betrayal, and isolation. It's based on the Greek story of Medusa.

It shows us where we've been cast aside or scapegoated. It's where we're blamed for things we did not do.

It can also show us where we can access power to deter others from hurting us. (leaving them 'frozen in fear,' just like the myth)

Medusa in Capricorn in the 5th House

You might experience a lot of misplaced blame in the work place. When you step into your power, you can be a strong leader that others don't want to anger.

You could also struggle with themes of responsibility and completion of goals.

Romance could be a point of contention. You might be forced to do some inner child healing. Once you begin healing, you could find a lot of power through it. You might even choose a career in a healing or helping field.

**Just my interpretation based on how I understand these placements. Others could have a different interpretation**

I hope this answered your question. And I hope this was easy to understand and follow!!!

[taintedsorrow]

@neonsnailcity I'm not as good at putting my thoughts together in a concise way nor do I have the time to really sort through to fish out examples to back up my reading, but this is probably a whole ass write up @vitasexualiiis would want to do, since we talk about it together quite a bit?

Some basic bullet points would be:

He has pretty extreme control issues, and I don't say that dismissively or to be insulting toward his character. He feels like the obligation falls to him (and often him alone) to make sure large scale chaotic and dangerous situations don't get more out of hand than they already are. This obligation extends to ignoring his own feelings and desires in favor of acting the logical and strategic leader. He puts the organization's self-preservation (and in extension, Yokohama's) in front of his own in a way that, while he views this as necessary, and maybe it is, is definitely at the expense of himself in many cases.

The whole Elise situation. Which is a lot to unpack, and relies heavily on some difficult to fully "prove" interpretations. But personally, I view Elise as most likely a manifestation of parts of his psyche he may not be fully in control of, while simultaneously being an outlet for some of his compulsions/avoidances. She gets to be a little kid. She gets to be a spoiled brat. She gets to eat as much cake as she wants, etc. etc. I could spend a lot of time going into this and maybe I will at a later point? The (very) short of it includes: he spoils her as an outlet for not being able to directly spoil himself, and she fights it, because there's the "rational" part of himself that is always in conflict with that desire. (I think a lot of fans like to forget that Elise is his ability, it is not a person, it is simply a magical manifestation. I'd like to point out that Fukuzawa calls it a "thing" and a "fiend" and extends no shred of empathy toward it as a "person", and this is Fukuzawa.)

What I also see as Compulsive Shopping ("Retail Therapy") behavior, which is an extension of the Elise situation. He obviously takes Elise on shopping sprees as a reaction to stressful situations. I don't know if this needs more elaboration tbh.

There's a part in the Guild Arc where he revisits the blood stain he left on the well after he killed the old Boss at a point of uncertainty... there's a whole lot to say about it, but the act feels like it speaks for itself in context of what's going on (@vitasexualiiis may have talked about this scene before, but I can't find a post to link to so I might revisit this).

Violent urges/impulses. He has moments where he clearly has some violent thoughts and impulses that he obviously has no actual desire to act on, but that you can see very clearly flash through his mind, and he does seem to need to vocalize these. A clear example that sticks out in my mind is when he has his reaction to want to "kill Fukuzawa", which he expresses and concerns Chuuya, but obviously that was never his intent and never has been.

Probably will read as a throw away to most people, but his character info sheet has his dislikes listed as Dirty Things and Raw Food, which are two of my biggest triggers, so it's hard not to read into it as one more glaring example.

... there really is a lot more I could elaborate on and fish out specific examples for, but it's a start. It's really hard for me to look at him and not see his character defined by it. Obviously, he's more than that as a person, and I find him to be a very compelling character who I genuinely adore. I also think there are alternative ways of interpreting his character, but this is what rings true for me.

[rifleseye]

Mun VS. Muse

Similarities:

Interests — We're both incredibly passionate about our interests! Perceptor's obviously got a special interest in science, and that's something I heavily relate to. And though I might not be a scientist myself I'm still very intrigued by science.

Low-Empathy — We've both got low empathy. That's to say that it's hard for us to relate to other people's feelings, and can actually feel uncomfortable in situations where that might be seen as the proper thing to do.

Eye Problems — I wear glasses. He wears that reticle. I don't really have to go into detail about this one.

Metallurgy — We both work with metal! Though my time working with metal was limited and more or less for the artistic side of it, it's still something I wanna get more into. (Also it's amazing how much you learn about the chemical compounds that make up metal when you work with it. Very hands-on.)

Absent-Minded — Percy and I are often described as absent-minded, when really we're just focusing and fixating on what we're doing to the point everything else becomes background noise.

Emotionally Stunted — Don't gotta go into detail in this. Says it on the tin.

Blunt — We're both really blunt, and it's not because we're mean (though it's often misinterpreted as such) but rather that tone is both difficult and that we try to be as concise and to the point as possible. No need to play mind games in communicating.

Strong Ethics — We both feel very strongly about our morals. Percy's more focused on scientific ethics while I'm really into ethical philosophy tho :P

Near Death Situation — Yeah.

Dissimilarities:

Intelligence — Perceptor's waaaaaaaay smarter than I am on an academic level. I wanted to pursue science as a kid but math was a huge barrier to it so I went into the arts instead.

Dyscalculia — I cannot for the life of me understand math. Percy's a mathematician.

Creativity — I'm an artist, not a scientist. I'd like to think I'm good at it too. Meanwhile I think the only art Percy ever does is drawing up graphs and blueprints.

Height — I mean. I'm 5'4. He's 36'.

Neurosis — Percy's OCD is a bit more towards the cleanliness side of things. Whereas he keeps his space organized to the point of having a spartan area, I'm much more messier. (I'd go more into why he acts that way but I'll save that for an hc post :P)

Metal vs. Organic — Pretty obvious.

War Vet — Percy's one, I'm not.

tagged. @aircommndr

[horizon-verizon]

That anon is lying. Probably intentionally. There are some people out there (mostly on Twitter) who say they are Team Black and ship Helaemond but they don't do it to justify B&C. But 99% of the shippers ARE obviously Team Green.

However, I feel like I should add the fact that not all of Team Green ship or even tolerate Helaemond. This is important to point out because I think I know where that anon may have gotten their idea from. The accusation that Helaemond shippers are secretly Team Black is not something new. I'm active a lot on Twitter and over there, the Green fandom is actually divided into two main groups: you have those who absolutely despise incest and are relentlessly going after every single incestuous pairing in HOTD and in ASOIAF really (they ship Aemond/Alys mostly, and yes, Rhaenicent) and those who don't mind shipping incest (Helaemond is their main pairing). These two groups hate each other.

Like that anon does, many of the former like to claim, without evidence, that most Helaemond shippers are Team Black fans who are basically working undercover pretending to be Team Green in order to undermine it by making up theories like "Aemond is the father of Helaena's children" that, according to them, would justify the Blacks' actions (like B&C) and would paint Alicent's and the Greens' discourse regarding bastardry as hypocrisy. Furthermore, they view Aemond as too dutiful and honorable to ever father a bastard, that's why they argue his relationship with Alys was a love story and they got married. Aemond committing incest would also be a big NO for them. They make up excuses for everything he does in canon but incest is where they apparently draw the line. These people have built their identity as being anti Targs, incest included, and for them to find out that people from their own team ship incest is just…unacceptable? Surely people from the opposite team are behind everything!

Some of them have started fights in the past with Daemyra shippers by claiming Daemon is a pedophile and a groomer and by putting up Aemond/Alys, and sometimes Rhaenicent, as an example of a healthy relationship in contrast to Daemyra.

However the claim that Helaemond shippers are actually Team Black fans simply falls under further scrutiny when you go and check the shippers' accounts and their history: they are Greens and it's undeniable. Most of them are also Aegon II and Alicent stans, claim the Velaryon boys are bastards and spew the same misogynistic rhetoric towards Rhaenyra. I'm also willing to bet anything that, if you track down the ones who came up with the theory about Helaena's children being Aemond's you would surely find out they are Greens.

And anyway why would Team Black spend their time making the Greens look bad by propping up this ship? There's absolutely nothing to gain by doing it and most book readers and show watchers as well are already behind Rhaenyra's claim. (I hope all of this makes sense as English is not my native language. Hopefully the ask hasn't gotten too long).

Your ask is as perfectly lengthed and concise as it needed to be, anon. And your English is great, truly. Yeah, I think this now as well. I will keep your ask nevertheless because it really breaks things down and makes me realize I really need to research these ideas fans have.

Anon refers to this POST.

[uncouth-the-fifth]

you're the only person i follow who mainly posts about kripke era spn so i just gotta ask, is it just me or does season 2 already feel vastly different from season 1? like obviously they went through a lot of crap in the span of a year but i just restarted the series and something about the way Sam talks to Lenore (the vampire lady in bloodlust) is so different from how he used to be in season 1. (i also hated that that was the beginning of his style change but whatevs no more silly tees and hoodies for Sammy cause he's a big serious hunter now i get it). and Dean, i can't really put my finger on it but he's also changed so much from the guy who whacked his brother on the arm and called him a control freak after literally not seeing him for two years. like i get that trauma changes you but going straight into s2 from s1 it just feels slightly off, even the vibes of the episodes. i talk a lot about how the first five seasons are superior to the rest of the show but i think i'll just forever be a s1 supremacist. honestly idk if this is something other people are aware of too or if i'm just crazy. maybe it's because supernatural first starts becoming very comical in season 2, like introducing casa erotica, that stupid p*rn website dean is obsessed with, and probably more, all this making the series less realistic (i mean it's a show about monsters but still) than it was in s1. in my opinion, spn was a lot better before it was trying to be all self-aware. genuinely would like to know what you think about this tho cause i know you're amazing with your words :)

WOO BOY, have i been stewing on this ask for a bit. i didn't want to rush to answer because i wanted my response to be thorough, but i have SO many feelings about this. i never make spn meta posts (if this could even be considered that) cause I'm not the greatest at articulating my thoughts on the show, so bear with me. i could also be throwing stuff at u that u already know, and in that case ignore me lol

there is a pretty big gap between the first and second seasons, but it's not something i immediately thought about reading this ask because, technically, they're the closest plotwise. the hunt for yellow-eyes begins in season 1 and ends at the devil's gate with season 2. we have the overarching apocalypse arc that has its feet in the first five seasons, sure, but s1 and s2 specifically share the same villain and the same cross-season motivator: kill the thing that killed mom.

but i thought on it a little more and i agree with you!! there's a clear tonal shift from devil's trap to in my time of dying, and i think that's born mainly from factors outside the show's plot. supernatural moved from being a potential one-and-done to a whole multi-season show, and the showrunners had audience reactions to reference when writing too! the monster-of-the-week cycle was interesting, but people watched the show to see, y'know. sam and dean drinking beers and crying on the hood of the impala. the plot was the most fascinating part, so naturally, the show became more involved. while season 1 was clearly a monster-of-the-week type beat, season 2 keeps that rhythm while weaving plot-heavier episodes throughout. i also think that killing off john is as clean and concise a shift as the writers could manage: if the entire first season hinged upon finding dad, and dad dies s2e1, well. any step away from the waters the show was born in, that endless hunt for john, is going to feel foreign. and john's death is a huge hit to both boys, so automatically their characterization shifts for that season too. sam loses the boyish haircut and dean irons out into an even grizzlier hunter. i don't trust kripke or anyone at the CW to make writing choices this purposefully, but you COULD say that the effect you're talking about is supposed to reflect the boy's lives when john dies. off-kilter and standing up on shaky legs. but i refuse to give them credit for that <3

if i'm telling the truth i really like when the show gets more involved. but i think why others might feel the opposite is because, after 14 seasons layered thick with plot that only gets messier and messier as times goes on, the disconnected adventure from season one feels more special!! they don't have heaven to worry about yet!! or an apocalypse!! things were simple, and the show was just about two brothers on the road trying to rebuild their family. it's uncomplicated. s1 is also the landing strip we hit every time we return to the show as a whole, so it's more familiar, and therefore more intimate than any other season!! (for those who watch in order at least lol).

[allwaswell16]

Why do u like fan fiction so much? Is it just because of passion for writing/reading or is it more just like a way to read something fun as a pastime and also make up fantasies based on men you already like? I’ve never really understood the whole appeal of fan fiction at all or why it’s such a big deal across fandoms so I hope maybe I can get some insight from a writer

There really isn't a simple answer to your question. And obviously it will be different for different readers and writers, but I think my explanation would be a fairly common thought with fanfic readers and writers.

Yes, a passion for reading and writing would be common among fanfic writers and readers. I'm 43 and have been writing stories all my life. I wrote fan fiction as a child before I knew what fan fiction even was. I've also been published in a professional writing sphere as a newspaper columnist. I personally know multiple fan fic writers with creative writing degrees and those who have published original novels through publishing houses at the same time that they've published fan fic for free on ao3. So that mystery novel that you've read...might be written by someone who has posted fanfic on ao3. Just saying that there's some incredible talent and skill being published in the form of fiction about people or characters you already like.

All that being said, fanfic is not just for writers who have a degree in it. It can be for someone who just started writing or who writes in a language that isn't their native language or someone who just has a story they'd like to share. And these fan fics might blow you away with how good they are, too.

Ultimately, fan fic is indeed a hobby, one that is generally adjacent to a fandom the writer or reader is already a part of. So it does feel very natural that if you have a passion for reading or writing, you would find yourself checking out fanfiction in your fandom of choice.

As for it being about the fantasy about men we like...I'm sure it is for some, but you'd find more of that in the realm of y/n or reader insert types of fan fiction. Oof, I could talk forever about this part of it, but I'll try to be concise. I think a very large part of fanfic's appeal is for POC, women, and the queer community to change or create a new narrative that is more meaningful to us. It gives us the opportunity to include identities that better represent ourselves in a way that mainstream media does not.

As I'm both a writer and reader of fanfiction in multiple fandoms, I'll leave you with how I became an offiical reader of fan fic. I'd been in the 1D fandom for about a month when I first encountered it. I've been a voracious reader all my life, and I'm also a former teacher. The amount of money I have spent on books is...a lot. I have thousands of books in my house. Not hundreds, thousands. Most are in boxes because as you can imagine it's difficult to store this many books. lol. Let's not even talk about how many are on my kindle account or how many I've borrowed from the library. You might say I'm well read. ha. Discovering fanfiction has been a revelation. Yes, I still read traditionally published books, but what I found in fanfiction was that I can easily find the kinds of things I like to read for free and written by incredible authors. So why wouldn't I?

[yoongsisbae]

2022 End of the Year Recap

rules: post the top 5 works you're most proud of that you released in 2022 (not necessarily your most popular), your top 4 current WIPs that you're excited to release in the new year, your top 3 biggest improvements in your writing over the past year, your top 2 resolutions (ways you wish to improve your writing/blog) for the new year, and your number 1 favorite line you've written this year!

thank you for tagging me lovelies @amethystwritesbts 💕 and @e-cm 💗

Top five works I’m most proud of

The Woman with the Black Cat on Her Shoulder: I needed to write it and I am so sad/happy/emotional so many readers resonated with it 💗

Handshakes of a Lifetime Chapter 9: I am proud I got through that chapter dealing with so many characters at the same time 😅 like once I realized...oh no there are actually fifteen different characters and even more relationships it felt like a clown car in my head, but somehow I made it through! And it was a good chapter, at least I like to think so 😊

Christmas with a Vampire: no one else seems to like it but I LOVE this story, okay! I love vampire Tae and Jin, I love the way the world is laid out in my head, I love cyber punk stories AND vampire stories. I love the moodtm (I was so obviously depressed when I wrote it lol cries), I love how in the future everyone* ahem human* is vegetarian 😋 I love it all! Perhaps because I can see a bigger story and it's living rent free in my head lol but I'm proud I got it out and finally finished my x-mas series, very proud I finished something for once lol cries again

Day Dream: omg making sure all the threads of the story were 'woven' together correctly and made sense to readers and not just me lol, also the story itself referenced a lot of shit...life and dreams and some of my fav fics as well 😃 it was really fun to write and I'm proud how it all came together in a beautiful tapestry...of insanity 😂

BTS as Kisses: I love poetry and I should write more of it...and I'm planning to! Proud it was well received. I live for the "cute" comments 😆

Top four WIPS I’m excited for

Bon Voyage, I just love that world 🥺 and I'm excited to make readers a n g r y 😅😅 (don't blame me tho! blame Tae!)

The Snap, I wanted to read a marvel-bts crossover foreverrrr, so just gonna have to write myself one instead. I'm excited 😝

Run Run Run, because I always have fun writing it and I need some laughter in my life....cries 🙃

And HOAL, yes it's still happening, I have not forgotten about it! I appreciate your comments still, like @illnevertrustmyselfagain yes to everything you said, you "get" it 🥺, @myspi2010 too, I ask myself the same things when writing lol, my readers are the smartest and I love it 🥺😭

Top three improvements in my writing

I feel like I have gotten better in some aspects and worse in others lol. Pacing and endings are the things I want to improve on. It was fun messing with both in my story Day Dream, even added an alternate ending 😉

As I was rereading HOAL and BV:ITS I noticed my sentences are more punchy and concise, now my flow portrays that better even if I get more descriptive. I can't decide if that makes a better reading experience or not, but sometimes I do want to go back and rewrite the first chapters of those stories, so perhaps that is considered improvement? lol idk!

THIS IS HARD. um I definitely can say I never could have written stories like The Woman with the Black Cat on Her Shoulder and You Asked for Help, He Asked Your Name when I first started, there's so much to those stories that is even hard for me to explain properly, my readers do a better job at it for me 😅 I think their reviews/comments make the stories so much better, so thank you dear readers for helping me to improve myself 💕

Two resolutions for my writing/this blog for ‘23

Somehow get onto one of those author collaboration event story things...wanted to be a part of one since I first opened this blog 🥺...even though I am too scared to ask and am not part of any community, I still believe somehow it will happen 😅 lol

find a way to write all the stories I want and not die of exhaustion in the process cries...writing gods please come visit me in 2023 🙏🏽

Favorite line I’ve written this year

This was so hard to choose! I think probably this line from my Fairy AU You Asked for Help, He Asked Your Name because it feels like energy is transferring into my bones every time I read it, "You gripped it tighter, it was real, it was your freedom in the palm of your hand. It made you cry, made you angry, made you happy, made you stand up." But also there is a really good line in The Flower Bridge that came in close second...should I share it? Is that cheating? 😅 think readers should find it for themselves maybe? 😋

Tagging: @daydreamer-writing @justanotherstarlightmonger @trifoliumrex @jimilter @aris-ink @park-jimin-isnt-real @jiminiesfavouritecolourisblue @bangtangalicious @smasmashie and whoever hasn't done it yet, 2022 is not yet over!

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

I just found your blog and I wanna say you seem really cool and I like your posts. some of them are exactly the kinda thing I like when it comes “liveblogging”, and you also seem to have good opinions. I hope you’re having a good day (sorry if this is a weird ask to get I’m not very great at putting my words together or social things, and I was going to ramble more but it seemed even weirder and I didn’t want this ask to be even longer)

Wow, thank you, I appreciate that! That is a lovely thing to get on this morning, I love reading that. I do write this for myself firstly - if Tumblr didn't exist this would all be in a Word document on my hard drive somewhere - because when I think things I just need to write them down. But I love knowing other people enjoy the stuff that occurs to me, stuff that is mostly worthless except to some small sub-section of the population that shares my specific interests, that is so much fun.

Also, never apologize for rambling on my blog. As rambling is both something I do all the time, and it is kind of one of those opinions I have. That I genuinely think people underestimate how much Twitter has ruined the world - I mean, people know it's ruined the world, but because of toxic discourse and stuff, and I think people don't talk often enough about how Twitter has created an expectation that anything you say should fit into a couple of sentences. Which is bad because it strips nuance out of arguments, and that ruins the discourse in the world. But also, it strips joy out of things! It make you curtail self-expression! If you find someone's blog and like it, you should tell them without feeling like you've intruding by using more than 280 characters! Obviously that's a very selfish position for me to take on this specific post, because someone just said nice things about me, so of course I want to encourage it. But I also just believe that in general, say nice things and don't believe that a paragraph of them is too long! You sound like a lovely person with nice things to say that I'm sure people want to hear!

I recently heard a radio thing about internet comedy (a thing Josie Long did in about 2009, which is interesting as it was just emerging then), where Richard Herring was interviewed and said he likes putting comedy on the internet because people don't have as much right to be bothered by it. On TV or radio, if people don't like you they can complain that you've taken a slot that could go to something they'd like better. But the internet is vast with room for everyone, you can take up all the space you like and it doesn't cost anyone money or take space away from anyone else or force anyone to look at it, so say what you like! I don't love everything Richard Herring's ever said, but I liked that.

...Obviously, this is also a selfish opinion because it defends my own lack of ability, and/or lack of willingness to put effort into being concise when writing. And holding this opinion makes me feel better about when I feel pleased with myself for writing a post that I've managed to keep short and not too rambly, but then I'll see another post that is shorter than mine tagged "sorry this is so long". Or when people reblog my average posts with "long post", which is fine to do, just makes me remember... oh right, most people don't go on for as long as I do. But if you want to go on about something - anything whatsoever - I personally will always encourage you to do it, and there is no need to apologize to me for that. (And if the thing you're going on about is that you like my blog... I mean, you definitely don't need to apologize for that.)

I have rambled again, but the point is thank you for the message, I greatly appreciate it!

[cyrusstarchaser]

Like most trans people, and queer people in general, my idea about 'being trans/queer' has changed a lot over the course of my life. I started transitioning in my late 20s/earlier 30s. I went through the "it's a medical thing" phase, I also said "I prefer 'transsexual' because I am only changing my sex not my gender". And those are all fine stances, but they sat ill with me cause I had always been so loud and proud queer. Why would I refuse a 'gay cure' and yet would want a 'trans cure'? Why was I, someone who beamed with pride when they called themselves a dyke, so afraid of being trans? Why would I wish to magically be cis? And why did it seem like transitioning would mean I was no longer queer? Why did I feel this feeling of 'Straight Man Doom"?...and why did it seem like so many other trans mascs though the same?

Meanwhile, I was also having to speed run working through my complicated thoughts on Men - especially if I was supposed to want to be one after all. Yeah I was 'jealous', ya know, "blah blah boyhood" and "being cis is free fuck you!" and all that, but why did I hate the idea of people seeing ME as a man? Ok yes I did double down a bit on being a 'man-hating' dyke - but WHY did it feel like I was losing something by transitioning?

Well turns out the short answer was that the first step to queer joy was overcoming my internalized toxic masculinity, because the thing I felt like I was losing was 'freedom'. All my life I have felt this overwhelming feeling of coming up short when measured to a man. This pressure to compete, to be the best. Cause if I lose then it was because I was a Girl. When I got my disability diagnosis, there was a sense of relief because surly THIS was why I was losing. Of course being a man would seem terrifying, now I would constantly have to compete in order to keep my gender. And of course I wouldn't want to be a man, I had heard from women EXACTLY what men were like! Of course I was going to have to stop being queer - I only liked women after all (LMAO) and if people knew I was trans/queer then I would seem more feminine and more "Really a Girl" to them. Of course I didn't want people to see me as a man, they were dangerous! Every woman I know has told me that! But if I was non-binary, then I was really just a girl right? And a disabled trans man is just a man that 's Losing, why would I want to be that? What if I transitioned and looked like a Creep?

At the end of the day being a dyke allowed more freedom then being a straight man - because at least when I was seen as a dyke I was never seen as dangerous to my allies, and I was still a dyke regardless of any "feminine hobbies or preferences". And look, of course some people have insinuated that I wasn't really a lesbian but it was far less frequent and way easier to wave off. It's one thing when once in a blue moon a guy who clearly wants to sleep with you goes "are you sure you're really a lesbian?" and it's another thing entirely when everyone around you INCLUDING YOURSELF starts holding you to the Male Norm and pointing out when you Lack.. And not for nothing but men were just straight up more vilified to me by everyone around me then dykes were.

Now obviously I came to an epiphany about this at some point, otherwise we wouldn't be 5 paragraphs deep into a blog post. Now I just Do What I Want Forever. I wish I could concisely describe the feeling to people. I wish I could meaningfully convey how much joy and freedom I gained when it felt like I could finally see my chains. But all I feel is frustration. How do I tell people that it's not just that will live in a sterile, white-centrist, binary obsessed gated community - it's that we live in a gender panopticon that everyone gleefully takes part in? It really is a bio-essentialist matrix: I can't point out that "Men have it bad" because they are in charge and have power, women can't be cruel to men because they are just fighting back against patriarchy. "They hate me because I'm a man" says the young white boy about to be recruited into the alt right. "I know what it's like to be a minority" says the white woman about to preach respectability politics. "You're less of a man if you are losing, you must always be working hard and earning! Don't talk about weakness or emotion, men are supposed to struggle and be hard!" says capitalism. "Yeah you're non-binary...but what are you really?" says someone who cares too deeply about 'gendered solicitation' - but not to fix it cause it's working as intended.

"There are just natural differences between men and women" says a system that has a vested interest in you believing that the people around you are inherently different from you in ways you can not comprehend - despite being your neighbor. When I say I'm trans what I mean is that I am a huddled mass yearning to be free, allowed dignity and agency. When I say I am a fag it is because I am a man that loves men radically, queer pride replacing patriarchal shame. And when I say I'm old it's because I'm exhausted from participating in this waking nightmare known as capitalism - despite having a note from my doctor saying I'm excused!

[loisfreakinglane]

What are your oldest ships that are still active for you? Do you still read fic for them? And is your love them still as intense as it was before, or has it lessened over time?

omgggg HAPPY VALENTINES WEEK MY LOVE THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME THINK ABOUT ROMANCE!!!!!!!!!

gosh i'm trying to even think, what of my current otps are OOOOOOLD ASS OTPS. I'm only gonna say ones that I'm still hardcore for, and I am gonna exclusively point to OVER 20 YEARS OLD otps, to lol. keep this concise. THIS IS OFF THE CUFF ANYWAY I'M SO SORRY TO THE ONES THAT I'M SPACING ON

clark/lois, obvsly, since the 90s and lois&clark, superman, animated shows- i couldn't tell you which fried my clois4ever brain first, but one of my earliest memories is sitting on my dads lap while he tells me SUPERMANS ABOUT TO LOOK AT YOU!!! at the end of the first movie, so probably that one

gotta spare a moment for smallville's clark/lex, babys first slash otp. those first few seasons really weren't playing around! and much as i have an assortment of smallville otp's, clex is the one i will still occasionally check ao3 for- so many lies, so many secrets, so many potential SECRET AND FEELINGS REVEALS fic (tbh the fic that most lives in my brain is probs the rosetta au fic where clark finds himself incapable of speaking anything but kryptonian and is forced to play pictionary with lex in the caves)

max/liz, og roswell. this is one where i never really got into fic for it- my attempts over the years usually just turned up either a. michael/liz, which is not my thing but ya kno have fun friends, or b. LIZ IS A SECRET ALIEN TOO AND THEY WERE IN LOVE ON ANTAR which does not really do it for me personally. i will eternally tho cling to this one fic that still lives in my soul and i do revisit every so often, where liz fucked future max before he disappeared and wound up pregnant, leading to a lot of fun drama for all (i will say that i also am constantly badly ficcing at sara about a world where future liz used the granolith to time travel and fix everything but just got stuck in the past instead of disappearing like future max did- i'm not a writer but i AM a daydreamer)

BATCAT. animated series was my og love obvsly. the birds of prey show helped negl, even without seeing them onscreen together (and also gave me helena/jesse which i shipped like BURNING but i haven't revisited that show in many many years so i can't call that a current otp). gotham shockingly gave me a baby batcat i really appreciated. and then obviously the batman 2022 gave us theeeeeee greatest live action batcat I STAND BY THIS I'M SORRY

lmao can I say shawngela when my main emotion these days is rage and spite? WE DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE POST BMW CANON IN THESE HERE OTP PARTS

mai and i rewatch drive me crazy TOO OFTEN for me not to bring up chase/nicole, eternal otp from the most underrated teen romcom of all time. it also has at least one CRAZY GOOD postmovie fic on ao3 so like. that helps

I LOVE HOW MUCH TUMBLR STILL TALKS ABOUT BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM BC IT WILL TRULY NEVER EVER LEAVE MY BRAIN. babys first BUT WAIT AREN'T THEY GAY??? WHY IS THIS UGLY MAN HERE WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS

(every iteration of cinderella and her prince...................)

[rotwrists]

I'm not exactly knowledgeable/articulate about art so forgive how this sounds, but I'd like to say that it seems like you have a really nice grasp of character design and line economy... people in your art style seem concise to me; you seem to know exactly how many/which types of lines and shapes you need to use to depict a silhouette, which then allows you to add details that build characterization and/or purpose (ie a zigzag of body hair, sweat drops, wrinkles, a hair out of place from the rest on a character's head, etc.). These also make the depiction feel more human IMO, which is something I personally love to see + really aspire to learn to include in my own art.

Obviously your art style may only appear to be this way to me because you've only posted a few pieces on tumblr so far; your more rendered art and your non-character-focused art probably have their own charms.

Originally when I started typing this out I just wanted to compliment the way that you draw characters having piercings that aren't in their canon designs, but as I started writing it out, I realized that what I appreciate about your art is more than just that lol. Thank you for sharing it with the world

OMG!

Okay i had this ask in my drafts forever, but uhm thank you so much. Ive been very discouraged with my art and etc etc and im glad you like my doodles ;_; i do love rendering too, ill post some finished stuff one day. been in a slump which affects motivation. anyways, thank you so much. Fuc k.!!! Ive beenbsuper deppressed n allat so i took 4ever to answer sorry! i just wanted to give this a proper post because this means so much 2 me! (Also, your second part of the ask im trying to draw stuff for LOL)

oh also most of all, ive always wanted to be a story artist !!!! i hage 1 im working on now to "i dont want to die" by the unicorns!

ty for supporting me even tho im a little niche and new tumblr, i have so much more i plan to work on, but oh man ty. a lot of my design comes from how i learned to draw curly hair bc i hated my hair growing up + also adding piercings i have on characters i see myself in or putting piercings on characters that i would think suit them.