#into unrelated random peoples dms

[moonlitlex]

based on the dms i just got i am starting to believe the vote blue no matter who thing this time around is actually a psyop

[steakout-05]

eeuuaghh i would like everyone to know that i apologise if i have not responded to your reblogs/mentions/posts on tumblr, i have really terrible social anxiety and for some reason people talking to me makes my nervous system think i'm being hunted for sport by a resident evil boss. sorry if i havent responded i'm not being rude i'm just having a panic attack :P

additionally: social anxiety is actually the reason why a lot of my old posts from late 2022 had weird spacing and spelling mistakes. i was too anxious to type properly

[mysterious-moonstruck-musings]

Closed Position: Deconstructing Dieter Bravo

Closed Position Masterlist ||| Main Masterlist I did a Deconstructing Dieter Bravo series for Destiny & Deliverance, so I thought it might be fun to continue that tradition with Closed Position since this Dieter does have some interesting things going on that we can delve deeper into.

I had several people comment/dm me about two things after the first chapter that I think would be fun to discuss further. Those were of course, Dieter’s plant hobby and the fluffy menace hanging around his house.

To most, these two things may seem very random and unrelated. However, they really aren’t. They do serve a bigger purpose to the story…because of course they do. When do I ever not have deeper meaning behind something, right? 😏

Plant Dad Dieter

First, I have included some more Dieter aesthetic pictures above that I had saved. It's a whole ✨vibe✨. Second, I must thank @readingiskeepingmegoing for coming up with the new #PlantDadDieter hashtag… because it’s so on point. I’m totally going with it! 💜

On to the good stuff...what have we learned about Dieter after the first installment? I think we can safely identify three things: he spends a lot of time alone, he feels misunderstood, and he doesn’t appear to have any deep or meaningful relationships. This will be a theme that comes up a lot with him, especially starting in Week 2 when we open with him having a chat with his therapist.

How does this relate to plants, you ask? Let’s start with Dieter’s history…the man has never had a real relationship. He’s never connected with anyone, whether that be friend or significant other. He was a party boy that indulged in the physical pleasures of life while avoiding any real intimacy. Most of his relationships were based on sex and favors. We will worry about why he is this way later, but for now, just know that’s where he's at emotionally.

Dieter has never really had a bond with anyone or anything. Now that he is sober and realizing how alone he is, he’s seeking that connection any way he can and doesn’t even really realize it (yet).

Sure, being a plantsman does have perks as it is relaxing and can have a positive impact on one’s mental health. However, it’s causing Dieter to learn how to care about something - how to be selfless and nurturing with his time. He has to put in a lot of effort to keep everything alive and healthy and he quickly realizes that putting in that time and energy makes him happy. Also, the plants don't judge him or his past.

Now, for some fun stuff because some of you asked…

Does Dieter talk to his plants? He 100% talks to the plants. He doesn’t know if it actually does anything, but he figures it can’t hurt to try. It also helps him feel less alone as he does see them as living things. They do breathe, eat, and drink after all.

Does Dieter name his plants? I’m inclined to say that he names his favorites. All the others just have random nicknames that change based on their appearance. Like...the "thirsty dramatic bitch" that gets weepy and needs to be watered and turned in the sunlight daily.

Dieter’s Furry Squatter

And let the collective aww's be heard! 🤭

So, I pulled a few pics from Pinterest of what I envision Dieter's furry little visitor looks like. I see it as an adorably fluffy young Maine Coon kitty.

👉 Fun Fact: "The name 'Maine Coon' was adopted after the state of the breed's origin, Maine, and after the early belief that the cat was in fact the result of crossing between domestic breeds and raccoons." (from VioVet)

Funny story, I did not know that fact before choosing this breed. It looks like it was mean-to-be for our loveable trash panda. 😂

Now, I am sure you're asking; how does the cat relate to the plants? The cat serves the same purpose when we think about Dieter's relationships...or lack thereof.

Again, Dieter is craving companionship. He is still reluctant, but this little nugget will eventually become a loving companion for him. It's another avenue for him to create an emotional connection with something. He will learn how to care for the kitty and build a bond. Though the little menace can be a bit sassy, like the plants, it also doesn't judge Dieter by his past. What do you think Dieter should name it? I'm taking suggestions in the comments. 😉

In an odd way, the plants and cat do help Dieter grow as a person. It's baby steps in his personal growth journey. Honestly, as Katrina gets to know Dieter on a more personal level, these are two things that she absolutely loves about him, mostly because it's two things that are unexpected and show what a sweetheart he really is. She sees the good in him even if he can't see it himself.

That's it for your little extra bit of insight...until next time.

💜Mysty

Series Summary: Dieter Bravo, now sober, was looking to change his bad boy image after hitting rock bottom. His team hoped that having him join the nationally televised family friendly dance competition would be a good first step, if they can keep him out of trouble.

Katarina Stamos expected her last season as a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars to go the same as it had for the past thirteen seasons. That all changed when she was partnered with the infamous Dieter Bravo.

Dieter and Katarina are reluctantly thrown into their partnership and must learn to work together to succeed in the competition. In the process they form a deeper connection beyond the dance floor that neither anticipated.

👉 Warnings: Themes dealing with intimate partner violence, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse. There will be fluff, tears, spicy language, and smut. This will be a slow burn. Read at your own risk. Dieter Bravo comes with his own warnings.

Closed Position Taglist: @secretelephanttattoo @titlee78 @maggiemayhemnj @legendary-pink-dot @morallyinept @survivingandenduring  @wannab-urs @harriedandharassed @hisandsnakes @misstokyo7love @readingiskeepingmegoing @runningmom94 @sin-djarin @cakipy-blog @missladym1981 @guelyury @weho2kcmo @alokaerza @girlofchaos @trulybetty @rhoorl @bitchwitch1981 @madnessofadaydreamer @darkheartgatita @jazzloveslatte @timpletance @musings-of-a-rose @samiamproductions @myloveistoolittle @for-a-longlongtime  @copperhalfcent @auteurdelabre @drewharrisonwriter @burntheedges @stevie75 @bunniboo0015 @quicax3 @jackie923 @sherala007 @pastelnap

*If your blog name is marked out, it would not let me tag you. You will need to change your visibility settings for that to work going forward.

[hollytanaka]

Friendly reminder to the COD fandom: stop having random, personal conversations in the reblog captions of other people’s gif sets and original edits.

For examples of what I mean, see the two screenshots below 👇🏽 They are both from COD fans under my gif sets.

[Image ID – (Left) Two COD fans, whose names and profile pictures have been redacted, @ing each other and discussing a chiropractor under my gif set of John Price from Modern Warfare; and (Right) A COD fan @ing a fanfiction writer about their work under my unrelated gif set of Nikto from Modern Warfare II]

Tumblr introduced the DM system years ago, so that if you want to send a post to another person, you can do so without tagging or @ing them and having a full-blown conversation in the reblogs. Thus, the DM system prevents users from annoying the shit out of the original post's author and others interacting with the post. Whether you like it or not, when you tag/@ other people, we get notified of what you type too.

So, please learn to make use of the DM system. 🙄 This annoying tendency is not exclusive to the COD fandom, I'm sure. But COD fans are most notorious for it, especially because many of you have not had a Tumblr blog for more than a few months and are newbies.

It's rude and inconsiderate to have full blown convos all over a gif maker's post while totally ignoring the gif maker... This total disregard and indifference toward gif makers is even more obvious when I've asked the above users to please move their conversations to their DMs so others don't have to see them, and they do not respond.

[sam-glade]

Writeblr Intro

Hi! My name is Sam (they/them), and I write SFF.

About me:

I'm queer, in my late 20s, and I live in Europe.

Pets? Two cats + 1 orange braincell

Favourite food? Please don't make me choose.

What I write? Hard fantasy with excessive worldbuilding

Favourite books? The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien. The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. The Traitor by Seth Dickinson. Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Uprooted by Naomi Novik.

Fiction I probably won't enjoy? Romance. Middle grade. Most High School YA. It's just not my cup of tea.

Outside of writing? I'm a mathematician-turned-programmer who wishes they've gone into a more creative career

Silmarillion blog: @ward-of-irmo

Personal blog: @careening-mind

Read all the snippets I've posted under this tag.

DMs/Asks/Tag games? Yes, please

This blog is a mix of things related to my writing, from snippets, through info dumps, to historical trivia and inspirations for the setting. Also, cats.

I'm happy to do beta swaps.

About my writing:

Expect themes of found family, battling inner demons, finding one's identity and strength. But also, superpowered sword fights and epic locations. Don't expect romance front and centre, and don't expect characters who are minors. Most of my characters are openly queer; I enjoy seeing people I can identify with partake in fantasy adventures, without their identities being a burden.

I write multi-POV stories, 3rd person only. I'm not that keen on seemingly unrelated POVs coming together, but I love seeing group interactions through the eyes of a different person each time.

I like turning 'what if' questions into stories - what if the Chosen One was chosen by the villain? What if a Bronze Age civilisation experienced a first contact with an alien race? What would crime-scene investigation look like in a setting where people turn to dust upon death? I also love learning, and I learn by researching random areas that are tangentially related to my writing projects.

Are my fantasy settings too realistic? Maybe. Am I having fun writing it? Definitely.

About my WIPS:

The Sunblessed Realm

Hard fantasy, queernorm setting inspired by Slavic folklore and the history of Central-Eastern Europe. The age of heroes has passed. The heroes remain alive.

A list of all stories and longer snippets in this setting that I've posted.

Days of Dusk trilogy [Tag]

Swords used to be the protectors of the world, channelling the power of the Elements to fight against the Primeval Darkness. Now that the threat is contained, they are perceived as a danger themselves. Their powers are feared, while any advantages they can give are made up for with developments in science.

Info dump posts: Map || Magic system || Fashion || Architecture || Cast

⚔️Gifts of Fate ⚔️

Intro post || [Tag]

The Witcher x Fullmetal Alchemist

Genre: NA hard fantasy

Pitch: The hero was chosen by the villain to become might incarnate. With all due respect, he'd like to decline.

Expect gratuitous superpowered HEMA fight scenes mixed with fridge horror.

Progress: First Draft done at 107k, beta readers' feedback received

⚔️The Prince's Shadow⚔️

Intro post || [Tag]

NA military fantasy.

The hero of the first instalment was deemed to dangerous to live or be killed. The Army's spymaster and the Chief Strategist set him up to die a hero's death.

Note: This was the first story I've written in this setting, with the pitch being 'the hero has just saved the world and needs to figure out what to do with his life'. It has evolved a fair bit since then.

Progress: Needs rewriting, now that the prequel is written.

⚔️Prodigal Children⚔️

[Tag]

Political fantasy.

The last - the only - war fought by Swords took place two millennia ago, and the memory of its horrors kept the princes motivated to stop it from happening ever again. When an uprising in one of the princedoms spills over the borders, it again becomes a real threat.

Now with more intrigue and sapphic romance.

Progress: First Draft done at 128k

To do: I've got feedback to incorporate

The Truth Teller [Tag]

Intro post

Urban fantasy version of the Eastern Bloc.

Three thousand years later, the heroes of the previous stories have passed into legends. There are no more Swords to protect, Crystals to heal, or Elemental Dancers to mend and build. There are only Knacked, shunned by the society.

Progress: Outline done, writing started.

Other

The Fulcrum

First Contact Sci-Fi from the point of view of the alien species. While their civilisation is comparable to early Iron Age ones on Earth, don't worry, they have nukes.

Progress: First Draft - 24k/100k

To do: more research

[skellebonez]

Scammers are horrible people that can, have, and WILL use atrocities like the genocide of Palestine to scam you into donating to them with suspicious PayPal links by preying on your desire to help others.

Do NOT trust any random account asking you for money sending you a DM or ask if they

Have a blog created within 48 hours of messaging you

Their only original post links to their PayPal

They seemed to have spam reblogged a lot of unrelated posts at once in this specific time window (this is done by scammers to make it seem like they are not making the blog for the sole purpose of preying on the unaware)

If you want to donate to the cause? Do NOT trust cold messages. Check the tags and see what people around you reblog.

There is, indeed, an incredibly slim chance that someone will actually message you with a genuine want or need of help. But the chance of a complete random stranger who's blog has only existed for 2 days doing that is incredibly slim.

Be scam aware.

[proudfreakmetarusonniku]

”he shouldn’t have had to apologise” he was fucking misogynistically blaming a woman for shit her grown ass son did and expecting HER someone COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the situation to do something bc she was a woman and woman have to take responsibility for what men related to them do actually. he should apologise bc messaging sarah at all is misogynistic as shit. like imagine if people sent dream's mums dms if he did shit they didn’t like that’d be obviously horrible and invasive and misogynistic as shit bc why you blaming a random woman for shit men did. he should be on his fucking knees begging bc he did like misogyny 101 blaming women for shit men did.

[saintarmand]

i gotta say as a devil's minion fan, this speculation of it being explored in s2 makes no sense. it's not thematically related and would just distract from the main narrative, and the same goes for s3 which we know is going to be tvl. if there is an eternal sunshine thing going on it would make sense for them to throw hints about it but the whole story shouldn't be told this early. it's just not the time for it. sticking some random unrelated scenes into almost every episode or having an extra episode suddenly dedicated to it in the middle of a completely different story would just be bad writing. i think people are just being really impatient here? dm is in book three. and we already have book 1 split into two seasons, they might do that with the other books too! we are probably looking at season 4 at the earliest. which is a long time to wait, yes, but they shouldn't shove it in somewhere it doesn't belong just for fanservice.

i think they've said they don't know exactly how they will do tqotd (if they get enough seasons to get there) but what makes sense to me at least for the first half would be basically an anthology season where every episode is a mostly self-contained story from the pov of a different character each time. and then one of these (or 2! hell i'll take as many as i can get! fav chapter in the books!) would be devil's minion. way more logical than interrupting the loumand&claudia or even lestat hours to talk about unrelated events??? i really think the only 70s flashback in s2 will be to the first interview. maybe a little flash at something else to hint at potential memory loss and that's it, though even that isn't really necessary at this point, because it's not about that right now.

[wasyago]

I would like to know what your boundaries are when it comes to interacting with you.

are you ok with requests or questions that don’t have to do with your works

are you ok with receiving headcanons that are not relevant to or may contradict with what you already have 

how many asks are you comfortable with receiving at one time.

Are there other things that you want us to know about fan interaction that I didn’t think to ask about

hmm oh man no one has really asked this before... i think as a disclaimer i need to say that im pretty bad at replying to asks, and half of them get ignored and deleted because i either forget about them and get too anxious to reply, or just don't know how to reply and never do.

i dont really do art requests, so if anyone sends one it will most likely be ignored, and if its not related to what im posting it'll be ignored 100%. there are some exceptions of it, but i still don't appreciate people asking me to draw anything for free. i suppose i don't mind questions about stuff outside of my work! no one really asks anything so i don't have a good example of it, plus it all really depends on the context, but if its good I'll reply and if its something i dont like I'll just ignore it. so, same as with everything i guess, so those are okay 👍

about headcanons hmmm... not sure? i dont know how to properly reply to them if its not something im into apart from "oh thats interesting" and "nice". like, i don't really wanna say stuff like "that cool but i personally think that you're wrong and here are the reasons--" and take someone's headcanon apart? it just feels rude? even if i do process the headcanon in my brain and there's a thought process of how it fits or doesn't fit into my beliefs, i don't really want to say it out lound to not upset anyone? but saying all this, it is still nice to see headcanons from different people and different perspectives, to have some variety of views and opinions and more diversity. because you never know what you might like. so, i think all headcanons are good, if i know how to reply to them i will, and if i don't then i won't!

how many asks am i comfortable receiving umm, well, i don't have an exact number picked hsghd. i guess as many as you want if you really have a lot to ask? i do appreciate it when people keep asks topical tho. so, if you're asking about one particular thing, it'd be nice if it was all in one ask that is easy to reply to. and if you're asking about multiple different things it's better to send multiple short asks instead of a big one. because its hard to reply to billion unrelated questions in one post. so for example your ask is good because all the questions are on the same subject, but if you asked me about the weather halfway through and then swithed to an ask about jrwi, that i wouldn't reply to, yknow?

for other things... i already said about the art requests, which are like the main thing i really don't like. i guess some things are better asked in dm's than asks, if that's anything? especially if it's something more personal to you or requires an actual dialog, but i can see why it might be easier to send an ask first and move to dm's later, so its not a problem. hmmmm and i suppose just the general stuff, like don't send suggestive asks if i don't know you or you weren't clearly prompted to, don't be mean to me or others, even as a joke it doesn't feel good, remember that im just a random guy on the internet, im not a robot i have feelings, so talk to me like a person, don't spam the same question if i didn't answer it, etc.

i think that's it? thank you for asking!!

[pinkprettycure]

Like I think people need to understand that like, if you have a concern then you should send that concern to ME. or hell, even my husband.

If you claim that you like the project, that you support it, and want it to succeed. Then it only makes sense to send your complaints and criticisms to ME. Not your discord server, not your best friends DMs, and not the inbox of some random guys fandom account. Because what the hell are they going to do to resolve the issue? In regards to accessibility, I've been working on that for months, and I'd love to hear out peoples suggestions so that we can improve the game together.

But to tell an unrelated blog that this game is potentially dangerous, and to put your energy toward trying to get characters from it to lose in a fandom poll? I'm curious as to what purpose that actually serves and how that is intended to protect magigirl fans who might be hurt. Will those fans understand your intentions?

[panelshowsource]

Oh I love a long answer! I just love you in general and your obsession with panel shows hehe.

For me, I’m honestly surprised that Richard Osman hasn’t been on BFQOTY yet and would love to see him there. He’s a natural on HIGNFY and WILTY so I hope he finds time for it one day.

Also maybe an unlikely celeb to appear, but I think Johannes Radebe from Strictly Come Dancing would be fabulous. I love his energy both on and off that show!

i love you in general 😩😩

i don't know how well i've masked this but i'm in a mild-to-moderate richard osman phase atm so i LOVE the namedrop. in my dreams there will be a celeb couples edition of bfq and richard x ingrid will be on it

i think johannes would be so fun!!! almost completely unrelated but speaking of strictly you know how we have those panel show quotes in our heads and how come sometimes they're soooo random like just david saying chancellor of the exchequer or why would you care.........if your horse had a dirty willy? well one of the other other major ones in my head is DO I LOOK LIKE'A FUHCKING GINO TO YOU 💀 and you know what off the back of their long-time rivalry why don't we get team gino x fred on bfq actually

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM okay just any bits really? lies or truths, doesn't matter?

I once had a snog with one of the people here on Would I Lie to You? tonight.

When I meet someone for the very first time, I automatically make a mental note of what animal I think they are. Once it's in, I never forget it.

I shaved off a beard I had been growing for weeks because I didn't want David to think I was copying him.

The D in my name stands for 'Delicious.'

This is my orchidometer. It was a present from my sister.

I have perfect pitch so can listen to any noise and tell you what musical note it is.

I can't wear normal gloves because I have an unusual hand.

This is the sweatshirt that my wife and I put on together when we are cozying up on a chilly evening. We call it the 'cuddle jumper'.

this SENT ME

these lists stress me out because i can already name 5 more but WHEN SHOULD I STOP 😩

which shitfire exactly? bfq? because i think you should let yourself fall down the nostalgia rabbit hole to ring in the new year!!!

it's something i plan to host on my public drive in the future, but that's a big project (it's such a long series!) and i can't make it happen at the moment. but it's very readily available on youtube!

hello anon and happy new year to you too ♡

i do have an idea — can you send me a dm? i can show you :)

—

i have a few more asks as well as requests and i'm a bit busy the next couple of days but i'll follow up on those this week! happy new year everyone :)

PANEL SHOW WATCH LINKS / NON-PANEL SHOW WATCH LINKS FAQ / TAGS / ASK

[alicesought]

{{ Recently, all together, I swear I've seen like 4 posts about how the rp community isn't how it used to be. And I know, I mean, I'm not ancient but I've been around a few years

And one thing you must know about me, I do hate to be Known. I like my identity private and as separate from each instance as possible, but I'll go ahead and admit this isn't my first time writing Jervis. I did a long, long time ago. Some muses you just always come back to I guess. And it was wonderful then, I mean arguably some of my best stories were collaborated with random people who seemed so eager to just pop into DMs and manifest whole arcs from thin air. And back to back and often with very few moments apart. Especially because it was often multiple people doing it, unrelated to each other.

And never let it be said that it was because people were willing to finish eon long threads-- we weren't! Not in the least, all we did was jump around to the good parts on a whim, sometimes only 2-3 replies in, it was 80% plotted imaginary moments, and no one ever minded because we were technically getting somewhere lol. And there was always somewhere to GET you see. There wasn't long threads but there was fascinating, consistent relationships written out on the dash. And it isn't that we got older either, as I've seen some people say, not necessarily, we were all already adults and I was already busy and tired every day lol. But we made time, because something important was Happening. You know? I would say that was just me having once in a lifetime luck with so many muses with good chemistry but really the whole rp community seemed more vibrant. For obvious reasons of being literally more abundant I know but let me moan,,

Don't ask me to tell you what blog it was, I don't think it exists anymore and I don't remember its name even if I did-- and no, don't tell me if you have a guess, I'm warnING you I will blOCK you--

Make no mistake! I've had plenty of great interactions now, really, as I've no doubt already gushed over excessively publicly so much for that to be assumed, but I can't help noticing what's missing, reading those posts have just sunk me into this horrible melancholy... }}

[treeba-rk]

Yh i agree about people s obsession with new duos. And don t get me wrong, sometimes new and unexpected duos are great, i m talking to the treebark burner account! Ranchers were also great, and totally out of nowhere. But i think people are a bit too obsessed with 1 creating new duos and names in order to portray new narratives and theories and 2 making every close relationship romantic or familiar, as if close friendships, qprs or just good ol' rivalries did not exist 3 ignoring female ccs, even more so when it gets in the middle of a ship (this happens with women in every single piece of media btw).

Male-female friendships (or ships) are often ignored bc i feel a lot of fans feel as if these fanon relationships are somehow more "real" and not roleplay bc they are a "straight couple" (c'mon people, most of us are queer what are you doing with this mentality?), and are more likely to assume you ship the creators and not the characters, or worst, to actually assume the ccs are together irl (which was the reason some female ccs were against shipping in the 1st place). Re: this point, I will give an special mention to bee duo though, the fans really assumed they liked each other irl, which was very creepy considering they were underage at the time.

F/F ships are also often snubbed, although lately i ve seen them become a lot more popular, such as nature wives and more recently Gem & Pearl (ik the ship has a name, but i ve decided to ignore it bc we are better than that), which has been satisfactory to see. Still a long way to go though.

Hope i have explained myself correctly 👉👈 english s not my 1st language so i m kind of nervous about dping such a long post about such a complex issue. Feel free to correct me

no you're all good! thanks for the ask 🫶

also sorry to anyone who's here for tree bark only bc this acc is basically my alt now lmaoo (due to me keeping anon off on main)

you're right that ppl want to create new duos and narratives but sometimes... those ppl aren't that close. or had three interactions in a series. that isn't to say they're not friends or friends can't become close in a short amount of time. but the fandomisation and trying to come up with an incomprehensible name instead of saying their names is kinda ?? to me personally. not that's bad, it's just... i don't really get why you won't use their names. especially when it's not a long established group that frequently collabs.

you're so right about male-female friendships and especially in this fandom. i feel like m/f shipping in this sphere (outside of the obvious lizzie/joel) is seen as taboo bc it could leak into m/f irl shipping. at least that's why i was squicked out for like two years. esp bc m/f irl shipping was / is a problem (for example, i still see ppl asking in their public yt comments if stress and iskall are together. during hc2 people thought mumbo and false were dating when he was like 17 and she was in her early twenties and it's just fucking weird to truth in people's comments).

(unrelated to this discussion but i will always be salty that the antihcshippers never bring up the point of REAL AND ANNOYING M/F IRL SHIPPING IN COMMENTS and instead bully scar/grian shippers on twitter or whatever. really shows that they never cared about cc's "boundaries" or feelings and just want that fandom moral superiority. quick have you been to comment sections of eps posted by the women in like 2017. have you seen the random twitch chatters.)

the fanon side of m-f friendships/ships in hc is interesting bc pre gem and pearl, the three women had their "designated guy bestie that they always collab with" and it's quite obvious who: stress-iskall, cleo-joe, false-ren (to a lesser extent cub). former two are basically the only prominent m/f ships (iskall in particular plays into it). i had talked to ppl in dms about why false/ren isn't prominent and my main theory is what i call the yaoi shield bc ren is shipped with a lot of men LMFAO (also something something about ren/iskall and false/stress being complements to avoid the "boring" m/f shipping).

but i still wish m-f friendships get more recognition 😔 like if you're not shipping them in the character sense, there's no risk of being seen as irl shipping, so technically it's no different from same gender friendships, right? 🤡 and i do not like the instant "siblingification" to create a fanon familiar bond to avoid shipping. like sometimes it works. a lot of the time it doesn't. people can just be friends. and they all are actually friends.

ok, more of a tangent here, but dug up an old ass convo from 2021 in which there was a point like "sometimes romantic relationships can happen between ccs and it is definitely more feasible than ccs becoming family via marriage/adoption" and i said "so technically 'shipping hcs' are less weird than 'same family hcs'. hm". soooo 🤡🤡🤡 it's totally fine if you don't wanna ship, but it is also TOTALLY fine to keep them as friends instead of siblings / family hcs. i think this fandom has enough awareness now to know you mean friends when you portray them as friends.

i'm happy to see more yuri bc yuri is almost always the least popular in fandoms. but i think m/m and f/f also has the vibes of "less likely to be perceived as irl shipping so we can go wild" while m/f character shipping is still treated with caution? and people really don't want ccs to misinterpret it as irl shipping? tbh i feel like the modern day fandom has gone into "god forbid a man and a woman are friends" that m/f is seen as the "boring" "cop-out" and it goes all the way around. like yeah sometimes it's boring. but not the point of it being nonexistent lmfao like m/f could be funnnnn!!!!!! and they can be queer too!! bi4bi, t4t!!!! or they can just be hetero idk!!

anyways. as a m&f / m/f main i have Thoughts. but yeah 👍

[daisiesonafield-blog]

Part 2 of the Louis hanging out with some people in Los Cabos, Mexico on the night of Jan 18-19 2023

Part 1 here.

So first the guy posted the thread, which I posted in full on Jan 20 (linked above), and he had no mention of anything more. He got a lot of attention from fandom. So, late at night on Jan 20-21 he posts then deletes this, alleging that Louis was making out with his friend all night and that Oli and him were shielding them from other people:

"when we arrived at Saloon they were kissing most of the night, Oli and I put ourselves [in front] so no one else could see what they were doing, that's right, my friend kissed Louis, I took this picture before they brought our stuff to the table"

Then he started getting backlash for posting that, so he deleted it, and went private. And this is what he said after:

"I accept all of you because I think that if you are interested in knowing, due to the great anger, I understand you and many say that I edited the photo, nothing was ever edited except to put my name on it I am not looking for followers, I am not looking for likes, you can let me follow if they want, but it was the truth"

"I understand that he is his big hero like all of you are his fans, but just like his hero is everything to you, he is a person, a great person in fact, super fun and those who go to clubs will understand that this kind of thing happens during the party"

*the last sentence should be 'we put trust in you, now look'

"Thank you very much for your words and yep, I understand you and that is why I deleted everything and put my profile in private and that is why I also apologize, these are things that one did not have to know"

"As I told you, I don't care about followers or likes, I don't make a living from that, I just told our anecdote of spending time with them without restrictions or limits"

"I understood it when a fan sent me a message on insta, that's why I decided to delete it and leave everything private, only accept people who really want to talk, my mistake and an apology for that"

" what did you dance? Did Louis dance reggaeton?" "lol yes"

"It's all I have, apart from the fact that I respect their private life, I didn't have a battery, look, I'm attaching a photo that my phone was dead all night, when I got home around 4:40- 5 load it hahahaha"

That's all I have from him for now. He's chatting to a lot of fans about random things, and answering questions, a lot of it unrelated to Louis, just questions about himself etc (languages he knows, he's a scorpio (?), and the friend is allegedly 27). He also seems to be dm-ing some people who request to chat with him, so regardless, he is getting a lot of attention from this.

Also important to note that Louis was seen getting tacos late at night with Oli, and he declined to take pics bc he was too tired - that same night:

There is also this anon who claims to have been at the same bar "Saloon" and that nothing like this happened and the guy is making it up.

[missdirectiontv]

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yup. it’s that time again.

hey! i’m Zoë, a writer, photographer, ttrpg enthusiast, furry, college student, and just all-around nerd. you might know me from the Wanderers’ Library or my CC photos!

if you wanna reach out to me, both my DMs and Askbox are always open.

my photos will all be on this page under the tag #zoë’s photo album, and i plan to release as many as i can under Creative Commons! (the specific license is CC by 4.0, which means that you can pretty much just use it wherever as long as you credit me.)

my writing will be tagged with #foxthoughts (i came up with that on the spot, here’s hoping that nobody’s yoinked it already). this’ll be everything from general writing advice reblogs to putting my stories straight into the post.

if i make any other recurring tags or sideblogs then i’ll put them here.

some random information about me, in case we do two truths and a lie *shrug*: i’m trans, in case you hadn’t guessed already. she/her. i live in texas. i’ve played D&D since i was 10. the first games i played were wizard 101, skyrim, and minecraft. can’t remember the order though. i’m an occasional graffiti artist. i’ve got an INSANE interest in humanity through the ages, and that’s why i’m majoring in Anthropology. i’m working on a whole world right now, called Vesuix. it’s high fantasy and where most of my pieces are set. i’m interested in urban exploration (but can’t do it very often since i’m in texas) (it’s unrelated to the graffiti, i only take my camera and some food). my camera is a Leica D-Lux 7. my sona is the white-haired fox girl you’ll see on my page. she’s very gay (just like me). i play the bass and guitar. i collect old books and my oldest is a copy of Costain’s The Black Rose from 1945.

that about wraps it up! again, feel free to DM or send some stuff to my askbox and say hi! it’s always nice meeting new people.

signing off

Zoë ✨

[ao3time]

Batfam Characters as ways I multi-task when I’m in zoom meetings

Bruce researches things related to the topic of the zoom meeting

Cass eats soups and salads that take the whole meeting

Tim falls down rabbit holes googling random shit

Duke plays Tetris, snake, and solitaire

Dick is all about the fidget toys, swivel chairs and turning himself in pretzel

Damian used to sit completely still and stare at the screen. Now he pets his animals or squeezes pillows and fiddles with fuzzy blankets!

Steph DMs people funny commentary

Babs is working on unrelated but productive work on the side

Jason actually shares opinions in meetings or tells the speaker they’re boring to their face, or cooks

Alfred observes and contemplates other people in the meeting