#kudos to you for being able to read a fic about smth you don't know about tho.. my attention span could never 😭😭

[ari-shipping-stuff]

i am very interested in seeing the stuff you make at some point ngl 👁 like at least the playlists hddjkdfkfshdg discussing songs sounds really fun

It's low key my love language I would love to send my playlists and listen to your song reccs actually it's the kissaphobic lyrics that caught my eyes actually :)

you are so very correct actually stingrays and jellyfish are so so cool 😔 i like them very much my favorite animal is the octopus btw hdshkfshfsh sea animal-adjacent smth smth

They're so smart and low key mischievous but also sooo cute I love watching videos of them. I remember reading about them enough that I dreamt of them once but yess I love marine life in general so much and I lovee learning about them a lot like the very concept is so beautiful that there's so many animals that we haven't even seen and heard of and they're such weirdos

my hobbies are a bit similar to yours. drawing, music listening, uhhh writing fic as well but ive been in a big slump recently 🤔 no idea why

Kinda same but im in a reading slump so im reading a fic about people I have zero idea about 😭💀 on that note I would reading your fics at some point tooo

hope this isn't very forward but like. how old are you, also? hdsjkffjfdgh if im gonna flirt w a secret admirer on the internet i'd kind of like to know these things

Oh not at all it's pretty reasonable I forgot to introduce myself in the whole maintaining anonymity thing im 18 and I use she/they

Yours confidently,

Main love interest

nodding,,,im taking notes right now. feel free to send me playlists any time all the time 🙏 i personally am not good at thinking up song recs on the spot but ill get back to you (? somehow?) when i've gotten to compile some hdsgkgshjfdhj

marine life <3 the beloved <3 yes <3 there are so many secret autism creatures we haven't found out about yet it is very fascinating hwfjfshgdh ^^

okay okay also when is your birthday? if im allowed to know lmao i want to save it to my calendar reminders at least

[carsonian]

oh my gosh!!! carsonian, hi! my name is earl!! 👋

you’re on tumblr now! this is so great. i was just looking you up on tumblr the other day and came to the conclusion that you didn’t have one. BUT NOW YOU DO!!! 🥳🎉

anyway, i just wanted you know. i was going to leave you a comment on ao3, but since you’re here now, i just figured i’d send this as a tumblr ask instead. i recently read your fic “i can talk to anyone”. i was (and still am 🤒) sick when i read it, so i was feeling awful and i just needed smth cute and lighthearted and ohhhmygosh. you really delivered! i was giggling and laughing to myself, kicking my legs like a teenager in love. that fic is so so so funny and so cute. like that thanos ad-break? had me scream-laughing like a lunatic!! it was so unexpected and so funny and amazing!!

i just thought everyone was so in character and that the stevetony getting together moments were so so so heart-fluttering. the juxtaposition between steve’s first “that’s what he said?” moment and his second was soooo cute and funny and clever!! there were just so so so many bits that made me laugh, like nat checking the dino’s sex, the narrator complaining abt the mic drops, the sambucky personal space bit, and steve’s “you got footage of what?”

i just adore that fic so much. it’s such a feel-good read. thank you so so so much for writing that fic. you’re such a brilliant writer!! you managed to pull off so many things that i personally find challenging when it comes to writing, like being funny but also making sure that everybody is in character (especially when you have so many characters in one fic!) ahhh thank you so much for helping me feel better!! and welcome to tumblr!!! 🥰🫶

(p.s. the timing of you joining tumblr feels a bit serendipitous to me bcs i literally JUST gushed about your fic the other day over on the bird app!)

IT WAS 🫵YOU🫵!!!!!! I received a sudden influx of kudos for I Can Talk to Anyone and was scratching my head over where they could possibly have come from. But it was from 🫵YOUR🫵 tweets! The "bird app" had me confused for a second, haha, but--gee Whiz I made it to Twittah! 😆😆 No but truly, your tweets were so goddamn wonderful. It truly & fully made my day 💗💗 You're a sweetheart just for that, but then to leave such a kind message in my inbox. . .Earl, I'm TOTALLY hugging you right now!

The Tumblr thing is totally fortuitous omg. Typa timing to make me wanna get into tarot reading or something 😮🤨 I'll admit that I followed people on Tumblr who I recognised from fics I've enjoyed and fic rec posts but the timing of you reading the fic and me following you is like. . .eerily spot-on. . . 👀👀

I'm sorry to hear that you're still sick and hope you make a full, seamless recovery very, very soon.❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 Thank you for being so generous even while sick--leaving this message for me when you had absolutely no obligation to do so. It speaks to what a great person you are to have in this fandom that you choose to uplift others even when you're not feeling your best! 🫂🤩 That my fic was able to brighten up your day is such a heartwarming compliment; I'm genuinely not exaggerating when I say this made my day. Hell, I'm sure I'll still be pumping my fist over this tomorrow so you've at least made two days of mine. Go 🤘YOU🤘!!!

And your compliments of the actual fic are so, so kind. I'm sure every person looks back on all they've made with a bit of regret and well-I-coulda-done-this-better and oh-that-didn't-develop-too-neatly etcetera etcetera--you know how it goes. But receiving your message made me feel just that little bit more content with what I wrote; the validation that comes from knowing that even though it's imperfect, the good in it is still resolute enough to make someone laugh. Particularly the parts you pulled out--gawsh! Thank you for giving me the gift of seeing what resonated with you! It is very much a gift and I don't take it lightly. I'm not a brilliant writer by any means but messages like these definitely push me to do even better. You're a true superstar!💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

Just a million, bajillion thank-yous to you for being such a darling. I could not have asked for a better welcome to Tumblr. 🥺😘🥺😘

(P.S. I have had plans to write a sequel to I Can Talk to Anyone since the beginning of this year. I've just got an EG event 👀🤫 and 🥴WIP🥴 to get through before I can sit down and have a proper go at it. Just wanted to let you know because your message has definitely renewed the fire in me to get that done!)