#mod stat's first post

[regretevatorforrealrep]

I love-hate everyone and everything!! Including the woke!

She/her!

-Mod STAT

[grian-updates]

Scar doxed Grian in a twitter post!

Yep, our guy is still going.

Fish.

[edwardos]

[intomybubble]

I’m still playing Sims 4 and so I made a household with a Sim of myself so I can try doing a bunch of different careers (for the items lol)

I ended up romancing Don Lothario and accidentally had his kid after downloading and trying out the WW mod (we had 1 date prior, and I asked for him to live in with me afterwards).

I wasn’t paying too much attention to his name (since this was my first time playing Sims 4 since mid 2010s and I don’t know characters or lore), and used the random name generator and named our daughter, Dawn. I did not realize I basically named her after him lol.

As things are now

We’re partners and “soulmates”

I go out to work (currently doing the spy career), while he’s basically my househusband

He was a creative freelancer when he was added to my household so he makes A LOT from paintings, and sometimes music

I gave him an variation of his default everyday outfit to give him glasses (bc I’m into glasses, but “lorewise” he spends more time at a screen for work so he started to need them)

I used a mod to change his “non-committal” trait into being a family man, and bc he’d still get tense from being “non-committal” (despite trying to get rid of it) I got a “carefree” potion from the rewards store RIP

I don’t 100% remember before changing it, but he was a decent dad beforehand. Now, its super cute seeing him chat and play with our daughter

My Sim wants to marry him, but I’ve been worried about him potentially refusing so I’ve just stuck with being “partners”

I did do a wedding on a different household (OC marrying Liberty) and that was a mess especially since I have no idea what I’m doing

I do now have actual venues to use in the future instead of the ugly base game park 👍

I did give my Sim the same necklace that he wears as a sorta “promise ring” in her outfits (I think its cute lol)

Bc I’m stuck on leveling stats, we don’t leave the house that often. But the WW mod has kept things… spicy without actual dates lmao

I think I’m going to try proposing and just having an incredibly long engagement soon…

[theresonly1u]

Works have been revealed 🎉🎉🎉

An hour early because I woke up early and got EXCITED 🗣️🗣️

PROGRAMMING NOTES

Creators who posted on AO3 - update the date on your work if you want (<- not required but both mods think it's funny af when year-end stats tracking for fandoms gets a wild spike in March that throws off the entire year's average works posted per day)

Creators who intend to post their work on Tumblr - you can do that anytime between now and March 26 🕺 would love it if you tag @theresonly1u somewhere in the post but it's not required.

Everyone - if you like a work, slam that kudos button and LEAVE A NICE COMMENT. Reblog your favorite works posted on Tumblr with nice tags! In our first year we had people do some pretty extensive rec lists as well and I would love to see that again this year since we had 591 works in the end!!

✨ THERE'S ONLY ONE YOU: A SPORTS RPF SHORT FANWORKS PROMPT MEME ✨

[codywanfirstkissbingo]

CWFKB2025 Stats Round-Up

"What are we looking at, Cody?"

"It's the stats from the Codywan First Kiss Bingo 2025 event, sir."

"Ah, you do like your statistics, Commander. Run them down for us, if you please."

"Gladly, sir. If I've sorted and organized my spexcel sheet correctly, then CWFKB2025 bingo wrapped up with:"

66 registered participants (really!)

144 total fills

29 art fills

114 fic fills

11 fills for sapphic/wlw codywan

2 trans!Cody fills

2 fanmixes

9 bingoers with blackouts

1 bingoer with 4 bingos

2 bingoers with 3 bingos

16 bingoers with 2 bingos

16 bingoers with 1 bingo

1 bingoer with a one-shot blackout

2 bingoers whose fills led to fanart or memes

1 bonus fic

"That's quite an array of accomplishments, Cody."

"Agreed, general. Every kiss is a winner, even if any one participant didn't hit bingo."

"I'll say. 144 separate kisses published over the course of just two short weeks is truly astounding."

"It's enough to make me reach for my spchapstick in sympathy, sir."

"Yes, I agree. Quite exhausting to contemplate, really."

"Fortunately, many of the stories and some of the art are hosted at the AO3 Collection, so members of Codywan Nation and bingoers who haven't had time to check out everyone else's fills yet can start there-- and any bingoer who hasn't had time to cross-post on AO3 has until February 28, 2025, to add their work to the collection for posterity's sake."

"I couldn't have said it better myself, Commander, though I do want to remind the gentlebeings reading this post to please comment, kudos, and reblog the works if you enjoyed them to spread the Codywan love!"

"Exactly right, sir."

"Well then, what's next?"

"Well, the bingo mods will be working on some roundups to congratulate the bingoers who hit a bingo or a blackout, as well as to shout out some other noteworthy accomplishments, but that may take another week or so.'"

"And what will you do now, Cody?"

"I'm going to scroll back through the bingo blog and make sure I didn't miss anything."

"A good idea. If you're agreeable, I'd like to join you. Say, 1800 hours, your quarters?"

"I'll be there with greaves on, sir. I'll even let you bring me some tea."

"Very kind of you. Well, until then, Commander."

"Yes, general-- until then."

[max-likes-stuff]

The Sims Stobotnik updates

(edited: nudity is now censored)

Oh, so many things happened since Stobotnik started living together!

First of all, they almost immediately (spontaneously) exchanged their first kiss:

It was very sweet and Ivo was still in his Boom!form.

(I later switched it to Sonic1!Ivo because the Boom!form, despite being one of my favorites, was a bit bugged).

Things escalated quickly:

Ivo simply couldn't take his hands off his sycophant and they started officially dating! On their first night out, this little cute interaction happened (Stone was tired that day):

They are both Mean and Geniuses, and they have quickly become inseparable. They tend to have the zoomies and to be silly in sync. They often Laugh Maniacally together thinking of world domination, they're adorable!

I'm so happy to play with them after work! I'm modding my The Sims 4 as if I was a kid again.

During their many dates and interactions, steamy stuff happened too (I don't know how to tag this???)

This happened in their wonderful lab, right in the first floor of their Evil Lair:

Sometimes Ivo likes to boss around his sycophant, just to show who's in charge, but they're always super sweet with one another. And yes, they have a sexy sexy basement where they can be Dom and sub and unwind after a long day. I will never thank all the kinky The Sims modders out there enough!

Their compatibility was undeniable and, eventually, Ivo proposed, during a trip on a sunny day:

Their wedding was difficult to play basically because none of the guests would sit down like well-behaved people??? But apart from that, it went well and they were super sweet as usual:

They danced together and in the evening they moved back to their home for more private celebrations (eheh 🌝).

They were constantly happy after getting married (sigh I love them so much) and, not too long after their Big Day, Ivo and Agent (yes it's his first name in my game) adopted their first baby: Sage Robotnik-Stone!

She's a bit fussy, but they have been wonderful parents so far! Ivo has reached the maximum stat in his Scientist career, while Agent has been a stay-at-home-dad while Sage was a newborn. Here's more domestic fluff for you!

But recently, since Sage has grown up a little bit, Stone has decided to get back to work and he's opened his own little business: THE MEAN BEAN! My lovely wife @bispokishreader made a wonderful rendition of the coffee shop and I think it's pretty much identical to the one in the movies.

I'll dedicate a whole new post to that if you're interested! I love the places they live and work in so much, I think they deserve their own separate thing ⭐

(Fun fact: they're neighbors with Hannigram)

[kirbyoctournament]

Hello again all! After the riveting finale of last year's tournament, we've spent a few months collecting a selection of fun stats into our final 2024 Tournament Review!

From which participant had the most propaganda posted, to the total number of votes cast across the event, to which canon Kirby species was most represented, we hope you'll enjoy this send-off for the 2024 tourney!!

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★ POLLS WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES a selection of the highest performing polls that attracted the most public attention

Mama D vs J: 848 votes

★ Dawn vs Starry Dee: 749 votes ★ Fylass vs Clark: 741 votes ★ Astro vs Noir Fontaine vs Techie: 592 votes ★ Sir Meteor vs Life: 554 votes

★ CHARACTERS WITH THE MOST PROPAGANDA characters who had the most propaganda posts for them, either from their own creator or from other artists

Fecto Flora 155 posts

★ Valfrey 112 posts ★ Sir Uther 108 posts ★ Noir Fontaine 98 posts ★ Dotty 95 posts

After applications closed at the end of April, the tournament ran from May 10th, 2024 to October 28th, 2024, just a few days shy of six months! During this time...

★ 143 competitors joined the tournament and made friends ★ 1,813 Propaganda posts were made by the community supporting those competitors, and reblogged to the @kirbyoctournament blog ★ 202 polls were made pitting your favorites against each other ★ across those polls, 43,165 votes were cast ★ and of all these, winners starstruck dee and Rope MF received 1179 votes and 699 votes respectively over the course of the event

★ RANDOM STATS

★ 36% (52) of entered OCs were of the "orb" species, with 33 of those taking up the mantle of "knight" specifically. far and away the most represented species ★ Waddle dees were the next most common entrant, with 17 OCs. ★ Ripple Fairies were the least showcased non common-enemy/custom species type, with only a single representative! ★ Of all OC names, "S" was the most common initial at 16 OCs, a statistic we do feel is influenced by the frequency of "sir" before names. Removing those, it was the letter "A", with 13. ★ The least successful initial was the letter "J", with all but one of their 4 representatives (75%) falling in the first round.

★ PROPAGANDA WITH THE MOST CHARACTERS INCLUDED most tournament characters included in a single piece (or single series) of propaganda

★ Tournament OCs Part One and Part Two by @ivynajspyder with a total of 60 competitors

★ 55 competitors Havent You Noticed I'm A Star? by @giantchasm ★ 29 competitors and 2 non competitors (total 31 characters) Congrats To Fecto Flora! by @ceoofmetagala ★ And an honorable mention with 13 competitors and 15 non competitors (total 28 characters), Stargate Commemorative Piece, by @moonverc3x

During the tournament, creators and fans of all kinds arrived to showcase their best skills in support of their own ocs, their friends, and even brand new favorite characters they had found. While it's of course impossible to pick just one stand out piece -and we strongly recommend you check our full propaganda tag to see many more of these incredible works- here are some notable and unique highlights suggested by the Kirby OC Tourney community!

★ Propaganda Hijack; Music cover by @boa35 ★ Vote Dotty; by @cauliarty ★ Vote Flora; by @metagalacafe ★ Valfrey icon; by @gethoce ★ Friendly Talk; by @sacrificecage

★ Dont Stop Rope MF Now; Animated music video by @mint-termsandconditions ★ Just another Astral; by @aseuki ★ Tea Time; by @quanblovk ★ Nighty Knight Mod; by @windstriker427 ★ Tournament armours; by @rosiegardenlove

★ Havent You Noticed I'm A Star; Animated music video by @giantchasm ★ Motifs and Symbols; by @kirbybecomesastarwarrior ★ Surprise propaganda; by @poppybros-jr ★ Go Life!; by @shippyo ★ Not In The Lead; by @hnm-tech-support

★ Noir's Field Trip; Masterpost of art, comics and asks by @desultory-novice ★ Space battle; by @pinkestmenace ★ Only In Passing; by @what-is-love-babey-dont-hurt-me ★ Wolfbell's Illustrated Roleplays; by @zombiecicada ★ Not Over yet; by @a-stardusted-sky

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And with this, we officially conclude the 2024 Kirby OC Tournament event!

Over the next few days we will reblog a few final propaganda posts we received notifications for since October. We also have a new pinned post with an FAQ regarding the tournament and when things may be picked up next!

Thank you for coming along on the ride with us, for sharing your creativity and supporting OCs, and for helping us to make this into a wonderful and enriching community event!

See you around!

[f2f-noobx666-askblog]

"Once you decide to enter, you won't be able to go back. This is your home now. Forever forsaken by it all."

- Forsaken Dev Team

RULES:

- No NSFW, Homophobia/racism/etc, or you will be blocked. - Please be respectful (This is my first all out I’ve went on a blog and I have a nightshift job aside from this.) - All asks must be sent into the Ask Box!  - Please try to limit your question to one or two characters (but you can send multiple individual asks!) NOTE: Please do not spam the inbox. - No stealing/ tracing/ reposting my art. Reblogging is appreciated - M!A 's are allowed within reason! (Please keep them limited) - When my ask box reaches 20 asks, I will temporarily close it until more than half of the asks are answered. - I have no set posting schedule.  - This blog is 16+ Profanity, Blood, and Violence. Reader discretion is advised. - No pushing official lore (This is an au, please keep that in mind) - Fanart/works are allowed! Please tag this blog if you make some, I’d love to see!

// IMPORTANT LINKS AND TAGS //

Main Blog - AnonArtist309

Main Comic - START [HERE] // LATEST [HERE]

// TAGS //

FTTF AU - [Forsaken To The Fall AU]

FTTF Comic - [Main Comic]

FTTF Ask - [Ask Responses]

FTTF Art - [Misc FTTF Art]

Blue Rambles - [Mod speaking either about or updating the AU]

// CHARACTER STAT SHEETS //

Noob / Newt - [CURRENTLY]

Guest / Gigi - [CURRENTLY]

CHARACTER REF SHEETS:

[hd-hurtcomfort-fest]

***CREATOR REVEALS MASTER LIST***

And that's a wrap, y'all! As we reflect on this fest at its conclusion, we are humbled and honored by the love and support from our fellow fluffy fanatics, angst afficiandos and hurt/comfort connoisseurs. Thank you all for making this an incredible first year.

A very special thank you to all our brilliant participants! This fest is nothing without you and your teams of diligent betas, alphas, and cheerleaders. It takes a village, and we appreciate your efforts.

And finally, this fest would flounder in the void without you, dear readers, viewers, listeners, and reccers! Thank you for joining us on this maiden journey! You stoke our creative fires with your loving and positive support and for this we thank you.

We have planned a few closing posts, including fest stats and our guessing game winner! And participants and reccers, be sure to @ us in your posts so we may reblog!

***MASTER LIST BELOW THE CUT!***

xo Your HD Hurt/Comfort Mods @orangepellets, @peachpety, @vukovich

***CREATOR MASTER LIST***

*** Hyacinth by oknowkiss Angst || M || 7k

My Kingdom For Your Laugh by UsagiTatsu Fluff || G || 9.7k

*** Final Exams at the Curse-Breaker's Academy by IzRoan Hurt/Comfort || M || 20.2k

Of Towers and Tales [ART] by reliand Hurt/Comfort || T || Art

*** The Roommate by Romaine [PODFIC] by CailynWrites Fluff || M || 4hours

a small room under the earth by dracopetal Angst || M || 2.3k

*** Come Hell or High Water by mallstars Hurt/Comfort || M || 22.1k

Divine Intervention by JessicaLuci Fluff || T || 6.5k

*** Harry Potter and the Unintended Horcrux by aCanadianMuggle Hurt/Comfort || E || 59k

*** isn't a kingdom by garagepaperback Hurt/Comfort || E || 53.2k

*** A Surprising Agenda by Orpheous87 Fluff || G || 7.3k

You only feel it when it's lost [ART] by Pato_roldnart Hurt/Comfort || T || Art

*** Fine-Fractured Halo by Rainjuly Angst || E || 29k

Something We Create by DayDreamingFoxglove Fluff || E || 16.5k

*** Future Histories by thecouchsofa Fluff || T || 6k

(Not) a Hot Nurse by Etteee Fluff || G || 2k

*** En Passant by DodgerKedavra Hurt/Comfort || E || 45.4k

*** Be still my beating heart. by Lizziedrip Hurt/Comfort || T || 18.4k

Pain: ON by The_saphire_potterhead Hurt/Comfort || M || 17.2k

*** Thief by shushu_yaoi_lj (orange-peony) Hurt/Comfort || E || 21.5k

Malfoy's Moving Manor [ART] by Yoro_Kobi (Aphlaton) Fluff || G || Art

*** The Malfoys vs Family Counseling by duchessdulce Fluff || T || 24.4k

Piece by Piece by TheBashfulPoet Hurt/Comfort || E || 6.5k

*** and another one by nv-md Fluff || M || 1.6k

Seven Year Itch by mintaminta Angst || E || 5.6k

*** An Extremely Indecent Proposal by Jelliebabie Hurt/Comfort || E || 33.2k

*** Live Laugh Love, Draco Malfoy by Phantasmagoria Hurt/Comfort || E || 16.4k

The Stories We Tell by Maraudersaffair Hurt/Comfort || E || 10.7k

*** Let Me Stay by Phoebe_Delia Hurt/Comfort || M || 1k

At the Center by violenttulips [PODFIC] by reveriepi Hurt/Comfort || E || 10-20min

*** Black Books by Sarendal Fluff || E || 14.5k

*** S.P.U.N.K. by my_castlescrumbling (Cas) Fluff || M || 4.3k

close enough by lucio Angst || M || 2.2k

*** Fate's Caveat by Squibnation10 Angst || M || 43.4k

[askthehedgehogs]

[Happy One Month!!!]

[Hi everyone, mod here!! It's been exactly one month since I started this blog and oh my GOD, how did we get here??? I honestly thought it would last maybe 2 weeks tops. You guys have all been SO wonderful, sent in SO many interesting asks and I'm having such a great time drawing/writing responses! Hope you're all having a good time too 😊 Thanks for sticking with me this long!

Under the cut I'm gonna give y'all some blog stats, a "story so far" blurb, a handy tags list and a vague timeline! I will later add anything that's useful to my pinned post.]

Well, to kick off, let's see some stats! Mostly based on Tumblr's little badges. We've been here for 1 month and:

The Hedgehogs have answered over 250 asks

With over 500 reblogs

And over 10,000 likes!

We've also just passed 280 followers. Woo!

10 animations (sorryihaventdoneanylatelytheytaketoolong)

Sonic has received 13 chilli dogs

Shadow has used Sonic as a pillow 9 times

There have been 33 hugs/cuddles/kisses drawn

So let's take a look at what's happened!

THE STORY SO FAR

Sonic and Shadow set this blog up to appease Tails, who wanted Sonic to become an influencer to bring in some cash where his sponsorship deals have declined over time, and Rouge, who wanted Shadow to practice Normal Social Interactions. They were both reluctant at first, although Sonic faced it with his usual enthusiasm. Over time, they've grown to love answering all your questions and started to open up more--going from sarcastic and unserious answers to genuinely considering your questions. Well done! Their relationship began with a heart-to-heart after Sonic's birthday party, immediately following the Time Eater's attack on the Sonic gang. They talked about their feelings, and took some time to open up to each other before deciding to give dating a try. They were together for almost 5 years before getting married in June 2024. Sonic moved in with Shadow a few months before they got married. Wedding 1.0 was a quiet affair with just a few close friends on Angel Island. Amy insisted on planning a real big shindig for the boys, so Wedding 2.0 will be held on July 12th 2025! They had no honeymoon, either, so they might want one of those this time around 👀 The Hedgehogs had been married almost a year before starting this blog, and dating almost 5 years before that, although their relationship was kept secret for most of that time. A few slip ups from Sonic lead to announcing their relationship to the public (and, uh, Eggman...), but so far nothing terrible has come from letting everyone know. Although Shadow likes the idea of having kids, Sonic is unsure about it, so for now they're sticking with raising Chao and helping out with kids that need the support!

Phew, I don't know if any of that makes sense and my laptop keyboard is lowkey broken so typing it out was an uphill battle... but you can always ask the hedgehogs if you want any clarification!!

Onto the VERY ROUGH timeline--this is not going to be 100% SEGA canon or real-world compatible, but this is the timeline as it goes in my head because I can't work with a character who was stuck at 15-ish for most of his life haha.

TIMELINE

Aaaaand now for the tags list--these are frequently used tags for themes that crop up a lot, be sure to check them out if you want to know specific details or see a certain kind of response!

FREQUENT TAGS LIST:

mod yaps - for when it's just mod yapping the hedgehogs answer / hedgehog doodles - every post the boys have answered basically hedgehogs animated - anything with animations! tag: hedgehugs and kisses - art with the hedgies being physically affectionate tag: hedgehog history - mostly regarding past games/Sonic media in their canon tag: relationship questions - questions about their relationship tag: hedgehobbies - questions about hobbies tag: movies - specifically questions about movies tag: music - specifically questions about music tag: sonic is jealous - Sonic being whiny about Shadow getting attention tag: sonic is not legally allowed to cry - Sonic talking about/avoiding talking about his feelings tag: shadow is allowed to feel - Shadow talking about his feelings tag: bring them gifts - when anons/not anons offer them gifts tag: food - mostly Sonic being a fatass honestly but also Qs about food tag: shadow has chronic pain - Shadow's chronic pain issues feature in these asks/drawings tag: getting personal - Questions of a personal nature which they tend to avoid answering tag: hedgehogs in clothes - anything where they're clothed tag: mobian questions - questions about Mobians tag: not dads - questions about whether they'll have kids tag: coparenting chao - When they're with Chao tag: ticklish shadow - that time everyone discovered Shadow is ticklish tag: wine drunk shadow - that time Shadow got wine drunk and loosened up tag: flower crowns - when anons have gifted flower crowns tag: wedding 1.0 - anything about their first wedding tag: wedding 2.0 - plans for their upcoming wedding party

[All right, I think that's about it! Thanks so much for all your asks, likes, reblogs, comments, and follows! I hope this post is helpful!

Mod out ✌️]

[olomaya]

Some Quick Updates

Okay, last thing from me for this year and it's fitting that it's mostly with my Religion mod which was my very first Tumblr post! Happy Holidays everyone!! 🤗🎆🎇

Religion Mod (Peteran):

I fixed the issue where Sims keep getting up every 5 seconds during sermons. (so dumb, I had changed from an "&&" to an "||" at some point for some unknown reason which was the issue) They will now stay seated and listen until the sermon is over barring any motive distress.

Added speech bubbles for sermons and other interactions

Added advertising to the sermon tunings so priests will autonomously use it (if you don't want that, use the original ITUN files in my previous version)

Sims can now give Holiday Sermons (they're just regular sermons but they have a higher attraction rate for Sims to autonomously listen and can only be done during Snowflake Day and Love Day)

Sermons also now give a small job performance increase

Added skill stats for the Peteran Skill (the last two are related to features not active yet in the mod so you won't see new interactions but I've loaded them in now since I'm testing it in my game) and two skill opportunities. See image below.

Fixed the issue where the "Gossip about Churchgoer" interaction was available all the time (it's only supposed to be available after going to church) Download the updated file HERE

Smoking Mod :

Added the missing string for the vape flavors. Thanks to the anon who let me know about it.

I also believe I've finally (finally! FINALLY!) fixed the issue of the broadcaster constantly spitting null value exceptions when teens smoke outside in front of a punishable adult.

Download the updated file HERE

[daemon-in-my-head]

Good timezone fellow Durges, Durge Owners and Durgetash enjoyers. I hereby declare; yeah @aleksxo and I are actually gonna do that Bhaalspawn Championship bit, let's go

So, a bit of organisational stuff first:

THIS IS A 18+ EVENT. The game is officially 18+, and so is the community event for it. And well, considering we're throwing a bunch of cannibals into one tiny arena... Do be aware there's gonna be some 'spicy' topics (but no making out on the battlefield, that's what the lockers are for!)

Date: The event will start from August 5th onwards (so, a week after the Gortash week), the Discord Server and the Sign up however will open as soon as this post is published and will end on before then. That way we can set up matches and schedules in time.

Rules: The rulework used will be 5e and for the sake of fun and fair competition, some spells will be banned.

Place: The event will be hosted on a specifically created Discord Community Server and the matches themselves will take place in a VC, meaning; all Participants must be ready to use their voice aka talk while others may listen. Ofc, just spectators are welcome too. Otherwise what's the point of those pretty stages?

OCs: Custom Durges mandatory. No default Durges cuz it's hella immersion breaking. Please give him a moustache and a name if you want to play our fav white dragonboy.

Matchmaking: We aim to keep the Matchmaking as balanced and comfortable as possible, meaning participants of the same region and similar classes will be matched against each other where possible and all OCs will compete with lvl 20 stats, spells, spellslots, feats, yada yada. Depending on the amount of participants we may expand or decrease group sizes (we're literally gonna use Soccer championship rules for ranking).

Inexperienced TTRPG Players: will recieve support! We'll help ya figure stuff out and get ur character to work how u want.

Prizes: OC Art and an OC Oneshot provided to u by your hosts! (Unless...?)

Now for the work part of this thing: we're still headhunting! Specifically people that would like to assist us who are US based (Mods and DMs, cuz we're European and we like sleep actually). If there's any Europeans out here who wanna help tho... We're also looking for support there!

And last but not least, here's the Server link, the specific rules and announcements/orga updates will be posted there (here occasionally if its big stuff) and ofc the form to sign up is live there too!

As per usual, reblog, spread the word, the more the merrier and do feel free to drag ur friends along! If ya like, they'll even get to cheer you on as you fight for Daddy's attention!

Also here's the twitter version of the post if you'd like to spread the word... Cuz neither of the hosts has any presence there. A flaw in our brilliant plans I agree.

[polls-about-fandom]

I have seen people delete the first or second bookmark on a fic I've posted not so long a go before. (I can see the number go up and then down one again in stats and it's always a private bookmark.) So, why do you delete bookmarks?

-bookmark for later, delete after reading(did you know you could use the Mark For Later button if history is turned on)

-changed my mind about the fic

-changed my mind about the author(??? grasping at straws here)

-it was an accident

-chose to download it instead(idk how many people really do that)

-decided to save a separate way

-other(PLEASE explain)

-this is a weird phenomenon that only you are experiencing

-results

I can't come up with good poll answers for this one, sorry. If mod can come up with a better way of writing these, please do.

[silmkinkmeme]

Happy Holidays from Silmkinkmeme!

Belated, but still, happy holidays and thank you all for the amazing year. Let's see how we did in 2024.

The kinkmeme's Ao3 collection has 436 prompts at the moment, almost double the previous year's number. There are 192 works in the collection (some works were not posted to the collection, so the actual number is even higher), which means around 70(!) fics were written for the kinkmeme only in 2024. Our Prompt Post 1 has surpassed 1000 comments last year and now boasts 1114.

And now a stat that only the mod can see - the number of claims on Ao3. *drumroll* We have 590 CLAIMS, more claims than prompts, way more than we had this time last year (171). Of course, not all of these claims will become fills, but the number is still astonishing compared to 2024.

As you might know from previous posts, starting February, I will begin promoting prompts from 2022 on this blog. At some point during the year, I will also open a new collection because I can't keep making backup accounts to crosspost prompts and because it's been almost three years. Stay tuned for more info!

Once again, my thanks to every single person who has contributed to kinkmeme in any way. I hope to see you again this year.

Some other stats under the cut.

Explicit works still form the greatest part of kinkmeme fills (114) while fandom leader Gen is only in the fourth place with 19 works.

Kinkmeme warnings mostly align with the general fandom (No Archive Warnings, followed by Chose Not To Warn), except apparently kinkmeme writers aren't fans of Major Character Death, which is in the fifth place in the kinkmeme and in the third in the Silmarillion tag. No Underage tag in the kinkmeme.

The Gen category is unsurprisingly in the first place for the general fandom, while M/M leads kinkmeme (97 works) with Gen only in the third place (30 works). F/M is the second with 47 works and F/F shares the fourth place with Multi (20 works each).

In 2024, we had two Rings of Power fills! We also had two interesting crossovers - Chronicles of Narnia and Pride and Prejudice.

No surprises in the leading character. Maedhros is and will most likely remain a fan favorite in the kinkmeme and the fandom in general. He's appeared in 86 works. Maglor sits firmly in the second place with 68. (There's a joke about these numbers somewhere.) Now the third place is Fingon's in the kinkmeme (44 works) unlike the general tag where he is the fourth and Elrond who is only the tenth in the kinkmeme is the third. Finrod who is placed tenth in the general tag is the fourth in the kinkmeme (23 works). Kinkmeme writers continue ignoring Sauron, Celebrimbor and Glorfindel who are respectively numbers five, eight and nine in the general tag. Instead, we have Curufin, Aredhel and Fingolfin in the top ten. Unfortunately, Aredhel is the only woman left while last year there were four ladies among the most popular characters. It's still one more than the general fandom.

It was probably inevitable as the kinkmeme got more popular, but Fingon/Maedhros is now leading the top ten (34 works) in the relationship tag. Last year's leader Maedhros/Maglor is now in the second place (26 works). I'd still count it as a win because the ship doesn't appear in the general fandom's top ten at all. Now Maedhros & Maglor is in the fourth place in the general tag and in the kinkmeme (last year, the gen version of their relationship wasn't in the kinkmeme's top ten). Feanor/Nerdanel is steadily the third in both places. Morgoth/Sauron, Erestor/Glorfindel, Celebrian/Elrond. Celebrimbor/Sauron, Feanor/Fingolfin and Elrond & Maglor, all very popular in the general fandom (Angbang is in the second place after Russingon), are absent from the kinkmeme's top ten. Instead we have Galadriel/Melian, Galadriel/Luthien (no femslash fics in the general top ten), Elrond & Elros and Fingon/Maglor (new to the top ten!).

As for the additional tags, we start from Anal Sex (30 works) and end with Cunnilingus (9 works), making stops at PWP, Oral Sex, Sibling Incest, First Time and Dubious Consent. No Fluff, Humor or Grief/Mourning for the kinkmeme and not even AU, all in the general top ten. But Angst and Hurt/Comfort are of course among the most popular tags in the kinkmeme and in the general fandom. Angst is still the most popular in the general tag and third in the kinkmeme. No sex-related tags in the general fandom's top ten, while seven of top ten additional tags in the kinkmeme are E-rated.

That's all for last year. Thank you if you've read to the end. We'll see how trends change this year.

[pinkyjulien]

I really, really hate the "Female V is canon" vs "Male V is canon" debate that been popping here and here in the tags those past weeks

Cyberpunk 2077 is a Role Playing Game, there is no "canon" protagonist, that's the whole point. We all have a different playstyles, different stories and headcanons, our custom V is The Canon V of Our Own playthroughs!

After Phantom Liberty dropped, I've seen a lot of players, on Tumblr or Twitter, voicing their concerne and disappointment in how much more Female V focused the official promo, videos and even in-game credits became

I was one of them too, expressing my feelings multiple times, sometimes awkwardly, frustrated that Male V players were once again brushed to the side, because that's how it feels like, right?

Well, it might feels like it, but this isn't the case AT ALL, far from it. This is only what I would call a "Fandom Phenomenon" and I want to talk more about it a bit

I had a great conversation with a friend of mine who works in the game industry and it opened my eyes on the matter, and I've since been really interested in seeing RPGs statistics!

Because it's really, really important to make the difference between the Casual Player Base (majority of players) and the Fans / Fandom Base (minority of players)

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I always been lurking in fandoms here on Tumblr, since Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and now with Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3

First I want to drop some stats- might be completly wrong, but I'm only sharing my point of view here, in an attempt to explain why some people are frustrated with Female V being the focus (and why we shouldn't be!)

I think it's not wrong to say that fandoms are mostly occupied by women and fem-identifying individuals; fandoms are a safe place for players and fans to share their passions. Women are STILL HEAVILY harassed and hated in the gaming industry as a whole, it doesn't take a lot of digging to catch a vile comment on Twitter or on Twitch for example, you cannot go far without seeing someone either attacking or sexualizing them

This is a huge problem in the industry still, every games that release with a female protagonist get trashed- just look at the bullshit surrounding GTA 6 just because players will be able to play as a woman as an option

Fandoms are also safe for non-gender conforming people, non-binaries, trans people and queer men, but I think fem individuals and women are a clear majority, at least on Tumblr (only talking about genders identity here and not about being queer or not, not talking about sexualities or attraction) (not an official stat at all and only my point of view and experience from being on Tumblr since ~2012)

Now let's talk about Cyberpunk 2077- because this is my main fandom since 2020, and what prompted me to write this post in the first place

CDPR didn't share any stats recently, but it's REALLY SAFE to assume the MAJORITY of players are playing a straight Male V romancing Panam, followed by a lesbian Female V romancing Judy, but the player pools for both options are still majoritarly cis hetero men (and they are still the focus for AAA studios to sell their games, this is sadly just how it is)

However on the fandom side, Fem V was always the focus; virtual photography, mods, ships, OCs... She was always more popular than Male V, getting more interactions and notes and why trends like "Male V monday" were created and why there is still a lack of male V focused mods (non-binaries and trans fem folks and characters are also sadly under-represented in all type of content and art)

So, being yourself as a non-fem player, playing as a Masc V, seeing CDPR officially make the switch from Male V to Female V, when the space you've been in for the past 3 years has been overwhelmingly Female V focused on all front, was a bit of a punch in the guts; like I said earlier, I was reaaally frustrated with this too!

And I'd say it's "normal"? or at least "ok" to feel this way, it makes sense considering how little attention Male V in general get in the fans community

BUT. BUT... It's REALLY important here to realize how we sound and how we look like when we voice our frustrations on the matter; we sound and look just like all the misogynistic people over on Twitter who screams about "woke games" everytime there is a female protagonist in their "non political games". We have to remember that fandoms are suuuch a small part of the game industry

Baldur's Gate 3 recently shared their stats and this interesting tweet got into my dash

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Astarion is nowhere to be seen in the official most romanced companions statistic, but I'm sure a lot of people will agree that he's probably the most popular one in the fandom side!

Another stat here from Mass Effect and really interesting info coming from David Gaider about how the hardcore fanbase aka fandom's choices were WILDLY different from the casual / main player pool

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Getting my head out of the fandom bubbles and seeing the bigger picture, how much under-represented women still are in official medias (not talking about fan content) and how insanly misoginistic the game industry still is, both on the player and devs sides, helped me handle my own frustration on the matter, accept and even celebrate Female V being the focus for the Phantom Liberty campaign

With all that said tho, we all should be able to vent about the lack of Male, Masc and Non-Binary content in the fandom side, while still being aware of the industry state, it CAN co-exist! It doesn't make anyone a bad or misogynist person!

We are all humans and can be awkward and make mistakes, especially when voicing frustration or talking while in a negative mood. Let's educate one another in good-faithed manners when we slip instead of jumping to conclusion and throw accusations

Not gonna lie I kind of lost my train of thoughts and not sure how to finish this post, but I hope this can enlight some people on why CDPR made this choice!

Repeating this as a finale note; this doesn't mean that Female V is the "main" V or "canon" V . It's simply her time to shine, and it's well deserved! The industry needs it