#shoutbox

[futuretrain]

What’s your favourite thing about Scott McCall? 🥰

the fact that he gets unwillingly pulled into a long-standing cycle of violence by people more powerful than himself, and instead of falling in line and perpetuating it he says "No, I won't do it, and I won't let you do it." this, to me, is the most important part of his character, and overlooking it betrays a lack of understanding of the core text.

[darthsawcon]

hii, i was wondering if youre gonna do a part 2 of “sirens tricks” or even make it into a mini series 👀 because i’d gobble it tf up. dont feel pressured tho!!

omg hii!! a siren’s tricks was just supposed to be a little oneshot i thought of after i saw a tiktok about pirates and mermaids but you all are so nice :’)) i may just have to make it a lil miniseries!!

thanks so much for your support on my writing xx

[iero]

I love when people follow you on Last.fm. It's truly like, "I love your music taste! Let's be friends!" and I think that's beautiful.

[ohmarjorie]

Marina6 instant hit. I love her

[yanderethorne]

once again pluggin my last fm bc i love exploring new artists and this is a peak form of social media to me ᐢ. ₓ .ᐢ♡

[rorytunes]

Ate him up

[cyberdragoninfinity]

This is petty but it was always a bit weird to me that zexal got the reputation of "the one with aliens". like, technically not wrong i guess but it's more like this honestly really cool hell/heaven motif. more importantly, we do have a yugioh anime with actual aliens, it's called GX sjgisghej

you use this i think

[epithalamia]

i miss your eloquence and laugh and crazy music. I wish you could still party with me and make me try "legal" drugs and visit foreign countries with me. i want one more party, one more cigarette, one more heated discussion. The one comfort I have is the fact that you knew how much I loved you.

[gothethite]

suspiria goth band is great music to feel evil and sinister to while cleaning up your room and washing dishes...

[paterday]

It’s kinda ugly but I did get th shout box working :)

[futuretrain]

17, 18, and 20?

hi spike!! i actually really love these three thank you

17. What’s something you’ve learned about while doing research for a fic?

for one chapter my focusing metaphor was all about glass and for parts of it i used it art and function in combination when talking about it and researched how glass is etched. apparently it's pretty resistant to most acids, but hydrofluoric acid eats it pretty reliably, so it's often used in etching. and because this was a fic i was writing about TRC, which has a whole world with non-stop acid rains, i also wanted to research how harmful hydrofluoric acid would be to the touch and apparently A LOT. because it of course burns but the fluoride also absorbs into your body, and that causes a lot of further damage inside your body. but this is very simplified, so please research this for yourselves if you're interested kslhgsk

18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic?

ohhhh this is so hard. this is niche but bc i think about it so often. it has to be a small scene i wrote for a naruto fic that i'll probably never publish, but it was naruto telling kabuto that he should've known not to trust him because he doesn't sound like he's from anywhere, i.e. that he doesn't have an accent that sounds like it's from any place in the world, which i feel like kabuto (orphan child soldier who was taken from the first place where he felt at home to be made into an assassin spy and accidentally murdered his adoptive parent and then became a quadruple agents to so many parties in the story that even we the audience with the benefit of having more information than everyone else can never tell whose side he's really on at any given moment when he shows up in the narrative) would really feel that hit

20. What’s a favorite title for a fic you’ve written?

not a title for something i've already written but for something i'm planning on writing (i have. so many notes already. help), which is "designer breed", and i have to redact the name of the fandom bc it'll be immediately apparently what and who it is about, but it's abt grappling with dehumanization and the effects of it, and thinking about it makes me feral so i hope i can get to it soon

Ask game

[breserker]

my recent activity on letterboxd is an affront to mankind

[onemorecupofcoffee]

rainbow's last fm page is phenomenal. if anyone wants a good laugh please look at their shoutbox it is absolutely wild

[icecream-headaches]

Last.fm comments on fall out boy's shoutbox

[elysianfieldsarchive]

Elysian Fields Anniversary Event Details!!!

It's our birthday!

Elysian Fields Spuffy Fanwork Archive is turning eighteen, and so, the inspiration for the theme comes from Buffy’s own harrowing eighteenth birthday, when she is betrayed by Giles and the Council alike. 

That said, your fic/art DOES NOT have to be based around that same episode. So long as it’s a Spuffy work with betrayal as a theme, you’re good. This does not mean it specifically has to be Buffy or Spike who is the subject or perpetrator of the betrayal! You could go for a spin on canon with Amy betraying Willow, Willow betraying Tara, or something completely AU like Xander being betrayed by the cheese guy from Restless. Your use of the theme can be as small or as large as you want. So long as it's obvious enough for the readers to go "Oh, I see what you did there!" then your fic qualifies for this challenge. Whichever path you choose to take, we'd love to see what you come up with.

How and when do I post my story?

Starting as soon as the clock ticks over into October 1st (site time, which is Eastern US time—it's listed under the ShoutBox), you'll see a checkbox on the page where you add a new story. It’ll look like so:

Reminder: Your work DOES NOT need to be complete prior to posting. In fact, it doesn't even need to be completed during the event month. So, any creators stressing about the timeline, you can relax because you have the whole month to BEGIN posting your work.

Also: the betrayal does not have to happen in the first chapter, or any chapters that are posted during October. The only requirement is that betrayal is featured in your work at some point.

How do I find Challenge Stories?

Want to keep up with the fun? All betrayal works will have a little knife icon in the byline, as seen in the example below:

And you can find all of the betrayal works as they are added by visiting the Event Page.

What should my work include?

So long as your work features Spuffy, a betrayal, and doesn’t break any of EF’s rules or Terms of Service, you’re golden. You could make art, write a comic, edit a fan-vid, or write an epic novel. The world is your oyster poodle! 

Written works must be at least 100 words long, but there is no word count limit for artwork-only pieces or narrative artwork (i.e. works that consist of both words and pictures, such as a comic).

Please remember that EF has a strict no-AI policy.

What happens if I don’t post my work within the time window?

If you don’t post the first installment of your work during October (per site time), it can’t and won’t be considered part of the October event, sorry.

Do I need to post the entire work before the end of October?

Again, no. You just need to have posted at least one chapter before site time ticks over to November (per site time).

What about beta readers and sensitivity readers?

We love beta and sensitivity readers and have a shiny Beta award they can win! Use EF’s credit system to mark their contribution or else they won’t get the award—and they deserve all the accolades for their hard work!

Can I work with someone else on my event response?

Sure! The more the merrier! Whether it’s writers working as coauthors, artists creating a collaborative work together, or an artist and a writer teaming up as a duo (or a moresome!) as deadly as Spuffy, we welcome collaborations for this event.

How do I get the art award?

You can get the art award by creating a banner (for yourself or someone else) or by posting a work that fits within our Artwork or Narrative Artwork categories. We’ve seen images, manips, gifs, videos, fan vids, comics, playlists, and more get posted, and can’t wait to see what y’all will come up with next!

If someone has created art for your work, make sure you credit them using EF’s credit system—otherwise we won’t know to give them an award! And DON’T FORGET to credit yourself as artist if you created your own banner or other artwork.

Are there rules for banner creation?

Banners should be no more than 920x300 pixels and include a variation of the text ‘Designed/Created/Written for the Elysian Fields Betrayal Event’ somewhere on them. Example:

Now that I have a gorgeous banner/other artwork, how do I add it to my work?

To add the banner to your story, you can upload the banner to your account in “Your Images” under “Account Info.” Banner images must be a gif, jpg, jpeg, or png file type, and under 1 MB in file size. Banners should be no more than 920x300 pixels. Images posted within chapters can be up to 1500x1500 px. (Note: make sure you add images to the chapter itself; any images in the Chapter Notes or End Notes won’t be added to ePubs when people download them!) You can also host your banner on an image-sharing site or your own site, especially if the file size is too big for us to host on our site.

You then enter the URL from Elysian Fields or the image sharing site in the Banner URL field on the Add Story page, or click the Insert/Edit Image icon in the toolbar for the Story Text box.

NOTE: The URL you add MUST be end in the image file extension (.gif, .jpg, .jpeg, or .png) or else the URL will not be saved. Make sure there are no spaces after the final character in the file extension. If you are having issues with a specific image sharing site, please reach out to us via email or try asking for help in our Discord server.

You said we could add videos? How do I do that?

You will need to get the embed link from YouTube, Vimeo, or another site (which can be a little tricky on mobile, but not impossible—google for directions if you can’t do this on desktop) and insert the html into the Source Code. You can access this by clicking the Source Code button in the toolbar. Reach out via email or Discord if you’re having any issues with embedding videos.

Is there an event skin?

Yes. The October event skin is now live if you want to make it your default. Scroll down to the skins on the main page or in the footer and select the one labeled “betrayal” to switch. If you want to keep it, make sure you change the selection on your preferences page. (Otherwise it will change back to your saved skin the next time you access the site.)

And if you haven't seen it yet, the skin looks like this:

The banner was made by our very own @isevery0nehereverystoned.

Will you be featuring regular works while the event is going on?

Instead of our normal mod-selected featured works, we will be highlighting fanworks posted in past years in honor of our October anniversary. Starting on the first of the month, each day will highlight a random assortment of works posted during the matching year of the archive (for example, on October 1st, we will feature works from 2006, our first year; on October 2nd, we will feature works from 2007, our second year; and so on). On day eighteen, we will change to feature fics that are part of this event.

The October Event challenges authors and artists. What about the readers? Won’t you think of the readers?

Obviously, readers deserve all the love. If you write at least 18 comments in October that contain at least 18 words (for any works here on EF, not just the challenge ones), you'll meet the requirements of the commenter challenge and earn a Commenter award! There will be a link to the comment challenge leaderboard on the homepage under the Members of the Month along with the All Star Commenter list.

Show me the awards!

This event’s shinies have also been lovingly made by HappyWhenItRains. Lookit!

I’m So Excited!

We are too!

Do we really have to include poodles in our works?

No. Probably.

Anything else?

If there are any additional questions, please comment on this post or email us at elysianfieldsarchive@gmail.com. And get ready for some amazing new stories!

[pallettown]

i love last.fm shoutboxes