Abney || She/They || 29
Queer as in free Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Turtle Island
Disabled as in wear a mask
sideblog to adelaidejenahrhymes
If you're looking to browse just art posts, use the tag #abneyart
The heartbeat was weak and erratic but steadied upon harmonization with the Anchor. The Inquisitor is a skilled mage; any substantial injuries were sustained in the avalanche. Her left shoulder is dislocated, but she has told me before that is not uncommon and predates the magic in her arm. If she wakes, a concussion is likely, and she will require rest before attempting to seal the Breach once more. If she does not, morale will be difficult to recuperate, but perhaps the Anchor will be easier to reclaim.
She will wake.
I should not have left her.
—Legible portion of a rotting journal found in the Frostback Mountains, translated from the original Elven
i hate to make a post where i’m asking for money, but as some of my followers know, i’ve been sick with pneumonia now for about 3 months. i’m supposed to be graduating in about a week, but being sick has put me behind on a lot of coursework. my home is full of mold that is not helping at all. they don’t know for certain the source of my pneumonia, and after four rounds of antibiotics, it’s still not budged. i haven’t be able to go to work in weeks.
while i have a little money now, i know its not going to last—especially since my partner is having a dry spell in clients. we’re in a really, really rough spot. we need to move, pay our bills, and get groceries.
if anyone has anything at all to spare and if you like my meta posts on indigenous issues, i’d be beyond grateful. this year has been insanely hard.
philamayaye, you are all the best. 💖
kofi venmo
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There are ancient accounts of spirits taking on the form of children when so struck by one emotion or another in the waking world. Many in written history lean toward superstition, claiming ill-will on the part of spirits and labeling the children as "changelings," but there exist other records, older and passed down through the millennia. These suggest spirits of love, of care and devotion, might become so attached to a living person (or several) that they choose to take on a form, not to trick or deceive but to experience the joys and yes, even the sorrows, that life might have to offer. And after all, do not all children embody the spirit of love in its totality? Do they not seek to spread joy and care to all who would encounter them? Most outside the Order consider the Fade to be wholly separate from us, but we understand that nothing in life is so black-and-white.
—From A Treatise on Fade Children by Watcher Lorenz Ingellvar, 9:46 Dragon
So excited to share my piece from the Galemancer zine, a Tempest of Events, featuring Ros and Gale! Ros has always been a sea witch, and so Gale being an evocation wizard, I always gave him lots of lightning spells (as depicted in a lot of his art for BG3). I thought it was so poetic and potentially a dangerous combo for their enemies.
Be careful of the double-speak in the Update Post.
Staff has officially posted an update regarding the reblog decoupling, and while they are reversing the change for now, we need to look closely at the language they are using. This is a classic example of corporate "double speak" designed to de-escalate a PR crisis while keeping the door open for the same harmful features later.
The Post: Reblog Update: We’re Reversing the Change
The Red Flag:
"We still believe there's a better version of how reblogs can work. One that gives every voice in a chain the credit it deserves. But we want to get there with you."
The Breakdown: When they say they want to give every voice the credit it deserves, they are still justifying the decoupling of notes. They are framing the destruction of the original creator's attribution as a feature for the rebloggers or the loss of community. Their goal hasn't changed. They just realized their current execution was a technical and social disaster.
They also mention working "directly with some of you." This often means selecting a small, curated group of "power users" who may not prioritize the accessibility or safety needs that we have been fighting for.
Viral Hell & The Power of the Call to Arms
To my friends and followers: my condolences for going viral are accepted. I love you. Let’s look at the numbers. My original post on this has cleared 24,000 notes. This is exactly why a Call to Arms was necessary. When we first saw the decoupling, we saw the immediate theft of credit.
In my case, over 10,000 notes were stolen or hidden by the uncoupling before I even realized the extent of the damage. This isn't just a UI preference. It is the systematic erasing of a creator’s reach and legacy.
Why we cannot stop now:
Staff’s reversal is a tactical retreat, not a surrender. Their language proves they still intend to push for a version of decoupling in the future. We forced their hand because:
The volume of feedback was undeniable. 24k notes on a single advocacy post is a massive indicator of user dissatisfaction.
Emails and Support Tickets work. They specifically cited emails as a reason for the reversal.
Public pressure creates friction. By making this a PR nightmare on Bluesky and X, we made the cost of the update too high for them to maintain.
The Mission Moving Forward:
We have won the first battle, but the Double Speak in their post tells us the war isn't over. They are going to try to rebrand a change like this in a few weeks or months.
Keep the pressure on: Continue to reblog your concerns when they surface.
Stay Vocal: They are betting on us getting tired and going back to business as usual. We need to show them that our safety and our creative credit are non-negotiable. Continue to voice concerns when they surface.
We’ve seen that we can move the needle. Let's make sure they don't try to move it back when they think we aren't looking.
Thank you, Black people in fandom spaces. Thank you, Black creators and Black lurkers. Thank you Black artists, Black writers. Thank you, Black bloggers, Black influencers. Shoutout to those Black characters, both canon and original. Thank you, Black people, both queer and cishet.
Your perspectives matter. Your representation matters. You are not bothersome for demanding equal treatment in fandom. It is not your responsibility to make fandom more welcoming and inclusive to you. It is not your sole responsibility to create all of the Black-centered content. You are not "ruining" anyone's fun for demanding better for yourself, and anyone who says otherwise can go fuck themselves. Any fandom worth being a part of should have no room for racism in it.
Black people in fandom, you are wanted. You are needed. You are loved and appreciated. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
And since they don't get told it near enough, thank you, Black women especially!!!
so as long as tumblr keeps this, here's the tumblr version of etiquette that was maintained when twitter's quote-retweets affected artist visibility/notes:
for art that someone has added reblog commentary to (or removed the caption from), reblog from the source
otherwise, avoid adding reblog comments to art (as this will affect the artist's notes/visibility)—utilize tags and replies to provide commentary (which artists will absolutely appreciate)
reblog comments are comments added to the body of a post, not the tags and not replies.
