Happy Monday Friends, I got the day off so I made these to start you off right. I'm loving seeing the new explosion of creative energy in the community after the "go forth and create freely" message. It might have just given yours truly a little push as well to make something.
A question to ponder: does "This Is Arcadia" mean to you?
ok so like ii be liking everyone’s posts nowadays. do u think he’s ever like laying in bed gigging at instagram reels rubbing his feet together like a lil bug yes or no
a Tumblr-exclusive anniversary celebration of the albums Even In Arcadia and Take Me Back To Eden by the Sleep Token collective.
(more info, prompt list, guidelines, and faq bellow):
Starting on the 1st of May, everyone is invited to participate in this event with their own work (or by simply enjoying and sharing all the beautiful creations of your fellow brethren), under the tag #takemaybacktoarcadia <- follow for any updates.
There will be a choice between two prompts related to both albums every other day, for a total of 10 prompted days over the course of 19 days, culminating on the 19th of May, TMBTE's anniversary. This should allow everyone enough time to contribute with something, with the rest of May prompt-free for everyone to catch up!
The main goal is for everyone to have fun and make this Month extra special and Sleep Token focused, given it's EIA's first anniversary (on the 9th of May), and TMBTE's third (!!!).
Schedule and Prompts
(same as the pic above, but written here for ease)
Day 1 | May 1 - Feather vs Sword
Day 2 | May 3 - Eclipse vs Twilight
Day 3 | May 5 - Fire vs Flood
Day 4 | May 7 - Dance vs Reverie
Day 5 | May 9 - Arcadia vs Eden
Day 6 | May 11 - Glory vs Glitch
Day 7 | May 13 - Silk vs Venomous
Day 8 | May 15 - Puppet vs Mirror
Day 9 | May 17 - Drift vs Choke
Day 10 | May 19 - Teeth vs Blood
General Rules
ABSOLUTELY NO AI GENERATED CONTENT WHATSOEVER - we're celebrating the wonderful artistry and creativity of Sleep Token and its fans. If you can't participate with an offering, you're very encouraged to leave nice comments on everyone's works and reblog the hell out of them. AI has no place here, begone ew yuck.
LINK YOUR SOURCES - especially if you're using any videos/ gifs/ etc from fellow fans (and make sure you have consent to use it, official art/media excluded)
TAG/LABEL ACCORDINGLY - pay attention to any possible cw/tw, like flashing lights or generally triggering content. This is open to everyone, but any 18+ content is strictly off-limits to minors.
INTERACT WITH THE POSTS - the best way to encourage your fellow fans and turn this community into a really positive and pleasant place is to directly interact with the posts beyond a like. Go nuts in the tags! Share with your friends!
DON'T BE AN IDIOT - don't be an idiot! use common sense! be nice! if something makes you uncomfortable, just scroll past!
FAQ
What is this exactly? How did it come about?
I originally came up with the idea to have a Sleep Token fandom event in May, as it is Even In Arcadia's very first anniversary, and the fandom at large is a bit dormant, given the band isn't currently active. That being said, I couldn't have done this without everyone's feedback on this post (and outside)! Yay friendship!
Erm, exqueeze-me sauce, wasn't this an Arcadia event? Why is TMBTE here?
As pointed out in the replies of the post linked above, May also marks the anniversary of TMBTE, the beautiful and wonderful album that brought in a huge part of the fandom, myself included! It'd be a shame to pass this opportunity up!
What type of work can I do? Does it have to be "finished"?
Anything goes! Visual fanart, a gif edit, a music cover, fanfiction, a baked good, a meme, a 3D animation, etc. It can be something as small as a sketch or 100 word drabble, or a fully rendered artwork. The sky's the limit! All you need to do is choose one of the prompts (or do both! your choice!), make your lovely art, post it on Tumblr (you can link it to your Ao3 or Youtube), and tag it as #takemaybacktoarcadia, as well as the main Sleep Token tag, and whatever others necessary.
I only ask for it to be Sleep Token-related (numerals, Espera, crew, crusty god Sleep, Fuckass Ferry). Including OCs is fine, but please no fandom cross-overs (unless it's like, a Bilmuri x ST thing for example, ykwim).
What if I miss the day? What if I can't create anything?
No worries! Participation in all days is not required - do as little or as much as you are able, no pressure! You'll have a day in-between prompts to post your thing (so, Day 1 (1st of May) includes the 2nd of May as well, and so on), and even though the prompts end on the 19th, this is a Month-long event! Catch up as you're able to (even after the month is over - more art is always welcomed here!).
If you can't create anything (or even if you do), you are very VERY encouraged to comment and reblog others' posts. Also not a bad time to bring back some older Sleep Token posts - put them thangs on circulation! Let's really annoy all of our non-ST moots lmaoo
How were the prompts chosen? Why didn't you include xyz?
When I first announced this event, I was preparing myself for every possible scenario, so I got about 5 to 10 prompts for each EIA song, just in case (the plan was always to have 2 per day, like the House vs Host divide). Then TMBTE came on, and I gathered yet another list of words from that album. The final list is the result of me combining keywords/themes that are common to both (eg. blood, dance, twilight), and album-specific ones, all grouped in similar/opposite pairs. I could do this for at least 3 more months lol.
I don't have any questions, I just wanted to say you're so cool and awesome and smart and hot tee-hee ooh mamma 🤭
Why thank you angel 💙 It was a delight preparing this event for us!
For any other inquiries, please reply to this post - someone may have the same question as you, and it saves me the trouble to explain twice! WORSHIP
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