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Female | Bi | she/her | British | Mostly Sherlock/Johnlock / Mystrade/ Benedict cumberbatch / Martin Freeman, But I do reblog what takes my fancy. My writing is on A03 at Angel-without-wings-sew You can also find our Mystrade RP blog Here on Tumblr

[angel-without-wings-sew]

so yesterday i was sitting in the place that was the set of Baskerville hall and realised that nowhere does it mention the location of Baskerville .

i never knew it was practically on my doorstep

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Hi, Steph! I'm really struggling to understand why there are so little people supporting the production of Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Furtive Festivity. I'm following them on social media, and it’s so sad to see that the first short film where we finally get to see Johnlock canon in an established relationship is being so under valued by our fandom. Do you know about the project? Can you please share it with people? They can be found on ig, fb, twitter and even here as sherlockppu

Hi Lovely!

YES. I have heard of them, though not as of late! The last post I personally have seen about it was this one here which is a video about them gushing about the show! It looks SO cute, and I am looking forward to seeing it. I wish I was able to donate when their Indegogo was up, but my financial situation was in a bad way at that point. 

So YES, this project absolutely deserves to be noticed and boosted!

Here’s their Soc Meds:

Tumblr: @sherlockppu

Instagram: sherlock_ppu

Facebook: SherlockPPU

Twitter: @ SherlockPPU

YouTube: Furtive Festivity

You are right, we should celebrate and support these creators who are making Canon Johnlock a reality! <3

[angel-without-wings-sew]

To all the followed of Private message, please find attached the new chapter Sexy times.! @daynaan-black-dawn @redgreyandpurple @lavenderandvanilla @millyslitterbox @lovethemfiercely @glitzescape @buffshipper8490 @egmon73 @hastalux @thefrenchweirdone @antheas-blackberry @lesscaringintheafterglow @chinike @agent-elaine @pandabob1 @missmuffin221 @daisyfairy1

[angel-without-wings-sew]

Two chapters to ease you back in gently. @daynaan-black-dawn @egmon73 @hastalux @thefrenchweirdone Etc etc please share #private message has come to roost

[eternalmikaelson]

Prompt List of Sarcasm

“Well, what can I say? I’m a badass.” 

“Define normal.” 

“Do I get bonus points if I act like I care?” 

“Just remember if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.” 

“Don’t look for any redeeming qualities. I don’t have any.” 

“It’s amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.” 

“I love you. You enormously stubborn pain in the ass.” 

“And you wonder why you’re still single.” 

“Remind me to kill you. Please.” 

“I’m listening to you. I’m just not paying attention.” 

“That’s a little melodramatic, don’t you think?” 

“Were you dropped on your head?” 

“She’s crazy. And just when you think you’ve reached the bottom of her craziness, there’s a crazy underground garage.” 

“She may seem like lollipops and rainbows but I bet behind close doors she’s latex and whips.” 

“If my day gets any worse, I’m asking hell if they’re having an exchange program.” 

“Sorry. I don’t speak skank.” 

“If I survive, can I go home?” 

“My middle finger salutes you.” 

“This is a whole new level of moronic, even for you.” 

“I don’t think I could ever stab someone. I mean, let’s be honest. I can barely get the straw in the Capri Sun.” 

“I don’t have enough middle fingers to let you know how I feel.” 

“Insanity run in my family. It practically gallops.” 

“Oh darling. Go buy a brain.” 

“Somebody’s cranky.” “Somebody needs to shut up.” 

“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” 

“All due respect, but that’s a bunch of crap.” 

“I am one of the few people in the world who can murder you and leave no forensic evidence behind.” 

“Excuse me. I have to go make a scene.” 

“What did I tell you about calling her/him the devil?” “That it’s offensive to the devil?” 

“I heard that!” “You were supposed to!” 

“I need therapy after this.” 

“You didn’t get in trouble for lying. You got in trouble for lying badly.” 

“I’m not weird. I am limited edition.” 

“I turned out liking you a lot more that I originally planned.” 

“I think you’re weird.” “I think you’re boring.” 

“If history repeats itself, I am so getting a dinosaur.” 

“You seem somewhat familiar. Have I threatened you before?” 

“I’m afraid I’ve been thinking…” “A dangerous pastime.” 

“I’d explain it to you, but you’re brain would explode.” 

“Wow, there’s a big surprise. I think I’m going to have a heart attack and die from surprise.” 

“I’m gonna hit you so hard, it’ll make you ancestors dizzy.” 

“Even when we were kids, I always kicked your ass!” 

“Sarcasm is the body’s natural reaction to stupidity.” 

“You’re good. A monster pain in the ass… but you’re good.” 

“Well, excuse me, psychic wonder!” 

“The female of the species is more deadly than the male.” 

“Don’t look in her eyes, she might steal your soul.” 

“She’s hot, but she’s evil.” 

“Do I regret it? Yes. Would I do it again? Probably.” 

“I already know that I’m going to hell. At this point it’s really go big or go home.” 

“Go on, knock his teeth down his throat.” 

“You’re going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters, animal abusers and people who talk at the theater.” 

“What’s the point in screaming? No one’s listening anyway.” 

“I’m not a damsel in distress. I’m a damsel doing damage.” 

“So stick that in your juice box and suck it.” 

“Never take life seriously. No one ever comes out alive anyway.” 

“This place hold a lot of memories for me. Some bad, some… No. No, no, all bad.” 

“A little gasoline… blowtorch… no problem.” 

“Good, bad, I’m the one with the gun.” 

“I know you can’t kill anybody, ‘cause I can’t kill anybody.” 

“You’re insane, but you might also be brilliant.” 

“What you call insanity, I call inspiration.” 

“Sometimes I question my sanity. Occasionally it replies.” 

“Why should we date?” “Because we are attracted to each other.” “I am attracted to pie, but I do not feel the need to date pie.” 

“Why does everyone assume the worst of me.” “It saves time.” 

“I like you. You’re different.” 

“You successfully cured him/her of anything interesting about his/her personality.” 

“Neither one us is drunk enough for this conversation.” 

“You’re questioning my methods.” “I’m not questioning it, I’m saying it’s stupid.” 

“Wow, somebody needs a Happy Meal.” 

“I didn’t do it!” “Then why are you laughing?” “Because whoever did it is a freaking genius.” 

“Idiots. I’m surrounded by idiots.” 

“You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions.” 

“I care so little, I almost passed out.” 

“Well behaved woman rarely make history.” 

“You’re so weird.” “You have no idea.” 

“The universe may not always play fair, but at least it’s got a hell of a sense of humor.” 

“You haven’t even seen my bad side yet.” 

“Obviously you have mistaken me for somebody who gives a shit.” 

“How’s life treating you?” “Like I ran over it’s dog.” 

“Rule number one: don’t bother sucking up. I already hate you, that’s not going to change.” 

“Oh God, we’re not gonna have to hug or anything, are we.” 

“I’m so glad you could come.” “Cut the crap. Give me a drink.” 

“You make no sense to me.” “Welcome to my life.” 

“Have fun being deal.” “I will.” 

“Damn, you’re strong for a little thing.” 

“It’s called thinking. Go with it.” 

“I made a new friend today.” “Real or imaginary?” “Imaginary.” 

“Where have you been all my life?” “Hiding from you.” 

“I’m getting real bored and impatient. I don’t do bored and impatient.” 

“The girl is strange no question.” 

“Do us a favor… I know it’s difficult for you… but please, stay here, and try no to do anything… stupid.” 

“I know most people don’t like me; I don’t care, I don’t like most people.” 

“You are a very strange person.” “Well, thanks for noticing.” 

“I can tell that you think what you’re saying is funny, but… no.”

“I didn’t steal it. I permanently borrowed it.” 

“I’m not shy. I’m just examining my prey.” 

“If you pull out my earphones, I will pull out your lungs.”

“I don’t dislike you, I nothing you.” 

“Are you crying? No, I’m impersonating a fountain.” 

“Ah, he’s playing hard-to-get. That’s cute.” 

“You’re kinda anti-social, you know that?” 

“I feel like a freakin’ soccer mom.” 

“My advice is much more subtle. Stop being an ass.” 

“I’m just gonna pack up and go straight to hell now.” 

“My ex? Yeah, I’d still hit that. Except this time it would be with a car or baseball bat.” 

“She’s complicated like the DaVinci code, you know but harder to crack.” 

“And just like everything else we do around here, it’s about to get weirder.” 

“Such big evil in such a little thing.” 

“Why do I still like you, knowing you’re a total asshole?” 

“What does not kill you will likely try again.” 

“Oh honey, I would but… I don’t want to.” 

“And hello to you too… little homewrecker.” 

“I’m gonna make you wish you were dead.” 

“I don’t need anger management. I need people to stop pissing me off.” 

“What doesn’t kill me might make me kill you.”

“In another life, I think I was in a mental institution.” 

“I’m not crazy. I’m just interesting.” 

“Don’t make me pop your ten grand sand bags honey.” 

“This is fun.” “Seriously, we’re trying to hide a body.” 

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[merindab]

I can so see most of these as Greg and/or Mycroft. I might have to use some of these

[daynaan-black-dawn]

🤔interesting… thanks @merindab

[ylc1]

I promise I won’t fall in love. Chapter 13

What’s this? A new update? Yes, it is!

Sorry about the late update; I’m back at work, so hopefully updates should be a bit more steady from now on :P

Enjoy!

Summary: After his parents’ passing, Mycroft Holmes is faced with a difficult decision. As stated in his parents’ will, he either has to marry or lose his brother’s custody. Finding himself an spouse isn’t the difficult part. Not giving his actual feelings away is a little more difficult.

Pairings: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade

Tags: Fake/Pretend Relationship/ Mutual Pining (because they’re both so silly)/ A little angst/ Some Humor (or my attempts of humor anyway)/ the Holmes parents were bad parents and nothing will convince me otherwise/ Mycroft is a good brother/ Sherlock is a good brother (or at least he tries)/ Greg and Mycroft are in their twenties/ Sherlock is a teenager

Preview

Greg wakes up reluctantly, not wanting to give up on the rather lovely dream he’s having. Oh, he’s well aware it’s just a dream, has been aware of the fact from the very beginning: only in his dreams would he be kissing so enthusiastically the man he’s madly in love, not to mention he’s being kissed back with equal enthusiasm.

Of course it’s only a dream.

Unfortunately though, there seems to be something in the waking world demanding his urgent attention and so he has no choice but to open his eyes, murmuring something that wants to be a protest but it’s just a bunch of incoherent mumbling.

He’s vaguely aware of the bed dipping and of his bedmate scurrying away in a rush. Greg frowns, wondering what that was about and so he forces himself to wake up fully, looking around the room in an effort to piece together what’s happening.

Slowly, memories start coming back and he soon realizes that what woke him up was Mycroft’s attempt to escape his deadly grip around his waist. Now, this wouldn’t be concerning, not really; sometimes nature calls with such urgency one can not afford a polite word to one’s bedmate but then Greg realizes, with some horror, that his… eh… enthusiasm from the dream has transferred into the waking world in the form of a rather (if he might say so himself) impressive erection.

Goddammit.

Surely that’s not what prompted Mycroft’s graceless escape? He groans, burying his face on the pillow, which of course just makes his problem more pressing, seeing it smells of Mycroft’s usual perfume. He groans once more, thinking he really couldn’t have had a worst timing.

Continue reading on AO3

[daynaan-black-dawn]

This is a long wait for happyness

[antheas-blackberry]

Hello, hello what’s all this shouting? We’ll have no trouble here!

I’M BACK! 🍾

[daynaan-black-dawn]

Hello dear @antheas-blackberry !!!!! Welcome back!!!!

[faficowrimo]

Every chapter. Every one shot. Every drabble. Every ficlet. Whether it’s on a personal website, a blog, or an archive. Whether you’ve read it a hundred times before or you’re reading it for the first time. Whether the fic was posted years ago or minutes ago. Whether you sign your name or leave your thoughts anonymously. Whether your comment is paragraphs in length or a few short words. Comment on every fanfic you read and enjoy in the month of January.

[angel-without-wings-sew]

Come on all.... Let's get boosting those who write for our pleasure x

@egmon73 @lavenderandvanilla @daynaan-black-dawn @lockedinjohnlock-podfics @honeybeelullaby

[angel-without-wings-sew]

So. I had two messages recently about this fic ( which is a light hearted and fun little fic and a fusion of johnlock and mystrade) so both messages asked me what a pop up tent was….

I thought these were like well know things but apparently not in all countries, so here’s a little you tube video to show, just as in the story how quickly these little tents go up!

https://youtu.be/vEdSVmbkrj8

Angel x

[angel-without-wings-sew]

Private Message

Well, I wasn’t sure I would be writing this message. A huge amount has happened over the past year, and to be honest I began to think that Private Message should just be allowed to die quietly. 

However, I still have regular asks and regular messages about its return.  So, I know my limitations as a writer. I know I couldn’t carry the two roles myself., I haven't the time.  I also realised that I would need someone without a timezone restriction if this was going to succeed, that and a genuine passion for what Private message became to quite a few people. 

Recently I was approached by someone, quite out of the blue, someone who has read the whole thing and messaged me semi-regularly about its return. Someone who encouraged me to get it going again and someone who is in their own rights a brilliant writer.  (far far better than me, and as a long-standing member fo the Johnlock fandom =has oodles of experience. 

I was blown away with the offer when they asked if they could take the role of Mycroft. It carries the caveat that they do it anonymously, as they are first and foremost a Johnlocker (Mystrade in their words being a dirty little secret), and their other work is very different... lot’s of fluff no smut:)

SO... Private Message will be back... 

The format will, however, be somewhat different. It will ONLY be on A03, as Tumblr has alienated so many of our friends, we find it a little unforgivable. It will also not be updated daily. As it once was, as both of us have very busy lives as well as other projects. We would both love t be the prolific writers seen on A03, but for us this is fun and can’t be number one in our lives, it will, however, be updated regularly and we will give you a decent hit each time, and promise never to feed you crumbs leaving you frustrated,

It will also take a little time to get the rest of PM from Tumblr onto A03, and a few plot changes need to be made as there were a few bits in the pipeline that really are not relevant to where we want to take it.  Also as both of us have a few things to do, before we start writing,  the first new chapters will be toward the end of January.  

Please subscribe on A03 for updates as I don’t know how long I will be on here.

So I hope this has made some of you happy, and thank you to those who have never lost faith in the resurrection of PM. 

Tagged some of those below who have followed PM before. But I’m rubbish at tagging so please tag and let everyone know if you think they will be interested. especially if they have left the big blue sinking ship.

Angel & ‘Anon’ xx

@daynaan-black-dawn @egmon73   @theredheadinquestion @chinike @missmuffin221 @lovestoreadfanfic @ratherbethedragon @lockedinjohnlock-podfics @thefrenchweirdone @ethereal-cereall @agent-elaine @my-johnlocked-life  

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Updates to Tumblr’s Community Guidelines

Today we announced some big updates to our Community Guidelines and what kind of content is permitted on Tumblr. Adult content will no longer be allowed here. While we do not judge anyone for their desire to post, engage with, or view this stuff, it is time for us to change our relationship with it.

We expect you may have some questions on how this will affect you, and we’re here to make sure those questions get answered.

When does the new policy take effect?

Our new Community Guidelines will go into effect on December 17, 2018.

Newly uploaded content flagged as adult will no longer be allowed on Tumblr. We’ll also begin flagging and removing existing adult content with the ultimate goal of removing as much of it as we can.

What is considered adult content?

Adult content primarily includes photos, videos, or GIFs that show real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples, and any content—including photos, videos, GIFs and illustrations—that depicts sex acts.

What is still permitted?

Examples of exceptions that are still permitted are exposed female-presenting nipples in connection with breastfeeding, birth or after-birth moments, and health-related situations, such as post-mastectomy or gender confirmation surgery. Written content such as erotica, nudity related to political or newsworthy speech, and nudity found in art, such as sculptures and illustrations, are also stuff that can be freely posted on Tumblr.

Keep reading

[angel-without-wings-sew]

How is a collection of adult feet considered not permitted? Oh and ladies legs? I also had a collection of ties flagged? is this a joke?

[angel-without-wings-sew]

Thieves around

I just wanted to warn you .... Today I became aware of an 'artist and designer' who for the last 6+ years has been 'designing' her own images to make into rubber stamps which with the help of a large company has sold literally thousands and thousands of rubber stamp.pa over the years.

What's the issue? Well turns out that whilst she has claimed she has designed all her own work it seems she has actually been using images that she has picked up from accross the internet. Some from Shutterstock etc but also some have been bothering personal photos and others have been photos and images from platforms such as deviant art.

I think also seems now she is not the only. Craft designer doing this. Totally taking peopwls hard work or people's personal photos without permission and basically getting rich in the back of it! There are still.many of her images that haven't been identified and the company who sell her stamps are down playing it. So share away. Take a look at her stamps and see if you recognise anybodys work. It makes me so mad this sort of copyright theft

She even copied an image of BBC's Merlin sat against a tree lol

You can see details of some of the images and what's been happening in this blog I happened upon.

https://aninoogunjobi.com/2018/11/copyright-war-while-some-crafters-who-bought-sheena-douglass-stamps-are-set-to-return-the-stamps-for-refunds-many-artist-who-sheena-douglass-used-their-images-photos-are-coming-out-and-here-are/

@lockedinjohnlock-podfics @egmon73 @rominatrix @crushedrose @mottlemoth @hastalux

[angel-without-wings-sew]

Help needed please!!!

Can you lovely people help? My son is doing a piece of uni research and is desperately desperately in need of males ( I cluding anyone who identified as male)aged 18-25 to fill out a survey . It really will only take a couple of minutes and will relief a while load of anxiety he is having about this work. Please can you spread it around too?https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YMP58M2

I have tagged some of you lovely people to my post. Not because I feel you fit the demographic but because I'm hoping you can share it for me. I wouldn't ask unless desperate

@lockedinjohnlock-podfics @honeybeelullaby @alexxphoenix42 @consultingsmartarse @egmon73 @daynaan-black-dawn @green-violin-bow @silentauroriamthereal @guyswearingmakeup @croptopsareforguys @paintedfaceboy

[annerocious]

Dear Men Writers

Lesser known facts when writing women:

High heeled shoes don’t become flats if you break the heels off.

The posts of earrings aren’t sharp.

Nail polish takes a long time to dry and smudges when wet.

You can’t hold in a period like pee.

Inserting a tampon is not arousing or sexual in any way, ever.

Feel free to add your own.

[deliciouspineapple]

- Bras leave red marks on the skin under and around boobs and it is a magical experience when taken off.

- Make up can take anywhere from 5 to 25 minutes depending on how skilled you are.

- Taking hair out of a ponytail after wearing it for hours does not make it perfectly straight when it comes down.

- Hair when wet sticks to the skin it no longer flows, idiot.

-When women with long hair kiss, turn around, do anything, their hair falls in the way.

- Stockings are itchy and tear like wet paper bags.

[ivegotthetriforce]

- Pantyhose, tights, leggings, and stockings are each different. - Waxing hurts and leaves red skin for a while afterwards while shaving leaves stubble - Most can’t run in heels unless they have been VERY worn - Insecurity in appearance doesn’t mean “buy me a drink” - EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT TASTES IN EVERYTHING

[drmistytang]

-Having large breasts sucks. It sucks beyond belief.  If a garment happens to fit your large chest, odds are it won’t fit the rest of you. Underboob sweat is real and terrible. Bending over for extended periods of time will tweak your back out. Running can be painful due to boob turbulence. Bras are hella expensive. Big breasts are not fun.

[angryschnauzer]

Putting a tampon in isnt a quick bend-poke-done kinda deal. It involves cubicle yoga, messy hands, numerous curse words as you realise it isnt in correctly and have to take it out and start again with a new one.

[cassiopeiassky]

Yes to all of this.  But also:

If her hair is in an updo, one does not simply remove a hairpin to send her hair cascading down her back.  No.  If her hair is an updo, it will take at least an hour and an extra set of hands to remove the 137 bobby pins that are holding her hair in place.  Furthermore, there’s probably a can’s worth of hairspray in there, intended to withstand category 2 hurricane winds.  There’s no cascading happening here - the best you can hope for is a misshapen nest of hair to clump and poof unattractively in the back while it still remains flat against her scalp.

[marvel-lucy]

This is one of the funniest posts I’ve seen in a while (especially if you read all the comments), but also really depressing because at 42 I still judge myself as having failed for not matching up to all these mythical stereotypes despite knowing they’re impossible

[valeria2067]

^^^This though

[musicalhell]

The odds of a woman having smoothly shaved legs and armpits are directly proportional to the amount of skin her clothing bares and/or the amount of fucks she gives at that particular moment.

GLASSES ARE NOT COSMETIC.  If we whip them off, we do not become gorgeous fashion models.  We become squinty.

[thatsnicebutimmarried]

-most women wear bras. Yes, even when they are trying to dress sexy. Because bras make boobs look perkier and rounder, which is something men apparently find sexy, so being a seductress or femme fatale is not an automatic reason for a female character to not be wearing a bra.

-a good bra will hide headlights, or at the very least drastically reduce their noticeability. A women with enough pointy nipple issues will opt for a padded or molded bra to hide them.

-women’s nipples do not automatically become hard pyramids visible through any and all layers of clothing the second they become even slightly aroused. They are not the female equivalent of boners. And even if their nipples do get hard, the bras they are almost certainly wearing (because even a goddamn succubus with big, honkin’ knockers for seducing men is gonna have those painful puppies in some kind of boob sling) should keep those pointy nipples from being visible to every other character in the scene, JIM BUTCHER. YES, EVEN LARA RAITH WOULD WEAR A BRA ONCE IN A GODDAMN WHILE.

[eldriitchmurmurs]

if you’re being tied up and tortured in a freezing underground dungeon, then you probably have more important things to pay attention to than how hard somebody’s nipples are, jim butcher

[jabberwockypie]

- Wearing a bra that doesn’t fit HURTS.  It’s not sexy to wear a bra that’s “two sizes too small”, it’d make your clothes hang oddly and you’d have a weird, uncomfortable “quad-boob” effect and your back would hurt, BEN AARONOVITCH.

[phantoms-lair]

Also, after removing a too small bra, there’s gonne be angry red lines on the boobs and ribs and the lady is not going to want them to be touched by anyone for a good long while

[everystarstorm]

-Not all women wear heels. Those things hurt and are hard to balance in. They can also mess up your feet and back pretty bad.

[hattedhedgehog]

-Lips aren’t just naturally red “as if she’d been drinking wine but they were just like that without makeup cause she’s so perfect,” my dear little Kvothe from ‘Name of the Wind’. Also, girls do not naturally smell like fruit or flowers, it’s either perfume or something she’d been eating recently.

[generalistherbalist]

I’ve been appreciating this post but now it’s back very specifically calling out my problematic faves and I don’t think those male authors realize how much it totally takes me out of the story for a moment when they commit these errors. It does nothing useful for the plot and is annoying for half of the audience

[lmorasey-deactivated20230917]

Is it weird that I’m female and wasn’t aware of a solid third of these?

[infinitelyblankpage]

I mean, all writes take note. I basically live in man land when it comes to protagonists so I don’t know half these things despite being a woman

[furryarbiterangel]

(Most) Women do not look at themselves in the mirror and compare their breasts to fruit. Any sort of fruit. Especially melons. Please save us from the melons.

Also we are not aware of our breasts at all times. I do not walk down a flight of stairs and think “oh golly my breasts are bouncing so much right now”. They are as much as natural part of our bodies as arms. Do you constantly think about how your arms are moving? Sure you may be aware of them, but paying full attention? Doubtful.

[eventhorizon451]

Just noticed that Silencio has a placeholder on Netflix’s DVD service…

[gravesdiggers]

Can’t see it as I’m not a subscriber (and even if I were it’s probably only US not UK) but good news for those of you who are!

[memorizingthedigitsofpi]

Fandom Etiquette

I’ve been around for a really long time in various fandoms, and no one ever writes this stuff down. I’ll start. Please add to the list. We can’t expect people to follow “rules” they don’t know exist. 

written with the help of @unbreakablejemmasimmons

Fanart

if you like something, reblog it. Help the artist get their work out there in front of more people. Share the joy that it brought you. 

if you want more of it, support it. This can be via commissions, reblogs, recommending the artist to other people, shouting in the tags, or sending the artist asks/messages. 

if you hate it, keep scrolling. Keep the hate in a message window with a friend, not in the artist’s notes. 

if you want to use it, ask permission. Artwork is beautiful and you want to show it off. But please ask the artist before you throw it into your header or your icon. 

if you use it, give credit. And not just a post where you say “Do you like my new icon? X made it!”. Put it in your blog description, that way when someone rolls around your blog three months from now, they also know where your icon/header came from. 

if you appreciate it, don’t repost it. Reblog the artist’s post instead of making one of your own. Let them see all of the excited tags in the reblogs and replies or commentary that people add on. If you come across something on a google image search, try to trace it back to the owner. If someone tells you who the artist is, credit them - but also try to find and reblog their original post.

Fanfic

if you like something, reblog it. Help the author get their work out there in front of more people. Share the joy that it brought you.

if you want more of it, support it. Kudos are great, but if you want more of the thing you like, you should comment. Subscribe to the story or the author. Send them a message about how much you like what they wrote. 

if you read it, kudos it. Or give it a thumbs up. If you want the author to write more things like that, let them know - even if you can’t comment! 

don’t demand content. Be patient. Stories take time. You can encourage without being demanding. Show your love for what’s there without telling them to post more often. 

be gentle with criticism. Some people want it and some people run away from it. If you don’t know what type of person the author is, it’s best not to go there. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.”

Fandom

ship and let ship. You love your ship and other people love theirs. No one needs to “win” when we’re all going to end up in tears anyway. 

if you hate it, stay out of the tag. This has two meanings: 1) don’t deliberately put hateful commentary in a tag and 2) if you  hate a tag, don’t go and read through that tag just to make yourself angry

if someone makes you something, appreciate it. Read and comment the fic. Like and reblog the artwork. Pimp it out and tell them how much you loved it. It’s a gift, treat it like one. 

if it’s a gift, put some effort into it. You signed up for that exchange three months ago and now it’s a week before you have to send the gift and you don’t have the time or the inclination to do the thing. Well too bad. Someone out there has been working hard in your gift, so you should do the same for them. 

none of us are “better” than anyone else. We’re all trash for our particular show/film/book/ship/artist/what-have-you. My fave is no better than yours and yours is no better than mine. 

actors are not their characters. They are people. Treat them like people. 

[randomingoftherandomness]

I’ve reblogged this before and I’ll reblog it again because this bears reminding.

[silentauroriamthereal]

So. I met Benedict Cumberbatch the other night. 

I’m still processing, honestly, and the big thing that I need to write is another letter to him, one which I assume going in that he will never read (I can’t even imagine the volume of fanmail he must receive!), but I’ll still write it because I need to say it, even if it’s never read. In this post I want to talk about some of the stuff I want to say there, so I’m just kind of working through my thoughts here. 

This is going to be long, and a little emotional, so I’m putting it behind a cut to spare your dashes (among other things!). 

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[angel-without-wings-sew]

Am so very glad you had this moment...