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Watch Your Step...

And welcome to Sector 42. Finally doing this introductory post thing. This is my Flight Rising side-blog, where I talk about dragons, dragons, and occasionally writing advice. But mostly dragons.

About Me

You can call me CFTD, Topaz, or Topazal. I am the unfortunate bastard managing the FR account Topazal #360870

Use whatever pronouns you want to use for me. They/them is always a winner, but generally I don't really care.

Tags / Links

Progress Report (Hub) / #cftd progress report - My main FR lore canon, brought to tumblr for your viewing convenience Progress Report on FR - My FR lore thread, enjoy the behemoth for yourself The Pillar Still Stands (Hub) / #tpss au - My self-indulgent Beastclan-centric FR au #cftd art - My artwork tag #cftd rambles - I pretty much tag anything that I'm posting myself with this tag (not everything, but 90% of it) so if you only want My Content for some reason, check this out Individual characters are tagged "#cftd [name]" ex: #cftd sincerus

#cftd rambles

goldensunset

has anybody else noticed that the classic sci fi novel Don’t Create The Torment Nexus features a Torment Nexus? that’s pretty problematic of the author

fairyoctopus

enough is enough

#real for this

clan-of-reaching-stars

It's that time of year! Hype responsibly! 🐁🎇

#flight rising #natural eye type expansion... please...

resifrising

happy pride month. here's my terrible contribution

#flight rising #fr art #fr windsinger #fr earthshaker

oddfamiliar

Flamecaller watching her kids kill each other in a civil war and deciding it’s not her problem

#flight rising #fr art #flamecaller

deer-rising

FR Secret Santa art from 2025 of CHUUNIBYOU's Droplet!

#flight rising #fr art #fr fathom #this. this is beautiful #the background details as well oml

Ambergris Rue d'Auseil

#flight rising #fr art #fr pearlcatcher #cftd art #cftd ambergris

Been awhile since I had an Internet Safety and Etiquette PSA, so for today...

Here is your gentle reminder that meeting someone on the internet for the first time, especially in a public or semi-public environment (like social media, or a discord server, etc), you probably should act the same as if you're meeting them face to face

Which is to say: social media people are not automatically your friends because you like their posts, you should not dogpile people in a discord server with "friendly teasing" unless you actually KNOW them and their boundaries, you shouldn't trauma-dump to people you don't know, and you should most definitely not threaten a stranger over the internet, even jokingly, or demand to know personal information about them

(This goes doubly so for "famous" internet people. They might be happy to entertain and share whatever they're creating publicly, but that doesn't mean you are entitled to treat them like a close friend the instant they're aware of you!)

Try to, instead, say hi, talk about shared interests and hobbies, share fun things about yourself (once again, as though you're meeting someone for the first time, don't break out the childhood trauma yet), and when the time is right invite them to join you in an activity such as a group gaming session, a hobby server, etc. Be prepared to take no as an answer, and be prepared for the idea that the two of you don't "click" and won't become something more than friendly acquaintances

Remember: If your goal is friendship, start by treating them kindly and cordially, not by forcing a dynamic the other person might not be comfortable with or ready for!

#cftd rambles #what prompted this is fully divorced from tumblr #so nobody freak out