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Briar Age: 25 Icon by xfr3eax

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Looking back

Life doesn't always go where you think it does.

When I was 10, I imagined myself going to college to be a veterinarian. At 14 I wanted to become an author. At 15 I wanted to be an archeologist. At 17/18, I graduated high school, but at that point I didn't have motivation for school, so I got my first job a month after. When I first started, if you told me I would have been there for seven years, I probably would have laughed.

My home life was good enough. I had a big loving family. My Mom, Stepdad, and I fought sometimes, but overall it was good. We had food and a roof over our heads. But when I was about 12 or 13, I met a "friend" and that relationship slowly started to be abusive. I got out of it about three years ago or so, I don't even remember anymore, and it's crazy since I was always afraid of what that person would have done to themselves if I left, but I finally found the courage to do so, especially after meeting Vale online.

Maybe a year after that, I became part of Mai's discord server. We had fun, and for a while, I thought I would be able to stick with everyone. But, as time went on, her server got popular, and I'm still so happy for her that it did.

But I found that I'm not really good at being with big groups of people. I have very niche interests and while I'm trying to get into more things, I find myself falling back into old fandoms, shows and games that I had growing up. And while Undertale will always be a part of my life now, it will never outshine things like Dragonball, Kingdom Hearts, or especially Pokemon.

As for where I am now, it's very different than what I thought possible two years ago. I now work at a company that my Mom worked at for years when I was a kid. I have my own apartment, which again I wasn't sure I was ever ready for when I was still in school, being a scaredy cat when left alone, and am planning to move to a new one next year. I have my permit, and plan to attempt my license sometime late this year, or early next. And, while I may not be on this blog very much, I have a new one, @briar-craft where I post my fandom works, as well as the connected blog, @briarcraftofficial which is still a work in progress, but I plan to put my original works there.

All of this to say, while I am happy with where I am now, I can still look back at what I went through to get this far and appreciate it. My time on Neopets gave me my love of roleplaying and writing. The years of mistreatment both by my ex-friend and my first job helped me find courage to stick up for myself more, and have a voice. Mai's discord, and all of the incredible friends I had while there helped me be able to share my stories which I could never do before.

So, even if you're going through a rough time right now. Whether it be health scares, relationship troubles, or just self doubt, I just wanted to say: Keep going. It's hard, you're going to tumble and fall, recovery from anything is not a straight line. Take a rest, take a break for as long as you need. Just make sure to stand back up and keep moving. If nothing else, know that you have someone who believes in you.

After all, we're all in this life together, the best we can do is encourage each other to be our best versions of ourselves.

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Adulting asks

Let's just have fun imagining our ocs, or canon characters if people want, doing adulting things, see how they react. 1: How does your character budget? Do they do it, or someone else?

2: What is their main chore if they live with other people? Or do they live alone?

3: Who is the one that shops for groceries? Household items? Are they easily tempted to get items not on the list, or are they strict?

4: Are they good at folding laundry, or do they just throw it in drawers and be done with it?

5: If they could, would they follow a routine every day, plan ahead, or see what needs to be done that day?

6: Which shift would they work for a job? Any reason like wanting to finish work and be off the rest of the day for morning shifts, or do their personal things so they can focus on work later evening/night shifts? 7: When cleaning the house, where and how do they start? Do they focus on one room, or do a chore over the whole house like going and picking up trash in each room, then laundry, ect.

8: Can they make a homecooked meal, or do they order out/get frozen foods?

9: When do they submit papers/renew things, like renewing driving licenses, right as they're needed or some time before?

10: Would they make a good parent/parents, being responsible for their kids, loving them, or are they better as that cool aunt/uncle?

11: What's their least favorite appointment to make? Dental, doctor's, vehicles. 12: What do they do when they're sick, stay in bed, or be a work gremlin and try to sneak away?

13: What kinds of things would they buy with their "adult money"? Something ridiculous but fun/harmless like a character outfit, things to organize, ect?

14: Do they change before going to bed, or do they sleep in the same clothes? Or do they sleep in their birthday suit?

15: What do they do with wires they find randomly around their home? Do they try to find what they go with, or stuff it somewhere, sure they'll find the thing later?

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Small AU ideas

Just a few couple au ideas Cat cafe AU: Person A runs a cat cafe and they bring their own cat to work so they wouldn't be cooped up and can have some play time. They also adopt out cats from the cafe if patrons really want one of them. Person B becomes a regular after running inside from a rainy day and gets close to Person A's cat and asks to co-parent them. Person A says that's their cat and Person B says, "Yeah, I know, but never said anything about leaving you out." Book cafe AU: Person A is an author that's just starting out. They have made a few manuscripts and have been trying to get published for some time with no luck. They decide to go to a book cafe to see if they could figure out what they're doing wrong, studying what they can in the comfortable peace of the cafe. Person B is the owner and sees Person A is about to give up. They go over and ask to see one of their manuscripts and tells them it's amazing and to not give up. They grow closer but Person A holds back because Person B's shelves are filled with already published authors, and they feel inferior. One day Person A accidentally leaves one of their personal journals on one of the shelves and Person B finds it and opens it to see if he could figure out who left it and finds it's full of poems and short stories of what ifs of them together. Reincarnation AU: Person A and Person B live in a quiet village and are in love. Everyone knows of it. But one day Person B is taken away, unbeknownst to anyone, by a vampire and is forced to become one and immortal. Person A is heartbroken, and never stops looking, even after the search is called off. Through generations, Person A's spirit is left in the bloodline, until one day they go to explore a haunted castle. They find Person B trapped and decide to help them and in the process, their memories come flooding back. Most of these I've been rping with @exilemmc and @valewriter or at least talking over with them and decided to share because they're so cute and I love them so much!

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I’m just going to reblog this every so often because it’s a site that every writer needs to see.

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Take a moment

To all my fellow creators out there, whether you write, draw, compose music, cook, act, whatever you choose to work with I want you to know: It’s worth it and you should remember to be happy with it. Whether you finish it or not, whether you choose to share or not, it’s something that helped bring out your feelings. I’m not saying to just be happy with everything you make, but be happy at the experience and knowledge from it. Or even if it was just to get your feelings out there. Because everyone can make strokes on paper/draw/create anything but every piece you make will be yours because of the feelings you put into it. So, take a moment to remember: You’re doing your best, even if it’s not what your best was yesterday or even a year ago. Your best is what you can do in the moment, it’s ever changing. And don’t be afraid to find new muses or try out different things. Everything you do is ultimately for yourself. And you don’t have to feel like you’re selfish for doing so. Everyone does it in one way or another. Life is an experience. Show the world your passion, what gets you excited, nervous, scared, elated, whatever. You’re amazing and it’s never wrong to either take a break, join new fandoms, or to strive to be better. Just take the time to appreciate where you were to where you are now. Every day is another step forward. No matter when you see this, whether it’s the next day or even if I ever leave Tumblr, know that you got someone rooting for you because as a quote I recently seen: If people can hate without knowing, then I can love without knowing. Have a great time and know that you make the world just a bit brighter by being yourself!

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Real talk about original creators and fan creators

So I'm just cooking and browsing through Tumblr as you do, and there are some posts that make me laugh, smile, and just be amazed at what we humans as groups are able to create.

Some creators can do their own original work and show that they enjoy doing it whether or not it's shared, and that's fine. They're unique and so imaginative in their own way. Others use their imaginations to create worlds for others to enjoy themselves in and to escape the world from minutes to hours at a time. Terrific! I love and am both. I make my own self indulgent stories, and other stories to help people feel loved, appreciated, happy, and interested in my way of thinking.

But then there's people who think of themselves as only fans. And that's great too, many platforms if not all need people to get the word out about work. Whether it just be fanning over it or reblogging a post. And then, there are the fan creators, who take worlds that they love and add onto them and build upon the lore, art, or writing. And it amazes me.

So what if the characters you work with aren't exactly "Ocs"? They were someone's OCs at one point that they loved so much they had to share them somehow. Whether it be entire worlds or even personal headcanons. People love to engage, most people anyway. And the fact that people, for instance, can take Batman and Wonder Woman and make up a silly scenario that WW lifts Batman over her shoulder once after catching him off guard and then never giving him the satisfaction to prove it couldn't happen again is amazing.

Who's to say their maker didn't think up this scene but because of the serious nature of both couldn't really do it. Or they probably never thought of it because of that.

What I'm trying to say is that, no matter if you're a fan, original creator, or fan creator we all have an amazing part in something that goes beyond the boring norm of the world. And I just think it's awesome!

Keep up the awesome work!