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So I’m on AO3 and I see a lot of people who put “I do not own [insert fandom here]” before their story.
Like, I came on this site to read FAN fiction. This is a FAN fiction site. I’m fully aware that you don’t own the fandom or the characters. That’s why it’s called FAN FICTION.
Oh you youngins… How quickly they forget.
Back in the day, before fan fiction was mainstream and even encouraged by creators… This was your “please don’t sue me, I’m poor and just here for a good time” plea.
Cause guess what? That shit used to happen.
how soon they forget ann rice’s lawyers.
What happened with her lawyers.
History became legend. Legend became myth…. And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost.
I worked with one of the women that got contacted by Rice’s lawyers. Scared the hell out of her and she never touched fandom again. The first time I saw a commission post on tumblr for fanart, I was shocked.
One of the reasons I fell out of love with her writing was her treatment of the fans… (that and the opening chapter of Lasher gave me such heebie-jeebies with the whole underage sex thing I felt unclean just reading it.)
I have zero problem with fanart/fic so long as the creators aren’t making money off of it. It is someone else’s intellectual property and people who create fan related works need to respect that (and a solid 98% of them do.)
The remaining 2% are either easily swayed by being gently prompted to not cash in on someone else’s IP. Or they DGAF… and they are the ones who will eventually land themselves in hot water. Either way: this isn’t much of an excuse to persecute your entire fanbase.
But Anne Rice went off the deep end with this stuff by actively attacking people who were expressing their love for her work and were not profiteering from it.
The Vampire Chronicles was a dangerous fandom to be in back in the day. Most of the works I read/saw were hidden away in the dark recesses of the internet and covered by disclaimers (a lot of them reading like thoroughly researched legal documents.)
And woe betide anyone who was into shipping anyone with ANYONE in that fandom. You were most at risk, it seemed, if your vision of the characters deviated from the creators ‘original intentions.’ (Hypocritical of a woman who made most of her living writing erotica.)
Imagine getting sued over a headcanon…
Put simply: we all lived in fear of her team of highly paid lawyers descending from the heavens and taking us to court over a slashfic less than 500 words long.
all of this
Reblogging because I can’t believe there are people out there who don’t know the story behind fan fiction disclaimers.
Yep I used to have disclaimers on all my Buffy fic back in the day. The Buffy creators were mostly pretty chill about fandom but it’s not like it is now. You did NOT talk about fandom with anyone except other fandom people and bringing it up at cons was a massive no no because of stuff like this.
I think Supernatural (and Misha Collins specifically) was when that wall between fandom and creators started to break down. It’s a relatively new thing.
I remember going to a Merlin panel down in London and a girl sitting next to me asked the cast about slash and I thought she was going to get kicked out!
Fandom history is important.
Oh, this brings back some not so-awesome ‘90s fandom memories!
Oh man, let me tell you about the X-Files fandom. Lawyers for FOX sued, threatened, and generally terrified the owners of fan websites on a regular basis. God help you if you wrote or created original art set in their (expansive) universe or worse - dared to write about their characters. Even people who weren’t creating fanworks, just hosting Geocities pages about how much people liked the show would be sent C&D orders or actually fined. When I was first discovering the concept, the first rule of fandom was you do not talk about fandom because the consequences could be devastating.
It was such a strange and uncomfortable experience for me when fans in LOTR and Potter fandoms suddenly started shoving their work in people’s faces speaking publicly about fandom and wanting to engage in dialogue with the creators and actors of the Thing they were into. Fan stuff was supposed to stay online, in archives and list-serves and zines we passed around because it just wasn’t cool to talk about it and it could get you in a boatload of trouble. The freedom we have to create and gather together in a shared space, or actually be acknowledged in any way by people outside the fandom was inconceivable to my fannish, teenaged self. I want fans these days to understand how amazing modern fandom really is, cherish the community, and appreciate what it took to get us here.
“if you found this by googling yourself, hit back now. this means you, pete wentz”
Oh hey, even more blasts from the past.
I was one of the ones who got a love letter from Anne Rice’s lawyers. Bear in mind that up until that point her publisher had encouraged fanfic and worked with the archive keeper (one of my roommates at the time) to drum up publicity for upcoming books and so on.
I could tell such tales of how much Anne screwed over her fans back then. The tl;dr version is that she and her peeps would use fan projects as free market research and then bring in the lawyers once it was felt Anne could make money off of it herself. (Talismanic Tours being one of the most offensive examples of this.)
But where fanfic is concerned not only did we get nastygrams but one of my friends had Anne’s lawyer trying to fuck up her own privately owned business which had NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING ANNE RELATED. Said friend was a small business owner with health issues who wasn’t exactly rolling in money, so guess how well that went?
On top of that when yours truly tried to speak out about it I discovered that someone in Anne’s camp had been cyber stalking me to the point where they took all the tiny crumbs of personal information I had posted over the course of five years or so and used it to doxx me (before that was even a term and in early enough days of the WWW that this wasn’t an easy task) and post VERY personal information about me on the main fandom message board of the time. Luckily for me the mod was my friend and she took that down post haste, but it was still oodles of fun feeling that violated and why to this day I am very strict about keeping my fandom and personal lives separate online.
Hence why those of us in the fandom at the time who still gave enough of a shit to want to keep writing fic DID keep writing fic, but shoved it so far underground and slapped it with so many disclaimers they could’ve outweighed the word count of War & Peace. It wasn’t just for the purpose of protecting fic but for trying to protect our personal lives as well.
(Also would love to know who @tiger-in-the-flightdeck knew. Life paths crossing after so many years….)
Lucasfilm also sent cease-and-desist letters to Star Wars fanzines publishing slash.
My favourite bit I read from one included the idea that you weren’t allowed to have any explicit content, of which anything queer, no matter how tame, was included, to “preserve that innocence even Imperial crew members must be imagined to have”.
Yeah. The same Imperial crew members who helped build the Death Star to commit planetary genocide.
(It’s one reason Sinjir Velus, while I still have some issues with him, feels like such a delicious ‘f*** you’.)
Later on, they were apparently persuaded to ‘allow’ fans to write slash, provided in ‘remained within the nebulous bounds of good taste’.
(On a related note, if I wasn’t quite so attached to my URL, I would 100% change it to ‘Nebulous Bounds’, because that’s just downright catchy)
Anne McCaffrey had this huge long set of rules about how exactly you were allowed to play in her sandbox. Dragonriders of Pern was my first online fandom, and I was big into the Pern RP scene - and just about every fan-Weyr had a copy of these lists of rules McCaffrey wanted enforced. One of which was ‘no porn’ and another was basically ‘it can’t be gay’ (and for a while ‘no fanfiction posted online’? which??? anyway.)
She relaxed a little as time went on, but still.
Let’s not forget: the reason AO3 is called ‘Archive of our own’ is because it was created in response to some bullshit that assholes were trying to play with fan creators. Basically (if I remember the fiasco correctly) trying to mine fandom creators for content which they could then use to generate ad profit on their shitty websites. When the series creators objected, the fans tried to pull their content, only to find that the website hoster resisted, claiming their content was all his now.
That wasn’t even all that long ago…
fandom history class
To this day, *talking* about writing or reading fanfiction - just acknowledging that it exists - to anyone other than people I know are in fandom as well, feels like a dangerous act. The strict separation I maintained between my real life identity, my online identity, and my fandom identity (yes, they were separate, because some of the most vicious and mocking people were fellow nerds) has broken down a bit these days, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to integrate them as freely as some younger fans do.
Everybody should know that AO3 is just one project of the Organization for Transformative Works. Their mission is much broader than just hosting a (very good) fanfic site. They do all kinds of fandom history archiving and publish an academic journal, but most importantly, they perform legal advocacy to protect the fair use rights of people who make fanfic or fanart.
The OTW Legal Committee’s mission includes education, assistance, and advocacy.
We create and post educational materials about developments in fandom-related law on transformativeworks.org and on archiveofourown.org.
We assist individual fans when their fanworks are challenged, we answer fans’ questions about law relevant to fanworks, and we help fans find legal representation.
We partner with other advocacy organizations and coalitions in the U.S. and around the world.
We advocate for laws and policies that promote balance and protect fanworks and fandom.
And much more!
I haven’t been involved in fandom stuff all that long, but I find this stuff so fascinating!
whew, i feel old, but that’s mostly bc i was on forums way way waaaaay too young. but this? yes. all the way. people had password protected forums on the weirdest, most unconventional websites. before you could even be approved by the mods they would search your blog, your other accounts, question you, everything, all because we were broke teens and preteens trying to do something for fun and if someone got in who could doxx you or send your work over to a lawyer? that was it, you were OVER. that’s also part of where fandom wars and the defense of fandom came from: quote unquote “enemy” fandoms would infiltrate just to hurt you. @theglintoftherail makes a very good point: ao3 is a goddamn haven. and they’re a great team of lawyers and people dedicated to protecting fanworks! part of the reason it’s so great is because they know there’s no one like them out there. they also go to the ends of the damned earth to protect you and to be inclusive, which is why there’s shit like tentacle porn and underage and dubcon. because they’re dedicated to protecting readers and creators to the death. they don’t advocate for it and they have the extensive rating and tagging system because of that (legit the best tagging system i’ve ever seen) but they don’t know if you’re dealing with trauma or if you need to get something out. do not forget your fandom, kids. jesus
Who else knew nothing about this? A show of hands
I’m just the right age to remember the disclaimers and to have HEARD about the Anne Rice, Anne McCaffrey, and X-Files fiascos, but I was never in any of those fandoms and I was more or less on the tail end of that. I can’t imagine having to be scared to tell people I write fanfic. So glad we’ve come so far.
Every time I start reading fanfics, I thank all of you people whose neverending resilience and the drive to be creative made it possible for me to consume content freely and without worry 🖤
My older fics have the disclaimers. Heck, my older fanart has disclaimers in the descriptions. FFN and DeviantArt were those times, AO3 and Tumblr era I stopped finally.
In case folks still don’t get why losing AO3 would be so devastating…
Since it’s happening again now, let’s not forget the purity brigades of the late-90s and early-2000s who took it as their duty to roam fan fic sites in their fandoms and report anything they deemed unsuitable. And if they couldn’t get them removed, that’s when the flame comments would start, where they would screech abuse at you in the comments boxes.
Back then, this could include anything from the ship they didn’t like (look up the ship wars from Potter fandom. The feuds were horrendous and hateful) to something as simple as a g-rated slash fic because “this of the children”. Hell, when strikethrough happened on livejournal, it was everything/anything which - sadly - also included a lot of fantastic support communities for queer kids and SA survivors and the like. All because the site decided to crack down on ‘lewd’/‘deviant’ content and didn’t pause to think what else might be tagged under queer and SA content.
A lot of the writers in a lot of the fandoms I was in included content warnings for slash because if people felt spiteful or hostile when they stumbled on it, they could report it to fic hosting sites and have it taken down for any number of excuses. I lost fics on fanfiction.net because some big weirdo deemed them as inappropriate and had their friends all report it at the same time.
This is why Archive of Our Own is so special. If someone doesn’t like what you’ve written, they don’t have the power or right to remove it or erase it because it offends their specific sensibilities. Yes, they can still comment and be a dick, but now we can block and/or report them if they continue to do so.
#History
Hello! Do you happen to have a master post of all of your asks/posts anywhere? Just to help me navigate! ^^
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For all my own posts, please see my China tag (that’s the tag I use for my original posts).For navigation via tags, my Tags page has links to common & useful tags on my blog. I’ll be updating the Tags page and this Masterpost as needed ^^.
Masterpost of Ziseviolet’s Replies, Part 1 (Part 2 here):
Hanfu Terms:
What is Hanfu?
Guide to the different types of Hanfu
Hanfu names
My favorite Hanfu style - Part 2
Top 10 most popular Hanfu styles of 2018
Unisex Hanfu
Formal Hanfu
Difference between Ru & Shan
Banbi (half-sleeve jacket)
Bijia (sleeveless jacket)
Zhaojia (men’s Bijia)
Difference between Bijia & Banbi
Daxiushan (large-sleeve robe) - Pt 2
Difference b/w Beizi/Daxiushan/Dachang
Yuanlingpao (round-collar robe) - Pt 2 / 3
Difference b/w Tang & Ming Yuanlingpao
Hezi (chest undergarment accessory)
Weichang (short outer skirt)
Doupeng (cloak/cape)
Parallel/straight collars
U-collars (Tanling)
Aoqun & Pipa Xiu (pipa sleeves)
Jian Xiu (arrow sleeves)
Winter Hanfu - Part 1, Part 2
Casual/adventurer type Hanfu (Shuhe)
Hanfu sleepwear
Mourning Hanfu (Sangfu)
Burial Hanfu (Shouyi)
Waist-high Ruqun from Wei/Jin dynasties
Identifying Hanfu in a photoset
Chinese armor
Hanfu History:
Did Hanfu exist after the Han dynasty
Comparison/charts of Hanfu from different dynasties
“Left-over-right” rule of crossed-collar Hanfu - Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4
Children’s Hanfu - Part 1, Part 2
Commoner’s Hanfu - Part 2
Poor people’s Hanfu
Hanfu and cleavage - Part 2
Han dynasty Ruqun & footwear
Three Kingdoms period Hanfu
Northern & Southern dynasties Hanfu
What Mulan would’ve worn
Tang dynasty emperor’s Hanfu
Was Daxiushan restricted to royal ladies
Song dynasty Hanfu styles
Ming dynasty skirts
Ming dynasty summer Hanfu
Yuan/Qing dynasty Hanfu - Part 1, Part 2
Symbolism of Orange-Red and Turquoise color combination
Hanfu for empress/noblewoman
Differences b/w contemporary & historical Hanfu
Books & magazines on Hanfu - Pt 2, Pt 3
Wedding Hanfu:
What are the colors of wedding Hanfu?
Wedding Hanfu recs
Pictures of wedding Hanfu
Wedding Hanfu accessories
Manchurian vs Han wedding attire
Modernized/Modified Hanfu:
Incorporating Hanfu styles in a modern way
Combining Hanfu & modern styles
Modified Hanfu shops recs - Pt 2
Men’s modified Hanfu shops recs
Websites that sell modernized Hanfu
Where to buy modernized Hanfu
Modified Hanfu shops in the West
Identifying Chi Xia’s modernized Hanfu
Hanfu Accessories:
Pibo (long scarf) - Part 2
Tuanshan (rigid fan) - Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4
Difference b/w Tuanshan & Folding fan
Jinbu (waist ornament) - Part 2
Hebao (purse) - Part 2
My tag for Chinese hats/headgear
Weimao (veiled hat) - Part 1, Part 2
Tiger hats
Douli (conical hat)
Yingluo & Xiangquan (necklaces) - Pt 2
Traditional Chinese earrings
Meaning & History of Jade
Bangshoudai (hand wraps) & Huwan (wrist guards) - Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4
Panbo (strings to tie up sleeves)
Miansha & Mianlian (Veils) - Part 2
Nail guards - Part 2
Hanfu Shoes
Hu Ban (ritual tablet)
Hanfu Hair Accessories:
Names of Chinese hair ornaments
Shop recs for hair accessories
Hanfu hair accessories
Fabric flower hairpins for Hanfu
Ronghua (velvet flowers) - buy & make
Hair accessories for fine hair
Phoenix crowns (Fengguan)
Lotus crowns
Miao silver hair accessories - Pt 1, Pt 2
Huasheng (forehead ornament)
Hairpin styling question
My tag for Chinese hats/headgear
Hanfu Hairstyles:
Hanfu hairstyle tutorials
Traditional hairstyles
My favorite hairstyle
Pre coming-of-age ceremony hairstyles for Han girls
Looped hairstyles in “The Empress of China”
Tang dynasty pinned peony hairstyle
Ming dynasty hairstyles
Dynasty with long loose hairstyle
Half-up half-down hairstyles
Short hair and Hanfu
Simple hairstyles for shoulder-length hair
Makeup:
Huadian (forehead decoration) - Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4, Pt 5
Did men wear Huadian
Traditional Chinese makeup ingredients
Tang dynasty lip makeup
What makeup is used to replicate traditional makeup styles
Men’s Hanfu:
Hanfu styles for men
Men’s formal Hanfu
Types of men’s Hanfu
Pictures of men’s Hanfu
Dachang (open-fronted robe)
Zhiduo vs Daopao
Yichang vs Yesa/Yisan
Men’s Hanfu blog recs
Men’s Headwear/Hairstyles:
Historical hairstyles for men
Men’s hair accessories
Where to buy Xiao Guan
Men’s hairstyles & Guan
Guan (headdress) - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Guan & Mianguan
How bald men put up hair with a Guan
Fangjin (four-cornered flat cap)
Hanfu Undergarments:
Hanfu undergarments guide - Pt 2, Pt 3
Children’s Hanfu undergarments
Hanfu petticoats - Part 1, Part 2
Emperor’s undergarment for Mianfu
Dudou (chest undergarment)
Lower body Neiyi (underwear)
Zhongyi & Neiyi
Wearing Hanfu:
Tutorials on wearing Hanfu
How to put together a Hanfu outfit
Mixing hanfu from different dynasties
Plus-sized Hanfu - Part 1, Part 2
Girl wearing men’s Hanfu
Wearing Hanfu made for a gender you are not part of
Chest-high Ruqun for big-chested figures
Chest-high Ruqun skirt slippage
Is Hanfu hard to wear/sew
Is Hanfu comfortable to wear
Are chest-high styles restrictive for the chest - Part 1, Part 2
Hanfu renting/dressing up
Photo studios for renting Hanfu and taking pictures in Shanghai
Do people in China still wear Hanfu - Pt 2
Events in present-day China where people wear Hanfu
Making Hanfu:
Resources for sewing Hanfu - Pt 1, Pt 2
Hanfu sewing patterns - Pt 1, Pt 2
Buying Hanfu sewing patterns
Making Hanfu by hand - Part 2
Making Chest-high Ruqun
Making Hanfu with patterned cloth
Using shiny brocade fabric
Young people learning to sew Hanfu
Buying Hanfu & Hanfu Accessories:
My recs for places to buy Hanfu - Part 2
Where to buy Hanfu & Chinese hair accessories - Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3
How to buy Hanfu on Taobao
International shipping on Taobao
Using a Taobao agent
Posts with links to where to buy Hanfu
Recs for non-Taobao Hanfu shops
Buying Hanfu in US/Washington DC
Hanfu shops in Shanghai
Where to buy Hanfu in Hong Kong
Hanfu shops in Singapore
Recs for colorful & flowy Hanfu
How to search for large-sleeved crossed-collar Ruqun on Taobao
Taobao shops that regularly carry larger sizes for men’s Hanfu
Shops that sell Hanfu w/natural fabrics
Where to find Hanfu for pageants
Hanfu from Aliexpress with right side over left
Hanfu brand Qinghuige’s Taobao page
Where to buy crane-print skirts
Where to commission high-quality screen-accurate Hanfu
How to find Hanfu for BJDs
Hanfu in films/dramas/animations:
Hanfu in television dramas
Hanfu in “The Empress of China"
Hanfu in “Eternal Love"
Hanfu in “The Rise of Phoenixes” - Pt 2
Hanfu in “Consort Meng Arrives”
Identifying actresses in Huadian compilation
Recs for historically/stylistically accurate Chinese drama
Accuracy of Hanfu in “Mulan”
Is Mulan wearing Waist-high Ruqun
Inspiraton for designing Mulan costumes
Hanfu in “Mo Dao Zu Shi” - Part 2
Where to buy clothing similar to that from “The Untamed”
Hanfu Revival Movement:
What direction I think the Hanfu Movement will take
The motivations for the Hanfu Movement
How I feel about the inconsistency of the Hanfu Movement
Comparison with Kimono and Hanbok:
Comparing Hanfu & Kimono (padding)
Comparing Hanfu & Kimono inspired figure skating costumes
Comparing Hanfu & Hanbok (resources)
Hanfu is traditional Chinese clothing. As a Chinese, I respect the clothing culture of other countries. People don’t offend me, I don’t offend people. Warn people who disrespect Chinese culture, including m4 authors in certain countries, what is yours is yours, and you will never get what is not yours! Don’t try to use despicable means to get things that do not belong to you! I also hope that those who follow me can understand Hanfu and learn more about Chinese culture, at least not to be blinded by the lies of the devil! I just want to protect all traditional Chinese culture. It is very sad and angry to be stolen by the devil! I don’t understand why the Spring Festival has become a traditional holiday for the devil. The Spring Festival has always been a traditional Chinese holiday! I may have expressed incoherent words, but I believe that you are all kind people. If you are willing, please take a moment to read this popular science article, thank you!
Anyone else has like... The inability to form habits?
Like normal people, they repeat something daily for a couple weeks and it sticks. They might miss a day here or there, but the overall habit is formed.
Me? I can push myself to do the same task daily for 8 months, forget one day, and it's gone. I realize 3 weeks later that i have not done it a single time since.
ADHD mood.
Saw all the Sal and Darla questions, and now I want a single-dad!Sal AU. Lol. The ‘50s equivalent of CPS/Grandma Santuzza would eat him alive.
Same honestly, this would be Maury, Jerry Springer and Geraldo Rivera in one household. Santuzza would probably get left with Darla during his extended prison sentences. And she'd constantly be over at his house taking care of Darla when he was on a cocaine bender, hitting him with a wooden spoon the entire time. Plus FBI agents camping outside their street in a black-windowed car recording all of it.
I saw you said you are holding off writing a story that takes place during the golden age of piracy and let me tell you when I will be very excited when you finally get to it so then I can send you all of the sea shanties and bask in the goodness of them lmao
ohhhh girl. Ok, this is gonna be a long post, I'm sorry.
The Golden Age of Piracy has been a fascination of mine since I was 11. My first ever story I ever wrote was about pirates. I remember having a book of famous pirates and the one who stuck out to me was Francois L'Olonnais, who ate the hearts of his enemies. I recently read The Republic of Pirates, which is very, very fascinating and horrifying in equal terms and incredibly illuminating.
The plot I had in mind was of a South Carolina tobacco heiress being intercepted with her lover on the high seas by a pirate captain whose eyes were on her inheritance--and who he intended to do so by marriage, and everything that entailed. Not to spoil anything but MC managed to briefly slip his grasp and got stranded in the Indies, and a long adventure ensued, with found family and everything in between.
I adore sea shanties. I love the band Ye Banished Privateers, and the shanties Randy Dandy Oh, David Coffin's Roll the Old Chariot Along (specifically the one filmed at the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival), and Bully in the Alley. Feel free to send me more!!
I have a long lineage of piracy/privateers in my family. They even popped up in this story!!!!Augustine Herman of Maryland/Bohemia and the pirate Richard Clarke are my ancestors.
Do you think that Leonardo would ever successfully gaslight Patience into being in love with him? I can definitely see it in an AU where she’s not enacting revenge and meets him normally, though it’d still be an unhealthy relationship ofc
No.
It's all about the circumstances. Canonically, the last time Patience exhibited any sympathy towards Leonardo when she was in the Sicilian mansion, isolated and leaning towards Stockholm Syndrome, but then his subsequent sadism couldn't help but grind whatever affection she had for him into dust.
But in an AU without their baggage, definitely. She would be more vulnerable and shyer because of her lack of relationships and he would have sunk her claws into her as soon as he could, and drawn her into his manipulative sphere of influence. I had a few bonus chapters planned around that, them meeting normally and then their relationship turning into an absolute codependent horror. Leonardo is cunning, deceptive and merciless beyond belief.
A Writers Guide to Elvish Courting
Elves are noble, proud, highly intelligent, as well as caring. However, they are very distant creatures. They love strong, yet their love is hard to earn. So if you catch yourself gaining the affection of an elf, know it is very difficult for them to open up, for their race doesn’t show emotion so easily beside the polite ‘happy’ conversations at meetings or parties.
To initiate the courtship, the male elf must invite the other to a night of craft. This is the night where the male tries its best to impress the other, showing off what they do best. Painting? They will fill the hall with their work and possibly ask to paint a portrait of you to show off their skill. Baking? They will have tables of their best creations lined up alongside your favorites.
This shows the love that you’re capable of, to show the courtee how you can love them just like how you love your art form. The courted will let the male know their affection right away, for all elves know this as a symbol of beginning courtship. If the relationship is between two males or two females, then the courtship is simply done by the elder of the two. Even if the age difference is two days, it counts. Cross-raced relationships are considered rare in the elven community, so the first thing in that courtship is to explain each side of the courtship rituals to understand what the other may be doing as a sign of affection and want.
At this point, the courtship hasn’t officially started, but it has been initiated. To officially begin the courtship, the two must go to the courtee’s parents. The older of the two, or the male, shall go to the other’s parents and request permission for the two to court. While elvish couples are said to be one per lifetime, like soulmates, it isn’t uncommon for parents to disapprove and to request the courtship to be ended. This won’t be out of politics or hatred, the parents act out of protectiveness of the child. Elves are very protective beings. If the parents agree, the couple will be sent to a house separate from all influence. This can be in the woodland, a cabin in the mountains, or even as far away as the Shire. This is the trust establishment phase.
Elves can be extremely distant, no one truly knows each other unless they’ve been friends since birth. Because of this, this is a time for both participants to get to know each other with no influences of parents or political standing. The couple can spend however long they need to get to know each other, however, the typical stay is around two months. This is a perfect amount of time for the couple to get used to living with each other and to get used to being open with each other for a long time.
This is where courtship truly comes into play. During the time the couple is alone, they will present each other with a plant. Nature is especially important to elves, it shows how you can care for your partner. By the end of the two months, both of the plants should be alive and healthy. This symbolizes the care and importance that the elf will have for you. If the plant is dead or sick by the end of the typical two month period, it shows negatively to the other that you won’t take the courtship and their love seriously.
When the couple has been together long enough, the courtee will decide if they would like to marry. Elves believe marriage is eternal, as they are (traditionally) immortal, your love should last as long as their life. So, if the courtee decides that the pairing isn’t fit for a lifetime, the courtship is cut off and the two shall go their separate ways. This is decided by the younger of the two or the female in the relationship. If the courtee agrees to marriage, the male or the oldest will craft a braid clasps out of pure moonstone. Similar to the dwarves and their courting beads, this will too hold a wedding braid in place.
This stone represents wholeness to the elves, being a healing gem and a symbol of the stars they so love. Each clasp or braid decoration will be different. The crafter will make it out of pure love and care, spending sometimes years on creating the perfect clasp. It is also crafted to be strong, because of their long lifespans, the clasp cannot break or else it will be strongly frowned upon. This is like a wedding ring for the elves so it is held with high importance.
Once it is crafted, the clasp is immediately presented. The couple now moves into the marriage phase. The two will spend one day together to confirm that they still want to be married and that love is still strong between the two. After that day, the couple separates while the parents begin the wedding planning. The wedding is prepared within two weeks, and tradition doesn’t allow the two to see each other until they meet for the ceremony.
No matter what political position or ‘class’ standing you are, all marriages happen in the throne room with the King holding the ceremony. Only the couple and the king are present unless requested otherwise, for this is a very sacred moment that is only shared between the two and the king. The King makes the couple swear an oath to always be loyal to each other and to forever cherish their bond as a married couple.
There is no need for a long lengthy vow because of how long they’ve been courting, most of it would’ve been already established in their relationship. Unlike human marriages, elven marriages are strictly out of love and care. It is extremely frowned upon to force marriage onto a couple. (In an example, this is why Arwen wasn’t forced to marry even though she was over the age of marriage, while in human tradition she would’ve been married off to another royal’s son or daughter)
Sexually, elves remain abstinent until marriage, to save themselves for their one and only. While they can have multiple courtships and relationships, they do believe you only marry your true beloved once in your life. However, while extremely rare, divorce is allowed with elves, for if you feel so unhappy in your relationship, the king will announce your marriage to be ended immediately. The king is the only one who can marry and divorce couples. If the king himself is getting married, he can grant the power of marriage and divorce to his advisor, so the couple can have a traditional ceremony.
Elves do believe there is only one person for them, a soulmate, so if they try to court you, you are a very lucky person indeed.
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@lady-of-lies @all-things-fandomstuck @xxno-wayxx @fizzyxcustard @izzydaelleth @aquaangel18
Note: I will be updating all guides if there is anything I didn’t talk about that people would like to know!
Les Mis Barricade Day Bang
Greetings, gamins, grisettes, and misérables of all types!
We’re very excited to unveil something we’ve been working on for a bit: a fandom mini bang, starting in mid-February and ending at the beginning of June, just in time for barricade day! A big bang… but smaller. A Banguette.
We’re looking for writers and artists of any and all skill levels to participate. To keep this short and sweet, the rules are: writers have to write at least 5k words, artists have to make one finished illustration, and… that’s pretty much it! If you don’t want to sign up as a creator but still want to lend a helping hand, we also have the option to sign up as a beta – or you can just hang out in our discord server and bounce ideas off each other!
Once the creation period ends, we’ll all start posting our works in the week up to June 7th using the hashtag #lesmisbanguette!
If you want a closer look at what we’re planning, feel free to check out our FAQ here. On the other hand, if you’re raring to go, you can find our signup sheet right here!
For anything else, don’t hesitate to pm our mods (@luciphe-r and @catallii) with any questions you might have.
Thanks for your attention and, well, we hope you like what we’re bringing to the table! Bread. It’s bread.
hi!! underneath prompt—was wondering if we'd get the scene where jensen wears a body cam on his heist for jared to watch?
Hi nonnie,
like so many other prompts I left this one unanswered in my inbox because I always thought I’d just write it and then answer this ask with it. Alas, life happened, and general crappiness, but I can’t just let all these asks whither in my inbox. So. I’ve started jotting down some notes, and I really want to write this because it should be easy fun, but so far it just hasn’t happened. I checked my notes, and I actually wrote 166 words for your prompt, so here they are.
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Jensen got a button cam and bluetooth headset.
He put the button cam on in front of the mirror.
“Hey, babe. Can you see me?”
“Yeah. What are you wearing?”
Jensen looked down at his nondescript jeans, the simple black sweater and the Lakers cap on his head.
“Since when are you a Lakers fan?” Jared asked.
“Local labels draw less attention,” Jensen said. “And I don’t need attention while I scout.”
Jared snorted. “Sweetheart, all the hats in the word can’t hide that you’re a head-turner.”
Jensen rubbed across his stubble. He hadn’t shaved in five days and it was more approaching beard-like qualities, another disguise. “You say the sweetest things,” Jensen said, “but not everyone is as crazy about me as you are, believe it or not.”
“Sometimes I really think you truly have no idea,” Jared muttered with a shake of his head. Then he said, “you know, I’m kinda liking the beard. Keep it until you get back.”
Jensen smirked. “Will do.”
Mai’s One Piece Figure Sale
Due to the circumstances I explained on this post, I will be forced to move out of my home soon enough. In an effort to both save up some money and travel lighter, I am selling the near totality of my One Piece figure collection.
All the figures listed below are in good condition and not missing any parts, and those that include the text (w/box) are new and still inside the plastic wrapping.
I haven’t taken pictures due to the sheer amount of items on this list, but I’m more than happy to take any pictures you want to see. You can contact me at [email protected], via IM at maisstories.tumblr.com and Mai Kusakabe#9245 on discord.
I will cross out any items that have been sold.
Small figures (up to 10cm): 5€/each
Bandai:
Chouzokei Damashii:
Eustass Kid
Marco
Ace
Shanks
Luffy (Post-timeskip classic outfit)
Law (Punk Hazard)
Smoker
Smoker-as-Tashigi
Tashigi
Tashigi-as-Smoker
DG Series:
Shanks
One Piece Statue:
Rayleigh
Episode of Characters:
Shirahoshi
Whitebeard
Luffy (Drum version)
Kuzan (post-timeskip)
Perona (post-timeskip)
Sanji (post-timeskip)
Zoro (post-timeskip)
Robin (post-timeskip)
Hancock (pre-timeskip)
Buggy (Marineford)
Attack Motions Punk Hazard:
Luffy
Zoro
Nami
Smoker
Law (sheathed sword ver.)
Law (unsheathed sword ver.)
Banpresto:
World Collectible Figures:
Ace
The Grandline Children:
Robin (vol. 4)
Shirahoshi (vol. 7)
Medium figures (10-14cm): 10€/each
Bandai:
Super One Piece Styling:
Nico Robin (2006 figure)
Ace (Strong World: Strong Brothers Special)
Kuzan: Film Z edition with bike
Mihawk: Post-timeskip (w/box)
Nami: Punk Hazard/Dressrosa Bikini top outfit (w/box)
Sanji: Punk Hazard Ver. (w/box)
Zoro: Punk Hazard Ver.
Robin: Punk Hazard Ver.
Monet
Vergo
Kid: First Post-timeskip appearance
Killer: First Post-timeskip appearance
Hawkins: First Post-timeskip appearance
Doflamingo
Baby 5 (w/box)
Violet: Special color edition, gold and white dress (w/box)
Cavendish (w/box)
Luffy: as Lucy (w/box)
Sugar (w/box)
Bartolomeo (w/box)
Law (w/box)
Corazon (w/box)
Large Figures:
Bandai Figuarts Zero: 15€/each
Trafalgar Law Shichibukai Ver.
Monkey D. Luffy Battle Ver. –Red Hawk-
Portgas D. Ace Battle Ver.
Roronoa Zoro Battle Ver. -Rengokugiri-
Monkey D. Luffy New World Ver.
Trafalgar Law Dressrosa Ver. (w/box)
Banpresto The Grandline Men: 13€/each
Ace (Vol. 1)
Doflamingo (vol. 17)
Vergo (vol. 17)
Banpresto SCultures (One Piece Figure Colosseum): 20€/each
Brook (Figure Colosseum Vol. 2)
Doflamingo (Big SCultures Special Colosseum)
Law (Big SCultures Special Colosseum)
Law (Big SCultures Special Colosseum, w/box)
Banpresto Master Stars Piece: 20€/each
Portgas D. Ace - Hiken no Ace ver.
Monkey D. Luffy – The Revival ver.
Sabo
Trafalgar Law
Banpresto One Piece Dramatic Showcase 1st Season:
Set of all 6 figures: 100€
MegaHouse Portrait.Of.Pirates
“Sailing Again” Trafalgar Law Ver.2: 70€
Excellent Model NEO-DX “Phoenix” Marco: 50€
Excellent Model “NEO-MAXIMUM” Eustass “Captain” Kid: 90€
Shipping Costs:
Spain: 5€ standard shipping 9€ tracked shipping
Europe (incl. Russia): 15€ standard shipping* 19€ tracked shipping
Rest of the World: 30€ standard shipping* 34€ tracked shipping
*If the order is exclusively of small figures, the shipping rates might be lower if they can be fitted into a padded envelope instead of needing a box.
These rates are for packages of up to 2kg. If the package exceeds that weight, I will get in touch with you to clear the shipping rates, as packages over 2kg are sent through a different service.
A comic about controlling your symptoms and trying to get other people to understand why it’s so hard to do so, in goo form
Dear non-ADHDers:
We have ADHD. Sometimes we’ll get it on you. We don’t do it on purpose, it’s just not something we can control all that easily.
I recommend you find ways to enjoy the goo with us. It’ll make everything far more pleasant.
-J
I love this, it’s so cute and yet so real.
Also, “I’m a goo monster. I drip goo sometimes” is the weirdest line I have ever related to in my life, and yet it’s perfect
This is a perfect representation of the neurodivergent community
I never had a well worded explanation that didn’t sound like an excuse t h a N K S
Do you have any sort of updating schedule for COtW? I found the fic a week ago (am re-reading it for like the 3rd time since, god its fucking golden) and noted it hasn't been updated in some months, I was wondering if you're a slow updater (totally understandable with how long the chapters are, I super admire you doe that btw, its great) or if you just haven't written for it in a bit I love your fics and you're awesome!!, thanks for answering if ya do ♡♡
Hi! Thank you so much! Really glad you like the story so much :)
I’m afraid it’s a bit of both, this time around. I’m generally a slow writer, but not to the point I have been recently. These last few months, between quarantine and the things that came with it plus some health issues, I haven’t written much of anything. It appears I am getting back on track, though. I even had a night of inspired writing last week! :)
I have some stuff for the next chapter of CotW (and perhaps the one after that, depending on how certain scenes turn out length-wise) and I hope to update the story before summer is over.
Oh ok. I was kind of scared you had dropped it. It left off at such an interesting spot. If and when you finish it I was thinking of doing a short review. I have a fanfic review blog so....anyway I look forward to the next update!!!
This time of year can be frustrating for people in the aro/ace community.
I will be here, whenever you need to talk.
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