Queer & Utterly Unhinged

Max, 38, INFJ, Leo, RMS, Seattle, writer, DIYer, queer/polyam, she/her, online personality, completely unhinged and probably talking about FNAF LORE. I pretty much post whatever strikes my fancy, the prettier, the better. If you're a porn bot - go away.

[maxthebd]

So this is Spam

New to AO3?

Trying real hard to find That one fic? Tumblr. You come here. Where there's a plethora of people who have pristine bookmarks and recs for DAYS.

Posts like this on AO3? Are Spam according to TOS. Which a good chunk of you younger folks need to go back and read.

And because telling some of you that this is Spam makes me an asshole, I've leaned into it by finding that part in said TOS.

....now I need to work on "As the Clock Winds Down" because the Ghost Hunt fandom is small but Mighth and I adore them.

[oscarjamesleigh]

Tumblr is a fate driven website. You can't find posts through the search function, you see them when you're meant to.

[bananonbinary]

tumblr is a ouija board and none of you fucks can be trusted with the planchette

[jellyjamheadobb]

[zmpl]

RAADS score checkpoint

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Voting ended onFeb 7, 2024

If you don’t know your score, take the test here

[mour-png]

I… loved the amazing digital circus. So I need to draw something sad and existential and complex so I don’t just stand shaking in place like Kinger unable to express my feelings in wooORRDS

also maybe I should add seeing as amazing digital circus is trending and there’s a lot of people here all of a sudden this isn’t ship art i just think their dynamic is interesting

[maxthebd]

Full disclosure: This piece inspired fanfic surrounding the logic that an AI doesn't know how humans work... and why on earth is one so desperate to leave?

[konkoa]

This has been a PSA.

[reapersun]

I’m trying not to reblog posts on this blog but I feel that this is important to post here.

[enigmaticagentalice]

on a related note:

[princecharmingtobe]

And for the people asking “Well if you don’t support it irl then why would you like it in fiction?!” Because when it’s happening irl real people are suffering and dying and that’s horrible and I’d never want that. But when it’s fiction, when no real people are being hurt or killed, it’s interesting to explore the experience, the effects it may have, and to an extent experience the emotions involved without actually having to experience the horrible thing. You explore scary, dangerous things from a safe distance.

[heywriters]

Using tumblr is like living in a low class apartment building. You just get used to the landlord not fixing things, and then someone new moves in and you’re helpfully like “oh yeah don’t drink the tap water, it’s got stuff in it that makes you sick” and then your neighbor you’ve had forever goes “oh they took the stuff out actually” and you’re like “what? when was this?”

“like two years ago”

“you mean i could’ve been drinking the tap water all this time?”

“yeah. they gave us individual mailboxes too finally, you don’t have to dig through the communal bin anymore”

“are you for real right now?? i just redirected my mail, i didnt know”

and the new tennant is like “why did you guys even live here if it was so bad”

“we like it.”

“I kinda miss the communal mail bin tho”

[heywriters]

“the perpetually naked guy got evicted though”

“i know, so sad. he was really gross”

“i mean, his cousin streaks through the commons sometimes and knocks on all the doors”

“oh yeah, hate that guy”

[aniseandspearmint]

New Person: I just saw this weird guy in the lobby in a really creepy anthropomorphic Pikachu costume??????

Old Resident: yeah we have no idea where that guy came from. We’ve left messages with maintenance ‘bout ‘im but-

Other Old Resident: just don’t make eye contact and you should be fine.

[sometimesdesperate]

“what are these strange markings in the paint?”

“Oh! Thats from the crab infestation!”

“The crab infestation?! Wow, glad they got that under control before I moved in.”

“Oh, no no, it was an intentional infestation.”

“Uh….”

“Yeah, we’re hoping they bring the crabs back next year. A lot of us made friends with those crabs.”

[paperpalooka]

No, I’m not joking, he doesnt just look like him, I swear to God neil gaiman lives across the hall.

[warrior-kitty]

The apartment building throws holiday parties but not typical parties like for Christmas or Valentine’s day

Knives are decorating the walls for the Ides Of March.

There’s a community movie night held on October 3rd where tenants choose to watch either Mean Girls or binge watch all of Fullmetal Alchemist.

Every single apartment opens their windows and blasts Earth, Wind, and Fire on the 21st of September

November 5th rolls around and the entire building just erupts into inexplicable chaos

[spiderine]

“What’s with the floor?”

“Color theory. Don’t worry about it.”

[mister-christmas]

“Why is the cemetery across the street partially dug up?”

“Ah, yeah, there was a problem with grave robbing witches a while back.”

[wilwheaton]

“Why do you do [totally normal thing] this way?” “Oh, [totally confusing and illogical system] is how we’ve always done it. "You think we call it a Hellsite for fun?”

[linssweater]

This thread omg

[thejeksburyguy]

Family doesn’t have to be blood related.

Sometimes family is a righteously angry little girl, her supportive brother, a random stranger with a thirst for chaos and justice, two foreign grandmas, and The Rest Of The Plane.

[featherfrond]

yasss this makes me happy like nothing else lol

[porcupine-girl]

Not a random stranger, an award-winning fantasy and horror author with a thirst for chaos and justice.

[maxthebd]

The first time I saw this thread, I couldn't help but think "how cool!"

....Having shared meals with her, all I can think is "yeah, that tracks."

[whatthehellisgoingon9374-deacti]

How do you eat chili?

Alone

With rice (correct)

With cornbread

With crackers

With pasta (demonic)

Secret sixth option (tags)

Voting ended onMay 13, 2023

[guerrillatech]

[ashbless]

Wow there’s some fucking bullshit going on in the replies here. Moderate your fucking spaces on the internet, kick racists and other bad actors to the kerb or you risk losing everyone else. This guy has the right of it (scroll up to top).

[ittybittytatertot]

Quit thinking you need to be fair to unfair voices

[big-tiddy-goth-ghoulfriend]

For anyone who can’t/won’t read that twitter thread, it’s by Michael B. Tager (@IamRageSparkle) and it says: 

I was at a shitty crustpunk bar once getting an after-work beer. One of those shitholes where the bartenders clearly hate you. So the bartender and I were ignoring one another when someone sits next to me and he immediately says, “no. get out.”

And the dude next to me says, “hey i’m not doing anything, i’m a paying customer.” and the bartender reaches under the counter for a bat or something and says, “out. now.” and the dude leaves, kind of yelling. And he was dressed in a punk uniform, I noticed

Anyway, I asked what that was about and the bartender was like, “you didn’t see his vest but it was all nazi shit. Iron crosses and stuff. You get to recognize them.” And i was like, ohok and he continues.

“you have to nip it in the bud immediately. These guys come in and it’s always a nice, polite one. And you serve them because you don’t want to cause a scene. And then they become a regular and after awhile they bring a friend. And that dude is cool too.

And then THEY bring friends and the friends bring friends and they stop being cool and then you realize, oh shit, this is a Nazi bar now. And it’s too late because they’re entrenched and if you try to kick them out, they cause a PROBLEM. So you have to shut them down.

And i was like, ‘oh damn.’ and he said “yeah, you have to ignore their reasonable arguments because their end goal is to be terrible, awful people.” And then he went back to ignoring me. But I haven’t forgotten that at all.

[yaoiwaluigi]

[ID: Screenshot of a tweet from @/AmazonChique that reads ‘Pathfinder FB fan group banned all racist members. The next week, they saw a drop in harassing & threatening posts of ALL kinds. From the mod: “I encourage every community to quit thinking you need to be fair to unfair voices. Get the rot out and you’ll have a healthier community” End ID]

[dysgraphicprogrammer]

Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty And peace treaties are not unilateral. They have obligations running in both directions.

You are not bound to tolerate people who have a stated intent to not tolerate you. Nor should you tolerate people who have a stated intent to not tolerate people who are tolerating you.

[atlinmerrick]

Thank you for sharing this everyone, for image IDing and all of it, thank you.

[memeuplift]

[maxthebd]

There's a crow that hangs around here that I call the "Not Crow" because their call sounds like a depressed human trying to mimic a crow. I'm convinced it's actually a fae.

[shadow-manor]

The rest of the thread is here.

tl;dr: Don’t monetize AO3, kids.  You won’t like what happens next.

[ratherembarrassing]

read this thread. this is by far the most concise explanation of a lot of different issues that i’ve seen in fandom spaces in a while. cosigning both the linked thread and the thread about aus/uk/can law that’s linked in-thread.

[billybluboy]

AHDHXHEBSG TWITTER WRITERS DID WHAT NOW???? AND PEOPLE PAID THEM????

[prof-grace-aspen]

If someone has never taken a class that includes copyright law, they may not know this stuff, so I don’t necessarily blame random people for not knowing what copyright is, but like… maybe just maybe it’s something that should be taught????

[antifa-stray]

[thebaconsandwichofregret]

Something isn’t in this thread is the fact that if you don’t defend your copyright you lose it.

If you come along and say it’s okay for some people to breach your copyright and make money off it then that has to apply to all people.

So in order for an author of a book to be able to defend themselves from Disney ripping them off they can’t let other people sell their story for money without permission.

And it’s much easier to send a cease and desist to an insomniac grad student who is writing smut than it is to sue a major studio that took your work and made millions of dollars off it without giving you a penny.

If the major studio can prove that the author is allowing other people to make a profit off their work then it’s fair game.

[partycoffin]

Hello! My name is Clown! I’m an artist, a character designer, and available for work! I’m currently attempting to create my psychological horror project, Welcome Home and all sorts of other kinds of funny art! 

Thank you for visiting my page, feel free to explore my work and have a Wonderful Day!

My Portfolio! -  Art Tag! - Twitter! - Ko-fi! - Welcome Home! - Commission Sheet! - Welcome Home Fanwork Guide! - Welcome Home Merchandise Guide!

[maxthebd]

Congratulations on going viral! Condolences on going viral. Clown, you have a full-blown fandom on your hands and I suspect you're feeling very violated right now. While there's nothing I can do about the doxxing (...they won't be able to do it to another creator), I can offer some tips to help you survive the next few weeks. 1. You owe the internet NOTHING. A. You don't owe fans content. B. You operate on your own timeline. Need to take a break? Take it. C. You control the speed of your content. If you're getting pressure from someone who isn't financing your work, ignore them. Sure, they'll still be there, but they are not your problem. They are a fan. The person paying you? They're a customer. 2. Boundaries: You control your personal online experience. Not the content others will produce. I know, these are characters you've poured your soul into, have fanwork guides and merch guides, and well... while you control the canon material, the fanwork material is something you'll want to actively avoid. At least until your story is finished. Block the tags/sites if you have to. If someone sends you fan content that doesn't fit your brand guidelines, block them too. You can't control what fans will do with your content. But you control how much of it you see. 3. NSFW Content: Welcome to Rule 34. While it will make your soul bleed and skin crawl, the issue comes after the spicy content stops - because that means engagement is dwindling. If you don't want to see it - ignore/block anyone sharing it. But it's going to exist... and Wally wouldn't even be the first puppet involved. Sorry, Kermit. (I say this as someone who predominately writes spicy fanfiction. Some days, it's just to prove that I can. Not that I should.)

4. Third-Party Merchandise: *sigh* Honestly? It's disappointing, but not surprising. Just keep encouraging folks to pay you first and ask your fans and friends to help report any listings they encounter. I'd suggest trademarking your creative property to help strengthen those claims. OR... make the merch yourself. Then it's official merch + revenue stream for you. (Printify is awesome.) 5. Coping: I know, it feels like you are drinking from three firehoses. It's a lot. You're not alone. Every creator with viral content feels just like this. A lot of them are single-person teams. Tap your safe people if you need someone else to field the deluge. 6. The Fans: They're terrifying. Especially when there's a LOT of them. Doesn't help that the Venn Diagram between Welcome Home & Five Nights at Freddy's is a Circle. See #1 to save your sanity. 7. Access: Now is the time to limit access fans have to you. Your Tumblr? Public announcements only. They want to actual access and engagement with you? Send them to your Ko-Fi and make it a membership tier or four. It will feel gross. It will save your sanity and pay the bills. Bonus: If they really want exclusive access to you - they will pay for it. You'll get to know your frequent fliers and vice versa. 8. Parasocial Relationships: You will have people coming out of the woodwork clamoring for friendship or stating just how much they love you. It will feel so easy to just... let them. This is where I ask you to be careful. If anyone sets off any anxiety at all, bail. You need a crew who will help you feel supported and safe. I'm told they make you feel like you're about to fall asleep in their presence, even digitally. Regardless, congratulations on going viral. And my apologies for going viral.

[ashstfu]

“are you sure you want to unsubscribe?” no i just scrolled to the bottom of the email and clicked the link just for the thrill of opening another tab

[solarcat]

Reblog if you Remember

[maxthebd]

My 5th Seattle anniversary

Dear 2005 Max:

Baby, we left Ohio. For good. We cut your dad off, but we made it to Seattle and we're surrounded by so many people who may not love us like we'd like to be, but love us like we need to be. Oh, and you're definitely out of the closet. You're not a lesbian though. You're bisexual, well, you're a nonmonogamous demiromantic bisexual person, but those are details you'll have years to figure out.

You definitely live within a 10-minute drive of a friend you'd meet on the internet in a Sherlock chatroom, share a hotel room with them in 2014, and now you're Auntie Max to their cat and snake.

You'll grow up to be a marketer who scares cishet men and most queer folks and, you break the family curse by making six figures and spending them wisely. Yes, you finally get treatment for your suspected depression, anxiety disorder, and um.... the ADHD diagnosis will be a surprise for you, but not for everyone around you. The autism confirmation will also be a shock for you. But not your friends. They knew before your therapist (we NEEDED ONE, our childhood and young adult years were developmental nightmares) confirmed it.

And you will have that one friend who will make no sense to you, but they will constantly remind you that you are not alone and you are fiercely loved.

[lionfloss]

'Gilda' Circle Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy, 1972

[maxthebd]

@goblingallery DMs the best DMs. :D I want one.