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Hey lis2 fandom, let's celebrate Sean's birthday with a week of fanart and fanfics!
If you need inspiration, here are a few prompts. Also, this event isn't ship specific, so create whatever you want.
The event will run from August 9 to August 15, which is Sean's birthday. Hope you join again!
reblog if you’re anti censorship and against harassing real people over fictional characters
About the Caledon Art Book and the BB Ending
I've seen lots of people freaking out about the art book and how it mentions rumors that there is a "telekinetic drug boss running Mexico."
I would just like to point out, for the record, that basically every single rumor, headline, and article the game has presented has been wrong, and that doesn't change in the art book.
In the game:
-It is implied that Esteban attacked the officer. He did not.
-It is implied that Sean and Daniel attacked the gas station attendant in an armed-robbery style attack. They did not.
-Finn and the Drifters are referred to as "teens." The only characters we have canon ages for (Jacob and Hannah) are specifically not teens (Jacob is 20, Hannah is 28). It is heavily implied that Finn and Cassidy are at least 20-21 (in Finn's case, he ages out of the juvie justice system and spends roughly 3 years roaming. In Cassidy's case, she finishes high school and then spends a similar time frame roaming ( 2 of which are with Finn and Hannah).
-Sean is referred to as a "man." He is 16. Daniel is stated as being his "teenage brother." Daniel is 10.
In the art book itself:
-Diamond and Safi investigate the Esteban incident for Super Strength, not Telekinesis. They determine that it's a dead end with no proof of powered individuals. Clearly that is wrong.
-The rumor about the drug cartel boss says "a couple of teens" ran the road block. Again, Daniel is 10.
In conclusion:
Over and over and over, the game writers have shown you that the background information and lore that is based on rumors, speculation, etc. is UNRELIABLE. Stop taking it as canon.
Yes, it seems likely that the Blood Brothers ending is intended to be canon as far as the art book goes. No, the idea that Sean and Daniel are drug kingpins is not confirmed. If anything, it's the opposite.
Given that we saw Sean and Daniel's living conditions in Puerto Lobos and they are not living it large like cartel leaders, it makes no sense to assume that they actually are drug bosses. They're not in some big fancy house, they don't have guards and underlings, they're running a legitimate small business, they are attacked by a very small group of common street punks. None of that suggests that they're drug lords.
Details Matter
Hey, guys. I know I don't post on here as much as I should, but I was just taking a break from world-building for the Heads-Verse so I thought I would share something with you all while I was thinking of it.
So, like the title says, details matter. Sometimes I get compliments on how much people love my AUs and the worlds and lives I make for the characters. (And I love every one of them, thank you for the comments. Love you, readers!)
I know my style/method may not be for everyone, but I thought I would give you a glimpse into the sort of research/effort I put into my stories to make them feel more plausible and realistic, like an actual living world for the characters.
I am writing a bridge piece to get us from Sean's birthday to the Hispanic Heritage month. So far, the research I've done for this chapter is:
Academic calendars, to make sure the public school system and University of Washington school years begin at an appropriate time.
Academic sports calendars, to make sure I get the school sports seasons correct.
School supply lists to make sure the characters buy the right things in a shopping scene.
Biometric data charts to make sure the characters grow at a plausible rate and reach a plausible height/weight for their ages.
Information on the Hispanic Heritage month, so I can have it set a realistic time and location, and include plausible events.
With all of that information, I'm still not done. For example, I use that (plus a solid dose of imagination) to construct class schedules for all of the main characters. Why go through all of that? Because I want consistency. When I write a scene with two characters during a class, I want to make sure that the time/class match up every time. I don't want Harry and Daniel to share a class one time and not be in the same class the next time. I don't want the boys to have lunch after math in one chapter and then have lunch before math in the next installment. So I make schedules to track when and where every character should be.
It's a lot of work, but I think of it like the scaffolding that the world is built on; the skeleton that supports the weight of the AU. The growing lore of an ongoing AU gets heavy. Without that support to hold it up, the world can collapse under its own weight.
Errors still happen, of course, because I'm human, and only one guy trying to write and edit a story that would have a whole team dedicated to it in a professional setting, but such is the nature of fan fiction.
Anyway, thanks for listening to my long-winded brag/ramble. I just wanted to give my readers a glimpse behind the curtain, so to speak. I hope you all enjoyed this glance into what the writing process looks like for me.
2 Years In
So, I guess I've been on Tumblr for 2 years. I don't post on here much. But, um, hello, anyway. *waves*
A Thought on Fantasies
There is a common thread I have seen throughout a lot of Anti rhetoric that deserves a closer look.
I see a whole lot of fantasies about inflicting violence (sometimes sexual, sometimes fatal) on a Pro-Shipper.
So here's the thing to think about. A Pro-Shipper is having a fantasy (fiction) about a fictional character (fiction) in a way that harms no one. An Anti is having a fantasy (fiction) about a real person (NOT fiction) in a way that can cause emotional damage to a real person (REAL person, REAL harm).
Everyone is entitled to their fantasies, BUT if your objective is really to "protect" actual people from actual harm, then you have crossed further over your own line than the Pro-Shipper has. The only difference I see between you and them is that you are trying to enact your fantasies of hurting people and that makes you an objectively worse person.
Food for thought.
Did you know...
Daniel Diaz's 18th birthday is coming up on Friday, April 11, 2025. If you're making something for Daniel Diaz Day, this is your 2-week warning.
Help celebrate our (not-so) Little Cub's big day.
Just a Reminder
I know I don't post much, so I suppose it may not have been obvious, but just to be clear, this author is proudly pro-fiction. Don't like it? Don't read it!
I have many friends and mutuals who are into types of fiction that I don't enjoy. You know what I do? I don't read their stuff. That's it. That's all I do about it.
What I don't do is harass them, preach to them, or shun them. Because they are people. Funny, intelligent, and amusing people. People I consider myself lucky to know, because I value them as a person and not just as an audience.
Something to think about.
UR BACK HOLY FREAK???
I think you might have me confused with someone else. I may not post on here much, but I have not gone anywhere. My stuff on AO3 has been coming out regularly.
Been feeling scattered lately.
Man, I've been feeling so scattered lately. I've been juggling about 5 projects, bouncing between them. I try to get 1-2K words written per day, in total. I've been hitting that goal (and usually closer to 3K+), but when that's scattered across 4-5 projects, it's hard to feel like you're getting anything done.
Anyway, just venting. Peace out, people. Love you all, and I love LiS2. Here's to more love, life, and art.
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A Curious Thought
Enough time has passed now that if they wanted to do a remaster of LiS2, they could have the original voice actors add voiced lines to the "Six Years Later" sections. I don't think that will happen, but I think it would be really cool if they did it.
good morning. just a reminder that if you're the kind of person to target and harass someone for their ships i want you to get the hell out of my house thank you <3 sidenote it's extra fucked up to dogpile on someone for shipping something privately, i.e. not talking about it or sharing explicitly shippy art/fic of it publicly. mind your business
This. So much this. It disgusts me that so many people are willing to cause real harm to real people because they don't like the same sort of fiction that they do. Some serious "you need to grow up and touch grass" energy, there.
This Algorithm Sucks
Dear Tumblr,
If I did not interact with the post the first 87 times you showed it to me, shoving it in my face an 88th time isn't likely to get me to click the little heart. Holy crap, dude. This is "crazy ex who is still stalking you ten years later" level of persistence. It's basically harassment at this point.
Dear Fellow Authors
This one is for my fellow authors. I know how we tend to be a self-conscious lot. So whether you are a professionally published author, a self-published author, an established fan author, just getting your feet wet as an author, or simply want/wish/hope to get started, this one is for you.
One of the most useful skills, and also one of the hardest to learn, is how to take criticism. By that, I don't just mean accepting it with grace, but also when to accept it and when to politely ignore it. So practice that. Get a feel for it. It's a suggestion, not an order. Exercise your discretion to make it stronger. Do you like the beta reader's suggestion? Say thank you and do it. Do you not like it? Say thank you and move on.
My second bit of advice is this: JUST DO IT. Write it. Post it. Don't like something? Fix it in editing. Just get it out there. Find what works and what doesn't. Don't just sit on your drafts waiting for them to be perfect, because I assure you (from personal experience) it doesn't matter how long or how hard you work, they will never be perfect.
Anyway, I love you guys! Happy writing!
Once Upon A Time...
Once Upon a Time in a Wild, Wild World, there were two wolf brothers. Those brothers were thieves, because they stole this author's heart. He totally forgives them, though, because he loves them so much.
