â;; Rules. They tend to leave a pretty terrible taste in my mouth. Iâm not a fan of them. Really; Iâm not. But it seems like a courteous thing to do. Puts everyone on the same page with me and all that jazz. So, without further ado, these are my ârulesâ:
1. I am not a guy who cares really if you take âmyâ icons, banners, etc. I mean, itâs obvious that theyâre possess different type of editing than most images; but to suggest that theyâre âmineâ is pig-headed. These are merely stolen images that Iâm using to further the aesthetics of my blog. I donât own Sherlock Holmes, therefore, I own no Sherlock image on this blog.
2. Hereâs the thing about Tumblr: it has a reputation for maintaining a community of overly-sensitive users. I am not sensitive, my friends. And in all honesty, Iâm portraying a character whoâs instinctive threat is to skin someone to turn them into a pair of shoes. I am all for for playing fair and being courteous; but donât be a whiner. Most of you are adults, letâs act our ages. Also, I work in a field that no longer believes in âthe museâ. Either you feel like writing, or you donât. âInspirationâ is a parlor trick that just distracts us from our laziness.
3. Triggers. For Tumblr users, they can be a necessity. But for an outsider like myself, theyâre little more than an annoyance. Sorry. Of course, there are things that make me uncomfortable. But to derail a story because Iâm uncomfortable is.. Silly. Iâll try to respect otherâs triggers; but in all honesty, if youâre not someone who can handle murder, guns, and mind games, the detective genre isnât for you. Iâm respectful to one anotherâs natural human rights to a high degree, but coddling is not my game.
4. Iâm okay with ships. Makes this little game fun. I donât have any particular taste; I like most all of it. Iâm 21+, so NSFW is fine. In fact, I encourage those ideas. Oh, and my Moriarty is portrayed as bisexual. Keeps almost all the doors open.
5. My preferred method of dealing with drama is to publicly shame anyone who disrupts me and my work.
6. For other Moriarty writers, I am happy to discuss the character with you in private. (Iâm a fan of all versions concerning the good Professor.) However, Iâm a competitive little creep, and Iâm here to monopolize on this criminal mind. Isnât that the most childish thing youâve ever heard? Seriously, if youâre burned, donât take it personally.
7. Iâm soon to be furthering my education to become, ironically, a professor. If I go on hiatus, or just disappear, it means I wasnât being fed enough material to keep a pace. I sincerely hope that doesnât happen. I believe there are many brilliant minds that need tapping into in this fandom.Â
8. Feel free to disregard anything I said on this list; Iâm an adult, and I expect my writing companions to use their heads and act their age.Â
My god, look at this list. Yuck.
Oh, well.
xoxo,
JMx