Just a sideblog

random fandom stuff

[wajjs]

if you guys really like a fic you should, like, actually engage with it & leave kudos & comments btw. recently on reddit someone talked about their experience in fandom after they deleted all their fics bc they felt ostracized & lonely (no one talked to them, no one commented on the fics). right after doing that, the person started getting messages on their social media profiles from different users telling them the fics meant so much, they raved about them in discord servers, etc etc.

like that guts me, you know? because writing IS kind of a lonely experience and when you share your writing you want to CONNECT with others. but if no one comments, if no one talks to you, if they make you feel like you're screaming into an empty room, of course you're gonna delete everything & leave. of course you're gonna be pissed off when suddenly out of "nowhere" others start popping up talking about how much them & their discord server loved your fic.

HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS OFF DISCORD. HAVE THEM WITH THE WRITER. we are fans too! like damn. can we not make people feel extra lonely or something. leave kudos. leave comments. talk to writers!!

[sncrlynwtms]

fandom etiquette as a whole died when people who didn’t grow up on fandoms became stans during lockdown, yes, but why am i seeing people openly mocking fics on twitter. why am i seeing screenshots of fics with captions like “bro what is this 😭.” why am i seeing people mock fic writers for not knowing how sports or theater or college or any other organization operates in the real world.

“college is absolutely nothing like this” “why are we writing four people on the team scoring a hat trick in one game” “so tech work is nothing like this, hope that helps!”

if you don’t like a fic, and if you can’t suspend your belief enough to enjoy a fic that exaggerates or ignores real-world orgs, you don’t have to read it. you don’t have to screenshot it and put it on blast for twitter. you don’t have to post a link to it in the replies. the back button is literally there on your phone. it’s not giving baby’s first fandom anymore, it’s giving entitled asshole and it isn’t as cute as you think it is.

[deceasedcardinal]

[whooooomp]

need That character absolutely delirious with fear. recoiling from everything. unable to parse what's happening around them, their mind stuck in fight or flight. shaking and hyperventilating. completely unconsolable even as they're wrapped in a crushing hug.

[whooooomp]

galaxy brain addition thank you

[super-ion]

Hey man, I saw your living weapon staring at its reflection. You might wanna get that looked at

[nonbinary-bosmer]

Yeah, your emotionless tool of destruction is beginning to develop a sense of self. Probably nothing to worry ‘bout though

[probably-not-a-skeleton]

hear me out. doomed found family.

people coming together through adverse circumstances, learning to rely and depend on each other, beginning to care for each other, but knowing that they both have places to be in time, and their paths won’t cross the same way again.

every interaction tinged with regret. every fragment of this person they learn another memory to hold on to. keeping them close, because you know you’ll be forced to split up soon enough.

maybe they have a bio family to get back to, or other situations that’ll keep them apart. but either way, the result’s still the same, and it’s out of their hands.

i love pain.

[nondelphic]

writing advice that changed my life:

you can always delete it later

the reality that destroyed me:

i never delete it later. i build a cathedral of nonsense around it instead.

[effemimaniac]

platonically shooting my friendshot hoping I don't get acquaintance-zoned

[clemenlush]

astrophysics and music nerd gojo is like a breath of fresh air

[what-even-is-thiss]

Me when someone else has a heavy accent when speaking English: That accent is charming and I can tell they put in a lot of effort to learn English.

Me when I have a heavy accent speaking another language: They are going to shoot me the second I open my mouth aren’t they

[its-funnytwittertweets]

[ginny-lala]

[callizinc]

I do not "render." I do not "shade." I do not "paint," I do not "detail" and i do not draw "Backgrounds." I draw BLAND CHARACTERS standing in WHITE VOIDS And if it doesn't look good i GIVE UP.

[redstonedust]

the thing that bothers me with 7 deadly sin based characters is when they cant decide if they embody the sin by suffering from it or by drawing it out of others. ie. if your gluttony demon is a guy who loves eating then your lust demon should be a gooner sex pest. and if your lust demon is a seductive girlboss then your gluttony demon should be a 5 star chef. does this make sense.

[to00fu]

[homunculus-argument]

Nothing slapped my shit back into place like someone pointing out that the "genius gifted child with so much potential who got burnout and mental illness" is just the nerd equivalent to the jock "could have been a pro at sportsball if it wasn't for the injury".

[the-bloody-sadist]

Guys I would like to propose a conversation on why whumpblr has the most wholesome fandom coding and yet every whumpblr introduction post I ever see sounds like this:

“Hiiiii everybody! I’m new here, nice to meet you! I’m a bit shy, but I’ve been around for a while reading whump posts and thought it was finally time to join in! Here are some of my favorite tropes!!!!! ❤️😘🥰💕

LIMB CHOPPING, ANAL FISTING UNTIL PROLAPSE, TOE REMOVAL, REPEATED HEAD TRAUMA AGAINST THE SHARP CORNER OF A WALL, CRITICAL ORGAN ABUSE, FORCED CONSUMPTION OF BROKEN GLASS

If you guys are into that, let me know!! 💕💕💕💕 I follow back!”

You guys sound like the sweetest serial killers in the world

[the-bloody-sadist]

They thought I was trying to exaggerate 💀 not really, hyperbole is just what makes the post sound funnier LMAO it was based on some actual posts I was crying laughing over because of the jarring difference in tones

The reblogs are going crazy on this right now (so glad to see people laughing or agreeing btw) BUT SOME OF THEM THOUGHT I WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO START A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WHUMP COMMUNITY BEING THIS WAY 😂 NO IM….ITS JUST THE FRAMING OF THE POST TO MAKE IT A JOKE. IM PRETENDING TO BE CONCERNED. DO YOU GUYS SEE MY ART. IM BEING A GOOFY LITTLE GUY‼️ THATS ALL.

And the beauty of these communities is that we all freely express what we actually like and think, and everyone supports each other so they can have platforms for their imagination. In being happy with ourselves, we are kinder to others and don’t put on fronts to prove how “good” we are or how moral—hurting others more than helping, in the process. That’s why I made that post (in the form of a joke because that’s what makes it fun to reblog), because it was such a breath of fresh air when I first went looking through the whump community. Although I have trouble including myself in any group because who the fuck am I to belong anywhere, I like being able to see fiction portraying the horrors of humanity while knowing the writers behind it tend to be some of the best of humanity.

After all, those pretending to be consumed with being correct and perfect tend to be the most inhuman in their day to day lives.

*plays clown music* *walks away with exaggerated swagger* *trips over the threshold*

Thanks for the laughs, regardless. I’m happy to see the post took well!

[owa-tagoo-siam]