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emynarnen

Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen was crowned and proclaimed by her husband Prince Daemon Targaryen

rylandsgrace

#It’s about breaking the circle of abuse and being better than him

targaryensource

- florence + the machine.

svnsetromance

— letters of a lost love. // t.c

privateraelle

*crackhead behavior intensifies*

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once again why did we let masquerade balls and handwritten letters and heart lockets and daggers strapped to thighs go out of fashion

shangschis

CHARLIZE THERON in THE OLD GUARD (2020) + letterboxd reviews

helaenatargaryens

- The Vision, Wandavision 1x08

lucyllawless

y-ennefers

You are not alone. I’ve waited for you a long time.

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—our violent ends | t.c.

veeaziel

every day i am percieved™️

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There is a reason for this though!

The original tweet summarizes it pretty well. Fanfic tends to be popular among certain types of neurodivergent people (aka people most likely to read excessively as a child, and have burnout as an adult) for the same reasons that we tend to hyperfixate–neurochemical signaling (I hope I’m using that phrase correctly). What I mean is, for people who are really dependent on changes in dopamine/serotonin/neurotransmitter levels, who have low levels or wonky neural reward systems (perhaps the most common types of neurodivergence)…people like us rely on dependable external sources of those neurochemicals. In order to function, we spend a lot of our free time trying to level out our brain chemistry using things that can reliably bring us a steady stream of joyful moments (rewards) without costing too much of the mental effort that is already in short supply.

significantly: the investment of reading has to be balanced with a steady “return on investment”–and this return has to start fairly quickly. because again, we don’t have a lot of attention/energy to invest on tiring things. we have perpetual “low batteries” in that regard.

that doesn’t mean these stories are “simple,” or that they lack complexity or value–only that the reward has to come in short regular intervals, and it has to have a low “upfront cost.” which is why fanfic stories are so perfectly formulated for neurodivergent readers–they are often beautifully written, but skip a lot of the upfront costs (of introducing new characters, of world-building, of getting the audience emotionally connected to the story elements).

the nature of fanfiction is that the reader has a pre-existing relationship with this world and these characters. that–combined with the shorter average length of fics–means that fan fics very quickly start “rewarding” the reader in a way that traditional fiction struggles to. that’s not a bad thing! and maybe it’s something more traditionally published writers should be paying attention to.

Fanfic, as a genre, has been uniquely helpful and accessible to many neurodivergent readers who would otherwise struggle to immerse themselves in stories. I’m glad so many of you have found a way to love and enjoy reading again! The important thing is that you are spending time inside stories you love–the way those stories are published or presented to the world is just one detail.

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

*holds your hand* no, we’re ALL bitches

#i feel seen

hellynas

Mooncakes? Check. We got bungee cords? Check. We have Bungee? Check.

OVER THE MOON (2020) Dir. Glen Keane & John Kahrs

ampervadasz

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OMFG.

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Very curious doggo

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Reminder that puffins are extremely social and like to fit in with their friends, so they will adopt mannerisms and interests of the group. So there is a good chance this little guy is trying to be friends with the photographer by showing his interest in the camera.

willow-wanderings

TIL photographers are a lot like puffins, cuz we also make friends by showing interest in your camera XD

dykelliewilliams

Reminds me of the time researchers were trying to get puffins to land in a specific area so the put decoys up to draw them in but the decoys only had 1 leg and