welcome to capitalism, neku

sian. ey/em, it/its. don't really give a shit. squash vine borers dni. https://pawstepsinthesnow.tumblr.com/faq

[pawstepsinthesnow]

meh it's probably about time I made a proper pinned, huh?

Name's Sian. Ey/em/eirs, it/its. Actual hacker, hobbyist artist, haver of opinions. Perpetually tired and eternally irreverent. Likes cats a normal amount.

Staff of the art RPG Ketucari -- check it out if you want to join a collaborative writing and art community that values effort and character-building. We welcome artists and writers of all skill levels!

I would prefer that under-18s do not follow this blog, as I do post material inappropriate for minors. I am also nonbinary and aroace and viciously pro-privacy and anti-censorship. If I think your opinions on the previous issues are rancid, expect to be blocked. I curate my own internet experience and expect others to do the same.

Tumblr is my most active haunt (since I'm not really a big fan of social media in general, but I do like microblogging). More info under the cut.

Other platforms I'm around on: Bluesky (generally a read-only feed for me, but I'll likely move here if Tumblr goes down)

Weasyl (my primary art site, where I post my ARPG work) | DeviantArt (still here only to follow adoptable sellers, but you can contact me there in a pinch)

Toyhou.se | Collab Toyhou.se

Tags to follow and/or block:

#fandom wank -- Fandom opinions

#uspol -- US politics

#day job tag -- Hacker stuff and adjacent

I'm not good at socialization or keeping up my end of a conversation (the perpetually tired is a big part of that), but mutuals can DM me for my Discord so you can sit on my friends list and never hear from me. (weeps)

My QPP/partner in crime is @kitsunexiii.

Squash vine borers DNI.

[bevsi]

I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with relating to characters, “they’re literally me” etc but if that’s the only way you engage with stories you’re kinda missing the whole point of Characters being vehicles through which we can see perspectives outside of our own. and also you’re going to get upset when the Character acts in a way that is not Personally Relatable to You

[bevsi]

doubly for shipping. at risk if biting the hand that feeds me, a well written fictional relationship should ideally be more than a didactic template for how to have a nice relationship

[godkissedme]

I’m not avoiding my destiny I just had to lie down

[pallettown]

words cannot describe how much i love showering. my wet contemplative box

[pallettown]

Hey everyone how's it going

[exhuastedpigeon]

The first rule of fandom is have fun. The second rule of fandom is find an enabler and become an enabler. Yes you should write that fic. What if it was even hornier? What if it was angstier? What if you wrote it just for me?

[ominous-signs]

Official terrifying sign

[charl0ttan]

good night posting

good night blog

good night killer in the fog

good night asks

good night posts

good night mutuals i love most

[dddreamscape]

Mutuals do this

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

You've heard of parallel play, now get ready for perpendicular play.

[amuseoffyre]

Hot cross buns?

[becherdireinen]

what a privilege it is to come home to a little animal that loves you like you're their whole world.

[theartofmadeline]

happy pride to the gay people in my computer <3

[pitviperofdoom]

I try not to fall into the "I never liked their work anyway" ditch when an artist/creator reveals themself to be a terrible person

BUT

a feeling I do have and will stand by is "While I enjoyed their work overall I did have some gripes that I overlooked out of affection and whimsy, but now that my loyalty is gone and my affection tainted there is nothing holding me back from enumerating my many grievances, to which the revelations of the creator's shittiness may or may not provide a new and infuriating context."

[mamoru]

sorry to be brave on the internet but I think food labels should list every single ingredient and that there should be harsher penalties for mislabeling and deceptive labeling

[turtlesandfrogs]

Seconded.

[meanbuddhist]

*turns my attention inwards* mmmmm. no *turns my attention back outwards* oh god

[world-enough-and-timerogue]

my fav relationship ship dynamic is where it doesn't matter if you call it platonic or romantic or queerplatonic because they always act the same in every type of relationship. and the way they act? fucking weird.

[pangur-and-grim]

all books should be written by deeply damaged autistic perverts

[ssajin]

@pangur-and-grim ?

[pangur-and-grim]

YOU DON'T NEED TO TAG ME ON THIS, I WROTE THE POST

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

“is it wrong for me to write xyz in fiction?” even the most vile, most shockingly disgusting thing you can think of is not wrong to write about as long as it’s fiction. doesn’t matter how you write it. doesn’t matter if you romanticize it.

who do you hurt by indulging in fantasies that are not real? oh right, the imaginary and nonexistent people in your head.

who’s gonna arrest you? the imaginary and nonexistent cops in your head?

who’s gonna stop you? random strangers on the internet who can’t even actually do anything to stop you unless you care about them, their opinions and approval?

*if someone thinks the bad things you write in fiction are okay in real life because they’re portrayed as such in fanfiction, chances are that—with or without the fiction they consume—they’re already troubled and they need help. but their inability to separate fiction from reality is not your problem or business. you’re not a parent or a babysitter of a stranger whose existence you don’t know about.

[unhappytogekiss]

a new reality tv show called So you think you can write Doctor Who

twelve episodes, twelve contestants - a mix of annoying middle aged sci fi authors, fan fic authors and random people off the street

a variety of against the clock writing tasks, big finish scripts, ability to interact with actors without shouting at them and challenges where you have no budget or doctor for an episode

judged by solely by christopher eccleston

this is how you find the new doctor who showrunner