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Send me a color

red: how was your first kiss? what do you love about yourself? when’s the last time you warmed your hands in front of a fire? would you rather watch a sunrise or sunset? what’s the best thing about summer?

orange: what makes you feel warm inside? what’s your favorite halloween tradition? what’s the last thing you learned? when’s the last time you felt obsessed? what’s your favorite article of clothing?

yellow: if you could have any view from your bedroom window what would you choose? what’s your favorite thing to do on a sunny day? what do you consider lucky? what made you smile today? what makes you happy?

green: what’s your favorite thing to do outside? do you like camping? what would you spend $1,000 on? what’s your job, or what do you want to do as your job? what’s your favorite article of clothing?

blue: what do you do when you’re sad? what are some things you do when you can’t sleep? what was the best (non-romantic) night you’ve had? what kind of covers do you have on your bed? who is the last person you told a secret to?

purple: what’s your astrological sign? what’s the best piece of advice you ever received? when’s the last time you followed your instincts? what’s your favorite food? what’s your secret dream?

#Woah I actually feel like writing for this guy

Should I change Bo’s contempt at rich southern states into total bootlicking ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

#ooc #I think I should #It would make sense

[[ I’m going to attempt a moodboard. I’ve been so dead on here! ]]

#ooc

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Ohhhhhhr…

The Stunmp…

It Sings To Me The Sweetest Song’s…

snakeloch

what do you hear horace

boarofthenorth100

[HQ] Dolly Patron Jolene High Quality

#AR personal #this just belongs here

nuclearbummer

#AR personal

RIP Glen Campbell, you will be missed :c

#ooc

Walmart has partnered with Hostess to sell frozen prepackaged deep fried Twinkies.

#AR personal

✎ >wo

Hope ya like it : )

#ic #bay-state #asks

Send me a ✎ for my muse to draw a picture of your muse!

Muse Aesthetic List

I hate photo hunting so I’ve compiled a simple list of Bo’s aesthetics, just random things I’d definitely associate with his character. Smells: Leather, Pine, Wood fire, Cheap Cologne, That Taxidermy smell, Swamp, Gasoline, Kicked up gravel dust, Deep fryer, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Charcoal grill Sights: Rolling old hills, Dogtrot houses, Rust, Small streams, Quartz, Reds/Oranges/Greens, Abandoned Theme Parks, Tacky large billboards, Pandering hillbilly stereotypes, Sounds: An approaching storm, Wind blowing through pines, Dogs barking, Engine backfire, A static country station on an old radio, Tires hitting gravel, Roar of a football stadium Tastes: Bacon/Pork fat, Fake Grape Flavor, Watermelon, Strong liquors, Coke, Liquid Smoke, Molasses, Gravy, Fried foods, Turtle Soup Sensations: Leather, Worn out flannel, Dog hair, A couch that has long overstayed its use, Damp humid air, Thin worn jeans, Clothing: Rhinestones, Fat gold rings, Vests, Overalls, Suspenders, Rockabilly, Large Belt Buckles, Camo, shoulder sleeve tattoos

#ooc #character notes

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Fandom Etiquette and Recent Tragedies

In the wake of this tragedy of the Pulse Shooting in Orlando, I want to discuss a topic we need to genuinely talk about.

No. You cannot make this national tragedy about your OC or a character you connect to or roleplay.

You shouldn’t make any recent tragedy about a fictional character you connect to under any circumstances, even if it’s just background noise. I will write out the common rebuttals to why many think this is a good idea.

1.) With my art and writing, I’m spreading awareness of this tragedy that happened.

No, you’re not.

Let me tell you a story, long ago in the earlier days of the Hetalia Fandom I knew some people who made North Korean Concentration Camp OCs who claimed to be doing it for education purposes on an otherwise unknown topic.

I’ve seen people roleplay while mourning 9/11 to push forward a hurt and comfort fanfiction which many would claim to be tasteful thus ‘all right’ because the focus really wasn’t on the World Trade Center but their reaction to it.

I’ve seen a rush of many artists to draw their first piece of artwork with their original character or a fan character reaction of the 2011 Norway attacks, while the most passable and first one to go viral successfully profits off of it gaining popularity.

And that’s the problem.

I don’t care how ‘delicately’ you do this, but it’s a similar principle. You do not make a tragedy, no matter how big or small your background for your character. It comes off like you profiting off the tragedy. By applying a fictional character to a wound that is still open, It will make this can make it seem like a fantasy no matter what you do with it.

2.) It’s different in Japan!

No, it’s not. Read this and it’s the same principles I’m saying here. Here is a person from the Hetalia Pixiv Tag speaking in English to make their point across.

3.) I’m venting and expressing myself.

We all have ways of coping, whether it be drawing, roleplaying, or writing. However to do this for angst value as a quick way to get attention in the roleplaying community with instant gratification, for getting attention deviantart, or a written story passed around on these sites when you are not personally involved is the wrong thing to do. I’ve seen too many artists, roleplayers, and writers profit off of tragedies in this way.

4.) But I need vent and it’s not hurting anyone!

Imagine this: If you were directly involved in a tragedy, would you want to see someone roleplaying it with fictional characters for angst, shipping, artwork focusing on a fictional character’s pain, and/or shock value? Put yourself in that position for a minute, how would you feel?

If you need help coming to terms with what happened, whether it be in Orlando or somewhere else: That is completely understandable. Many of us have been shaken by this tragedy and many of us still have to work through it.

But there are far better, more respectful ways to do it. Attend a vigil, donate, talk to someone you trust, write it in a journal, spread information, do a vent post on tumblr of your personal feelings on the subject manner because you have the right to do that. Distract yourself away from the topic with roleplaying memes that will not profit off of these tragedies.

Stop and Think: Is roleplaying, writing fan fiction, or drawing this fictional character going through this pain really helping anyone? Is this really something that people need to see?

Credits to floirida for helping me with this post. I’ve had to remove some people on my dash for doing some of these things I mentioned.

#ooc #PSA

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new proposed USA state map

oklahoma has been landlocked for way too long so i gave them access to the sea. but i felt sorry for arkansas so i gave them mississippi as compensation

luiysia

@cartographerswithoutborders

#state stuff #well gee thanks #but I don't think she'd take kindly to that at all #dont cut me in half like that #goddamn

Would you ever become a vegan?

#ic #asks #Anonymous

What is their most petty secret?

[[ Bo can hold a grudge like nobody’s business. Oh, he’ll act like things are patched over, but if that person struggles in any way, Bo will just be like “hey remember 87 years ago when you did X Y Z?.” ‘Course this can easily be quelled if you give him money. ]]

#ooc #asks #Anonymous

How do you know when you've upset them?

[[ Bo is insanely obvious with his emotions, it would be very easy to tell. He’s very verbal and expressive ]]

#asks #Anonymous #ooc