Ryan Shepard || he/him || 28 || multi-cultural || Queer
Current WIP is Fate's Crystal Majesty
Prologue | Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three
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Fate's Crystal Majesty is the first book in a a young/new-adult Science-Fantasy novel series set in the far future, with wonders including but not limited to: magic, time travel, insectoid six-legged dragons, H̵̔̿̈́̐͜͠ͅú̸͎̘̯̥͈͌̇̀͆m̵̺̗̣̟͇̃̀̆̌̉͘ả̴̱̺̤̭̭̻̊̇͐n̷͍͙͇͓̅̀̌̌͗̚͜͝s aliens that have animal characteristics, bioluminescent peacock-tailed foxes, kidnapping, gay people, T̸͕̑h̵͇̐e̷̗͋ ̶̹͆d̷̫͒e̸͓̓a̸̱͐t̸̮̾ḧ̶̼ ̸̨̿ȯ̵̦f̷̥̊ ̴͕̎t̷̛͚h̸̬͌e̷̳̽ ̸͍̎à̴̘u̴̪͋t̶̖͐h̶̪͌o̸̖͠r̵͔̽, romance, found family, AND MUCH MORE!
Who in all the world's is Fate's Crystal Majesty? See if you can uncover the truth as you enter The Forgotten Lands the beautiful world of AltGaia!
I realized that not everyone will know exactly what's happening, so...
To summarize: last November they changed the TOS to equate writing about minors, even fictional, in abusive or sexual situations to CSEM. This week they have started cracking down on it, and so far it's hurting three groups: shippers, writers, and CSA victims who have mentioned their trauma. I know ~20 people so far who have been term'd, and let me just say, none of them were exploiting or abusing minors. They liked anime and were CSA survivors, though.
Person that shipped Sebaciel? Gone. Person who was talking about his experience as a male CSA survivor? Gone. Person who drew aged-up anime characters? Gone. Person who wrote fics for a college AU? Gone. Queer person who wrote about her abuse as a child? Gone.
All sent emails trying to get their accounts back. All told that their blogs were rightfully terminated according to this line of tumblr's """"improved"'"" TOS.
For anyone else in fandom, many of us are equating what's happening to Strikethrough-- the livejournal incident where many people woke up one morning to find that the accounts of everyone they knew got deleted-- because the same thing happened, where most of the people who were hurt were LGBTQ+ and CSA survivors.
So my message to the writing community:
Back up all your shit. Stop writing about ANY character younger than 18-20 on here. Because Tumblr does not give a fuck if you're actually hurting anyone, or if they're YOU, or if they're fictional. They think all of us are distasteful freaks, and they're showing it. You put a fictional character in a situation? That is now grounds to be deleted. Be prepared to move-- I made an account on Aethy for now, which runs on Mastodon, and am thinking of making another one specifically for writing rather than general fandom.
I realized that not everyone will know exactly what's happening, so...
To summarize: last November they changed the TOS to equate writing about minors, even fictional, in abusive or sexual situations to CSEM. This week they have started cracking down on it, and so far it's hurting three groups: shippers, writers, and CSA victims who have mentioned their trauma. I know ~20 people so far who have been term'd, and let me just say, none of them were exploiting or abusing minors. They liked anime and were CSA survivors, though.
Person that shipped Sebaciel? Gone. Person who was talking about his experience as a male CSA survivor? Gone. Person who drew aged-up anime characters? Gone. Person who wrote fics for a college AU? Gone. Queer person who wrote about her abuse as a child? Gone.
All sent emails trying to get their accounts back. All told that their blogs were rightfully terminated according to this line of tumblr's """"improved"'"" TOS.
For anyone else in fandom, many of us are equating what's happening to Strikethrough-- the livejournal incident where many people woke up one morning to find that the accounts of everyone they knew got deleted-- because the same thing happened, where most of the people who were hurt were LGBTQ+ and CSA survivors.
So my message to the writing community:
Back up all your shit. Stop writing about ANY character younger than 18-20 on here. Because Tumblr does not give a fuck if you're actually hurting anyone, or if they're YOU, or if they're fictional. They think all of us are distasteful freaks, and they're showing it. You put a fictional character in a situation? That is now grounds to be deleted. Be prepared to move-- I made an account on Aethy for now, which runs on Mastodon, and am thinking of making another one specifically for writing rather than general fandom.
Lilly goes momentarily horny on main and has not been equipped with the ability to cope.
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Lilly was not quite sure what led to her waking up. She was undeniably comfortable, pleasantly warm, being held gently…
Held… gently…
Her eyes shot open, heat rushing to her face as she blearily took in the sight before her. That sight being some rather impressive pectorals and a well-defined abdominal core. Her head was cushioned with care on someone's bicep as she lay nestled between that well built body and the back of her couch, and looking up further…
She found Keir's sleeping face.
She was glad that she had practiced not thinking too loudly, because he surely would have woken up if he could glimpse at the thoughts currently rolling around her brain.
Is this what he's got hiding under those billowy shirts?! I mean I felt muscle last night in the dark, but…!
…Wow.
She had to practically grab her own hands to keep from reaching those scant few inches to touch his coppery skin, strong earthy tones that made her look sickly in comparison. Creamy skin and freckles didn't seem nearly as attractive, when she had this to contend with.
Well, to be fair to myself, it seems that I truly was sickly up until two days ago. Will my skin look better someday…?
And then her eyes went lower, and she noticed way his pants dipped just barely below his hips, and also noticed a slight—
No no no! Stop! Look back up!
She did, only to see broad shoulders and strong arms. She barely held in her sigh as she fought the urge to smack the silliness out of herself.
This really isn't fair.
"What isn't fair…?"
Lilly felt herself go almost cold, glancing up higher as Keir shifted against her, stretching himself while taking great care not to jostle her. After a few seconds, those eyes of molten gold wandered down to meet her own, and his wolf-ish ears twitched as if to shake something off. His voice was deeper than normal, and had a soft growl behind it as if he were fighting a yawn.
Much like the rest of him… it was very attractive.
"Good morning… Miss Lilly."
She blushed, but couldn't help but smile. "Good morning… Prince Keir."
He gave a tired, cheeky grin she had never seen before. "We seem to be… in a mess that we probably shouldn't be in."
"I don't mind—"
The human blushed brightly, realizing what she'd just blurted out and sat up quickly. "I-I mean, I meant. That. Uhm. Th-that it wasn't uncomfortable!" She fought hard to keep her thoughts in order and under her firm control, scrambling haphazardly off the couch, scrambling faster when he had the gentlemanly charm to lift her delicately to her feet. All throughout the ordeal, he didn't say a word, and she was much too embarrassed to dare to look up at him. "I'll be taking my shower now…!"
She mumbled that last line, doing her damnedest not to madly dash into her bathroom, and chastised herself for being too imaginative when she thought she heard a chuckle behind her.
Lilly goes momentarily horny on main and has not been equipped with the ability to cope.
~~~
Lilly was not quite sure what led to her waking up. She was undeniably comfortable, pleasantly warm, being held gently…
Held… gently…
Her eyes shot open, heat rushing to her face as she blearily took in the sight before her. That sight being some rather impressive pectorals and a well-defined abdominal core. Her head was cushioned with care on someone's bicep as she lay nestled between that well built body and the back of her couch, and looking up further…
She found Keir's sleeping face.
She was glad that she had practiced not thinking too loudly, because he surely would have woken up if he could glimpse at the thoughts currently rolling around her brain.
Is this what he's got hiding under those billowy shirts?! I mean I felt muscle last night in the dark, but…!
…Wow.
She had to practically grab her own hands to keep from reaching those scant few inches to touch his coppery skin, strong earthy tones that made her look sickly in comparison. Creamy skin and freckles didn't seem nearly as attractive, when she had this to contend with.
Well, to be fair to myself, it seems that I truly was sickly up until two days ago. Will my skin look better someday…?
And then her eyes went lower, and she noticed way his pants dipped just barely below his hips, and also noticed a slight—
No no no! Stop! Look back up!
She did, only to see broad shoulders and strong arms. She barely held in her sigh as she fought the urge to smack the silliness out of herself.
This really isn't fair.
"What isn't fair…?"
Lilly felt herself go almost cold, glancing up higher as Keir shifted against her, stretching himself while taking great care not to jostle her. After a few seconds, those eyes of molten gold wandered down to meet her own, and his wolf-ish ears twitched as if to shake something off. His voice was deeper than normal, and had a soft growl behind it as if he were fighting a yawn.
Much like the rest of him… it was very attractive.
"Good morning… Miss Lilly."
She blushed, but couldn't help but smile. "Good morning… Prince Keir."
He gave a tired, cheeky grin she had never seen before. "We seem to be… in a mess that we probably shouldn't be in."
"I don't mind—"
The human blushed brightly, realizing what she'd just blurted out and sat up quickly. "I-I mean, I meant. That. Uhm. Th-that it wasn't uncomfortable!" She fought hard to keep her thoughts in order and under her firm control, scrambling haphazardly off the couch, scrambling faster when he had the gentlemanly charm to lift her delicately to her feet. All throughout the ordeal, he didn't say a word, and she was much too embarrassed to dare to look up at him. "I'll be taking my shower now…!"
She mumbled that last line, doing her damnedest not to madly dash into her bathroom, and chastised herself for being too imaginative when she thought she heard a chuckle behind her.
Is smut okay to write? Am I allowed to do that??? Am I as a writer allowed to put that in my book? Is it tasteful for my adult characters to be intimate????? Is it okay for my adult characters that like each other to fuck nasty????????
It was a huge milestone of scientific and technological advancement. (Plus, at the time, politically significant). Humanity went to space! We set foot on a celestial body that was not earth for the first time in human history! That’s a big deal! I’ve never thought about it before but now that I have, it’s ridiculous to me that that’s not part of our everyday lives and the public consciousness anymore. Why don’t we have a public holiday and a family barbecue about it. Why have I never seen the original broadcast of the moon landing? It should be all over the news every year!
It’s July 20th. That’s the day of the moon landing. Next year is going to be the 54th anniversary. I’m ordering astronaut shaped cookie cutters on Etsy and I’m going to have a goddamn potluck. You’re all invited.
Is smut okay to write? Am I allowed to do that??? Am I as a writer allowed to put that in my book? Is it tasteful for my adult characters to be intimate????? Is it okay for my adult characters that like each other to fuck nasty????????
Is smut okay to write? Am I allowed to do that??? Am I as a writer allowed to put that in my book? Is it tasteful for my adult characters to be intimate????? Is it okay for my adult characters that like each other to fuck nasty????????
here’s to closeted people. here’s to the closeted transmascs hiding their binders in between folded band tees. here’s to trans people spending three hours on baby name websites. here’s to young gay kids in sunday school being told marriage is between a man and a woman. here’s to young trans boys trying to carry three chairs with the rest of the boys when the teacher says to put them away. here’s to young aromantics and asexuals hearing that love and sex are what make you human. here’s to bisexuals who grew up hearing jokes about people like them but never once heard the word bisexual. here’s to people who use obscure labels to explain their gender. here’s to the neopronoun users. here’s to the she/theys who only get called she and the he/theys who only get called he. here’s to nonbinary people. here’s to people who knew when they were young. here’s to people who figured it out later in life. here’s to the people who know they’re queer but can’t find a good label & here’s to the people who don’t want a label. here’s to people who still don’t know. here’s to the closeted people seeing the pride sections in stores and feeling safe until they see their mother’s scowl. here’s to the closeted trans people going by five different names and trying to balance it all. here’s to queer kids with pride flags hidden in their closet. here’s to queer adults who thought they’d be out by now but aren’t. here’s to the people who came out too soon. here’s to the people who never will come out. here’s to disabled queer people, neurodivergent queer people, queer systems, and mentally ill queer people. here’s to queer bipoc. here’s for middle schoolers looking for the rainbow safe space stickers on their teacher’s doors. here’s to transsexuals and homosexuals and queers and fags and dykes. here’s to each stripe on the original pride flag (sex & life & healing & the sun & nature & art and magic & serenity & spirit). here’s to the homemade pride pins hiding in the bottom of a high school freshman’s backpack. here’s to the loud queer people. here’s to people who radiate queerness. here’s to people who make cishets uncomfortable. here’s to the elder queers. here’s to people in countries where being queer is outlawed. here’s to every single queer person. you’re loved & accepted & even if you’re not part of it yet somewhere there’s a community of people who will support u. happy pride <3
Is smut okay to write? Am I allowed to do that??? Am I as a writer allowed to put that in my book? Is it tasteful for my adult characters to be intimate????? Is it okay for my adult characters that like each other to fuck nasty????????
machines / robots getting embarassed and overheating - just like how humans cant hide the blush on their faces, robots cant hide the whirring of their ventillation system 🥺🥺🥺
