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, HĢµĢĢæĶ ĶĢĶ ĶuĢøĢĶĢĶĶĶĢĢÆĢ„ĶmĢµĢĢĢĢĶĢĢŗĢĢ£ĢĶaĢ“ĢĢĢĶĢ±ĢŗĢ¤ĢĢĢ»nĢ·Ģ ĶĶĢĢĢĶĶĶĶĶĶs aliens that have animal characteristics, bioluminescent peacock-tailed foxes, kidnapping, gay people, TĢøĢĶhĢµĢĶeĢ·ĶĢ Ģ¶ĶĢ¹dĢ·ĶĢ«eĢøĢĶaĢøĶĢ±tĢøĢ¾Ģ®hĢ¶ĢĢ¼ ĢøĢæĢØoĢµĢĢ¦fĢ·ĢĢ„ Ģ“ĢĶtĢ·ĢĶhĢøĶĢ¬eĢ·Ģ½Ģ³ ĢøĢĶaĢ“ĶĢuĢ“ĶĢŖtĢ¶ĶĢhĢ¶ĶĢŖoĢøĶ ĢrĢµĢ½Ķ, romance, found family, AND MUCH MORE!
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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.
~~~
Lilly was not quite sure what led to her waking up. She was undeniably comfortable, pleasantly warm, being held gentlyā¦
Heldā¦ gentlyā¦
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 furtherā¦
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, butā¦!
ā¦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 somedayā¦?
And then her eyes went lower, and she noticed way his pants dipped just barely below his hips, and also noticed a slightā
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 fairā¦?"
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 himā¦ it was very attractive.
"Good morningā¦ Miss Lilly."
She blushed, but couldn't help but smile. "Good morningā¦ Prince Keir."
He gave a tired, cheeky grin she had never seen before. "We seem to beā¦ in a mess that we probably shouldn't be in."
"I don't mindā"
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 nowā¦!"
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 gentlyā¦
Heldā¦ gentlyā¦
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 furtherā¦
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, butā¦!
ā¦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 somedayā¦?
And then her eyes went lower, and she noticed way his pants dipped just barely below his hips, and also noticed a slightā
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 fairā¦?"
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 himā¦ it was very attractive.
"Good morningā¦ Miss Lilly."
She blushed, but couldn't help but smile. "Good morningā¦ Prince Keir."
He gave a tired, cheeky grin she had never seen before. "We seem to beā¦ in a mess that we probably shouldn't be in."
"I don't mindā"
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 nowā¦!"
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! Thatās a big deal! Iāve never thought about it before but now that I have, itās ridiculous to me that thatās not part of our everyday lives and the public consciousness anymore. Why donāt 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!
Itās July 20th. Thatās the day of the moon landing. Next year is going to be the 54th anniversary. Iām ordering astronaut shaped cookie cutters on Etsy and Iām going to have a goddamn potluck. Youāre 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????????
hereās to closeted people. hereās to the closeted transmascs hiding their binders in between folded band tees. hereās to trans people spending three hours on baby name websites. hereās to young gay kids in sunday school being told marriage is between a man and a woman. hereās to young trans boys trying to carry three chairs with the rest of the boys when the teacher says to put them away. hereās to young aromantics and asexuals hearing that love and sex are what make you human. hereās to bisexuals who grew up hearing jokes about people like them but never once heard the word bisexual. hereās to people who use obscure labels to explain their gender. hereās to the neopronoun users. hereās to the she/theys who only get called she and the he/theys who only get called he. hereās to nonbinary people. hereās to people who knew when they were young. hereās to people who figured it out later in life. hereās to the people who know theyāre queer but canāt find a good label & hereās to the people who donāt want a label. hereās to people who still donāt know. hereās to the closeted people seeing the pride sections in stores and feeling safe until they see their motherās scowl. hereās to the closeted trans people going by five different names and trying to balance it all. hereās to queer kids with pride flags hidden in their closet. hereās to queer adults who thought theyād be out by now but arenāt. hereās to the people who came out too soon. hereās to the people who never will come out. hereās to disabled queer people, neurodivergent queer people, queer systems, and mentally ill queer people. hereās to queer bipoc. hereās for middle schoolers looking for the rainbow safe space stickers on their teacherās doors. hereās to transsexuals and homosexuals and queers and fags and dykes. hereās to each stripe on the original pride flag (sex & life & healing & the sun & nature & art and magic & serenity & spirit). hereās to the homemade pride pins hiding in the bottom of a high school freshmanās backpack. hereās to the loud queer people. hereās to people who radiate queerness. hereās to people who make cishets uncomfortable. hereās to the elder queers. hereās to people in countries where being queer is outlawed. hereās to every single queer person. youāre loved & accepted & even if youāre not part of it yet somewhere thereās 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 š„ŗš„ŗš„ŗ
