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Reader. 30s. She/Her. European.

[dreamy-turquoise]

just read the most earth shattering, groundbreaking fanfiction of my life

I genuinely forgot that it was a fanfic and not a novel I was physically holding in my hands. I commented on it afterwards but honestly felt the need to share how good this fic was in a long format outside of the comment section.

Like just the way that the chapter were titled was done beautifully, I’ve seen people they to have the title be something a character says and it’s meh, but THIS! It had comedic timing and felt like it flowed, it felt like Jack Abbott himself had said it and not like it was text on a screen. Chefs kiss holy shrimp! (I’m trying to not curse in my posts much, my brother turned 13 and told me he wanted a tumblr account for his birthday a while ago. I can’t control what he reads on here but I can control was is posted on my blog yk)

ALSO the way the author wrote the sort of Y/N for the fic without it being a Y/N type of story was amazing, she’s not named but she’s a well flushed out character with personality and strengths and weaknesses. I can not express this enough but it was written so well, I’ve already told my friends that they need to read this work of art!

Anyway I know not many people follow me so not many will see this, but please go check out @apfelkernchen their blog is amazing and all their works are beautiful. Part 1 is called you stole my cart. Every chapter is amazing and feels like I’m in the fic and not just reading it, it’s that well done. Please go show the author some love, they really deserve it

Xoxo - Daph

5:30 AM, March 30th 2026

[hollowhuntress]

mini rant here, because quite frankly, i am sick of seeing discourse about shawn’s weight loss. it’s all over different platforms.

(yes, i am aware of the irony of making a post about people discussing his body negatively while technically discussing his body. the difference is that i’m not here to critique it, diagnose him, or decide what weight he should be. i’m criticizing the entitlement people feel to do exactly that.)

i just saw @unc-peepaw receive an anonymous ask, which is what prompted this. (so sorry someone came onto your account with that bullshit)

“shawn looks awful. he lost too much weight.”

he looks leaner than he did in some previous roles. that is literally all anyone can responsibly conclude from a photograph. body weight or appearance alone tells us very little about someone’s overall health, and a picture tells us even less. lighting, clothing, posture, hydration, muscle definition, and camera angle can all change how a person appears. revolutionary information, apparently.

people also seem to forget that actors often build and maintain specific physiques for specific roles.

muscle can also become harder to maintain with age because the body’s response to resistance training and dietary protein gradually becomes less efficient, and recovery may change over time. i’m not saying that is what is happening here because, unlike half of the trolls commenting about it, i do not have access to his medical records. i’m saying it is completely normal for a fifty-year-old man not to look exactly the same as he once did.

and for christ’s sake, he is fifty. not elderly. not frail. and doesn’t have to keep perfect continuity with a past version of himself.

“he’s lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time.”

if he were sick or had lost an unhealthy amount of weight, turning it into public commentary would still be cruel and completely unhelpful. concern does not require announcing that someone looks “awful,” dissecting their body, or inviting strangers to speculate about their health. if your first response to the possibility that someone may be struggling is to criticize their appearance, please do some self-reflection.

stay mad, stay mystified.

[valeron99]

Quiet strawberry morning 🍓

[lovepollution]

jack abbot + emojis

[ahsoka-in-a-hood]

Apparently some people still need to hear this so: using an 'ai checker' is still using ai. If you are feeding someone's fic to one of these checkers, you will still not be sure their fic is ai because they are not 100% accurate, but you can be 100% sure that you are using ai. For fic. Furthermore you are doing the work of an ai scraper for them. You are, personally, feeding the machine. There is no actual excuse for using an ai checker on fanfic as a hobby. YOU are the problem.

If you think a fic is ai, mute it and move on. That's it. That's all you do.

[canthaveshitingotham-crucified]

i hate it when i cant even write a poem about something because its too obvious. like in the airbnb i was at i guess it used to be a kids room cause you could see the imprint of one little glow in the dark star that had been missed and painted over in landlord white. like that's a poem already what's the point

[canthaveshitingotham-crucified]

you get it. you get the themes. i dont have time to do it justice. just look at it its on the ceiling

[brenna]

[teaboot]

[wheresmyphonemp3]

[fadingponycookiedream]

[andsorrowsend]

[werefeathers]

[feefal]

Curious pond greets butterflies

[valeron99]

He just need some sleep.

[shesaidshemight]

🥹

[bullet-prooflove]

Glimmer Fics Writer Exploitation... (Those Choose Your Own Adventure posts)

I have seen so much of this bullshit popping up in The Pitt tag that I decided to have a look into it.

Firstly I am very much against this whole fucking thing because of the generative AI aspect but I decided to look into it because I couldn't understand why someone would want to engage/put their work into it.

This is the summary of what I've found.

Last year, Glimmer put out this call to action on Linkedin:

However when I went on their page recently to look into this, there is no mention of payment at all for authors which leads me to believe they needed authors intially to kick off the launch so they could market across channels the way they have been doing.

Authors don't actually make any money at all from what I can tell.

However Glimmer makes money when readers 'daily turns' run out on the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' part - which they ensure happens very quickly because everything you say is a choice you have to click through (a turn). This keeps readers buying more 'turns' to keep playing or buying 'do overs' when they make a wrong decision.

Or you can earn them by basically marketing the fics:

Nowhere on this website could I see anything about authors earning a cut of that money despite the fact they're the ones driving people to pay out?

So it appears the company are making money off the backs of these writer folks - and then manipulating them into continuing to post their stories by promoting readers to leave comments in order to get turns. - so not genuine thoughts on the story off their own back but as a way to gain something in return that feeds into the content making machine.

Happy writers, make more stories, happy readers, buy more turns.

I also took a look at their Approved Writer Program:

And it turns out as a writer you only get a certain amount of Testing Turns per week, if you go over these you start using your regular turns which leads to... you paying for more regular turns if you want to test/read more fics... so their actually charging the authors too.

And for the author program they're basically encouraging you to market your own stories so that you can get... more testing turns and a bigger word count???

WHAT IS THE POINT? I don't see why you would willingly sign up to feed your work into a generative AI machine just to be exploited by some random company making money off your hard work while you get.... turns.

If you are a writer for them feel free to DM me and give me a little insight but for everyone else, my advice is not to take part in something so blantantly manipulative as a reader or a writer.

[whosname]

[id. A twitter post by @/Bennieeexyz Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat. Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records. My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now. Called the county clerk. Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty. Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons? Me: Yes, but he's a cat. Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county? Me: He's a legal cat. Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption. Me: He can't file anything. He has paws. Clerk: You can file on his behalf. Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat." Clerk: (pause) Check "unable to serve due to medical reasons." Me: What's the medical reason? Clerk: He's a cat. Me: That's not a medical condition. Clerk: It is if it prevents him from serving. Sent in the form. Got rejected two weeks later. "Insufficient documentation. Please provide medical professional's statement." Took the letter to my vet. Me: I need you to write that my cat can't do jury duty. Vet: Why is your cat summoned for jury duty? Me: Excellent question. No good answer. Vet: This is the weirdest request I've gotten. Me: Can you just write that he's medically unfit to serve? Vet: On what grounds? Me: He's a cat. Vet: (started typing) "Patient is unable to serve due to species-related limitations including inability to speak, read, or comprehend legal proceedings." Me: Perfect. Sent it in. Got another rejection. "Summons is mandatory. Failure to appear will result in contempt of court." My roommate thought this was hilarious. Roommate: Felix is going to jail. Me: This is serious. Roommate: Bring him to court. See what happens. Decided that was actually the only option left. Day of jury duty, put Felix in his carrier. Brought the entire paper trail of rejection letters. Checked in at the courthouse. Clerk: Name? Me: Felix Martinez. Clerk: (looked at the cat carrier) Is that Felix? Me: Yes. Clerk: (long stare) He's a cat. Me: I've been saying that for six weeks. Clerk: Why didn't you file an exemption? Me: I filed three. All rejected. Showed her the letters. She read through them, expression shifting from confusion to disbelief. Clerk: Someone rejected the veterinary documentation? Me: Twice. Clerk: (called her supervisor over) You need to see this. Supervisor read everything. Looked at Felix. Looked at me. Supervisor: How did a cat get registered to vote? Me: You tell me. Supervisor: This is a data error. Me: Took you six weeks to figure that out. They dismissed Felix immediately. Apologized for the inconvenience. Supervisor: We'll remove him from the voter registry. Me: Appreciate it. Supervisor: (pause) Out of curiosity, how would he have voted? Me: Probably whatever party supports universal treats. Got a formal apology letter a week later and a voter registration card. For me this time. Apparently I wasn't registered, but my cat was. Roommate: Felix committed voter fraud. Me: Felix committed nothing. He's innocent. Roommate: That's what they all say. Felix is sleeping on the jury summons now. Fitting end to his legal career. end id]

[starlightxraven]

Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google

Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry.

[appalachian-werewolf]

"Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry."

It fucking better.

[mrsjdavis]

Like to charge, reblog to cast?

[lurkerwithcomputer]

Like to charge, reblog to cast!

[mistydear]

historic moment for the emmys! regardless of your feelings about the nominees, sepideh moafi is the first persian woman in history to be nominated for the role of best supporting actress in a drama series! that’s a long-overdue milestone that i’m thrilled to see achieved

[sammy-bryant]

SHAWN HATOSY as SAMMY BRYANT Southland S04E08 "God's Work"

[roobydoos]

Stocking up on Pitt Pals

[mermaidrobby]

pope + text posts

[shesaidshemight]

🥺🥹🫥

[sarahmackattack]

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

[cressidascowper]

#arms #arms #arms

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