#faq.

[aureatchi]

hai….how does the fyodor lover feel about the BSD chapter…

i am obviously upset, but i will now rationally speak. i am moreso pissed that whatever left of my faith i still had in the narrative, has since proven itself as fanciful, and was smitten away with the penultimate to this division’s finale. i will be honest—i am stubborn and i will hold onto even a thread of possible resolve in the future that could satisfy at least me, but the fact is, it has become apparent that i am not alone in my complaints about this arc, or how this plot and writing has progressed since 2024.

my detailed arguments are drafted—i just thought i could answer this as a preface. regarding fyodor, i already expected his «end» would be clumsily and inadequately executed many months ago, due to factors such as: 1) the complete combination and combustion of a dozen supernatural elements, both wielded by, and simply associated with him—not only would you have to tie off the antagonist’s character, but also, all of these outside complexities that require their own careful knots to not seem “cheap” or leave plot holes. that is already a complicated design. 2) his resurrection ability (which i’ve already teased my opinions on). 3) it actually ties back into the second, but my stance on asagiri straying from fyodor’s original “presentation”, or appearance of his essence, as i like to term it. this last point is why i’ve held such a huge disappointment—it’s the handling of fyodor’s character. my beliefs were instantly confirmed upon receiving the news that bungou stray dogs is sectioned in parts, and this one was about to end. anyone could see: there was absolutely no way asagiri could sufficiently rectify fyodor’s position in two chapters (unless they were somehow, 50+ pages, each? of course that wouldn’t happen).

still, out of all the ways this inevitable event could have played out, the edifice of this chapter was highly unsatisfying to me, not only because of fyodor actually «dying», but because of how everything until now was built up for this moment, yet what actually happened appears so sloppy beside it. people might say that fyodor, as he is, deserved an «anticlimactic» death, but i am/will arguing here not that. instead, i am arguing the execution of the chapter itself as anticlimactic—there were aspects within 129 alone (independent of the greater arc/plot) that i saw had more potential (ex. fukuchi, fyodor, and their ideals—opposites of the same coin. if it was going to be fukuchi’s action in the end, its importance should have been emphasised). this flatness is something readers have dealt with for a while, and for it to not have improved at the very end is disappointing.

i’ll state the rest in my original post. it’ll focus more on fyodor, while here, i choose to give criticism to the larger plot. this is what i’d like to share for now. (i am sick. he never fails to get me with such careful words, whether he intentionally speaks in prose or something even more rare, directly from his anima.)

[ciderpointhq]

how active are you guys? also curious how welcoming you are to new members? thinking of joining !! <3

as a very grateful admin, i'm going to take any opportunity to shout out our nice little community !! as every group does, we have our slower moments, but every day at least two people are posting replies !! yesterday we had ten members posting their replies and keeping our dash moving ( all while marcy and i are busy this weekend ) !! in our discord server, we're always talking about clearing drafts and celebrating when somebody does !! plus, marcy and i love talking about friday / saturday night writes on our weekends to encourage activity on the dash and we always have members happy to join us !! as for how welcoming we are, i'm always going to say we're very welcoming !! with our group being connections based, we're always excited to see what connections are being taken, and seeing who characters are connected to right away makes it so much easier to plot !! hopefully this essay of a response persuaded you, as we'd love to see your app and have you join the fun !!

[bynattys]

hi, so sorry to be a bother! i’m just having a hard time accessing your gifs! every time i click the fc directory it just brings me to a blank tumblr page. this most definitely is a me error, but i was wondering if you could help me out?! thank you so much in advance!

hi! if you’re mobile then you won’t be able to see the page. the only work around i found until i figure out what went wrong during the coding is opening this link on safari, pressing the button beside the url, the three dots and then requesting the desktop site. though i don’t know what the equivalent would be on an android.

also, if you’re using the app then you won’t be able to see the page at all and need to go to your phone’s internet browser.

[houndpack]

Want to make it very clear that the only company I intend to keep are those who understand proship for what it is and that CSA victims are allowed to write things that depict abuse in any way, even ways that glorify or enjoy, their very REAL experiences without being subject to harassment, stalking or doxxing. If you consider yourself an antishipper (as I once did myself), I encourage you to research more about what the antiship/proship discourse actually is, listen to real victims and not just the people who raise up arms and pitch forks, and make your own, informed decision about where you stand.

It has been both the most beautiful and terrifying thing to announce myself publicly as a proshipper after I have been heavily immersed in the lies and insanity found in the antiship community and have found so much freedom and self acceptance as a CSA victim, and it blows my mind how anyone can harm real life victims over fictional victims, and still consider themselves the one in the morally right. Refusing to acknowledge that CSA leaves its victim with incredible incongruence in healthy relationships, sexual and romantic, makes you an incredibly evil person. And asserting that when that victim tries to make art that reflects their own experiences, even in a glorifying and accepting or even enjoying way, that creating that art somehow makes them the exact monster that destroyed their sense of sex and intimacy permanently and knowingly and willingly preyed on their innocence in an entirely irreparable way… that makes them the same… it is a massive slap in the face. It is so beyond words just how evil it is to say something like that to a victim of any abuse, that they are just like their abusers, when they have never done anything except write content that was meant to be read by other consenting adults.

If you do not align with this, you should not follow me and you should not interact with me. I heavily encourage you to use the block button, and curate your own experiences on tumblr dot com.

You are free to hate me, find me xyz expletive, make decisions about who I must be based on the type of literary art I’m willing to create. That’s all well within your rights.

You’re not free to harass and stalk me, and you should question why you feel the right to.

[westeroslive]

we got a few questions about the attack on highgarden and we thought it'd be best to answer everything about that wild ride all together. i will note we have diverged from what exactly happened in our original run since we are revamped and want to make it easy for new members to enjoy the lore - plus involve their muses in it if they wish! so here's what happened on westerostv summary: the nobility were gathered in highgarden as the tyrells were hosting court and celebrating the ruling lady's name day. a storm approached and a large group of smallfolk asked for shelter. since no one suspected an attack and their weapons were concealed, they weren't heavily guarded. they launched their attack in the middle of the night, catching the guards and sleeping nobles entirely unaware, which gave the smallkfolk the advantage. the one exception was the ironborn, who all escaped the attack without bad wounds (nothing beyond small scratches) and with no deaths - hence the widespread belief that they were behind the attack. you can also read the full summary here. anyone could've perished or been injured - unless you're from the islands. so if writers want their muse to have been injured, go for it! you want to bring a house that lost members during the attack? bring it on! give us the drama and angst. we've simplified the lore so the only houses currently with confirmed losses during the attack are: house tully ( lady merianne ), house lannister of lannisport ( lord heir gerion ), and house targaryen of castamere ( the former ruling lord and lady ). lord hendry tully was badly wounded. the former mistress of whispers and heir of highgarden were both almost assassinated but possibly not by the smallkfolk. FAQs

why were nobles in highgarden? the tyrells had volunteered to host court for the queen and were also celebrating ruling lady tyrell's name day.

are certain houses still grieving? absolutely! a year has passed since the attack but grief lingers. however, all houses must still obey the queen's order that calls them to king's landing.

did they find out who was behind the attack? we can't spoil possible future reveals but the small council has definitely been in their nancy drew era investigating. the surviving smallfolk who were involved in the attack were arrested and executed. however, most members of court believe the iron islands were the mastermind, hence their weakened position at court / no one wanting to ally with them or help them after the islands flooded.

how did the smallfolk succeed at injuring and unaliving so many when they aren't as skilled as noble guards and the tyrell forces? the element of surprise was key. no one suspected that a group of smallfolk asking for shelter from the storm had malicious intentions. lord tyrell had offered shelter to his people before and thought this time was no different. the guards weren't ready, thinking the night was an ordinary night. most nobles were also fast asleep when the attack happened, scattered throughout the wings of the castle, and didn't know precisely what was happening, delaying them in grabbing their weapons. they weren't organized in the face of a large, violent mob. once the nobility could restore some order, the tides were able to turn but it took time. i can't imagine i'd be at my best if i was startled from sleep and had no idea what's going on.

we hope this helps clear things up, besties, but as always, feel free to reach out if you have further questions !!

[khadijha]

would you ever make your own gif tutorial :>

I DID I DID!!!!!! it's 4 years old and i still use the exact same method (different sharpening and skills) the only difference is when you cap in avidemux, the video output should say "Mpeg4 AVC (x264)" otherwise that's what i've been doing for years<3

[smallvillecentral]

Hey, sorry if this is an annoying question, please feel free to pass - but I just wondered what you use to make your GIFS? They are such good quality 😊

this is sooo sweet, thank you! please, it's not an annoying question. personally, i make my gifs through photoshop. i'm not sure what the rest of the members use... but in my personal experience, i say it's all about finding a good quality video!