#herearedragons speaks

[herearedragons]

the ai chatbot ads have moved on from fictional characters and are now straight up saying You Should Replace Your Friends With This App Because It Replies Fast

what the fuck .

to anyone who might need to hear this, I would rather wait for weeks/months/years to hear from you or even literally be ghosted forever that do whatever that is and that's the Correct Response in this scenario. you do not owe anyone fast replies you do not owe anyone replies Ever.

additionally. it sucks to not hear back from someone you wanted to talk to. it can be annoying to have to wait for a reply. but talking to people isn't a commodity, it's not content, it's not a product, and sometimes it doesn't happen or it happens differently from the way you wanted it to. and that's ok. you can try again with the same person, and if they straight up tell you they don't want to talk or you decide you don't vibe with it actually, you can try again with someone else. and the good thing is you get literally as many tries as you want because oh my god there are so many people on the internet.

[herearedragons]

in Fallen London you can experience many fantastical scenarios, such as "making a living writing short stories" and "having five free evenings a week"

[herearedragons]

day one of having an oc: this is my detective! they're handsome and sad :)

day 170 of having an oc: I've been pondering the detective's clinical depression

[herearedragons]

I love you ocs with hard limits. I love you characters with principles or traumas or desires so intrinsic to who they are that if you take that away they're not the same person anymore. I love you ocs that just can't, won't do certain things and even you the writer can't force them to. I love you ocs who derail the plot or stop it in its tracks and force me to rethink my approach because their actions in response to That One Thing are non-negotiable. I love you ocs with hard limits, you may be difficult to write around or maneuver into a specific plot point but you feel all the more alive because of it

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I'm going to lose it is that why they're called Fingerkings

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"despite everything, it's still you" -> "after everything, it's finally you". is that anything

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"character forced to relive a Trauma Scenario but this time it works out better, whether because they've grown and are now strong/smart/determined/etc enough to find a way out or because they're no longer alone and someone comes to save them where originally no one did" unfortunately trope of all time to me. I will put it in Every storyline if I can. it's just that good

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experiencing attraction/affection outside of the romantic/sexual spectrum deeply funny sometimes because like. there is no ready Word to explain what's going on with me. I feel like I'm trying to describe shrimp colors