#self ship vent

[mrs-goemio]

Any other selfshippers out there who want to be active in the fandoms of their f/o’s source, but know they’d get absolutely eaten alive especially if they’re nonsharing?

[sora-rainsun]

You are everything to your F/O. Don't forget that.

[sallyofsilenthill]

"how do you process grief?"

"by running from it until it finds me in the middle of a sunny street on a beautiful day."

[mariosammylorion]

Hey so um (rant/vent)

Just yesterday night, I won’t say exactly who but I saw someone use the F/O tag to promote their selfship, which would normally be fine, except that it was an RPF selfship with someone who had…extremely morally objectionable views, especially with Tumblr folk. IYKYK. I still can’t tell if it’s ragebait or not, but either way it just made me (and probably others) extremely uncomfortable, even if it is kinda funny.

So, I’d like to remind everyone that RPF/parasocial selfshippers are not welcome on this blog. There is a very clear difference with fictional characters and real people. Fictional characters aren’t real. So they’re pretty much your personal playground to do anything you want with them within reason, and there’s almost no risk. But real people? These are real people with real emotions, and you’re selfshipping with them without their knowledge or consent? It’s pretty much stalking at that point. Not to mention it has real-world consequences, even not just selfshipping. Just…I can’t explain it, but RPF is just…icky. And I want nothing to do with it or with anyone doing it.

I love this community and I love engaging with it, but…some people in it genuinely need help. I don’t care if it’s ragebait at this point.

Rant over.

[kruxband]

when your f/o is unpopular but has a strangely large number of selfshippers so you have to choose between blocking "doubles" for your own sake or being able to see like 75% of your f/o's fanart 💔💔

[staticshipstation]

❤️Stepping away from the Self Ship (For now)

I've been going through a lot recently. My great grandmother recently has passed. There's shit going on with my brother in law. a lot has been happening. Self Shipping has been my anchor through out all this chaos, it truly has.

But with that in mind, self shipping has also caused me a lot of grief. My Amy Rose self ship (as many have seen) has been accused of being proship. Something I see as super serious. I've even been equated to being a lolicon. Honestly it all really hurts. I'm really hurt. Because not only have I spoken out against pro-shippers but because Amy Rose is an age ambiguous character.

Amy Rose has genuinely been a huge comfort through these hard times. I adore her a lot.

But for my own sake, I can't keep doing this in public if it means others are going to read the worst case for my yumeship. I can't carry any more of that baggage. Once again. I'm sorry.

All I ask is that everyone take care of themselves while I'm away. I care about so many people and I want them all to be cared for.❤️

[what-the-cap-dude]

To have a dad tonight.

To just be able to stumble into Steve's room with the stupid plushie (I don't really think he's stupid) I have of him in my hand and I can just say "I need you right now." And he could be doing anything and he would drop it and hold me for a while.

I could lay my head on his lap or something and he would turn on one of those movies in black and white where everyone has the funny transatlantic accents. He would run his fingers through my hair and talk about nothing and I could just fall asleep.

I don't have to save the world or his world or anyone else's world. I can just lay in my dad's lap and watch a movie because that's all kids like me should be worrying about and dad will handle the rest. I can rest because my dad will handle the rest.

[crybaby-selfships]

sometimes i do feel a little less than for self shipping with so many characters. like “clearly im not really in love with any of my f/o’s because theres just so many of them.” i do sometimes wish i could just pick one and be devoted to them and only them, then maybe id truly love them right. but i dont know theres so much of me to go around so why wouldn’t i have so much love to give so many f/o’s too. just because i love all of them doesnt mean i dont truly love them ans it doesn’t mean that people who only love them somehow love my f/o in a “better” or “right” way that i dont.