#strangie

[yaboylevi]

(373938th try for the 1st part of the ask lol) Tbh I think these people haven't even paid attention in the anime either at all. Like, even in the anime, he "calms down" during S1 but keeps being an emotional boy (and for understandable reasons). It wouldn't surprise me if these people thought that being emotional = being aggressive, as nowadays people have less and less empathy. =_=) Also he - (1/2)

- is not the only character who acted irrationally at some point in the story. For the life of me, I don't understand why the Eren bashing continues when he really doesn't deserve it. Tbh he's way closer to Shinji than, say, Naruto. (2/2)

I think this ask was in reference to this post.

I know you brought that comparison up with good intentions, but considering how MUCH HATE Shinji got for decades for being emotional and "irrational" when put in extremely stressing and traumatizing situations, especially considering his upbringing, well... I'm not sure people have changed that much, when approaching real individuals or fictional characters with mental health issues. Just look at people making fun of Eren all the time, when he cries, when he fails, when he is justifiably angry, whenever he opens his mouth or show an emotion really. Now it's become a problem that he doesn't show his feelings, though, how funny. 😪

Just look at all those people excusing every character's shitty behavior when they're adults, because of their traumas as children, EXCEPT FOR EREN AND ZEKE. When I see people say that the Yeagers get an exceptionally bad treatment from the fandom, I just have to agree. And no, it isn't only about the current arc, when it comes to Eren. The number of heartless (and quite stupid) takes on Eren during any of his most stressful and painful moments is disgusting.

As for the anime, S1&2 explored Eren's trauma well enough, but S3, the part in the manga where it is explored 500% more in details, was extremely rushed and glossed over/didn't really capture how much strain Eren was constantly under, imo. So I can understand if anime onlys see Eren differently. It's when manga readers say shit like that that I have to raise an eyebrow, maybe two.

[sugarplum-senpai]

strangie reblogged your link and added: “Magpie by sugarplumsenpai | Chapter 9: Questions”

Such an adorable chapter ;_; (I really don’t know how Eren is gonna keep up with these headaches for a few more days T_T)

Thank you so much, Strangie! I’m so glad you enjoyed the update. Yeah, his headaches are really bad, but at least they’re better than the day before and he doesn’t have to listen to Claudio all day long. You’ll see how he’ll cope with the symptoms over the next days. <3 

Happy Christmas to you, and thank you for loving my story. <3 

[sugarplum-senpai]

strangie reblogged your link and added: “Magpie by sugarplumsenpai | Chapter 3: Cake”

Kudos to Levi for keeping up with all these people ! xD

Again, another great chapter from you @sugarplum-senpai (that somehow made me hungry for cake). Hope you’re doing well :3

I received this note after a long and draining day and it brightened my evening so much. Thank you! 

Kudos to Levi indeed. I had lots of fun writing this chapter. Lots of struggles too to get it right, but all the work was so worth it, and I’m really proud of the outcome. :) It makes me so happy to read you enjoyed the update this much again. 

I send you lots of smiles and a big fat hug, Strangie. I hope you got that piece of cake you deserve <3

[sugarplum-senpai]

Hello :) Sorry to bother you, but do you have any tumblr recs for nice fanarts/fanfics ? I need a little more positivity on my dash. Thank you so much ^o^

Hello Strangie, my lovely friend! Please don’t hesitate to message me whenever you feel like it. I’m always happy to hear from you and I hope you are well.

Oh, positivity. Yes, please, I need it so much as well these days. I hope I interpret it right that you mainly ask for snk / Ereri blogs. Of course I’ve got some recs for you. <3

Fanart: 

@dreamxxdream is my absolute fave. Nadine is amazing, her gorgeous art is life itself to me and she always—honestly always—gives me a happy, warm smile whenever she posts something new. Just look at this, for example. <3 Isn’t it simply beautiful? I love that Nadine refrains from getting involved with anything negative, so yes. Lots and lots of wonderful positivity and happy-warm fuzzy feelings here. And she is such a kind, amazing person too. I even have a special tag for her gorgeous art. 

One of my personal faves for art reblogs is @levi-addicted. Whenever I feel I’m in need for Levi stuff of any kind…I go and visit that blog. 

And if you need more art: @bev-nap, @lolakasa, @omattttsu, @blauerozen, @roredwarrior3 I love all of them. 

Fanfic:

Okay, I could talk about or with other writers for hours and hours, but I’ll try to keep it short. 

If you look for writers’s blogs in particular I highly recommend @appleapplepeach. Her stories are like rain on a hot summer’s day and a blanket during a cold and grey winter at the same time. Everything I know about writing fic I learnt from her. And, okay you got me, from @mongoose-bite as well. <3 

@porcelain-blue​. Everything by her is brilliant and she’s got such a talent. She writes, she draws gorgeous art too—she even writes poetry. And every time I read her stories it’s…I don’t even have words. Just brilliant. 

@bfketh has the most tooth-rottingly sweet AU fluff ever, that will ruin you for nearly everything else. @perksofbeingawaifu writes gorgeous and dynamic fic and is such a wonderfully supportive person. And @zhedang…don’t even get me started on Zhedang, okay? I love his stories to pieces! <3 Simply beautiful. 

And did I already mention Crunchy? ;) His Ereri stories are my personal Kryptonite. And yes, I even have a tag for that. 

Pure positivity and smiles from merely looking at your dashboard you always get from @milleandra-nebula and @crying-abt-fictional-people​. Millie is a wonderfully positive person. Her stories make me feel all warm and fuzzy, and she is an absolute blessing who not only delights us with her fics but also with cat gifs and other lovely things on her blog. And Ellie is the most precious bean ever and deserves all our love. Cats and fluff and lots of Eren appreciation. What more do we need?

@raindrop-rouge and @erenbaegerr are like sunshine in my life. No words I have could describe it so I won’t even try. And @fourletterwordsstartingwithl is such an amazing mutual as well. 

SnK positivity in general:

Snk positivity in general you can find here @snkpositivity. I love what they do for this fandom.

For Ereri in particular @aurieackerman and her @ereri blog are almost essential to me. Bless Aurie for being this lovely!

And then there is our one and only Tessa @pureren with her amazing sad days tag. Such a wonderful person and such a gift to this fandom!

Happy thoughts & positivity in general:

Generally, I would recommend you to go through my fic rec list or my gloomy day rec list for fics. I also have a daily floof tag for pictures and videos of our (more or less) furry companions. And I have a heart tag for everything that I love most. Animal pictures, fics, fanart,…you name it. It’s on there. 

[sugarplum-senpai]

strangie hat deinen Link gerebloggt:Nuthatch by sugarplumsenpai | Chapter 1

YESSSSS **partying hard**Levi has this sort of melancholia that I relate to on such a personal level. (;A;)

*hugs you* Thank you so much, Strangie! 

Yay, I’m so glad you’re so happy about the update. I can relate too and this time he made me cry so hard during writing. Ugly sobbing all over the place if I’m honest. But working on the Sparrow revision at least makes me able to make him happy in the end. :’) 

Have so much fun reading. And again: Thank you so much! <3

[sugarplum-senpai]

strangie replied to your link “Magpie by sugarplumsenpai | Chapter 12: Briar”

This is so good T_T The plot thickens. But it seems like sth is coming. Idk, just a feeling :)

Thank you so much, Strangie. Yes, the plot thickens and maybe something is coming? Maybe? Who knows… ;) 

I’m glad to keep you this intrigued with my story. Thank you so much for reading!

[sugarplum-senpai]

strangie reblogged your link and added: “Magpie by sugarplumsenpai | Chapter 1: December 26th”

Aaaaaaah MY FEEEEELS ;_; (….Eren T_T)

Strangie! <3 OMG, you’re so quick with reading again. I am honoured. Please have a big fat hug!

Yes, you’ll need tissues during reading this story, but I promise you the atmosphere of the verse as you know it from the previous story parts will remain. 

[sugarplum-senpai]

Coincidentally I'm moving in a flat that needs some work and redecorating and Nuthatch is helping a lot to cope with the induced stress ;_;) so thank you. And I'm sorry for not commenting on your latest chapters. (PS : Eren is adorable.)

Aww, Strangie! 

Thank you so much for this kind message of yours! No need to apologise. It sounds like you are having a lot to cope with these days and life definitely comes before fandom. Always. I hope that you’re alright though and that the worst stress will be over soon. 

Your note about having to renovate and redecorate made me smile. :) It’s lovely to hear that it reminds you of Nuthatch and that it actually helps you to cope with everything makes me extremely happy to hear. It’s what stories initially are supposed to do in my eyes, so this is not only sweet to hear, but an amazing compliment to me personally as well. So again: Thank you so much! 

And aw! Yes, Eren. He made me “swoon” with Levi as I wrote him. I’m happy to hear you find him adorable as well. He’s such a powerful character. He always sweeps me off my feet when I write him. I love it! 

Again, I hope the stress will be over for you soon and am happy that I can help somehow with it, though I can’t actually be there to help in person. 

I wish you a good week and send you all my hugs! And I hope you will love the new flat as soon as you’re settled in. Moving to new places is always so exciting! <3