Dragons, and whatever else

I'm Tanadin, writer and DM. I'm a nerd and like dragons, wizards, VTM, and D&D a bit too much. I write mostly fantasy with some sci-fi thrown in. That fanfic writer that loves talking to readers in the comments that everyone warns you about. Generally willing to chat, just toss me a message. Too old to do anything that isn't self-indulgent, cringe is dead, do what you love. He/him, adult.

[tanadin]

A million years deep into Tumblr and I'm finally making a pinned post for my main.

I'm Tanadin (he/him). This is my main blog where I reblog literally anything that strikes my fancy. I try to tag fandoms so if I'm into something you find annoying, you can usually blacklist it, or if I'm into something you like, you can go through my curated reblogs about it, which I'm told some of my friends do. I don't make a ton of personal posts and so if you want to know more about me, you need to pick that up from the bullshit I leave in the tags of posts and my once-every-year-or-two personal post. Or you can reach out and talk to me directly. I don't bite but you do need to give me an actual conversation opener, not just "hi." Please, like, indicate a shared interest or something.

I like speculative fiction and write both fanfiction and original fiction. My AO3 is here but I'll warn you, I mostly write World of Warcraft fanfic (primarily Raventrust) with a few other things sprinkled on top. My original fiction is largely not available to read online at this time but I'm working on it. I enjoy TTRPGs with my friends, which usually consists of VTM, D&D, and Pathfinder. If you see me put weird posts into my VTM tag, it's because of the insane chronicle that I run. Not sorry. ✌️

I don't really participate in discourse because I have better things to do than argue on the internet. I really just want to talk to fun people online and make friends. I don't want to get into public slap fights with strangers. I just don't find it fun.

I have a Flight Rising sideblog at @tanadin-fr. Other interests of mine include VTM, WoW, Elder Scrolls, Minecraft, Fallout, Digimon, and several armfuls of other things.

[hydrattan]

I was feeling agitated and artblocked yesterday so I decided to give my brain a rest by watching TV and then the next thing I knew these were in front of me

[thememedaddy]

[suncaptor]

linked tree (includes options to donate to Ghanaian projects)

petition to show support

[orteil42]

given the current climate this pride especially i feel i must mention that i love my trans friends, i stand with trans people in the fight against transphobic legislation and those who would enforce it, and this blog is not a good place for you to be if you do not vibe with that

[decompose1]

neovaginas can get wet naturally

a neophallus can get erect with an implant (this will either be a bendable rod or a device that inflates with saline at the press of a button, usually in the testicles)

both can feel sexual pleasure and experience orgasm

most neovaginas will be able to tolerate larger insertions with enough dilating/training

the nerves in neophalluses take a while to regrow but it is incredibly rare to experience no sexual nerve growth

both can look and feel "normal" if that's what you want, just take good care of your scars and look at your surgeons' results portfolio (and don't be afraid to be picky! its your genitals, you get to decide!)

in fact it's possible for many people to stealth and for their sexual partners to never know. even for phallo, some people with natal penises have erectile implants too, ED is common. neocaginas are often indistinguishable from natal vaginas

many surgeons are starting to offer preservation options for patients who want a more mixed look/don't want to lose what they have

YOU HAVE OPTIONS! demystify bottom surgery

[teratomat]

[harbinger-of-silly]

All gays will go to hellsite

[king-of-oreo]

What if in hellsite but not gay

[punky-beaver-offical]

[king-of-oreo]

NO!

[avhira]

[hellsitegenetics]

String identified: A ga g t t at t t t ga T tag g a Ag agag Acctac ! T tag g a Ag agag Acctac

Closest match: Psylliodes chrysocephala genome assembly, chromosome: 4 Common name: Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle

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[graveexcitement]

[kebbopulos]

[spaghettihell]

[rappersdoingnormalshit-blog]

[st3fan00]

Why Wayne got socks in the jacuzzi

[whitegirlsaintshit]

those are his hooves you bitch

[liarsblade]

Fanfiction is cool because you get to learn what other people's parents taught them the hymen is like

[liarsblade]

I know that I had somewhat unusually comprehensive sex ed but it still surprises me every time I'm reminded that some people genuinely think that losing your virginity is a capri sun kind of situation.

[star-mom-selkie]

happy pride month

[what-even-is-thiss]

You know the first time I properly played Skyrim and I found Meridia’s beacon I was dazzled. Wow, a magic orb and a voice from the heavens telling me to cleanse a temple. Well this Meridia lady seems like a pretty important goddess so I think I’ll do this quest immediately. And wow there’s unique enemies this is a cool. And a flaming sword.

Now though that I’ve played Skyrim more and know more about Meridia as a character my reaction is more like “ugh, this bitch again”

[what-even-is-thiss]

I don’t care about your damn temple, Meridia. Stop trying to steal peoples free will.

[1kit]

I’ve stopped even picking the damn thing up.

[what-even-is-thiss]

A new hand touches the beacon. Listen. Hear me and obey. A foul darkness has seeped into my temple. A darkness that you will destroy. Return my beacon to Mount Kilkreath. And I will make you the instrument of my cleansing light.

[itsalwaysdark]

you have to be careful reading too many things that are good/smart/well-written bc then you encounter something that isnt and you get confused like ? why didnt they just make this good ? were they stupid

[sheryl-the-kestrel]

I haven't draw stained glass pictures in a while.

time to fix that

[inkskinned]

Every day I handle more money than I will ever make. Every day.

At the start of my employment, my boss showed me videos of people stealing, and we both had a chuckle about it. How silly they were! There was a camera overhead, and it’s not to watch the shoppers. See, we can’t actually stop shoplifters. They get away with it maybe nine out of ten times. But we, who are watched and tallied and witnessed? We are always caught.

At first it was hard to hold one hundred dollars bills. An amount I had never seen before. An amount that didn’t exist in my household. It’s normal now. Here is something that is not for me.

“What the hell, I’ll take another,” says the man, pondering our 200 dollar watches. What the hell. Total comes to 580 and not even a flinch in his face. I have been working for 11 hours today and made only 110 dollars. It will go to my rent. Today I work for free, it feels. When I get my check, I will have 35 dollars left for food and saving.

The six hundreds he hands me go into the cash register. For a moment, I imagine having money. Then I put it away, counting out his change.

I know for a fact we sell our products for double what they are worth. That I could be making commission. That they could hand me those 580 dollars and change my life and not even mark the difference in their checkbooks. He’s not the only sale they make today, but I am the reason they made it. He’s not the only one spending 600 dollars, but if I hadn’t spent two hours with him telling me about his life, he wouldn’t have spent any. I go home. I don’t own a watch.

I have watched and rewatched a video on how to make salmon four ways. My shopping list is always the same. Pasta. Rice. Tuna. If I can afford butter it was a good week. I dream of the world I will never walk in, where I can throw the best fish fillet in the cart with a shrug. I hold hundreds in my hand and look up at the camera. I put them under the cash drawer.

I go to work. I scrap together my savings. I eat my bowl of rice slowly. My manager takes a paid week off from work just for his birthday. He owns a yacht. 

I’m not worth the cost of a watch.

[inkskinned]

i wrote this while i was working at orlando’s walt disney world parks.

i was part of their college program. i moved to the state for it. they legally owned the building i was living in and still charged me rent. i ostensibly was being charged to work for them. it was a 2 bedroom apartment and they placed 6 adult women in it in forced triples.

as many as one in ten disney employees have experienced homelessness while working for the company. despite huge efforts to unionize, strike, or otherwise demand fair treatment; disney has refused to increase employee quality of life.

disney admits publicly that a good portion of their success is because the employees (“cast members”) are dedicated, passionate, and selfless. this is never reflected in pay. even “face” characters (ie those that are princesses etc) make barely above a minimum wage.

at the time that i worked there, i made $8.50 an hour. at one point i was asked to create a human shield around a bag because a bomb dog had alerted to it. for eight fucking dollars an hour.

i now work a very cushy office job. i have bought the salmon and cooked it all four ways.

i go to the store. i am nice to the person behind the counter. she looks up at the camera while she counts out my change. there is nothing fundamentally different about her and i.

we are both worth more than the watch, anyway.

[creatingblackcharacters]

Remember when Lil Nas X beautifully explored his sexuality, seduced and killed the devil to the banger of all time, and instead of cheering on this openly gay and proud Black artist for his artistry and fighting back against respectability politics, suddenly said respectability politics was all the Queerest Place on the Internet cared about? Hm. Wonder what happened there.

Anyway I miss him and hope he's doing better with his mental health 🙏🏾

[boneliness]

a trap song with the rapper growing increasingly concerned about all the gun sound effects in the music 

[boneliness]