Everything burns

21 ~ Xe/He ~ I reblog nsfw/shipping and don't use tags, you have been warned

[doitbuckley]

you can tell a character is loved when their fans constantly wish immense physical and psychological harm on them

[libraford]

Googled something about quick hydration and it suggested big jug of water, couple tbsp pickle juice, dash of lime juice.

Its surprisingly tasty????

[libraford]

Pleased to report that after a day of this i am not longer craving caper brine and my mouth is not dry as usual. There's some good suggestions in the notes too that I want to try.

-ancient roman posca: water, red or white wine vinegar, honey, salt, herbs (coriander, mint, thyme)

-switchel: water, ginger, vinegar, sweetener, lemon, salt

-ayran: yogurt, water, salt, mint

-Agua pepino: water, cucumbers, lime, sugar, optional mint.

[libraford]

I have been reminded of:

-shrub: vinegar, sida water, elderberry (or other berry), sugar.

[libraford]

I have now been informed of

-sekanjabin: honey, vinegar, mint, water.

[libraford]

"Wow, I wonder why this post was popular this week."

-sees the reports of the heatwave in Europe-

"... ah."

[dogweedanddeathcaps-deactivated]

masterlist of resources for writing disabled/chronically ill/neurodiverse characters

Disclaimer: I do not have every condition listed here (though I do have quite a few). I have verified as much as I could that each resource is a good source of information. If any of these is misleading or wrong in any way PLEASE let me know. I will fix it accordingly.

Wanting to branch into writing more diverse characters? Wanting to include representation for those who are neurodivergent, disabled, or chronically ill? The first step to branching out is to research the various conditions/diseases/disorders your character could have. You also need to research what day to day life would be like for them. These links should provide a starting base of information in writing and portraying these characters:

Resources for writing/handling a chronically ill character:

4 tips for writing a chronically ill character

Writing about a chronically ill character

Spoon Theory

Writing about chronic illness (many different chapters about it)

Writing a character with Chronic Pain

Treating disabled people like humans

Trauma and chronic illness

Talking to disabled people about their disabilities

Spoon Theory Graphic

Executive Dysfunction

Chronic Pain First Aid Kit

How Hogwarts A Mystery can be used to describe spoon theory

Why you should never say “but you don’t look sick!”

Writing disabled characters

Writing a neurodiverse character

What it means to be neurodiverse

An interview about a neurodiverse character and author

Resources for learning more about various chronic illnesses/neurodiversity:

Mental illnesses/Neurological Disorders:

depression

anxiety

post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

bipolar disorder

ADHD

obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

boderline personality disorder (BPD) / more resources

eating disorders / more resources

Cushings

autism

Tourettes

Epilepsy

Dyspraxia / more resources / more resources

Autoimmune Diseases:

rheumatoid arthritis

type 1 diabetes

lupus / more references

inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Graves’ disease

Hormonal/Reproductive Disorders *these disorders are not only women’s health issues. trans men and non-binary indiviudals can suffer from them as well. please do not refer to them as solely women’s health issues*:

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) / more information /

Adenomyosis

Endometriosis

Gastrointestinal Conditions:

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Barrett’s esophagus

Celiac Disease

Skin Conditions:

Rosacea / more resources

Eczema / more resources

Psoriasis / more resources

Various other illnesses/conditions:

Ehler-Danlos Syndrome

B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia

Type 2 Diabetes

Iron deficiency anemia

Chronic migraines

Arthritis

Fibromyalgia

Recommended places to look for more information on your own:

The Mighty

PBS list of resources

PCOS awareness association

Right here on tumblr. there are tons of posts under tags related to the topics as well as the “#chronically ill” tag and “#spoonie” tag

Try and find either government websites or websites that belong to the specific research groups for those conditions

Psychiatry journals/texts

Reach out to those you know with a chronic illness (but ALWAYS be sure to ask if it is okay. for some people talking about their illnesses is traumatizing and personal. others (like me) are okay with it!

If there are illnesses not here that you would like represented, let me know! I plan on keeping this updated and continuing adding to it. Every link should take you directly to the source/post.

Remember, a lot of these are more common than you think. there will always be someone out there who feels represented by a character with one of these conditions/disorders/diseases. this kind of representation helps normalize the idea that it is okay to exist as a neurodivergent, chronically ill, or disabled person. you are allowed to have adventures and live a happy life.

[thethirdromana]

Putting the term "Catholic guilt" on a high shelf where fandom can't reach it until everyone learns how to identify characters who are very very clearly coded as Protestant.

[queer-crows-nightmare]

[dinovelvet]

[sharkinablanket]

[thefoolishkat]

and they are the bestest of friends

[dogpuppy]

Hm ok what the fuck is this thing

[hotvampireadjacent]

That’s a grub form the Earth

[human-pet-they]

COME ONNN

[human-pet-they]

who is dick grayson

[punkitt-is-here]

this duck LOVES pink drink

[punkryuki]

[caprart1]

i DO believe that a good writer can make mischaracterization work. oh there's a character who doesn't normally cry? figure it out!! disect the character. make the situation cryable for them. make that character cry ugly tears even if it goes against their very nature. YOU CAN MAKE IT WORK!!!

[amyrosedefensesquad]

A great piece of advice I've seen is "Don't fixate about what the character would never do. Think about the circumstances that would drive them to do this, even if they wouldn't normally."

[ficsinhistory]

Best advice ever!

[cottoncandylesbo]

i like it when people compliment me. i like it... when people like me. (looks around to make sure nobody is about to shoot me)

[flythesail]

[evilsanlang]

it's okay if you as a lesbian want to fuck the straight blonde popstar but you can't be pretending she's a lesbian too girl at least make it a lesbian corruption kink or some shit

[evilsanlang]

"taylor swift is a lesbian" check your house for mold

"I can fuck the heterosexuality out of sabrina carpenter" questionable taste, but much more respectable

[twentybrokenipodclassics]

[anony-phangirl]

It happened

[asquared-ohgodnotthehorrors]

[limbel]

we have to thank our brave soldiers in fandom who write gen fics. we have to thank our brave soldiers in fandom who write character studies and stories with no focus on romance or sex. we have to get on our knees and thank the brave soldiers in fandom who write about minor characters and friendship and family with no focus on romance or sex. i know it’s hard to care about characters in a world that seems to only revolve around ships but i see you. and i love you

[riverlarking]

i love clicking on somebody’s ao3 profile and seeing the most nonsensical collection of fandoms. like yess let's live a thousand lifetimes

[ainecdote-remade-deactivated202]

tired of cannibalism as a metaphor for love or sex. can we get into cannibalism as a metaphor for colonization.

[sloppity-bilepiper]

1. Europeans using Egyptian mummies as medicine

2. The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism Within US Slave Culture by Vincent Woodard

3. "Abolitionists turned the tables on Europeans by accusing them of being cannibals when they ate sugar tainted with the flesh and blood of slaves."

4. Zombies (which I would class as cannibals, since they were human and need to eat humans to live) have a root in Haitian folklore and represented enslavement.

[vintagedean]

adding that, if you can find it, cannibal culture by deborah root is about exactly this. the way the white western world is a hungry, destructive force that cannibalizes non-white cultures and creates wealth and status through the cannibal colonization of those cultures.

here's the intro

i almost think there's an essay in bell hooks' black looks about this too? yes! just checked, there's an essay called "eating the other"

[errorryx]

the wider fandom really needs to sit down and think about who the minecraft youtuber boundary panopticon benefits. how does this make for a good fandom community dynamic. when your streamer is actively encouraging you to find boundary breakers and snitch on them to do... what exactly. what's the end goal. are we really going to let them decide for us that fandom is for the creators to exclusively see things they like and not for us to play toys in peace. like yes the fault belongs to them for setting these ridiculous fucking rules and expecting everyone to follow along. but you are actively enabling this behavior by lending boundary culture legitimacy. they would not have the audacity to say shit about spying on boundary breakers live on stream if their chat wasn't full of people going yasss king kill those weird fans who don't bend to your every whim. it's not as if the only option is to become a sycophant to remain in good standing. you can choose to express dissent, or even simply not add your voice to the hundreds already telling the streamer it's ok to go on a weird moral crusade.

[arra-tech]

"Xyz isn't a political movement, its an aesthetic trend"

Aesthetic trends can be political movements.

You just have to be smart enough to understand what is being said through the aesthetics.

Too many of you are unable to do even basic media analysis, that is why you fail to see aesthetic movements as political.