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fivveweeks · 1 year

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my self-indulgent hc for Brassius is that he commissions and supports other artists wholeheartedly and tips them extras without hesitation. I like to think he grew up sorta lower-middle class and only became rich and famous in his 30s so he completely understands the difficulties of baby artists or just straight up the struggles of starting out in this industry. fr he’s been through the combination of chronic illness + depression + stress in his early career days so he definitely understands???

Literally; Oh, what a lovely sunflora you painted earlier during your tour of the sunflora daycare, how much would you be willing to part it for? $50? Oh dear LORD no here is a $600 cheque plus a $200 tip, take it I will not accept refunds I’ll be hanging this painting up in my studio later.

Or some kid on poketwitter drew him as a sudowodo or sunkern for fun and the next thing you know theres 10k likes bc the offical account of the Artazon Gym has retweeted your doodle and had @ you with: “absolutely lovely work! do you take commissions? please send a dm request over so we may discuss the details!” (And then he commissions two fullbodies of him and hassel as pokemons)

#chatter #pokemon sv #hello I am in brassius hell now #as someone who used to work in the creative industry #brassius is living the ideal rich artist dream rn which is he gets to throw money to support baby artists #all entry fees to his art exhibitions are free to the locals and kids #look I just…. i like the idea of brassius being eccentric and weird w a resting bitch face #and can be rude or blunt at times #but he is kind #like so so kind #sorry hassel I’m wooing ur scrunkly bf now

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bylertruther · 11 months

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those mike pov fics that really actually show the difference between mike and will's exterior behavior in the sense that mike sees and knows that will is less "tough" and "masculine" than him, but he doesn't think anything negative of it at all and is trying to break through to will who is trying to hide that bc he feels shame or embarrassment for it..... they jus hit different .

and when will sees that mike won't judge him for his sensitivity and that he actually loves that about him? that mike doesn't view him as any less of a man or view it as abnormal? and so he comes out of his shell and becomes so much more vibrant? bro im tearing up just thinking abt it like—

AND WHEN THAT IN TURN MAKES MIKE COME OUT OF HIS SHELL, TOO, AND BECOME MORE EXPRESSIVE AND VULNERABLE?! GODDDDDDDDD

#AUGH........... IT'S JUS SO GOOD...........#no one is one thing all the time but they do have a clear difference to them they aren't the same character replicated #and it's just so NICE to see that in fanfiction it's so satisfying to watch those personalities come together #please lord let mike be a bitch and blunt and rude -> mean at times etc etc he can be soft yes but that #is made so much more .... impactful by the fact that that ISN'T how he presents himself to everyone or most often it's a side of him that #you have to Earn !!#and will omggggggggg he's a shy little thing. compare how he acts with jon vs mike vs the party vs other figures .#he becomes more silly n snippy when he's comfortable with you and if he isnt on stable ground currently then he zips it all up n its when u #*ur on good terms again tht it comes back out etc etc like #these guys have layers. and they're so satisfying to watch come together #giving these characters a big fat kiss on the forehead bc i love them so much theyre jus so . Perfect

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hella1975 · 1 year

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my flatmate took one look at me and gave me her humidifier lmao

#all three of us have very abrasive love languages like there is NO verbal love to speak of #and I can’t remember the last time I hugged either of them #which having THREE of us ALL being very blunt and rough around the edges when it comes to affection can be bad at times #bc like sometimes you do just need someone soft who can shamelessly express love etc #but it’s also very funny when we DO express love bc it’s always so rude and clumsy but I always know exactly what they’re doing #BECAUSE we’re so similar #so like I literally walked through the door and my flatmates happened to be chatting in the hallway #and the one literally just heard my voice and I think I coughed or something #and she immediately clocked that I was ill (and must have somehow clocked that it was worse than when I left bc I’ve been ill for WEEKS #and she’s not once offered this the bitch) and she goes #‘nah I’m not having that take my humidifier’ making out she’s doing it for herself like #and I was like ohhhh you loooovvveeee me #it was just a cute lil thing to immediately be met with when I walked in #esp bc travelling when sick is a MISERABLE experience #hella goes to uni

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look-at-the-stars-tonight · 2 months

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i still can't get over my roommate implying i was autistic and my friend pulling out her phone to show me the "i'm like if a beautiful woman was an autistic little boy" meme that she'd been saving for the occasion someone acknowledged it

#HELLO #guys i try so hard to be normal how the fuck are people noticing #ALSO WHY ARE THEY ACKNOWLEDGING IT #my other friend who is actually diagnosed with autism is also such a little bitch about this #if i flinch at noises or say something a lil too blunt he pulls me aside and goes 'are u having a tism moment' cause he's terminally online #just the audacity of people to point out that ur being weird when ur being weird. HELLO RUDE #my roommate and i had a long convo about this because she's Implied this multiple times #and the first time she said it in front of people. after we went home i was like 'do u really think im autistic'#and she went 'well you know i think it's a spectrum and you're def on it but also i know lots of autistic people who have happy lives!'#and girl what the FUCK. why are u so comfortable talking to me like that #i just got very very agitated because someone's phone was ringing for a whole fucking min and they were just ignoring it. what's WRONG WITH #HER. and im allowed to have sensory issues without it being autism ok shut the fuck up #anyways. i truly don't know how im supposed to react if someone says something like this. because a. im not diagnosed #b. people are far too comfortable armchair diagnosing me. like im not Trying to be different from what's socially acceptable leave me alone #c. but i also don't want to make a big deal about it because they're just jokign around but also the joke is that im constantly weird #can someone tell me how im supposed to react to this #honestly im kinda scared to post this on the autism website.#please don't be too mean to me

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toytulini · 10 months

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does anyone know, is, is fucking UPS striking or not. can i apply to them without being a scab or is that scab behavior. maybe im stupid but im really struggling to figure this out genuinely.

#toy txt post #$20 an hour for a job i used to do and be really good at with part time hours i fucking miss please god?#but if its scabbery then i dont want to. i have looked up the local teamsters chapter and it feels Inconclusive.#maybe im just stupid idk! but on the local chapter website they literally link to the ups application #but on their fb theres pics of them practice picketing? i dont know what that means. can i quit my job and apply or not.#i guess i could Email Someone but like thats very stressful dear god #trying to avoid that #also i feel like my question is blunt and rude and i dont have the brain rn to try to make it Nice and Polite

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frazzledazzlin · 1 year

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hope u guys don't mind me being a little queer sometimes and talking to myself in the tags, it helps clear my head since people can filter out rant posts easily

#bc i had not used this place in a while until late 2022 ive absolutely forgotten if i used to talk to myself in tags here before or not #i say this bc i now have people who actively see my art here n just throwing random rants here would be very rude so i prefer tags help #feels safer here too LOL #also feels a little scary but im sure that's normal for many that there are ppl who read all tags mein gott #NOT A BAD THING THAT PPL READ TAGS i wouldn't be writing anything if i wanted to kill people for reading tags lol #just stating observations aheem aheem #its like writing on a public bathroom's walls and people passing by to be like “damn bitch ok” /funny #also do not worry at all about how i express myself i do apologize if my words sometimes sound like im on the brink but like #violence is the only way i love to be expressive HELP #watch me be on the government watchlist for the shit ive said gootbyeeeeeeee #but do not feel worried i will be ok eventually every time. sometimes i just gotta explode oh so violently to deflate and feel normal again #WISH I COULD USE EMOJIS ON THIS DAMN PC #anyway the person im trying my damned to avoid is Sure Making It Difficult #at least the people i wanted to know why i was autotune crying baby for a while heard me out n im alive in that regard finally smile emoji #how long can you keep gently hinting you want to distance yourself from somebody until you lose your goddam mind and feel sweet relief when #they actually leave said group themselves after getting my blunt hints help help #oh i sound so fucking rude with just my side but mein gott i don't care bc it was never a serious thing to begin with #just shot my anger thru the roof for good reason and finalliegh im getting mutual distance from that person lol #never get close with ur fave artists worst mistake of my life /hj for real #u start off loving seeing them every time and then boom youre sad how things turned out every time you see them my god #also make sure ur minor friends dont feel like they need to mend things for the adults i feel so fucking sad for someone bc of this rn but #i talked to them n hopefully they understand aouhg.#anyway back to queer posting thats enough soup for today good god #ranting

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dailyeca · 1 year

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Yo Eca, 33. "What is the last adventure you’ve been on?"

33) What is the last adventure you’ve been on?

yo. went out to go graffiti a wall out on blackthorn boulevard. its a hike and a hassle to get out there. scarlet and stickers came too, said they wanted to keep me company.

...decent night out. i guess.

#eca orichird #daily eca #scarlet rose #stickers calvin #not the only one with shades and opinions (asks)#ladybug qna #several notes: this is eca number 420 so thats funny to me <3 #most streets in Eclipse (where eca lives) are named after flowers! like foxglove street and blackthorn boulevard <3 #scarlet and stickers love watching eca do graffiti <3 hes very blunt and rude but when he does art he's so chill; nearly elegant #tossing cans and catching them; long strokes of spraypaint with a long-practiced finesse; a mural in its own right.#flowing and smooth and elegant <33 truly in his element out here <3 #one of the few times he smiles; he doesnt even realize it. private smile for scarlet and stickers only <3 #graffiti art is very personal; scarlet and stickers are allowed to watch though <3 like a solo performance for them. private art show <3 #theyre so beloved to me. you dont even know hgkjh <33

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heart-of-the-party · 10 months

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i wish people realise that being blunt is not the same as being mean (yeah this is about some of the interpretations of estinyan among fans)

#saw a bad take on twt #HE'S ACTUALLY A REALLY KIND GUY #STOP MAKING HIM A RUDE AND ANGRY MAN ALL THE TIME #i mean okay the person who made the post has only just finished heavensward #BUT YOU CAN SEE HIS KINDNESS DURING HEAVENSWARD AS WELL?????#yeah he was blunt to the point of being rude at times but there was no malicious intent behind it #THERE'S A DIFFERENCE #i know it's most probably a joke #i am thin-skinned when it comes to my faves #OTL

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mieczyhale · 11 months

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josh's nieces are in town for the next week and they came over yesterday. i wasn't super up for it but it was actually a great time (not thrilled about the mess i get to clean up tho. they love to play dress up with my closet and i don't mind but nothing gets put away fjdjdj)

ANYWAY

one of them told me about her boyfriend (which was like ??!! for me) and the way she went about it was:

"(something something) my boyfriend Liam. we're having problems right now but we're working on it"

AND SHE SAID IT SO SASSY

BABYLOVE YOU ARE 9

10 IN AUGUST

WHAT DO YOU MEAN RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS FJFJSJDJ

#'his ex is weird' his EX??!#'what makes them weird??' 'she dresses like a boy sometimes' 'that isn't a bad thing' '..no. its not. but she's really rude to me'#'so the problem isn't that she dresses like a boy. the problem is that she's rude' 'yeah!'#ooo i'm glad i talked her through that one a bit #she isn't a mean or judgemental girl - she has me for an aunt & her mom is bi & her grandpas are gay - she's just a kid and she can be very #direct / blunt when she says things sometimes #she always has been. it was very jarring when she was 4 or 5 and unintentionally roasting us all lmfao #she's a sweetie tho #her and her sister both #anyway #today was a lot but i got a lot of cute pics! might post some of them later #ultimately i'm so happy i got to spend time with them and that it went so well #we don't get to see them as much as when they were littler and i see them even less bc i'm hashtag unwell a lot #but i managed today!!#there's so much shit going on with me & this family so it was not just fun but a much needed reprieve from /gestures at everything/#maison speaks

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trans-xianxian · 2 years

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maybe this is just me looking at it through a western lense but everything jin guangshan says just feels so very rude and audacious but like no one else can say anything about it because he holds so much political and financial power. and sometimes it doesn't just seem rude to me as an individual like the things he says and the ways he speaks to other characters seems incongruent with how everyone else conducts themself

#again maybe I'm just projecting western values but so many times when he speaks I just think 'wow. that was rude'#in a way that I don't with other characters #like I can recognize that wei wuxian often does and says things that are not within social norms #but none of it ever seems Rude to me #like he conducts himself with such intention #and is still somehow so polite even when saying or doing things that come off as socially unacceptable or audacious #but the things jin guangshan says feel so blunt and rude and without manners #I don't know how to explain the difference #ghost posts #text #jgs #lb

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hiraganasakura · 1 year

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I'll admit to having a Problem with br1dgy deeming Team Expanding Acronym's suggestion to continue the Mantle evac & hold the line while calling Vacuo a 'terrible plan'. I mean, it seemed feasible enough right up to the point where Salem rolled in with the city-sized siege whale, *still* beats *leaving the laborers,* and Cinder was already up there, so the 'raise Atlas out of theoretical Grimm reach' thing doesn't really guarantee relic security either.

(For others' reference, anon is referring to this post (link) I recently reblogged (warning: that post is *very* long!))

Yeah, I'm ngl, that point was the major reason I said I agreed with *most* of the points made, not all. I just didn't rly wanna point that out that moment bcus

a) it was a post nearing two years in age that I didn't rly wanna stir the pot about

b) I worried it was kinda nitpicky considering the fact that I agreed with the major points in that series of posts, so bringing it up risked detracting from those main points, and

c) at that point in time I had few coherent thoughts to put down in a way that would make sense anyway

But since you brought it up...

The points in that post that I would dub the "main points" that I agree with are as follows:

Ironwood is a tragic character due to being a villain of his own creation

Atlesian society is horrifically damaging to just about everyone who grows up in it; Ironwood was no exception, which is also smth that lent to his spiral

During the confrontation in Ironwood's office, nobody was entirely in a position to negotiate. Ironwood's PTSD (and probably his Semblance) was kicked into high gear, and his decisions were all but made. RWBY were running ragged and exhausted from their efforts during the evacuation, and as a result were unable to reach Ironwood and convince him to at least find a middle ground

Ironwood's true point of no return wasn't when he declared martial law, or he deemed RWBY and co enemies of the state. It was when he attacked Oscar, who was actually in a position of theoretically being able to negotiate with him, that he crossed the line that he couldn't be pulled back from

All of this being said, the way Ironwood's arc was executed was imperfect, and could have greatly benefitted from having a bit more time sunk into it. (Mostly, I personally wish they had an in-show conversation about his Semblance and how it affected his spiral.) Altho, I understand that CRWBY does not have an infinite budget, so the fact that they didn't is smth I can get

But circling back to your original ask, I agree with you. RWBY and co's plan, while it had its kinks that there was only limited time to work out, was imho an overall better plan than Ironwood's. Going off the information they currently had, there was little (rational) reason to believe that raising Atlas at that very moment was the right choice, for the exact reasons you mentioned

I feel like for me the main issue with that point isn't necessarily the argument itself (I respectfully disagree with it but I can still see the train of thought ppl may have approaching it) but the (imo) strong language of referring to RWBY and co's plan as "terrible". (And this is why I felt my comments on it may have been needlessly nitpicky and why I didn't comment until prompted)

Like I said, yeah, their plan may not have been perfect, but tbf? They didn't exactly have a lot of flexibility to adjust to the new threat level accordingly and in a timely manner, which was why they wanted to keep going as they were until they could get to that position

Now, Ironwood's plan? That's worse. To echo and add onto your points, they didn't know exactly how close Salem was or how fast she was approaching at the time, so to assume that it was already too late was presumptuous; raising Atlas immediately would not only leave countless innocents behind that could have been saved, but all it would do was maybe buy some more time... which wouldn't rly matter, either due to Salem just flying up there with Monstra immediately, or due to Salem's immortality allowing her to use Atlas's isolation to her advantage and chip away at the rest of the world until only Atlas was left and *then* go for them, but either way there is no guarantee that it will be enough time to buy considering Atlas's isolation would make it difficult to obtain necessary materials; and someone already had to be up there to place the Black Queen (who we knew were Cinder and Neo), so all it would do is isolate Atlas with the enemy. So yeah, there's rly no way to win with the "raise Atlas *right at this moment*" plan imo

Now, to be clear, Ironwood's side not having much long-term practicality (I don't deny that it may have had *short-term* practicality for Atlas (but not Mantle obviously), but the questions of "How long will this last?" and "How far can we go before the ends no longer justify the means?" are very important, and the answers don't look good for Ironwood) was like. Kind of the point. He's *not* thinking rationally rn. And I think maybe a lot of ppl in the FNDM viewed him as this level-headed general who fought for the greater good, and had a hard time seeing how that deteriorated until it was too late

But point being, the word "terrible" for the protags' plan is a bit harsh imo. Especially when comparing it to the worse plan that Ironwood had

Another little point I disagreed with (also nitpicky due to its relation to word choice) is the statement of another user on that post that Blake and Yang's decision to reach out to Robyn was "dumb". Again it just feels kinda harsh to me, yes, even taking into account the fact that Blake and Yang did not know what to expect from Robyn's reaction at the time. I mean, maybe "naive" (and contrary to what seems to be a common belief [nobody here] dumb =/= naive, there's more nuance than that)? But I don't think I would personally call it that

Actually, I think it indicates smth much different that *Blake and Yang* of all characters chose to tell Robyn the truth bcus of their trauma-induced trust issues...

But ykw? I've been going on about this for a while and I think the post is starting to derail from its intent lol. I can expand upon on the Robyn thing on request if anyone's interested but I think I'm talked out for the night. Thanks for listening to my rambling

#original post #btw i'm kinda bad at debate so if i poorly worded smth and it sounds like i'm attacking ppl's pov i promise that's not my intent #i'm just blunt sometimes and i have a hard time telling when i'm *too* blunt #so it can sometimes make me come off as rude but i don't mean to be #sry ^^'#rwby #james ironwood #ask/answer

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cloudy-dayys · 2 years

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I am slapping the horny out of tea boy and the pencil thin torso demon

boutta make my blog 18+ bc people dont know how to be mature nd then they say stuff like this in the comments/reblogs/asks. makes me cringe highkey

#ask #tanner talks #my blog has suggestive/dark themes around it and i dont shy away from em #like i can tell kids are sayin this stuff. my blog is 16+ but if u somehow are above 16 and ur talking like this to me about my-#grown ass art idk what to tell you #ik this is. a joke but like cmon. it gets tiring after seeing it sm #yeah im usually a light hearted mfer that lets shit slide but this gets tiring after the 100th time #im not usually this blunt but like. i can just tell.#theres joking with long term followers or mutuals where they understand my content and me and dont act like 13 year olds #and then theres new peeps comin in nd sayin stuff like this strewn about my posts #not tryna sound rude but im just saying this flatlt

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evansbby · 2 years

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this is so random but you’re literally so funny😭 i’ll never forget when an anon once said something about omega crying for whatever reason and asked what steve would do and you just said cry with her 😔💔LIKE LMFAOOOOO?????

oooh omg I remember this but I don’t remember exactly what the question/answer was bahahaha

#idk man what can I say #sometimes I like giving blunt replies cos it’s funny #a lot of the times people think I’m being rude but #I’m happy most of you find it funny hahaha #anon

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fullmtal · 2 years

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character deep dive.

body

height: 4′11″

strength ★★★★☆

dexterity ★★★☆☆

health ★★★★☆

energy ★★★★★

beauty ★★★★★

style ★☆☆☆☆

hygiene ★★★★★

skills

perception ★★★★★

communication ★★★★☆

persuasion ★ ★ ★ ☆☆

mediation ★★☆☆☆

literacy ★★★★★

creativity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

cooking ★★☆☆☆

tech savvy ★★☆ ☆☆

combat ★★★★☆

survival ★★★★★

stealth ★★ ★ ☆☆

street smarts ★★★★ ☆

seduction ☆☆☆☆☆

luck ★ ☆ ☆☆☆

handling animals ★★★★☆

pacifying children ★★★★★

mind

intelligence ★★★★★

happiness ★★ ☆☆☆

spirituality ☆☆☆☆☆

confidence ★★★★ ☆

humor ★★★★★

anxiety ★★★☆☆

patience ★★★☆☆

passion ★★★★★

nice ☆☆★☆☆ mean

brave ★☆ ☆☆☆ cowardly

pacifist ★ ☆ ☆ ☆☆ violent

thoughtful ☆★☆☆☆ impulsive

agreeable ☆ ☆ ☆ ★ ☆ contrary

idealistic ☆☆★☆☆ pragmatic

frugal ☆ ☆ ★ ☆ ☆ big spender

extrovert ★ ☆☆☆☆ introvert

collected ☆ ☆ ★ ☆ ☆ wild

social

charisma ★★★★ ★

empathy ★★★★★

generosity ★★★★★

wealth ★★ ★ ☆☆

honest ★ ☆ ☆☆☆ deceptive

leader ☆ ★ ☆☆ ☆ follower

polite ☆ ☆☆ ★ ☆ rude

political ☆ ☆☆ ★ ☆ indifferent

beliefs

higher power ★☆☆☆☆

fate/destiny ☆ ☆ ☆☆☆

magic ☆☆☆☆☆

soulmates ☆☆☆☆☆

good and evil ★★★★★

luck ★ ★ ☆☆☆

priorities

family ★★★★★

friends ★★★★★

love ★★★★☆

home ★ ★ ★ ☆☆

health ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

praise ★☆☆☆☆

justice ★★★★★

truth ★★★★★

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others' opinions ☆ ☆☆☆☆

tagging: commit theft or say i tagged you either way you’re tagged!

#look at hohenheim and trisha this boy is PRETTY #if you call him that he will be weirded out #also yes pacifist multiple times despite his willingness to take someone on when it isn't necessarily wise?#his emphasis on reverence of life and not EVER taking it and how scared he'd be if he was enlisted to in a war?#is a huge part of edward's character #from icarus who played god to the transition of a sun who learned his lesson in the most brutal and tragic of ways on using life.#also yeah he throws some of that money around bc uh he can be impulsive #he's a lot more cautious and strategic but still.#also yeah we all know ed does NOT prioritize himself so health priority is very low #but he tries to hide that.#very confident and full of self hatred at the same time #ed u ok? no ? ok #his communication skills vary bc he can be AWFUL at it and also put his foot in his mouth of be so blunt and true in his words people #get struck by them.#he's the kindest person you'll meet but has one of THE Roughest Mouths you'll ever meet #and a lot of that behavior is a shield as much as part of his personality #so he's a lot of things!#he acknowledges that a higher power exists i mean hello gate of truth but #he's still agnostic #also ed can come off so rude and be rude but really? he's not an asshole. he's a sweetheart who struggles to articulate #while also being clear in his words.#his actions speak of an insane selflessness and love for the things around him. and above all people.#he's just...not NEAR as polite as the babie brother..#even if he actually can be quite polite to people he's at the library meeting or food places etc.#even higher ups that...aren't mustang.#or hughes.#oh ed..#𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀 * ── the anatomy of a heart of steel.

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allthingswhumpyandangsty · 3 months

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how to ask / motivate your favorite fanfic writers to post new works / update a new chapter WITHOUT rushing them or sounding entitled and rude;

don’t comment “when” or “will there be a next chapter” or “will you continue this?” quite frankly, these type of comments can sound like you’re demanding from your favorite writer, even if it may not be your intention.

if you’d love a sequel or are wondering when or if the fic will be updated, try something like “I love this so much!” *bonus if you explain why you love the fic or what you love about it* and then add something along the line of “if there’s a part 2 of this, I would be so excited / would absolutely love to read it!”

the trick is to avoid a blunt question like “will there be a part 2?” or “it’s been so long. when will you update?” etc.

honestly, DON’T ever comment something like “it’s been ___ months, ___ years” or “I don’t think the author will continue this lol” that’s one of the most effective ways to make sure your favorite author doesn’t come back to your favorite fic, and it’s just so… dishearteningly rude.

it doesn’t matter if it’s been months or years since the author’s last update, demanding and rushing them will most likely NOT give you the result you want.

reminder that fanfic authors are humans with lives and jobs outside of writing fanfiction, especially when fanfic is something they do in their free time out of love and passion, and you — the reader — get to read their works for free.

rushing and demanding will only make it sound like ‘a task that needs to get done’ for your favorite author, and it sucks out the joy of writing out of love and passion. it can be so discouraging for the authors.

fanfic authors don’t owe you anything.

even if they completely abandon the fic, it still doesn’t give you the right to be rude to them or to ask why they stopped writing or to coerce them into giving you what you want.

I can never say this enough; fanfic authors write in their free time, FOR FREE, out of love and passion. and you get to read their works FOR FREE because they’re kind enough to share their love for their comfort characters with you.

they don’t owe you anything.

it’s okay if you’re wondering when or if they’ll post something new, but it’s not okay to rush or demand from them.

comments are mostly what motivate authors into writing faster, so if you want your favorite authors to post more, comment about what you love about their works, express your gratitude to them for giving you these amazing fics for free, but don’t be an entitled reader by rushing or directly asking when they’ll update.

let’s keep fandom space safe and comforting for both writers and readers.

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ishipgenfics · 8 months

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Outsider POV on Somewhere Else Jonathan Sims must be just. so much.

Like imagine. You're part of a support group, and a new guy decides to join. You ask him his name and he says, "Jonathan," and then after a long pause, "Blackwood. Jonathan Blackwood. But call me Jon."

He doesn't like tape recorders. You only know this because the person who hosts the support group is into retro things, and tries to keep a couple around. She turned one on once when someone asked about it, and you noticed Jon clutching his nails into his hands so tight he's nearly breaking the skin. You lean over and whisper, "Do you want me to ask her to stop?" He says, "It's fine," and you nod, but you still try and change the subject whenever people bring up tape recorders from that point on.

He full-body flinches one day when someone says Hello, Jon. Nearly slams into a wall and everything. He tries to play it off, but after that people say Hi Jon, or Nice to see you, or things like that. Anything but Hello.

He says he used to work at a 'non-profit for studying the supernatural'. Someone asks where it was and he says London. You tell your wife about it, and two days later she emails you an article. Magnus Institute Burns Down In 1999. It was in Manchester. You tell her not to bring it up again.

The guy is snarky and blunt and downright rude at times, but when a woman comes in and tells them about being trapped in a empty warehouse for a week, he comforts her in a way none of the rest of them know how. "I believe you," he says, repeats it like a mantra, like a prayer. "I believe you." He says 'I'm sorry' less like he's sorry this happened to her, and more like he's taking the blame onto himself.

He talks about Martin, sometimes. His reason, he calls him. Normally you'd point out that while it's of course good to love your partner, you should have other reasons to live, but you stay quiet. This guy needs all the happiness he can get.

You leave a little late that day, and when you do you hear him on the phone talking to someone. "She'd been touched by the Lonely, Martin!" he says. "Which is bad, of course, but--" he seems to choke up, "Martin, I didn't feel any compulsion for a Statement. A-at all. I think it's really gone."

You just walk by.

You don't know what's going on with Jon, but it really isn't any of your business. You're an anxious queer lesbian and he's a traumatized ace guy, and you aren't going to make his life any harder than you have to.

Just. Jonathan Sims in a support group.

#the magnus archives #jonathan sims #fanfiction #fanfic #story #story snippet #story ideas #somewhere else #tma #might make another post about martin if the inspiration strikes me #also i've never actually been in a support group so #sorry

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