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kookie-doughs · 5 months

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Daddy Cupid: The Asshole

Modern!Donquixote Doflamingo X Reader

-When your father grows weary of your single life, he takes it upon himself to play matchmaker. With him knowing the entire city, he embarks on a mission to find you the perfect match.

Chapter 3: You're being super weird rn

YOURE BEING SUPER WEIRD RIGHT NOW

Like you had just come from possibly the best date you've been to in a while but you're thinking about the asshole who tried to ruin it???????????

You're absolutely right. It's quite strange that you're dwelling on Doflamingo when you should be enjoying the positive moments from your date with Marco. Sometimes, people have a way of getting under your skin, and Doflamingo seems to have a special talent for that. It might be best to put him out of your mind and focus on the good experiences instead.

No. You're not thinking about how he could've almost ruined your date if it wasn't for how great of a man Marco was.

You were thinking about how he did a bare minimum of walking you home and making sure you got in safe.

AND IT'S MAKING YOUR STOMACH DO BACKFLIPS????

It's understandable that you might find Doflamingo's behavior puzzling. Perhaps he had some hidden motive for walking you home, but at least he ensured your safety in the end. It's not uncommon for people to act in unexpected ways, especially when it comes to complex personalities like his. In any case, your focus should be on the enjoyable aspects of your date with Marco, and not on Doflamingo's peculiar actions.

Feeling like your mind was in chaos, you decided it was time to seek some therapy of your own. You headed to your favorite free therapist.

"Smokeyyyy!" you cried out as you entered the room.

"Y/N, what is it this time?" Smoker asked, looking up from his paperwork with a frown.

You sighed and slumped into a chair. "I don't even know where to start, Smokey."

He nodded at you to begin occasionally lifting his eyes from his papers to you.

So you began to vent, telling him about the bizarre date your dad had set up, the encounter with Doflamingo, and the unexpected walk home. Smoker listened, occasionally offering a sympathetic nod or a snort of disbelief.

Once you finished, he leaned back in his chair. "Sounds like quite the day. Your dad really knows how to pick 'em."

You groaned. "Tell me about it!"

"You just need a break from all this nonsense," Smoker suggested.

You nodded fervently. "Definitely. But what should I do?"

Smoker grinned mischievously. "How about we go grab some ice cream? Sometimes a little sweetness can help wash away all the bitterness."

You couldn't help but smile. "That sounds perfect, please."

"Let me point out, despite having a great date with Marco, you talked an awful lot about Doflamingo," Smoker remarked, raising an eyebrow.

You sighed, "Well, he was being obnoxious and he just wouldn't stop bothering us!"

"We're just going to ignore the entire monologue about how he walked you home?" Smoker raised an incredulous eyebrow.

"That was weird!" You defended yourself.

"Y/N, let's get this straight – he likes you, and you..."

"He doesn't like me."

"Y/N... maybe he's right, you are incredibly dense. It's like a basic 'guy liking a girl' trope." Smoker shook his head, clearly exasperated.

"Okay, fine, lets say he likes me! So what?" You huffed, crossing your arms.

Smoker let out an exasperated sigh. "He's been pretty clear he likes yo-"

"No, he hasn't," you interrupted.

Smoker's eyes bore into yours, frustration evident in his expression. "He likes you, and he's clear about it. He walks you home because he likes you and doesn't want you to get hurt. What part of that is weird?"

You shifted uncomfortably, avoiding Smoker's gaze. "The part where he likes me."

"You're so hopeless," Smoker muttered, shaking his head.

"if he likes me he wouldn't be an asshole."

Smoker couldn't help but roll his eyes. "You're the one who's obsessed with reading novels and shit. Why are you so confused?"

You blinked and stared at the ground. As the realization slowly dawned on you, your face started getting warmer.

"Holy fuck, Doflamingo likes me?" Your voice held a mix of surprise and embarrassment, and you could feel your cheeks flushing even more.

"SMOKEY, DOFFY LIKES ME! HE WAS THOSE CLICHE BOYS WHO ARE ASSHOLES TO GIRLS THEY LIKE! SMOKEY, WHAT DO I DO????"

"Omg, Y/N, this isn't the first time someone liked you. Why are you acting like this?" Smoker replied with an exasperated tone, crossing his arms as he watched your dramatic reaction.

You paced back and forth in your living room, flustered by the revelation. "But Smokey, this is Doflamingo! He's... Well, he's Doflamingo!"

Smokey couldn't help but chuckle at your predicament. "Well, regardless of who he is, if you like him back, maybe try not to let his annoying side get to you so much?"

You stopped pacing and looked at him with wide eyes. "What if I do like him back, Smokey?"

Smoker sighed and shook his head. "Then, my dear friend, you're in for quite a ride. But hey, who am I to judge? Go for it if you want to. Just be prepared for all the chaos he'll bring into your life."

"Did I like him walking me home? I don't know, it was weird... Did I like it when he paid for my coffee? No, because I didn't realize he did."

"He paid for your coffee?"

"Yeah, he came to shit on me when Marco ditched me. I walked out and didn't pay."

Smoker raised an eyebrow, his curiosity piqued. "You already went on a date with him?"

"Smokey, I don't wanna be with Doflamingo..." You sighed, your voice tinged with uncertainty, and you fidgeted with your fingers, a sure sign of your inner turmoil.

"No one's telling you to."

"But... what if I like him..."

Smoker raised an eyebrow, skeptical but willing to listen. "You said you don't want to be with him. How can you like someone you don't wanna be with?"

You bit your lip, your gaze fixed on the floor as you struggled to find the right words. "When you're in denial, Smoke."

You looked up at Smoker with a mix of frustration and confusion, your thoughts racing as you tried to make sense of your feelings.

"Argghhhh, I don't know. Maybe if he wasn't a huge asshole this wouldn't be a problem."

"You wouldn't even be thinking about him if he wasn't. He clearly gets your attention this way. You'll figure it out," Smoker reassured you, patting your shoulder gently.

You let out a sigh of frustration. "I better soon because I wanna go on a date with Marco again."

Smoker couldn't help but chuckle at your determination. "If you wanna go on a date with Marco, it obviously means you don't like Doflamingo. Problem solved."

You blinked at Smoker's straightforward logic, a small smile forming on your lips as you considered his words.

After parting ways with Smoker, you decided to head to your favorite cafe. As you arrived and glanced at your phone, you noticed that Law wasn't behind the register today. Opting for something different from your usual order, you took a seat at a nearby table.

It seemed that merely thinking about Law had summoned him, as you received a text message from him. You opened it to find a video attached.

Your gasp echoed through the cafe as you watched the footage. In the video, Doflamingo wielded a golf club and unleashed his fury on a car. He even climbed onto the vehicle and started jumping on it.

"You fucking dumbass! Burn your fucking license, you're too much of a fucking dumbass to be driving! You bitch!" Doflamingo's voice in the video was filled with a barrage of insults and curses aimed at the presumed owner of the car.

You couldn't believe your eyes as you witnessed the chaotic scene unfolding on your phone screen.

The next message from Law made you raise your brow:

"your sociopath is done pick him up from jail he doesnt need you or anything but hed appreciate it"

You replied, questioning why you should do something for him.

"the car was the one that almost hit you a while back, according to him. He spent a while looking for this and asked me to come with him. That's why I'm not there,"

Recalling the incident where Doflamingo had grabbed your sprained wrist, exacerbating the pain and showcasing his weird behavior, you couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

Did he actually go through these trouble just to get back for you?

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justlarkin · 1 year

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Perun's relationship with Veles is kinda bizarre rn, it'll be interesting when we finally get to his arc. I mentioned some of these things elsewhere already, I'm just organizing my thoughts on the matter.

He calls Veles "clown" or "jester". As I mentioned in the other post, the word they used can translate into either. I personally think the term "jester" fits the situation better, but it's not that important for the main focus. Either way, it's because Veles is entertaining to him. Based on his interaction with MC in the Summer Twilight event, you could assume he thinks they're entertaining because they're not afraid to talk shit and pick a fight with him. It's something Perun didn't experience from most in Kitezh because everyone was afraid to challenge him and they kept their distance from him. Once again, this is why I think the term "jester" fits better. Clowns entertain by making a fool out of themselves while jesters entertain by making a fool of others.

He calls Veles his "servant" because everyone in Kitezh serves under him, even after death since they're essentially held hostage there. Veles was the exception to this, so calling him "servant" may be wishful thinking on his part or he still counts Veles as a servant from before he left.

At one point he also calls Veles his "dear...ly departed" back when we're first introduced to him. "Dearly departed" is a typical term used to refer to one who is deceased, fitting Veles because he is the only one in Kitezh who has truly managed to die and escape from there, which disturbs Perun. The pause in "dearly" is the odd part because there could be romantic implications due to where the pause is or it could imply that Perun is so shooken up by the concept of someone truly dying and leaving forever, as I suspected in other posts, that he struggled to admit the Veles was dead.

Another thing I mentioned before, interestingly something we haven't seen Perun call Veles so far is "demon" or "devil". Volos said that most people in Kitezh referred to Veles that way. Even Chernobog referred to him as such in the Andvari Falls event and he had only heard about him from travelers since he was stuck on the mountain. Volos said it was a dreadful name, implying that it was an insulting term, but Perun, the guy who is supposed to be Veles' enemy, doesn't use it to insult him? Perun actually refers to Veles quite positively most of the time, ignoring the "servant" and "jester" talk, instead praising his artistic attributes.

You can at least come to the conclusion that Perun respects and admires Veles as a poet despite their feud based on what he says about him. As stated above, Perun mostly focuses on Veles' artistic attributes by calling him a "poet" or something adjacent to that. In his encouragement line, he says that their literary skill is supreme, nobody else can compare to them. In his Valentine SQ, the reward he offers MC is to read them some of the poetry he's been working on, but he expresses some insecurity because it's not as good as Veles' work. And most importantly, despite everything, Perun thought that Veles' song about death and departure was sad but beautiful and he wants to hear it again some day.

Perun's reaction when Smoky God suggests letting MC decide who they'll hang out with in the recent mini event is odd too. He's self aware enough to know that he parted with Veles on bad terms, so they wouldn't want to willingly be around him. He comes off as so child-like that I forget that he has any critical thinking skills. And it's also showing that he respects them in some way because if he truly only viewed them as a servant, he wouldn't even take their opinion into consideration.

Veles just seems like someone Perun genuinely respects and admires under all of his bs. He might even look up to him somewhat when it comes to his interest in songs and poetry.

Going off the theory that Perun is afraid of death, maybe he tried to reject the concept of it, but Veles' song about everyone having the right to die and depart from the world was alluring and peaked his interest. Perun wants to hear it again because deep down he knows that Veles was right and admires him.

#shut up lark #overly analytical rantings

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hee-blee-art · 5 months

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are there any specific ocs your rotating in your brain rn that you wanna talk about ✨👀

yes! always :)

recently I've been thinking a lot about my toyhouse corners guys as I continue working on their comic, especially basil, alfred, foster, and mac :) coincidentally (or not so) they're the four of the cast who do the most yearning and pining and of course I'm very normal about all that (that's a lie they all make me insane). I can't wait to reveal more about them, I could (and will) talk about them for ages (any questions always welcome, I'll try not to spoil anything too big). particularly I've been thinking about basil's past, his complex troubles with getting close to people, and his relationship to whisk, a troubled kitten who he sees a lot of his younger self in and may or may not be fixated on trying to help because he wishes he could somehow reach though time and help himself when he was a kitten in a similar position to her. all in all I am very excited to keep putting those guys in situations (there will be a candyland, a creepy safety village-esque town, and a mirage-like travelling megastore called appleworld in their future).

I've also been thinking (as I often do) about my tragic fantasy gays, sebastian & konstantine. I've been busy enriching their world with lore and planning out their story so I can start (yet another) draft for the first book of the grey circle, and with that comes a lot of thinking about those two, the haunted prince & his begrudgingly valiant knight who knows him better than anyone and yet cannot know him fully because of his unfathomable secret... oh, there's just something so intimate about being doomed by the narrative and bound together, done part by none, not even death <3 they're very enemies to lovers in a "we're on the same side but I can't stand you but I also can't stand to be without you and if anyone messes with you I'll kill them" way, which I can't get enough of myself.

also! the grey circle has lots of characters I haven't posted about nearly as much but are so dear to me and that I oft rotate in my brain, like ilèan & cainiph, who are a very skilled fairy princess with truly profound mommy issues and cain-and-abel vibes with her sister & an adrenaline junkie bounty hunter who is a bit of a hothead and accidently becomes a werewolf :) another mismatched pair that end up needing each other as much as air. and of course, gren & bain, the little mousy halfling-type creatures who are inseparable best friends in love beyond words, a sly bartender & a leisure-loving bard respectively, both incredibly curious and brave beyond credit, setting out to right a wrong and solve an old family mystery. I think about the grey circle very often, it's one of my favourite little worlds to visit in my head & I can't wait until I have something written that allows others to visit as well :)

the last herd of ocs I've been preoccupied with lately are my room & board cast, the characters for a comic idea I have about silly and bizarre sci-fi/fantasy comic about alternate-dimension-faring roommates travelling in a house-turned-spaceship in search of a (the?) holy grail. they're all old ocs of mine (6+ years I think) that I've rebooted a few different times, and returning to them after some years off feels like reconnecting with old friends as cheesy as that sounds. I genuinely missed them, and I'm excited to be messing about with a story for them again, even if it's just for fun. I've especially been thinking about the main(est) character, martin, and how her journey with transness fits into their larger existential and relentlessly silly adventures.

thnks for offering the stage to talk about my ocs! I love talking about them but I'm not always sure anyone wants to hear, but perhaps it's time I curb that mindset and just start putting more out there because it's fun for me :) also! if anyone reads all this, first of all thnk you for indulging me, and second I am genuinely always open to hearing about other people's ocs, whether through ask or dm or whatever! I know it can be intimidating to just reach out of the blue but I really do love talking about people's characters / stories / creations and I am always open to it. maybe I ought to make some more dedicated venue for that sort of thing but yeah casual oc chat is always an option! I hope anyone who sees this has a wonderful day / night :)

#asks #my very sincere thnks whimsy; this was such a nice ask to receive!#your artwork & characters are so lovely & I am very humbled that you'd be interested in mine :)#toyhouse corners #they grey circle #room & board #(I may end up archiving this on butchjesus but I'll leave it up here for now)

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butchviking · 8 months

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thats a lot of fucking questions anon jesus christ

2. what would you name your future kids?

answered

5. is there anyone who can always make you smile?

this photo of ray toro it's my emergency ray and even when literally suicidal it has never filed to rouse a smile out of me

7. what was your life like last year?

amazing. last year was the best year of my life so far. i did so much cool shit i never imagined i would do i felt so free and full of life i felt like the whole world was at my fingertips

11. are you listening to music right now?

yes! this morning we're doing please catch for us the foxes mewithoutyou. i'm on tie me up! untie me! rn on my second repeat of the album. thinking about maybe throwing in an rtl or even a bullets after this playthru tho 🤔

13. how do you feel right now?

pretty good! well mostly neutral i suppose but i'm up early for work i'm already showered i don't have much to do and i've still got over an hour before i gotta go so this is a rare W for me im pleased w myself. i'm usually always up late and in a mad rush

17. opinion on insecurities.

bizarre question. um they're not good and when they're overwhelming in someone they're off-putting but we all have them and i am in many ways a simpering wad of insecurity so im hardly gonna throw stones about it. i think what is very frustrating tho is when ppl can't admit to them.

19. have you ever been to New York?

nope!

23. fear(s)

needles, unexpected spiders

29. favourite film(s)

the crow!!!

31. 3 random facts

about me or in general? umm 1. you can dissolve ping-pong balls in acetone to make a very strong glue 2. im allergic to the cold but no-one ever believes me until they see it for themselves because that sounds absolutely ridiculous 3. many viking houses were built in the shape of an inverted ship, with curved roofs and sometimes curved walls.

37. favourite actor/actress

huh. i don't think i really have one. i mean i have actors and actresses who are in things i like and who i think are good but i don't think i could point to one as a favourite. maybe david tennant but that's just sort of because he's everywhere in everything and he was(/is) doctor who

41. relationship status

single who want me

43. favourite song ever

no. we're not doing that. that doesn't exist

47. turn ons

um. nothing good. well, love. but mostly mean weird stuff. shhhhhh its fine im normal i am normal

53. 5 things that make me happy

music/concerts/moshpits

images of whoever my latest Guy (gender-neutral) is

exactly 3 glasses of wine. no more no less

talking 2 friends hanging out with friends having positive social interaction

the sense of achievement when i actually get some shit done i needed to do

59. why i joined tumblr

when i was 14 all my friends were into the whole Tumblr Aesthetic and kept referring to ppls outfits as 'so tumblr' and i wanted 2 figure out what that meant. i bet they're all long gone i bet they don't even think about this website anymore

#this took forever cause i kept getting distracted lol sry #also some of these were hard 🤔#ask #anonymous

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myrddin-wylt · 1 year

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S, ship ranking for k i m c h i b u r g e r ?

A: I love it.

finally, some good fucking food. delicious.

it's deeply unfair that this is a rarepair tbh. like what's with that? Americans are so fond of S. Korea that now we're swapping music and movies??? And yeah that's kinda normal but that's normal with other English-speaking countries, not other languages. Bong Joon-ho got the entire US including then-president Trump to watch his movie and it was critically acclaimed??? like do you know how rare it is for Americans to watch foreign films Britain doesn't count? I just think that's so neat. It was bizarre when Gangnam Style went mainstream, especially for my Korean friends who were just ??? 'Why am I hearing my native language rn?'

like yes Alfred and Yong Soo are military allies and would fight tooth and nail for each other but there's also a much more kind of artistic appreciation that they have for each other? and honestly I think Yong Soo is one of the few people who can actually get Alfred to talk about like, the more complex sort of artistic analysis that he wouldn't share with anyone else.

like even though American culture is so globally pervasive - or, more likely, because it's so pervasive - not many people think of Alfred as a particularly cultured person, and he's honestly fine with that. there's fucking nothing worse than really liking a piece of media and start digging into it just for someone else to say it sucked, right? Alfred is like that about a lot of things he enjoys, and it's hard to blame him when his peers include Francis and Arthur and generally the most snobbish people on earth (ie Europe). He's not going to talk about the merits of video games and/or cinema as an artform with, like, Arthur- (even if that's probably a little bit unfair to Arthur tbh) because enough people have looked down on him for not having any sophistication and his interests being too childish (okay Arthur's definitely guilty of that one) etc etc.

He doesn't worry Yong Soo will judge him though. Imo my Alfred is kinda just Not Great at anything artsy, but he still enjoys doing it sometimes; if he's in the mood to draw a comic, Yong Soo will be the person he shows it to. or if he impulse-buys a guitar and spends months trying to learn to play it, he'll play something for Yong Soo first.

and it's really cute because obviously Yong Soo knows what it's like to have older, "more cultured" people call you childish and tasteless, and he's also just an upbeat, positive person. So when Alfred shows him the dumbest comic he's ever seen or a mangled cover of a song everyone's heard a million times, Yong Soo can still hype it up and engage with it with Alfred. And then Yong Soo starts adopting parts of American culture without seeing it as like, low-class pedestrian kind of content, and Alfred is flattered, thrilled, and a bit baffled. and then Alfred realizes that, oh hey, this shit slaps!

It's really shows and movies that get to Alfred more than anything. Yong Soo asked if Alfred wanted to come over and watch Squid Game and share what they thought of it and Alfred's just 'I want to come over there and kiss you on the mouth. And yes I'll watch Squid Game.'

when it comes to pastries and food, though, Alfred is definitely taking tips from Yong Soo. Yong Soo offers him bingsoo for the first time and Alfred's just 'wow I didn't think you could make me fall in love with you more than I already have but somehow you did.'

#ask #itstokkii #ask game #ship game

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saltine-kakyoin · 4 years

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it's 3:02am and I am Deeply Considering going off the deep end with Duolingo...

#i'm already learning spanish but i think it'd be fun to learn german and italian because i have a good handful of mutuals who speak these!#there's also vietnamese which i think would be really cool to learn bc then i could talk to my grandma in her mother tongue...also wonderin #if i should pick arabic back up since i was learning it as a kid 👀 on that same note it couldn't hurt to get back into latin?#my nephew wants to learn hawaiian which i think would be p cool to learn together? idk y'all 😵🤯 many thoughts head full!#sriracha.txt #in other exciting news!! my application for a credit card was approved + the card (featuring iggy) is otw 2 my house :3 #all i can think of is that one ep of hannah montana where she steals her dad's card/gets her first one and goes into massive debt #bc she bought so many clothes 😳 that episode has haunted me since i was a child bc those spending habits are very much My Father™#who i am basically a carbon copy of 😔#in any case i think i'll put my youtube + wikipedia subscriptions on it so that there's a consistent give+take cycle on it?#it's just bizarre to think i'll have one when i get home... i've been lowkey afraid of getting one forever bc my dad has no control over hi #card 🤦 but we yee and we haw ig! i'm mostly excited bc i'll Finally be able to make an irs recovery acct thing to help out with my fafsa 🥺#my uni has sent me an email every single day i've been in arkansas about missing financial aid requirements + i finally decided fuck it!!#we're gonna submit stuff today lads! anyhow we'll see what happens for this upcoming financial year? i doubt i'll get any aid but! 👁️👁️ a #girl can dream 😩 beyond that i'm truly fkfnfidnworoew.. flying back home on thursday which 🥺😔😭 i don't wanna leave BUT i've been here #for so long.. i've reached a point where i'm.. shallowly unbothered?? about work? bc like fuck me! i can't go to frfr uni until fall 2021 s #there's no Huge rush for me to be making money + i can look for another job if my aunt and uncle decide they don't want me back 💀#in the meantime i'll be focusing on getting my driver's license + going ham w vocal lessons (maybe 😦) and sightreading/piano practice in #anticipation for auditions 😤✊ and once i get my license and hopefully a car this bitch is gonna hit the road and tour a bunch of unis #all of this is like hardcore fingercrossin.. i'm really fortunate to be in the position i am rn and all of this is planned w the idea that #things won't change too much but we'll see 🦔 in any case.. even if it takes forever for me to do any of these things it's good to have #goals and positive things to strive for so! 👊😤✊ we yee and we haw 2020...#long post #long tags #ramble #i just started writing and couldn't stop lmao 😭😭😭

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musashi · 2 years

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hi! its the anon who sent you the message yesterday about being a poc and therefore understanding how much this situation sucks. (mentioned how you wrote my favorite fic too)

i think whats most baffling is a lot of people are taking this criticism of jojo as a personal attack almost. i dont know much about what she's done, since im very new here, but the fact that theres a pattern of not acknowledging what shes done wrong and sweeping stuff under the rug doesnt speak well of her as a person.

criticism is how people learn and grow, something that jojo seems to unfortunately not want to do. when you are creating something and you share it with other people, you ALWAYS have to try to be conscious about what you say and do, and how that will affect them. this applies to everyone from famous artists to fanfiction authors.

people have the right to be angry. people have the right to not want to accept her apology. everyone whos saying people are overreacting and they should log off don't realize that they themselves can also just log off and not see what people are saying.

jojo can also just log off, dissappear for a while, and post the next update like nothing happened because there will always be people who support her. jojo still has the support of people who are saying that people, systems, are dogpilling jojo and being dramatic. people will still continue to consume canon content and talk about LU.

sorry for the long ask again, just needed to get this off my chest. you don't have to answer it!

yeah. i know a lot of the ppl in the LU fandom are probably young and haven't yet learned about how horrible it is to attune yourself to a creator you look up to, and i'm trying to just stay in my corner and not engage with those people. but at the same time i think a lot of these folks are just grown adults who havent grown out of the toxic positivity mindset or the inability to look at what they like critically

and yeah, this weird line of logic where "well, she doesn't HAVE to share her art with us! we're not entitled to it!" is a very weird deflection. of course no one is entitled to content, but when you as an artist put that content out in the world you are opening it up to discussion. when you have an audience like jojo you have to consider the impact you are making as well. you can make whatever art you like, but you need to also consider what messages you're sending with it and how people will receive it. the ideal when you're making art is to make the world a better place, regardless of what kind of story you're telling.

it is REALLY strange how many people i have in my inbox right now acting like i am sitting here at my keyboard, shaking from anger and obsessing over the movements of some stranger who draws a zelda comic. i'm getting leveled all these accusations of leading some online army or attacking/harassing people and encouraging my followers do the same, its fucking bizarre. im literally just sitting here at my retail job eating a sandwich. when im done with the sandwich im gonna go stock product and think about franziska von karma kissing maya fey. like, this is. this is just a blog i run. i'm just a person speaking my mind. why would i interact with people who think i'm less than human? im blocking people silently and i'm answering asks from people seeking community and support.

but jojo's stans are sure fucking attacking me! i counted, i woke up this morning to almost twenty rude messages from people telling me to leave the LU fandom and calling me all manner of horrible things. i did not publish all of them because some of them were pretty vile but there's a small taste of the kind of people defending her rn.

you're absolutely right. jojo will quite literally always have people defending her, because at the end of the day some people care about their blorbos more than actual human people. she's seen her following, she knows that, and that's why she keeps sending out these nonapologies. and i'm gonna keep calling them what they are--absolute bullshit--until i've made enough noise that either she shapes up, or people in this community exhibit some more compassion for all the people she's hurt. that might look like obsession to her stans--probably them projecting--but right now it is 9 am and i am eating a sandwich at my retail job, and my break is over now so i'm gonna go daydream some franmaya.

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fandom-hoarder · 3 years

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Hi! Big fan of your blog! I saw a post of yours about the feeling of vague anxiety regarding this weekend - the 5th, the con - and I really related to that - I feel the same way. Like, I've just got no stomach for drama, but I feel this bizarre need to know what's going on and what everyone's opinions are. Made even more ridiculous by how busy I am offline right now, lol. I don't want to put you on the spot, but do you have any ways of dealing with it? Just curious. And I hope you're well

Hi!! Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying my blog!! I'm pretty good right now. I hope you're well, too.

Some ways I deal with the stress of contentious fandom events are:

* have a well-curated dash

* I don't use Twitter, so I only get the drama that trickles down into tumblr

* never go into the main tags

* take more breaks from scrolling between con events

* try to focus more on the positives than the negatives

* CREATE positive posts

* message or send asks to positive people in the fandom--uplift to be uplifted

* don't read the comments

Other things:

* if you follow some blogs that tend to focus on the negative drama, temporarily unfollow them or at least scroll past their posts this weekend and maybe even through Monday (i wish there was a mute for this; i hate temporary unfollows cuz my memory is shit)

* blacklist key tags like: nov. 5, destiel, 15.18, destielection, fandom wank, etc (sorry my brain won't give me more suggestions rn; this would be a pretty lowkey healthy thing all around but i don't blacklist anything rn)

* if reducing exposure to the heller side and/or the extreme anti-heller side isn't helping enough, it might be a good time for an actual break from scrolling--I usually have to delete the app widget from my home screen to make it harder to log on

* if you need a replacement for scrolling dopamine, try some fanfiction or rewatching old con highlights

* do something irl

Previous accidental solution:

* live blog your own con reactions and hit post limit so that being on tumblr is almost pointless (works best if you don't have sideblogs lol)

Good luck, nonnie! I hope your weekend is as stress-free as possible and you're able to enjoy all the J2 goodies we're sure to be fed! 💜

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