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cvrnelians · 1 year

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unfollowed - chapter one

Kendall has been building up the courage to talk to you for a while now. When he finds your Twitter account, he sees this as the perfect opportunity to get to know you anonymously, without any preconceived notions.

He didn’t mean for it to go this far. He’s planning on telling you the truth eventually, he really is! One day. When it’s the right time.

Ideally, before you figure out he’s not Greg.

chapter two

chapter one

You figured you knew all there was to know (and more than you ever even wanted to know) about the Roys. Who didn't? They were that perfect mix of arrogance and absurd wealth that made news outlets go apeshit. You tried your best to tune them out as you scrolled through social media, but your attempts to evade them were simply unrealistic at this point.

When you were away from your phone, you were still inundated with information about whatever scandal of they week they were involved with. You would catch a blip of Roman being hounded by paparazzi on the news, or one of your professors would bring up Shiv's campaign strategies as a controversial talking point. They were even a source of conversation during forced family functions, somehow melding into a foolproof way to break the ice. You were doubtful of many things in this life, but if there was one thing you knew for certain, it was this:

Nothing created stronger bonds between people than by banding together to talk shit about other people.

Everyone seemed to have something to say about that family. There were so many of them, and they were so awful, and their power and influence only made them even more awful. You likened them to the popular kids at school, or the Kardashians or something. The general consensus was that everyone hated them, and yet, no one turned down an opportunity to see what they were up to, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty five days a year. They were a guilty pleasure for the masses, actors in a soap opera designed to make everyone stop and stare.

But mostly point and laugh.

It all started with a Twitter DM. Seriously. A Twitter DM.

In retrospect, you couldn’t help but think about how comical it all was—being romantically pursued through a Twitter DM.

At least it wasn’t Instagram. Whenever someone messaged you there, you never gave it a second look. Instagram DMs from strange men you didn't know typically manifested as a reaction to one of your photos, which you were none too crazy about. A Twitter DM was strange in a different way. You had little to no identifying information on your account, just your first name and your birthday. Your avi was a photo of your cat taking a nap. If someone had something to say to you on Twitter, it wasn't appearance based. It was a genuine reaction to something stupid you said, plain and simple.

And so, because you had a grand total of seven followers (two friends you barely spoke to, your sister, three acquaintances from college, and one bot), the message stood out. As one could expect from someone with seven followers, your tweets were nothing groundbreaking. You treated Twitter like it was your personal diary, or some kind of vat to pour your stream of consciousness into.

Your most popular tweets?

i'm exhausted

i dyed my hair all by myself and it actually looks ok ( o :

should i go vegan

oh god i'm so exhaustedddddd rn

that one song by the gorillaz about sunshine in a bag??? that's my shit

i'm. so. EXHAUSTED ): ): ):

You were quite the wordsmith, if you said so yourself.

Best (or worst) of all, though?

can we as a society please make a pact to collectively block the roy family on every platform? i’m so sick of hearing about them and seeing their dumbass posts on my feed. i’m honestly going to have a mental breakdown make it stop please

Within ten minutes, someone favorited what you wrote. When you went to check your notifications, you were surprised to find that the person who liked it wasn’t anyone you knew personally, or the bot. When you tapped on the profile, you felt a pit in your stomach. You reminded yourself that you should really make your account private, simply to avoid such a bizarre, anxiety-ridden feeling. You hadn’t thought anyone would actually try and contact you. Why would they?

You breathed a sigh of relief when you pulled up the account, which was nothing too crazy. The impression you got from the very limited information you had (considering the person’s avi was the Gucci logo, which elicited a massive eye roll) was that it was most likely a man, probably in his twenties or thirties. Very into bitcoin. Very into US stocks. Very into retweeting disparaging things about Harvard and trashing various platforms’ “algos” and other things that were totally irrelevant to your life.

The one thing that broke up the monotony of it all?

The Beastie Boys.

Oh, and Wu-Tang Clan.

Whoever this dude was, he had a Spotify account, and he wasn’t afraid to use it. He had a penchant for screenshotting whatever (predominantly 90s of any and every genre, and occasionally EDM) song he was listening to and posting it for all the world (aka his 35 followers) to see.

As if anyone cared. You couldn’t be too hard on him, though, not when you had done the same thing on your own account multiple times, and continued to do so. You actually had similar taste in music, which you thought was always a fun commonality to share.

Just as soon as you started to lurk the profile, you got a message in your inbox. It happened so fast that it almost made you jump, like he knew you were looking at it.

I would have to agree. They’re pretty awful, but definitely not worth the mental breakdown.

Then, a few seconds later…

Kendall doesn’t seem so bad, though.

You weren't planning on responding. It was rare that you had any interaction with strangers on the internet. It wasn’t like you were avidly against it or anything. You just…never really found the time. But it was 4:30 in the morning, you were wide awake, your tv wasn't working, and you wanted something to keep your mind occupied.

You got home from your sister’s wedding at around midnight, but you felt too wired to sleep. It had been a nice evening overall. The ceremony was beautiful, the reception was fun. You were beyond happy for your sister and her now husband, who you suspected she was going to marry for years now. There was drinking and dancing and you saw family members you actually liked, family members you hadn’t seen in years. Your mom had flown in from California. Even though you spoke on the phone nearly everyday, getting the chance to actually see her was always wonderful.

Conversely, Aria’s wedding had forced you to come into contact with someone you hadn’t seen in years, someone you hated more than anyone else in the world.

Well, maybe that was dramatic. There were worse people in the world. But you did hate him. A lot.

Your father.

Crazy, how just one drop could poison the well, ruining a perfectly good night.

You shoved those thoughts down, instead redirecting your focus towards the weird little man on your phone. You decided you had reached your allotted crying limit for that week.

You both replied at the same time.

Really? I get weird vibes off him.

Not to make you feel weird or anything, but I'm scrolling through your tweets and you listen to some pretty good music.

That did make you feel weird—but a good weird, an amused sort of weird. This random person was scrolling through your tweets, developing a positive opinion of you based on your disdain for the Roys and the your penchant for blaring the Blood Sugar Sex Magik album in your car on the way to work. You had stalked his profile too, so you supposed it was only fair to allow him to do the same.

Wait. Weird how?

Oh thanks. I know no one really cares what music I’m listening to but idk, I just like posting about it.

I’m the same. It’s like, I like my music so I want other people to like it, too.

Weird how though??

Meanwhile everyone else is just listening to *their* music, thinking the exact same thing.

I can’t really pinpoint it. It just seems like there’s more than meets the eye with him, but maybe not in a good way. Like there’s a lot going on under the surface that we don’t get to see.

I get the impression that he has a lot to hide, you know what I mean?

Hah. I think you’re dead on with that one actually.

I read somewhere that he’s a pretty private person, which I think is kind of understandable all things considered.

Yeah, maybe. I don’t know, for some reason I get this weird feeling that in a few years it’s gonna come out that he’s done some seriously bad things that got covered up because he has money.

It’s one thing to keep things to yourself, but I think there’s more to it than that.

There’s private and then there’s secretive, if that makes any sense.

Yeah, I get that.

But what do I know? This is coming from someone that posts their every waking moment on twitter. I’m mostly anonymous on here, but maybe I need to “take a page out of his book” or whatever.

I would prefer not to, though.

Too complicated?

Yeah. And bleak.

At least, that’s how it seems to me.

His replies had been coming in fast, but this one took a bit longer to arrive. You could see the little dots indicating that he was typing pop up and disappear a few times, like he kept writing something and deleting it. He seemed to actually care about your reaction to what he was saying, trying to come up with the right thing to say next...which was odd.

Then again, you kind of did, too.

Wow. Tell me how you really feel.

I’m not normally this judgmental. It’s just with that family in particular. They’re so oversaturated in the press. Maybe he’s a nice guy. He clearly has some depth to him. Who knows, though? I’ll never actually meet him lol.

I mean, not that I should care what some random on twitter thinks of me anyway. But idk.

“Some random” lol. Thanks for that.

I do have a name, you know.

What is it, then? I MUST know.

You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.

You scoffed and rolled your eyes.

Post Malone??? Is that u????

Lol Jesus Christ. No.

Jesus Christ???? I didn’t know you had a secret twitter. Do you have a finsta, too?

Alright smartass. My name is Kendall, ironically.

Also, what’s a finsta?

You couldn’t help but laugh at that. You didn’t want to make him feel bad, though. If he didn’t know, he didn’t know.

Wait, how old are you?

My guess? Probably older than you. Actually, definitely older than you.

Oh???

But not by much.

Wow. Very elusive. Are you sure you’re not Kendall Roy?

Again, you were left waiting. The dots popped up and disappeared. Once, twice, three times.

I could only dream of being that handsome and powerful. But no, I’m not. Sadly.

Lol I like how you had to think about it.

I was sending an e-mail for work, geez. I’m not obligated to respond to you immediately.

At 4 in the morning?

You must be a workaholic.

Oh, you have no idea…

You wondered if he was bored, too. He seemed genuinely interested in keeping the conversation going.

Usually I don’t like to give out my info but you seem fairly non-threatening. So, ballpark estimate, I’m somewhere in my late thirties.

It probably wasn’t the brightest idea to be talking to a stranger who claimed to be in his late thirties, which was, in fact, older than you. He easily could’ve been lying. Maybe he was twenty, maybe he was eighty. There was no way for you to know definitively what was real and what wasn’t, unless you did a bit of digging. You didn’t have much to go on, but you supposed it didn’t matter. You were just talking, and this little conversation would likely end within the next twenty minutes or so, when you finally willed yourself to shut your eyes and go to sleep.

What are you doing up so late, anyway? Assuming you’re in the US. You did mention that it was 4am.

Ah. So he was having trouble sleeping, too.

For context, I’m on the east coast, where it is also 4am. Which is ungodly late. Or early, depending on how you look at it.

I’m on the east coast, too.

You’re just as crazy as I am, then.

Speak for yourself, House of Gucci.

Lol wow you really are kind of a smartass, aren’t you?

I’m in New York.

No way! I’m in New York too. Upstate or downstate?

I don’t like giving out my info, remember?

You just opted to tell me you lived in New York completely unprovoked but ok.

And you’re right. You are older than me. "Ballpark” I’m in my twenties. But it’s nice to hear that you’re thirty and flirty and thriving.

Wow. I would love to be even just one of those things right now.

You frowned at that.

Aw. I can relate.

Well, maybe we can commiserate together.

Maybe tomorrow? I really need to try and sleep. I have work in the morning.

I kind of figured. What do you do?

Damn. He really did want to keep this going, what with completely ignoring everything you just said about wanting to go to sleep.

I don’t like giving out my info, REMEMBER?

Yeah, yeah. Sorry, I’ll let you sleep. Sorry if this was weird, I’m at the airport right now and my flight got delayed. I wanted to kill some time and you seemed like you might be cool, so

Have a good night, alright?

You smiled to yourself, leaning back into your cocoon of pillows. Texting had actually made your eyes a little tired.

You too.

As you set your phone down on your nightstand, you saw it light up one more time. You wanted to groan. Was this guy seriously trying to keep it going even after you said goodnight? Were you going to have to block him?

But no. It was just a notification that he had followed you.

“Cute,” you mumbled to yourself, following him back.

If this weird, pleasant little interaction was any reflection of what “internet friends” might be like, maybe you would leave your account public.

…for now.

#kendall roy x reader #kendall roy #succession

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anonfromtheflight · 5 months

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Heeeeeey!

Thank you so much for the messages I got wondering if I was alright. I am! I just have the worst luck ever!

But at least I'm in good health? And alive. That's a win too. I'm just convinced more than ever that nothing good will ever happen to me without something horrible happening right after 😓

So I made it back to Santiago from home on Sunday night and all was well. But I got robbed on Monday! After work, rght outside a subway station! And not only the asshole took my cellphone, he punched me in the face to make me drop it!! 😒 I almost never take my phone out in public for security reasons but when my boss called, I answered because I thought I had left something important at work. But when I hung up while I was leaving the subway station, before I could put my phone back in my pocket, a huge dude came to towards me, punched me in the face and then left with my phone! 😩

It wasn't even a nice phone, it was basic af and I had it for three years, but it had my stuff and UGHHHH I had to go to the police and then to the hospital to get my face checked because my cheek swelled right away. At least he avoided my glasses? Oh and I had to block my phone number with the mobile company, my bank account because of the bank app and another banking app i use.

To make things worse, I left my tablet back at my mom's by mistake last weekend so I had no electronic device with my info to block my stuff myself. I had to ask my sister to do it and to post a message on instagram in case my friends got any weird messages and to let people know I wouldn't be available. And that if someone talked to them via whatsapp, it wasn't me.

I didn't think about her doing the same for me here, I didn't think anyone would notice or care oops, sorry for that 😬

AND UUUUGHHH I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THE S3 RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!! At least I can enjoy the theories and gifs now 😑 I also can't believe I missed a WHOLE week of OMR beauty content with Omar looking gorgeous and downright sinful wtf

Now I'm back home because tomorrow I have to go vote, got my tablet back and blocked absolutely everything. At least since I sold my soul to google, I don't have to try to remember my passwords lol and could basically wipe everything from my phone remotely.

But yeah, I'm okay! I'm only sporting an ugly bruise on my face that makes me look like I'm part of the lamest fight club in existence.

#Respondiendo #scheduled a phone appointment with my therapist during the week and I'm seeing her today too #now I have to use money I had saved to get a new phone fuuuuuuuuu #ugh I hate everything #about me I guess lol #do you know how boring it is to go through a 7 hours bus journey not being able to listen to music???#while being too anxious to sleep??? TORTURE!#desperately need something good to happen to me #maybe with the new year? I doubt it but still lmao #I missed looking at wilmon and Omar's face negl

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nekoannie-chan · 1 year

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Design

Title: Design.

Ship: Steve Rogers X Reader.

Word count: 284 words.

Rating: Teen.

Square: I3 “Spread eagle”. *

Summary: Steve has some doubts about S.H.I.E.L.D. design.

Warnings/Tags: Doubts.

A/N: This is my entry to @allcapsbingo AC1078.

You can read it on Wattpad and Ao3 too.

@saiyanprincessswanie

My native language is Spanish so I wanna improve my writing skills in English if you notice any mistakes, please let me know and I will correct them.

I don’t give any kind of permission that my fics to be posted on other platforms or languages (I translate myself my work) or the use of my graphics (my dividers are included in this), I did them exclusively for my fics, please respect my work and don't steal it. There are some people here who make dividers that anyone can use, mine is not this type, please look for the other's people. The only exception is the ones I gifted 'cuz now belong to someone else. If you find any of my works on a different platform and are not one of my accounts, please let me know. Reblogs and comments are always welcome.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Marvel's characters (unfortunately), except for the original characters and the story.

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Steve had been reading all night the huge file on the history of S.H.I.E.L.D., and there was something that caught his attention since the first time you took him to the Triskelion. Maybe in those documents was the answer: why was the chosen symbol an spread eagle?

"Steve, didn't you sleep?" You asked as you descended the stairs.

"I slept for many years; the last thing I need right now is sleep," Steve answered.

"Still, did you spend all night reading?" I don't know what you're reading.

"I have a lot of doubts, so I decided to do some research." Steve did not take his eyes off the documents.

"If it's something related to technology, I can help you," you said; after all, that was one of your powers.

"No, I'm looking for an answer."

"If you tell me, I might know the answer."

"Why did you choose this symbol?" Steve questioned you, showing you the S.H.I.E.L.D. symbol.

You squinted your eyes; you had never wondered; and you didn't remember that they had explained it at the academy. You took the documents and began to review them. Through all the years, despite the variations, the only thing that was always the same was the eagle with spread wings.

"Well, I don't know, maybe they thought it was pretty or they saw a photograph or an eagle."

"Then there is no explanation."

"Well, I think it's because they liked it."

"Or maybe there's a poetic reason."

"Or we'll never know the truth, but what I do know is that I'm hungry and it's breakfast time."

"I made pancakes; I didn't burn the kitchen this time," Steve said, getting up to go serve breakfast..

*So, this word has different meanings, I checked in several dictionaries before writing this one shot, and found at least 15 different meanings, of course, depending on the context you use the word. According to Collins English dictionary:

Plus, the Bingo hosts allow us to turn the tone of the prompt if we want.

#allcapsbingo #allcapsbingo2023 #steve rogers x reader

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kuleana--does-anyone-care · 3 months

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capstone update #1

TO REITERATE: I'm planning to produce a 30-min documentary film.

Hello, I'm finally here to update my blog! I meant to do this last week, but didn't... I was struggling to wrap my head around this project and what I'll be doing this semester.

I think I'm a little crazy for taking this on. Sometimes it feels like too much, but I certainly won't be quitting.

My first reality check was trying to populate the workback plan. It was a necessary step, but so difficult. I had to come back to it a few times to get it sorted out. I always feel like I'm overlooking something when I'm planning out a project, and I've never tried to produce something of this magnitude before. But I sat down with my workback plan again tonight and finally have it in good shape. Coming back to it has helped me process what I'll need to do, and I feel pretty certain now that I'm not forgetting anything. I also recreated my workback plan in Notion, because I don't think I'll be able to stay on track if I only look at it on Google Sheets. (The formatting... the lack of color-coding and other viewing modes... Nah, homie, I can't. TwT) I also gave myself dates to complete things by. I know I can work to a deadline, and now I have a ton of them. Isn't that fantastic!

Anyway, I'm really happy with my organization on this project now that I have all my tasks thought out, written down, and with dates. The tricky part now will be keeping the Google Sheet updated according to the Notion.

Right now I have a bunch of tasks marked as "in progress." There's so much I need to do in the next two weeks, mostly making lists of people and Instagram accounts to reach out to. I already follow a lot of accounts but I have not created a master list for myself to keep track of them all. Once I have my list, I can start drafting up messages to send to them, asking if they might want to participate in my doc, or could put me in connection with people who would. I'm kind of worried that I don't have much to show for myself, a presence, or a reason why they should trust me, that kind of thing. But I'll try it anyway.

I also need to draft emails/ send texts/ make phone calls to people I know, who said in one way or another that they might be able to lend a voice to my project. Cast out a bunch of lines and see if I get any bites. 🎣

Another thing is, I want to find videos on YouTube and Vimeo of the ʻOnipaʻa Peace March that happened a couple weeks ago. I wasn't able to go myself, but I'd really like to incorporate footage of it into my film. Maybe someone would be willing to let me use a few of their shots. If not a person, maybe one of the local news outlets. I also need to do some research. I have a playlist of some news clips about the Red Hill water crisis from when I made my 5-minute piece about it in Fall '22. But there have been updates since then, and I need to collect even more. I'm not 100% sure what or how much I'll do with it yet. But my creative process is 'collect all the stuff, look at and absorb it all, ???, get vision, create the vision'... so step one is gathering more things. :)

Also want to find more PDFs. Last semester, I found some studies and national news articles about Red Hill, pollution by the Navy/ issues similar to what's happening here, but my research topic was persuasion, so I spent the vast majority of my time on that. There's definitely more out there, and I want to find it because I'm thinking of using scans/ screenshots in my film.

Oh, and I'm planning to request titles from ʻUluʻulu by 2.16. Gonna try my absolute best to stay on top of the deadlines I've set for myself. LONG POST: FINITO!!!

#hawaii #documentary #film #red hill #water pollution #environment #nature #sustainability #water #land use #land ownership #uhwo #uhwo acm #uhwoacm #capstone

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gavisuntiedboot · 5 months

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He did follow letstalkpalestine, not eye.on.palestine. You should be able to find screen recordings on tiktok but I saw for myself before he unfollowed and it made me quite happy NGL. He met Noah Schnapp after the October 7th events, (I dont rmb the exact date) and immediately unfollowed letstalkpalestine either the day of, or a day after I don't remember when exactly I double checked. But yeah he did follow letstalkpalestine for A WHILE might I add but I guess noah spewed bullshit and it got to his head. I saw the following and then the unfollowing but I think your best bet would be screen recordings before and after on tiktok or IG.

Lewis on the other hand has in the past publicly supported Palestine. And Verstappen's wife, Kelly, posts a lot about Gaza and the West Bank as a whole. and I don't think she would be allowed to do that if Max didn't agree or could get in trouble as something like this can greatly hurt his public image.

Pep Guardiola's daughter has been posting since October 7th in support of Palestine and has not stopped since. She also would probably be discouraged if Pep did not share similar values or was scared of backlash.

Gavi's aunt said what Motaz posts on instagram should be censored as it is too graphic but that she wants peace at the end. Not sure what any of that means. Gavi's alleged girlfriend follows a GIANT and very popular Zionist influencer.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write all this out dear <3

I remember when I personally went and checked he was following the account that was widely circulated on TikTok. I tried to go back and look but the post I saw was deleted. I personally am not going to say that Leclerc is a Zionist. I’m not going to say he supports Palestine either. Right now it’s really a big question mark and only time will tell. I know that N*ah S*hnapp is a partner of APM Monaco, and I believe that was the reason for them being seen together, but again I could be wrong.

Personally, I do not contribute monetarily to Charles or Ferrari, seeing as their merchandise is made by Puma, which is a pro Israeli brand. So I will be monitoring until the start of the next F1 season to make a determination.

Lewis has been vocal even recently about his support of the Palestinian people, which in happy about because he is vocal about lord of social issues. I actually didn’t follow Kelley before this because of the shady (ie racist) reputation of her family, but I began following her after I saw all the posts she was making.

I think that in terms of formula 1 drivers it’s tricky, because the FIA has been trying to keep everyone tight lipped about politics. I think that for right now, the best I can hope from from that demographic of people is to not be pro Zionist. I’m aware the bar is in hell but it has to be somewhere.

For footballers, esp people like Gavi, I don’t think it’s fair to hold them accountable for the actions of their family members and people who they have been “rumored” to date. Like I wouldn’t want to be judged for something my aunt said. I think the best I can hope for is to see pro Palestinian sentiment at one point, but my bar for cancellation in full effect is if they’re pro Zionist. I know that May seem weak willed of me, but I’m trying. I honestly am.

#gavisuntiedboot #gavisuntiedbootasks #gubtalksaboutpali

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cancelmecowards · 7 months

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ALRIGHT. funny story. actually petty story. I'm the one being petty. but I'm a gemini sun so I'll just blame it on that.

so. my ex-best friend/homoerotic friendship/situationship and i ended things pretty badly per se. meaning she was toxic and used me and wanted me to be vulnerable because she could control me BUT YEAH. i fully cut her off my life. but the thing is... our mutual friend picked her over me. which is STUPID and she keeps saying 'consider both sides' and I'm like. WHAT both sides. she's the one who made all the wrong decisions hell she even admitted it. the worst thing i did was be stupid enough to stay.

but yeah I don't need that in my life so I cut out my mutual friend out of my life as well since well, frankly it kinda broke my heart a little. yk because my ex really hurt me, and when i started healing she came back and hurt me more. i was in a different STATE by then but she still had to. yeah. she was selfish and stupid and i don't know why I even liked her.

NOW WE GET TO THE FUN PART. me and my friends (ex-friends now, I guess. this group includes my ex and the mutual friend) we created an account on instagram called catholicschoolgays and you can assume what the content would be like. it's kinda dead rn. we all have access to it but what I did was kick everyone else out of the account, change passwords and take full control of it myself. only fair right? she got my friends and the time to properly heal around them so I get the stupid spam account. I'm gonna make some verrrryyy gay posts (nothing HARMFUL and no bullying bc im not actually evil) soon but I need some traction so pls help out a fellow gay tysm tumblr people.

is this petty? yes. is this how I'm supposed to heal? no. but am I still gonna do it? absolutely.

it's @catholicschoolgays on instagram and if you wanna have an idea of what my content is like first then check out @dyeonysos it's my art account but still my humour would be similar 💀💀 anyways BYEE

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anthonybialy · 11 months

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Josh Allen Dates in His League

It’s not a competition. But I win the title of biggest Hailee Steinfeld fan. I even vaguely know why she's famous. The voice of Gwen Stacy is now Buffalo’s First Lady as if nerds weren’t already envious of our de facto executive. Like Jerry Seinfeld when Elaine’s dating Keith Hernandez, I’m jealous of everybody.

I made sure to spell her name correctly to flaunt my dedication. Copying and pasting was a worthwhile investment this past weekend that taught me through repetition. As an expert on her career, I’ve known how to type her name correctly without checking for a few days now. If I got it wrong, I would have to pretend it was a joke about ignorance of her oeuvre. Simultaneously, I now don’t care for our quarterback’s ex whatshername, a free agent who can date a Patriot.

Hailee is an actress and singer, according to information I totally didn’t just glean from her Wikipedia. My expertise on all things Buffalo Bills extends to learning why she’s famous. An actress and pop star dates a fellow double threat.

A transaction can alter perception. Buffalonians suddenly prefer the True Grit remake to the original, which is a matter of taste and not that the city’s most beloved dreamboat is courting one of its stars. I also now have an opinion about the Pitch Perfect movie series, which may seem weird but is not much different than thinking Dalton Kincaid is just the sort of player I want to cheer for right as he’s drafted.

Life can change in a moment. Take how her ubiquitously incessant hit Starving used to infiltrate my brain and play on a loop as a cruel joke from an uncaring universe that didn’t care how my thoughts weren’t something I wanted to think. But I now welcome encountering her emblematically classic tune that puts anything Verdi wrote to shame. What was earlier in the month an incessant torment that offered a preview of eternal damnation has become a chance to experience transcendent musical genius repeatedly.

In particular, the once-curious line expressing fondness by informing the singer's partner that she “Don’t need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo” is now worthy of Westerberg. Like trying to look past Terrell Owens’s myriad transgressions, we seek the upside of new allies.

Learning about who Josh Allen dates is my new offseason hobby. Taking a very not creepy interest in his time away from work is just another way of showing appreciation. We swear it’s dedicated and not deranged.

Caring about the doings of admired athletes shows thoroughness. That's why I found myself interested in what bank Stefon Diggs thought was best for me. Caring about a certain update just because a particular person is involved applies to celebrity endorsements of corporations or relationships.

Steinfeld could become even more beloved in her adopted homeland if she affects play in one direction. A glamorous pairing is ideally part of a fully happy life. Allen doesn’t seem like the type who finds focus in anguish like a miserable single writer who uses personal desolation to mine material and a grudge. Fellow AFC East quarterback Aaron Rodgers has gone through a handful of romantic affiliations involving ladies with popular Instagram accounts, which could be a trend worth following.

Star power should only be the main attraction when it’s on the field. But it's nice to recognize fellow backers from somewhere other than Wegmans. Monitoring which humans we know are sitting in suites is the result, not the goal. The urge to align with success applies to allurement just like it does athletics. It’s a good problem to determine who’s hopped on the bandwagon.

Following sports is already bizarre. Zealots care more than anything about who moves a ball forward better. Worrying intently about ligaments of people we may never meet has come to feel normal. Wondering about partners is the next natural step in its way.

I blame the calendar for my Tiger Beat tendencies. Charting wooing is a byproduct of just how much time fans must fill between play. But even a 40-game NFL season would still feature some days between them. Thinking about where players are taking flames to dinner creates a break from thinking about the next touchdown’s form.

Post this on Page Six. Allen is turning football columns into gossip forums. Someone with multiple talents is dating Steinfeld. It’s a sign of just how much attention he draws that Hailee groupies who might not be able to explain a zone blitz know she’s going out with some football guy.

Questions about the upcoming season revolve around play-calling direction. I wonder when will we found out Hailee’s favorite pizza parlor. The answer could endear her even further to Erie County’s residents and enthusiasts. A quarterback succeeding in multiple ways enjoys time with a new beau in between playing cornerback at OTAs. Welcoming her as family is how we can make her feel at home. Does she like football?

#Josh Allen #Buffalo Bills

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stage-props · 2 years

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Reblogs vs. Reposts

Alright since I’ve gotten a lot of comments about this and tumblr newbies don’t seem to understand:

A lot of artists (including myself) will post things like this on their art.

[ID: a screenshot of a tumblr post that reads “Please do not repost or use without permission”. The text is italicized and bolded. End ID]

When an artist on tumblr says they don’t want their art “reposted” that means that they don’t want someone to download or screenshot their art by someone else and then have that third party post the art to another blog or platform. Artists will ask this because art theft is all too common in online communities, especially when it comes to fanart. Some artists will be okay with their art being reposted, but personally I do not want my art reposted because instead of directing people’s attention to my account, most of the time the followers and viewers of reposted accounts will like the stolen post, then move on without looking at the artist’s credit or checking out their account further. This harms our reach, and further inhibits our interaction with possible followers or commissioners.

Reposting is NOT Rebloging.

Rebloging is a feature exclusive to tumblr, and it is one of the things that makes tumblr a great website for sharing art and other content.

[ID: a screenshot of the end of a tumblr post. In the top left corner, there is a button that says Blaze with a fire emoji in front of it. In the top right corner there is a button that depicts a trash can next to another button that depicts a pencil. Below these buttons is a line dividing the sections horizontally. In the bottom left corner there is a button that reads “1 note”. In the bottomr right corner there is a button that depicts an arrow. Next to it there is a button that depicts a chat bubble. Next to it there is a button that depicts a reblog symbol, the button is circled in red. Next to it there is a button that depicts a heart. End ID]

When a post is rebloed, the content will now show up onto your own account. This post will link back to the original poster, giving them credit for the art and allowing you as well as other tumblr users to view their content as well as finding more of it for later. This feature works similar to a twitter “retweet” or an instagram post being put on your story. Rebloging encourages more interaction with the artist and their art, giving them more of a reach and allowing them to find more viewers who could potentially follow them and commission them later on. It could even encourage them to post more art similar to what has been rebloged if they realize people like what they’ve made. More attention for the artist, more art for the viewer! It’s a win win!

Tumblr has NO ALGORITHM. Or at least, not a good one. Most seasoned tumblr users don’t touch the ‘for you’ page, and even less than that do they check tags on posts. Rebloging is easy and costs nothing to keep art being shown off and passed around. If you’re worried about your blog being ugly or cluttered? Then make a new blog! There’s no limit to how many sideblogs you can have! You can have one for each fandom, for each type of post even! There’s no reason NOT to reblog art - but there are TONS of reasons not to repost it.

So tl;dr REBLOGING IS NOT REPOSTING, and if you see someone asking for their art not to be ‘reposted’ it does NOT mean they don’t want you to reblog it! Please reblog art! Reblog it a bunch! Reblog it to multiple accounts! But DO NOT STEAL OR REPOST THE ARTIST’S ART IF THEY TELL YOU NOT TO.

#Stage sings #artists on tumblr #artist problems #support artists #long post #described #ask to tag #reblogging is not reposting #art theft #stolen art

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josiebelladonna · 10 months

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damn.

how’s everyone doing?

okay. these few days have been… interesting to say in the least.

first off, the house: the backstory, in case you don’t know, is that the property taxes here had defaulted about five years ago. to make a long convoluted complicated 95% of it i can’t talk about due to legality story short, they defaulted… and turns out, it wasn’t even our fault. someone dropped the ball somewhere, it totally wasn’t even our doing or our responsibility for that matter. but my mom and i looked at each other, we looked at what was due, and my mom bit the bullet and pretty much used all of her savings to cover it—by the skin of our teeth, too, like the company got the check today. she’s only got about 200 dollars left in her savings account after that, but luckily for us, it’s only a once-a-year thing (meaning we don’t have to think about this again for a full year), and we’ve been through difficult times before (read: we know how to pinch pennies in our sleep) and it’s only for about a month, which is when her job starts with a new assignment.

second, my mental health. it tanked the other day, and there were a couple of things that triggered it: number one was the fact that i kept getting asked about money over on instagram. people asking me about commissions and “dealing” and what have you—i think most of them were ai generated, but who the fuck knows. it’s a deep wound that only those who grew up poor will understand—compounded with the fact that i have a very dysfunctional, very unsupportive, borderline abusive family; on its own, it’s enough to push my buttons. plus—say what you want. every artist goes through this. i’m following a bunch of artists on instagram, good artists, too, some of these people are excellent… but i couldn’t help but compare myself to them. it’s also kind of… clique-y, i’d say? kind of like how tumblr is now, but it’s actually worse because you have art involved, something that should unite all of us. tumblr… as obnoxious as this place is now, i do see where it’s coming from. but within the art community? that just doesn’t seem right to me. when you take an art class, you’re going in there to rest your soul. tap into yourself and learn some techniques while you’re at it. nobody is picasso out the gate, so you hone your own skill and your own style all the while, so it’s like a leveling of the playing field (and no, showing the biggest piece of shit to the teacher doesn’t count). but this is uncomfortable. and it’s exhausting, too, like how the hell can you people be posting to your story several times every hour? i post three to mine in one sitting and i feel like i’m overloading everyone. and, i was getting comments from people who were following me years ago asking me, “you’re still drawing?” like they were shocked that i’m still doing this. i saw that as a bad sign, like… you know when you, a fan of something or someone, doesn’t seem to realize that the thing you’re fan of is still going, that’s usually a sign of things gone wrong. and i had accidentally rehashed some old wounds that are kinda “same ol’” status at this point: my sexuality, my appearance, my body, my not feeling good enough. so… i woke up one morning, looked at my art, and just started crying. all of that pushed me over the edge and it genuinely made me want to quit. i thought for sure i was finished. i had to get away. i have to be alone for a while.

(so, if i seem a.w.o.l. over on instagram, you know what happened: i just deleted the app from my tablet, i didn’t delete my account)

third, i looked at my art and i wondered if i just needed a makeover for it. i have a new little project going right now made by some of the techniques i’ve seen on instagram. i won’t reveal it until it’s done, though. it’s kind of abstract, kind of odd, kind of… well, you’ll see it. as for the “deleted all my art files from my computer” tidbit, it didn’t delete the backup files, so i clicked on those and salvaged every single one, every single one. i’ll admit, it was weirdly freeing to have all that free space on my thumb drive. and as for neptune’s spear… i was thinking of posting it today or tuesday, but… eh. i think she can wait a while.

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converse-universe · 5 months

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I truly couldn’t be more happily obsessed again. I’m so happy about this new run at Who.

I so badly wish my ex weren’t…well…not I wish he weren’t my ex because he doesn’t deserve me, but if he hadn’t been such an ass and in the most condescending way try to say “he’d always be there for me, but don’t talk to me”…. I’m explaining myself poorly. If he hadn’t been such an asshole like a year after we broke up and had been friendly and cordial, I could have geeked out about Who with him. We live in 2 different countries, it could have been easy to stay in touch. But he decided to be an utter FUCKING asshole in his approach to needing a bit of time to himself to get over things (something I would have understood if he went about it in any semblance of a normal way where you just explain that). Instead there was this text sent after radio silence so I asked if he was okay, and the text was the height of condescension about how he was in a new relationship and needed some space (again, something I would have understood if you just said so) so we couldn’t talk “but I’ll always support you” - fucking fuck offffffffff.

I’m not conveying the content of the text properly but… he made it seem as though I needed him and I was pining for him and that our conversations had been super deep and romantically charged (they had not been, and I had not been pining). It was just so… ugh. Like “sorry I’m breaking your heart by not responding like an asshole but we can’t talk right now, I hope we can be friends later…but I’ll always support you”. You’ll always support me without talking to me???!

So…that was August 2022 and I was maliciously compliant. I don’t know what the fuck he meant by not talking right now but if he was going to be that much of an asshole then the ball is in his damn court. I haven’t said a damn word since.

He doesn’t follow me on Instagram but BOTH of his accounts check when I post stories, which is infrequent so he’d have to check deliberately, daily. His Facebook posts lately have also referenced jokes that literally only he and I had, sometimes because only he and I were present for the origins of said joke. Like? Are you baiting me??? Don’t me wrong, I notice. But I am still not outwardly reacting at all in any way he will see. No fucking way. You wanna talk again because you realize what a jerk you were, stop being a coward and say something to me.

…and I still won’t have any use for you but at least I’ll get a bit more respect for you back.

…all this is to say that it is a shame he went the way he went. Because we did have a great time with our Who things together. I do miss that. Not him, but that.

Sorry this turned into such a rant. He upended my life several years ago, and then being back in my country, and Covid…there just hasn’t been…other connection with people about my fun little geeky interests. 🤷‍♀️. Gotta post here to the void.

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hiddensquid22 · 1 year

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So yesterday, someone reported me to Instagram for concerns about my safety and mental health. I'm fine, no danger to myself whatsoever. But I wanna talk about the experience, and I don't wanna talk about it on insta because I don't want to alienate a person who maybe thought they were doing a good thing. They had the right spirit (I hope, unless my more cynical thoughts are correct).

Firstly- I want to say that if you are ever concerned for someone on instagram, unless they are in immediate danger, maybe consider just talking to them instead of reporting it. Here's why. Assuming the person being reported is using the mobile app, their account will be restricted (unable to see anything, including their own account) but they will not be in any way contacted or notified as to why. It seemed like a bug to me, for seriously like 6hrs! But can you imagine if someone was in danger and then suddenly a form of communication is inexplicably shut off?? In order to regain access to your account, you have to open the site in a browser (which instagram does not inform you of either btw), and are forced to click through some tabs on ways to get support. They include a helpline, which okay that's admirable, but the others are very generic 'reach out to a friend,' 'self soothe in some way' type advice, which certainly has it's place. I just can't imagine this is the kind of thing the person doing the reporting is expecting the reportee to be given.

I personally found the experience to be even more isolating. I was in no way a danger to myself, but the feeling that someone cared enough to report me to a faceless corp, but not enough to just ask me how I am? That made me feel incredibly alone. And then to be followed by advice saying to reach out to friends? The friends who reported me but didn't check on me? That's a real kick in the teeth. And now, well, now I don't want to speak at all about my mental health on there for fear of this happening again. Which, clearly is not a desired outcome of an attempt to help.

Here's the other thing I'm thinking about. I was talking about some symptoms of my ocd. (At least, I assume that's what did it. It could have been the fact that in my top 5 songs of the year, two were a bit depressing. But, doesn't everyone listen to upsetting music on a stupid repeat every now and then?) These are things I live with. Things that I've always lived with. But to other people me talking about them in a remarkably delicate way apparently sounds like I'm going to hurt myself?

I knew ocd was one of the ones that make people uncomfortable when they know some of the grittier realities of it, which I assume is why it's mocked, but I've never personally experienced it. It's a real trip, man. Like idk about you guys, but I never feel like I have a grasp on the severity of my mental illness. How do you quantify something like that? What metric of comparison is there really? (Not that it 100% matters because in this house we don't battle for who suffers most and who handles it best. You're suffering is valid, and resilience is not a moral victory.) But it's wild to think that something I deal with on a daily basis, even on my best days, sounds so terrifying and acute to those that don't experience it. Kinda makes you go, damn, maybe my brain is a filthy liar and I'm not just the biggest wimp alive 🤔 But also makes me feel a bit like [insert 'damn, girl you live like this?' meme]

Anyways, I'm fine. Just got a lot of weasels up in the ol' thinker 👍

#personal #mental health #long post #tw ocd #ocd #instagram

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aeldariofmanyfandoms · 2 years

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Day 2 of posting a ramble or infodump about something I probably know too much about

Today’s topic, again chosen by spinner wheel, is cosplay!

If you didn’t already know, I am a cosplayer, one might even say avid. I’ve never been to a convention (YET), only because of time conflicts and the price of going, but I’ve done many cosplays at home and with a friend of mine. My cosplays have gotten so much better over the maybe (checks notes) WOW I’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A YEAR?!

In the past year I went from barely cosplaying (more like bounding) to full on wigs and contacts and special accessories, which I find incredible!

My first “cosplay” was supposed to be c!Dream from the Dream SMP. I put my hair (which is brown by the way) in a ponytail, made a tiny mask out of the center of a paper plate, wore a green cloak and held a sword. I felt very epic in the moment, and looking back it was a good place to start, but I am not super proud of that KEKW over the next few weeks I also “cosplayed”/bounded Tommy, Tubbo, Ranboo, Wilbur, Stampy, and Squid, along with some other I can’t remember off the top of my head.

My first “documented” cosplay that I posted on my Instagram was c!Eret, and already I had come a long way. At the time I was also putting together a Saint Celestine cosplay from Warhammer 40,000, and for a rookie I think it turned out okay (making foam armor is not a good way to jump right into cosplay)!

Recently my cosplays have gotten so much more detailed; my current c!Tommy cosplay is one of the most elaborate, and I’m also proud of my current Dream and Wilbur designs (Dream has come a long way - I now have a wig, contacts, a new mask, etc etc etc)

I’m looking to cosplay more fandoms in the future, but right now the DSMP is my home (lol). I didn’t call myself a cosplayer for the longest time, but recently my friend was talking to someone else while I was next to him and said “we cosplay - well, she’s a cosplayer and I’m into cosplay” and that just made me feel so happy.

It feels very cool to be able to shapeshift essentially; I’ve shown friends my cosplays and they’ve responded along the lines of “that’s you?!” which is very cool!

Here are some tips I’ve gathered over this period about cosplaying, both from experience and from other cosplayers.

- Don’t let someone else’s design for a character make you think that your design is lesser or not as good. It’s your artistic freedom to portray that character however you see fit.

- If you buy contacts to change the color of your eyes, and you don’t already wear contacts, it’s going to take a LOT of practice to get them in quickly. The first time I put mine in for my Saint Celestine cosplay, it took me an hour; now it only takes me maybe five minutes, usually less.

- Cosplay materials can get expensive! If you’re looking at a particularly big cosplay, or one with relatively expensive elements, consider asking for those things for a birthday, Christmas or other holiday, or ask for a gift card to wherever the materials are (Amazon, Michaels, Joann, etc).

- speaking of Amazon, as much as big corporations are a bit of a problem, most if not all items you would need for a cosplay are available on there - and most things have been searched so much that you can literally type in “[character] cosplay” and items and elements usually bought together for that character willl show up.

- take pictures and video! if you go to the effort of getting into cosplay, take at least a few mirror selfies to document it - you won’t regret it. you can go back to them to upgrade the cosplay, or just show people “hey this is what I did over the weekend”.

- if you post cosplays on your social media (Instagram for example), and your account is not solely for cosplay - mine is my main, which all my friends and family follow - try to balance out the cosplay content with other content, especially if your audience might not understand where the characters are from (unless you want to explain everything in the caption, which is difficult with the DSMP lore KEKW)

- I like to get items that are versatile and I can use for many cosplays, for finances’ sake. For example, the contacts that I bought for Saint Celestine I also use for Eret, Dream, Ranboo, and Techno, and the wig I bought for Dream was solidified by the fact that I can use it for a whole list of cosplays.

That’s all I got, folks, see you next time!

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honeyrisuke · 2 years

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ok no turns out what im mad about and posted about earlier wasnt a big deep "modern media bad bluh" thing, im just. not feeling so hot rn

very long boring ramble below

I've struggled with my art ever since I started to put it online

like, I'd always refresh and check if someone saw it and then get all exciting when someone did see it and like it and so on but not even once have I had some art I did actually,,, do anything for me. it was never _worth it_ if that makes sense.

I'd sit there for hours upon hours and then post it in hopes someone else enjoys it and seemingly nobody ever does. I can spend days on a drawing and it barely even reaches my friends, and in old media at least I still had one or the other random

even right now on Furaffinity, which also isnt algorythmically sorted, I occationally get people who just like all of my stuff in a quite sincere way, or comment on my art in a genuine way- and that's why I've recently enjoyed drawing furry fetish art a lot more than anything else, even when I didn't wanna draw furries that day.

but on shit like instagram or twitter or even on here I've. I rarely even get one interaction?? on my art?? I've never gotten a comment. I've never had someone share my art on twitter or instagram because they liked it

and when I did get faves or comments it was always either an IRL friend of mine who'd like a selfie of me taking a shit bc they don't care, as long as I posted it, or someone I don't know who just wants to promote their own account

I've blocked people in the past who left a nice comment on instagram, and when i replied to thank them they immediately went for "would you mind checking out my page"

bc yea i do mind shut tf up

its. fundamentally uncomfortable to be in those positions. I don't wanna go around using other people as stepping stones to get anywhere. I don't wanna go around and put up this big professional influencer facade just so I can draw my lame fucking characters and have maybe 10 people like it

and no, I'm not talking huge numbers and wanting fame or whatever, just. something. anything.

I've grown to really really hate art communities, and that means whenever I sit down and want to draw I have to first fight a big "but what for?"

and most of the time recently? I lose that fight. I can't think of a "what for", and then I sit there for several hours slowly thinking myself into a rage instead of doing anything productive, because actually I'm also very upset about not drawing, but I can't think of a good reason to do it

and to anyone who says "just do it for yourself"- you know you're lying. I've never met an artist who said that shit to my face and didn't have at least one person they could share their art with

I'd just be out here sending it to random ass people knowing damn well I'm annoying.

art is worthless if it can't be shared with anyone. I really picked the worst fucking hobby as a child. I hate everything I do and I hate doing it

I was hoping to rekindle my muse with artfight but as for right now, it looks like I'm not even gonna get a single attack, and each time I sit down to draw I'm building my hope up again that "this time they will respond and draw something back to" just to sit here on the 31st with maybe one really crappy doodle made by someone who just wanted to get free art from me. and if I'm as stupid as I've been all these years, I'll even have given them that free piece of art.

I'm just. I don't know where to go from here and. not to be even more of a downer at the end of this, in case anyone actually did read it, but

I've. not felt so hot about being around anymore recently, and fundamentally feeling like I should stop doing at alltogether is a big part of that. I've always done art one way or another, and so far nobody has ever given a shit about it. I have genuinly no idea why I've done it for so long. but i feel like if i stop then I am doing absolutely nothing anymore. i wouldnt be expressing myself anymore, i wouldnt put anything out there anymore. id just be here locked inside of my head unable to communicate the things im passionate about because i KNOW im annoying, i KNOW im unbearable and overly aggressive and genuinly unlikeable, and i know nobody gives a shit about the stuff i like or enjoy. i already stopped being excited about things bc of that years ago and am now only defaulting to be pissed and to complain and to make fun of things

and i feel that if i fully stop drawing and making art its. kinda over. idk i dont wanna write it out but that'd be it.

#rant #its rly not worth reading i promise #dw

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jeriafterdark · 2 years

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May 3, 2022 - 813 - the Reprise Part 8.1/? KEEP CALM and "ZZH"'s new video

Masterpost here

F*ck I have so much work to do but I feel it's necessary to make a post on this.

New video posted on his hacked instagram, check it for yourself.

Zhehanzi has posted an ENG subbed version here.

All right, I will activate my research scientist brain for this. Although I'm out of the field now, I was an NSF Graduate Fellow (National Science Foundation) in the US and was lucky to receive valuable and advanced training in research science (biochemistry/structural biology) in undergrad and during my PhD in a few research universities, I think it's time to use this skill, my one logical brain cell left is for this moment >:(

As background, when looking at a problem, I will lead you through the steps that researchers will ask and take in order to solve a problem. I think in these times of emergency, it's important to force yourself out of your own shoes and look at the big picture, then zoom in on the details, separate yourself from the facts at hand, ONLY then can we actually start finding out what's happening.

For example, if we want to create a new vaccine for a disease, we ask, what is the problem at hand? An example answer, there is a new infectious disease and it's causing deaths in the population. Then we ask, what is the new virus? What is it made of, what is the outer envelope or shell made of? What do we ALREADY know? We compare it to similar viruses. We try to completely understand the virus inside and outside. Then when we have full knowledge of it, can we develop a strategy to combat it, i.e. creating a vaccine (its own long steps).

Let's try it with what happened with this video today.

What is the problem?

How did it happen? Why is it important?

Why did this information come out now? Is it believable? What is the method we should use to break this down? Do we need repeat trials in duplicate, triplicate and what are the statistically significant facts?

What can we conclude and how do we move forward in future directions? Why would someone fake this?

Follow the money.

Let's begin:

1 - What is the problem?

Facts: A video was posted on ZZH's instagram featuring his likeness and vocal affectations. An english subbed video is linked above. He discusses these issues ONLY: the cp fandom, his merchandise, his journey to learning poetry and guitar, and blaming/flaming people for his current state.

2 - How did it happen? Why is it important?

There were three sources of "ZZH" - the WeChat profile of ZSJ (now gone), Li XueZheng Uncle Li (his weibo is now deleted), and this hacked instagram account.

The video was uploaded to his known-to be hacked instagram. We can glean that this instagram is hacked because of QuelleVous2 and various videos debunking each and every new post on his instagram. I, myself, have also made a post debunking the ZSJ (Zhang Sanjian) video that accidentally showed a portion of the guitarist's face/chin - this was posted on the ZSJ WeChat profile that is now deleted.

We know that ZZH's instagram was hacked because Xie Yihua, his ex music manager in 2021's son, Abner, liked to talk up his connections to famous people back then. He made a post saying that many people have access to ZZH's account, and the phone number linked to it isn't even ZZH's phone number. He didn't realize that people would be going through all his comments and posts to find out what he's said.

This is important because he has an ongoing legal case against CAPA. Anything that affects his image will affect public perception, will affect government perception, will thus AFFECT HIS CASE.

3 - Why did this information come out now? Is it believable?

Timing: Today is the fandom's happiest day, the anniversary of the Word of Honor / Shan He Ling concerts. It's also CPF's happiest days. The timing of this video is in itself, suspicious. Why post it today of all days? I have two answers: 1) To have maximum impact against ZZH/GJ's fandom and break CPF's hearts. 2) In having this maximum impact, it was either HIS OWN intention to do so, OR whoever orchestrated this video's intention to use their strongest weapon against us, and therefore, HIM.

Is it believable?

Deep Fakes exist. It uses computational AI to calculate and map out a person's facial features, and in doing so can manipulate those features into different expressions. AI is trained to do this by just going through large databases of human faces and expressions and slowly forms an algorithm that the user can manipulate. One can also do this with voices. Look at this famous deep fake of Tom cruise. I'm NOT saying it's a deep fake, because with sufficient technology, it's hard to actually TELL that it's a deep fake, it's just ONE possibility.

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2. Another example of someone using deep fake technology to play around with ZZH's face on a woman's body lol

3i - What method should we use to break this down?

So the next question is, is the video authentic?

First, it could be a deep fake (like above).

Second, since sometimes we can't even believe our own eyes and ears in today's world of advanced technology, I have to rely on what I KNOW from previous years. Compare the data to known data sets, known circumstances.

Facts we know: From LXZ's audio interview, ZZH is very focused on gaining back his name and reputation and his fight against CAPA. This instagram video, however, mentions NOTHING about his case against CAPA. Which we know, for a FACT, that he's filing with the Beijing Police Department against CAPA. Uncle Li showed this. Who could possibly benefit from distracting us, the public, and fandom from CAPA SO MUCH? HM? WHO.

3ii - ZZH's vocal affectations are free-style, but not in this new video.

Also in this audio interview, and previous interviews if you've watched his, ZZH tends to make very deep statements in REAL time. So he's often just freethinking and word vomitting and sometimes it doesn't make sense. lol. He says "uh", "um", "and," a lot. Compared to the instagram video, that insta video is definitely scripted. He's very smooth here and it's like practiced lines, which is against his character to do so.

Just listen to his birthday live stream and compare it to the new insta video, it sounds noticeably different, you don't even need to know mandarin??

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Compare ZZH's audio interview with LXZ vs this new video, notice the difference? This is also AFTER the trauma of 813. Why would there be such a marked difference between when Uncle Li posted the video and now?

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ZZH himself said in interviews for SHL/WOH that he rarely read his lines before the day of filming, he liked to read them right before or the morning of so he could really get the feeling of what he's saying and not wear it out.

Conclusion so far: This "ZZH" is different from what we know. He's distracting from his own legal case. His speaking cadence is different. He's reading off of a script. It DOESN'T mean that it isn't him, but it casts a lot of doubt on the circumstances of this video, doesn't it?

What else do we know about ZZH? He hates making fans spend money on shit that's out of their comfort zones. He's apologized to fans for his albums costing them money. THIS IS ZZH. In this video, this "ZZH" is peddling his new merch, which is notoriously overpriced and costs a few bucks to make, but is charging like 10x the cost. It's also PROVEN TO BE REUSED DESIGNS from other idols that Xie Yihua has managed.

3iii - Xie Yihua's history: She's been known to have many failed/de-registered trademarks. She's been involved in a company with CAPA's president, and she's lost a lot of money and may be in bigtime debt $$$.

Why would a person who is in massive debt want to suddenly start shilling merch for a cancelled idol? And that idol couldn't speak up or else it would jeopardize his legal case? And the fans are so desperate for his safety and well-being that they'd be fooled into purchasing these outlandishly priced items? Is this not too convenient a case for her to pass up? Free money to pay back her debts? It's certainly a possibility.

In most scandals, most cases, as you would know if you've lived in this world long enough, all you have to do is follow the money.

Follow the money: Let's not FORGET that Xie Yihua and her sister own 100% shares of the company that sells this "ZZH" / "ZSJ" merchandise. THIS IS A FACT. It's public information and listed, check QV's tweets for it. I don't have time to go find it rn. SO, if Xie Yihua is so indebt and attached to CAPA, is it not in her interest to distract us SO BADLY that ppl stop caring about CAPA? That ZZH truly loses his fans for good? That she can use him to make a quick buck to pay off her loan sharks and debtors? IT absolutely is. Always follow the money.

IF IT WERE TRULY HIM, why wouldn't this company be registered under ZZH or his mom? He's said so in interviews that he doesn't even look at his own bank account bc his mom handles all of that. He owes his mom so much, she gave up their house, her job, her life to make sure he succeeded as an actor. Of course he would give her and trust her with his money. It's not even illogical to make this leap, it's just fact?

Other items from this instagram have been debunked:

The handwritten letter was already debunked bc the handwriting style is different, the signature is TOTALLY different, the thumb is photoshopped, the shadows are unnatural. And this video mentions the fake letter as being real, so does it not cast doubt on the authenticity of the video itself? That it tries to make a fake letter real? Then what does it mean? The video itself seems fake, then. Just by the transitive property. A=B, B=C, therefore A=C. The letter is fake, so the account is fake. If the account is fake, the video is fake.

The guitar and phone-drop video was debunked by a sound engineer, and several other people lol.

The photoshoots were probably older and already been debunked. His necklace seemed to be photoshopped on because you could see the reflections in it that didn't reflect the buildings of the Forbidden City. His earrings were probably for promoting Ambush, could've been an endorsement that didn't go through. Also on Bluebirdmuppet's twitter or QV's, go check it.

3 iv - ZZH's character as we know it is different from what this video shows

In an unofficially published set of interviews, ZZH talked about his motivations as an actor and career goals. It was pre-813, last year. He talks about having responsibility to criticism, to shaking off the bad feedback, to focus on moving forward.

This ZZH is consistent with the LXZ Zhang Zhehan. He takes all the hits on the chin, he picks himself back up, he believes in procedural justice, he takes things slowly, and life slowly. He doesn't jeopardize his own case even when his whole world was shutting down in 813. SO why speak up now? He wouldn't. The timing is for MAXIMUM hurt for us, the CPF's. The fandom that Xie Yihua has been trying to break up. The fandom who loves Gong Jun, who Xie Yihua hates, and has been actively goading her ZSJ stans to attack. The Gong Jun who has had to endure cyberviolence the past couple of weeks, who had his private information leaked.

ZZH's character isn't one to point and blame, if he doesn't like you, he just won't listen to you, but he won't call you out on it. He's said so, if the fans want him to do something, he won't listen, he just does whatever and if you like it, you like it, he's not gonna go after you for it. He's a grown man who has real shit to deal with? Not fandom disputes all the time.

3v - Do we need repeated trials of his character? How do we compare this version with previous? How many instances do we need?

If you can't trust your eyes and ears, and you need more information, rely on information that's already been confirmed. On facts that are already out there. In science, if a new virus emerges, we immediately compare it to what we know, what DNA/RNA sequences does it have in common with other viruses? What protein structures? What infection mechanism is it using that's similar? This will guide us on how to analyze the new virus. It's the same here.

We know ZZH wouldn't goad his fans into fighting, wouldn't sell his merchandise vs getting on with his own legal case, wouldn't speak from a script instead of from the heart. These are valid conclusions based on his previous actions, interviews, interactions, and observations of personality. There are HUNDREDS if not thousands of instances that we can compare this ONE video from a DEBUNKED instagram account to. That's how many trials we have, how many repeated observations we've made.

This video is statistically insignificant compared to the literally boundless endless piles of evidence we have that this isn't "ZZH" as we know him.

4 - So then what? What can we conclude? How do we move forward?

So now that we've established the facts:

Follow the money: Xie Yihua is involved in many failed companies and trademarks, and may be in debt enough to manipulate an easy target (ZZH) and milking him and his fans out of their $$$. Why wouldn't his ZSJ merchandise be registered under him and his mother? And why do all proceeds go towards Xie Yihua and her sister?

ZZH's voice and vocal affectations are different from this instagram video, which may mean the video is scripted

ZZH's personality is calm and chill, even after 813 as shown during LXZ's audio interview with him about his case against CAPA

This new ZZH's personality is markedly different: cold, and harsh, and pointed. Especially at CP fans.

Deep fakes exist. It can mimic both faces and voices and bodies.

So the answer to, "Is this video authentic?" can be

1) No, it's not because of all the previous evidence listed above.

OR 2) Yes, it is, and he's being coerced into saying these things as we know how shadowy and corrupt c-ent actually is. His face does not look okay. He doesn't look healthy and happy.

OR 3) Yes, it is real, and he's a changed person, which is a conclusion that is easy to make at first glance, but does not benefit him AT ALL. It only serves to break up his fandoms, drain him of his support in the public eye, and distracts from his case against CAPA.

Point 1 is what I believe. Point 2 is possible. Point 3 is what I believe Xie Yihua and the minions behind the instagram account want us to believe. Point 3 easily knocks out all of her problems, doesn't it?

No one would be around to debunk her shit bc mostly CPF's do it or people who like both GJ and ZZH as individuals like QV/Blue. This shitshow will take over weibo and cause public opinion to turn back, after the leader of the justice for the people movement - Uncle Li - was deleted. It will cause a distraction against the real ZZH's legal case against CAPA. AND CAPA will be let off the hook because no one will be around to care anymore. See? In what way would point 3 make sense? He's actively advocating for his own social and legal suicide? No.

So how to move forward? The journey is the same. I still support him and his case to clear his name. I still support THEM and their love, which after hundreds if not thousands of interactions and so-called "candies" have already proven. This one video is NOT enough evidence to debunk thousands of things, although it may be the MOST emotionally provocative - as it is its intention to be.

Now I have to go do actual work now, I thank you for reading this far and hanging in there. Wait for the next days. I will update as I see fit.

Hold onto your rational brain cells, everyone

#zhang zhehan #813 #813 the reprise #zzh?#junzhe #word of honor #zsj #xie yihua #Youtube #li xuezheng #lld #langlangding #long post #tales from the mountaintop

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perks of jcink for rp

i’ve seen a couple of people in the rpc interested in jcink rping and as someone who’s been rping on the platform for 5+ years, i thought i would make a list of some perks of the platform that i believe lends itself to a good rping experience!

i know jcink can seem intimidating so this is not a tutorial on how to rp on jcink but rather maybe some reasons to check it out! a lot of jcink rps are guest friendly so you can just poke around them and see all the accounts & current threads to see how it might look in action. i’m also happy to answer any questions you might have, i’d just love to see some new people trying out jcink!

jcink is rper friendly

the creator is super responsive in support forums and is well aware that rpers make up a large member base

they often add features over time that help make rping easier!

much more stable & reliable. i have never heard of boards getting randomly deleted like what is happening with tumblr right now

account creation & account switcher

accounts on a jcink site are incredibly easy to create. you can reuse the same email for multiple accounts

if you have multiple characters you create separate accounts for each of them and they can be linked to one parent account

there is a drop down menu to switch between all your accounts and when you are posting you can select which account to post as

all notifications for sub accounts can be sent to your parent account to have it all in one place!

threading

a jcink board is made up of forums & subforums, which are sorted into different categories. there are various forums for actual rping: text messages, phone calls, and locations in the setting (residences, dining, etc) where threads can take place

each thread is created as a topic in a forum where each participant will post replies in back and forth, no reply trimming necessary. this makes it super easy to read and have in one place to return to after it’s been completed as well

topics can be ‘tracked’ which will give you a notification whenever there’s a reply

threads can be any length! while the forum format makes it much easier to write longform threads, there are plenty of jcink writers (myself included) that write shorter “rapid fire” posts which can be anywhere from a one liner to ~250 words

profiles

one of the features jcink added was customizable profile fields. sites can add any fields they want for various stats on the profile view for accounts

because of this a lot of sites have moved over to profile applications which means you just complete the profile as the application. it can include stats, freeform / bio, and even a moodboard depending on how the site has set it up

it’s super easy to see other character’s information because it’s included on the profile view

post templates

though plain text readability is a huge plus for forum based rp, most sites also have post templates that utilize html to format posts for threads, text / phone calls, social media accounts, and development posts

it is pretty much standard that sites will have their own “code bank” for members to use on site and you won’t have to find or make your own!

these templates can be extremely helpful for things like an instagram account for your character, you don’t need to use a graphics template just plug in photo links to the html template

#i am a jcink promoter #i will die on this hill!#this is not really a guide sorry

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