#trigger warnings vs content warnings vs tags
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(yet another) rant: Please stop with the frivolous Trigger Warnings
(Note: If you want to skip the recipe blog intro and get to the actual important stuff, scroll down to the header that says, "Which Warning to Use on Your Post")
Sooo I made a text post that had a few words in capital letters mixed in for effect (the rest of the text was in standard formatting). Someone reblogged it with the tags "tw: all caps" and "tw: capital letters."
The existence of these tags, specifically in the form of a trigger warning, struck me as weird. I mean, I can see why someone might be uncomfortable with an all-caps text block, if they've dealt with abusive/angry capslocked emails or something, and I can see how large blocks of capitalized text could be difficult to read, and some users might prefer to avoid them. But...
Limited capitalization as emphasis (e.g. dropping OH WAIT in the middle of otherwise lower-case text to indicate a shift in tone) does not present the same issues as a solid block of capslocked text;
I have not encountered this tag in the plethora of posts that employ the meme/joke format of subverting standard case usage or alternating case (yes, the SpongeBob meme is a thing with an actual academic definition, and it also predates the existence of SpongeBob by some decades); and
Most importantly, while formatting definitely affects user experience and can be worth tagging for that reason, I wouldn't have escalated it to the level of a trigger, which is a term with a pretty specific definition:
The concept of ‘triggering’ describes the re-experiencing of unpleasant PTSD symptoms such as intrusive thoughts being evoked by exposure to materials which spark traumatic memories. Hence, content warnings have a long presence in psychiatric literature. [source: Typology of content warnings and trigger warnings: Systematic review]
(Full disclosure for anyone who hasn't already learned from reading my rants: I have a background in behavior science, so I'm all about scientific definitions and correct application of same.)
But I thought that maybe I was misinterpreting what was being tagged, and I like learning what I should tag in future posts, so I thought I'd look deeper into those tags and see if I was missing something.
Welp. It sure was educational.
Turns out there are established "trigger warnings" on Tumblr for all of the following (not a comprehensive list; these are just the ones I also saw when scrolling through the caps tags, since many of those posts had more than one thing tagged):
any text with two or more capital letters in sequence
any text in italics
any text underlined
any text in boldface
any text in a font other than the default
any text in a color other than the default (as well as tags for each individual color)
images in black and white
images in color (how dare color exist)
images with... subjectively brighter? colors
images without ALT text
posts containing emoji
and my favorite entry, which for obvious reasons I can't describe by the content it's supposedly protecting us from:
"tw just in case"
O_o
So... where to even begin.
I guess I'll get the promised rant out of the way (for those of you who prefer to stay positive, skip ahead two paragraphs): It's no wonder that much of society mocks the very concept of trigger warnings, when they're used this... I have to come right out and say frivolously. Heck, even I'm having trouble taking the greater Tumblr community seriously right in this moment, and I've been part of it for *mumble* years and practically live here. Who in the academic/corporate/entertainment/quote-unquote real world is going to honor a request for content warnings when they see that the """kids these days""" consider italicized text a psychological trigger they need to be protected from? And you can just imagine some dudebro saying, "Wow, these special snowflakes are so fragile they're even traumatized by seeing color, lulz. We should see what really freaks them out!" ...and that won't end well.
The obvious rebuttal to that point is to argue that these tags aren't intended for use by the outside world, most of which already thinks Tumblr died years ago. Not that this has ever stopped Twitter and Reddit and Facebook users from screenshotting Tumblr posts to claim ownership of mock before, but honestly the extra-Tumblr world is the less important concern here, so I won't labor that point. The more immediate issue is how this affects Tumblr users, the Tumblr community, and the experience we're all so proud of being able to curate for ourselves.
The critical point is this: Tags exist for Tumblr users to find things of interest and avoid things they don't want to see. Warnings exist for Tumblr users to protect themselves. Conflating the two can cause not only confusion, but the opposite of the desired effect of being able to curate your experience.
Please note that it is not wrong to tag any of the things listed above. By all means, tag everything in your post! Tag away! Tag your text formatting and images and colors! Use that whole tag space so people can find/not find your content as desired! But none of these things should be categorized as trigger warnings. Trigger warnings, content warnings, and tags are all separate things, and should be used appropriately so people know what to look for/avoid in a post.
Now, you may well ask: Why do the semantics matter? If something's tagged, why does it matter how it's tagged? Isn't it better to warn people about anything and everything that they might possibly not like?
For those affected by PTSD, trauma, phobias, anxiety, psychosis, optically-sensitive medical conditions, etc., being able to trust tags -- and the community's overall reliability where they are concerned -- can be critical to their health and well-being. When the community's tags become imprecise, sloppy, or unspecified -- for example, when people start throwing tags like "tw just in case" on their posts instead of actually describing what is in the post -- it becomes unpleasant or even dangerous for those people to exist in that community. And although doubtless well-intentioned, the kind of overzealous helicopter tagging that labels things like text formatting or the presence of emoji as a trigger does two things: First, it can confuse filters and sandbag search results (for search purposes, tags are treated like a word bank, rather than individual line items). Second, it fosters a general lack of regard for real, life-threatening triggers. If Tumblr users get used to seeing every tiny little thing called out as a "trigger" -- trigger warning, there's a picture of a bird in this post! trigger warning, I can't spell so there's probably a word misspelled in this post! trigger warning, someone used a heart emoji in this post! trigger warning, here's a photo with the color orange in it! trigger warning, there's a banana in this post! Self image trigger warning, I'm having the worst hair day, lol! j/k! -- then subconsciously, "trigger warning" becomes synonymous with "lots of things random people find mildly annoying, so tag stuff if you happen to think of it" instead of "a few important things we should be diligent about tagging because someone's life might quite literally depend on it."
I know categorizing tags can be confusing, and in recent years there hasn't been much consistency in usage on Tumblr, so here's a cheat sheet to help you decide what warnings to use (and to be clear, I didn't make these up; these are sourced from academic literature and teaching guides, and were -- back in the Olden Days -- also more widely used on Tumblr.)
For a more thorough description of the most common types of content to post warnings about, see this PDF.
Which Warning to Use on Your Post:
Trigger warning (TW): Used to denote content that may trigger a PTSD episode, a severe psychological reaction, or a physiological reaction due to a medical condition (e.g. epilepsy). Broadly speaking, this warning is intended to mitigate risks that may exist because of a viewer's personal experience and/or medical status.
Examples of things that should be tagged TW: sexual violence; child abuse; flashing gifs
Content warning (CW): Used to denote sensitive material that may make viewers uncomfortable or upset, or that some viewers may prefer not to see, but not necessarily invoke a traumatic personal experience. Broadly speaking, this warning is concerned with a viewer's comfort level. This can include general concepts (e.g. discussion of homophobia) as well as specific instances (e.g. use of homophobic language).
Examples of things that should be tagged CW: racism; nudity; death
Descriptive tags (not warnings): Used to describe the content of a post, without value judgment, so that it is searchable and/or avoidable. (And also to write rambling comma-free essays, because Tumblr is just Like That. But that's a whole separate thing.)
Examples of things that can be (generally) tagged: the themes or topics being discussed; black and white images; capitalized text; insects; the color green; memes; rainbows; digital art; literally anything else that appears in your post
Can people still dislike/be upset by things that aren't on a broadly-accepted TW/CW list? Absolutely. But that's not quite the same as a trigger, and that's why we also have general tags.
Here's an example of the difference between disliking or being triggered by content (source: "The right way to use a Trigger Warning," emphasis mine):
Trigger Warnings are here to prevent people who have experienced traumatic experiences to be exposed to something that might trigger a physical and/or mental reaction. Trigger is the key word here. “Trigger*” is used to talk about PTSD and mental illness. “Triggered” and “offended/upset” are not the same concept.
I can be upset if I see a picture of a beautiful cake because I cannot bake, but it won’t trigger a post-traumatic reaction.
You aren't going to be able to anticipate every single person's likes and dislikes, phobias, emotional associations, and so on. There's a temptation to try to cover every base imaginable, but that's actually... less than helpful. Actively unhelpful, in some cases. In addition to the reasons I cited earlier, here's an example of how "I'll tag it just in case someone doesn't like a thing" warnings can be confusing:
Let's say I have two followers: WingHater96 has a deep phobia of butterflies, while ButterSuperFly78 adores butterflies. Tagging a post "butterflies" helps them both navigate my feed more efficiently: WingHater96 can block the entire "butterfly" tag, while ButterSuperFly78 can search for it.
However, let's say I tagged that post in the form of a warning like "tw: butterflies" and hid it below a Read More just in case someone following me didn't like butterflies. WingHater96 would still have that post blocked, because it contains the word "butterfly" in the tag. It would also still appear in ButterSuperFly78's search results for the same reason -- the presence of the warning doesn't affect search results at all. But when ButterSuperFly78 sees the warning tag, they might now be confused about whether the post is full of pretty butterfly photography (which they would like to see), or if maybe the reason I put a warning on it is because it's about butterflies being harmed, because why else would you warn someone about butterflies when they're the best things ever? But wait, does OP know that they're the best things ever? Is the warning there because OP secretly hates butterflies?? Do they need to unfollow OP now because they're a butterfly-hater??? and ButterSuperFly78 would not know whether to view the post or scroll past until they psychoanalyze me to determine my personal feelings on butterflies.
Adding the warning provided zero additional benefit for the person who already had the tagged thing blocked, but it caused additional problems for the person actively seeking out that thing.
Obviously this is a bit exaggerated (...though, speaking from experience, only a bit), but it's a lot more efficient to just list the things that are in a post in the tags without framing them as warnings. That way, people with different likes and dislikes can curate their own experience more easily, and know to take trigger and content warnings more seriously when they DO appear.
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TL;DR Trigger warnings exist to help people avoid PTSD or adverse psychological/physiological reactions. Casually throwing the word "trigger" in front of things that are not triggers makes people stop taking the need for warnings seriously, and can confuse people trying to curate their Tumblr experience. Reserve TW and CW for actual triggers/sensitive content and use standard tags for other things.
#long post#tumblr tutorial#trigger warnings vs content warnings vs tags#frivolous use is one reason people are dismissive of the need for trigger/content warnings#tags already let people filter things they just don't like#not everything has to be a warning#ava rants about things#tumblr culture#(also this post contains all caps boldface italics colored text and font size changes if anyone is concerned with such things)
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HELP I JUST HAD A THOUGH
WHAT IF
What if....
Blunt reader became a harbinger
I have NO idea how that would go but im here for the crack lol
I BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS ONE-
(and to use this gif more importantly they're all so hot here lol)
Sun: Reader (you/they/them), Blunt Language AU :D
Orbit: Headcanons-ish, crack treated srsly (yes im using ao3 tags atp)
Stars: Harbingers!
Comets & Meteors: Content Warnings: none known & Trigger Warnings: none known.
Please comment if I missed any. /gen
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SO thought I’d update anyone missing out bc of the new year but-
I made this silly thing called Blunt Language AU, that was my 1st post for this blog/fandom actually! :D
I’ll link it here, but TLDR: it’s just our modern speech sounding “ancient” to the Teyvatians, who speak really flowery/fluffy/lots of context in comparison!
That’s all you rlly need to know to read this I think, so enjoy! :)
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u fall into Genshin Impact, and Snezhnaya is where you land first type of energy lol
weird golden star falling from the sky? that sounds like a prophecy the Tsaritsa knows abt alright
so they sent Childe, one of the friendliest (if not The Friendliest) Harbinger, to see if it was a valid claim you’d finally descended,
and ofc as soon as the redhead heard you try and talk to him, he knew the claims by the small village nearby (who had taken u in from the cold weather/taken care of you) were legit
pantalone did manage to squeeze some examples of what you’d possibly sound like into his head before he left so while Childe personally has a tough time talking to you, it doesn't mean he’s not willing to try!! >:)
he mostly just kept asking questions forever until he understood what you meant, and as soon he got u were asking abt the Tsaritsa, the other Harbingers, himself, even how to get Sneznayan-made clothes lol
he was like: 👀👀👀???!!!!
it wasn't so much recruitment at first as it was “omg the exalted one wishes to learn abt us, the Tsaritsa and her Harbingers? abt me?? well would your highness like to come to our palace perchance???!!!!”
= have u ever been seduced and worshipped by a god and her country?? would you like to- ??? ← Childe actually
and with that convinces you to come straight to the Harbingers/Tsaritsa’s very home
No, you’re not just spoiled.
No, you’re not just pampered.
You are cosseted and coveted.
The Tsaritsa makes her first in person appearance to the people in decades to personally announce your return, and to get a festival going to literally parade you into the capital lol
And tbh it was kind of shocking how quickly the people of Snezhnaya are able to whip out the party supplies, within days of traveling via horses/sleds/carriage/trains all kinds of transportation, u arrived at the capital in full swing of a parade for you
The Tsaritsa herself in what looks like a genshin-ified kokoshnik, the elaborate headress draped with a veil so thin it looks like frost covering her face,
flocked on either side by her harbingers in full (kinda goth) ceremonial outfits waiting on your arrival too
needless to say you are properly smitten intimidated
and you stay nervous around them for the first few days or so,
that is before you run into the weekly, what you would call “family dinner nights”, but they call “dinner reports”…
in which Childe, the only one you’d been comfortable enough around to be a bit more genuine to, and surprisingly the only one to quickly adapt to your speech after traveling with you for days, would translate for you what tf you were saying to them vs. what everyone at the table was saying to you/around you
you would also like to propose other titles for these weekly dinner meetings you’re invited to, aka “family feud dinner night/family fight night/harbinger on harbinger hate night/fruit on fruit crimes, if you will” 💀
the Tsaritsa is just peacefully talking to you abt any and everything, bc ofc Pierro’s on her right, and ur on her left
(she and Pierro are surprisingly soft spoken, very polite, and able to say something interesting/take an interest in whatever subject you all end up on)
u don't think you've ever been more comfortable and on such equal footing around ppl sm older than you (what are older ppl to you, but to them ur literally fucking eldritch with how ancient u are, and u can tell with how they treat u like it lmao)
hard cut back to the rest of the table:
an argument that just gets louder and louder has broken out between Childe, Dottore, La Signora, and Pantalone abt who should get free time with you first/get to do smth with you first as you get over ur adjustment period here, Childe has taken his butter knife to throw and just barely missed Dottore’s eye, and it is now embedded in the back of his fancy chair (the servants placing down dinner courses just move abt w/the most bored expressions on their faces)
(u send half the table if this group gets out of hand and u just: “Please shut the fuck up, each of ur comebacks take 30 minutes and it’s killing me” 💀 bc they're the most likely to understand u too, even Pierro/Capitano/Pulcinella chuckle a little, and u think the Tsaritsa smirked under her veil)
ur honestly too scared to see what Scarmouche, Sandrone, and Arlecchino are arguing about, because they're arguing so silently further down the table. They have murder in their eyes.
Columbina and Capitano are having a peaceful collab over weapons, armor, and clothing to offer you, Pulcinella is close enough to both participate in that convo and in you, Pierro, and the Tsaritsa’s convos too
by the 2nd week you've decided to choose chaos, and get them to play board games together sometimes (they cant all make it all the time, tbh u don't know if u can handle that either) but groups of them will play at a time
u remembered early on what a dick Dottore was, and sentenced asked if he’d like to play this new board game called “Monopoly” from ur world with Childe, Pantalone, Pierro, Arlecchino, La Signora, and Scaramouche all together :)
(so what ur trying to bring khaenri’ah part 2 down on his head as punishment?? u owe scara and collei that at least)
Columbina is more than happy to help get you Harbinger-like clothes to wear since ur so interested in the style!! (yes yesss get converted, she already has a title picked out for you)
she also giggles anytime u talk abt whether u like an outfit or not, bc u just “no thank you I’d rather wear a trash bag than that shirt, but lets try another?”
meanwhile the tailors in the background u could literally edit them to one of those videos where it just zooms in on their faces with a vine boom of shock
like Pierro, ur unranked, just above the other Harbingers really, as it wouldn't do to make you the 12th Harbinger or smth
the names they gave you being, “The Playwright” or “The Renaissance” or even “Drammaturgo”
(pls anyone who speaks Italian correct if I'm wrong ToT )
ok but the first time, unsurprisingly, one of them got snappy with you, likely Scara I would think,
Scaramouche, pissy: “And what shall we do if it appears our almighty god is perhaps a descender who is entirely human? Why I dare say you’d be transgressing on privileges that were never yours to begin with!”
Every other Harbinger, the Tsaritsa herself, the servants, the frost on the walls: 😶😦😨😶🌫️
You, unbothered, still eating and fully expecting this moment: “I don't want to hear it from someone who has god-mommy issues. You shouldn’t have an opinion about me, ur biased.”
yeah, so obviously, they’re emotionally all attached now whether they know it or not, and this was of course the moment they realized they're god would fit in so perfectly here
(the other nations are going to have to pry you from Snezhnaya from their cold dead hands, esp since u now have legal deniability to visit bc ur technically a Harbinger, only commanded by her majesty lol)
(Scaramouche, Arlecchino, and Sandrone were fighting about who gets the room nearest to your quarters lol)
(Capitano won, somehow??)
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sorry ive been slow lately guys, been just trying to work on alllll the fics these past weeks/days/however long its been??
anyway had the shift from hell last week so wish me luck with work this week if u see this 😭
hope u enjoyed this old ask/crack treated srsly post orah!! :D
Safe Travels,
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too good to be true ! lando n. x ofc
“made some breakfast, made some love; if this is what dreams are made of, please don't wake me.”
summary: esme ‘essie’ ellwood was everything that lando norris didn’t think he wanted— but his fans thought that she was someone he needed.
OR just a brief overview of lando’s relationship with a countryside girl who, beyond her introverted tendencies, was an unhinged, unserious yet amazing mother and girlfriend.
content warning: crack fic-esque, youtuber!horsegirl!ofc (face claim: faith kelly), established relationship, fluff, dad!lando, godfather!max fewtrell, sexual innuendos, mentions golfing + carlando + horses
note: i watched faith’s golfing video with behzinga and thought this was a good funny haha excerpt with lando. enjoy xx
a - n masterlist // o - z masterlist
if you’d like to get on one of my taglists, check this post out
tagged landonorris
liked by carlossainz55, charles_leclerc, maxfewtrell
user1 oh we eating good 😭😭
landonorris not the golf police 🤦♂️ liked by essiellwood
essiellwood if this man isn’t an f1 merchant he’s a golf sack of shit
landonorris i love my baby mum sm ❤️
essiellwood if i can only share the same sentiment as you ☹️
carlossainz55 🤣 i’m dead
essiellwood ok, golf connoisseur 🙄
ciscanorris1 were you mansplained again? liked and pinned by essiellwood
essiellwood i don’t recommend watching the video (trigger warning ⚠️: your brother is cringe)
maxfewtrell there is also a lot of dirty jokes but ig that works too
user2 LMAOOOO MAX 😭😭😭
carlosonoros tiger ellwoods 👍 liked by essiellwood
essiellwood 🥹❤️
LANDO VS ESME: GOLFING EDITION by esme ellwood
liked by landonorris, maxfewtrell, alex_albon
maxfewtrell omg i’m one of the girls 😳
user1 MAX—
flonorris1 miss lala at the first pic 😍
user2 still baffled the horse’s name is lala because of lando’s niece lmaoooo
alex_albon look at my short queen judy woody 🥹🥹
essiellwood she is everyone’s short queen 🐴
landonorris you went for a ride with lala?
essiellwood yes?? like i said i would??
landonorris do me next 🤩
essiellwood have shame— you’re a father now
user3 he said what ^
user4 why does he keep forgetting he’s an f1 driver???
user5 never beating the horny lando allegations ‼️
carlossainz55 landonorris the holy water calls for you mate 🤣 liked by essiellwood
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Image Descriptions and Accessibility in General on Tumblr for New Users
What are Image Descriptions
Image Descriptions are text following a picture explaining what’s in that picture. They are primarily for blind/visually impaired people with screen readers and visually impaired people who can read text but have issues with pictures.
They also help people who have trouble:
focusing on/understanding a picture
reading text on images (ex low contrast, weird fonts, etc)
getting images to load
Without image descriptions posts are not accessible to many people, so if you can it's best to include a description or alt text every time you post an image.
Alt text vs image descriptions
Image descriptions are written in the body of the post itself, and have some kind of text before and after, to explain that what's coming up. They typically begin short and concise, but can expand to more detail.
Alt text is added to the image itself, and is what is read by screen-readers (which will otherwise just say "image"). There is no need to add any explanation before the description so you can just say "a description of the image". Alt text can only be added by the original poster, by clicking on the three dots in the bottom right corner of the image and clicking 'update image description.' It is typically short and concise.
On tumblr, alt text is currently available on web by clicking on the alt button (or via new xkit - accesskit - move alt text to captions below image). On mobile, alt text is available in some versions of the app through clicking on the alt text button. Image descriptions are visible on all posts, although if you put them under a read-more, that makes them less accessible. (Thanks to @911described for helping with this section)
How to Make Image Descriptions
Awhile ago I made this general guide. I learned from examples, so here are descriptions made by a bunch of different people. I've also made templates for a lot of common images you'll see on Tumblr.
Other Concerns
Gradient or all caps text make most screen readers read out the word one letter at a time. In addition, these plus text that is bold/italicized/underlined, in colors other than black, or in weird/fancy fonts are difficult for many people to read.
How Filtering Works
You can filter out both words/phrases and tags in the filtering section under the general section in the settings. When filtering out words from a post, it will look at both the text of the post/reblog chain and at the url of op and the rebloggers. When filtering out tags it will look at the tags of the specific post on your dash, and at the tags of the original post.
Tagging for Common Triggers
Don't sensor trigger warnings (for example don't tag suic!de) because then people who have them filtered will still see it.
Tagging for Flashing Lights
If you post a gif or video in a post that flashes, you should tag it with something like "flashing lights" and Not "tw epilepsy" because if any of the tags in the original post contains the world epilepsy it will show up in the epilepsy tag, which is dangerous. Check out this post from @photosensitive-despair for more info about tagging photosensitive content.
Tagging for Unreality vs Misinfo
Things that could trigger delusions/psychotic episodes/etc should be tagged with unreality. This includes:
content that has existential themes related to reality/things not existing (example: a philosophy such as solipsism, do not look up the term if unreality stuff is triggering for you)
extremely surreal content(example: sometimes content such as weirdcore/dreamcore aesthetics can fall under this umbrella but again this is very subjective)
content that reinforces or encourages common delusions(example: that one "im living in your walls" meme)
Things like rp blogs and fake/edited tweets should not be tagged with unreality, unless they contain triggering content. Consider tags like "fiction" or "misinfo." See this post for more info.
Edit:
Addition from @mindflamer
You can look through the reblogs of a post to see if someone's already written a description. There is a button to see just comments vs. comments + tags which makes it easier. Scroll through looking for brackets [], ID, or Image Description. This is great to do if you can't write your own IDs for whatever reason, so that you can at least spread the version of the post that's described if there is one.
If you're not able to write IDs consistently, some is better than none. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. You can use the tag #undescribed to make it easy for those who need them to filter out those posts. Similarly, if you primarily tag triggers but can't for certain posts, you can use a separate tag on that to be filtered such as #untagged.
Please, if I forgot something, sound off in the notes and I'll update this post with it
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ellie williams fic recs (1/3)
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✧*:·˚ hi everyone!! here is a list of all the fics that are my favs with tagged writers/authors ✧*:·˚
✧*:·˚ remember to like and reblog the works you enjoy in order to support each writer!! ✧*:·˚
✧*:·˚ however, make sure you read the information on each story themselves such as triggers & warnings ✧*:·˚
✧*:·˚ also, if you'd like me to remove your fic from this list, message me! ✧*:·˚
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*absolute favs = ⊹
𓍯 the infinite space between you & I ⊹ by @loaksky mean neighbor!ellie x sunshine fem!reader | angst / fluff / hurt + comfort, modern!au
-you have a hot new neighbor...too bad she doesn’t want a thing to do with you!
𓍯 the infinite space between you & I: part 2 ⊹ by ^ mean neighbor!ellie x sunshine fem!reader | angst, fluff, hurt, comfort, modern!au
𓍯 like i want you ⊹ by ^ collegebff!ellie x fem!reader | fluff, angst, suggestive content, bff2l
-since the beginning of college, it’s always been you and ellie. you like to think you’ve got her figured out, but there’s one thing you can’t get a read on and it’s the matters of her heart.
𓍯 casual dominance with ellie williams by @luvrgrlellie ellie williams x reader | headcannons, fluff, smuttish
𓍯 ellie williams headcannons by @elsweetheart ellie williams x reader | fluff, smut
𓍯 modern!dealer!ellie by ^ modern!dealer!ellie williams x reader | headcannons, flirty, modern!au
𓍯 ellie when she’s mad at you vs ellie when you’re mad at her by ^ ellie williams x reader | headcannons, smut, angst, fluff, protective!ellie
𓍯 protective ellie headcannons ellie williams x reader
𓍯 fears all the way down by @elleloquently protective!ellie williams x reader | violence against infected
𓍯 dating ellie ellie williams x reader | headcannons, fluff, smutty
𓍯 you get me so high by @scandalcus ellie williams x fem!reader | smut(scissoring, choking), explicit language, drug use (maryjane), mutual pining, both ellie and reader are high and super horny
-you stop by ellie's place in the middle of the night and surprise her with some weed
𓍯 sex & aftercare with ellie by @strgrlxox ellie williams x reader | headcannons smut, fluff
𓍯 watercolor eyes by @clemellie ellie williams x fem!reader | angst
𓍯 i love you by @bloodycherry22 ellie williams x reader | cussing, violence, gore, guns, danger , fluff
-tension is between you and Ellie, she is sought out to fix it, when a herd attacks, your stuck with each other.
𓍯 study date by @ellieswaifu ellie williams x fem!reader | college!au, smut, fluff, 5.14k+
-you and ellie are paired up together for a class project.
𓍯 after the rain by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader | smut, angst, fluff if u squint rlly hard, 2.83k+
-ellie unexpectedly visits your house to relieve some stress
𓍯 i don't date my brothers friends by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader | | modern!au, fluff, jealousy, 2.77k+
-ellie (kinda) helps you make your ex jealous/also she’s a little jealous too hehe
𓍯 you make me nervous by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader | college au!, modern!au, not rlly angst, some fluff, implied smut, 2.4k+
-ellie can’t get you out of her mind after a one nightstand with you.
𓍯 flowers for you by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader | angst, fluff, smut, 3.1k, nsfw!, ellie bein kinda mean:( but she also soft, fingering, oral (f! receiving), hickeys, overstim
𓍯 pleaser by @clemellie ellie williams x fem!reader | sexual themes
-ellie and reader are friends with benefits, and reader doesn’t appreciate ellie kissing another woman.
𓍯 two girls and a blunt by @bloodycherry22 ellie williams x reader | smut (thigh riding, use of weed, smoking, praise kink, clothed sex)
-you recently broke up with you boyfriend and turn to your friends for some kind of release, unlucky for you, dina and jesse leave you and ellie alone. she isn't afraid to give you a release.
𓍯 ellie fic by @ervans influencer!ellie x fem!reader | smut (sex-tape, filming sexual activity, spit, semi-rough(?) sex, strap-on usage, choking, degrading, squirting)
-unapologetically thinking about influencer!ellie having a sex tape leaked.
𓍯 argumentative by @hotxcheeto ellie williams x fem!reader | cursing, angst, blood descriptions, ellie being mean, yelling+insults (mostly to ellie), sadness, pain descriptions, reader getting shot, mentions of pain drugs, fluff, happy ending
"i'm sorry."
𓍯 in her eyes by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader, reader is joel's daughter | cursing, angst, crying, alludes to death, crying, no fluff except maybe a tiny bit if you squint, alludes to depression, mentions of a ton of negative emotions, sad
-ellie had seen the familiar dark in your eyes. because your eyes weren't your own, they were his. they'd always been his.
𓍯 the bestest of friends by ^ dom!ellie x sub!reader | best friends to lovers, cursing, kissing, alcohol, smut, not a ton of aftercare, lowkey mean!ellie, drunk sex, light choking, half assed fight between reader and ellie?, very happy ending
-"stop acting so awkward."
𓍯 her life and death by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader | cursing, smut (fingering ( r! receiving ), oral ( r! receiving ), tribbing, mean!ellie if you squint, rough to passionate sex, ellie edging the reader, mentions of soreness and hickies, established relationship, fluff and romance babes
-"tell me you fucking love me."
𓍯 she was home by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader | fluff
-it was dark, late as rain pattered against the window.
𓍯 early birds by ^ ellie williams x gn!reader | cursing, fluff, so sweet
-the morning sun shined in through the slightly open window, curtains lightly blowing in the wind sending a chill down your spine.
𓍯 simple stavia by @anchoeritic ellie williams x afab!reader | marijuana usage, tall ellie, smut (oral (ellie rec.), fingering, clit play, praise kink, thigh riding, switch ellie, names used: ‘babe’, ‘my girl’,)
-after coming across a stash during patrol, ellie brings some home to share with you but another situation starts to blossom; somewhere between your thighs.
𓍯 ellie williams + casual dominance by @elsweetheart ellie williams x reader | headcannons
𓍯 "why haven't you kissed me yet?" by @tlouslut ellie williams x fem!reader | fluff
𓍯 mirror by @elliesflower ellie williams x afab!reader | mdni, 18+, top!ellie, bottom!reader, fingering (r!receiving), choking (kinda), gendered pet-name
𓍯 knock knock by @losingherface ellie williams x fem!reader | smut, 18+
-ellie & you get interrupted while being in the moment
𓍯 protective!ellie headcannons by @kurosaaki
-it isn’t a secret that ellie cares a lot about her loved ones
𓍯 amazement by @twistnet ellie willimas x female!reader | general fluff [ sweetness + soft kisses]
-it’s been almost six months, and ellie can’t seem to grasp onto the idea that you even said ‘i do’
𓍯 no love without fear by @novacqnes top!ellie williams x fem!reader | blood, angst, smut (oral sex, fingering)
-there’s always an element of fear behind any relationship, and for you it was paralyzing enough to jeopardize your ability to be with ellie.
𓍯 newlywed bliss by ^ top!ellie x bottom!reader | fluff, smut (oral, fingering, tribbing)
-“i can feel you staring.”
𓍯 pre-show ritual by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader | very smutty, fingering
-what’s a good performance without a pre show ritual…?
𓍯 lovesong by @starsvck ellie williams x fem!reader | there’s no smut, no angst, pure lesbian content
-ellie has been keeping a big secret and it’s only time she lets loose and lets everyone know, for your sake
𓍯 where do we go now? by ^ ellie williams x fem!reader | angst? mentions of scars, wounds, not very explicit in violence
-abby involves someone too close and too dear to ellie
𓍯 show me? by ^ ellie williams x reader | tension, gender neutral reader
-you don’t come out often but when you do, ellie offers a different type of company than the one you’re looking for
𓍯 roslyn by @irisposts ellie williams x reader
-a short blurb of ellie taking the drunk reader home and they have a cute interaction
𓍯 the attractive things ellie williams does by @luvsellie ellie williams x fem!reader
𓍯 cyber sex by @thesickhabit ellie williams x fem!reader | no plot again,smut—laptop sex (?), bodily fluids (Cum), masturbation, foul language, fingering, pornpornporn, short fic!!
-“just like that, pretty girl. just like that..”
𓍯 better than her by @koitrash ellie williams x fem!reader | fluff, angst, jealousy, smut— fingering, fem oral (giving and receiving), tribbing, choking, lingerie, overstimulation sorta??
-you and ellie have been hooking up for a while and you wanted to see if she'd get jealous since you guys aren't exclusive. needless to say it gets a little out of hand and a special holiday might be able to put a bandaid on it.
𓍯 hc of football player!ellie by @elli3luvs ellie williams x reader
-ellie williams wasn't the person you thought would be having issues. if it was anyone, you have usually struggled to talk to people at the party your friends inevitably dragged you to.
𓍯 truculent by @hazelnutsforellie top!ellie x sub!reader | smut (18+)+ language+ sorta established fuck buddies, implied consent, jealous ellie, oral (r rec), light overstimulation, dirty talk, choking
-archnemesis in the streets, fuckbuddy in the sheets (and on the table).
𓍯 sex, drugs, etc. ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ- by ^ dealer!ellie williams x fem!reader | smut [18+], language, mention of depression, sexual tension, jealous/protective ellie, shy reader, marijuana use, mutual pining, sex while high, switch!ellie, bottom!reader, fingering (r rec), oral (e rec), thigh riding, scissoring, praise, pet names (baby, pretty girl, etc.), choking, biting, hair pulling, nipple play, multi-orgasm [2], ellie is slightly toxic
-your dealer and friend, ellie, becomes jealous when she learns you you were around someone she doesn't want near you.
𓍯 i was all over her by ^ dealer!ellie williams x fem!reader | smut [18+], mutual pining, sexual tension, college!au, alcohol use, explicit marijuana use/handling(?), jealous/protective ellie, ellie having dirty thoughts about you, ellie masturbating, hints of angst & fluff,
-you and ellie are best friends, first year college roommates that never separated. when a friend asks for your help in making her ex jealous, you succeed... and seem to smash not one, but two hearts with one singular kiss.
𓍯 random blurb by @angelelliee modern!ellie x reader | smut
-joel calls one too many times causing ellie to answer during the most unfortunate time
𓍯 pornstar!ellie headcanon: comforting her girlfriend by @whore-era pornstar!ellie williams x reader
-ellie comforting her girlfriend
𓍯 here with you by @escarlatellie ellie williams x fem!reader | college!au, drinking, kissing,, fluff fluff fluff, was blasting ceilings by lizzy, 4.5k
-you're invited to another one of dina's off-campus parties not long after finals, where you meet a pretty girl who miraculously knows your name. away from the hustle of the actual party, where people are plastered out of their minds and making a ruckus, you and this pretty stranger get to know each other a little and earn yourselves a place in the other's heart.
𓍯 protective gf ellie by @totheblood ellie williams x reader
-hcs of ellie williams in protective gf mode
𓍯 no chances by @elliespeach ellie williams x afab!reader | 18+, foul language, sexual descriptions, men (the coaches), eventual smut (ellie n reader)
-you and ellie are on rival volleyball teams and your dangerously competitive nature gets the better of the two of you.
#ellie williams x reader#ellie williams smut#smut#ellie williams#tlou#tlou 2#my favs#my faves#masterlist#fic recs#ellie smut#ellie x reader#the last of us x reader#fic rec
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Apothecary Diaries • WN Translation • Masterlist
Hello, if you've never seen this blog before - I write up posts as I go along translating the web novel for myself. For now, I'm working on arc 9/soon to be V10 of the LN.
I translate the entire chapters, so be warned, as I go through telling you all that happens.
If you'd like spoilers, but less - my dms and asks are open!
I'll add my proper introduction at the end, to keep this rather user friendly.
Arc 9
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3 • 🃏
Chapter 4 • 💭
Chapter 5 | Chapter 6
Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9
Chapter 10 • 🃏📍 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12
Chapter 13 | Chapter 14
Chapter 15 | Chapter 16
Chapter 17 • 💭 | Chapter 18 • 💭
Chapter 19 | Chapter 20
Masterlist Notes
The chapters divided by “|” are parts that link directly together. I'll usually provide the titles I get in the post, but since not all of them translate as well for me, I'll omit them from the masterlist for now.
I'm probably going to use three symbols:
💭 is for chapters that involve Maomao and Jinshi interacting
📍 is saved in case there should be any triggers - which I'll detail in the chapter posts
🃏 is for a change in narrator
For now I don't have a proper update schedule. I'll usually post once a day, if not then I'm probably working on a string of chapters that are tied together, or the chapter and I have some communication issues.
Just save the post, follow, or check the tags. If you'd like to get tagged in updates or be notified when I do, send a dm my way!
Introduction
I originally had this intro in chapter 1, but since I'm getting things done quite quickly, we're here.
I picked this up because, like many, I would likely never hear the end of this story, if I kept waiting for the LN translations to get up to date. Out of sight out of mind is a real issue.. but I love the story, plus I've translated some bits and pieces before - so, I chose to not stick my head in the sand while all the content is right there.
I'm pretty transparent if I don't know something, this is all just for fun and a learning curve while trying the best I can. My main perk is that I can translate to both english and german, which is pretty much what I'm doing to try and raise accuracy.
Please note that there are differences between the Web Novel vs the finished Light Novels. I chose to go with the WN, so that the actual finished LN's remain exciting - it's also why I don't share the art that's out there.
So if you're up to go down poison alley with me/my posts - Welcome!
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Hello, I am going to discuss my thoughts on content/trigger warnings as someone living with OCD. I am absolutely open to good faith engagement and discussion on this topic.
Having some thoughts on the idea that adding trigger warnings somehow ultimately harms the person with the trigger. They absolutely can create an easy tool to obsessively control your access to the topics/to avoid them, but I’ve always felt it should be the potentially triggered person’s decision on what they were ready to do about it. Uncontrolled exposure is just as capable of causing obsession as is avoidance, in my opinion.
I think of the (terrible telephone retelling of a) case I heard about while discovering recounts of actual lived experiences with OCD.
—The following example discusses intrusive thoughts about domestic violence.—
A woman had an obsession with being was afraid of hitting her boyfriend. Her compulsion was that she would have to hold her arms stiffly by her side. She recognized this as OCD and sought exposure response prevention. Her therapist told her to try and ignore the compulsion, or potentially do the opposite. The woman became so obsessed with healing she forced herself to keep her hands away from her sides (almost obsessively) and constantly checked whether or not she “still wanted to hit him.” In the end, the ERP just became entangled with her obsessions.
It takes so much strength to face these types of problems and practice the mindfulness and grace with yourself to recognize it. It’s something you really need to be ready for because it’s going to take a lot of effort to do the hard thing when the easy thing is right there.
How can we claim it’s best to “force” exposure on someone else? How can we go around vigilante therapising people we have deemed too ill to do it on their own (or just be left alone)?
This is not to say that anyone is bad if they can’t or don’t want to tag things. More just my thoughts about how pushback against that idea can swing too hard into trying to prove not tagging was morality correct.
Some articles that articulate so much of my experience with OCD:
Having No Cure for OCD Is the Cure
Help! I Have OCD About What’s OCD
In the spirit of bodily autonomy, I think we all deserve agency in our lives no matter how “incompetent” other people may think we are. When you’re ready, you’re ready. There’s no healing to be had sitting around thinking you’re broken or lazy or whatever for not being ready to change. We all owe each other the kindness to do what we can in good faith, too.
I started doing too much table setting in the tags, so I’ll put it under a read more, lol.
I recognize that this isn’t very radically (in the abolition vs reform sense) anti-psychiatry, and I do have a complicated relationship with that idea. I recognize that I have a good deal of privilege (particularly among people with more stigmatized/less understood “disorders”) but this framework is the only one I’ve ever been able to access that gives me any insight into myself at all. That isn’t something everyone can afford to do in several senses.
As a physically disabled person, I just connect my experiences with chronic illness and mental illness (which I think can fall under the umbrella of chronic on its own) more and more these days. What truly was the difference between not being able to do something out of pain versus anxiety? Our brains are organs, too. Our thoughts are chemical and hormonal, too.
One of the fondest memories I have of coming to terms with disability was explaining my experience with an autoimmune condition to a bipolar friend, and he replied that we were “chronic illness buddies.” And I felt so understood as someone who has suffered with various types of anxieties for their entire waking life.
#actually ocd#antipsychiatry#i guess maybe this falls in that category? idk#mental health#intrusive thoughts#ocd#as an OCD haver I lean a lot on stuff like the CBT methods used in ERP#just in the first article I link the author (therapist with OCD) talks about getting dumped by the book (DSM)#and it just hits home rlly hard#I have more a take what you want and leave the rest approach to it#ocd tag
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After a brutal preliminary round, we have reached the tournament proper. Round 1 will consist of 64 matchups, with 1 through 32 in Week 1 and 33 through 64 in Week 2, and those groups will continue to alternate through the rounds until we reach the Finals, which will consist of both the final matchup for first place and a matchup between the two losers of the semifinals for third place.
This tournament has concluded, and the winners can be found here.
Links to a google sheet with the original submissions and a google doc with all propaganda for all submissions with content warnings can be found here.
If you have any trigger warnings you want me to include (you can check against what is already being tagged here), please submit them here.
And if you want to create a prediction for the whole tournament, you can create and submit it here because why not, right? Let's see who gets it right! Go here, scroll down, and click the green button saying "Create a Prediction"!
NOTE: You can use a phony email address when they ask for one.
Now, for some convenient links to the matchups!
The matchups were as follows:
ROUND 7 - FINALS AND 3RD PLACE
WEEK 12
127.) Bumble (Warrior Cats) vs Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series)
128.) Asuna (Sword Art Online) vs Misa Amane (Death Note)
ROUND 6 - SEMIFINALS
WEEK 11
125.) Bumble (Warrior Cats) vs Asuna (Sword Art Online)
126.) Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series) vs Misa Amane (Death Note)
ROUND 5
WEEK 10
123.) Katherina Minola (The Taming of the Shrew) vs Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series)
124.) Misa Amane (Death Note) vs Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow)
WEEK 9
121.) Bumble (Warrior Cats) vs Alex DeWitt (DC Comics)
122.) Asuna (Sword Art Online) vs Sakura Haruno (Naruto)
ROUND 4
WEEK 8
117.) Katherina Minola (The Taming of the Shrew) vs Talia al Ghul (DC Comics)
118.) Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones) vs Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series)
119.) Misa Amane (Death Note) vs Casca (Berserk)
120.) Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics) vs Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow)
WEEK 7
113.) Starfire (DC Comics) vs Bumble (Warrior Cats)
114.) Alex DeWitt (DC Comics) vs Leafpool (Warrior Cats)
115.) Kamala Khan (Marvel Comics) vs Asuna (Sword Art Online)
116.) Sakura Haruno (Naruto) vs Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
ROUND 3
WEEK 6
105.) Katherina Minola (The Taming of the Shrew) vs Orihime Inoue (Bleach)
106.) Talia al Ghul (DC Comics) vs Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney)
107.) Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones) vs Mary Winchester (Supernatural)
108.) Natasha Romanoff (MCU) vs Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series)
109.) Misa Amane (Death Note) vs Madison Paige (Heavy Rain)
110.) Casca (Berserk) vs Hélène Kuragina (War and Peace)
111.) Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics) vs Susan Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia)
112.) Mikaela Banes (Transformers) vs Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow)
WEEK 5
97.) Starfire (DC Comics) vs Marwa (What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series))
98.) Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball) vs Bumble (Warrior Cats)
99.) Alex DeWitt (DC Comics) vs Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug)
100.) Leafpool (Warrior Cats) vs Lisa Cuddy (House MD)
101.) Kamala Khan (Marvel Comics) vs Stephanie (EverymanHYBRID)
102.) Malty S Melromarc (Rising of the Shield Hero) vs Asuna (Sword Art Online)
103.) Sakura Haruno (Naruto) vs Pussy Galore (Goldfinger)
104.) Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones) vs Flora Reinhold (Professor Layton)
ROUND 2
WEEK 4
81.) Kendra Young (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series) vs Katherina Minola (The Taming of the Shrew)
82.) Naomi Misora (Death Note) vs Orihime Inoue (Bleach)
83.) Talia al Ghul (DC Comics) vs Grelle Sutcliff (Black Butler)
84.) Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney) vs Kotori Mizuki/Tori Meadows (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL)
85.) Kairi (Kingdom Hearts) vs Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones)
86.) Mary Winchester (Supernatural) vs Chloe von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA)
87.) Natasha Romanoff (MCU) vs Gwen Stacy (Marvel Comics)
88.) Eve (Paradise Lost) vs Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series)
89.) Misa Amane (Death Note) vs Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)
90.) Margaret Houlihan (MASH (Movie 1970)) vs Madison Paige (Heavy Rain)
91.) Casca (Berserk) vs Stephanie Brown (DC Comics)
92.) Dahlia Hawthorne (Ace Attorney) vs Hélène Kuragina (War and Peace)
93.) Sonia Hedgehog (Sonic Underground) vs Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics)
94.) Susan Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia) vs River Tam (Firefly)
95.) Mikaela Banes (Transformers) vs Momo Yaoyorozu (My Hero Academia)
96.) Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow)
WEEK 3
65.) Starfire (DC Comics) vs Gwen (BBC Merlin)
66.) Marwa (What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series)) vs Azula (Avatar the Last Airbender)
67.) Chloe Bourgeois (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)
68.) Bumble (Warrior Cats) vs Irene Adler (BBC Sherlock)
69.) Alex DeWitt (DC Comics) vs Amber Volakis (House MD)
70.) Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Jade (Dragon Quest 11)
71.) Leafpool (Warrior Cats) vs Holy Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
72.) Mikan Tsumiki (Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair) vs Lisa Cuddy (House MD)
73.) Kaede Akamatsu (Daganronpa V3) vs Kamala Khan (Marvel Comics)
74.) Teresa (Maze Runner Series) vs Stephanie (EverymanHYBRID)
75.) Ochako Uraraka (My Hero Academia) vs Malty S Melromarc (Rising of the Shield Hero)
76.) Asuna (Sword Art Online) vs Tasha Yar (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
77.) Sakura Haruno (Naruto) vs Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto)
78.) Quiet (Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain) vs Pussy Galore (Goldfinger)
79.) Ann Takamaki (Persona 5) vs Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
80.) Flora Reinhold (Professor Layton) vs Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
ROUND 1
(Due to limits on links per post, Round 1 links are here.)
WEEK 2
33.) Kendra Young (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series) vs Sylvanas Windrunner (Warcraft)
34.) Katherina Minola (The Taming of the Shrew) vs Barbarara Gordon (DC Comics)
35.) Arcee (Transformers) vs Naomi Misora (Death Note)
36.) Orihime Inoue (Bleach) vs Julia (Hellraiser)
37.) Talia al Ghul (DC Comics) vs Amy Amanda Allen (The A-Team (TV Series))
38.) Britta Perry (Community) vs Grelle Sutcliff (Black Butler)
39.) Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney) vs Carmelita Montoya Fox (Sly Cooper)
40.) Kotori Mizuki/Tori Meadows (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL) vs Iris Sagan (AI: the Somnium Files)
41.) Kairi (Kingdom Hearts) vs Clarke Griffin (The 100)
42.) Gamora (MCU) vs Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones)
43.) Mary Winchester (Supernatural) vs Konan (Naruto)
44.) Jade Harley (Homestuck) vs Chloe von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA)
45.) Natasha Romanoff (MCU) vs Sylvia (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
46.) Dragona Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands) vs Gwen Stacy (Marvel Comics)
47.) Katara (Avatar the Last Airbender) vs Eve (Paradise Lost)
48.) Jiang Yanli (Mo Dao Zu Shi) vs Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series)
49.) Misa Amane (Death Note) vs Nami (One Piece)
50.) Rey (Star Wars) vs Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)
51.) Tetra (The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker) vs Margaret Houlihan (MASH (Movie 1970))
52.) Amy Pond (Doctor Who) vs Madison Paige (Heavy Rain)
53.) Casca (Berserk) vs Sweet-P (The Caligula Effect)
54.) Stephanie Brown (DC Comics) vs Aki Izayoi/Akiza Izinski (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)
55.) Dahlia Hawthorne (Ace Attorney) vs Ophiuchus Shaina (Saint Seiya)
56.) Hélène Kuragina (War and Peace) vs Laurel Lance (Arrow (CW))
57.) Sky (Lost in Blue) vs Sonia Hedgehog (Sonic Underground)
58.) Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics) vs Celica (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)
59.) Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural) vs Susan Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia)
60.) Mildred "Millie" Knolastname (Helluva Boss) vs River Tam (Firefly)
61.) Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender) vs Mikaela Banes (Transformers)
62.) Ophelia (Hamlet) vs Momo Yaoyorozu (My Hero Academia)
63.) Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Alys Brangwin (Phantasy Star IV)
64.) Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow) vs Misaki Unasaka (Buddy Daddies)
WEEK 1
1.) Starfire (DC Comics) vs Nya Smith (Lego Ninjago)
2.) Natasha Rostova (War and Peace) vs Gwen (BBC Merlin)
3.) Marwa (What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series)) vs Mikoko Sakazaki (Kaiji)
4.) Azula (Avatar the Last Airbender) vs Jennifer Lopez (John Dies at the End)
5.) Chloe Bourgeois (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia)
6.) Kallen Kouzuki (Code Geass) vs Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)
7.) Padmé Amidala (Star Wars) vs Bumble (Warrior Cats)
8.) Irene Adler (BBC Sherlock) vs Leia Organa (Star Wars)
9.) Alex DeWitt (DC Comics) vs Elya Musayeva (Топи/The The Swamps (2021))
10.) Is (Kamen Rider 01) vs Amber Volakis (House MD)
11.) Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Throné Anguis (Octopath Traveler 2)
12.) Jane Crocker (Homestuck) vs Jade (Dragon Quest 11)
13.) Leafpool (Warrior Cats) vs Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries)
14.) Holy Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders) vs Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)
15.) Mikan Tsumiki (Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair) vs Ochette (Octopath Traveler 2)
16.) Lisa Cuddy (House MD) vs Brunhilda/Mym (Dragalia Lost)
17.) Kaede Akamatsu (Danganronpa V3) vs Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
18.) Agent Texas (Red vs Blue) vs Kamala Khan (Marvel Comics)
19.) April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)) vs Teresa (Maze Runner Series)
20.) Stephanie “Steph” Nocanonlastname (EverymanHYBRID) vs Megaera (Hades)
21.) Ochako Uraraka (My Hero Academia) vs Julia Wicker (The Magicians)
22.) Ran Mouri (Detective Conan) vs Malty S Melromarc (Rising of the Shield Hero)
23.) Magne (My Hero Academia) vs Asuna (Sword Art Online)
24.) Tasha Yar (Star Trek: The Next Generation) vs Yan Hui (Back from the Brink)
25.) Sakura Haruno (Naruto) vs Ada Vessalius (Pandora Hearts)
26.) Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto) vs Niki Nihachu (Dream SMP)
27.) Pyrrha Nikos (RWBY) vs Quiet (Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain)
28.) Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail) vs Pussy Galore (Goldeneye)
29.) Ann Takamaki (Persona 5) vs Mikuru Asahina (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
30.) Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones) vs Kes (STar Trek: Voyager)
31.) Flora Reinhold (Professor Layton) vs Agent South Dakota (Red vs Blue)
32.) Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation) vs Nemu Kurotsuchi (Bleach)
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https://www.tumblr.com/olderthannetfic/730025691294449664/i-really-dislike-when-people-warn-about-something?source=share
This isn't about the post itself so much but I appreciate the suggestions in the replies about alternate terms to use that don't involve "warning" at all. I'm a college film professor who has often assigned content that is disturbing, and I've agonized a lot over how to do content warnings and what to call them, because while I haven't had problems so far, I know from talking to colleagues at both my and other institutions/reading studies about it that using the term "trigger/content warning" tends to turn on certain light bulbs in the heads of progressive students who are familiar with how those terms are used in progressive communities, where even if they're not that upset by that content they feel like the SHOULD be.... and those are the students who tend to cause the biggest headaches administratively if they feel like a professor who GAVE a warning didn't handle it correctly or shouldn't have been assigning the work in the first place or whatever. And that's also a thing I want to push against hard, because I've spent enough time in communities like social justice Tumblr and the feminist blogosphere before it to know that's a problem. I don't want students to think that to be a good feminist or ally or whatever that you HAVE to be unable to watch a rape scene in a film or TV show. I want to instead be able to discuss the framing of those scenes, and what is the difference between the more exploitative kinds of rape scenes we are used to vs. one that centers the feelings and experience of rape victims and is important to show because that is unfortunately a part of the human experience that we should be able to grapple with in film, like all art.
....At the same time, I don't want to just not give content warnings, because some students do legitimately need it. I've had students who had PTSD specifically request warnings from me. Ideally this should be handled by Disability Services, but we all know a lot of those offices don't do that and they often have barriers to entry that mean they don't catch every student. Plus, I want students to be able to have that who might need it but might not feel comfortable approaching me to ask for it. So there needs to be a solution that isn't just "don't give warnings at all."
Anyway, on a similar note, "warning" just isn't the right word for some of the things you want to give students a head's-up for. I for a long time resisted giving any kinds of "warnings" about consensual sex or nudity in film, because I knew American culture stigmatized that and I didn't want to add to that stigma. (And witnessing the recent discourse on Tumblr about "is it ever ok to have sex scenes in movies? is it ever useful for something besides getting people off?" (yes. easy question) has only added to that, although it's been my personal experience from teaching that the puritanical kids on Tumblr are firmly in the minority, just a loud minority, and that most of the university-age kids of Gen Z are just as edgelord about that stuff as every other generation has been at their age. I say this positively; I was an edgelord, too, still kind of am in my mid-30s, and I think it's legitimately concerning developmentally if you never go through that phase.) But I realized during the lockdown when I started screening films on Zoom - a practice I've kept up in some cases post-lockdown - and also when I assign things for students to watch on their own outside of class, that it's still a good idea to give students a head's-up for stuff, because they might be watching in public and it can be super awkward if you're in the wrong place and there's graphic sex/nudity visibly on your screen. For the same reason that most people on Tumblr asking you to tag nsfw content aren't asking because they're prudes, but because they browse at work or otherwise in public and don't want that showing up unannounced in a time when it could be awkward or get them in trouble. So I wanted to give students a head's up so they could decide ahead of time if watching in certain places was a thing they were willing to do. But I didn't want to call it a "warning," since that stigmatizes the thing.
So the stuff about "this may contain" is much better. And I feel like it's weird I didn't think about that before! Thanks!
(Sidenote: I kind of wonder if the "is there ever a reason for a sex scene?" discourse is so common on Tumblr because it's a very fandom-centric space and there are a lot of people getting their media expectations via fanfic, where when sex scenes show up it is usually at least somewhat with the intention of getting people off, and also when it shows up it tends to be a major feature of the fic - or at least people think of it that way, will decide not to read if they don't want any of that, etc. because of the way tagging systems on fic sites work. So the idea of media that includes sex where "getting the viewer off" has nothing to do with why it's there, but just because it's a part of life like anything else, or because of some other narrative purpose like "the way these two people have sex tells you about the relationship between them" etc. is just so foreign to people whose expectations are set by fanfic.)
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TBH, last time we discussed the sex scene thing, it became clear that a bunch of people hadn't really been exposed to anything where sex scenes were well done, served a broader artistic purpose in a way that was reasonably obvious, and weren't aimed at the most cliched cishet dude audience tastes.
I don't think it's so much that fic is often horny as that fairly mainstream media contains a lot more sex and nudity than it used to, but the people telling those stories are no more varied than in the past. Some viewers feel like horny stuff that is boring and distasteful to them is inescapable, and that's exhausting.
If there's a fandom effect, I'd posit that the larger part of it is that when you hang out in a space where the default media doesn't necessarily prioritize a cliche of what cishet male viewers supposedly want, you become ever less tolerant of having the "default" shoved in your eyeballs all day long.
People have woken up to "It doesn't have to be like this" and "But I want to be the one catered to" but haven't quite gotten over the baggage of Only Men Like Porn or Sex Is Low Art or whatever.
Possibly there's some degree of effect from how fic archives are a space where people want to see only exactly what is their favorite while never seeing anything that makes them uncomfortable, which is very different from the desires of your average moviegoer at some arthouse theater.
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📣 Call for Beta Readers for Taker of the Third Path 📣
Writeblr! I am super excited to announce that I'm looking for beta readers for Taker of the Third Path! If this is your first time hearing about the project, here's the synopsis:
Directed by the voice on the wind he calls god, traveling hedgewitch Linmiru settles in an abandoned inn at an ancient crossroads to watch for the next person to follow the overgrown “third path." Ton’s prophecy is deceptively simple: the fate of the world rests on Lin meeting the taker. But as the months drag on with this mysterious stranger nowhere in sight, Lin begins to form a connection with one of the inn’s guests that leaves him questioning his devotion to destiny… And when the taker finally does arrive, Linmiru must face the realization that nothing at the old crossroads has been as it seems.
Interested? Here's the details:
Word count: ~100k (split into two approximately equal sections)
Genres: queer romance (trans MLM), fantasy, potential tragedy
Themes and motifs: fate, grief, guilt and forgiveness, the past and the future, healing and redemption, revenge, love, circles and spirals, fate vs choice, names, ghosts, home, family, threads that connect vs threads that bind, journeys and return, power
Desired feedback: Broad strokes! Right now, I'm most interested in what works and what doesn't work about the story, specifically its plot and characters. Feedback about character development and dynamics, pacing, and clarity of concepts is what is most helpful to me. If accepted as a reader, I'll provide you with both a list of specific questions and a place to leave open ended feedback. Utilize either or both!
Beta period: Four to six weeks for each half, with some flexibility. Files and questionnaires for part 1 of the beta will be sent out in mid-April 2024; I anticipate sending out part 2 beginning of June 2024. If accepted as a reader I'll reach out to you in March to confirm your participation.
Content warnings: “Off-screen” child and sexual abuse; explicit, detailed, consensual sexual content; death; threats of violence; self harm; attempted suicide; manipulation; mild hallucinations; natural disasters; forced relocation; imperialist violence. If you would like to inquire about the presence of a specific trigger not mentioned here, please do so in the optional question at the end of the form, send me an ask or DM, or reach out to me via the email in the form.
Interest form here! By filling it out, you're not agreeing to beta for this project---simply indicating your interest to do so, so if you think you might want to do it but aren't totally sure you'll have time yet or etc, you're still more than welcome to submit!
Want to learn more about Taker of the Third Path? Read the full summary (under the cut), browse my taker of the third path tag, or check out a free preview on Patreon!
Linmiru Oddatma has spent the last ten years wandering. In accordance with the agreement they made the day he cast off his childhood name, Lin trusts that Ton, the Windblown, god of things caught in the wind, will lead him to the people who most need the help that he is best equipped to render. He fully intends to dedicate his life to this work. When he pictures his future, it is a spiral widening, taking him ever further from where he’s been before.
He never imagines that Ton will entrust him with a prophecy so powerful and profound that it will change the world.
Now Lin finds himself an innkeeper in the remote Kagognair Fastness, his wandering arrested by lonely days spent watching and waiting for the one who will next travel the overgrown third path outside his door. He does not know what will happen when they meet—but he does know that failing to do so carries deadly consequences.
Thankfully, he has a few distractions to help him pass his long days besides doing divinations to better understand Ton’s instructions. The faerie village of E'Dedga, situated in the adjacent valley, is more than eager to allow him to teach its cadre of magically gifted children. Lin is especially grateful to find Rukne, a boy increasingly alienated from his peers by his start-and-go magical development, among his students. The young faerie is exactly the type of person Lin longs to help the most. Rukne, more than anyone he's ever met, reminds him of the person he lost so long ago.
Naturally, Linmiru has visitors to the inn to entertain as well. His favorite is Olma, an aging wizard who spends her stays cracking jokes, smoking pipeweed, and regaling Lin with stories from her youth.
But not all of Linmiru’s guests are quite so delightful. In fact, his most regular visitor is anything but.
Linmiru confirmed the day he first met Gent that he is not the taker of the third path—just as he confirmed his wish that the man never come back. Quiet, impenetrable, and with a name that is not a name at all, Gent returns to the Siffsarta with disturbing frequency. Whenever he's not holed up in his room or glaring at him in hateful silence, Gent insults Lin’s religion and interrogates his reasons for running the inn. Lin can handle a bit of rudeness, but Gent’s presence sets him on edge. He seems to want something from Lin; what it is, he has no idea.
But the worst thing about Gent isn’t the fact that he might be dangerous. It’s that, despite all reason, Linmiru is attracted to him.
As the wheel of the seasons turns, Lin learns more about Gent, about the faeries, and about the Fastness—a place of deep magic with a long and ancient history. In contrast, he understands less and less about the coming prophecy. Ton's answers to his questions are vague, cryptic, or absent entirely. Lin's frustration with his situation, with himself, and with his god only grows. He begins to feel—and Ton confirms—that there is something he's not quite seeing.
He doesn’t think Ton means Gent’s attraction to him, unnoticed by Lin until the instant before he first kissed him. Nor does he think Ton means the realization, deep into the nights he spends with Gent, that he is starting not to care about the prophecy. If he could get to the heart of what has brought Gent here, of what happened in his past, and help this man who is somehow more gentle with him than anyone has ever been, he wouldn't mind if the world as he knew it came to an end. Maybe then the dreams of his past that increasingly plague him would end, too.
As winter bears down—as Lin finds Rukne ostracized by the people of his village—as he learns the terrible meaning behind Gent's real name—as the past and the future run together, compressing into the present, Lin finds himself, at a critical moment, unable to move. The truth behind Ton’s prophecy is nothing like he ever expected.
If he doesn't want everything to end when he finally confronts the taker of the third path, Linmiru will have to be like a spiral, and turn away in the same movement that he turns back.
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self intro, interaction guidelines, asks rules, ASKS OPEN, masterlist, copyright and related policies
my shop: the Leifite site / my Patreon / dn style commissions
╾ SELF INTRO
hi, welcome to my bLog! I'm lei (lay), they/them. I'm an aroace artist and a writer and I'm currently obsessed with Death Note!
especially L he's so cute
Countdown until I read LABB and become a BLog: 414 pages of the wheel of time
I have an OC for the fandom and if people will listen I will not shut up about her au/hj . her tag is #desunorie (Rie of Death (Note)) and I use this tag in insta too. oh also I'm autistic, please use tone tags and don't hate me if I specify specify specify
my stance on rivals to lovers vs enemies to lovers (I'm the anon) and don't take my OC Rie as a self or reader insert
╾ INTERACTION GUIDELINES
you can tag me on anything SFW :) fanart and the like, things you think I'd be interested in.. yep!
I really really appreciate reblogs!! They help other people see my stuff 💕
DNI is general stuff, homo/transphobe, ableist, racist, sexist, zoo- or pedophile, general hate, pro/neutral on the genocide, solely/mainly NSFW blog, all that. probably forgot something but in general, nothing illegal, discriminatory, or hateful.
Please change your name and pfp from default before following or you'll be blocked as a bot!
╾ ASKS
Asks are OPEN! chat or request at any time and feel free to give yourself an emoji/name and pronouns :D no NSFW asks please. but I'll do my best to answer everything I'm comfortable with!
Named anons:
🌜 anon; 🍪 anon; 🍰 anon; 🎲 anon; 🗯️ anon; 🎤 anon.
are they in colour order? nooooo....
Asks and my rambles tag is #lei chats. anons are tagged #anons and #(emoji) anon. Requests don't have a specific tag yet.
╾ MASTERLIST
All of my writing is my own original work. Do not repost (reblogs are fine, no posting on other sites without explicit permission), claim as your own work, edit or rewrite, “fix,” or use unethically. All the below works are ©lawlietscaramels 2023—2024
key:
╾ is a theory or analysis. Anything without is headcanons, x readers, and stories.
‼️ is content with potentially adult/somewhat mature/triggering themes. Specific warnings will be in posts, and in cases like Alcohol, in the title.
⏱ is for older posts in which I no longer agree with my headcanons, theories or how I write the characters. outdated opinions, you could say.
I'll organise it further later ☆
AUs:
Royal/Mediaeval AU
Introduction / L, Matsuda, Matt
Mello
Near
Cast:
tag: #lei's death note (heads up, I'll also use this tag for my AUs and how I interpret the series and characters in general)
Assorted Box of Headcanons (Task Force)
╾ ⏱ Colours (Task Force + OC)
Incorrect Quotes (Task Force)
Laugh a Little Louder
Pokémon! (Task Force + OC)
What's Your Goal? (Task Force)
Events:
Event posts are linked in the master posts for their event. The links here are to the master posts for each event.
Rebirth (#death note reborn) / closed, working on answers
L:
tag: #lei's lawliet
2am
‼️Alcohol (author's pick)
Detective S/O
Embarrassing Moments
╾ “L” is his middle name
Lei's L and Matsu Thoughts
Let's Try a Massage
Little Kitten
Platypus I and II
Reader with Chronic Motor Tics
Rubbing Noses (author's pick)
That's My Voice!
To Hold Your Hand
Trickshots
⏱ Watch Over Me (author's pick)
╾‼️⏱ Yandere
You're Pretty (author's pick)
Light:
2am
Thrifting
To Hold Your Hand
⏱ Watch Over Me (author's pick)
Misa:
2am
Happy Birthday
Little Kitten
╾ ⏱ (kinda) Misa's Character Had So Much Potential
To Hold Your Hand
Matsuda:
Matsuda does interviews! find them under #matsuda interview special or in this list marked with a ⁀➷
Lei's L and Matsu Thoughts
What is My Worth? (author's pick - MATSUDA SONG FOR DN MUSICAL!!)
⁀➷What's Your Goal?
Near:
Embarrassing Moments
Reader with Tics
Mello:
Embarrassing Moments
Reader with Tics
Matt:
Embarrassing Moments
Headcanons
Beyond Birthday:
Embarrassing Moments
‼️of α and β (author's pick) / also on ao3
A:
‼️of α and β (author's pick) / also on ao3
Rie (OC):
Rie is my original character and though she has been inserted into Ohba Tsugumi's Death Note universe, her design, character, and non canon related storyline are all my own original work. Do not steal her design, claim her as your own, or use her for “inspiration” — it's flattering but it often ends up a copy. However, sfw fanart and story cameos of her are always appreciated! character ©lawlietscaramels , ©dailyreine , ©riexliet 2023—2024.
tag: #desunorie
Aliases
⏱ Introduction
Real Name
Thoughts (Rie/Light)
Rie stuff has a blog now! @dailyreine 🩷
my writing tag is #lei writes. Comment or DM to be added to a taglist (character/s, headcanon format, anything).
╾ ART
my shop: death note badges!
All of my art is my own original work. Do not repost (reblogs are fine, no posting on other sites without explicit permission), claim as your own work, edit or trace, copy, use for ai, “fix,” or use unethically. All the below works are ©lawlietscaramels , ©dailyreine , ©riexliet 2023—2024
surprise! bonus section! I also do art (mostly of Rie but maybe I'll do canon characters, you can send requests for art too but they'll take longer). Without anything in ()s, it's just Rie. tag is #lei draws. Shop tag is #city above water.
A + B
assorted sketches (L, B + OC)
badges (Main Trio + OC)
just an eye
hands trend
m&ms (Wammy's kids)
‼️ mcr (L + OC - BLOOD)
scarf in the snow (L + OC)
valentines (L + OC, bonus Mello and Matt)
★━━─・‥…━━━☆
I'll make this pretty and organise further sometime in the future :)
#self introduction#asks open#masterlist#death note#lei writes#lei draws#lei's lawliet#anons#death note imagines#death note headcanons#death note fanart#l lawliet#light yagami#misa amane#touta matsuda#near#mello#matt#ships#x reader#lei chats#writing#dn#nate river#mihael keehl#mail jeevas#beyond birthday
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kilvalir's choices works
Below the read more, you will find a compilation of all the choices content I've made so far. Beware of it lives within spoilers, not all the titles of the works ahead are spoiler-free.
Tags
These are the tags I normally use on my own creations.
Writing: #my writing
Edits: #my edits
Memes: #my memes
Below are the tags I use for my own favourite it lives within main character, mr pink-hair up there, Vax Vũ-Verdant, and all content related to him, including those made by me, and those not made by me.
Vax in general: #OC: Vax
Vax with Lincoln: #Vaxlinc
Writing
A note on trigger warnings: all my writing lists any potential content warnings at the top of the work, and even after you press one of the provided links to the writing, you won't see the story itself until you press the read more button.
1. Lincoln x MC angst fic - Heal what has been hurt (change the fate's design), part 1, part 2
2. Abel x MC ficlet - click
3. Excerpt of an unfinished Abel x MC angst - click
4. Abel x MC (ish) - a sinister Judas Kiss piece - click
5. Abel x MC joke fic - click
6. Pictures of You - ILW Main Cast Angst - click
7. In Progress Lincoln x MC Angst - part 1
8. Excerpt of a soft Lincoln x MC WIP - click
9. Little ILW MC Angst Piece - click
Edits
Another note on trigger warnings: warnings for edits are shown by caution emojis and what the warning is for, after the link. e.g ⚠️EXAMPLE ⚠️
Fake CGS and Book Covers:
1. Bashful Abel in a suit - click
2. Horror Abel - click⚠️GUNS ⚠️
3. Horror Abel looming behind ILW MC - click ⚠️BODY HORROR ⚠️
4. Suited Up Abel Leaning - click
5. ILW MC (Feens!) striding menacingly through an alley - click
6. Eiko x MOTY MC cover edit - click
7. Abel x ILW MC (Hilkka) reading by a tree - click
8. Blades MC (Raine) flying on a drake - click
Sprite Edits:
1. Abel in Rowan's glasses - click
2. Sleeveless Abel with long hair - click
3. Long-hair Abel in a flower crown - click
4. ILW MC in Abel's sweater - click
5. ILW MC (Vax) Edit - click
6. Pirate Abel #1 - click
7. Pirate Abel #2 - click
8. Pirate Abel #3 - click
9. Horror Abel - click ⚠️BODY HORROR ⚠️
10. Grandpa Abel - click
11. Crying Abel - click ⚠️DEATH AND ILW SPOILERS ⚠️
12. Bearded Abel and beardless Lincoln - click
13. Merman Abel - click
14. Abel x ILW MC heist suits - click
15. Amalia dressed as her younger self - click
16. Lincoln dressed as his younger self - click
17. Beckett (TE) as a wood nymph - click
18. Lincoln as an elf - click
19. Tom as a mage - click
20. Jean Jacket Lincoln with his hair down - click
21. Nik Ryder if he was in ATV - click
22. ILW MC (Vax) lookbook - click ⚠️ILW SPOILERS ⚠️
23. ILW MC (Vax) expressions - click
24. ILW MC (Vax) in the ILW ballroom dress - click
25. ILW MC (Vax) in an immortal desires dress - click ⚠️ILW SPOILERS ⚠️
Misc. Edits:
1. Rheya (BB) fragment piece, with the cracks removed - click ⚠️BLOOD AND BLOODBOUND B2 SPOILERS⚠️
2. Abel Valentines Cards - click
3. Abel Moodboard - click
Memes
1. Abel vs Horror Connor - click
2. Abel, Jocelyn, and ILW mc - someone will die... - click
3. Horror Connor when you flirt with more than one person - click
4. Abel, Annie, and mentioned MC - she thinks it's fancy? - click
5. Lincoln x MC - a smile might be nice... - click
6. Devon, Power MC - I'm literally shaking.. - click
7. Abel x MC - no principles - click
8. MC and most LIs - please sir, can I have some more? - click
9. Lincoln x MC - breakfast takes a turn - click
10. Abel and Lincoln - on the matter of sleep.. click
#it lives within#ilw#playchoices#choices#it lives#it lives choices#it lives series#it lives anthology#it lives project#ilw mc#rowan burke#play choices#choices game#choices stories you play#OC: Vax#choices stories we play#lincoln mcquoid#lincoln aquino#lincoln x mc#vaxlinc#abel flint#abel x mc#jocelyn wu#Amalia de León#ilitw#it lives in the woods#connor green#ilb#it lives beneath#bloodbound
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CW: fakeclaiming discussion, light discussion of autistic trauma
I love my fellow systems. I do. I really do.
But I’m so tired of seeing so many posts that are simply “you’re valid if this happens, ignore the fakeclaimers!” And then listing tons of aspects of simply existing as plural.
Maybe I’m just talented at avoiding the fake claiming content. But not once in the several years of me interacting with system content as a system, have I seen fakeclaiming content. I’m absolutely aware that it’s out there, this isn’t a “well it hasn’t happened to me so it obviously doesn’t happen” situation. What I have seen? Fakeclaiming bingo sheets made by systems, lists of reasons you might get fakeclaimed, and other content like that. I get that they’re fun, especially as a fuck you to fakeclaimers, but we need content warnings for these posts. Even if they’re positive.
Because I haven’t had baby systems come crying to me because they’re having massive breakdowns over fakeclaimers. But I have had them come because of these posts. Even as one of the few people with the privilege of a diagnosis and having had said diagnosis for 5 years, they leave me shaken and distressed.
A lot of systems are autistic, including me. (This is related, I promise.) an experience at one point or another a lot of us can relate to is watching for social cues for what will get us bullied, what will get us hurt, what will get us punished, and avoiding them. Often, those things were behaviors we couldn’t control; symptoms of our autism. It’s triggering to be thrown right back in that same situation: looking for advice and support, and instead being told that a group of people we may never interact with because they occupy a small corner of the internet will hate us no matter what we do because of our plurality- something we can’t just stop doing to avoid punishment.
It’s not that the posts themselves are bad. It’s not that they need to stop. I just wish our community would get better at having content warnings, *and* including said content warnings in the tags so they can be filtered. I wish that more of the system discourse was about how to function in life, and less about battling hate. Because it’s exhausting, both for the people posting and the people consuming. It’s hard to have community and solidarity when we’re immediately thrown into this battle. Not to mention sysmed vs endos. It. Is. Exhausting. People come to the online community looking for solidarity. For friendship. People leave because fakeclaiming outside and inside of the community permeates everything like a disease.
If there are any system accounts out there who don’t do this, please @ me or smth. People come here to have their spoon reserves bolstered, not stripped away before they can finally find a helpful tip.
TL;DR use content warnings. And put them in the tags. Make whatever content you want, just make it filterable. Please.
Love,
A very, very tired system with like 30 baby systems under their wings.
#traumagenic system#system#plural system#plurality#actually plural#actually autistic#autism#content warning#fakeclaiming#vent post
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Since I am still salty about this
Every time I see a Reylo post, I get reminded just how much I hated the ending of TROS, which includes the abrupt change in Rey’s character, so here’s rant & some lists/meta.
I am still very annoyed by Rey's reaction to Ben' death, so here’s a list of 5 times Rey was grieving or was at least extremely concerned about someone’s well-being vs. TROS ending. The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker are all there. Daisy Ridley is an amazing actress, and this has nothing to do with her.
I am also including a second list of all the times Rey expressed concern and compassion for Ben, almost all of which were more emotionally intense and satisfying than her reaction to his death.
Rewatching all these scenes has reminded me what a sweet character Rey is; she expresses her emotions so easily and is really in touch with her feelings. The ending of TROS is so out of character for her. Making these lists has also reminded me just how frequently Rey experienced tragedy over the course of the three movies.
I wish Ben lived, of course.
Please keep in mind that a good part of this post talks about character deaths in Star Wars, so please proceed with caution. You might find the content triggering; I have used all the trigger warnings/“tw” tags that I could think of.
Let’s go.
1-2 - TFA
1. Han dies
At this point, Rey barely knows Han (I think she has known him for exactly one day here), and still, this is her reaction to him being stabbed/thrown off the bridge. She gets easily attached to people and that she cares deeply. Rey yells, she cries.
Interestingly, her grief lasts in TFA - this is her returning to the Resistance base after Han’s death:
For contrast, here is Rey returning to the Resistance base after Ben Solo’s death; they had known each other for some time and had a very complex relationship, where they were both vulnerable with each other/bonded through the Force, saved each other’s lives multiple times, and were in love/attracted to each other:
It’s almost scary how quickly she gets over the whole thing.
2. Finn get injured
This scene lasts for a a pretty long time - unlike the segment where Ben disappears/dies and Rey is alone. When it comes to the emotional reaction, while you can argue that Rey is aware that she may die as well (the planet is collapsing), and that that adds to her sadness and concern, it’s still pretty clear that she cares about Finn deeply. She is again crying, and she also starts hugging him almost immediately after she finds him passed out.
Bonus - we can feel the despair in this shot of the gloomy forest:
There was nothing to even symbolically indicate Rey’s profound sadness/loneliness/despair after Ben dies. She does end up alone in a desert, but this is presented both as a happy event and unrelated to her Force dyad soulmate dying. The return to the desert was also awful, but that’s a rant for another time.
This is also a beautiful and very dramatic shot:
This TFA scene would make me think that Rey cares more about Finn, even after knowing him for a very short time and very superficially, than she does about Ben at the end of the trilogy, if I were to compare her “shrug emoji” reaction to this one. However, I would assume that she cares about someone that she shares a connection that spans across space and time and that she is in love with, and a person she met that day, who is admittedly very likeable and who has helped her, in equal measure, at least.
Like with Han, this is Rey still being concerned after they get back to the Resistance base; she is reaching out to see if Finn is alright:
3 - TLJ
3. Luke’s death
Luke dies in this one. Rey talks about it with Leia, and says that it was peaceful and purposeful, which I believe is meant to, in part, explain why they are both not grieving more than this:
Please keep in mind that what I say in this paragraph is completely within the confines of the movies/the narrative and fantasy - it does not apply to real life. I guess that something along those lines could be applied to Ben’s death in TROS - that it was with a purpose - saving Rey. However, I just cannot compare Luke - who had a much longer life and a much less tormented existence overall, and who sacrificed himself to “right the wrong that he did”, which was “creating Kylo Ren” in the first place - dying to save the Resistance, to his nephew dying after he knew happiness for probably the first time in his life, after decades of abuse. A digression, but here is Luke vs. Ben, who is shaking, around the time when they made the decision to sacrifice themselves:
TROS had one of the most depressing movie endings I have ever seen.
4-5 - TROS
4. Rey accidentally zaps the ship that she thought Chewbacca was in
I have no idea how close Rey and Chewbacca are, but here’s how she reacts when she is convinced that Chewie is dead:
5. Leia
Leia dies and Rey senses it in the Force. This is probably the most miserable we ever see Rey. She has just lost her mother figure - it is difficult to watch:
Ok, now Rey expressing concern for Ben:
1. TFA - planet collapsing
This is a subtle one, and she is either concerned (she left Kylo Ren/Ben to die, injured) or she is intrigued by their meeting and is reflecting on it (some third option is a possibility - for example, she noticed a ship come pick him up):
2. TLJ - Ben explains to Rey that Luke tried to kill him
She calls him a liar, and while she might also be crying because she is shocked to learn such a thing and is disappointed in Luke, she is clearly sad about the whole thing:
3. TLJ - Rey is mad that Luke tried to kill Ben
Rey is protective when it comes to the people (and droids) she cares about. You could argue that in this scene she is angry about all the events that stemmed from “Luke creating Kylo Ren”, and that that’s why she is in fight mode. Still, it’s shown that she has developed some feelings for Ben:
4. TLJ - Rey sees Kylo getting strangled during the Throne room fight:
5. TLJ - The “you are breaking my heart! You are going down a path that I can't follow” moment:
6. TROS - Rey healing Ben
While she is still overwhelmed and crying due to Leia’s passing, Rey turns towards Ben (my interpretation is that she is also wondering what his feelings concerning his mother’s death are, due to their strained relationship) and then looks at his wound:
Rey informs Ben that she wanted to take his hand after she is done healing him:
She shifts from grieving for Leia, to grieving the relationship that she could have had with Ben.
7. TROS - Rey realizing Ben has arrived to help her fight Palpatine
I love this moment ^
I think that all of these moments show that Rey does care about Ben, deeply. These are her reactions to events that are not as final as his death.
And finally - Ben dying:
The way this scene is presented, it really seems that Rey is frowning primarily because she is confused - she doesn’t understand why Ben is acting all weird:
Rey when she comprehends that Ben is dead:
That’s it. There is no screaming, crying, trying to hold him, nothing.
And then
She doesn’t even mention Ben dying to anyone (there is no discussing Luke’s death-type scene). I am presuming that she has to bring it up, and fast, since this is also the Supreme Leader who has just died, she is the only one who knows for certain he is dead, and Rey and all her friends are... politically involved, but this probably happens off-screen then.
I could add that Rey holds a sort of a funeral for Leia and Luke (burying the lightsabers), but that she does not do anything similar for Ben.
If you have made it to the end of the post, please let me know what your thoughts are!
Thanks for reading, This has been therapeutic.
I do not own any of the materials used/any of the characters, entertainment purposes only.
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I should also start off with this is not aimed at anyone - because if I had a real issue on something I wouldn't be amiss at reaching out to them directly to have a conversation. Because disclaimer, I follow people who both write and don't write age gap tropes, so in saying that...
The whole dbf! thing is escalating again, and I may regret trying to voice some reason here, but what's the saying? In for a penny, in for a pound?
The trouble with this trope is that you have impassioned people on both sides, and it appears their voices are the loudest ones drowning out any kind of reasoned conversation.
There are also those too who need to learn the difference between having an opinion on something vs. open criticism. I can have the opinion that I don't like age-gap fanfics and that there's a lot more dbf! fics than same age etc. fics in the tags.
I can't stress enough, opinion vs. criticism are two different things:
The purpose of criticism is to direct a commentary on someone or something with the particular goal of change. A person who criticizes the behavior of another is specifically hoping to effect a modification. The purpose of opinion, on the other hand, is simply to offer a viewpoint that does not require a change.
Source.
I can have the opinion that I don't enjoy the trope, and I can have a discourse on why I think a certain character wouldn't partake, BUT that does not mean I'm shaming anyone for writing it (a reminder that's why AU's exist).
It's just me reaching out to others of the same opinion and who may be writing what I'm looking to read (or read what I've written) but getting lost among the tags.
Because everyone should have respect for people's preferences/kinks/whatever and I feel like some people need a reminder to not be a dick and everything (despite the reader insert popularity) is not written with you in mind.
Because between complaints about the crowds asking for less dbf! on their dash, I'm sadly seeing equally if not more posts about writers talking about people coming into their space and trashing their fics and stopping people from enjoying the fandom. If someone has appropriately tagged their fic and written their warnings and it's not a topic you want to read about? Then why are you reading it and leaving comments, or jumping into asks on annon? You had your warning - it costs nothing to scroll on.
The same goes equally for anyone voicing their opinion - doesn't pertain to you and your preferences and you have nothing constructive to add, scroll on - because opinion doesn't equate to criticism of what you enjoy remember?
I think everyone on whatever side you fall on can agree on the following:
Tumblr needs to work on its filtering tags/content situation
Everyone should be filtering topics they don't enjoy or find triggering
Everyone should be using tags appropriately on their posts for the above to work
And if someone has come after you for wherever you stand on the topic, I'm truly sorry you experienced that because it's not a true representation of the fandom on either side ❤️
No Pedro tax today, but I'm open to an adult conversation on this topic though if anyone wants to participate.
B x
#if there's room then there's room for it all#betty rambles#I hope I don't regret this#because the discourse today has really bothered me#especially after the posts I've made about enjoying what you do
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Re that post about content warnings...
I suspect I'm the person you saw reblog this--and I think that some of the OPs original point/intention might have been lost. It is mostly to emphasize that there's some degree of responsibility on the reader -- by this I mean, you can't get mad at an author for hiding behind tags like "creator chose not to use content warnings." It's kind of a two way street. Because if you put "cw: (triggering thing)" it protects the people who are avoiding it--- but it also may spoil the story for the people who arent. This can be problematic if that major content is actually a huge plot element and having it spoiled kind of removes the shock reaction that comes.
I'm of the opinion personally that people can and should use creator chose not to use warnings and then just a vague "this is going to deal with problematic content that could trigger you; be in a good headspace to consume" type note at the start of its something specific. I reblogged because I really wish more authors would lean into that tag function; it exists to protect both reader and writer, lets us keep our spoilers and surprises while alerting the reader that There May Be Dragons here.
Anyway, I know you don't want discourse and I'm hoping this ask just clarifies why I reblogged it rather than sounding disrespectful in any way. If you wanna reply feel free, but you don't gotta. I just felt bad when I read your post, thought you might have misunderstood my intent behind the reblog, and really wanted to explain myself.
Oh no it wasn't from you, and I totally agree with you!
This is why I mentioned that option of AO3 too because I think it's a good compromise, it doesn't spoil the story but also makes it so people know there might be some potentially triggering things if you read it. When you click on that you kind of accept that risk.
I was more so talking about when there's no warning at all, not even "Hey this has some triggering stuff in it but I can't say what because that's a spoiler, read at your own risk", and my absolute frustration with it. If that is not what OP meant then my bad, but that post came off as also defending that, mainly thanks to the inclusion of the line (paraphrasing) "the author only has the obligation to add the trigger warnings the website they're posting to requires them to" which in cases for websites like Tumblr is none (or was none for a very, very long time (untagged graphic SA fics in the Moomins tags my beloathed)) and is generally a problem where websites don't really have filters like AO3. If it's only about AO3's option to not include warnings and an AO3 post that broke containment then I agree (and my bad also), because it's clear when there are triggering subjects and the author simply chose not to include them vs if there are no triggering subjects.
I still take issues with the wording even then though, though this feels like a nitpick and I generally don't like nitpicking people over wording they use. I'm just generally frustrated because it feels like the discussion of trigger warnings is about courtesy and comfort when treating it like it is is massively underselling it and feels like intentionally picking the words to trivialise the issue and making the people who need them out to be needy and nuisances. Trigger warnings are an accessibility feature, and I'm tired of people boiling it down to simply comfort of the reader, it feels like accessibility is always an afterthought and even a nuisance to some people to deal with. It's genuinely frustrating, and maybe my personal experiences affected my reading of that post.
Sorry if my post upset you also! I admit I was pretty frustrated when writing it so I wasn't the most polite. I totally agree with you here though.
#asks#thylacines can talk#ao3's filtering system is a genuienly good one imo. especially their distinction of no warnings apply vs author chose not to use warnings#i guess the nature of tumblr is posts sometimes escape containment and get misread by people who dont have the context
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