overthinksinbisexual: love as violence caitlin conlon, phantom pains // tina tran, out of the ruins // venetta octavia // iain thomas // yves olade, the miracle mile // sara manguso, love letter (clouds) // traci brimhall, come the slumberless to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
planeoftheeclectic: llleighsmith: ‼️ my recreation textbook said prison abolition now! [Image id: Figure from Power, Promise, Potential, and Possibilities of Parks, Recreation, and Leisure. What Recreators Can Do It costs approximately $30,000 to incarcerate a juvenile offender for one year.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
findingfeather: audreycritter: cesperanza: olderthannetfic: scififantasystuff: thebibliosphere: elfwreck: olderthannetfic: kimberlyeab: athingofvikings: olderthannetfic: lanninglurksnomore: olderthannetfic: *cackling* If OTW weren’t around, this wouldn’t be “scaremongering”: It would be the inescapable status quo. The people who believe this crap are the anti-vaxxers of fandom.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay so maybe the OTW is in some danger after all It turns out Board Elections for the OTW are set for August 11-14. A majority of seats are up for election. People with all kinds of agendas regarding how[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
southfarthing: southfarthing: I’m seeing a number of new followers with blank blogs (no posts or likes, default icon and header) but when i go to the “following” tab there’s like 5-6 blogs there. BUT I always see the same two[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s what you need to understand about the latest attack on the OTW and AO3 in the simplest possible terms. People are painting the OTW/AO3 as criminals for having a less than perfect defense ready when they were (and continue[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
lies-unfurl: the-bar-sinister: “but they might have broken the law!!” And? Are you forgetting the “do crime” in “be gay, do crime” again today? 👉 “failed to fully comply with the law” does not mean “did something harmful or evil”. 👉[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because unlike a corporation that’s run to make the most money possible, and thus has to bow to public opinion and the will of advertisers– –the archive is non-profit archive with a well funded team of lawyers dedicated to protecting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
helios-arts-blog: Callisto
insufficiently-advanced: mostladylikeladythateverladied: There’s lots of talk out there about working through trauma via dark fanfiction. I’m not saying anything against that – there’s nothing wrong with it. But I do think there’s an unfortunate implication being made in a lot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
akindplace: Mentalhealthceo on instagram
natalieironside: natalieironside: Pretty much everything cops do is galling but if the cops ever stole my stuff and posted about it like “Hey we stole this lady’s stuff LOL” on their little Facebook page I think I’d experience a new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ciceroballtorture: clocking at the tumblr factory to romanticize dysfunction, eroticize divorce, and glorify codependence!
bleaksqueak: whatpumpkin: Mallory Dyer worked on these two gorgeous and brimmed-with-details illustrations. They’ll serve as our 2015 calendar’s front and back covers. AHHH LOOK ART I CAN FINALLY SHOW YOU. This was my first time drawing john, I hope I didn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
funkypoacher: thecourtshrieker: suilesbianpoasts: apparently no one was paying attention in middle school language arts when we learned what a fucking protagonist was #while we’re at it the author is not the narrator or the protagonist either now THIS one louder[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
noddlebowl: “Out of my way”
potato-lord-but-not: got some new markers so I drew Otto to test em out !!
quibbs: celebrating the unreversable impact on my teen development
pomrania: bemusedlybespectacled: prosocialbehavior: headspace-hotel: no-terfs-no-swerfs-no-fascists: doublism: my instagram explore page loves showing me those like erotic dark romance novel tiktoks and i really have to wonder: why do all these straight women desperately want to fuck a mafia boss Okay,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
lapis3xn: They’re having a moment
icedzui: finally got around to finishing this sketch that’s been laying around for two weeks LMAO
lapis3xn: Happy ( very late) Valentine’s Day
Frankly, AO3 got a *massive* influx of new users starting around 2020, and I don’t think it’s been good for the site. If users who don’t like the vibe of AO3 *do* leave and go somewhere else I think that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No more worried than usual. This is just what grudgewank and shit stirring look like once fandom’s gotten to this large scale. The archive’s not in danger, though it’s reputation with what I will politely call “casual” fandom may be.
You always have to ask yourself, when you go to war, ‘what good things am I willing to destroy as collateral damage in my quest to stop the bad thing?’
diadraws: BAD DOG! WORST ENEMY!
romanticfatale: Saint Laurent | Fall 2023 MenswearBlack & White Companion Pieces
gentlemanmotorslifestyle:
vogueman: Tom Holland photographed by Isaac Anthony for The Hollywood Reporter – 14 June, 2023. Tom wears Officine Générale suit and shirt
When you front so rarely you have to look up your own system tag.
imissthembutitwasntadisaster: Hate hate hate how when I get angry there is a physical reaction but it’s not glowing eyes or growing claws or something it’s crying. This feels unfair.
old carapace OC (and Jack) art <3
people need to learn to recognize when a ‘cause’ is actually a personal beef and someone is manipulating their emotions to use them as a pawn in it.
dumbcub: blushing meme feat.BadCop
goonforhigher: cryptid-sighting: paxamericana: the x files is funny because at the time it was “progressive” or whatever to have the ultra-rational, levelheaded character be a woman but it’s also a show where all the fucked up alien shit actually is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
aei-sb: There’s no other way out if it, you’re going to have to decapitate me. [x] [x]
sapphic-pie: “Did you remember to take the man-thing out of the freezer, like I asked?” A silly sketch while I’m struggling to work on something a little different. Thanks again for all the love!
Given that it’s dreamwidth, I’d say there’s a fair chance that it absolutely is the same single user or handful of users pretending to be a larger number. ‘sockpuppetting’ was a huge probably back in the era of fandom that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
: f/os who casually use petnames for you…… f/os who call you “doll” and “sweetheart” and “angel” and–
laskulls: Old man yaoi hits different when they’ve been pining for like decades and never did a thing about it. Especially when the stakes around them are high and day to day life is dangerous. Like what are you doing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
youngestdaughtersyndrome: god forbid a girl is bisexual and fucking insane
berserkbrandee: What If MGS2 Was An Anime? 🐍📦
Imagine your villainous F/O holding you gingerly in their arms, one arm slipped around your waist, the other hand snaking up your neck and cupping your chin. They tug you toward them and whisper something seductive in your ear, kissing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kiss Prompt 2: Good Night The sleeping form of Byakuya’s new lover lay curled against him, their lips trembling softly as they breathed. Byakuya hadn’t been sure which of them it was, in the end; perhaps briefly, they’d been one.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vanillapie-art: 𝙷𝙸𝙴𝚁 𝙺𝙾𝙼𝙼𝚃 𝙳𝙸𝙴 𝚂𝚄𝙿𝙴𝚁𝙼𝙾𝙳𝙴𝙻 𝙺𝚁𝙰𝙵𝚃𝙼𝙰𝚂𝙲𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙴 𝙷𝙸𝚁𝙽𝚁𝚄𝙸𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝚃 𝙿𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙾𝙽 not sorry he’s 63 by now I won’t miss this opportunity this is my damn profile ⁽ᴵ’ˡˡ ᵉᵃᵗ ʰᶦᵐ ᵃˡᶦᵛᵉ ᴵ ˢʷᵉᵃʳ⁾
dragonesseclectic: astraltrickster: astraltrickster: Periodic reminder that you are not immune to reactionary radicalization through fandom. We all know the “jokes” about how old bronies either came out as queer or became fascists – except they’re not really jokes, and a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
rosemirmir: The most painful part about buying doujins from 10+ years ago is that the links to the artist’s websites you find at the end are long since dead
metianull: HELLO TUMBLER: !!!!!!!!!!!! wiska
madlori: Goddammit, why are people so FREAKING OBSESSED with showing their fanworks to authors/creators? People are like, browbeating Neil Gaiman and Diane Duane, both of whom have clearly articulated their (very typical) stances of not wanting to see fanworks of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
pinlc-candy: thinking about how togafuka is a great ship
hoothalcyon: fuck it, I’m romanticizing underrated ao3 works now. 8,000 word fics with only 13 kudos, even after 5 months. multi-chaptered works with only 11 comments from the same 3 people and the author themself. incredibly specific works featuring OC’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
bakwaaas: people are so used to online content being curated for their consumption that they forget tumblr isn’t like that… this is my diary. I don’t post for other people. if you find the stuff I post depressing or annoying[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
maskenjager: Cloak thief !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amiepsychique: this is my collection of fine vintages
prokopetz: A lot of folks are responding to the whole Reddit situation by calling for the return of decentralised forums, and I think it’s important to remember that, contrary to certain popular narratives, the reason early 2000s forum culture has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“but they might have broken the law!!” And? Are you forgetting the “do crime” in “be gay, do crime” again today? 👉 “failed to fully comply with the law” does not mean “did something harmful or evil”. 👉 “fully complied[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
AO3 isn’t being shut down. It is being attacked by people who want it shut down. First via illegal harassment in the form of CSAM spam to its volunteers, then via public opinion campaign, and now via legalistic attack. If[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
meeedeee: The OTW’s Commitment to Safety: Responding to Recent Concerns About AO3 | Organization for Transformative Works “We are confident that we are compliant with the laws, including U.S. and EU laws regarding privacy, data protection, and data retention, that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
transformativeworks: In this month’s newsletter, OTW’s Board offers updates on AI, Terms of Service discussions and the work of their Diversity Consultant Research Officer; Fanlore’s bingo challenge is underway; our volunteers were at Eurocon & TWC is looking for submissions.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thank you so much for this, it really cheered us up the other day. 💕
literaturebf: mutuals do this
Working on our personal fic archive and punched in the mouth again and again by how convenient and well created AO3 is.
mothhuntergunther: mothhuntergunther: humanized!bowser design more human!bowser
dross-the-fish: sure
I feel like an elf watching another one of the ages of men crumbling around me.
you guys are gonna get your favorite site shut down with this shit.
have decided I actually really like the chreon pairing, but only when it’s extremely fucked up, and Chris is the bottom, and they’re both using each other to replace someone who isn’t there, and maybe never was.
dirtytomatoes: shout out 2 red sweater anon
proshipper-on-ship: partywithponies: partywithponies: The best ship dynamic is actually just. “I love you and it terrifies me. I’m terrified how much I need you and how much I want you to need me. I’m terrified I’m no good for you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
yms1: ⓘ This user needs a long break from everything.
a-dinosaur-a-day: secondlina: lemon-socks: reblog the money pigeon for a financially stable future I reblog the money pigeon because I love him. I reblog the money pigeon because its a dinosaur
tmmyhug: tmmyhug: tmmyhug: ‘some guy with the powers of a spider’ is such a stupid superhero concept im so glad it’s real imagine a loser broke teenager with the abilities of like. a fly. or a millipede. or a cricket.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
granada-brett-crumbs: I felt Holmes’s hand steal into mine and give me a reassuring shake, as if to say that the situation was within his powers and that he was easy in his mind. —The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
🎉 Write characters that you find interesting and compelling. 🎉 Don’t worry about making characters too over the top, or ‘too much’. 🎉 Write characters who want big things. 🎉 Write characters with conflict between what they want and what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s coming up on the 12th anniversary of the homestuck rp that changed our lives. This game is how we met our spouse.
ownerofdark: mijukaze: gentlemanbones: iguanamouth: did you know red snapper can live for over 100 years…. whatre they DOING down there I hope this doesn’t work the same way for centaurs. Thanks! I hate it Going fishing:
wrathofkhan: Happy CAPTAIN PICARD DAY to all those who celebrate! 🥳
bleaksqueak: It’s a pomesignless! I have no idea what he’s wearing. But whatever it is, he’s getting more juice on it than his mouth.
paranorahjones: baba-fett: Reblog to bonk your mutuals on the head every time they start thinking negatively about themselves specifically this kind of bonk.
the-bar-sinister: good night! 💕
its-a-gold-song:
i wanna write some really politically dissident fanfiction
sketchbook-of-shadows: My wife and our weird fucked up kid (affectionately) (Wip) Struggling with Angie tbh, any feedback is appreciated💜
mumuurik: Ashleon on my mind
vagabondart: Jill Valentine (Resident Evil 5)
vagabondart: Give Claire the racing suit from the concept art!
mengiao: celes r u .. r u ….. u know…
zorawitch: my favorite part about Sherlock Holmes is that there’s a short story where he’s on vacation and a murder happens and he’s off the clock and just snooping. at one point he basically says to Watson, “ok, so I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I miss the web when it was small, and strange, and full of small, strange people.
realizing there might actively be an organized high level op to destroy AO3…. I have seen *so* much shit dedicated to undermining the trust in, and smearing the image of, the archive and the organization that supports it lately. It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…