FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Oooo the best incest ship imho
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Oooo the best incest ship imho
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
THEIR LOSS they sound like a loser
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
What in the world is going on
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i thought i had this scene figured out and i just realized I completely forgot about three characters who are there, fuck me. i need a diagram or something
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
that carrot is illegal in texas
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
have you ever been writing a scene and you know a character who is not the POV needs to react because they wouldn't NOT react but you can't figure out how to integrate their reaction into what's happening π
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Untamed twt got like this and i retreated into my extreme rarepair and eventually stopped writing and i stopped posting at all about IWTV with no plans to change that now
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
as soon as a fandom gets to the point where posting anything at all will have a good portion of people assigning you to A Side in some kind of grudge or ship war you didn't even know existed, i am so out of there i will just enjoy what i enjoy with myself or trusted friends, i am too old for that
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
if these were made now they'd be made of cheap crocs-like rubber with opportunities to buy limited one time only charms to add to it and tiktokers would be stocking their purse closets with an insane number of them and dedicating entire shelving units to them
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
when will we learn π«
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
yeah that makes sense! I feel like it was a lot easier to go in blind when fandoms in general were a lot smaller and more approachable
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
π€
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
i haven't done it in a long time but i LOVED reading fic in a fandom I had no experience with. it's so freeing to just read about some hot people being sexy in Situations without any notion of how consistent it might be with canon it happened a lot more when anime was difficult & expensive to access
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
from what i've seen it seems like that's an early casualty? it's not my thing so i don't have any idea what it's like
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
what's with weird accounts liking random posts on here? is it bots or a script or something?
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
writing goal accomplished, feeling good about it, and it's the villain being a villain
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
worldbuilding is there in the mechanics and other artistic choices, but it's very subtle to avoid spoiling the story. i think whether it works is going to based a lot on personal taste. it's my preference, in general, so i love it but not everyone will.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
it has an unusally minimalistic storytelling style (at least for RPG's) in the sense that it communicates what is needed to understand the core of the story, the emotional impact of the story, and its themes, and everything beyond that is made optional or not developed
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I've spent my entire life being told that everything I do is useless, mocked and being told no one should be paid for "underwater basket weaving," and now they're like, "I must steal all the underwater basket weaving lore because it's imperative for my survival" Eat farts, my dudes.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
I think this way i'm more likely to stay motivated to work on it until i get the sense of accomplishment that comes from posting.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i have a first draft of what could be a chapter on its own for Teach Me. but given my track record with this fic, I've decided to keep drafting and revising until i've completed the whole thing. I don't want to leave it on another cliffhanger for readers for who knows how long
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Now i'm trying to set realistic expectations for those days instead of being disappointed i couldn't do more
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i try to journal every morning at least for a little bit, partly because i've discovered that my handwriting is a huge indicator of what my capabilities will be that day. sloppy handwriting, even on mornings when i feel normal, preceeds fatigue or migraine/migraine symptoms every time
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Many years ago I went to a pro-choice conference and one of the speakers on sex ed spoke about the fetishization* of innocence and how that contributed to pushback against evidence-based sex ed. I've been thinking about that a lot the past few years. *fetishization meaning an obssessive reverence
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
wrote a few hundred words and tomorrow i get to put a blorbo through some toxic narcissistic manipulation
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i've developed an irrational interest in the sword lesbians in Clair Obscur
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
this might seem self interested for me as a writer, but I've spent a majority of my fandom time NOT as a creator of anything outside some private RP and i've always felt this way
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
We don't value the personal creative expression of artists, writers, and other fan creators enough
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
seeing a book come out that has a lot of elements in common with a current project there's always the question, do i read it or wait?
Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P (@clairezagorski.bsky.social) reposted
Everyone say hello to Tupi, a lilβ capybara baby at the San Antonio Zoo. π₯Ή
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
my first big fanfic fandom was final fantasy 8 and half the characters are 17 it's wild to think how many people would be in trouble now just for writing the fic that was posted freely on ff dot net almost makes me miss the days of "SQuall's NOT gaaYYY" troll comments
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
but man, nothing has me turning the page like a good romance novel. there's just something about the way they weave the various elements of the plot to show two people overcoming their world and their own flaws to fall in love UGH i love it so much.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
Flying through Captive Prince book 2. Almost finished it in one day I love all kinds of fiction. i studied Eng. Lit and I have an appreciation for the craft of writing itself and the whole variety of ways we express ourselves through fiction...
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
"They hate each other. And they're perfect for each other" is one of the best tropes of all time
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
i really want to be the fearless person who writes and posts anyway but i get so nervous
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
When I was looking at dark erotica/dark romance to find what i wanted it was bleak the darkest things i want to write aren't common and even though they don't involve many kinks, would be seen as the worst of the worst by a lot of people
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
the fic i never knew i needed
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
sorry, i took the arm/tay writing inspiration the past couple days
Blake Leyh (@earlofedgecombe.bsky.social) reposted
A b&w photo of William Burroughs, with his quote "What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits quantity." William Burroughs
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
a pro-AI swerf lol, wild combo
gay dog π (@moogle.gay) reposted
im gonna say this really loud this morning i really need everyone who thinks theyre being annoying about the things they love to do it more. do it louder. your happiness is so special and wonderful to witness and i hope you learn to love the space you take up in this world like we all love it
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The #OTW is turning 18 this year! Look back with us on some milestones, and participate in our anniversary bingo at otw-news.org/yckwkcuj #18YearsOTW
Kaus Borealis (KaBor | KaBraBor | KausBor | Kai3Bor) (@kausbor.bsky.social) reposted
They say history is a canvas, painted by heroes with swords and sabers. And Leader Nie just adds a few strokes with his fan. In the right places Fear not the one who shouts loudly, but the one who quietly rustles his fan in the cornerπ€« #MDZS #NieHuaisang #Qinghe #Grandmaster_Of_Demonic_Cultivation
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, I've been hearing about this since the days when PayPal was brand new, honestly. It wasn't especially trusted early on but it became almost unavoidable.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
Signed and passing along
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
VTubers are looking more and more pragmatic by the day.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Cool, i'm glad you're enjoying it! :) I'm waiting till it's done to decide whether to watch it, I think.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
how are you liking the show?
Hamlet Machine (@hamletmachine.bsky.social) reposted
AO3 and fic authors saved my life, bless every queer indie writer out there banging it out in the Explicit tag π
Ana Valens | π (@acvalens.net) reposted reply parent
One can have some personal concerns about this kind of content yet also identify when a major financial institution is exploiting those concerns to engage in the destruction of your free speech rights on many other matters, is what Iβm saying
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
suddenly getting kudos on some of my old Untamed fics ??? not lots, like one or two at a time, but it's been a while since i've gotten kudos on those more than one every few months or so
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#CQL #TheUntamed #LanSizhui / #LanYuan / #WenYuan #LanJingyi #OuyangZizhen
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Ooo, exciting!!
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i reread my fic and what i have os far of the current chapter. then i wrote like 150 words but tbf i'm also fighting an intense headache that took prescription strength ibuprofen + paracetamol to tolerate today feels unfair since i just recovered from a migraine a couple days ago.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
wow, i'm so sorry :(
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
like a sandwich
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
I miss the fandoms i was in that were full of this trope
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
they're always an A when we write them to our own specifications aren't they? lol
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Undercover fake dating - or posing as a couple for an investigation of some kind
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
Tentacles, both plant and animal/monster-based
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
aww, thank you β€οΈ
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
maybe i'm not a shitty writer?
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
more fun π just say you don't know!
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
what the fuck???
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
maybe they are a bad person, idk! no one saying this even knows them. but it makes me doubt they'll be there for women and other marginalized people being harassed for finding it cathartic to express and share dark fantasies through fiction when they have nothing to do with real life
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
it's been very discouraging to see even some of the smaller, most anti-censorship, anti-purity culture youtubers i've found still have to add "i'm not sad certain games are taken down, they're disugsting" or "the person who made this is a bad person"
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
They don't even allow cnc so they have ridiculously wide latitude
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
it's a night for struggling against my own self i guess
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
absolutely crazy, reading something i wrote that i actually like and my anxiety just makes me worry i can't live up to it in the final chapters
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i love it when i decide to focus on something and my brain decides that's when it's really excited about something else
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
It's interesting to see how lines are being drawn around what kind of erotica is allowed. This is Ream, which is like an alternative to Patreon specifically for writers
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
and yeah sometimes i get frustrated that they're so popular and things i'm into aren't but that's not new for me. i suspect it's new for a whole lot of people who have been catered to by the mainstream their whole lives and then suddenly encounter subcultures they don't understand
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
and sometimes i wonder if that's part of the reason i find it pretty easy to be okay with the discomfort of things like kinks and weird or dark fiction i have a lot of discomfort with some of them and do as much as possible to avoid even hearing about certain things.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i have a weird, neurodivergent discomfort with a whole lot of ordinary things. things that are harmless and things that are wonderful that i sometimes feel like i'm missing out on so i've had to process the fact that my discomfort isn't a reliable sense that something is wrong
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i did it, i found someone on youtube talking about dark romance without embarassment, discomfort, or shaming
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
Finished book 1 of Captive Prince more quickly than I've read a book in a long time it is a pretty easy read and not as long as some of the books I've read/started this year, but it's also just so much fun to read
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
on the one hand, i instinctively feel like "i don't go to Final Fantasy to see things like the brutal, violent murder of a child" on the other hand, so many franchises have gotten so santized over the years i have to give it to FF for releasing their first mature rated game in 2023
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
somehow i've become fascinated by media that deliberately tricks the audience in a way designed to communicate its themes and how the audiences have received it
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i think i need to reread my fic to get back into the right mindset for it. it's been so long since i started it π¬
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i usually have a burst of energy after a migraine but the first full day of my period is negating it π
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
lol i get it. sometimes i wish i could churn out generic asshole man + self-insert woman tiktok bait slop. seems like things would be so much easier but the world doesn't need more of those and it's so gratifying to find the few people who want what you're doing and won't find it anywhere else
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
i'm curious what kind of freakery this is π
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
yeah, same sometimes π
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
i often feel like the wrong kind of freak
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
anyone starved for toxic yuri vibes should subscribe to rafscrap www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Lq...
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
How was it??
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
new plan, since i keep getting nerfed by migraines - work on hydration and slowly work up to more physical activity MORE EXICITING focus on Teach Me How to Feel Real for the next couple weeks and see if I can get it done and finally give it closure so i can move on without it on my mind.
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social) reply parent
it's been almost 5 years since i had that job and i still deal with the effects on my health
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
i once had a psychiatrist ask me to justify why she should continue my medical leave if i was capable of traveling during that time and i was like.. no one on my trip is going to make insane, contradictory, vague demands and then measure my performance against how well i read their minds so
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
fuck games that don't let you invert all aiming/camera movement mechanics. i have to redo a boss fight over again just to get to the fight i can't win because of the aiming because the autosave point sucks ass. i want to rage quit and i'm not even out of the prologue
FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
should i write the darkest teaser for my novel i can come up with in the spirit of fuck censorship y/n
Jadzia Stone (@jadziastone.bsky.social) reposted
Best boys!!!!!!
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FanAstraea (@fanastraea.bsky.social)
also me playing a final fantasy game when a pretty man with white hair appears
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