Blueberry

"sex scenes have no narrative purpose" is such a funny take on so many levels. people will really believe that the whole human experience is valuable to portray artistically except sex, which of course has never held emotional weight or significance for anybody

"what's the purpose of sex scenes in media??" well you see sometimes people have sex. sometimes it can be important even

yeah ok but i dont wanna watch straight sex scene number 1231234837582 in the middle of some movie thats clearly not fucking high art or anything, like please, tell me how the sex scene made jason X a deeper movie ill wait

you genuinely think that "the sex scene in Jason X, the movie about jason from Friday the 13th killing people in space, is bad" is a rebuttal to this point? like genuinely? genuinely? like you think that's the kind of sex scene I was talking about in the original post? you think when I'm talking about the artistic merit of sex scenes in movies you think I'm talking about the bit with the dominatrix in Jason X (2001) dir. James Isaac, the movie where Jason from Friday the 13th gets put in cryosleep and wakes up in the future on a spaceship where he starts killing people in outer space? you genuinely think this is the kind of movie and scene I'm referring to when I'm arguing for the potential artistic value of a type of scene? Jason X? Jason X? the one with Jason on a spaceship? you think that "well Jason X, the movie about Jason on a spaceship killing people in space, is bad" is a rebuttal to my point? Jason X? Jason X? J

god I just. love ruthlessness as a character trait so much. sexy sexy sexy

this one. absolutely in love with this definition. give me a character who thinks like this and I’ll love them to pieces

rippled rabbit reflection (+forlorn frog)

Burnout is a jockey and he's riding me to death.

what he means: my first girlfriend sacrificed herself for the good of her people, and she didn't think twice about it. i saw firsthand what it meant to truly protect those you love, and in that moment i also experienced what it meant to be loved enough to be protected. but i wasn't ready. i didn't have enough time to say goodbye. she was gone before she fell back to me, and i knew it even before i looked for a pulse that wasn't there. she was heavy, until she wasn't, because i saw death happen in a way i never thought it could when her body vanished from my arms. i now know what it feels like to kiss a spirit, and it's the last touch i have of her. she sacrificed herself because she believed it was her duty, an expectation she felt she needed to face, and it should never have happened. but she got dragged into a war that we brought to her home. there was nothing i could do to protect her from its devastation, and i blame myself for her death.

what he says: my first girlfriend turned into the moon

someone I follow on the bird app just announced they’re starting a very exclusive private fic server because they and a bunch of other people want to talk about how much they love the fics they’re reading, and as an author can I just say that a really great place to talk about a fic you love is in the comments for that fic

I understand that people are trying to create safe spaces, but as the number of comments that I get on my fics dwindles with each passing year, knowing these spaces exist where my fics are being discussed, places that I am excluded from, makes me want to write fic LESS

I mean I guess who cares, right, because if I stop writing, there’s 10,000 other people that will continue…but if you participate in a fic “book club” server and you say nice things there about a fic you loved, maybe copy and paste that into a comment on AO3?

the only thing fanfic writers are asking for in return for hours of hard work is attention. please don’t rob us of the one thing that we hope for when we hit “post”

this is directly related to this post I made about how fanfic authors now are treated like content mills, and not like valued members of a creative community who thrive on interaction. for the past decade, we’ve watched the fandom ecosystem disrupted over and over, as NSFW fan artists seek safety by putting their work behind paywalls, and self-conscious fic readers squirrel away their feelings in invite-only communities

an easy way to do your part to fight against the evils perpetrated by social media is to leave a comment on a fanfic you love

but don’t take my word for it – here are some responses that my fellow authors have left on this post:

The fact I had a fic that was fairly beloved and NO ONE commented on it because it was all being done in a fucking book club server made me want to scream.

I haven’t updated that fic in two years now.

I cannot express enough how imperative it is to show the writer how much you love their work. The comments don’t have to be novels themselves - even just an “I loved this so much!” Or keyboard smashing works wonders to keep the writer going. Please, we need to bring back supporting writers and artists now more than ever!!!

PLUS, plus…if people are talking about fic in private servers and not telling the authors, those people get the idea that the fic writer is “big.” Meanwhile the fic writer is sitting there, staring at a Google doc, struggling to find the motivation to write the next chapter, with 2 comments on a 20k fic.

They don’t feel big. They don’t feel appreciated. They don’t feel motivated. And they might stop writing or shelve their fic, never knowing that people were loving it in private.

Honestly this is the same for social media threads or even on this very app. If you can, tag the author. A lot of us have our socials in our AO3 profiles.

— And so a reluctant alliance was born.

[/Image ID] A line drawing of Zuko and Sokka from avatar the last airbender. Zuko is in his blue spirit disguise and sokka is wearing a kyoshi warrior costume and make up. Zuko has the highground, sitting above Sokka, who is pictured from the waist up, looking up at Zuko as Zuko holds his face in one had by the jaw to direct his gaze. The top half of Zuko’s face is covered by cloth and his mask is askew atop his head. His free arm leans casually on his leg. The edges of his scar peek out, as well as some of his long (season 1) hair. A speech bubble coming from Zuko reads ‘I believe we understand one another, yes?’. [/END ID]

— This screencap, but it’s Zukka au

[/Image ID: A line drawing of Sokka and Zuko from avatar the last airbender. Sokka has his hands up in a placating gesture. He does not look scared at all. Zuko is in his blue spirit outfit (mask en dao twin swords) and has his swords raised in a criss-cross defensive position. You can just see his scar peeking out from behind the mask. A speechbubble from Sokka reads ‘Do you think it’s too late to get romantically involved?’ /END ID]

--- Oh she glows - moon spirit Sokka ♥♥☾♥♥

[IMG ID: Sokka from avatar the last airbender, an inuk man with brown skin and freckles, as Tui (the moon spirit). He is hovering in the air and glowing, wearing wide pants tied with thick ribbon at the waist and a long flowy robe across his shoulders, sleeves billowing in the wind. The robe has a swirling wave/water pattern. He is otherwise shirtless. Around him, see-through ribbon floats. He had a neutral/serious look on his face. His hair is worn in a long ponytail with a braid worked in and is white; it flows to the right on the wind. He is wearing earrings that equally dangle in the wind. /END ID]

— Sokka as La :)

— Redraw of this piece from nov 2022

hello kitty x algae

— Risking carpal tunnel for a meme lol