this blog is officially archived. after popping in to do some maintenance, i wanted to extend a final thank you to everyone who has sent me sweet messages. i hold your words close to my heart, and i’m glad that others found solace here alongside me. for now, i’ll leave zorosdimples up as an archive, though i will likely delete much of my writing in hopes of reworking it.
i will also add that i’m still around tumblr. if you’re interested in finding my new writing blog, please feel free to dm me.
i’m taking what will probably be a permanent break from this blog. i don’t want to deactivate zorosdimples quite yet—not until i can confirm that i feel more comfortable elsewhere, move some writing out of my drafts, etc.—but i have already exported my posts and set up a new main. see you if/when i see you <3
update: i will be deactivating zorosdimples within the coming weeks. this blog has outgrown me; i wish i could keep up with the demands of running it, but i’m only one person, and i no longer feel safe here. you can keep an eye out for me, as i will undoubtedly start a new writing blog. i won’t be advertising it, though. to everyone who has supported me: from the bottom of my heart, thank you. i love you and appreciate your infinite kindness. we’ll see each other again, soon—i have no doubt. mwah mwah mwah <3 kae
i’m taking what will probably be a permanent break from this blog. i don’t want to deactivate zorosdimples quite yet—not until i can confirm that i feel more comfortable elsewhere, move some writing out of my drafts, etc.—but i have already exported my posts and set up a new main. see you if/when i see you <3
every few months jk rowling scuttles out from the moldy floorboard she lives under to say something truly vile
Her name is Valentina Petrillo and she is a visually-impaired sprinter.
Time to support her, because even without the racism element I expect she will be getting some flak from Awful, Awful People.
lol that person was so mad for no reason like this is tumblr block what you don’t like!!! what an asshole
i wish we could’ve had a civil conversation, but they immediately assumed a condescending, snarky tone. if you’re that upset about someone else’s opinion, you should probably block and move on for your own wellbeing.
Alsoooo imo it takes a lot of talent to write something so good and compelling while keeping the word count low, and that’s something I think you do incredibly well :) <3
lexi PLEASE you’re going to make me all emo—thank you so much for your kind words 🥺 i have lots of room for improvement, but i’m constantly evolving and trying to do better! everyone has their own writing style, and all of it has a place in fandom.
KAE HI I’ve missed you welcome back <33333 I wanted to be fun and silly but I’m ready to throw hands with the anons you’re getting rn >:( I’m sorry people are being weirdos about you expressing your own opinions on your own blog
LEXIIIIII i missed you, too :’-) i’m *mostly* glad to be back LMAO. unforch i can’t say anything without someone getting upset, but i won’t let others stop me from expressing myself. i wanted to think that what i was saying was uncontroversial, but i think those asks showed that i did indeed hit a nerve. i wish some people were more capable of self reflection! but this is tumblr and you really can’t expect too much.
ty for stopping by ilysm 💞
I’m so tired right now but seeing someone be an asshole i just wanted to drop in and give you a tight hug. I really hope they don’t ruin your night because what they have to say isn’t the be all end all and is clearly an attempt to antagonize. A troll quite clearly.
I’m happy to see you back on my dash and i hope you have a good weekend 💕
thank you, sweet rossi <3 they absolutely did not ruin my night! i shouldn’t have engaged, but i’m sleep-deprived, stressed, and temperamental right now. i got a little heated, but it’s a topic i feel strongly about and have every right to express as this is my blog.
i hope you have sweet dreams and a wonderful weekend ahead!
"nice ass-ets, doc."🦚
He's Aventurine of Strategems, of course he's gotta inspect the goods (͠≖ ͜ʖ͠≖)✨
it’s so funny that you’re being a warrior for this lame ass opinion as if it doesn’t basically tattle to everyone you’re insecure about your own lacking talents 😂 anyone can summarize a story in a few paragraphs. that’s what it is, a summary !! a story being told does not automatically make it fic writing !! acting like your 300 words is a ‘fic’ is delusional. that’s hardly even a drabble and it’s okay to admit that honey 😂 no one said you didn’t have a place in fandom but acting like you can compare your work to actual lengthy, detailed, and time-committed content is so pathetic
this is the last of your asks that i’m going to answer as you are clearly talking to me in bad faith. but if my opinion is so lame, why are you engaging with it? you’re free to move on and block me if i’m so pathetic.
a lot of our personal opinions are formed by our own experiences, thoughts, and insecurities; this is part of being human. thank you for pointing out something so blatantly obvious.
i never claimed that my short fics are on par with long fics. but i also put hours of work into my prose, and it shows. i’ve read plenty of long-form writing that could’ve been told more concisely, is hard to follow, and is annoyingly repetitive as a result. quantity doesn’t equal quality—have you ever heard of that adage before? or are you truly as ignorant as you come across here?
A few paragraphs doesn’t belong in the tags hope this also helps!
i’m so glad that you’re the be-all, end-all authority of what is and isn’t worthy of being tagged; you’ve truly enlightened me!
People aren’t dismissing or invalidating you by asking you to tag things properly. Hope this helps!
i meticulously tag my work to ensure that everything is properly categorized. hope this helps!
can i say something controversial?
we need to stop gatekeeping what constitutes a fic
people are constantly talking about the writing tags being filled up by non writing, which is a completely valid criticism. but i’ve witnessed others go so far as to claim that works of writing under a certain word count don’t belong in the tags, as they “aren’t fics,” but instead are drabble or thirsts or headcanons.
as far as i’m concerned, a fic is any piece of writing that tells a story. you can tell a story in as little as a couple hundred words—there is no minimum word count, no formatting guidelines, no requirements. i say this as someone who consistently struggles to write anything longer than 1500 words. does that make me any less of a writer than someone who only publishes fics with 10k+ words? for a long time, i thought it meant exactly that. but i’ve come to see things differently.
the beauty of fandom is that we’re all here as a hobby. the goal is to build community, to exchange thoughts and ideas, and to create art. why would we discourage others from expressing themselves through their own means? maybe english isn’t someone’s first language, so they struggle to write anything longer than a few paragraphs; maybe someone has a demanding job and can only write little blurbs here and there; maybe someone just doesn’t have the capacity to write anything substantial; does that mean that they shouldn’t share their work or be proud of it?
you don’t have to like the formats in which others choose to express themselves, but you shouldn’t outright dismiss them or invalidate their efforts, either. at the end of the day, we’re all humans trying to cope with the hardships of day-to-day existence. fandom should be more inclusive and understanding.
can i say something controversial?
we need to stop gatekeeping what constitutes a fic
