“You cannot pick and choose what parts of her to love. Just as you cannot pick which parts of me you accept.”
— Sarah J. Maas
no you have to contribute to your fandom if you don't want it to die. most fandoms die because people say 'it's so sad watching the fandom die when the hype dies' without doing anything about it. I'm not saying you have to push out 100k word slow-burn fic, I'm not saying you have to make fan art or gif sets or edits or anything. I'm just saying we as a community should contribute to our fandom if we don't want it to die, and by contributing, I'm talking about giving kudos, commenting on your favorite fics, reblogging your favorite art and just talking about your favorite characters. that's enough to keep a fandom alive. that's the most effective way to keep a fandom alive in my humble opinion.
fandoms die because people stop talking about it, fandoms die because people stop engaging with fan content once the hype is gone. what I'm saying is, mainstream media's hype may be gone, but our fandom can stay alive and thriving if us as a community don't let it die.
I keep seeing people making fun of using growled, hissed, roared, snarled etc in writing and it’s like.
have you never heard someone speak with the gravel in their voice when they get angry? Because that’s what a growl is.
Have you never heard someone sharply whisper something through the thin space of their teeth? Or when your mother sharply told you to stop it in public as a kid when you were acting up/being too loud? Because that’s what a hiss is.
Have you never heard a man get so blackout angry that their voice BOOMS through the house? Because that’s what a roar is.
Have you never seen someone bare their teeth while talking to accentuate their frustration or anger while speaking with a vicious tone? Because that’s what snarling is.
It’s not meant to be a literal animal noise. For the love of god, not every description is literal. I get some people are genuinely confused, but also some of these people are genuinely unimaginative as fuck.
— Anaïs Nin, from The Voice
— Arthur Miller, The Crucible
Home is with the wind in my face
The safest I have felt today
Hugging me and blowing my tears away
Perhaps it is safe to say, when you're sad, esp on a windy day....go out, get a feeeeel..
You were forced to leave your pregnant wife behind to fight the demon queen. Entering the throne room of the demon queen's palace, you were shocked to see your wife sitting on the throne, cuddling a newborn baby.
— David Cronenberg, Consumed
An unfinished story - this is what we are.
“I love talking to you, even if I have nothing to say.”
— Mahmoud Darwish
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