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Yusuke and Kuwabara Bromance Moments requested by → weakatheart 

Now? You’ve got to run an entire rigmarole of explaining the difference between romanticization and just straight-up exploring a horrible dynamic in writing as, you know, a writer. And even after that, you’ll probably have to deal with the whole invasive ‘explain every trauma you might’ve gone through, so strangers who otherwise don’t care if you exist can decide if they give you Permission to use writing as a coping mechanism’ mess. Fucking hell.

Hey guys, remember squickfics? I remember squickfics.

Is it too soon to share another awesomely creative piece of furniture? No way! This one-of-a-kind insectoid armoire is called the BUG and it was designed Latvian designer Janis Straupe of True Latvia. Full of customizable shelves, drawers, cubbies and even a few secret compartments, it’s a beautifully functional piece of furniture as well as an amazing work of art.

Click here to learn more about the BUG and its myriad features.

If only Kafka could’ve see this…

Work to open up dialog and support more.

If you don’t agree with something, instead of yelling at the top of your lungs in ALLCAPS about how bad this thing is, ask what got the creator so interested in the thing and what their thoughts are on it.

If they say its personal, leave it the fuck alone.

Try to leave kind comments on any fic you read, any at all if your device doesn’t make that a pain (my phone does, so i feel)

Create more self-indulgent media! Write a fic about nothing, draw your self insert OC kissing the main antagonist, write a fic where some side character you think looks cool gets like seven girlfriends.

Especially for fic writers, you do not have to have an over-reaching point. Its amazing when people write in depth fic about serious issues, and it really adds to fandom culture. However, this is taxing to most people and if its “not done right” or if you miss an issue, it gets either no feedback or a lot of negative feedback, and even writing it takes a lot of work. fandom is also supposed to be fun.

Stop trying to censor creators. This not only hurts those creators but it hurts people who would otherwise be able to use that media as escapism, coping, etc. If its not available, then how can someone know it helps them?

Continue to use tags and warning labels correctly, and then HEED those warnings. Block content that seriously upsets you.

Bring back “squick” as a term for less than a trigger but still unpleasant and disconcerting.

If there is a specific type of content you’d like to see, instead of dissing already existing stuff to guilt people into doing what you want, start creating it yourself! It doesn’t have to be big, in fact it can be as simple as just talking about it and tagging it where it will be seen.

Fiction - visual and written - is important. Fiction allows us to explore dark places in a safe away, for whatever reason we want or need to explore those dark places, and in that exploration helps us shine light into the dark corners of real life. Fiction helps us to be happy, functioning human beings. 

It’s important that we push back against people who are trying to take fiction away from us, using their poor understanding of pop psychiatry and icky feelings as reasons. A sensible set of guidelines for reasonable and kind behavior to other fans will help us shine light on what they’re doing and strip them of their excuses.