a promise etched in the stars

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

rb with your name, orientations and gender, preferred pronouns, optionally some struggles or joy being LGBTQ has brought you, and some comfort/affirmations or whatever for the person before and after you!!!! why is this so detailed bruh. and tag peeps ig??

Hai! I'm Nyxon

I am transgender FTM, asexual, and omniromantic!

My preferred pronouns are he/they!

Being LGBTQ makes me happy. Despite being cloested, it makes me feel like what I am actually makes sense and I'm not just some weird ahh guy. I used to be a girl who was angry a lot of the time for no reason, which is ironic ngl

Whoever you are, you are valid.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!

I am [sexuality has not been unlocked], asexual, and nonbinary!

My preferred pronouns are They/Them. :)

I have a bunch of friends in the LGBTQ+ society...*stares*

Person before me: *deep breath* GET GENDER-AFFIRMED NYXON! HOW HE/HIM OF YOU! THEIR SO AWESOME GUYS LOOK HE/THEY HE/THEY HE/THEY BOY BOY BOY! AHHH THEY ARE SO ACCEPTED AND SCRUMPTIOUS WOWZA! EVERYONE LOVES THEM THEM THEM RIGHT???? (I am. So sorry if this is overboard. ^^' You can burn me at the stake if you want.)

Person after me: You're so cool and amazing and I think you deserve everything you put your little LGBTQ+ friendly heart to. :)

Happy pride month everyone! Have a very safe month because I am going to run over all the homophobe-shaped speed bumps as a treat! :3c

i am genderfluid, aegosexual, and abroromantic!

[id: i am genderfluid, aegosexual, and abroromantic!]

my preferred pronouns depend on the day or situation... but i use she/her and he/him separately, or sometimes interchangeably. currently i think i'm going by he/him right now...

being queer is a very mixed experience for me. romantically, i absolutely love that i am able to feel attraction towards the beauty of every gender (albeit, sometimes at different times), however, for sexual and gender orientations, it can make me quite frustrated. because i'm afab, my gender dysphoria can be insane when i'd rather be male, which makes it irritatingly hard to be alone with my thoughts. secondly, the only reason i'm aegosexual (asexual) is due to the fact that i am not amab. when i'm feeling more male, i have a tendency to fantasize (not going to say it explicitly, but you know what i mean) and have it immediately tamped down because i don't have an amab body. it can get really fucking annoying.

person before me: hey pen, thanks for tagging me! you seem really cool and i'm very grateful that you're running over all the negativity :) have a safe and happy pride month!

person after me: though i haven't read your post, all of you experiences are valid. if you aren't already, you are going to be okay, things are going to work out, and everything you've done will very soon pay off. thank you so much for reblogging this post and sharing part of your life with us! have an absolutely gorgeous day, and an even better pride month <3

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moots vv (...and more in the reblogs)

i'm choir, not sure i really have any other names here yet ^^

i am non-binary, asexual and panromantic!

my preferred pronouns are they/them

being queer is important to me. there are so many labels that you can find and sure it may take a while before you find the right one, but the community is so accepting most of the time. i feel like i have a chance to be free in my identity, even if i'm closeted to my family and even though i struggle every day with nearly being outed.

person before me: thank you for tagging me, genderqueer!! i've always admired genderfluid people - even if you don't really choose how you feel and when, i've always gotten the kindest vibes from you. i think you're strong and brave in sharing about your identity and the reasons for your sexuality, a lot of people would never share that. have a fantastic day + pride month!

person after me: thank you for reblogging! you are loved, you are worth it, you are allowed to be whoever you want to be. nobody else can stop you from being whoever you are, even if it's just for yourself. happy pride month everyone!

tags!! (sorry if you've already been tagged!!)

i'm trans agender, aroace, and experience alterous attraction. my pronouns are they/he etc.

i'm very lucky to be surrounded by people for who the most part accept me for who i am. i know not all queer people get that so i try to be grateful every day. i love being trans, i love being genderqueer, i love loving my friends without romance, i love being part of such a large community of loving people. i'm proud to be who i am and i think over the years i've become a lot more accepting of myself and more eager to be loudly who i am

to choir: thanks for the tag! it's great to know another enby ace person, and obviously the actual choir thing is a huge plus for me. i haven't known you for very long but i think you're great and i wish you nothing but happiness. happy pride month!!!

to the person after me: somedays life is going to be hard, but i'm rooting for you! if you're happy with who you are now, i'm happy for you. and if you're still working on acceptance, i'm here to say that you are valid for who you are. love you!

i am some kind of transmasc not really sure lmao. considering genderfaun, boyflux, and boything as labels. i’m biromantic and either asexual, or homosexual and fraysexual. I use any pronouns other than she/her with a preference for he/him and they/them!

i love being queer. i find myself in a community with so many lovely people where we understand what each other are going through and that’s really beautiful to me :) also can’t imagine what i would do were i limited to being romantically attracted to one gender lmao. everyone is too pretty for that. i’m very grateful for being trans so that i can really make a conscious choice about who i want to be if that makes sense!

to tenor: hi!! you are such a lovely person and i’m very glad to have met another choir enthusiast on here. tenors are super rad and you are no different. happy pride month!

to the next person: know that i am so proud of you, wherever you are in your journey. whether you have everything figured out, you’re questioning a lot, or you’re anywhere in between, you have made it through so much to find your true self. that is so much to do and i am so very proud of you.

Call me Grisha.

I'm not exactly sure what my sexuality is. I may be aromatic, but maybe I'm lesbian or bisexual? or something in between. idrk yet. (it's my first time actually talking about it on the internet so be nice pls)

My pronouns are she/her

Even when I'm still questioning, I am surrounded by queer people (both online and irl) and I must say that all of you are the nicest people on earth. I am happy to be with you and ily all.

to Bones: ty for tagging me in literally the best tag game rn. I hope your day as well as the rest of your life will be full of happiness and everything and anything you may want from life.

to the next person: uhh..... *hugs you* i love you SO much.

i go by starlight and i'm biromantic and demisexual

my pronouns are she/her

i'm grateful to be surrounded by so many kind people and get to meet people with similar experiences + both now and when i was questioning over the past couple years, i had a lot of friends that i knew would support me and i am so thankful for them <3

to Grisha: hi! thanks for tagging, we haven't interacted a lot yet but you seem like such a cool and lovely person and i love seeing you on my dash!! i hope you have a wonderful day + happy pride month!!

to the next person: i hope you know that you're so loved and appreciated and that you deserve all the happiness in the world <3 happy pride month!!

rules: tag your five favorite characters, tag five people, and have your followers vote for their favorites