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why thank you pinterest for suggesting my artworks which i never posted on your platform nor allowed to be reposted. 🙃

hello. just dropping by to let you know that i do NOT allow reposting of my art. my watermark is obnoxious enough as it is. it literally says “DO NOT REPOST”

respect my wishes. respect fanartists who do not allow reposts/editing. it may not seem like a big deal to you in the grand scheme of things. it may be “just fanart” but please. we’ve poured hours/days into them. it helps us get clients for commissions!

some artists are okay with reposts and that’s cool. that’s their choice/right.

i am not one of those artists.

if you wish to share my art, you can reblog, retweet, or share them on your ig stories.

the only exemption i’ve made thus far is fanart i’ve made for fanfiction. i allow authors to have said artwork linked or embedded to their fics. they are also allowed to repost them wherever they wish with proper credit. that is all.

She fixed the collar of his shirt and brushed his hair back into place.

"Your dad wants to see you smile, too."

His face transformed from pleased to thoughtful to nervous, the corners of his mouth forming a frown so quickly that Hermione pressed her finger to his nose to stop whatever was going through his head from taking root.

"Boop."

He grinned so hard his eyes closed.

Measure of a Man (Chapter 21) by @inadaze22

1. This is working under the assumption that tumblr is a space solely (or at least primarily) for teenagers/kids and that simply isn’t the case. Historically the creation of fanfiction, fanvids, fanart, etc. has been done by people in their twenties and older.  Think about how many years it takes to learn how to craft a good story. Think about what you need to pull something like a con together. That person with the Skill you admire? There’s a very good chance they’re an adult. It used to be that kids pretended to be 18+ because they knew online fan communities were adult spaces. I’m not sure when this switch happened, but it needs to stop.

2. It is not “a little weird” that people don’t put their age on their blog. I have mine because I’m comfortable sharing it and my fan identity/irl identity are already really conflated, but a lot of people - most people - want to keep personal information to themselves. There’s nothing wrong with that and insisting that we reveal that information is all kinds of wrong. Can you ask someone their age? Certainly! Maybe they’ll tell you, maybe they won’t, but regardless you are not entitled to that information. 

3. The children on here? They are not my responsibility. If kids/teens are worried about who they’re talking to then they should either a) be careful about who they interact with or b) not use this website. If they’re too young to understand this then they’re too young to be online without parental supervision. Now, how can a teen be careful about who they interact with? Check the person’s blog. See the kind of content they post. See if there are any hints about their age (mentions of school, job, birthdays, etc.) - or again, just ask! I’ve had plenty of people on here decide they only want certain types of interaction with me after discovering my age and that’s fine. But it’s not my job to monitor everyone else’s internet use.

4. Finally, I find the language here to be rather concerning. “A little weird,” teenagers are “lured,” leading to things that are “much more insidious”… all of this, whether intentionally or not, frames anyone 20+ as intrinsically predatory. It also takes agency away from anyone under 18. Teenagers aren’t “lured” into talking to me, they make that decision on their own. They are their own person capable of making their own decisions, gathering information before making that decision (like asking someone’s age) or, if they can’t do these two steps then again, they should not be online. We’ve come right back to point #1: this is not your space. It’s our space. I’m not some trespasser here who only gets to stay provided that I cater to those younger than me. If anything, based on how much of online content is geared towards adults, kids should be working under the assumption that they are speaking to an adult until proven otherwise, especially on websites like tumblr that cater to all ages. Don’t assume you’re talking to another teenager. Don’t project onto a person and then get mad when you find out you’re wrong. That’s not them tricking you, that’s you failing to take responsibility for yourself. 

Oh hoh hoh…This one is for all of you disappointed by the lack of smooching o3o  My little dayish late Sasusaku month entry for the “games we play prompt”, which I think existed? I dunno, enjoy the fireworks hee hee, happy 4th :D

Hysteric Sasuke

One day I’m gonna learn how to draw backgrounds, but today is not that day lol