comfort content ahead!!

dont be a fool by dreamer boy

small cuts by the brobecks

the parents are talking by the strokes

ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) by the buzzcocks

sweater song by phoneboy

rather than an ask, I think I'll just tag!

1. haunted by taylor swift

2. vigilante shit by taylor swift

3. would've could've should've by, shocker i know, taylor swift

it's 1.30 in the morning and i'm tired and i can only be bothered to think of three songs so there you go.

These are just some songs I'm obsessed with rn, not really my favourite but yknow.

(Spanish music incoming)

dead girl in the pool by girl in red

Palomas by Leiva

Profetas de la Mañana by Vetusta Morla

girls by girl in red

Pirómanos by Vetusta Morla

I basically only listen to Spanish music but I'm also currently obsessed with girl in red so I was lucky

1. line without a hook by ricky montgomery

2. the cigarette duet by princess chelsea

3. somebody that i used to know by gotye

4. you wrote 'don't forget' on your arm by flatsound

5. i wanna be your slave by måneskin

these i have been listening to non stop for the last week or so, especially the first one

1. cinnamon girl by lana del rey

2. lavender haze by taylor swift

3. single by the neighborhood

4. death with dignity by sufjan stevens

5. landslide by fleetwood mac

mack the knife by the psychedelic furs

sculpture of anything goes by the arctic monkeys

half life by djo

ask by the smiths

i luv robert smith by mt. eddy

1. bizarre love triangle by new order

2. jesus don’t like that i’m gay but satans cool with it by lil boodang

3. sneaky devil by the garden

4. how to disappear completely by radiohead

5. sidelines by phoebe bridgers

(honorable mention to groan by dazey and the scouts bc i love them as well)

1) you don’t go to parties by 5sos (calum’s voice is what I imagine james’ voice to sound like and u can’t convince me otherwise. also, this lyric is james 100%: “lost my limit cause I’m dumb and I’m passionate, took my foot up off the break it’s not an accident”)

2) i’m your wreck by mt. joy (this entire song screams regulus. “the matriarch is stirring in the dark…hope she never knows what’s on my own mind…I move very well in silence…every phone call I’m pacing the halls, am I the only one that sleeps with the tv on? and ‘I’m good’ feels better than ‘I’m hangin on’ when I need the time alone.’”)

3) my place by goldpark (“I’m lost and I’m broken and there’s something that I’d like to say / there was a time when I would never stay but you’re all I’ll run to cause I’m not the same…you’re telling me it’s not up to fate and suddenly I forget my place.” again, regulus about forgetting his place as the perfect son, the spare, when he’s with james. can u tell that these are from the playlist I made for my wip and that’s all I’ve been listening to? lmao)

4) want it all by little luna (I love this song and the way it portrays ambition and healing and human emotion, it’s just really beautiful. and the artist is one of my favorites ever. she’s a total sweetheart)

5) did I offend you? by lauren ruth ward (this song goes hard and so does the singer. the raspy voice. the vocal strength ability esp in the bridge. the lyricism. and ofc, it reminds me of sirius: “did I offend you? I was only playing games. we could start from the top and tear it down again.” a fucking banger dude)

1. you’re on your own kid by taylor swift

2. 9669 by the joy formidable

3. all i need to hear by the 1975

4. petty crime by vundabar

5. labyrinth by taylor swift

1. Romantic Homicide by d4vd

2. Sweet/I Thought You Wanted to Dance by Tyler, The Creator

3. ilomilo by Billie Eilish

4. See You Again by Tyler, The Creator ft. Kali Uchis

5. Marigolds by Early Eyes

It’s something I’ve noticed over the past two years of using this site. It was gradual, imperceptible at first, something that most would brush off as a silly concern, or fault Tumblr algorithm for. While it’s true that Tumblr’s engine leaves a lot to be desired, I’ve noticed that even popular blogs have started to dwindle in terms of interaction or motivation. There could be a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest two I’ve noticed, experienced myself, and asked fellow writers about is this: (1) content being stolen, and (2) lack of feedback or interaction. I’ve never seen any logical person defend content being stolen, so I want to address point 2 instead.

Lack of feedback and interaction. I’m not saying this on my behalf so much as I’m saying this for friends and smaller blogs who have lost motivation to write. I was looking at my yandere writing blogs list the other day and noticed that a good majority of them no longer write. I usually update the list every few months, and by that point, more and more writers have stopped writing entirely. This isn’t a problem confined solely to the yandere fandom; in fact, there’s less writing blogs in general these days, especially ones that are active. I used to run a very popular BNHA blog with some friends, but that dissolved after our content was stolen and our followers stopped interacting as much. Out of our 8,500 followers, we hardly got 0.015% notes (~128 notes) on an average post. Tumblr is to blame for the lack of eyes seeing our posts, for sure, but that also means that at least 128 people saw one post and didn’t leave a comment or ask. We were considered a big blog; imagine what it’s like on a small blog.

My friend recently made a post that summed this up perfectly: 

“I’ve seen people say “Be grateful that people even lurk on your page.” and, while I get the message they’re trying to say, it’s more dismissive and hurtful in my opinion. Like you’re saying, “Oh your writing is mediocre, you should be grateful people even LOOK at it.”

Me personally? I’ve heard the argument that AO3 is a better place to post fanfics, and while that might be true, I’ve had friends experience firsthand the lack of interaction there too. I’ve heard the argument that interacting with some writers is intimidating (me included). I’ve heard that argument that followers might be too shy to interact. I’ve heard the argument that writers should write for themselves and not for views / likes / reblogs / etc, and while that’s ideal, it’s not sustainable for everyone. What works for one writer won’t work for another, but you know what will? Interaction.

That comment or ask that took you 2 seconds to write? We remember it. That reblog with the compliments in the tags? We remember it. Every single ‘named’ anon we get (heart anon, sunflower anon, etc)? We remember them. And the best part is? It’s actually easier to do these things on Tumblr since you have the option to send anonymous asks or make a sideblog specifically for reblogs! Trust me, whether the lack of interaction is the cause of a lack of motivation or what have you, every writer appreciates feedback (don’t be shy to offer some critique or compliments) or even a simple keyboard smash with some emojis. Even sitting down for 5 min a day per week to comment on your favorite writers’ new pieces makes a huge difference. Personally, since Tumblr’s activity feed is beyond terrible and I have over 1,500 posts, I don’t always see new reblogs or comments on my content; asks though? Always see those, can never go wrong with those. If you don’t want to reblog or leave a comment, then you can never go wrong with an anonymous ask. 

As my wise friend says: writing is an art, and in order to improve that art, we need other people’s eyes to see what we don’t.

also, i want to thank you again for all the content you’ve written and put out. i got my second covid vaccine this morning and i feel absolutely terrible :’) my entire body aches and i’m freezing, but reading your content always helps to cheer me up :) keep up the good works and ily bby!! <33

also do you have some other authors or works you could recommend me? i’ve basically binge read everything from the people i’m following haha (if you know any good tsukki content in particular it would be vv much appreciated hehe)

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Sorry again, angel! Got caught up again- you’re too sweet, thank you.

Aw, love, I hope you’re feeling better by now! As of for recs? Oh angel, hold on tight-

also, some of these blogs include nsfw, MINORS, DON’T INTERACT WITH THEM FOR THE LOVE OF- anyways i spent over an hour on this, hope it’s good enough-