lol

what’s the point in transitioning and identifying as a different gender and being subject to discrimination and hate if you aren’t at all uncomfortable with your birth gender?

because if i’m being honest, i would give anything to be cis. literally. so i am utterly baffled by the idea that someone would choose to go through this without having any kind of dysphoria. 

Maybe they feel better as their identified gender?

It’s not my place to invalidate someone’s gender

I still personally believe that you need gender dysphoria to be trans, but I’m not going to push it on anyone else or anything. In the end, be who you want as long as you’re not hurting anyone.

Anyways, and I’m not trying to say don’t express your opinion because that’s fine, but can you not make posts like this? Like, could you have phrased it differently?

I don’t know. I just know that these are the kind of posts that are the reason I don’t share any opinions of my own publicly.

Like, I reblogged your post and then got a stomach ache out of anxiety that people would be pissed.

Cause it’s happened before.

Gender dysphoria is not the state of feeling uncomfortable or disconnected with your assigned gender at birth. That's actually called gender incongruence, and it is actually needed to be trans, a being trans just means not identifying with your assigned sex at birth and feeling that disconnect.

Gender dysphoria is the feeling of being uncomfortable with the secondary characteristics your body may have due to your assigned sex at birth. Things like hair growth, voice, chest, body shape, facial features, and genitals are common sources of dysphoria.

when presented with a dude who looks somehow eerily identical to his adopted siblings while sharing none of the same genetic features, a dude whose adopted siblings are apparently all dating each other, a dude whose family never socializes with other students, is never seen around town, NEVER EATS, a dude whose entire family is super dedicated to attendance and punctuality but just straight up LEAVES TOWN on sunny days,

Bella thought “could he be….Spiderman?”

THAT SAID, yes, it’s totally ridiculous that Twilight takes place in high school. I think the concept itself would have been 100% more entertaining if Bella had been a a junior transfer student from a southwest community college to University of Washington in Seattle, commuting every day from Forks, where she finds out the weird dude from her college chem lab lives too (I’ve commuted 40+ minutes to school, it’s doable).

Not only is this more believable, but it would also be a lot more entertaining and potentially funny for Bella to just slowly realize she has at least one class a week with each of these weird-ass pale kids from her hometown.

Edward’s in chem with her. She accidentally sits down next to Rosalie in calc before she recognizes the resemblance. Emmet’s an overwhelmingly enthusiastic Fitness Management major who starts sitting next to her in Western Civ after he notices her talking to Edward. “Are you pre-med? You seem like you might be pre-med. My dad’s a doctor!”

Alice tries desperately to help her in a wheel-tossing class Bella had to take as an art elective after she put off choosing an art elective until it was the only one left. She asks herself daily why she didn’t take Art History. Jasper is there too. He doesn’t look like he’d be into pottery, but it seems like he’s into anything Alice is into (I still argue it’s literally impossible that he functions in public at all, but we’ll roll with it anyway).

Make Esme a professor at the school, too. Adorable. She’s that Mom Professor everyone loves and and respects (and also sort of fears). She always excuses absences as long as you send an email.

Instead of collecting graduation caps and gowns, they collect degrees.

Imagine Emmet bringing up the time he was almost a doctor, but having to actually be around the patients ended it. Carlisle says “I warned you the entire time you were in undergrad.”

After a few weeks of plot devices similar to the actual book (near-death parking lot experiences, etc.), Bella runs into Esme at the grocery store in Forks (I actually love that they buy groceries) and realizes my god, these people live here?

It would also make more sense that Bella were moving back in with her dad despite hating the Pacific Northwest so intensely. None of that sort of quirky “minor league baseball” stuff. She absolutely Would Not live in a dorm with some random roommate, so going to school where she could live with her dad was about all that made sense. The in-state tuition to a great university was just an added bonus.

It would also make the romance more enjoyable. NOW, a lot of people complain that a 100+ year old would have no reason to be interested in a high schooler in the original series, but I believe it’s very implied that all of the Vampires aren’t just physically frozen at their age, but they’re mentally and emotionally stuck forever as well.

Which is, you know, horrible. That’s why some of them are so damn angsty and emotionally volatile. That’s why Bella insists that Edward turn her sooner than later. Bruh, if you wait until she’s 25, she’s going to out-grow your maturity-level.

STILL, I think a romance between 21-23 year olds would have been better, by a little bit.

It would also make a lot more sense for them to be in college because of the way they function. They wouldn’t all be eating (or not eating) together in the only cafeteria as the entire student-body tried to pretend to not stare.

Less people would notice their eerie resemblance, their coordinated absences, and their overall weirdness, which would make more apparent Bella’s alleged super-strong powers of observation when she started putting things together.

Instead of there randomly being a sudden spike in criminals in that little town, Edward could dramatically rescue Bella’s naive ass from a party her human friends dragged her to.

Leaving Comments On Writeblr

OKAY SO FIRST OF ALL.

All comments (with few exceptions), no matter how small and no matter how incoherent, are amazing to creators, and I can GUARANTEE that they’ll appreciate it SO much. They’re more than just a reblog or like! They’re a sign that you took some of the time out of your day and some of your energy to show how much you love someone’s work!

Please don’t feel “stupid”. You’re not. Your comments aren’t. They’re lovely and so are you.  

But, if you’re looking for some actual advice? We’ll see what I can do. And as always, remember to only use what helps you—advice is only a suggestion, after all~

Here are some tips and prompts if you’re struggling on what to talk about!

Types of Comments

This post is originally for fic comments, but a lot applies here!

There’s a variety of kinds of comments I’ve seen, all wonderful things to receive! I usually combine a few of these bullets, which is where the length of mine tends to come from! (This is not a comprehensive list in the least.)

Keysmashing

Incoherent yelling about how good it is overall

Taking out pieces you like and focusing on those (can be direct quotes or paraphrasing)

This can be lines of the writing, a particular OC, worldbuilding details, etc.!

How it affected you (Can be good or bad—writers love knowing they’re manipulating your emotions~)

Gif/image reactions

Critical analysis (which is the kind I’ll be talking about later!)

But you know what? There are comments that I don’t like seeing very much, and I find can often be incredibly rude-seeming, even when you mean good. I’d avoid these next types of comments on writeblr, unless people are explicitly asking for them:

Demands to update/requests for more: This… isn’t helpful. It’s okay to have a nice “Can’t wait for more!” with some of the comment types above, but definitely not on its own. (And DEFINITELY not “When are you next updating?” That’s just… plain whiny unless you tread really carefully with how you word it.)

Comparing to another work: “This reminds me of [bestselling story]!” Mm… okay. See, this can seem really nice, and sometimes comes across as nice, but unfortunately it usually reads more like: “This is a completely unoriginal idea! It’s already been done!” Which is… not so nice. Especially if this is the only comment you’re leaving.

Unsolicited (negative/constructive) critique: UNLESS SOMEONE ASKS FOR CRITIQUE, don’t. Don’t. A lot of writeblrs are posting up their content while it’s in its unfinished stage, and are not looking for people to tell them what to change. There are all sorts of reasons why it’s rude to give unsolicited critique, and I’m not going to debate that here.

Tips for Critical Analysis Comments

I suppose having the intrinsic ability to pick up on deeper meanings is developed from experience, but I can certainly give some things to think about, here! And certainly don’t feel required to comment on everything here: pick out a few that stand out to you, or that you really liked the most!

But you know what this sort of comment is like? It’s like a high school essay about what’s effective about a piece. Except it’s about something you actually like, and hopefully it’s something you actually want to write.

Writing style: Does this writer have something consistently unique and original to their writing that you love? Can be part of any of the below, or something else!

Sentence fluency: Does this writing read more slowly to fit the mood, more quickly to fit the action? Is it (purposefully) harsh cut and jagged or smooth and soft? Does it feel nice on the tongue when you read it aloud?

Word choice: More complex vocabulary? Do the connotations of the words well fit the theme and emotion? Does it fit the setting and/or characters?

Characterization: Are all of the characters different and distinct? Are their personalities easy to see in their body language, action, and dialogue? Is what they do fun for you to read?

Environment/Atmosphere: Do you feel like you’re there with the characters? Is the environment described well? Does it set a nice atmosphere or tone for the rest of the writing?

Senses: Sort of goes with the above but… Can you hear the sounds written? Can you feel the cold or heat, or the other senses that the characters have?

Symbolism: This one takes some experience to pick up on, I suppose. But does the writer use images or connotations that symbolize something?

Worldbuilding details: Do you get a good sense of the world and culture of the story? Is it woven in well, so it doesn’t feel like info-dumping?

Anyways, there are so many other tidbits you could pick up on, but there’s some to start you off! Basically, think about why you liked the writing so much! A lot of it can be subconscious, sometimes~

So yeah! That was a lot (and a long post ^^’), but I hope you get something out of that! And remember: keysmashing and picking out parts you liked alone is definitely enough of a comment, but if you’re willing and able to put in the extra effort to leave a more meaningful one, it can do wonders to improve a writer’s confidence and motivation!!!

Gen refers to fic that is not focused on romance. If your fic is not a romance fic, please give it this tag.

Other refers to fic that is focused on romance, but is not specifically male/female, male/male, or female/female (like an OT3 (ship involving 3 people), a ship involving characters that are not male or female, etc). IT IS NOT FOR PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS. IT IS FOR ROMANTIC ONES. please for the love of all that is holy do not tag your family-relationship-centered fics as “other” you are going to give people a HEART ATTACK.

“Character/Character” is for romantic pairs. “Character & Character” is for platonic relationships like friendship, family, etc. Please do not tag family-centered or adult-and-minor-centered platonic character relationships as character/character for the love of all that is holy

The E rating is for smut and literally nothing else (unless you have other unusual reasons to rate it E–I’ve seen people apply it to non-smut fics as a deterrent to keep minors away from it, but keep in mind it’ll make it so people who are trying to avoid smut will not find your fic). Your fic that has a lot of graphic violence but no sexual content does not need an E rating.

The M rating is for fics that would basically be rated R if they were movies, and may contain graphic violence, some sexual content, and generally more serious subject matter than you would typically show a teenager. However, if your fic is almost entirely smut, please just give it an E rating.

Also, when you post a fic, you WILL want to give it a rating, or else AO3 will assume you’re probably posting smut and will warn everybody who clicks on your fic that it may contain adult content. If you don’t want that on your fic that contains no adult content at all, please just give it the proper rating instead of not rating it at all.

“Creator Chose Not to Archive Warnings” means that at least one or more of the archive warnings (that is, “Major Character Death,” “Graphic Depictions of Violence,” “Rape/Non-Con,” or “Underage”) DOES apply to your story, and you’re choosing not to say which one it is. If you select this option, AO3 will put a warning on the fic that potential readers have to click through.

“No Archive Warnings Apply” means that none of the aforementioned archive warnings apply to your fic.

songs modern!patrick would juul and browse 4chan to: $uicideboy$, bexey, bones, city morgue, comethazine, ghostemane, gizmo, lil peep, omenxiii, pouya, ski mask, xxxtentacion [24 songs, 1hr 9m]

henry bowers x patrick hockstetter 

@darth-stetter requested: Gotcha, so with that being said, can I request a PatHen one shot? Pretty much I want them to tear shit up together in school, around town, etc. and Henry realizes he has a thing for Pat. Patrick being Pat is intrigued. Mostly, I would like for them to be very attracted to each other but Henry is really irritated with his emotions. You can take it wherever you want, bbe. <3

word count: 11,585

warnings: lots of the f slur. lots. also daddy kink, because y’all know me. ALSO henry’s dad beats him, off screen. 

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HENRY BOWERS

This was probably the best idea either of them had had in a long, long damn time.

Together, they stalked the residential streets of Derry past midnight, Belch and Vic at home in bed. A baseball bat in Patrick’s hand and a cherry bomb in Henry’s.

They came to the sleepiest street they’d seen so far. No lights on in windows, no cars pulling down the street. It was perfect.

“Shall we?” asked Patrick, giving Henry that Cheshire cat grin.

Henry smiled back, then held out a hand for the bat. They traded weapons of minor destruction, and Henry got ready. Stood at the plate — just to the side of a mailbox — and swung.

It was glorious, how the thing dented in. With another swing, he had the whole thing going sideways, and with another, the box was hanging on by a thread.

One by one, they worked their way down the neighborhood and back up again, trading off on each mailbox. Patrick was a little more sloppy, but still a sight to see.

Then they came to one in particular. One mailbox, the letters on the side spelling out little less than destiny.

BOWIE, it read.

So this was where Gretta lived.

Silently, Henry pointed to the name. And Patrick looked, and he smiled, and pulled out his lighter.

“We’ll have to leave after this one,” he said.

“I know,” said Henry. “Get ready to book it.”

And he opened the mailbox, and he took the cherry bomb from Patrick, and he lit it. Then he slammed the mailbox closed again, grabbed Patrick by the sleeve of his jacket, and ran.

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