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I could say that realizing every artist's dream of completing a project like this wasn't easy, and while it's true, I must thank you all once again for encouraging me with your sweet comments and messages. It's thanks to you that a one-part punchline became a full 202 pages (!!!) story.

Now that it's over and if you still aren't tired of my shenanigans, you can follow my main blog (and see my yearly Snowlin Halloween illustration soon!).

As for the Magic Omens AU, please give me a moment to catch my breath and I'll start preparing the digital release (with bonus drawings) that will be downloadable from kofi!

To the Merlin fans who are keeping the fandom alive, to the Good Omens fans (I'm sure the 90 minutes finale will be great, even if we won't get a full season! stay hopeful!!) and to the fans of both shows for constantly enabling my silly idea,

Leave comments -

- even if you've left a comment on every other chapter (it's not weird or obsessive, the author probably developed a crush on you by the 5th or so comment);

- even if the fic has been finished and published for years (fanfic exists in a dimension where time doesn't exist; yesterday, six months ago, ten years ago - it's all the same);

- even if the fic is unfinished and the last update hasn't been posted in years (the author still cares, whether they plan to finish or not - it's still nice to know that there's still someone out there who enjoyed / is enjoying it);

- even if all you say is "Kudos!" or a heart symbol or something seemingly "insignificant" (it's not insignificant; just the fact that you took the time to open the comment box makes the author happy);

- even if you've left a comment / comments before and you're back for whatever reason to re-read (what? you've read it already and you want to read it AGAIN? and you're leaving a comment to say so? the author has passed away from delight);

Etc.

I just think that if you're in fandom spaces, it's so so important to let people know you enjoyed a thing they made. It makes people feel good, feel valued, and feel motivated to make more things. It strengthens communities and builds positivity. And it's the only way to defeat the robots - nevermind, that's another post.

Tips for comments for when you want to give an author love but don't know what to say.

1 emojis are your friend! hearts, blushing faces, happy faces, etc etc go nuts with the emojis

2 keep it simple - a quick "omg love this!" is amazing. You do not have to write an essay for the author to get the message

3 smut - if you are shy to comment on smut a simple "Hot *sweating emoji*" gets the point across ;)

4 Rereading - if it's a fic you come back to comment "re-reading this!" the author will know you came back because you loved it so much

5 character name + keyboard smash - this really can capture that feral emotion that sometimes overtakes us. If you don't know how to express it in words, incomprehensible screaming will do

6 dark fic - I have found a lot of the time people really don't know what to say when they read dark fic. I feel like sometimes people feel awkward saying "oh this was good I loved it" on things covering darker topics. So instead something along the lines of "this really made me think" or "very very interesting character study"

7 what happens next - instead of simply asking for the next chapter, trying leaving a quick prediction or worry about what you think might happen. "Omg no please don't die blorbo" or "I think blorbo is going to find a way to mess this up next chapter"

8 do not read other comments first - This isn't what to say so much as it's what not to do. One comment isn't better than the others, if someone left a thoughtful essay do not let that intimidate you away from keyboard smashing and emoji commenting, trust me the author will appreciate both. It's very much an "omg two cakes!" situation.

As an author I can say that any and all types of comments are very much appreciated and super motivating. You do not need to have the perfect comment, just say something <3

ask-omnipony:

I don’t really believe this mumbo jumbo

I mean it’s a goddamn hat.

Right..?

The white rose, it symbolizes the unique beauty of all the women who wish not to be with a nice guy such as myse-

I wonder if this works with other kinds of hat…

Nothing ventured, nothing gained…

WHEEEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE LIKE A BIG PIZZA PIE THAT’S AMORREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

oh boy…….

Luckily, this nonsense doesn’t work on girls.

Observe…

And it can’t possibly work on motorcycle helmets.

I must test it.

Nothing happening so far…

What in the world?

Oh why not? This should be interesting.

Here we go!

Were all mad here in Underland!

What the hell! Never Again!

… Actually …

Alright, I gotta try this!

Can’t be that bad!

….

LOL

i wonder if it works for flower crowns?

here goes nothin-

w HAT THE

DID I JUST-

Okay Clearly something is up.

Hmm… I wonder

I’m sure nothing could possibly…

I wonder what happens when you wear 8 of these at once…

what could possibly go wrong?

eww, it smells like fuckboi

welp, down this rabbit hole we go…

nothing’s happeni-

WTF-

I wonder if this would work with a wolf hat.

May as well try it.

Please don’t be awful, please don’t be awful, please don’t b-

get wet 4 furry

This is obviously fake

Look, I’ll prove it

Y’all are just acting

Watch and learn

Whelp guess I gotta put on the hat now

Can’t be that bad, I mean what’s the worst a squid hat can do to m-

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it gets to the point where bruce will be mid-speech at a charity event when 'jason's body' will fall dramatically from a balcony and he'll 'die' in the middle of the event and the livestream of the speech will just catch an off-screen crash, bruce dead-eyed staring into the crowd The Most unimpressed ever, and then bruce dryly continuing his speech while dick grayson's dramatic-ass wails of grief are echoing faintly in the background, which nobody at the event seems to be batting an eye at.

The man never gets named. He won't show up in any future comics (except as a background character.)

-the idea that women are less capable of abuse than men is an extension of the idea that women are weaker than men.

-the refusal to acknowledge men's mental health and emotions as valid things worthy of support comes from the idea that emotions are inherently feminine in nature and having them is, again, a sign of weakness.

-the treatment of men as generic and expendable and women as special contributes to the idea that women should have less representation because we already "have enough" and "don't need more" and we gotta "even the playing field" or some dumb shit, so any need or want for more attention, regardless of reason, is attributed to "pointless attention-seeking".

-all of this puts trans men in an even more uncomfortable position, because either they're made an exception (because they ~aren't really men~ you see) or they're viewed as self-hating misogynists because why else would you "choose" to be the Trash Gender (tm)?

-the idea that men are inherently terrible only serves to excuse men for being terrible. because, hey, they can't help it, so why bother trying, right? part of holding men accountable for their awful actions is believing they can in fact be better.

-the reason "not all men" is so frustrating to hear is because it's often used in poor faith to derail much needed conversations about toxic masculinity and how it manifests, not because the phrase itself is untrue.

-continuing from the trans men thing, misandry can and does make it harder for trans men to come out, for fear of the aforementioned responses.