Reach Out to the Truth

Next up is Rafayel!! Guess who the other 2 are? 😆❤️

Can you guys guess who the others are?? 😆🩵

Finally got to finish Xavier!! Can you guess who the other 2 are? 😄

I saw the new merch and I had to draw the boys little mascots they are so cute!

Post by "Mike I Guess" @‌mike_i_guess:

The lack of boomer LGBTQ+ people isn't because it's "more popular now." Many were murdered by their peers, died from government inaction during the AIDS crisis, committed suicide due to lack of social supports, or have had to live in the closet due to their peers' cruelty.

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i sometimes see a lot of complaining that no one engages with art, but i notice that often that person is not making any efforts to read/enjoy/encourage others. there's very little sharing of one another's work. you can't expect to be cared about if you're not also caring. it simply does not work that way.

it's not enough to write that 30k fic and slap it up on ao3/tumblr/wev. you have to read other people's fic. get excited about other people's characters. you have to engage with and talk to fellow fans. sometimes that means their work aligns with your wants and interests. sometimes it does not. sometimes it's stunning quality, sometimes it's not, but the author/artist/poser/theorycrafter is trying and making strides, and that's a great time to be as encouraging and uplifting as possible. give someone's thoughts a "yes, and?" or reblog someone's links to hype them up. leave an encouraging comment even if you didn't love something.

the kind of sharing unique to fandom requires other fans to enjoy what you share, and to do that you have to show the love you want to see. sometimes this means opening your mind and trying to see a vision beyond your own.

to be clear, fandom is not a transaction, nor is anyone entitled to your time or effort. but fandom is a community, and it means treating other fans and fan creatives as valuable members of that community. we are all here because we love the same stuff, even if in different ways. we invest in one another and all benefit when we do.

Silent underflow❄️🌿