Grimlin’s Blankets

Now, cis white women getting content made for them is OBVIOUSLY not the issue here. People write for their personal interests, and there is nothing wrong with that. We all know this, and we all enjoy a fun story with our favorite characters centering around us.

The main issue here is the mentioned women not tagging their content properly, refusing to tag their content properly, straight up lying in the tags or not tagging things at all.

Trans men, nonbinary people, trans women, gay men, disabled people, fat people, intersex people and many people of color or non-american readers are constantly left out of fandom space and forgotten entirely. I've seen hundreds of complaints about it, and it needs to be spoken about more. While I'm on specifically talking about the fanfiction part of it, it is a VISIBLE issue in every fandom space you could possibly partake in. I don't even need to explain to you the rampant racism and transphobia in the cosplay community.

And the fix is extremely easy! TAG YOUR THINGS PROPERLY. It is the easiest, simplest form of allyship one could do for the community, and it goes miles. However, a lot of you seem to not understand how to, even if your heart is in the right place.

How to tag your fanfiction for the general audience:

- Specify the gender of the reader. This goes MUCH farther than just what pronouns are used. I've read WAY too many fanfics that tell me it is gender neutral, only to be hit with nicknames like "princess", or to be told the intended reader loves dresses and wears a bra.

- In tags or a prior description, mention every nickname used for the reader and every possibly gendered descriptor. It's really not difficult, and doesn't take too long.

- If necessary, mention what style of clothes the reader is specified to wear. And if this applies as well, specify any highlighted personality traits you gave the reader.

- Specify the body of the reader. This also goes much farther than gender. "Afab" and "amab" don't exactly cut it. Many people are triggered by certain words connected to genitals, so specify what words are used for those as well! Also, if you are trying to write a gender neutral body, PLEASE specify whether it is entirely gender neutral or something is implied. Many say it is gender neutral, and then explain how the reader's body self lubricates, or even has a clitoris. Please do better than that.

- For the love of God, do not automatically feminize the "GN afab" reader you wrote without a warning, and PLEASE MENTION if breasts are even spoken of, let alone used for smut reasons. And do NOT refer to someone's body as having "fem" or "male" genitalia. just say vagina or penis, please.

- Specify what body type you had in mind. Many fat or even slightly chubby individuals need to look for fanfiction that specifically caters to them, because "neutral body reader" writers, tend to not make it neutral. If you have any specifics on whatever you have written for the body mentioned, do tag it!

- Specify what sort of skin tone or hair texture is mentioned, if at all. Many POC complain that they read neutral fiction just to find straight hair, pale skin, light eyes, and blushing faces to be mentioned. If any color of the body is mentioned at all, or anything is implied, do say so! This also can go for specific things you may not think about, like how long it takes hair to dry, how easy it is to brush, hairstyles and other things of the sort.

It may seem like a bit of a list, but this is really the LEAST you can do for your community. We are consistently forgotten and ignored anywhere we go, and the simple things like this truly mean a lot.

- If there is an implied location, or anything to imply a place of origin, it's best to be on the safe side and mention that if it feels important.

- Please tag if you put the reader through, or mention a past traumatic event. Casually putting the reader character through things like an abusive ex, abusive parents, bad home or work life, or something like a car accident can be highly triggering. tag your scenes thoroughly! This also applies to putting the reader insert through something like sexist comments, unwanted touching of any kind, and similarly negative situations.

I cannot tell you the amount of times I've turned to fanfiction as an outlet and an escape, as many others have, just to be jumpscared by my favorite characters misgendering me. It's truly a miserable experience knowing no place is actually welcoming to me, or in the very least accommodating for people who aren't like them. This post is NOT meant to shame or send harassment to those who are forgetful, but ignorance is never a good thing to uphold. No one is asking you to write for an audience you don't want to, we just want to KNOW who you are writing for. Assuming an entire space is all one demographic is never, ever a good thing.

If you need help writing for a demographic you don't fully understand, just ask people who are a part of it how they would! Look at how other writers write and tag their content, and listen to anyone if they have necessary critiques. I wish you all happy writing! :]

Marionette/Idk Puppet ig:

Centuries old human soul inside a mechanical doll/puppet, human woman used to be a vessel for a god, human got so old she died of old age, god struggled to find new vessel before making a deal with a scientist/artificer to make the “perfect vessel” in return for a wish

Human soul was some kind of blue, now faded + trait has faded/puppet has become more flat and emotionless

Puppet made out of reenforced porcelain and gold

Eyes are always closed (does not need them to see), doll design is similar to Evolved Humans from Arcane

Does not eat or drink, pretends to for normalcy (cup always empty, no food on plate)

Still has large amount of magic even though soul is faded (story lore)

Tasked by god to protect the DC, will complete tasks asked by those around vessel

not given full consciousness of utmv, if full awareness was gained, would (or try to) eliminate all threats in multiverse

Multiple copies of puppet are available (story lore)

The Scientist/Chisel/Solly/Vikky

Mad scientist character based off the common misconception about Frankenstein & The Monster, brightly colored and slightly manic, very hyper and irresponsible

Redesigned 3 times already, serious pain in my ass

Part human, part goat/sheep monster, part ???

ENA vibes, multiple voices

Maybe a Chara & Asriel glitched together and into DC instead of becoming Hypergod (hence the name “Chisel”)

Very immature, but very intelligent—didn’t really grow up and was never taught good or bad morality

never ever EVER meant to be romanticizing mental issues/trauma, character will have a darker story and issues addressed in storyline

Was given a wish by The Puppet’s god, it’s a secret :) (I do not know yet)

Just a silly lil’ guy :3

Soul is almost sewn together, 3 different pieces, still has imperfections

Zphyer/Motorcycle Head/ The Guard

A Papyrus who glitched out of timeline right as he was dying from genocide run, wears a helmet to cover injury, close with The Puppet

Has no head, eyes & mouth are visible still

Playing off the “cool” aspect of Papyrus, less empathy towards humans but still has a soft spot for kids

Very “too cool for school” punk vibe, has a motorcycle, very cool and awesome /hj

Misses his Sans, wants to get back to him even if he’s not alive anymore

Soul is cracked and glitched, less amounts of magic, focuses on physical attacks

They are very much the “The Brains, The Brawn, The Something” dynamic

If there’s any feedback you’d like to give, please feel free to tell!!! I want to improve my writing skills and character development, so it’s be super helpful!

No pressure, of course :) /gen