#* psa

*OOC. ------ For the sake of this blog and my own peace of mind, I write both Nancy & Eleven as 18+ on their main verses, unless plotted for otherwise. Season 5, Nancy is 20 by canon anyway, El, on the other hand, is canonically 16, so you guys can understand why I'm putting this small PSA up in regard to this minor canon-divergence of mine.

This isn’t directed at anyone specific, but I think it’s important to clarify something:

Adults writing teen/child muses - or having adult muses interact with them- is not inherently wrong. In fact, it’s a normal part of storytelling.

1. Fiction Is Full of Cross-Age Interactions

Most media we consume is written by adults, even when it centers young characters. Think about:

Mentorship & Education: Anime like My Hero Academia ( All Might & Deku ), Jujutsu Kaisen ( Gojo & his students ), or Assassination Classroom ( Koro-sensei & his class ).

Parental & Guardian Figures: Spy x Family ( Loid as a father figure ), The Last of Us ( Joel & Ellie ), or One Piece ( Whitebeard & Ace ).

Friendship & Found Family: Haikyuu!! ( adult coaches interacting with teen players ), Hunter x Hunter ( Leorio & Gon/Killua ).

If we treated all adult-minor character interactions as suspicious, we’d have to condemn huge portions of fiction; including stories that are meaningful, wholesome, or even crucial to character development.

2. Context & Intent Matter

The issue isn’t that an adult muse interacts with a minor muse -it’s how it’s done.

Harmful: Romanticizing abuse, grooming, or sexualizing minors.

Not Harmful: A teacher guiding a student, a guardian caring for a child, or even just two characters existing in the same space platonically.

Assuming that any interaction is inappropriate ignores the vast range of healthy, normal relationships that exist between adults and minors; in real life and in fiction.

3. Roleplaying ≠ Real Life

RP is a form of collaborative storytelling. Just because a mun writes an adult character doesn’t mean they, as a person, are trying to engage with minors inappropriately. The same way an actor playing a villain isn’t endorsing evil, an adult writing a teacher/mentor/parent isn’t automatically crossing boundaries.

That said, real-life boundaries should still be respected - but that’s about ooc behavior, not the fictional characters themselves. If someone is uncomfortable with adults writing minors, that's a personal preference, not a moral dilemma. Speaking of --

4. For Those Who Are Uncomfortable

If someone personally doesn’t want to write or interact with certain dynamics, that’s completely valid! Everyone has their own comfort levels. But projecting discomfort onto others as a blanket rule leads to unnecessary policing of harmless storytelling.

thank you for 200 followers!! it’s a small number after i restarted this blog last year when my dumb ass deleted my other one. but it’s also a celebration for making gifs somewhat consistently, something i’ve been wanting to learn for pretty much a decade!! it’s a silly little hobby that brings me joy and allows me to love media that i obsess over, which i think a lot of us here can relate.

i already reblogged the original post but i wanted to make my own post as well. so send me a ✨ + show & episode number (you can check which shows i’ve watched/am watching right here) and i’ll be giffing random moments from your chosen episode but picking them with my eyes closed! it’s a surprise to us both ;)

as always feel free to tag me in your creations as well because i want to support my fellow gifmakers <3 i’m tracking #atangela

tagging a few mutuals under read more that have both supported me and/or inspired me along the way! again, thank you so much!!

i’ve mentioned it before but i am a hellenic pagan and follow the greek gods. everyone is different, but i personally just prefer not to see that ya know? and i give that very same respect to other deities of all cultures! 

this does not mean i won’t interact with your other blogs!! i totally will!! just not that one, or that character if you’re a multi!

alright. so i got a $50 parking ticket this morning. instead of walking like normal, i drove to class because i am really sick & the temperature is below freezing ( i can’t miss anymore classes, or trust me i would ). for reference, my house is on the very perimeter of campus, making it very far away from all other points of civilization. and, due to construction that was supposed to have ended in september, i have to take even longer detour routes should i wish to walk anywhere on the main part of campus. unfortunately, there was ( apparently ) zero student parking near the building my class was in. i say apparently, because i thought i was parked in a safe zone. the lot i parked in is the only available parking near a group of several campus buildings, i have parked there before, & i frequently see other students doing the same. but obviously my ticket says otherwise. 

i wouldn’t ask if i wasn’t desperate. i only make $80 every three weeks, my last paycheck was less than that & my next will be too, and i fr just don’t have the money to pay this ticket, buy gas to make it home for thanksgiving break, & buy gas to make it back to school come monday. 

if anyone can help me off-set these costs even just a little bit, i’d really appreciate it. i am in such a jam right now, all because my school hates accessibility, sick students, & honestly just disabled people in general.