#mod jess

Hi!!! I'm Jess (she/they) your friendly neighbourhood mod.

I make the schedule and harass you all on discord about check ins and submitting forms on time, as if I didn't have enough of that to do at my irl job. I'm also the owner of our unofficial mascot, the real life bathorse (her name is Fleur and she is my Actual Real Life Child - find her on insta here @fleur_in_the_field) so expect to see lots of cute pics in the discord!

One, I’ve been researching and I am still unclear on whether all forms of esotropia require glasses and if they would experience any reduced vision or other symptoms. 

Two, the character struggles with self-worth and an obsession with being conventionally attractive (not just about their facial difference, the obsession effects several other parts of their appearance as well). With the help of their friends, they gradually learn to accept themselves as they are. The character is a fairy and has the ability to cast minor spells that change small parts of their appearance. I had the idea for them to hide their facial difference (as that is something ive tried to do myself) with their magic and then stop hiding it (and other parts of their appearance) as they become more comfortable with themselves. Is this okay to do? The character largely draws on my own experience and is in a way a vent character but I don’t want to spread harmful ideas with my work.

Thank you! 

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Hi there!

I have exotropia, not esotropia, but hopefully I can be helpful anyway. How exciting to hear about some good representation!

There's accommodative esotropia, which can be corrected with glasses. It sounds like this might be your type, since you say yours isn't noticeable with glasses on. There's also non-accommodative, which cannot be corrected with glasses. That might be a good angle for your character.

As for vision issues: double vision is an issue for a lot of us. In some cases, it can be corrected with prism lenses. This wouldn't necessarily make the eye appear the same as an average eye.

Another way it can affect vision is amblyopia: sometimes the brain can suppress the image from one eye (particularly if the esotropia is present from a very young age). These people would have other vision issues (poor depth perception, limited visual field, etc). This is commonly known as a lazy eye - people often incorrectly call strabismus a "lazy eye", but it's a misnomer!

My particular strabismus cannot be corrected with glasses, and it "drifts" too much for prism lenses to be effective in correcting my double vision, either. I wear an occlusive (opaque) contact lens to block the vision in the affected eye. It doesn't hide the position of my eye, and actually makes it stand out slightly more from my unaffected blue eye since it's black. It's my understanding that it's not an especially common treatment, but it may be an option for your character. It's also fine for them to not wear anything for their vision.

papyrus with mettaton as a close second!

That's a good question! I (Mod Jess) have a few thoughts on that.

First, as someone who has helped with the blog for almost 10 years, I've become adept at tracking trends for popular media, and I can usually quickly tell what shows, movies, etc are getting popular. In the last year, Asian GL dramas, especially from Thailand, have exploded in popularity. When GAP, starring Freen and Becky, came out in 2023, it was the start of an entire media category that never previously existed, and it has grown exponentially since.

I would probably not know about so many GL shows without Tumblr. I'm not super active on X or any other social media, so I can't speak to the fandom presence there, but there are a dozen or so faithful Tumblr users who consistently make gifs, write fic, host discussions, and provide translations for Asian sapphic content. Without them, I would not know as much about GL, and I (and the blog and followers!) are so thankful for that.

So there's definitely a few factors at play. Content that has never existed before is flourishing now, and that is all due to the fans and what they want. And when that content is made, the dedication and attention of the fans create more and more buzz.

While we're not quite that fast, we should be able to get everyone sorted and assigned by the next day. You should expect your assignment by December 4th!

Lap Kisses

Draw or write your oc/self insert/yourself with Unknown. Specifically, a kiss/makeout in his lap (or him in yours).

Requirements:

Work must include your oc/self insert/yourself and Unknown (obviously lol)

If you want to draw but can’t draw kisses (like me), then feel free to draw the moment before the kiss

Include his chair, either you/oc/self insert in his lap, or him in yours

One of you is in the chair

Please keep all drawings PG-15

NSFW writing is ok, but put it under the cut!!!

Tag us in the submission!

All submissions will be reblogged.

Deadline is September 25, two weeks from today

Have fun fellow simps!

And yes I will also be participating lol