#multiple requests

Or maybe one of her mid-transformation, as disturbing as that might look.

Just gonna tag @ntf-03 because one of those requests came from them.

Wow, ya'll really wanted this one! It just took us a while because it's so complicated! I mean, just LOOK at that embroidery! But now we've done it! So we're gonna give you guys two pictures of the finished drawing. The only difference is the lighting, so you guys get to pick which one you like best! So here, we have both forms so that you guys can see how it folds up. But Anne's hedgehog pelt was added to her human form because it's just awesome like that! Art by @a-sketchy-a-day

If you send multiple of the same requests to different writers to see it done, you are being rude. Full stop. That’s it. I don’t care if you think the writer is taking too long. We do this for free. I’ll take my damn time. And I will never feel bad about that. No writer should. I expect people who request things from me to show me kindness and the courtesy to send a message asking, “Are you still working on this?” 

I don’t care if you’ve got an excuse not to message someone about it. Deciding to send it to someone else makes you rude. It makes you a rude person with no concept of the process of writing. I have no pity for you, if you’re reading this and realizing that you have been a jerk. Do better. 

I also see some of y’all thinking you can send hate to blogs just because what? They’re not taking your shit? That’s bull. 

So here’s my tip to all my writer friends out there. 

1) keep requests in your ask if you can manage. Especially if they’re anon. 

2) If it’s a request, make a post and save it to drafts for your response to that, post when you are ready. 

or

2) if it’s hate, TAKE A SCREENSHOT. Then block the anon. if you don’t block the anon, and you post it instead you won’t be able to block that anon. Screenshot, block, then use screenshot to roast if you feel so inclined. 

I need to take the time to mention an issue I’ve seen becoming much more common lately. It’s come to the attention of some of the Overwatch writers (including myself) that we’re receiving duplicate asks for very specific things, as if someone copied and pasted into multiple ask boxes.

I saw this pop up on my dashboard earlier this evening from @demialwrites @demialw blog and I said to myself, “wow, this looks almost identical to an ask I received not too long ago” so I checked my inbox and, lo and behold…

With the exception of a few words, it’s basically copied and pasted with a little bit of fluff to start.

It’s worth noting that is this anon really knew our blogs, they’d know that Demial doesn’t do requests.

Now, it’s one thing when you send in an ask or request and it seems to vanish, never to be heard from again and you send it in again or take it elsewhere for a better chance. For that, I am sorry. Motivation and inspiration don’t always work in our favor and there are asks that do get lost in transit. No matter how hard we try, it’s difficult to answer everything that comes our way as soon a possible. We’re trying, guys.

This, however, is different. This seems very rude and deceptive, going from blog to blog with the same ask just to see who gives you what you want first.

It makes it seem as if you don’t really enjoy our blogs or our content, or us for that matter when all you care about is who will give you what you want the quickest, regardless of who it ends up being.

@darkdrabblings sent me this ask earlier today after she checked the x reader tags and saw the following screenshot.

I’m happy that the ask was answered for the anon but @darkdrabblings had already started working on a detailed response when she saw this and instantly felt fooled as a result.

This is far from the first time we’ve encountered this. These instances have popped up numerous times in the past and it’s already getting old.

I know, to some, it might not seem like that big of an issue, but when you begin to work on a drabble or ficlet for someone you feel genuinely enjoys your work or your blog just to see that they are going around asking the same thing word for word, it feels discouraging.

I don’t know if this is one person or multiple people, but I just need to let you know, it’s not okay. Please, don’t try to butter someone up into giving you things for free on their own time if you’re just going to go around, copying and pasting until someone eventually bites.

Sure, there are times when requesters can’t help but ask something similar on multiple blogs, say when new skins or heroes are released and everyone wants to gush about them. It’s completely different and unacceptable to go to multiple blogs with a copy and pasted question over and over again. 

Most writers aren’t comfortable with this approach. Please, be considerate with how you support them. 

Belle from Beauty and the Beast is a badass pro-choice bookworm! 

Always an advocate for people’s rights, Belle knows what it is like to have society value you only for your reproductive abilities- remember when Gaston insisted she birth his "six or seven strapping young boys?" But you can bet that whether she actually she ever chooses to have children or not, nobody will ever be able to tell her what she can and cannot do with her body.

She also understands first-hand how the death of one person can affect an entire family, she would never want anyone else to be taken from their family and friends because of complications of an unwanted or dangerous pregnancy. She's read enough to know that the biggest tragedy is being on a life path you did not choose with a person you didn't chose. Romances are always best when the partners chose each other as she did her Prince, once she got to know him.  

She knows exactly what it’s like to lose your freedom and your future at once and would never wish that on anyone. 

Amy Pond from Doctor Who is pro choice!

She was kept from knowing she was pregnant the entirety of her pregnancy, used as an incubator for a baby that they took away from her after she gave birth. She would advocate for people making their own decisions about their bodies and fighting the control of people’s bodies by others, especially in regards to pregnancy.

Cinderella is pro-choice and cares deeply about bodily autonomy, especially for pregnant people.

Anon requested: “Can I request Michael Langdon x male reader where reader is a warlock at Hawthorne who is Michael's boyfriend?”

Anon requested: “Imagine being a prince of Hell sent by Satan to watch over Michael Langdon and falling in love with the boy”

Anon requested: “Imagine Billy Russo's boyfriend learning Billy is in trouble with the law and helping him”