#pocket thoughts

hi all! i've been throwing around the idea of an online book club. i have several books laying around, and i need motivation to make time for them!! this club would be danmei themed, and i'm aiming for a super lowkey, relaxed spot to hang out.

so here's the vibes:

- probably on discord

- text chats for general yapping and book discussion

- "silent" voice chats for music streaming and reading "together"

- everyone could choose a book/series to read together, or it could be BYOB. or we could split off into groups? that'd be something to discuss

- i'd love a chat for "reading accountability". just a spot to post "i read a chapter today!" and we can all cheer you on :)

- possibly multiple channels for different danmei series, but not for unrelated topics. i'd try to keep this focused on reading danmei. there are lots of places for us to yap other fandoms and hobbies elsewhere!

this will likely be a 21+ space, maybe 18+. overall, i'm just looking to make a space for people to relax and not have to worry about needing social battery for a huge group chat 24/7. we're just reading and yapping about our favorite book genre!

if you're interested, please comment or reblog and let me know what you think! even if it's just a handful of danmei tumblr folks, it could be a fun way to reach your reading goals and finally finish those series you've been putting off :)

Things that will not matter in the long run:

How many followers you have on social media

How many followers other people have on social media

Shipping discourse

Radqueer discourse

Queer discourse

What fandoms you're in

What fandoms other people are in

What fanworks people make

How someone labels themselves

What pronouns someone uses

Whether your social circle all has the same opinions

"Famous user" discourse

The personal beliefs other people have about their identity

Things that will matter in the long run:

Knowing your neighbors

Practicing critical thinking

Being someone that your friends can safely confide in

Practicing consent

Planting native plants

Healing your trauma

Being able to recognize when something is hurting you

Advocating for nonhuman animals

Getting your legal and medical documents together

Knowing your rights

Exercising

Learning new things

Being kind

Practicing forgiveness

Just kind of spitballing about this one and probably not going to be able to edit it too well before posting, so apologies in advance for the rambling!

In short: Depends on the pocket!

In long: Anything waist-level or lower and you're dealing with a lot of movement (depending on how tight the clothing is, as well. Pants pockets? Terrible, never, but the lower pocket on decently-long coat? Yeah that could be do-able.) but a lot of the time I tend to focus on chest pockets.

Chest pockets make communication way easier for the smaller person, could be tight and very warm in there depending on the chest/clothing makeup. I've always kind of imagined it like a very deep hammock sort of situation? You can stand in it but it wouldn't be tremendously stable.

The lower pockets (or even like a hoodie pocket, but god that would have to be just... so warm) allow for more opportunities for subtle touch/holding with the big's hand(s). Communication gets harder outside of that, but if you're just tagging along for fun, then it's not a bad sacrifice. (Possible solutions involve cellphone earbuds and the like).

Lint and dust are always one of those logistical thoughts I try to throw aside for the fantasy of pocket rides.

On the topic of logistics: movement could be intense. I am someone who, especially during the work day, am doing a lot of moving and rocking back and forth around my workstation, my hands and arms are always busy, and I will often take several steps backwards or spin/dip to get things/do things. If you can't see what's happening outside of the pocket to perhaps give you warning or at least context to the movements, I could see anyone with motion sickness issues (or even people who don't normally have an issue with that!) being made pretty uncomfortable throughout that sort of thing. If the fabric of the clothing is slack compared to the person's body, that's a whole additional level of swinging that could be added as well.

You've also got to worry about positioning of the pockets for things like: possible collisions with the environment/other people, what's going to happen if the person sits down/stands up, how much of a noticeable impact is the tiny making in that pocket, how hard is it to get the tiny in and out of that pocket and so on.

djats week - day 1

cg!billy dunne & little!daisy jones

hc to match this blurb found here!