#raz posts

Felix / Argos in the PV style sketch 🦚🫰💍

Tagged below:

Raz - Any Pronouns

Craig - He/Him

Kevin - It/He/Smile

Allium - He/It/Vae/Zir

Aspen - He/It

Morrison - He/Space

Butters - It/Neos

Reagan - She/They

Branzy - It/Xe/Neos/He

Sasha - She/Her

Grant - He/Him

And it happened to be an absolutely amazing concert of my favorite band, The Crane Wives!

I don't vividly remember my journey of discovering and becoming such a big fan of this band, but I do recall two pieces of art that I would say were the most influential and vital, not just in my road to loving this band, but also to aspects of my life in the last several years. (which might sound or seem strange XD but it's true, and I'm not sure if I'll ever really be able to explain it.) To celebrate and thank these two amazing pieces of art (and their artists) that had this influential and vital role in my discovery of this outstanding band, I made some cheki that I brought to the concert and attempted to take photos with (Which didn't end up working out great LOL). So, firstly a thousand times thank you to @rozugold not just for his "nobody" dsmp animatic, but for all her art and stories.

The song by itself, but especially this animatic, have been such a comfort (and support) for me in good and bad times (╥﹏╥) and I feel like I owe all my thanks to you for making it and truly introducing me to this band. Thank you ｡°(°¯᷄◠¯᷅°)°｡ (also extra thank you for convincing me to watch vampires smp LMAO)

Next I want to thank @lovelucigoosey and their "Checkmate" DSMP au /fanfiction series, @checkmatedsmpau , most importantly the story "it's close enough to perfect (why does it hurt a little bit?)" Which much like Rozu's animatic, was a source of comfort and support for me in times I deeply needed it.

but i just saw this post that was like "if you're thinking about getting into dsmp, don't" and lots of people always talking about how they're embarrassed, or regret it, or want to forget that part of their life. and i just can't help but think about how thats the farthest from the truth for me. i don't think I'll ever regret it :-)

and i know that we all have different experiences, people were going through different things and might want to move on and forget, and that's all valid.

the dsmp fandom is just such an experience. and yeah its become soured by cc turning out to be bad people, by bad writing, and by disappointing endings.

yeah it would be hard to get into now, lots of vods and its just not the same experience as watching and experiencing it all live. what made the fandom was the fans, but you can still find fics, go listen to songs, dig up analysis, find art and animatics.

I just feel like there's nowhere where i discovered more about myself, felt heard, found connection, and felt at home more than the dsmp fandom. It's my chosen home. It's my safe place. and when you feel that way about something, why would you not recommend it? share it with others :-)

so because of my bias and own personal experiences, if you were thinking about getting into the dsmp fandom I'd say go for it, I'd totally recommend it! its not the same as it used to be, it'll be a different experience, and we are a small few left but we are mighty.

just be aware of the problems within the source and within the fandom, and you should be good. know that it does have a disappointing end, but you can make up your own ending, or search, find, and connect with others through the ending they came up with.

being in the fandom doesn't mean you're supporting anyone. don't feel bad or embarrassed about liking the dsmp.

to the people who have and do feel like they've been hurt by it, and to the people that feel like they wasted their childhood, time, snd energy on it, I'm sorry, and you're valid to feel how you feel. I hope you've been able to move on to better and happier things.

slowly backing away, that's scary

Memories ❤️💙🤍🖤