#selfships

⛧ SELFSHIPTOBER 2024 ⛧

HELLO ALL! welcome to another year of selfshiptober. i've noticed this is pretty much the 'official' selfship tober event now, which honestly warms my heart! i love seeing what this wonderful community does with my prompts :)

this year, i'm doing things a little differently. EACH DAY HAS TWO PROMPTS ASSIGNED TO IT. the first set is SHIPPY, while the second set is SPOOKY. you may either COMBINE THE TWO PROMPTS TOGETHER or CHOOSE ONE OF THE PROMPTS. the spooky prompts are a bit on the grittier side and probably won't appeal to most, so if you'd like to only use the first set of prompts and completely ignore the second, be my guest! on the other hand, if you prefer the gritter prompts, you can only use the second set of prompts, you can do that too! if you want an extra challenge, you can create a piece that incorporates both of the day's prompts. you can also change your approach depending on how you feel that day!

there are no hard rules for this. YOU CAN START WORKING ON THIS CHALLENGE EARLY, but i encourage you to wait until october to post anything. YOU CAN ALSO CONTINUING WORKING ON IT AFTER OCTOBER ENDS! you can drag this shit out into december for all i care. just DON'T OVERWORK YOURSELF PLEASE.

without further ado, LET US PROCEED TO THE PROMPTS!

#1. confession  |  night.

#2. blanket  |  flame.

#3. embrace  |  blood.

#4. apple picking  |  fog.

#5. all dressed up  |  blade.

#6. carnival  |  haunted.

#7. rain  |  infection.

#8. swim  |  terror.

#9. music  |  masquerade.

#10. warmth  |  claws.

#11. comfort  |  recovery.

#12. married  |  ritual.

#13. party  |  magic.

#14. date night  |  vampire.

#15. games  |  hunt.

#16. candy  |  illusion.

#17. heart  |  feast.

#18. pining  |  violent.

#19. shared hobby  |  potion.

#20. trust  |  experiment.

#21. snuggle  |  nightmare.

#22. kiss  |  scars.

#23. movie night  |  slasher.

#24. baking  |  empty.

#25. rest  |  bandages.

#26. beautiful  |  grotesque.

#27. decorations  |  cemetery.

#28. brush  |  forest.

#29. pumpkin  |  lantern.

#30. flowers  |  snow.

#31. halloween  |  death.

Send me a 💠+ a character's name and I'll talk about how my self insert views that character!

It can be anyone; romantic/queerplatonic f/o's, familial f/o's, friend f/o's, even characters that aren't on the f/o list! Just make sure you practice reblog karma - send it to someone before you reblog it from them~

It’s your F/O, absolutely soaking wet from the rain, holding a bouquet of your favourite flowers in their hand.

They ask politely if they can come in, offering you the flowers. You let them in immediately, offering to dry them off after you place the flowers in a vase. After you dry them off, the two of you snuggle on the couch together, enjoying the peaceful sound of rain as you both watch something you love, hands entwined and their head resting against you.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH TO OUR FELLOW LGBTQ+ SELFSHIPPERS!

shoutout to all BIPOC queer selfshippers, you are the backbone of this community (both the selfshipping and the lgbtq+ community) and we are beyond grateful and lucky to have you here with us!

shoutout to all xenic / xenine and contradictory queer selfshippers - your identity being complex, "confusing" or "strange" is burdening no one and your f/os will always respect you and your identity, no matter how "odd" it may seem!

shoutout to queer selfshippers who headcanon their f/os as transgender and/or queer, even if it differs to canon! your f/os are incredibly happy to be able to trust you so much with this transition in identity!

shotuout to aroallo selfshippers, transhet selfshippers, and otherwise queer selfshippers that are treated like they "don't belong" - you always deserve a space in our community, and your f/os will always have your back and stand up for you!

shoutout to the ally selfshippers with queer f/os - your f/os are beyond grateful and happy to have your support, and know you always have their back with their identity!

shoutout to all queer selfshippers - whether you're open, closeted, questioning or sure; you all are amazing and your f/os love you so so much <3

I’ve been looking for a smaller, slightly simpler selfship template to fill out, but none of them really fit the bill. So I made my own! Completely free to use as long as you leave in the credit :] No need to tag me or add credit in your tags or anything, just keep my little credit at the bottom and you’re free to share and use it til your heart’s content!

[“Pro/com/dark”ship please DNI. Don’t steal my template, either. If you do, you openly admit to being unoriginal and predatory]

My examples under the cut :3

Shout out to all selfshippers with all kinds of f/o(s), you guys are amazing and they're all happy that you became a part of their life