BlockBear's basement

and no, this isn’t me saying “write that messed up, disgusting thing” because while, yes, write it if it’s what you want (I myself enjoy writing dark fics, something I believe would be considered “vile” to a lot of people), this is me saying in a world of censorship and capitalism, ao3 really is a treasure.

it kills me to think about all of the people who will never experience TCOAAL because of this whole ‘purity’ obsession. so many of them will listen to bullshit spewed by others (people who have… also never played the game,) instead of trying themselves.

“it’s incest slop!” brother. it is HEART-WRENCHING . it’s literally a story of neglect abuse, childhood trauma, generational trauma AND co-dependency.

it’s FILLED with metaphoric puzzles, an amazing soundtrack that leaves you feeling uneasy, stunning backgrounds, tons of carefully-drawn cgs, i mean…

i could go on.

like, if you personally dislike that kind of content, that’s absolutely fine! it’s not for everyone, but this stupid game of telephone is not going to erase what TCOAAL truly is—and it is art. there’s no doubt about that.

this specific kind of art is meant to be consumed critically—but these purity-obsessed people almost always refuse to consume media unless it’s 100% good and pure, and it makes me sad.

We love you, user who isn't an artist or writer but loves to support those who are in the fandom

We love you, user who has "too many" AUs or headcanons

We love you, user who only has headcanon designs and draws them from time to time but doesn't bother with lore or story

We love you, user who posts once and then disappears for months

We love you, user who is posting every day

We love you, user who creates OC and OC x Canon

We love you, user who is just messing with the canon characters

We love you, user who makes super deep lore for the universe and explore the characters beyond canon age

We love you, user who is obsessed with a very specific character and draws them all the time

We love you, people who appropriately handle harsher topics with the show

We love you, user with "edgy" or "cliche" AUs

We love you, user with lighthearted or simple AUs who are just here for the joy

We love you, user who is still learning English or doesn't know English at all

We love you, user who is younger and found the show through streaming service or YouTube videos

We love you, user who watched the show when it was airing

We love you, user who is an age regressor and here to reclaim their childhood