mariu

you are playing with an imaginary toy in an imaginary sandbox. fandom is all about having fun and letting your imagination run wild. canon is only a suggestion, not a rule. how much of canon you will follow, if any, is entirely up to you.

please stop trying to apply rules on hobbies and something that’s supposed to be your comfort place and a form of self-care.

“is it okay if I think this” “is it okay if I imagine that” it’s YOUR little world that you create for yourself and your own enjoyment. you literally do not need strangers’ opinions or permission when it comes to a hobby that doesn’t harm or affect anybody in real life. again, it’s YOUR imagination, YOUR world, YOUR creation. you have all the power and the freedom to:

headcanon whatever you want, however you want

ship whatever you want, however you want

write whatever you want, however you want

draw whatever you want, however you want

create whatever you want, however you want

reject whatever you want, however you want

as long as you’re not harming anybody in real life, how you have fun with fictional characters and your imagination is no one’s business but your own’s.

Charlotte (a 23 year old woman) is running the Insitute in a time when women weren't even deemed societal appropriate if they wore PANTS

Tessa is intended by her brother to be the sacrificial lamb for his sins, and she recognizes the root of that before he even acknowledges it when she says that he was always babied and spoiled etc and has not seen consequences or issue with his actions prior to [present book time]

Jem is disabled. Jem is chronically ill and fucking disabled. He is also depicted as attractive as hell, charming beyond belief, and an incredible warrior. At no point does anyone discredit him because of his illness, and Cassie even takes the time to say that "if anyone thought it odd to see a boy of such a young age using a walking stick, they said no such thing." Outside of that, Jem's illness is depicted realistically, but it is never used as pandering or inspiration p0rn. It is so fucking pleasant that a main character is allowed to exist disabled, it can contribute to the plot, but nobody in the story is fucking weird about it. Also, his best friend opting to partner with him for life as fighting partners and blood brothers? Not letting Jem's condition change anything about how [Will] perceives him as both a fighter and a brother? Immaculate.

Period accurate societal expectations being addressed: Sophie losing her job because of her face being cut (pretty privilege, parlor maid pre-req being that you must be attractive to look at); Jessamine fighting so avidly against her training because it is unladylike and she fears it will prevent her from leading the life of a "normal woman" of the time.

if anything, I think it’s better if these people feel comfortable enough to tag their stuff as ai, so that other people can avoid their works if they’re not comfortable with ai-generated contents.

that said, I think ai writers will stop tagging their stuff as ai entirely if people shame or harass them for it.

so now their stuff is still ai, just untagged, meaning there’s no way for others to know if it’s ai.

keep in mind that speculation, accusations and witch hunt harm genuine artists and writers as much as ai does, if not more.

so if you go to the “ai-generated” tag on ao3 just to harass people for using ai, just know that you’re not actually fighting against ai — you’re just being a bully and you’re also making people more wary of properly tagging their ai-generated works as such. so you’re just making sure they no longer tag their ai-generated stuff as ai. also you can be reported for harassment, and ao3 will not take your side. (whether or not you like it, ai-generated works are allowed on ao3, whereas harassment is not.)

the “ai-generated” tag on ao3 is there so people can either find or avoid works with ai (but in order for it to work, ai users must feel comfortable enough to be honest and tag their works properly, that won’t happen if people keep shaming and harassing them for it — the only thing harassment will do is make sure ai stuff go untagged, harassment doesn’t stop people from using ai).

be kind and respectful to fan artists

be kind and respectful to people in your fandom