to Venture Beyond the Walls
Hey guys, it’s Jackie, or the cosplayer formerly known as ask-irl-levi.
It’s been a year+ since my last update here. I haven’t produced any SnK-related content in a while, and I quietly, officially put the blog on indefinite hiatus a few months ago. Why? A lot of reasons; mostly personal. One of the most defining moments was when I was putting on my on my makeup at a con, looked in the mirror, and realized that I was applying it with the intent of “looking like ask-irl-levi.” I realized that this particular cosplay had started to feel like a weird obligation, and that I had constructed an image in my head of what it should be like all the time. I didn’t want that.
I’ll be honest. I’m no longer as in love with SnK as I used to be. I still enjoy it in a very passive manner, but I don’t actively seek out content or aim to add to it in the way that I used to. It’s still an important series to me, though, in the way that a series is when you make a lot of bonds because of it. This ask blog, and the SnK fandom in general, led to me meeting many great and wonderful people, near and far. Some of these bonds I will remember fondly, and some with sadness, but they were and are important to me nonetheless.
Hard truth #2: I don’t plan on putting any new content here in the foreseeable future. For a long time I kept telling myself “I’ll get back to it eventually, it’s not that hard,” but by this point I’ve accepted that this ask blog has run its course. I will still keep this blog up as an archive of that whirlwind half a year when I was in my SnK prime. Feels like a fair handicap to anyone who ever wants to dig up blackmail info on me.
To those of you who followed me, interacted with me, and supported me during that time: thank you, from the bottom of my heart. It sounds sappy, and it is, but it’s true. Thank you for providing me with the inspiration and motivation to keep this going for as long as it did. I never admitted this on this blog, but I was a habitual tag/comment checker. I did my best to read all of them, and I was never disappointed with the reactions. I hope I was able to bring entertainment to your dashes with my silly shenanigans.
For those of you who are interested in keeping up with my cosplay beyond this fandom, I’ve included links to my main blog in the sidebar. The downside: I’m not just inactive here, I’ve become inactive on tumblr in general and mainly moved to twitter. Following suit, my main’s sidebar will link out to my personal twitter, which a publically viewable hot mess. It’ll weigh a lot less heavily on my mind if I just link you to my cosplay twitter, @jacaranda_cos which is a lot slower and generally 10x more presentable.
Again, thank you all for being part of such an incredible, unforgettable experience. I wish you well.
