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Michiiee Xx

@michiieewrites / michiieewrites.tumblr.com

Header by: @mnkeyruffy Profile pic by: ME!!! Currently writing for: Boku No Hero Academia & Mystic Messenger
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Anonymous asked:

A reblog literally means nothing? You get literally 0 money and you shouldn’t be guilting people for liking content? As an artist you put out art for likes? I’m so confused, why are you guilting people for your content? Maybe people don’t want to have certain things on their blog so they don’t reblog? Pls help me understand bc I feel like you want us to feel guilty? There’s creators on every single platform fam so idk

this is what annoys me, you are so missing the point here, reblogs mean something, reblogs means that more people will see your creators, that be art, gifs, edits, graphics, video edits whatever, likes? not so much, AGAIN, I am not saying reblog everything in sight, I mean if you like a certain creation reblog, instead of just liking it, just saying.

I am not (we creators) are not  guilt tripping anyone, we are just saying, that a few years ago people reblogged content, interacted, now this almost looks like instagram, the whole point of this site is SPREADING CONTENT, I mean why are you here for? to have a blog with zero content? 

I know I’m not here for money lmao, I love doing gifs I love it and I love sharing them but appreciation is nice. If you know your content is good and you like seeing feedback, it’s not just me, i know a lot of people feel the same way. So if I know my creations are good I have the right to see it thrive adn reblogs mean that.

Obviously there is creators on other platforms but there is so much content that is stolen from here, I’ve been seeing this FOR YEARS years and it’s sad when for example someone steals a gif from me and it gets 10k likes a shit tone of retweets and here it goes for 1k notes, and twitter even if you like something it will appear on the dash of the people that follow you. Here that doesn’t happen. Reblogs are a major part of this site and on the way of live of creators.

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If your blog has, say, 100 followers (for easy numbers), then when you make a post--any post--the MAXIMUM number of people who are *guaranteed* to see that post on their dashboard is 100 people if you don’t tag anything (for easy numbers).

Unless your blog is hyper-specific, it isn’t likely that all 100 people are actually interested in that content. They might follow you only for your cute animal posts, not your flower photography posts. So they skip it. Maybe that leaves 75.

Not all of your followers are going to be online at the same time, or even on that day, so we’re probably down to 50.

And, don’t forget the bots and porn phishing blogs. Let’s make it 40.

If all 40 of those people just LIKE the post, you’ve got 40 notes. It goes no further. That’s it.

If all 40 of those people REBLOG the post, you’ve got 40 notes, BUT they’ve put it on their dashboard for all of their followers to see, so if half of those reblogs attract the attention of at least one person (REBLOG or LIKE), you’ve got 60 notes. Then, maybe a half of those were reblogs, and half of those attracted the attention of at least one person, so you’ve got 65 notes.

If half of those original 40 reblogs get 2 notes instead of one, you’ve got 80, and if half of those were reblogs and half of them got someone’s attention, that’s 90.

INSTAGRAM is designed to passively let you like whatever you want. It doesn’t get shown to your followers, it doesn’t show up on your page. TWITTER is designed so that the likes of the people you follow get shown to you. TUMBLR treats likes similarly to Instagram. If I like something and do not reblog it, my followers WILL NOT see it.

The difference between TUMBLR and INSTAGRAM is that Instagram does not give you the option to share what you like with your followers. Tumblr DESPERATELY WANTS you to share what you enjoy with your followers. THAT IS WHAT MAKES UP THE COMMUNITIES ON HERE.

Communities on this website do not grow and thrive if everyone is just liking things they see without sharing it to their followers.

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Ngl I snatched this piccrew from someone else because its stupid cute and I was too shy to reblog it from them

https://picrew.me/image_maker/338224

I mean look how friggin cute this is!

Thank you for the tag, Abby, my beautiful smöl wife 😘

THANK YOU LOVEEEE 💕💕

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Scenario: pro-hero!Katsuki doing his very best to not fuck you, his new sidekick. It’s an understatement to say that you’re hot as fuck, and you’re just Katsuki’s type: headstrong and powerful. Brash and hot-head, with very little fear in your heart.

Which makes it harder for him to keep his hands to himself. Any time he has to be close to you, it takes some effort for him to conceal the fact that his dick is rock hard. But, doesn’t want to be some creep that hits on his younger employees, so he keeps his distance and keeps things strictly professional with you.

That is, unless you give him the slightest indication that you want to fuck him. If you make the first move and tell Katsuki that you’re trying to let him slide in your guts, he’s not going to pass up the chance. Fuck HR.

You’ll find yourself pressed between him and the nearest flat surface, with his hand down the front of your pants faster than you can say “Dynamight”.

The way you’re gushing all over his fingers, mewling his name and pleading for him to stroke you deeper...

Katsuki’s gonna fuck you right then and there, no matter where you are. At the agency? He’s locking his office door and bending you over the desk. Out on patrol? Guess you’re getting folded in a dark alley with his hand over your mouth to stifle your moans.

And you feel so fucking good when he slides, practically strangling his dick with your pussy. He’s so lost in the sauce, head filled only with the sound of his hips smacking against your ass cheeks and the feel of your walls massaging every inch of him. And you’re not making it any easier for him to remain somewhat composed.

Whining about how he’s splitting your poor little cunt open, while begging for him to go harder in the same breath. Gassing him up and moaning like a bitch in heat while you tell him how good he’s making you feel.

You start crying as you get close to cumming for the second time, overstimulated and absolutely a mess. Hands scrabbling against the surface underneath you, trying to anchor yourself as you feel your soul leave your body.

If he sees those crocodile tears rolling down your pretty cheeks, Katsuki is gonna lose it, for real. Gripping your hips so tight you feel the skin there bruise under pressure, he just starts wearing that kitty out.

He absolutely does not pull out and doesn’t even entertain the idea of doing so. Katsuki figures that he has to lock you down as soon as possible, anyway, so he might as well start breeding you immediately.

Holds you close when he finally cums inside you, his front plastered to your back. He’s panting heavily, and whispering filthy praise in your ear between breaths.

FRIEND OH MY LOVELY FRIEND!

I JUST woke up and now I'm already horny

HOW DARETH THEE?!

You know i gotta feed my Bakuthots 😌❤️

....guilty....

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Scenario: pro-hero!Katsuki doing his very best to not fuck you, his new sidekick. It’s an understatement to say that you’re hot as fuck, and you’re just Katsuki’s type: headstrong and powerful. Brash and hot-head, with very little fear in your heart.

Which makes it harder for him to keep his hands to himself. Any time he has to be close to you, it takes some effort for him to conceal the fact that his dick is rock hard. But, doesn’t want to be some creep that hits on his younger employees, so he keeps his distance and keeps things strictly professional with you.

That is, unless you give him the slightest indication that you want to fuck him. If you make the first move and tell Katsuki that you’re trying to let him slide in your guts, he’s not going to pass up the chance. Fuck HR.

You’ll find yourself pressed between him and the nearest flat surface, with his hand down the front of your pants faster than you can say “Dynamight”.

The way you’re gushing all over his fingers, mewling his name and pleading for him to stroke you deeper...

Katsuki’s gonna fuck you right then and there, no matter where you are. At the agency? He’s locking his office door and bending you over the desk. Out on patrol? Guess you’re getting folded in a dark alley with his hand over your mouth to stifle your moans.

And you feel so fucking good when he slides, practically strangling his dick with your pussy. He’s so lost in the sauce, head filled only with the sound of his hips smacking against your ass cheeks and the feel of your walls massaging every inch of him. And you’re not making it any easier for him to remain somewhat composed.

Whining about how he’s splitting your poor little cunt open, while begging for him to go harder in the same breath. Gassing him up and moaning like a bitch in heat while you tell him how good he’s making you feel.

You start crying as you get close to cumming for the second time, overstimulated and absolutely a mess. Hands scrabbling against the surface underneath you, trying to anchor yourself as you feel your soul leave your body.

If he sees those crocodile tears rolling down your pretty cheeks, Katsuki is gonna lose it, for real. Gripping your hips so tight you feel the skin there bruise under pressure, he just starts wearing that kitty out.

He absolutely does not pull out and doesn’t even entertain the idea of doing so. Katsuki figures that he has to lock you down as soon as possible, anyway, so he might as well start breeding you immediately.

Holds you close when he finally cums inside you, his front plastered to your back. He’s panting heavily, and whispering filthy praise in your ear between breaths.

FRIEND OH MY LOVELY FRIEND!

I JUST woke up and now I'm already horny

HOW DARETH THEE?!

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Kirishima putting you into the mating press, but taking his time deep stroking you. Murmuring half choked praises about how good you’re taking him while he slowly grinds the tip of his dick against your cervix. You’re so fucked out, practically drooling with pleasure, he could get you to agree to anything. And Kirishima, as sweet as he is, will take advantage.

“I’m gonna fuck a baby into you, yeah? Will you let me fill you up tonight, pebble? The way you’re squeezing around me, you’re practically begging for it.”

Kiri really takes 'Kill them with kidness' to a whole new level, cause my womb will be destroyed and you can't really tell this sweet man 'no'

He levels you with those pretty eyes and pokes out his bottom lip, then BOOM you’ve got your ears by your ankles, mewling for him to breed you

He will PRAISE you for taking him all the way in. For letting him fill you to the brim with his seed; "That's it, my shiny pebble. You're so good when you let me breed you. What's that? You need more? I love it when you get hungry for my cum"

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Kirishima putting you into the mating press, but taking his time deep stroking you. Murmuring half choked praises about how good you’re taking him while he slowly grinds the tip of his dick against your cervix. You’re so fucked out, practically drooling with pleasure, he could get you to agree to anything. And Kirishima, as sweet as he is, will take advantage.

“I’m gonna fuck a baby into you, yeah? Will you let me fill you up tonight, pebble? The way you’re squeezing around me, you’re practically begging for it.”

Kiri really takes 'Kill them with kidness' to a whole new level, cause my womb will be destroyed and you can't really tell this sweet man 'no'

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Anonymous asked:

Saying "you're a minor, get off my blog" is the same as when porn sites ask "are you over 18?" lol, is a joke

What it means is, if your dumbass comes on here and sees some shit that upsets you, that’s your problem ;) 

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vixenpen

I know I can’t stop minors from engaging on my page BUT don’t get mad at me if u can’t handle the content

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mdnigtmoon

GUYS

i found this adorable picrew and i wanted to start a picrew chain :))

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tickotaku

Thank you for the tag @luvoikawa!!!

(Sorry if you’ve already been tagged😅)

Thank you @tickotaku for the tag!!!

Tagging (feel free to ignore + sorry if you’ve already done this): @nad-zeta @nafeary @fairy-marshmallow@crunchy-cloud@lordsister@spoopy-fish-writes​ and anyone else that would like too^^ All of you - MAKE A CAT!!!

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lordsister

Thanks so much for the tag @vcl-1807​💜 Here’s mine!

This is honestly so relaxing and fun😊

So cute! Thanks for tagging me @lordsister ❤ this one’s mine because I’m gonna dive again today…

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otonymous

Thank you very much for the tag @rikumorimachisgirl! 💕Yours is adorable! (and you’re going diving!  That’s so awesome! 🤩). Here’s mine…

…a tribute to Gavin Bai 🤣

Tagging (as always, no pressure!): @r3almellow @pickle-scribbles @its-mew @acrispyapple @meowlayn-art@redheadkittys​ and anyone else who’d like to play! 

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its-mew

Darling Otonny, this was really so very cute, thank you for the tag @otonymous ♡ Gavin would be very blushy pleased.

I second all those you have tagged :D and I add @lizlinkpotato @summon-the-stars @saeyuna-70707 @asteroidtaker

@kzombi3 @mrsreina @sugarspiceanddynamight and anyone else who wants to do it too!!

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thots4daze

gizzy babyyy

and anyone else who wants to

Thank you, lovely @thots4daze !! This one was so cute 🥰🥰🥰

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@circ-salt and I were thirsting over alpha!Deku and my brain has had no room for any other thoughts since.

Like....

Head empty, only pro-hero alpha!Deku drilling my guts first thing in the morning, whispering filth about breeding my hungry cunt, and then making me breakfast in bed. 🤤

I heard Alpha!Deku and I came running.

God imagine the kind of rut he’s in when he comes back to you in heat. He’s been away for two weeks and all he can’t think about is plowing you into the mattress.

Izuku’s fellow heroes can hardly believe that he’s the same person with the shitty attitude he has on the mission. He might be a bit more brutal with the villains their pursuing than necessary, but who could blame him?

So, when the mission is finally done and he comes through the front door of y’all’s shared home like a tornado, don’t be surprised! Mans doesn’t have more than a hurried “Imissedyousomuch,” for you before he’s whisking you away to the bedroom.

He’d go down on you like a man starved, and if you weren’t in heat already, expect it to be triggered by the overwhelming scent of your alpha’s arousal. Izuku hadn’t even had time to beat his dick while he was away from you, so you were gonna take all his frustration like the good, little omega housewife you were. ☺️

May I put my coin in this Alpha!Deku bag?

We are forgetting one vital point here; this man is the definition of laser focus and dedication.

You think your Alpha has a 'normal' rut? Oh no, deary, you're not gonna see the outside world for a full two weeks. There's only one thing on his mind. And that is to pump you full of his seed.

Notices when your body needs re-fuelling or rest, but that won't stop him. He'll carry you around the house like a cocksleeve. You're his Omega and whoever tries to separate the two of you during your mating better pray his agency will cover their funeral.

This man is dead set on filling your womb with his pups

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Soft!Alpha!Bakugou defending his Omega (headcanons)

A/N: Beloved Anon, I dearly hope that this will help soothe the painfull events that are happening between you and your friend. I think we all need a soft, protective and explosive Alpha every once in a while.

Please forgive me for any spelling/grammar errors I made. My eyes aren’t fully healthy right now and I’’m still under treatment to find out what is wrong with them. So please forgive me, for both writing and reading have become very difficult for me to do.

Enjoy!!

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* Your 'friend' must have a death wish * It started off slowly, the remarks about your figure, your second gender, mocking your job as a barista * Last week Bakugou came home, hoping to find his sweet smelling Omega already eating their dinner * Instead his nose picked up on a hint of a sour smell in your scent * "Oi, you okay, (Y/N)?" * You tell him about the behaviour of your friend towards you whilst also reassuring Bakugou that everything would be okay again once you talked to your friend * Now while Bakugou is very protective of his mate, he also respects you and trusts you to stand up for yourself * He's convinced that if you're capable of handling his ass, you're capable of everything * But if there's one thing Bakugou Katsuki is not, it's stupid * Try as you might, he can clearly see your mood dropping every day and your scent getting more sour, so bad he can almost taste it * And you try to be as strong as possible, trying to talk things over with your friend because you don't wanna lose your friendship * But there's only so much degradation one person can take * Ever since you stepped into the home you shared with your carmine eyed Alpha, you just broke down on the couch * You truly feel like you've lost someone you cared so deeply about and it hurts to feel like you're not worthy of being their friend * Miles away from you, a certain Alpha Pro Hero felt something inside him shift * His whole body on alert while his eyes try to find the source of this feeling * A villain attack? Nah, everything's quiet on the streets today * Before an hour had even passed he was able to understand this feeling * My Omega is hurting * (Listen here, Hawks may be fast and have big ass wings, but not even he can keep up with Dynamight in 'Protect Omega'- mode) * As soon as he bursts through the door, he found you curled up in a fetal position on the couch and he was ready to tear apart whatever caused your disstress * "Hé hé, the fuck is wrong? Did someone-" * "I can't take it anymore, Katsuki" * As soon as these words leave your mouth, Bakugou starts fearing the worst * Is this it? Were you leaving him? Surely, that must be it, nobody can be with such a hot headed Alpha like him for the rest of their life. Did you finally realise that he doesn't deserve you? Did you- * "They keep degrading me and I just can't take it anymore, Katsuki. I tried, I really did, but... i don't want someone who makes me feel worthless as a friend and I just- I just don't know anymore..." * Seeing you this heartbroken over that bastard of a friend tore him apart * One side wanted to hunt down your 'friend' and skin them alive before throwing them in a pit of salt * And one side wanted to wrap you in his arms and protect you from the rest of the world * The latter won * Tonight was about holding you close and wiping away the tears you cried * Softly telling you that he's so proud of calling you his Omega while tracing words of love on the skin of your back * His pheromones chasing away your dark thoughts and soothing your own distressed, rotten scent, slowly returning it to it's own roasted marshmellow smell * Not letting you go as the two of you shower together, washing your hair and massaging your scalp * Worshipping your body with acts of intimate love while mumbling words of praise * "Beautiful", "love your pure heart", "your scent is like air to me", "better than the world deserves", "my passionate Omega", "Keeper of my heart" * He will die before ever making you feel like you're anything less than the Godess he saw you as * Tonight was all about making his Omega feel wanted * Tomorrow however... * You stayed home (Bakugou's advice) to recover from your break down yesterday, while Bakugou went out on a little errand * Last thing you expected was for the doorbell to ring, smelling your Alpha on the other side of the door * And another scent, one that's downright terrified * As you opend the door, you found your ex-friend kneeling on your doorstep with a lookin of utter fear in their eyes * "What? Katsuki, what is (Y/F/N) doing here?" * He smirked as he looked down at your friend. "I believe you have something to tell her, don'tcha?" * Through all the sobbing and snot on their face you were able to make out the words 'sorry', 'you're not worthless', 'Omega's are my equal', 'I was a scumbag', 'save me from Satan', 'I beg for forgiveness' * You... didn't really know what to say besides telling them that what they did to you really hurt your feelings and your friendship is over * As they started to beg even more, Bakugou grabbed them by their scruff and told them to 'Fuck off, before he'll tear off their head for making HIS Omega cry' * Slamming the door close, Bakugou picked you up to start walking to your bedroom * His scent rolling over you like a warm blanket as you softly purr: "Thank you, Alpha. For making me feel safe again." * A feeling of pride swelling up in your mate for protecting and standing up for his Omega * He'll carry the world like Atlas for you if you asked him * He grins. "Anything for you, my mate. You think they got the message?" * "I think you personally put the fear of God himself in their heart." * "Good. That should fucking teach them not to come near my Omega ever again." * He may be the explosive Pro Hero and Alpha Dynamight, but he's left defenseless when it comes to you, his Omega and he'll do everything within his power to make you feel loved every single day of your shared life

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Anonymous asked:

Sorry if your not taking requests, just loved your alpha Bakugou and I’ve been having a rough time lately with a friend. Alpha Bakugou smelling the scent of his Omega Reader getting more bitter over a week because of a friend making really sexist jokes, speaking over them, objecting them and other first or second gender issues. They tell Bakugou about it but not to act because they want to talk about it. However at the end of the week Bakugou can just smell their scent is super bitter, like way worse than the past days. They have such a angry face and they just look at Bakugou and say “I don’t give a shit anymore, fuck them up.” If you don’t want to do this that’s fine, just loved your Alpha Bakugou and just need Bakugou comfort. I couldn’t see if you take requests or if your requests are closed, so sorry if you don’t do them.

Dear lovely Anon, I'm so sorry to hear you're having a rough time with one of your friends. Friendships are never easy and it's hurts to see some friendships end.

While I don't take requests anymore, really, I do love it when any of you send me little ideas and want to seek comfort in someone's writing.

I'm sorry it took me this long to reply to your message. Things have been pretty difficult lately and getting back to a blog that has almost no interaction with it's followers is very discouraging.

But please, sit back & relax. As we speak, I am also finding comfort in writing your request. It'll probably be up tomorrow (it's 21:00 PM over here)

Remember, I cherish you, Anon ❤

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sailor-manga

Just a friendly reminder that I am here and I am still kind of working on fics. Sorry, mental health comes first. 

Never apologize for taking care of yourself, love 💕

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I knew going into this hiatus that the only thing that would change would be my stance on whether or not to come back to the blog. And while I am still not 100% certain about that, I needed to get a few things off my chest. 

The reason I left is because I felt as though my blog was dying. And I’m sure there are tons of people who are going to ask questions, things like “how when you’re still getting new followers, notes, etc.” Yes, yes all those things are true. But that doesn’t mean that the blog doesn’t still lack interaction. More/less notes or followers does not equate to interaction levels either, so don’t assume a “bigger blog with thousands of followers” has it any better than one just starting out.

I did log-in here and there since I posted about that, and exactly what I had suspected would happen, did. Yes, I got a shower of concern and love from my mutuals and the handful or two of diehards whose usernames I know by heart because they like every fucking post I make. Those are what I am most thankful for, those are what had been my lifeline in not doing this sooner. I love and appreciate all of you more than you even know. <3 

Before I left, I had been clearing out my asks for another reason and do you know how many I came back to after a few days? One. A single anon ask about the hiatus. Now the sad fact is, despite all of this, when I would log-in, I had tons of notifications–nothing on the reader side of things seemed to be affected at all. I knew it wouldn’t. I knew that chances were, had I deleted/deactivated completely, my mutuals might have been sent asks about me along the lines of, “oh no! What happened, so sad…blah blah blah.” I’ve watched it happen with others who have left.

And it will continue to happen just like this. Despite the posts about the writing community on here dying due to lack of interaction from our readers, here is the truth of the matter: no matter what we as creators do, it won’t change a goddamn thing. Even when we go on hiatus or delete, because you just run to the next newest blog. That’s just the circle of life, I can’t be mad about that. I mean I can, but what good does it do? Y’all crave instant satisfaction so when you can’t get it from one source, you flip onto the next without batting an eye. (And no, I’m not bashing newer creators getting support either. That’s the main reason I will never be mad about this truth.)

It blows my mind how posts like that can get thousands of notes, get reblogged by creators and readers alike, but nothing really changes. Same thing goes for how fast people are to like, reblog and send in asks for fucking discourse but you simply can’t be assed to do the same to your favorite fics, your favorite authors. Part of me believed, and still does to a degree, that things might get better when the new season drops. That y’all are just bored without that new anime content, too busy stirring shit pots and hopping fandoms to get your fix. 

And before some of you take it upon yourselves to get shit twisted, this is not about notes. Even if it was, still a valid fucking reason some creators give up and leave, its something that literally takes maybe 5 minutes or less of your life. I, personally, did not leave because of lowered notes–that I was dealing with just fine. Its the lack of interaction: comments (whether on the fic or in a reblog, fuck even nice tags) and most importantly asks. Why? Because as it was proven during my check-ins, non-interactive (or silent) notes are always going to happen. But blogs will die out without interaction.

Let’s paint you a picture. I’m sure you’ve seen some of your favorite creators mention or post about having 50-100+ asks in their box. Yes it is daunting at times but it is still an amazing feeling and yes there is also a good chance not all of them will be answered for various reasons. What I have seen is this: you close your requests? Instant drop in asks, y’all move on to the next open person. If your ask is not answered after some time? Another drop. And so forth. Do you know how fucking depressing it is to watch what used to be a full inbox dwindle down to nothing?

Several months back I still had, on average, 50ish asks at any given time. For the last two or so months that number never got above 20 at any given time, most of which were asks attached to WIPs I was hoarding. Then I deleted most of it and now I have a whopping 4. Can you see how that might affect someone? Now, once more so you don’t get it twisted, I’ll explain why this is an issue because I can already sense people will want to scream about “needing validation, why should it matter if you love writing, etc.” 

This is the part that most of you ‘silent readers’ do not get. You ready?
I love and enjoy writing. I, personally, do not need validation to love and enjoy my own writing. However, I can do do both without ever fucking sharing my work with others. Let me repeat that so it sticks: we do not have to share our work with you, the readers/community, in order to enjoy it. 

So why do we? Well, I can’t speak for anyone but myself, but I do it (or rather did it) because I wanted to interact with people who were just as excited, passionate and stoked on the same things I was. It didn’t matter if that interaction was in the comments or reblogs, via asks, thirsting or just generally chatting with you. And yes, I can acknowledge it is a two way street and I was sometimes shit at working on my end of things. But the issue that I struggled with is: it seems like once you lose that interaction, nothing you try to do to spark it back up works.

Before I posted that hiatus message, I had a different post planned, written out and still tucked in my drafts. I had a whole outlined plan for how to inject life back into this blog, one I was already working on behind the scenes, that would (hopefully) bring back some interaction as I became more consistent on my end. And as I ran through working my ass off to get things in place, spending hours in the mass post editor, I saw how drastically interaction on my blog changed. From the loss of all my emoji anons to just a general decline in any asks at all,I was able to watch it plummet all over again.

Then it hit me, it hit me fucking hard, that maybe all that work and all those plans were going to be for nothing. And you know what? I gave the fuck up. I did, why? Because I am only human. And over the last few months it was dawning on me that very few of you saw me or any creator for that matter, as humans. No, to the vast majority of people we are content machines, little cogs in the tumblr writing community and that if we break down or disappear, you just move on to the next. Most of the time not even giving it a second thought. That’s just fucking sad and it almost made me not want to write at all.

So I left, and started cross-posting on AO3 and I realized that I never stopped loving or enjoying writing. Just tumblr. That I missed that interaction between us so much, that I just no longer felt the need to share myself or my work. I’m sure some might ask why it’s such a big deal, and maybe you don’t believe us when we reply to things and tell you that your ask or comment or whatever it may be made our day.  We are not being facetious when we say these things, even if it’s just tags on a reblog…that shit genuinely puts smiles on our faces. It can change our whole mood, our whole day or week around. I cannot count the number of times your asks flustered me or brought me to tears because they warmed my heart.

Perfect personal example is this: my shittest, most frustrating day of the work week is Sundays. They are usually hell in my store, they are so fucking draining that I would literally come home, eat and pass out for hours without the intention to. I came up with Thirst Church not only as a great way to interact more with y’all at the time but to give me something to look forward to. It was a small but very helpful remedy to my shitty Sundays. 

I will admit, sometimes I got overwhelmed by them (as I was putting out anywhere between 5-20+ posts per session) or skipped them because my mood or energy levels just weren’t there. I let them die off, but I tried to bring them back recently (and had intended to make them a weekly event again) with poor results. It was a sting, and one that made me immediately drop the idea again because there just obviously wasn’t enough interest anymore. You had moved on. So I threw in the towel and decided maybe it was time I did too.

While there is a chance this post may impact some of you, an even slimmer chance it’ll spark a change in how you go about things, I know that for the most part it will fall on deaf ears. It won’t make a drop in the bucket that is tumblr. I’m not even sure if writing it all out made me feel any better. I just had to do it. Because just as much as hate anons, drama and/or lack of notes may drive creators to leave, so does lack of interaction and it’s not talked about nearly as much.

So next time you’re debating whether its worth your time or whatever other excuse you’ll undoubtedly make before commenting, or sending in an ask? Ask yourself if it could make a difference in that creator’s day, will it cheer them up or inspire them to start a new WIP or share more of themselves and their work with you? Because while I don’t think there will ever not be writers on tumblr, you may just cost yourselves your favorites or a wider selection of content to greedily consume simply because you couldn’t be assed. 

Then what will you do? I guess at that point you’ll have to write for yourselves and join the cycle.

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