Latest Posts by kelpforestfire - Page 5
regulus would be the most insufferable person to do arts and crafts with. like its valentines day and the group gathers to make cards and have some fun, meanwhile regulus' running that shit like the navy asking you how hard can it be to draw a fucking heart?? have you ever even used scissors in your life?? just fold it in half and cut it!! ugh this is too much glitter!! what are you? savages?? guys what is this?? am i the only one who had four hours of calligraphy lessons everyday for six years? (he was). at some point he just says pass me the damn hot glue gun and makes all of their cards
safe to say they never did arts and crafts together again
okay so I made some wolfstar valentines cards, feel free to use them to show ur moots how much you love them! 💜
part 2: moony & padfoot edition
thank you to @lynxindisguise @hiddenmoonbeam & @hihimissamericanbi for the help with some of these! 🫶🏼
wolfstar
The cruelty of racist white men.
Today I’m thinking about how Harry loves people so much and has no idea how to communicate it. (Which is, frankly, a Huge Mood.)
This is clearest at times when Ron is feeling unloved, and Harry is baffled, hurt, and angry. How could Ron possibly feel unloved, when he’s the most important person in the world to Harry? And we’re sitting there reading thinking… yeah, okay, but how… would Ron know that? Have you ever, you know… done anything to indicate how much you care about Ron? You understand Ron can’t actually read your internal narration, right?
Part of what makes Hinny such a great couple is that Ginny seems to be… better at reading Harry’s feelings than most people. Like. We really have the impression that Harry can sit there and adore Ginny, and she can tell he adores her. (One of my favorite Hinny tropes is Ginny being Harry’s feelings coach… like, Ron comes back from Australia and Ginny nudges Harry like, “Tell him you missed him.” “What? Of course I missed him.” “Tell him anyway.”)
Anyway. Harry is very sweet and sad and I love him, I guess that’s the point of this post.
me @ my mutuals
online communities are so strange because people slip away so easily. you can be on here for years, folding people you've never met into the fabric of your daily life, and then they disappear, leaving only ghost posts scattered across tumblr behind. or their blog stays dormant, for weeks, months, years, until you're only still following them because you remember that they love sunflowers or they were kind to you when they didn't have to be or the last thing they posted was sad and raw and you still worry about them sometimes.
and sometimes they come back when you least expect it, years later, even, and there's this sudden rush of relief like there you are, there you are, even though you barely knew each other.
there's a strange kind of love to it. i don't know you and i want to hold your hand across miles and time zones and oceans. i can still see the imprint of you in this community you left. you don't think anyone will notice or care when you're gone, but we notice and we care and we wish you well.
i hope you're all okay out there. i hope the sun is shining on your face and you are breathing deeply. i miss you.
For the ones that need it today
We’re pleased to announce that, in the coming days, we’ll be rolling out the first part of our blocking and muting features: the ability to block specific logged-in users from commenting on your works and replying to your comments.
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hey sorry it's just that i don't think i'm very good at being a person. thanks for letting me try with you, anyway.
Ted: dating a Black is great.
James: so great!
Remus: the best!
Ted: but they tend to be a tad judgmental.
James: almost punitive.
Remus: they are monsters.
Ted: that’s why the three of us formed a secret alliance to help each other cover up our little mistakes :)
If we must accept AI, this.
some of y’all with printed copies of fanfiction are going to die someday and your books will end up at the secondhand book shop and someone is just going to innocently pick up blorbo/shitto enemies to lovers and when i think of it this way let’s keep printing fanfiction
"Why didn't they just communicate?? They're so stupid!" Have you considered that communicating with someone you love and value and don't want to hurt is scary and that vulnerability takes practice and that perfect characters with perfect words make the most boring stories of all
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
someone come read this with me!
For those interested in Remus’s POV of Rourke, I’ve posted a few thousand words.
The real joy of fanfiction is getting to read several versions of the exact same, oddly specific plot written by different people and seeing the small ways things differ and falling in love with every one.
few things more humbling than the realization that you really do write the same fic(s) over and over again
✨The Marauders Yap✨
it's here !! i did it !! y'all asked for a pod wayyyy back in july and i deliberated (stressed) for so long about it but ! it's here <3
this is a very unprofessional podcast where i (and anyone that i drag on along the way) sit and yap about harry potter ! the characters, the ships, fandom etiquette and discourses, engaging in a fandom space, creating for one, jkr etc etc -> it'll all go down here ! we're gonna yap !
Ep 1: The Importance of Fandom -> link here
this is the introductory episode so you know 🙂↕️ give him some grace 🙂↕️
i talk about how i got into the marauders fandom and what it looks like for me, and then about the importance of preserving these spaces given current events!
i yap about representation, community, and creativity and how these things are so so soooo important right now, and how we need to do our Best to keep them here <3
this is a Solo episode, just me and my dodgy mic!
the next ep will be my jkr,,, thesis? dissertation. diss track. application for a defamation claim. whichever is your preferred term for it is, it's my jkr monologue!
but for now, i hope you enjoy listening to a 20 year old wizard fan with the technological skills of a caveman that's been confronted with chatgpt yap away about fandom spaces for 50 minutes !
and thank you @itsradla for the logo and banner <3 again, tech is my worst enemy <3
(guys fr like the sound is not great sorry ! it goes very back and forth because i figured out what was going wrong AS i was editing, so i fixed the worst bits?? but i didn't want to refilm all of it because i liked that it was unrehearsed and sparsely planned ! but i promise from here on out, my mic works and i will not sound like a lawnmower <3)
So… I got a notification from the State Department at like 8 PM Pacific that my passport was approved, and I was quietly thankful and stunned bc my legal gender in Oregon is listed as X, or undeclared, and that's what's on my passport. I'm pretty sure someone(s) worked late to get the X passports done today.
I was already really grateful to whoever in the Seattle Passport Office worked late to get these things processed on the last Friday before That Man gets back into office... and then I got a notification that my passport shipped at fucking midnight Pacific and whoever got that shit out the door so it couldn't be picked up on Monday and like, denied and shredded?
They're my fucking hero.
from the bottom of my heart: just because something makes you uncomfortable doesn't mean it shouldn't be allowed to exist
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We're super excited to announce The Diagon Film Festival! 🎬
The fest is dedicated to AUs based upon some of our favourite films! Films of all genres, eras, and languages are welcome. 🎬 We hope you’ll join us!
This fest is open to ALL Harry Potter generations including Marauders, Golden Era, and Next Gen. All pairings are welcome!
Writers, artists, video editors, and betas are all welcome. We'd love it if you joined us! This is an 18+ only fest.
🎭 Creating
All ships from all generations are welcome (Marauders, Golden Era, and Next Gen). This is not a ship-specific or generation-specific fest.
There is a minimum word count of 1,000 words for all submitted fics. For podfics, the recorded story should be a minimum of 1,000 words. There is no maximum for either fics or podfics.
Multi-chapter fics are allowed, but you must finish the first chapter of the fic by the submission deadline.
Dead dove and NSFW are allowed, but all works must be tagged appropriately! In light of the various topics discussed and portrayed in film, please consider yourself, your fellow participants, and your readers when discussing any themes that may be sensitive for others.
Collaborations are welcome!
A beta is not required for a fic to be submitted to the fest, though you're more than welcome to use an outside beta if you'd like (and there are other participants in the Discord server happy to help out).
There is a 1,000 word minimum for all submitted fics. There is no maximum.
All submissions are due on May 1, 2025, by 11:59 PM GMT. If you need an extension or to drop out, please let the fest mods know ASAP so we can adjust the posting schedules.
If you have any questions, please feel free to drop us an ask!
- the production team, @poetskings @weasleytriplets @itsjaywalkers @inevitablestars @otrtbs @messrsrarchives
It just kills me when writers create franchises where like 95% of the speaking roles are male, then get morally offended that all of the popular ships are gay. It’s like, what did they expect?
Teddy and Papa
To a certain extent watching all the fandom folks flock back to Tumblr as a result of the TikTok ban is lovely
like nature is healing, the birds are returning
assuming that people like you and want to spend time with you is crucial to making friends. unfortunately this is the hardest thing to do in the world