Jem: Are You Drunk Will?

Will: Tess I have a present for you.

Tessa: You didn't have to get me anything Will.

*opens present*

Tessa: It's Jem's portrait.

Will: I know! Now we can admire him all day without him complaining about us staring at him.

Tessa: I- Thank you?

Will*smugly*: I am a genius.

*sees that my post got 19 notes* this is great. i'm going to get a good grade in tumblr, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve.

Lmaooo i give up noww

I hope whoever it was is having a great day😂😂😂

After cp2

Cecily; Babe you got a crush on me? That’s embarrasing

Gabriel: We are married

Cecily: Still

😂😂😂😂😂 tbh Cecily and Gabriel's relationship is best. Like she's a herondale and Gabriel is still Gabriel so imagine😂

I'm assuming it's @autumnangel20 so thank youuu 🥰🥰🥰

Seriously I can't get enough of these characters ever!!!

Update: ok who is this this time??

Update: 2 of the ppl r out now who's it again😂😂

@sarcasticmii @tscsocfantasywoofwoofwoof @claritycarstairs @dustandshadowsworld

Why we r not trending? ;-;

*tap for better quality*

The Three Laws of Fandom

If you wish to take part in any fandom, you need to accept and respect these three laws.

If you aren’t able to do that, then you need to realise that your actions are making fandom unsafe for creators. That you are stifling creativity.

Like vaccination, fandom only works if everyone respects these rules. Creators need to be free to make their fanart, fanfics and all other content without fear of being harassed or concern-trolled for their creative choices, no matter whether you happen to like that content or not.

The First Law of Fandom

Don’t Like; Don’t Read (DL;DR)

It is up to you what you see online. It is not anyone else’s place to tell you what you should or should not consume in terms of content; it is not up to anyone else to police the internet so that you do not see things you do not like. At the same time, it is not up to YOU to police fandom to protect yourself or anyone else, real or hypothetical.

There are tools out there to help protect you if you have triggers or squicks. Learn to use them, and to take care of your own mental health. If you are consuming fan-made content and you find that you are disliking it - STOP.

The Second Law of Fandom

Your Kink Is Not My Kink (YKINMK)

Simply put, this means that everyone likes different things. It’s not up to you to determine what creators are allowed to create. It’s not up to you to police fandom. 

If you don’t like something, you can post meta about it or create contrarian content yourself, seek to convert other fans to your way of thinking.  

But you have no right to say to any creator “I do not like this, therefore you should not create it. Nobody should like this. It should not exist.”

It’s not up to you to decide what other people are allowed to like or not like, to create or not to create. That’s censorship. Don’t do it.

The Third Law of Fandom

Ship And Let Ship (SALS)

Much (though not all) fandom is about shipping. There are as many possible ships as there are fans, maybe more. You may have an OTP (One True Pairing), you may have a NOTP, that pairing that makes you want to barf at the very thought of its existence.

It’s not up to you to police ships or to determine what other people are allowed to ship. Just because you find that one particular ship problematic or disgusting, does not mean that other people are not allowed to explore its possibilities in their fanworks.

You are free to create contrarian content, to write meta about why a particular ship is repulsive, to discuss it endlessly on your private blog with like-minded persons.

It is not appropriate to harass creators about their ships, it is not appropriate to demand they do not create any more fanworks about those ships, or that they create fanwork only in a manner that you deem appropriate.

These three laws add up to the following:

You are not paying for fanworks content, and you have no rights to it other than to choose to consume it, or not consume it. If you do choose to consume it, do not then attack the creator if it wasn’t to your taste. That’s the height of bad manners.

Be courteous in fandom. It makes the whole experience better for all of us.

Happy birthday Isabelle Lightwood, you beautiful, absolute Queen!- 15/05/1991

Let’s take a moment to appreciate this amazing woman turning 30 today, coz she couldn’t be more stunning 🖤

@cassandraclare

Happy Birthday to Sophie-mirror-is-my-greatest-weapon-Collins

Transcript:

Heyo! With pride month starting, here's a quick comic on pride Etiquette, a short guide / general tips on treating lgbt+ people, for the new, curious, and those who forgot!

1) Treat people's identities as the indisputable truth. Even if you don't think they fit the definition, even if you don't understand (the identity), even if you think they're lying, even if they're a bad person. It's not your job nor your business to tell people what to call themselves. Unless they ask for your opinion, only the individual can make that decision.

*There's very few times when an identity can actually be harmful. This includes predatory labels, labels that are bigoted by definition, or people identifying with culture-specific labels when they're not part of that culture. Otherwise, leave them be!

2) Respect and use people's pronouns, regardless of how you feel about them! If you don't know how they work, ask! If you accidentally misgender someone, correct yourself and move on! No need for lengthy or dramatic apologies. However, also make sure to ask when it's appropriate to use them! Someone may not be out to parents, certain friends, etc, and will ask you to purposefully misgender them for safety.

3) LGBT+ people are not responsible for someone else's anti-lgbt+ views! Strange, unbelievable or confusing identities do not cause bigots to be bigots- the lgbt+ community was made because we don't fit society's box, don't fall into the trap of forcing people into another one! If they're not actually hurting anyone, then leave them be!

4) You're not expected to learn every single lgbt+ term / identity. Nobody knows all of them, not even lgbt+ people, so don't worry about it! Simply learn and ask questions as you go!

5) If you're curious about someone's identity, ask if they're comfortable with questions first! There's no harm in educating yourself, but sometimes we get tired of being walking encyclopedias!

Thanks for reading, and happy Pride!!!

Finished watercolour! This one looks a lot more like my usual style than the last one. Wondering if I should add text to the upper right corner (it was my original intention to hand letter ‘The Folk of the Air’, but now I’m not sure)

The Infernal Devices (3 books):

“One must always be careful of books, and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”

“I can offer you my life, but it is a short life; I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many more beats it shall sustain.”

“It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone.”

“We live and breathe words.”

“What kind of monster could possibly hate chocolate?”

“‘When Will says 'enterprising', he means 'morally deficient.'"

"No, I mean enterprising," said Will. "When I mean morally deficient, I say, 'Now, that's something I would have done.’”