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@pillowbugs / pillowbugs.tumblr.com

crimson | she/her | 20 | anxious and neurodivergent | bisexual | i control my life by making it worse

matt just fired half the remaining tumblr support staff lmao

from my sources adjacent to tumblr--from which i can spread rumors and insider information freely because i dont give a fuck about ever working in the tech sector--im hearing this round of firings was focused on purging the senior staff, and not just from support but from the entire remaining tumblr workforce. i'm hearing there are about 25 people left.

This is important, people. Please don't scroll past this one.

While I don't think that Tumblr is about to shut down anytime soon, as a fandom old who lost my community and my people when the fandom diaspora happened from LiveJournal, I want to urge that you do something NOW:

  • Get your backup account(s) elsewhere NOW
  • Let your moots know your username(s) at those places NOW
  • Follow your moots at their places NOW

I mean this with all my heart. Get this done now. Get set up and find your people now. Tumblr is the home of fandom now, just as LiveJournal was the home of fandom way back. And you could end up losing your fandom home just as easily and quickly as us old LJ people did way back then.

It's a horrible feeling, and most old LJ users still mourn the loss of it to this day.

The rest of this gets a bit long, so it needs to go behind a cut, but please take a moment out of your scrolling to read it.

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wip , i think it'll be last for this pic

i still kinda confused with how to draw emmet-but-not-emmet face, butt

yeah i love the idea what h.zoroarks imitate emmet every time then see him because this white and red theme, glowing eyes and other creepy twinsdetails make them perfect for zoroark llusion

I'll probably still make some big changes to the canvas, because it seems a bit clumsy to put them just in the center of the canvas, but idk

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benefit of submas being twins: we finally have a poll where i don't need to make separate options for both of them.

results analytics for fun:

  • 20-29 is far and away the most common answer it seems - probably because that seems to be the most common age range of submas tumblr, or young enough to be able to hang with the teens; or otherwise because their portrayal in masters seems to be on the more youthful side. i should know i also picked this option and i'm turning 21 this year
  • the latter point is possibly why 30-39 is the next most common age range - a bit older but still not that old, we have L:A for that.
  • interestingly, no one picked 50-59, but 6 people picked 40-49, and 3 people picked 60 and above. specific ideas on what constitutes 'old' perhaps (and whether submas is old / middle-aged)?
  • everyone has different headcanons and it's not our place to shame people over relatively harmless ideas even if we don't agree with them. that being said, BRO WHO'S OUT THERE CALLING BW SUBMAS TEENAGERS THERE ARE 4 OF YOU
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oouhhhh I'm dying of artblock. so I'm forcing myself to draw things that look shitty DEAD EMMET AU SAVE ME. SAVE ME DEAD EMMET AU.

basics of this au; Ingo was missing(in Hisui) for eight years, and in that time, Emmet spent it not coping well to the point he gave himself a heart problem from the stress.

Complications from a seizure and stress caused him to die in his home.

Normally that would be fucked up and bad; but what makes it worse, is that a month after Emmet dies, Ingo reappears back at the subway and tries to stitch himself back into the old life he didn't know, and have to deal with grieving a guy who has been with him for most of his life but he doesn't even know.

But Emmet is verrrrrry much not gone.

anyways. I them. this au is a bit more ingo focused than what I normally drift around because I like Emmet soooooo much. I'm going to throw more thoughts down.

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The thrilling sequel to my previous post

plot twist: ingo already returned to the present but doesn't remember where he's supposed to be... so he decides to take part in the tournament as well, his wish being to regain his memories to find home. that rank E match boutta go crazy

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Hiya, Trainers...! Lisia here, but I'm running the 2025 edition of Bulbagarden's annual Spring One-shot writing contest and wanted to tell you all about it! Though the contest is shipping-oriented, (queer)platonic relationships are completely welcomed as well! We have many categories to earn prizes in (including a Best LGBTQ+ Romance prize!), and all entries get a fancy forums badge and reviews on their work, so please consider checking the contest out with the link above!

The entry deadline is on April 10 and the deadline for posting entries is on May 15 -- we hope to see some entrants from our fellow Trainers here on Tumblr (including myself...!), so please mention I sent you if you'd like! LOL

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