squad 6 is jerks

dammit alopex

Thanks! It's a habit I am very intentional about! It's very, very rare for me to post anything without any tags at all, and if I'm reblogging something that someone put some amount of time and effort into, I make sure to include a comment or two about what I liked about it. I want them to know I spent some time looking at their art and thinking about it, I didn't just hit the reblog button and keep scrolling. I do try not to be weird in the tags of fanart unless I know the artist well enough that I think they would appreciate it—my goal is always to say stuff that I think the OP would like to hear, and that would make them feel good about posting their creative efforts here on Tumblr dot com. Maybe there's some degree of transactionality in there--obviously I want a person who makes content I like to have a good experience so that they'll make more content I like. On the other hand, we all have so little power to do anything these days, and if there's any chance I can brighten someone's day by saying "hey, I like the thing you made", I definitely want to take that opportunity. I am not at all good at social stuff in real-life, but being interested in the details of someone's work that they made with their heart is literally the easiest and lowest-risk conversational gambit you can make.

A thing I really like about Tumblr over other social media is that I feel like you don't have to be super-skilled and talented to get a little bit of attention on here. I am sure not, and people say lovely things to me all the time, and I want to pass that feeling on. I love to see people trying art, I love to see people getting better at art. If I like a piece of art enough to reblog it, it's so easy to find something nice to say it, and the more you practice, the easier it gets. It's also kind of fun to take a few minutes and think "what IS it that makes this light up my brain? How did they do that? Is it something I want to seek out more of? Is it something I might want to try in my own art or writing?" I also love to read other people's comments on, well, everything, so I feel like my tags are the added value I give to the people who bother to follow me. I'm glad you appreciate them! I'm not a Tumblr old-timer by any means, but I feel like it is a thing people used to do more and I would love to see it make more of a come-back!

some kira sketches for his birthday

me: I think the Cap'n Amagai Arc [editorial note: already my favorite filler arc] would be better if Renji were in it more

also me: he's in the OP, fighting Byakuya for no reason. At least we get to see him every episode, fighting Byakuya for no reason

still me: Byakuya is the King Shit of Not Appearing in Filler Arcs and Then Showing Up for 3 Minutes at the End and Serving Absolute Cunt While Electric Guitars Play. The fact that Renji does not appear in 90% of the Cap'n Amagai arc is emblematic of growth into the role of Squad 6 Lieutenant and indicates that Byakuya has taken accepted him as a protege, and is teaching him the secrets of-- ::gets hauled off-stage with a comically large shepherd's crook::

How has nobody done this and titled it Fast X Furious?? It's free real estate!! No, I will NOT be doing this myself!!