#sspsa

VERY lighthearted PSA, I’m not upset at all, but I feel like maybe I should reiterate that I’m not A Hyrule Historian, I’m just a fan doing a comic about ocarina of time because I love a giant bastard man and his debut game. Most of my headcanons come from that game specifically and I cherry pick inspiration from the direct sequels.

I’m not writing the next game, you don’t need to quiz me on continuity! I promise I don’t know anything that isn’t specifically about Console-dorf. And most of the shit I know about him is shit I made up.

silly hours Don’t get me wrong there are some very deep political cuts you can get into with these games and I do But that is not what this blog is for This blog is for me to remember to draw things sometimes sspsa

Hello friends, today I would like to hold myself accountable and address the other side of my PSA, which is to say that I complain about things All The Time, and call myself a hater of many things.

I don’t legitimately Hate the things I complain about. I work in entertainment, and I know that it all has value, and it all has cool things to love. More importantly, I know everything has an intended audience, and sometimes I scream when that audience is not me. Which is selfish. And fun. And good! Because it challenges me to write my thoughts and come up with the story I would rather have, which I then get to come and share here!

I got into this fandom when I was a kid, and I maintain that kids in fandom (especially fandom for kids media) should be allowed to play and enjoy and explore their own stories without feeling guilty for having an interest, and I don’t ever want a kid – or anyone! – to come here and feel like a stranger being mad about their interest on the internet means they’re a bad person. They’re not! You’re not! It’s okay to have different ideas!

And because I talk an awful lot of shit about games, I’m gonna repost an older thing I had on another blog, because I stand by it:

My grumpy gamer takes should always be taken with a grain of salt asjkld

I’m a whole adult who has (for the most part, still making an active effort) grown out of the ways of fandom elitism, and while my opinions might be screaming at the top of my lungs, I promise it’s just me letting myself be a kid and get mad about fiction for the catharsis of it.

Your gaming preferences and favored blorbos are never going to be used as a value judgement here. If I’m being a butt as a fan, as a person I definitely understand there’s a reason we love the things that we do, and I love that art can do that for us!

Most likely if you see me yelling about something fictional, I am just having fun yelling, and you’re allowed, if not encouraged, to ignore me lol

#even stuff I don’t like is an opportunity to ask myself what I would’ve done differently like. #it’s all beneficial out here. #SS is not for me but it might be your favorite game in the whole world and that’s totally fine! !#You’re right! I’m right! Because art is subjective and that’s the point. #anyway I just klasjd. #please know I’m just being a butt and it’s not serious in any way

Anyway I am kissing you all on the forehead and reminding you to please not take fandom too seriously. Even if our little castles look different, we’re all playing in the same sand ykwim? Be excellent to each other, and ignore or blacklist the stuff you don’t vibe with, including my stuff! It’s fandom! You’re allowed to curate your experience, and you’re allowed to be happy on purpose. Thanks for reading!

sspsa Trying to hold myself accountable!!I am Grumpy and Spiky and Unpleasant often but that's always gonna be My Issue not yours Please always remember to enjoy the things you enjoy at the top of your lungs and let other people do the same

PSA #2 Actually if you guys didn’t already know or haven’t followed me long, I am Over 30 Years Old.

If you’re at a point in your life in which you are spending your energy on anonhate or call out campaigns over headcanons or ships, you got too much energy for me and we’re not gonna get along.

If someone is doing Actual Harm, let people know. If you’re allowing your feelings to be hurt because you saw fanart you didn’t personally enjoy, you have the power to block and keep scrolling and it truly is that simple.

I have been playing in the Zelda fandom since I was 15. I have been a hater and an elitist and protective and all the fun horrible insecure things you can be over a dear blorbo. I sympathize with the emotional intensity, I do. But then you grow up, and you recognize other people’s work isn’t about you, and has nothing to do with you, and you leave them alone and focus on your own headcanons and writing and art. Sometimes, you even become great friends with people who have completely different thoughts and taste, and you get to talk to them and compare notes and it’s actually a LOT of fun!!

Let people challenge and inspire you instead of getting defensive, I promise it makes life (and fandom) better.

sspsa Like I love playing in this sandbox but I need you all to know that in this house we have grown up and we play with respect for each other Unless you are being disrespectful for no reason Like I get I too have participated in problematic fandom behavior but trust me the sooner you quit doing that shit the better life gets

Hey!! If you ask me to look at your page and the first thing I see is you encouraging self-harm over a fictional ship, you’re blocked, thanks, we don’t do that shit here.

sspsa WHAT IF WE JUST LET PEOPLE ENJOY THINGS

#sspsa

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