How it feels logging onto Tumblr to read fics after joining a new fandom

When every virgin reader is a petite, white sundress, childish, pigtailed, ‘doe eyed’ innocent girl

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DIGGER'S BLUES: BILL KENNEY'S AFTERNOON SHOWTIME excerpts by Jim Daniels, Digger's Blues.

Inspired by How to Tie a Bowline Knot by allthingsunrelated

Two Women Kissing in Nature (b. 1859)

— by Georges Rochegrosse

reader that isn’t a bimbo? Reader that is put together and likes dressing up? Reader that’s older than 18-20? Reader that’s not white-coded??? Reader who doesn’t have daddy issues? Reader who does have daddy issues in a “man hater” way? Reader who’s taller than 4’11-5’0?? Reader who’s quiet and reserved and not in a robotic way or stuttering way? Reader who’s Tina Belcher coded? Reader who gives off the vibe of a creepy barn owl but somehow it’s endearing? Reader who’s charismatic and charming? Reader who’s-

"Don't say your character growled, he isn't an animal!" okay but have you considered that i am intentionally drawing that parallel for a reason. he is dangerous, he is feral, he is ready to attack like a dog or a jungle beast. words have these things called connotations that allow them to carry layers and layers of meaning that would otherwise take sentences to convey--sentences that wouldn't do it as well as "he growled." i say this as an english major and as someone who has been writing for over ten years: "growled" is a valid word choice when you want your readers to know that your character fucking growled.

and as the smoke clears…stonathan rises from the ashes of literally every other ship in the show

... FOR THE WRITERS <3

Not all of the people reading your x reader fics have white skin

Just a gentle reminder before you write characteristics that assume whiteness and exclude your black/indigenous/poc supporters-specifically in 'x reader' works.

I love and appreciate writers, but this is a recurring avoidable issue (going on for decades now).

Describing the physical feeling instead of the visual change helps include your readers while also elevating your writing IMO.

Anyone can say "Your cheeks turned red with embarrassment" or "Your face flushed" but wouldn't you rather say "A burning heat rushed across your face, from your neck to the tip of your nose, prickling right underneath the surface. You look anywhere but him, hoping your newfound interest in the buildings ceiling tiles will ease the fire tightening beneath your skin" And instead of the other character pointing out that the readers face is red, they can point out the obvious flustered facial expression/body language.

If you want your reader insert to have white/fairskin, then just label them white!reader or put the mention in the warnings/summary.

I am not talking about OC fics or fics where race/skintone is x specified in summary or warnings. This is specifically about unspecified "x reader" where whiteness is assumed as the default

Put in the comments good replacements for writers to use!

Oh to be a girl in the 80s waiting for her boyfriend to climb through her window is my dream

— Kiera Cass, The Selection

I had to log in to vent, what is this 😭 Not Hannibal sitting there bricked up by Will's crash out. The little look Will gives Hannibal as if to look for approval. My favourite toxic gays.

(Hannibal 3.07)

Release your inner bitch or whatever the saying is