On This Day...18 Years Ago...

What some person says: You need to do research for fantasy and think critically about how your world functions. How did they domesticate those creatures, and how are they feeding them? How are your cities fed, and what happens to their waste? How are all those soldiers trained and paid? Have you googled feudalism? 

What y’all think they mean: fill your book with unnecessary factual details about your fantasy world that no one cares about 

What they actually mean: You need to know the way your world functions for your own benefit, to be able to create a story that makes sense and holds up under scrutiny. If you don’t research, you’ll end up repeating dumb stereotypes about Medieval England that are more based on modern biases than real history and making grotesque factual errors that will make your story unreadable for anyone that paid more attention in class than you did. Not to mention that your pool of inspiration will be entirely based in other, already written fantasies, instead of the vast, colorful and woefully untapped well of actual human history. 

Me, walking in after jokingly saying that the winner of a gladiator dual gets my hand

Some would think that having multiple people attempting to gain your favour and permission to court you, would be a good thing. Unfortunately, you now know very differently. It definitely doesn’t help that all five of your potential suitors are incredibly powerful and influential youkai.

You’re genuinely shocked that no one has died yet, given all the growling and fighting that goes on. Actually, considering some of the frankly alarming courting gifts you’ve received, you’re not entirely certain just how well that statement stands.

Bruh

So me and my friends were out playing pokemon go and we had to literally stop the car and turn around because we may have found the fanciest McDonald’s I’ve ever seen in my life

A MANSION

And the inside is actually beautiful??????

Like there were live plants and I felt like I was walking into an upscale hotel??

It also had a second fancy entrance???

Not only that but there was like a secret upstairs that’s apparently open usually, but it was too late for us to go up too (I’m deffo gonna go back and check that out because come on)

Like what is she hiding 

But yeah I think I found either the most cursed or fanciest McDonalds in America

Also!

It was a pokestop!

After two long nights, it’s finally finished

Sounds like a cool system

This needs to be a nationwide initiative!

read it could save you

I don’t know if this post has been made yet but I just want to warn everybody that if someone stops you in a parking lot and asks you if you’re interested in some perfume and hands you a paper to smell, PLEASE DON’T SMELL IT.

i repeat, DON’T SMELL IT.

Apparently the sample papers are being laced with a drug to knock you out. Please signal boost this. It can save someone’s life!

“If people held themselves to the same standards they hold other people to, there would be far fewer problems in the world.”

— Don’t be a hypocrite don’t have double standards

@writing-prompt-s where are you? All the prompts and stories I submitted are gone and I am incredibly upset

Somewhat Controversial LGBT Themed Opinions:

The letters are only for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender”

Although being LGBT does have disadvantages, LGBT people on first world countries are not oppressed

You need dysphoria to be trans

There’s only two (scientifically proven) genders

Gender isn’t a spectrum

Kids that haven’t gone through puberty shouldn’t medically transition

Asexuality isn’t inherently LGBT, nor is it a spectrum

Demisexuality isn’t a thing

Pansexuality and bisexuality are the same thing

Cops are allowed at pride

TERF ideology is gross, but TERFs shouldn’t be banned from pride just because of their opinions

PDA can be allowed at pride, but over-the-top kinky displays shouldn’t be

Pedophilia is disgusting and isn’t LGBT

LGBT people do not have to be democrats or fit a certain political agenda

Being LGBT isn’t a personality trait

This needs more recognition