M00nsh-ne - Phloats.

I’m late but here if anyone’s wondering btw

I’d wanna hold you (just for awhile)

I don't want to keep clogging my blog with vent posts but uh... I guess this is a more general concern/observation

But it's getting real hard to stay motivated in fandom spaces when there's little compensation, and annoying occurrences are more frequent than good ones.

Mainly there's been less engagement/people showing interest in creators and their art (such as sending asks, making comments and reblogging with tags) and MORE parasocial interactions. This goes for both artists and writers.

Over this year I've noticed a vast disinterest within my public in general. Asks about ocs, my art, or just nice simple comments of ''I love your art'' has been getting more and more scarce. My follower number is bigger than 2-3 years ago sure and I get more likes on my posts but they are feeling more like just numbers and statistics than actual people who supposedly like my stuff.

And while people being parasocial with creators has always been a thing, I feel like it's gotten way worse... in general? People sending personal pictures out of the blue in hopes of being validated, unwanted psychological advice or assumptions about the creator without any established connection first ( <- these happened to me in the same week.) ventdump, just insensitive/lacking of common sense comments in general, unreasonable demands (mostly with writers)... I wondered at first if it was just me, but a handful of mutuals/acquaintances who are artists and writers seems to be going through it as well.

It's annoying. It's tough. It's getting exhausting. Creators pour so much of themselves into their work—countless hours, effort, and passion, all to share something meaningful or entertaining with others (and for FREE) The LEAST anyone can do is show respect, even if opinions differ. When a writer posts a fanfic, don't just say ''omg post next chapter!'', when an artist posts a drawing of their favorite character, don't just say ''omg draw (character) next!'' as if they're faceless content machines that are expected to churn out more '''content''' for you without acknowledgment, encouragement, or appreciation.

''I want to support creators but I don't know what to say and I feel intimidated by their talent so I just lurk silently :((('' I swear to you, no creator (at least not the majority) is making up an intimidating persona to discourage you from interacting with them. They WANT your comments. A single ''I love your art/writing/videos'' or even something as silly as ''I want to eat your art'' is enough to keep a creator sighing dreamily for WEEKS. It doesn't have to be deep! It's heartfelt and that's what it matters!! (Just remember to keep it relevant and thoughtful... It takes just a bit of common sense NOT to comment things like ''this looks like (another character)'' or ''this but with (another unrelated ship/character/show)''. No one wants to hear comparisons or unrelated ideas when they’ve poured their soul into something.)

In fact, the ''I like your art but I think you're intimidating'' feels more hurtful than flattering. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, acting wrong. 💀

If you love that fanfic that changed your brain psyche forever and want to gush about it, go tell the writer. If you loved so much a piece of art that you saved it a million times in your phone and can't stop thinking about it, go tell the artist. Push away the ''they probably won't care about my comment/it won't make a difference'' thoughts. DO IT NOW. You won't know when they might go inactive forever or deactivate. You can't know if that is the last piece they will ever post. Make sure you show appreciation to creators NOW, while they are still here. While they're still not being replaced by AI.

affection that held us together

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Vow.

i'm losing my mind thinking about how everything from jayce’s visit to the commune in act 2 to the battle of piltover in act 3 was always a rescue mission.

this man said, “send me back. i won’t fail.” jayce returned from the alternate timeline with ONE task. get to viktor. talk to him. TOUCH HIM. try again. and hope that it's different this time.

the expression on his face as he kneels isn’t hopelessness or him gearing up to try some last ditch effort to save tomorrow. jayce was NOT laying down arms in surrender and this is NOT the look of despair or defeat.

its the look of realisation. that THIS is the moment he he’s been waiting for — the moment he has been fighting his way to since he came back from the alternate timeline. it’s him rooting himself with utmost trust in viktor. in the two of them. in his love for viktor. in their love.

jayce didn’t even know much else beyond the fact that viktor has cycled through different timelines and different runestones, hoping to find salvation. and that he needs to reach this exact moment in time — where he kneels in submission before viktor on top of the hexgate. the penultimate point at which he can show viktor he cares; that he’s here and that he wants to see; that he understands — as he always has; that he still loves him and always will.

because at the end of it all, that’s what mattered. their unconditional love for and understanding of one another is what tore the seams of the cosmos and ultimately stitched them back together. it had to be them. it was always them. in every timeline and in every possibility.

it was here that he realised this is it. right here. this is the moment.

gotta catch 'em all 🚗

arcane sketches from my doodle bsky (sol-dump)

miss the rage

Etho said he watches arcane so, have etho in arcane's style

EVERYTHING LEAGUE VIKTOR Pre-Arcane for Fellow Machine Herald Enjoyers

Table of Screencaps and Saved Images

Champion Page

Lore Homepage Quote

Full Biography

Short Story: House on Emberflit Alley

House on Emberflit Alley Art

Splash Art

Concept Art

Skin Splash Arts

Viktor's Champion Page

Viktor's Lore Homepage Quote

For the full webpage, see my obsessive screenshots of Viktor's lore homepage

Viktor's Full Bio

Still can't believe he hit his bf over the head with a rock and that was enough to take him out

Viktor's Short Story: House on Emberflit Alley

(still up on the website, but I might as well consolidate everything here, and just in case it ever gets removed)

House on Emberflit Alley Art

(did some digging and afaik it seems to be fanart and not official art after all, but I'm not at all sure so take it with buckets of salt)

Viktor Splash Art

Viktor Concept Art

All Viktor Skins' Splash Arts

(in alphabetical order bc I don't know the release order for every skin)

Battlecast Creator

Death Sworn

Full Machine

High Noon

Prototype

PsyOps