Huh. So Tumblr is dying

[kari_izumi]

Um...
Yeah, so Tumblr is a bag of dicks, so I'm trying a few other places. Namely DW, Pillowfort and waterfall.social if anyone is still looking to link up. :)

Edit: I haz a Twitter account now, too and will be on Fanexus once that opens up.

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[kari_izumi]

Hey, you're alive :3 lol, I went into Voltron for about 6 months in 2018. I regret that, and im sure I don't need to explain why hahaha. But the ending was so bad that I forgave Kubo for TYBW and gave Bleach a chance again and finished a fic I'd been working on since '08, so there's that.

But yeah, it took me awhile to get Tumblr and I never liked the wide open nature of the place, or the exceedingly ridiculous purity politics that have plagued fandom and all but choked creativity there. Thankfully, it appears there's a modern day LJ called Fanexus on the horizon that may be opening up in the near future. I can't wait.

Your fic definitely deserves all the kudos ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I dunno if I every told you, but I went to Navy Boot Camp the week after Chapter Nine
was posted and I couldn't bear the thought of waiting eight wks for the ending, so I had a friend of mine keep an eye out for updates to send me the chapter in case it was uploaded hahaha...man, those were simple times.

How's Laurie Bunter these days? I remember she had left fandom because she was looking to get published and I know you guys were pretty close.

[adam_epp]

I was a fan of Voltron since its first season came out and enjoyed it until season 8. I have no idea what the writers were thinking with that ending--it seemed scientifically engineered to piss off everyone. Anyway, like I said, I don't really get Tumblr. I seldom use LiveJournal now, and all I miss from the site are the people I used to hang out with online.

I'm still surprised you like that fanfic so much. It definitely was not all that popular, but I'm glad you enjoy it.

As for Laurie Bunter, she's very tired these days since she gave birth to our firstborn daughter less than two weeks ago. She actually finished a novel and a novella but no luck with getting published yet.

[kari_izumi]

Holy balls! Y'all have a baby! And during a pandemic! Congrats to you both ❤️ I wish her luck in getting published!

I do miss LJ formatting. I never liked Tumblr, even though I lucked up to make some great pals in Yu-Gi-Oh and Bleach fandoms there (although not so much VLD. Fandom was like navigating a mine field even before S8). But yeah, I miss the intimacy of a curated friends list w/o unwanted outside comments and trust that even those who disagree are speaking in good faith.

If/when a good alternate comes around, I'll be sure to let you know. With the Bleach continuation, I'm sure fandom with re-thrive once again.