possessiveness seems to be a really big thing in the community too. as much as we try to not do it. certain characters we cling to or the rp partners that we really enjoy writing with become big parts of our emotional selves too, and its normal to be kind of jealous when those characters and their players spend more time with others than with you, but that is not quite the same as possessiveness. i've seen super toxic possessive behavior, been a victim of it myself in the past. it happens. more commonly when ships are involved. but i see it less and less these days as the community grows up i think. most of us are older and not anywhere close to our teen years anymore and the possessiveness kind of fades. we're more interested in making friends and having fun in a drama free space now i think lol

I don't want to make a new character on that site right now but at the same time I really want to make a character using Imogen Poots right now ...

I'm gonna not. XD Maybe later if I have an actual idea.

me always accidentally hitting report on my own posts when meaning to hit quote for the template...

but i really should finish the WIPS and not make more

what is this? an actual multi-thread narrative arc? in my rp?

you know it

I had this distinct exp of being jealous seeing my two friends have fun writing with each other, because i wanted them to have more fun when writing with me.

I was 16 so yeah, pretty regular teen behaviour. I do believe it stems from insecurity, which is valid. Jealousy is part of life, but it’s not something we’d want for ourselves or for anyone.

I echoed this statement before in the thread about rping and mental health. I don’t think it’s a good idea to be too emotionally attached to rping if you don’t know how to manage your emotions well. It may be true for all things in lfie in general, but in rping, we do lay our vulnerabilities more so than in other hobbies. it can be a good anchor, but it can also drag us down if we get to obsessed wth it

Speaking from experience 🙈

It's really nice when old communities come together to do role-play again. Even if it is a more slow and casual style. c:

Re: possessiveness and other negative behaviors in roleplay, I think it helps to remember we aren't responsible for regulating other people's emotions. The inverse is also true: we can't expect other people to always change their behavior to accommodate our feelings, either.

If I sense myself getting impatient or crabby or irritable about something minor in roleplay, I tell myself that's a signal I need to log off and do something else. And when someone is upset at me in roleplay for something that I know is more about them than me, I often choose to take a little break for the same reason. Healthy boundaries are important!

Besides, there's always the option of writing original work or fanfic if we ever want complete control over a story.

gonna get so mad at my writer's block that imma burst a blood vessel. pop!

Been thinking about all the would-bes and could-of-beens of my rp career lately.

it's really nice to have real time weather for the city you're posting in. it's one of those things that wasn't super important but like is kind of cool to add into posts.

Overwhelming urge
to go through all my char playlists
and add more Gackt

x.X