It’s been quite a bit of adjusting. I started with RP with my friends, small niche sites I ran mostly-solo, and with Animal RP, which means the way I approach things and the way I think of RP is a bit different compared to what those expect with more history in AM. People have expected me to act/think in ways I wasn’t even aware of were the commonplace expectations, which has lead to confusion. I’ve realized that a lot of people are quite cautious based on terrible experiences, and I can understand that, but I'm also someone with my own unique experiences -- just like everyone else, regardless of shared community or not.

I’m still not really used to the concept of shipping and how it’s treated in the RPC. I don’t tend to call them ships since I’m simply not used to that lingo (I’ve had to get used to a lot of new terms), and I don’t have any concept of written-in-stone finals for characters. I’m willing to be considerate for others, but I don’t like someone feeling any sense of possession over my characters. There’s a difference between attached and being possessive, and I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt. I don't think attachment and enthusiasm alone is a red flag, nor is the perceived lack of it either since I prefer to trust that people will communicate when something is wrong, or that they should learn to. As I like to say: reading between the lines is for the writing, not for out-of-character communication.