[ SECRET POST #3805 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3805 ⌋

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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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General comments:

(If the thread contains spoilery/triggery content please post as 2nd comment so it collapses!)

Inspired by secret #3

[(Anonymous)]

Write a short self-insert fic. Or describe one that you've written or read that you like.

Re: Inspired by secret #3

[(Anonymous)]

You want a good one or a bad one, OP?

Challenge Accepted

[(Anonymous)]

Mary-Sue Winchester, the daughter of the legendary hunters Sam and Dean (don't ask) sheathed her Valyrian steel machete, pulled out her chromed and engraved flare gun, and stepped into the cave. The blonde walked carefully, stepping over the corpses of the Wendigo's previous victims, her delicate nose wrinkling in disgust. As she went deeper into the cave, her emerald orbs adjusted to the near-dark.

The willowy hunter heard crunching sounds, and felt a chill go down the length of her spine, and goosebumps raised on her pale skin. She'd gotten here too late for the Wendigo's latest victim. She was sad, even though it was one of the Mean Girls at school, who always teased her for wearing plaid.

The Wendigo turned and stretched to its full height, towering over the petite blonde. But she wasn't afraid; she aimed her flare gun and pulled the trigger, and then stood, watching, as the flames consumed it. After it was dead, she made sure to put the fire out. She knew the importance of preventing forest fires.

She checked her watch and realized she had to hurry before Daddy realized she'd "borrowed" the Impala. And of course, Pop-Pop would insist that she do her homework. Even if they didn't realize she'd broken the rules and gone hunting alone, she didn't want to get in trouble for violating curfew.

She was, after all, only thirteen years old.

What are your self insert characters like?

[(Anonymous)]

Do you have any particular ones for certain fandoms? Like for Harry Potter, Pokemon, etc.

Re: What are your self insert characters like?

[(Anonymous)]

I've never really been into self-insert stuff, although I think that's basically a function of my particular psychological issues more than anything

Re: What are your self insert characters like?

[(Anonymous)]

When I was a kid, I wrote a long... well, self-insert I guess for Pokemon. It wasn't based on the anime, just the games, so it was me and my adventure. It was just about 9-year-old me. Except I could also transform into a Meowth. As you do.

I think the best series for self-inserts are ones where the premise of the series is some kind of institution, instead of being just a cast-driven story. So Pokemon and Harry Potter work perfectly for that, because you can imagine your character going on a Pokemon adventure or going to Hogwarts.

Re: What are your self insert characters like?

[(Anonymous)]

irl: Comfortably retired and live with a couple of well trained large dogs, I spend my ample free on my hobbies all which I'm skilled at

Re: What are your self insert characters like?

[(Anonymous)]

I have one for every fandom I am in. They are all pretty much like me but smarter and more attractive.

Re: What are your self insert characters like?

[philstar22]

I don't really read self-insert fics. In my own, unwritten, self-insert fantasies, I'm generally the hero of the story or a female version of a hero character. Female Harry Potter. A combination of Luke and Leia because Leia is awesome but I'd want to be a Jedi. A female member of the Fellowship. That sort of thing. Basically, my self-inserts aren't about shipping (though sometimes it happens as a part of it), they are about being badass and saving the day and being the hero.

Re: What are your self insert characters like?

[(Anonymous)]

I find the phrase self-insert to be a bit inaccurate since my self-inserts are nothing like me. So, maybe they're Mary Sues? Except that I do try to add a few flaws, and my stories tend to have other relationships and canon things because I can't pretend canon doesn't exist.

Basically, I go for the timid, bookish types. Healers, librarians, scholars, etc.

BOOK CLUB JUNE DISCUSSION

[diet_poison]

Please join us for our discussion of Dragon Wizard by S. Andrew Swann!

http://fandomsecrets.dreamwidth.org/1624815.html?thread=961516271#cmt961516271

How's It Going?

[(Anonymous)]

I just ate a burrito and amazingly enough I now feel much less annoyed at the world now that I'm not hungry any more.

How's it going with all of you?

Unpopular characters that you love

[philstar22]

Are there any characters that seem unpopular or hated in the fandom, but you love them? Are there any characters that get a lot of hate that you feel very protective of?

Weirdest Fictional Crush

[(Anonymous)]

What's the most "unusual" character that you've ever found yourself attracted to?

[thewakokid]

Fictional creatures and their wonky anatomy

[(Anonymous)]

what imaginary creatures bother you with their impossible physiology

What about this: Popular Characters that you love

[thewakokid]

But that you love more than anyone else loves them.

What have you made recently?

[(Anonymous)]

Share your arts and crafts (pictures, stories, etc.) here!

Theory about the book clubs low participation

[thewakokid]

How many folks here, if the book they wanted to win doesn't win, simply doesn't bother reading the winner? Not like out of spite, or anything - Well, maybe out of spite, I don't know your life, I don't know your choices - but out of a "Pfft, I'm not gonna read something new / spend my time on reading something other people want to read, my free time is too precious!"

Cause that's me, tbh. I'm a slow reader and a classically bad book club participant.

Just putting it out there, something I aught to work on cause if people do that the book club will die off and no-one'll have any motivation to read the books you like and validate your literary opinions.

Nonnie Check Ins

[(Anonymous)]

How are all the nonnies doing? If you've shared about something in your personal life, or even if you haven't, would you care to update us?

Foods you love but your body hates

[dani_phantasma]

because I just woke up from a 3 or 4 hour sugar coma because I just had to have a shake from Steak n' Shake. Still worth it, yo.

What are some foods you love to have but your body has a negative reaction to?

One Love Manchester

[(Anonymous)]

i know it's not possible for non-uk or commonwealth citizens but ariana grande deserves at least an obe for that one

Theory:

[(Anonymous)]

Someone on f!s has a kind for Jensen Ackles consuming alcohol.

Discuss.

Work Panic

[(Anonymous)]

I realise it's likely no one will see this, since it's stupid'o'clock in the morning where I am and I don't even know about anyone else, but I'm panicking like fuck and I need to vent somewhere. Sorry.

I have an interview the day after tomorrow and I'm panicking because the more I research the logistics of taking the job the more I'm terrified of getting it. I applied originally because it was an area I've always wanted to work in, I've been unemployed or on temporary work schemes for years, it was near to the deadline for application, and it looked like something I could do. I sent in an application form and got offered an interview only a few days later. It seemed great!

The problem is, the job is in another city, and since I got the interview offer I've been looking up the logistics of moving there and ... I'm honestly not sure it's feasible for me. I don't drive, which is a massive problem for me, but realistically I am not going to be able to learn in time for this job, and trying would only be a massive stress on top of everything else. It's not going to happen. So I can't commute and would have to physically relocate to the city. Which, judging by the housing prices I'm seeing so far, may be a very real problem for me. Since I can't drive, I'd have to move to an area of the city either relatively close to the job or close to a public transport connection. The problem is, I'm not sure the job is anywhere close to a public transport connection, and it's in a park area in a pretty damned expensive area of town. I also don't know enough about the city to properly research the transport options yet.

I know, I know, I honestly should have thought of all this before applying for the job at all. I just honestly thought it would be more doable than it's looking right now. I have an interview the day after tomorrow and I'm actively terrified that I'm going to be offered the job, because I'm not sure I can take it.

And, yes, not all of that is because of the logistics, it's also because this is a huge fucking change that I didn't really think through before I applied, partly because time pressure and partly because desperation to find a job. Moving to another city would mean leaving my family, who are in a complicated financial and health place at the minute which my leaving may or may not help. Which maybe shouldn't be a concern, but still ...

I can't tell if I'm freaking the fuck out right now because I'm terrified of change and hampering myself and it would all be fine once I got the job, or if I'm genuinely realising that I'm just not able to take this job for reasons both practical and emotional.

I'm also not sure, either way, what the fuck I'm supposed to DO about it. I've already potentially wasted a fuckton of their time applying for a job I didn't research enough to know if I'd be able to take. What do I tell them? I'm honestly and legitimately not sure if I will be able to accept this job, sorry to have wasted your time? Do I do that before or after the interview? Do I do that at all? I might not even get offered the job.

And, thing is, I have been unemployed for years, beyond two years on separate work schemes. There is a dearth of employment for people with my skillset where I'm living. I've been managing by living at home and basically feeding my social services income back into the family, as well as getting temporary work where I can. Family is also something of a concern, because my dad is on hiatus from work for health reasons and may not be able to go back, and my mother had to retire on medical grounds a few years ago and can't work. My income isn't much but it is definitely helping stabilise the family budgets. I really need work, but I'm also very afraid that if I move such a distance to get it that both myself and my family will be in much rockier circumstances. But I need a permanent job, or at the very least a longer term one than I've gotten so far. And there genuinely just isn't many of those to be had in my home town. We have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.

I should have thought of all this before it came to interview. I know that. And it's entirely possible I'm just panicking and none of it is as huge of an issue as it feels right now, at 4.30 in the fucking morning. Just.

I'm going to this interview, and the thought that I might fail it is actually a huge, huge fucking relief right now. Which I think is probably a bad sign.

I'm also afraid that if it isn't feasible and I do have to turn down the job after being offered a position that my social services payment will be affected, and that I'm going to be losing money and stability either way.

I can't help feeling like I just shouldn't have applied for this job in the first place. But I did, and in just over 30 hours I have an interview for it, and I have no fucking idea what to do about that.

Fuck. Fuck. I need to go cry for an hour. I somewhat doubt I'll be able to sleep.