phoeebus:

     I’ve convinced 300 people to hit that little plus button in the corner of my blog. I’ve convinced 300 people  that I am worthy of seeing on their dashboards. I don’t know how that happened but it’s nice to know  I can gather enough people to fight Persia with just with the promise of this golden-haired idiot.

     Here comes the sappy part where I tell how unsure I was of bringing Phoebus to Tumblr with no experience on rping Disney and no knowledge of if anyone even cared about this largely-ignored-by-the-fandom guy, and how I jumped in glee when I got my first ten followers, literally screamed when I broke 130, marking this my most followed blog ever, and then just watched the number grow despite my constant disappearings and ooc posts (…no, really, make it a drinking game — one for every time I’ve promised to do drafts and then have not).

     Anyhow, I am grateful for each and every one of you. I am glad that despite being absolutely mortifying in ooc communication, I’ve been welcomed. I don’t think anyone’s reading at this point any more so vitut, onto the short-but-hey-at-least-I-finished-it follow forever!If I forgot anyone, feel free to hit me with a shoe or something.

                               ♘            ℱrères d’armes              ♘
                                  you already know  you’re going to be here, don’t you.
                                  these are the people in the fandom who I interact the
                                  most with, and who  I will follow until the end of days.

                            judgmentcast                  dancingforcoins
                            murroyilodel                     petiteperfxrmer 
                            justtoliveoneday                         truander 

                               ♘               ℭamarades                ♘
                                  you  lot are fabulous people  with whom I rp too, and
                                  who  fit  in  the  category above  in all terms  except
                                  fandom.  what  I am saying is that  if I ever unfollow,
                                  assume mistake.

                            asundrop           the-fxirest           bxiying 
                            huaping           wingiisms             zhxnshi 
                                                princesslxttie

                               ♘                 ℳilitaires               ♘
                                  more  quality  people  whom  with   I’d  like  to  write.
                                  you  are  all  wonderful  and   a+  and  deserve  your
                                  places  here  even  if  we  don’t  interact  that  much
                                  (or are not even mutuals because I know nothing of
                                  your fandom).

                            topsytxrvy      turxer      dame-de-la-lune
                            innsania                       singingwithoutfail
                            daughterofegypt                  sungod1482 
                            esmeralda-is-not-your-princess    geniist
                            lxttiie            spxre            vinterdrxnning 
                            povarenxk                        applesforanna
                            listenwellallofyou    ubxntu     otobaibitch
                            feraliity       mxfly         constantquibbling

thepromiseofredemption:

           Original artwork was done by kingkaneda and can be found here.

holy cow you guys

There are more than 650 of you now. That’s a lot. Like a lot, a lot. And I’m so so so SO grateful to each and every one of you who has taken the time to follow me and send me messages and put up with my ridiculously slow replies and chat with me about this dork who means so much to me.

So I wanted to make a little shout out to the little muffins that I love so that you can go follow all of them as well! (Urls are placed alphabetically, not in order of preference or anything!)

Yᴏᴜ Hɪʀᴇᴅ Mᴇ (the ultimate baes + a little about them)

dreadfullybonded: I am sooooo glad I decided to send that sassy meme in, because without it, I probably wouldn’t ever have summoned up the courage to talk to you because imma potato. But you are my very dearest friend, and I love you so much. It’s SO nice to have someone who loves and understands Norribeth as much as I do, and at the same time is totally willing to be goofy and do crack threads with me, and I will love you forever and ever and I’m gonna stop now because I promised myself I’d keep this (relatively) short.

kirk-jamestiberius tiberius: You, my dearest Maggie, are UH-maz-ing. You are so talented at making Jim’s voice come through in just a few lines (teach me your waaayysss…), it’s like… Woah. Am I actually speaking to a Starfleet Captain? Should I salute? Curtsey? I DON’T KNOW THE PROPER PROTOCOL FOR YOUR AMAZINGNESS.

trickstercaptain: Ok, can I just stop everything for a moment and ask you HOW ON EARTH YOU CAN WRITE SO WELL? DANG, GIRL. As much as I love these movies, I could never write as Jack because I just don’t understand all his intentions and goals, but you, you get him so perfectly, it’s crazy. Daft like Jack, actually. :D

Cʜᴏᴏsɪɴɢ ᴀ Sɪᴅᴇ (super awesome peoples whom I love) 

-norrington; adreadfulbond; alexandra-savoy; avoidingxfamiliarity; beststartbelieving; blackheartedbrigand; captainjacksparrovv; cxtler; donapirata; dxdger; evora-eriu-mclaggen; flinthearted; gamemakxr; heelsandagun; hiddenblondie; huaping; iftherecouldbetwomoments; imcalledsnowwhite; imperatrixoceana; legacycaptain; legolasoflasgalen; lt-theodoregroves; nahseekh; ourdebtissettled; piratesparrow; poppybrownlock; quitelikedyou; rightandproperbastard; royalhighnessanna; rxffnut; saliberte; scallywagsandseamonsters; stilliprayforeverysoul; talk-to-tennant; the-alana-bloom; theblackpearlscaptain; whatdidheuseforrope; woman-o-war; wxld; youinsultedmyhorse

Sɪʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ Gʀᴀᴠᴇ (cuties that I stalk from afar)

believedxin; buyxwarxbonds; cmoleonxrdmccoy; descendantofgirion; dxplicity; hebeworthy; imonmyownside; librarixn; pippinxtook; princeamongweeds; princeofthesouthernisles; quitecxntrary; thelonelyfortuneteller; touchofxdestiny; traitxr; vxndenburg; wxngman; xchristmascheer

huaping:

(is this a picture of me hiding from naked followers? nah. it’s definitely mulan. she just gets really embarrassed that i’m documenting the ping experience at all)

    In all seriousness, though. Best birthday present. Three hundred followers? When I celebrated 200 earlier this year, I was sure I’d hit my stride—because from that end of things, another hundred seemed like a pretty tall order. But it happened—and in four months, no less! WHAT THE FUCK. (I feel like I shouldn’t swear left and right through a post as solemn as this one, but I probably will, because other than WRITING MORE THINGS I don’t know how else to express how surprised, and grateful, I am. Just try and imagine it to the tune of that song from If/Then.)

    Somehow Mulan’s become one of my main muses…which is especially funny, when you consider how dead things used to be around here…in fact I think she’s currently my most active blog. But I can’t pretend that writing her comes easily, or naturally. So it genuinely means a lot to me that one hundred more of you have liked my writing enough to follow anyways. Wading through drafts on this blog is the closest I’ll ever come to feeling like Mulan—not just because I’m writing AS her, but also because there is a lot of sweat, and tears, and hard work, and more tears, and then I pull myself up and figure out how to retrieve the arrow, goddamn it.

    But all of you haven’t just been present—there are a whole lot of you I couldn’t have done without reading, writing with, and/or talking to, so let’s get down to business recognizing

The Spellbound* community:

8bit-handyman amanintime ameera-jasmine barefootandroyal bornofthelandandsea choice-waves coldwindiscalling elsa-de-arendelle futurekingsimba gone-a-littlenuts hisimperialgrace kingofthefortythieves lieutenxntsinclair lipsthatshame mapmakxr no-life-could-be-cheaper rattlerofthestars snarfblatplayer surfacedprincess tofindmyownplace unafraiid xtwoforflinchingx youfightgood

Other RPers I love, or write with, or both: 

apracticalperfection beatocaeli gentlecinderella hawaiianbexuty fauxdivinity ibunwa iknowwheremydutylies justtoliveoneday madamcxptain schneeweibchen southernsideburns sxmekingoftherock thepromiseofredemption

People I’ve admired from afar:

durasilex infivesyllablesorless lxbouff maimedlion phillipdragonslayer queenxcersei

And a shout-out to non-RP lovelies:

superiorbiscuits thelittleasianmermaid

    As for this video. It occurred to me after my last giveaway that by the standards of Tumblr RP I don’t have much to give away—except for more writing—and as a mod in a group with a complex, rewarding hub world, some things (like fanmixes!) aren’t for giving away. But I loved filming the video for my last milestone, and I loved the reception it got, so here’s what I want to do this time. For all of you who helped me make it to 300—as well as anyone else attracted to my blog by this post.

    Storytelling seems to be a knack of mine. Make me tell more. (IRL I’m an actor, albeit not usually for a camera, so this shouldn’t be TOO painful for either of us.) Make me tell you how I feel about our characters, my most embarrassing moment, why I don’t have a favorite color. While I do reserve the right not to answer prompts I don’t feel comfortable with, I DO want to share what I can with you guys—because I very literally would not be here without your following, and I WANT to get to know and write with more of you in the future. So if you’re interested, send me asks! Please specify that they’re for the video. I will be accepting them until September 14.

    Thank you all so much.

[[Since I disappeared for several weeks there, I’m extending the period before I make my video to OCTOBER 5. So far I have questions from findingmynewdream, apracticalperfection, superiorbiscuits and thepromiseofredemption, and as chill as it would be to only have to make a short video, I was kind of hoping for more :P I have a lot to get done both in RP and IRL before this deadline, so send me things and I’ll see you then!

(is this a picture of me hiding from naked followers? nah. it’s definitely mulan. she just gets really embarrassed that i’m documenting the ping experience at all)

    In all seriousness, though. Best birthday present. Three hundred followers? When I celebrated 200 earlier this year, I was sure I’d hit my stride—because from that end of things, another hundred seemed like a pretty tall order. But it happened–and in four months, no less! WHAT THE FUCK. (I feel like I shouldn’t swear left and right through a post as solemn as this one, but I probably will, because other than WRITING MORE THINGS I don’t know how else to express how surprised, and grateful, I am. Just try and imagine it to the tune of that song from If/Then.)

    Somehow Mulan’s become one of my main muses…which is especially funny, when you consider how dead things used to be around here…in fact I think she’s currently my most active blog. But I can’t pretend that writing her comes easily, or naturally. So it genuinely means a lot to me that one hundred more of you have liked my writing enough to follow anyways. Wading through drafts on this blog is the closest I’ll ever come to feeling like Mulan—not just because I’m writing AS her, but also because there is a lot of sweat, and tears, and hard work, and more tears, and then I pull myself up and figure out how to retrieve the arrow, goddamn it.

    But all of you haven’t just been present—there are a whole lot of you I couldn’t have done without reading, writing with, and/or talking to, so let’s get down to business recognizing

The Spellbound* community:

8bit-handyman amanintime ameera-jasmine barefootandroyal bornofthelandandsea choice-waves coldwindiscalling elsa-de-arendelle futurekingsimba gone-a-littlenuts hisimperialgrace kingofthefortythieves lieutenxntsinclair lipsthatshame mapmakxr no-life-could-be-cheaper rattlerofthestars snarfblatplayer surfacedprincess tofindmyownplace unafraiid xtwoforflinchingx youfightgood

Other RPers I love, or write with, or both: 

apracticalperfection beatocaeli gentlecinderella hawaiianbexuty fauxdivinity ibunwa iknowwheremydutylies justtoliveoneday madamcxptain schneeweibchen southernsideburns sxmekingoftherock thepromiseofredemption

People I’ve admired from afar:

durasilex infivesyllablesorless lxbouff maimedlion phillipdragonslayer queenxcersei

And a shout-out to non-RP lovelies:

superiorbiscuits thelittleasianmermaid

    As for this video. It occurred to me after my last giveaway that by the standards of Tumblr RP I don’t have much to give away—except for more writing—and as a mod in a group with a complex, rewarding hub world, some things (like fanmixes!) aren’t for giving away. But I loved filming the video for my last milestone, and I loved the reception it got, so here’s what I want to do this time. For all of you who helped me make it to 300—as well as anyone else attracted to my blog by this post.

    Storytelling seems to be a knack of mine. Make me tell more. (IRL I’m an actor, albeit not usually for a camera, so this shouldn’t be TOO painful for either of us.) Make me tell you how I feel about our characters, my most embarrassing moment, why I don’t have a favorite color. While I do reserve the right not to answer prompts I don’t feel comfortable with, I DO want to share what I can with you guys—because I very literally would not be here without your following, and I WANT to get to know and write with more of you in the future. So if you’re interested, send me asks! Please specify that they’re for the video. I will be accepting them until September 14.

    Thank you all so much.

ibunwa:

        Some say the will o' the wisps 
                                  lead you to your f a t e... 

➳ ;;  Yes, lovebirds! Another one of my exceedingly long follow forevers.

                                                                                Don’t ya just love ‘em?

➳ ;; Well, I’m here to say I appreciate each & every one of you so very

           much. You have made me feel welcome & loved, and just made this

           experience one of the best — I won’t forget it. I know I should thank you

           for getting me to the grand 500+, but that’s not what’s important. You

           have made me feel like no other group of people has, and I hope that

           with this small token I can make up for all you’ve done for me. It’s all I

           have to give. Thank you for being for there for me. Thank you for making

           me feel loved. Thank you for being some of the most a m a z i n g people

           I know, and have yet to meet.

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maimedlion:

Maimedlion's "What Are All You Fine Folk Doing Here?" Celebration

Four Score and seven years ago.. No. I kid, I kid.

       <sub>Well over two years, since this blog was birthed. Years of twists and turns, ups & downs.
   But throughout it all, there have been those of whom have stood beside me. Those of whom
   I consider friends, and those of whom I greatly admire. While this list by no means covers the
   length of all those I wish to express my gratitude towards, I just want to express my adoration
   of these souls in particular;; 

                  ☞   f o l l o w     f o r e v e r ;;  

               sapphiremaiden • queenxcersei • clawsofwit • aliion • viewtokill • lxnnister
               thedarknesstohislight • dxrknesswillrise • arielshepard • beggarking • 
               singlasses • abrideoffire • machiavellianpetyr • ofliesandarborgold • 
               herroyaldarkness • thebullen • tullyhaired • mfxlme • mkuundogo • 
               ortusvir • gladiu • piousfool • thepeachking • soeuratous • withinconfines
               corlapidis • xlionhearts • learnedskill • pxntmercy • earmires • crimsonpawed
               southronflower • delacourre • actualproperclara • solemquis • rickonofwinter
               nxymria • slayjoy • theironkraken • littlelionjoffrey • impxster • courtesxes •
               regalae • owesmeadance • motherviper • rapusodosu • blacklinervause • 
               hedonistique • hershiningknight • callmeselina • calisvol • svikinnar • svedauth
               quietgravedigger • winglesswolf • visagedelamort • knightwithoutbanner • 
               betterking • rxfined • whoresnboars • heiressofdorne • constantquibbling •
               grishildr • edhelernil • regaliis • nixreginam • naharix • bxrnqueen • 
               herunfailingkindness • mmeserpent • bowofthegaladhrim • bowtied •
               dominatrick • tweenxqueen • thetasteofinnocence • lionofxtherock • 
               gamemakxr • unseenmockingjay • huaping • finiis • thepromiseofredemption 
               theblackpearlscaptain • miczariel • xmagizoologist • xcrownless • reissed •
               rxffnut • ginmo • jokertookmypicture • brienneoftarth • lilmisslydiamartin •
               laidre • krepusko • vicky-greyjoy • oftuixla • xaedificare • viipxr • lannisterns
               empathd • scxrletlass • lowxnherz • eomeer • drakedomitor • yellowdelaney

                  ☞ g i v e a w a y ;;

                     Now, for the giveaway itself! This is going to be a small thing, lasting for one month.
         Why a month, you ask?      Because it’ll feature something in which I’ll actually be spending
         money. As I’m working for nearly as many hours as I want now, this is something I can do.

              • There will be (one) grand prize winner & (three) runners up
              • You must be following me
              • Reblogs and likes count. Must be done by September 10th, 10:00PM PST. 
              • Winner(s) will be selected via random.org

        What is the grand prize, you ask?</sub> 

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maimedlion:

Holy popsicles! 2900?!! You're all too lovely, you know that?

        ♞       Back two years ago, when this blog was birthed; I didn’t intend to last this long, or ever reach beyond one hundred followers, let alone nearing three thousand? Jaime, my fickle muse and darling lion— have I ever fallen for a character, as I have you? My rock, the one muse I’ve so truly connected with; and I’m so incredibly blessed for those of whom have accompanied me on this whirlwind of an adventure. Two years later, we’re going strong, and it’s all thanks to you. Through the ups and downs, you guys have been there; and continue to grow! So this is a thank you, to each and every one.  While I cannot possibly make a post to include you all, know that you do hold a strong place in my heart, and ever will. 

       Firstly, shall we cover the giveaway? In order to give me time to finish the prizes I owe people, this shall last roughly a couple of weeks. 

Rules; 

• You must be following me. But please do not unfollow directly following the end of the giveaway.
• Reblog before June 23rd at 8:00PM PST. Likes do not count.
• This giveaway is for both roleplay and personal blogs
• Reblog as many times as you like!

What you will win;

First place [ one winner ] 

• Customization of a theme of your choice; I will be willing to do coloring, gif/graphic, description information, asoiaf house sigil banner image for description, playlist, etc. I have some small html knowledge for the purpose of changes.
• Online & Offline gif banners
• Fifty icons of your character, or a character of your choice. Will be watermarked for roleplay blogs.

Second place [ two winners ]

• Online & Offline gif banners
• 20 icons of your character, or character of your choice

Third place [ three winners ]

• Gifset request

Now for the follow forever, under the cut due to length! Please don’t be offended if you do not appear, this was all off the top of my head! 

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fauxdivinity:

FAUXDIVINITY'S Follow Forever :: 200+ Followers Edition

I can’t believe I’ve only had this blog for approximately 72 hours. In such a short span of time, I’ve met so many fabulous partners and writers and creative thinkers. While I’ve only gotten to know a small portion of those who follow me, I hope to change this as time goes on. Now without further ado, here’s the bbys who rock my socks…

S H O U T - O U T S  &  H E L L A  P R O P S

princessexsoleil → You will forever be the Chel to my Tulio, quite literally! Even though you’re technically a Rapunzel blog~ ❤

flynrder → One of my first threads was our ridiculous marriage AU, and I can’t thank you enough for this. It’s a riot, and so are you. ❤

thattrailweblaze → Miguel~! I can’t wait for all the shenanigans we’ll partake in together, because you know they’re coming. ❤

callmexbeepme → A fantastic Kim Possible who’s a hoot and a half to write with. Who knew Kim and Tulio would have such a rapport? ❤

huaping → One of my favorite people in all of tumblr, end of story. Mun and muse are both super hella fabbu and I can’t with either of them. ❤

foreverandtheswan → Your excellent writing brings me to tears. You are incredibly gifted at bringing one of my fave charries to life. ❤

ofmidian → I found you about an hour after I snagged this URL, and I basically squeaked out loud. Dreamworks buddies 4 lyfe. ❤

OTHER BIDDIES I WILL FOLLOW TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. . .

swirlingstxrminside || misanthropicmegara || youthrewoffmygroove || singingwithoutfail || tomakeyouproudofyourboy || negativisticism || princexedward || cxndrillon || sireninthefire || bernardheadelf || transylvaniasprincess || pourxamour || lipsthatshame || alohanxni || bookwxrm || icyqueenofarendelle || xmarinheiro || havfrxe || shetookabiteoftheapple || powerofra || xladdin || banishedking || princeofthesouthernisles || madmoibelle || stayyourcourse || cityofvirtue || oceanic-princess || a-radiant-first-cousin || gotathickskull

You guys…I don’t even know where to start. It’s been a WHILE since I’ve reached any sort of RP milestone, so I’m way more excited than I should be over getting so many followers! I made this blog much in the way Mulan “made” herself into Ping…late at night and planning to keep my head down…because I could never have imagined that I’d gain much of a following, let alone that I could do Hua Mulan - through the lens of a Disney film - justice.

So thank you, every single one of you, for proving me wrong on both counts. As you may have noticed, Mulan is assisted by both likely and unlikely allies as she kicks enemy butt in the banner. That’s me, reaching this milestone. I quite literally couldn’t have gotten to where I am, at 200 followers and counting, without all of you being here. Especial thanks go out to:

╣spellbound* disney rp╠

admiralamelia || amanintime || apeculiarbelle || bornofthelandandsea || clandunbrochprincess || coronasflower || elsa-de-arendelle || fakereputation || forgettingmyglove || futurekingsimba || happyunbirthday-tome || hisimperialgrace || itsoundsmetallicx || kristoffbj0rgman || lipsthatshame || manavbaccemowgli || morphingthroughspace || mxrypoppins || neverxbelle || rattlerofthestars || stayyourcourse || steadyasthewind || strongwillweakankles || tofindmyownplace || weariedmother || xwanderingfree || youfightgood || zoneofelatedorgassy 

╣the mulan crew╠ 

adore-my-battle-scars || chienxpo || iknowwheremydutylies || retrievethearrow || some-kingoftherock 

And a few more people without whose support on this blog I wouldn’t ever have reached the top of the proverbial pole:

asailorking || neworleansprincess || southernsideburns

If you’re not on here, don’t be discouraged! The next time I make a post like this I expect my recognition list to be longer: the friendships I make and the plots I write here can only increase.

Now for the part I’m sure you skipped the Great Wall of Text to read: 

╣the giveaway╠

• Each reblog is an entry. You’re allowed only 2 entries per blog. I don’t want to spam my group. (Likes will not be counted.)
• You must be following me, since this is meant to reward my followers.
• The entry period will end May 18, when I’ll use a random generator to choose three winners. You can probably tell from the banner that I’m not remarkably artistic, but I can write:

First-prize winner will receive a para starter (4+ paragraphs), two drabbles on any character/ship/etc. of their choice within reason, and a promo in my updates tab for a month;

Second-prize winner will receive a para starter (3+ paragraphs), a drabble on any character/ship/etc. of their choice within reason, and a promo post on the dash;

Third-prize winner will receive a drabble and two chat starters on a topic of their choice within reason.

Again, thank you all so much - and good luck!

Concept art by Ken Boyer.