behold, #ffxiv tag, for my magnum opus
a basic rdm guide (written for guildmates), entitled "LET'S GET THAT CAT DILF D(PS)"
https://docs.google.com/document/d/119GYS_g3dDaeBFkq4-E4vS3lcuYL9Ik8UY6jsyAXR0s/edit?usp=sharing
i will also accept a variant:
high femme character has to go undercover and leave her dresses and high heels behind. instead she wears a perfectly tailored tuxedo and wingtip oxfords. a pile of people swoon at her feet as she remarks how it's nice she didn't have to pack any emergency ballet flats
y'know that bs "tomboy made to wear a dress and everyone is amazed at how pretty she 'really is'" trope?
i say we adopt its inverse more regularly: the high femme, very fashion-forward, dress-and-heels-only character suddenly has some contrivance where she has to show up in, like, sweatpants and a t-shirt.
everyone is amazed at how hot she still is, mostly because she's going HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO COMFY I LOVE IT and joy is sexy
re: recent discourse, a note for both sides
this started with someone intentionally, and self-destructively, presenting it in a way where they wanted to hurt other people, so they could hurt themselves.
if you want to genuinely express concern: don't follow in those footsteps.
if you want to genuinely attempt to understand: don't follow in those footsteps.
if you want to do anything other than hurt other folks, and also yourself: don't follow in those footsteps.
re: recent discourse, a note for both sides
before you draw battle lines and decide that the cause is worth tossing around, please remember
this started because someone, in an act of digital self-harm, wanted to post something they know would be controversial - and hurtful - enough to push people away, because that was their coping strategy.
it's a good time to sit and examine if your motivations are significantly different, and what makes them so.
30 y/o - token cishet - tumblr refugee. spoonie/15 chronic conditions in a trenchcoat/actual cyborg. just hangin' in there 