Being back in my love's small town and being able to sleep in until the early afternoon. This semester has been so rough and I am exhausted by city living.
Was a week ago actually, but I wrote possibly the longest reply of my life (and it was only halfway done) over on Word for more visibility, the document is nowhere to be found. I could cry. I've been hesitating to write it over for days now, because I just can't right now.
Definitely. I think if an RP has to be rooted in certain disciplines to even be enjoyable for both people or for one person not to be going “??? what ur character just did is not how that works”, then it’s exclusionary already to people who aren’t interested or knowledgeable about those specific...
I think some of it is that sci-fi/futuristic can be intimidating, depending on the level of realism expected, because of the science part specifically. I’m currently roleplaying both a fantasy and a sci-fi storyline, and while both take research (I’m drawing a lot of inspiration and terminology...
You might enjoy reading and drawing inspiration from some of Octavia Butler's books, starting with Parable of the Sower, if you haven't already. She does this quite well.
*slinks back into the shadows to read about this genre I never play*
Clarity, in my case. Clarity, clarity, clarity. I want to know how you are as a partner, what you like to roleplay genre-wise, what you enjoy in a roleplay theme-wise, and what you want from me. That doesn't mean your interest check has to be a paragraph long-- I tend to make mine as detailed...
Adding to what everyone else has said, I read an interesting post awhile back about straight women enjoying dynamics in MxM pairings that would raise red flags in hetero pairings because of the risks associated with power imbalances in straight relationships. They can take a step back from the...
Thanks for this, it hits a lot of points I agree with, as well. Ultimately, even when I wasn't officially a minor, people who were older than me put me in some very uncomfortable positions online. While I know I would never harass a minor, I also don't feel comfortable roleplaying the themes I...
90% of the time it's because I find our styles don't match up after we've sent some RP samples, so I usually go with something like: "Thanks so much for planning with me this far, but I don't think our styles are compatible. Thanks again for your time, and I hope you find the partner you're...