@humanwheatleyslefttoenail IM CALLING U OUT RIGHT BACK

@humanwheatleyslefttoenail​ IM CALLING U OUT RIGHT BACK 

 your art?? and your lyrics??? and your singing???? AMAZING. i aspire to draw at your level!! you brought us all together when we really needed a community and you’ve kept us all on track on the project. you tell awesome stories and im so glad i got to meet you, and all the wonderful people you brought to the server ^.^

portal fandom callout post

smerUnfortunately a lot of people in the fandom are so amazing that it’s actually problematic why are you all so cool. 

@gladosisalesbian You’re like a fandom mom if fandom moms were actually cool and had common sense. Thanks for being the queen portal lesbian, also how the fuck can you write so well? Like??????? That’s real talent, right there. Also you’re super funny, I rival your ability to shitpost. 

@zimtdraws Awarded best artist how the actual fuck does your art just keep getting better. Your found family AU gives me *all* the emotions and it’s so nice to see someone do Aperture Tag art and Mel/Virgil art. Every time you post I am filled with serotonin, you are the mvp of this fandom tbh. 

@parttwoactuallywrites you have no business. writing as well as you do. literally you write like a published goddamn author and all your fics make me cry but in a good way. also you’re so nice and like that message you sent me when we first started to interact? i think about that daily that is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me

@hog-of-aperture wheatrat solidarity. your art is amazing and so like. conceptually interesting with the way you use shapes and colors. caveline and wheatrat would be nothing without your contributions and honestly you’re super epic and cool

@spookyglados i think you’re super neat and you’ve been doing the lord’s work crusading against white chell. you’re the fandom’s source of rational thinking and tbh all fandoms need somebody like that. 

@chellredacted alesia stan solidarity. i crown you queen of chell stanning how does it feel to know you’ve reached the top? in all seriousness though you’re super nice and it’s always a delight to see your posts on my dash.

@incel-wheatley dude you’re super epic thanks for doing that dramatic fic reading with me and also for the long wheatrat discord convos. you’re epic and so is your art, i still have that glados art you drew me. also, never forget dashcon ball pit chellDOS

@stupiditysphere i think you’re epic and we share a lot of similar opinions. i’m glad someone else has complicated feelings about the grain orb but also likes chelldos. your content always makes me smile tbh

@okaynova you’re super awesome and amazing at voice acting. you put up with my constant discord pinging and that long rant i did about a portal fic so idk i think you should get an award for that tbh. thanks for being part of the movie project with me and for being so friendly

@volcanicflowers chelley brainrot solidarity, thanks for being one of the few ppl who still appreciates this ship and the musical, it’s really fun talking to you and i appreciate the nice comments you leave on my posts

@egglegg101 ok so your blue sky au stole my spleen but i forgive you because holy shit you’ve helped me out so, so much with the movie and i literally cannot thank you enough. you are one of the coolest people i’ve ever met and i’m so glad i know you tbh

@mera-kiii your art is fucking amazing i hope you know that like it’s actually fantastic. thanks for helping me organize the movie server, seriously, you’ve been doing the lord’s work and i think you’re really cool

@aperturret LITERALLY HOW IS YOUR LINEART THAT GOOD LIKE??? you make super epic humanizations and like just your technical skill alone is amazing. i wish i could draw like you do, you’ve got real talent tbh

@samrbdrawsdraws you’ve contributed so much to the project in terms of character design and animation i cannot emphasize how much your work means to me. I can see you running your own cartoon in the future - it’s amazing what you can do with both art and animation. Seriously, i think you’re gonna be famous in the future

@moonchemistry art good. art *really* fucking good. you’re super nice and i always see your reblogs on my posts and i really appreciate that. your lineart and style is literally such a joy to see and you’ve really helped out a ton with the movie

Also there are a ton of you I know from discord and I don’t know your tumblr handle, but i love you guys so much and i love the portal community. 

can’t wait to break all ur hearts with The Campfire Scene™️ :)

Chell and Wheatley by @egglegg101​

i am not immune to the "character's eyes glow when they use their powers" trope

I don’t want to WRITE I want to HAVE WRITTEN why is that so difficult

im not a girl or a boy, im fucming sleeby is what i am

I've seen discussions sometimes about how fanfiction-based fandom culture is heavily influenced and dominated by people who are not cis men.

One thing I haven't seen discussed as much though is how much of fandom in general is shaped by neurodivergent people.

I mean, you have autistic and ADHD people with special interests or hyperfixations collecting information and writing detailed meta, connecting very strongly with characters and fandoms. I would not be surprised if the percentage of autistics in fandom communities was significantly higher than in the general public.

And that's not even getting into other types of neurodivergencies and how they influence fandom culture.

I sometimes see people try to divorce fandom culture from the idea of being a "geek", and I understand that this is sometimes because of the association with the sexist geek stereotype, but I also know that there is a connection between the two concepts, and it's probably us neurodivergent people.