this should be a universal courtesy with all muns. if you follow someone, you NEED TO READ THEIR RULES! maybe they’ll only follow back if you give them a PASSWORD. maybe there’s important INFORMATION on how they play their muse or run their blog. maybe they’re exclusive, or private, or selective. maybe they have rules specially for FOLLOWERS. and reading someone’s rules is especially crucial if you are mutuals with them; you are SHOOTING YOURSELF IN THE FOOT by not doing so, because you may end up breaking a rule and losing a potentially great partnership because of it.
by reading someone’s rules, you’re telling them:
“i respect you enough to see if you have any triggers or concerns.”
“i care enough about you to check out your pages instead of just following.”
“i want to see if we’d be a good fit to roleplay together.”
“you are worth more than the time it takes to click ‘FOLLOW’.”
in contrast, by NOT reading someone’s rules, you’re telling them:
“i don’t care if you have any triggers or concerns.”
“i know you may have read MY rules, but i won’t bother to read yours.”
“i don’t want to roleplay with you that much.”
of course, there are many muns who have very LAID-BACK rules pages. and some muns might not really care if you don’t read their rules. but there are MANY muns who have special requests and put them in their rules pages. MANY muns get invested in their partners, and excited to write with them, and need you to meet them halfway. this starts with reading their rules.
bottom line?
IF YOU DON’T READ THE RULES, YOU ARE NOT RESPECTING THE MUN.
I want to remind every roleplayer of a few things that we tend to forget far too often.
You don’t have to have good edits to be a good roleplayer.
You don’t have to have small font to be a good roleplayer.
You don’t have to do quick replies to be a good roleplayer.
You don’t have to impress everyone and be popular to be a good roleplayer.
You don’t have to be multi-ship or single-ship to be a good roleplayer.
DO NOT ROLEPLAY TO IMPRESS.
Roleplay to be happy and write for your love of the character and for your love of writing. In fandoms, you get caught up in popularity and quality. Quality doesn’t come with fancy themes, fonts, paragraphs, words, edits, etc, etc.
It comes with your personality as the mun, your appreciation for the character, your love for your followers and your friendliness as a fellow roleplay partner. So, next time you feel the urge to bow to someone else for their ‘quality,’ just take a moment and think about what you’re doing. You’re just as good as they are.
You have your own style. You have your own way. I love you just as much as I love the ‘quality’ roleplayers, and your most loyal and loving followers will feel the same way. Do your best at all times and that’s all that matters!
The best feeling in the whole world is the short moment before the person you love kisses you. You’re looking into each other’s eyes, hearts are beating fast, holding each other so close you melt into one, your eyes glaze over, your palms are sweaty, you’re breathless and your skin gets a little flush. That moment feels like an eternity because nothing else matters, and then once they kiss you you get a sense of relief like “wow I love you and I know you love me, too. ”
