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Is it your first thread with them? Because if someone I just started threading with and didn't already know started asking for a PSL when we've barely finished one thread?

That's kinda weird/clingy imo.

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mmm i sort of get that, mostly because i've been around long enough to remember a lot of the absolute horror stories from the less well-adjusted individuals in this hobby. but does it deserve a ghosting? a think a "i'd rather we just stay with memes for now" or "let's finish this thread first" would be fine, wouldn't it?

or am i giving people too much credit? i am, aren't i? man...

Genuine question, but how is asking for a psl after a thread (presumably one that finished, and had decent chemistry) weird/clingy? Where would you draw the line?

Didn't read up to realize the thread wasn't complete and had just been going on for a week. I can see where that might be odd, though I wouldn't consider it clingy.

Still, where is the line?

also da but imo it also depends on how much the thread has progressed and the tone taken when asking for a psl. i'm usually pretty open to psls / more meme stuff after a good thread, but there have been a few instances of people either coming up to me a handful of tags in, and then getting really overly familiar/friendly too quickly that kind of creeped me out.

in these situations I got the impression that the other person seemed desperate(?) or overly eager to 'lock me down' as a friend to chat with and person to regularly tag with, which is a nope from me

I think where the line is varies with each person. Like in my case it comes off as weird and/or clingy if we have no rapport/it's our first thread ever because I don't know the other party from shit. All I know is we had one thread together, which is like a good way to test the waters? But doesn't tell me if we will gel for anything deeper.

They tagged me twice in two different memes. So I wasn’t really seeking them out.

Then I got nothing other than ghosting is bullshit and they should just be open and tell you they just want to stick with memes or whatever instead.

But I can also see how that could still be seen as weird. So I’ll just let it go and if they wanna tag me some other time then roll with it.

ayrt

i don't personally ask for psls with people from memes unless we've threaded before or the thread got lengthy (think 30+ comments with a few paragraphs per tag) and it was close to wrapping up. either way, it's just a simple, "hey, would you be up for a follow on scene with these two?"

when i reach out to people on memes who i haven't had any other communication with, i generally keep it short to avoid coming off as clingy/weird or overly enthusiastic.

i've had people who i've threaded with multiple times (where they tagged me first every time) and they ghosted when i asked. but i've also had people where like above, i asked towards the end of a scene that went on for a while and then silence. but i've also had people who were happy to do more scenes when i've reached out.

so idk, maybe i'm just doing dw rp wrong.

For the most part it’s gone well for me and I’ve met some great people I still thread with. This is the first time it’s actually been a kind of weird experience. So I don’t necessarily feel burned by it. But it will make me think through reaching out to anyone else.

I really think this depends on the vibe you get from how you write together. Personally, I've never thought much of reaching out to meme partners to initiate a PSL, but usually asking to plot with them first feels like best practice (particularly when it's clear you have good writing chemistry and are both digging the thread).

Discuss the thread a bit, share socials, figure out what you both want to write, and then write it. I think if you're normal about it and are genuinely friendly, it basically can't go wrong; that's what we're all here for in the first place.

+1, i've asked for psls/ingame ships after the first thread just because it was clear we vibed so well together from the get-go. it's not weird if you're both having a good time.

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