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cybernaght · 9 months

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The fandom echo chamber: fanon, microanalysis and conspiracy brain

As someone who has been in fandom spaces, on and off, for 20 years, I find some fascinating trends popping up in the last decade that I thought to be fandom-specific but clearly aren’t. So, I would like to do a little examination of where those things come from, how they are engaged with, and what it says about the way we consume media. This is a think piece, of sorts, with my brain being the main source. As such, we will spend some time down the memory lane of a fandom-focused millennial.

This is largely brought about by Good Omens. But it’s also not really about Good Omens at all.

Part one. Fanon.

The way we see characters in any story is always skewed by our very selves. This is a neutral statement, and it does not have a value judgement. It’s simply unavoidable. We recognise aspects of them, love aspects of them, and choose aspects of them to highlight based entirely on our own vision of the universe.

Recognition comes into this. There is a reason so many protagonists of romance novels have a “blank slate” problem. Even when they do not, we love characters who are like us or versions of us that we would like to be. And when we say “we”, I also mean, “me”.

(I remember very clearly this realisation hit me after a whole season of Doctor Who with writing which I hated utterly when I questioned why I still clung so incredibly hard to Clara Oswald as my favourite companion. Then I looked at myself in the mirror. Oh. Well. That would do it, wouldn’t it?)

Then, there is projection, and, again, this is a neutral statement. Projection exists, and it is completely normal and, dare I say it, valid way of engaging with — well, anything. Is the character queer? Trans? Neurodivergent? Are they in love? Do they like chocolate? Are they a cat person? Well, yes, if this is what the text says, but if the text does not say anything… You tell me. Please, do tell me. Because, in that moment of projection, they are yours.

And then, there is fandom osmosis, and that is the most fascinating one of them all, the one that is not very easy to note while you are inside the echo chamber. It’s the way we collectively, consciously or not, make decisions on who or what the characters are, what their relationships are, and what happens to them.

(Back when I was writing egregiously long Guardian recaps on this blog I actually asked if Shen Wei’s power being learning actually was stated anywhere in the canon of the show. Because I had no idea. I have read and reread dozen of fanfics where that is the case, and at some point through enough repetition, it became reality.)

We are all kind of making our own reality here, aren’t we?

Back when things were happening in a much less centralised manner - in closed livejournal groups, and forums of all shapes and sizes - I don’t remember there being quite as much universally agreed upon fanon. Frankly, I don’t remember much of universally agreed upon anything. But now, everything is in one place: we have this, and we have AO3, and it’s wonderful, it really is so much easier to navigate, but it’s also one gigantic reality-shifting echo chamber, with blogs, reblogs, trends, and rituals.

Accessibility plays its part, too. If you were, say, in Life on Mars (UK) fandom between seasons, and you wanted to post your speculation fic, you had to have had an account, and then find and gain access to one of the bigger groups (lifein1973 was my poison, but ymmv), and then, if you feel brave you may post it, but also, you may want to do so from your alt account if you wanted to keep yours separate, and then you would have to go through the whole process again. And I’m not saying that fan creations then were somehow inherently better for it than fan creations now (although Life on Mars Hiatus Era is perhaps a bad example - because some of the Speculation Fic there was breathtaking), but there is something to say about the ease of access that made the fandoms go through a big bang of sorts.

(I mean, come on, I can just come here and post this - and I am certain people will read it, and this blog is a pandemic cope baby about Chinese television for goodness sake.)

The canon transformations that happen in the fandom echo chamber truly are fascinating to witness as someone who is more or less a fandom butterfly. I get into something, float around for a bit, then get into something else and move on. I might come back eventually when the need arises, but I don’t sustain a hiatus mind-state. This means that when I float away and return, I find some very intriguing stuff.

Let’s actually look at Good Omens here. Season two aired, and I found it spectacular in its cosy and anguished way; deliberately and intelligently fanfic-y in its plot building; simple but subversive, and so very tender. (I will have to circle back to this eventually, because, truly, I love how deliberately it takes the tropes and shatters them - it’s glorious). And, to me - a person who read the book, watched the first season, hung around AO3 for a few weeks and moved on - absolutely on-point in terms of characterisation.

So imagine my surprise when the fandom disagreed so vehemently that there are actual multi-tiered theories on how characters were not in possession of their senses. Nothing there, in my mind, ever contradicted any of the stated text, as it stood. This remained a strange little mystery until I did what I always do when I flutter close to an ongoing fandom.

I loaded AO3 and sorted the existing fic by popularity. And there it was, all there: the actual earth-shattering mutual devotion of the angel and the demon; willingness to Fall; openness and long heart-aching confession speeches. There was all of the fanon surrounding Aziraphale and Crowley, which, to me, read as out of character, and to one for whom they became the reality over the last four years, read as truth.

Again, only neutral statements here. This is not a bad thing, and neither this is a good thing, this is just something that happens, after a while, especially when there are years for the fandom-born ideas to bounce around and stew. I can’t help but think that so much of what we see as real in spaces such as this one is a chimaera of the actual source and all the collective fan additions which had time and space to grow, change, develop, and inspire, reverberating over and over again, until the echoes fill the entirety of the space.

Eventually, this chimaera becomes a reality.

Part two. Microanalysis

Here are my two suppositions on the matter:

1. Some writers really love breadcrumb storytelling.

Russel T Davies, for instance, on his run of Doctor Who (and, if you are reading it much later - I do mean the original one), loved that technique for his seasonal arcs. What is a Bad Wolf? Who is Harold Saxon? Well, you can watch very very carefully, make a theory, and see it proven right or wrong by the end of the season.

Naturally, mystery box writers are all about breadcrumb storytelling: your Losts and your Westworlds are all about giving you snippets to get your brain firing, almost challenging you to figure things out just ahead of the reveal.

2. We, as humans, love breadcrumbs.

And why wouldn’t we? Breadcrumbs are delicious. They are, however, a seasoning, or a coating. They are not the meal.

Too much metaphor?

Let’s unpack it and start from the beginning.

Pattern recognition colours every aspect of our lives, and it colours the way we view art to a great extent. I think we truly underestimate how much it’s influenced by our lived experiences.

If you are, broadly speaking, living somewhere in Western/North-Western Europe in the 14th century, and you see a painting in which there is a very very large figure surrounded by some smaller figures and holding really tiny figures, you may know absolutely nothing about who those figures are, but you know that the big figure is the Important One, and the small ones are Less Important Ones, and the tiny ones are In Their Care. You know where your reverence would lie, looking at this picture. And, I imagine, as someone living in the 14th century, you may be inspired to a sense of awe looking at this composition, because in the world you live in, this is how art works.

If you, on the other hand, watch a piece of recorded media and see the eyes of two characters meet as the violins swell, you know what you are being told at that moment. You don’t have to have a film degree to feel a sort of way when you see a green-tinged pallet used, when cross-cuts use juxtaposing images, or notice where your focus is pulled in any given shot. This stuff - this recognition of patterns - has been trained into us by the simple fact that we live in this time, on this planet, and we have been doing so long enough to have engaged recorded media for a period of time.

As humans, we notice things. Our brains flare up when they see something they recognise, and then we seek to find other similar details and form a bigger picture. This often happens unconsciously, but sometimes it does not. Sometimes we do it on purpose: finding breadcrumbs in stories is a little bit like solving a mystery. It allows us to stretch that brain muscle that puts two and two together. It makes us feel clever.

So yes, we love breadcrumbs, and, frankly, quite a lot of storytelling takes advantage of this. It’s very useful for foreshadowing, creating thematic coherence, or introducing narrative parallels and complexity. It’s useful for nudging the viewer into one or the other emotional direction, or to cue them into what will happen in the next moment, or what exactly is the one important detail they should pay attention to.

Because this is something media does intentionally, and something we pick up both consciously and not, it is very hard to know when to stop. We don't really ever know when all of the breadcrumbs have been collected. It becomes very easy to get carried away. There is a very specific kind of pleasure in digging into content frame by frame, soundbite by soundbite, chasing that pleasure of finding.

But it is almost never breadcrumbs all the way down. They are techniques to help us focus on the main event: the story. I truly believe those who make media want it to reach the widest possible audience, and that includes all of us who like to watch every single thing ever created with our Media Analysis Goggles on and those who are just here to enjoy the twists and turns of the story at the pace offered to them. And I think, sometimes in our chase to collect and understand every little clue we forget that media is not made to just cater for us.

One can call it missing a forest for the trees. But I would hate to mix my metaphors, so let’s call it missing a schnitzel for the breadcrumbs.

Part three. The Conspiracy Brain.

If you are there with me, in the midst of the excited frenzy, chasing after all those delicious breadcrumbs, then patterns can grow, merge together, and become all-encompassing theories. Let’s call them conspiracy theories, even though this is not what they truly are.

So, why do we believe in conspiracy theories?

One, Because We Have Been Lied To.

All conspiracies start with distrust.

If you are in fandom spaces - especially if you are in fandom spaces which revolve around a queer fictional couple - especially-especially if you have been in such spaces for a period of time, you have most certainly been lied to at one point or another.

We don’t even have to talk about Sherlock - and let’s not do that - but do you remember Merlin? Because I remember Merlin. Specifically, I remember the publicity surrounding the first season, with its weaponised usage of “bromance” and assertions that this whole thing is a love story of sorts, and then the daunting realisation that this was all a stunt, deliberately orchestrated to gather viewership.

And, because we were lied to in such a deliberate manner for such an extensive period of time, I genuinely believe that it forever altered our pattern recognition habits, because what was this if not encouragement to read into things? Now we are trained to read between the lines or see little cries for help where they might not be. Because we were told, over and over again, that we should.

(Yes, I think we are all existing in these spaces coloured by the trauma of queer-bating. I am, however, looking forward to a world where I can unlearn all of that.)

Two, Cognitive Dissonance.

The chain reaction works a bit like this: the world is wrong - it can’t possibly be wrong by coincidence - this must be on purpose - someone is responsible for it.

Being Lied To is a preamble, but cognitive dissonance is where it all originates. In so many cross-fandom theories I have noticed a four-step process:

A) this is not good

B) this author could not have made a mistake

C) this must be done on purpose

D) here is why

(Funny thing is, I have been on the receiving end of the small conspiracy spiral, and it is a very interesting experience. Not relevant to this conversation is the fact that a lot of my job revolves around storytelling. What is relevant is that my hobbies also revolve around storytelling. And one of them is DnD. Now, imagine my genuine shock when one of the players I am currently writing a campaign for noticed a small detail that did not make a logical sense within the complexity of the world, and latched on to it as something clearly indicating some kind of a secret subplot. Their thinking process also went a bit like this: this detail is not a good piece of writing — this DM knows how to tell stories well — this is obviously there on purpose. It was not there on purpose. I created a clumsy shorthand. I erred, in that pesky manner humans tend to. And, seeing this entire thought process recited to me directly in the moment, I felt somewhere between flattered and mortified.)

This whole line of thinking, I think, exists on a knife’s edge between veneration and brutal criticism, relentlessly dissecting everything “wrong”, with a reverent “but this is deliberate” attached to it like a vice, because it is preferable to a simple conclusion that the author let you down, in one way or another.

Three, Intentionality

I believe that there is no right or wrong way of engaging with stories, regardless of their medium, and assuming no one gets hurt in the process. While in a strictly academic way, there is a “correct” way of reading (and reading into) media, we here are largely not academics but consumers; consumption is subjective.

However, this all changes when intentionality is ascribed.

The one I find particularly fascinating is the intentionality of “making it bad on purpose” because, as open-minded as I intend to always be, this just does not happen.

It certainly does not happen in long-form media. Even in the bread-crumb mystery box-type long-form media.

When television programs underdeliver, they also underperform, and then they get cancelled.

If all the elements of Westworld Season 4 that did not sit together in a completely satisfactory way were written deliberately as some sort of deconstruction for the final season to explore, then it failed because that final season will now never come.

(There will likely never be a Secret Fourth Episode.)

And look, I am not here to refute your theories. Creativity is fun, and theorising is fantastic.

But, perhaps, when the line of thought ventures into the “bad on purpose” territory, it could be recognised for what it is: disappointment and optimism, attempting to coexist in a single space. And I relate to that, I do, and I am sorry that there is even a need for this line of thinking. It’s always so incredibly disappointing that a creator you believed to be devoid of flaws makes something that does not hit in the way you hoped it would. It’s pretty heartbreaking.

Unfortunately, people make mistakes. We are all fallible that way.

Four, Wildfire.

Then, when the crumbs are found, a theory is crafted, and intentionality is ascribed, all that needs to happen is for it to catch on. And hey, what better place for it than this massive hollow funnel that we exist in, where thoughts, ideas and interpretations reverberate so much they become inextricable from the source material in collective consciousness.

Conspiracy theories create alternate realities, very much like we all do here.

So where are we now?

I am not here to tell you what is right and what is wrong; what is true, and what is not. We are all entitled to engage with anything we wish, in whichever way we wish to do it. This is not it, at all.

All I am saying is… listen.

Do you hear that echo?

I do.

#fandom thoughts #fanon #good omens #good omens 2 #bbc sherlock #merlin bbc #think piece #it's been years and I still have no idea how to tag #conspiracy theories #fandom content #all fandoms

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fluffbruary · 4 months

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Fluffbruary IS UNDERWAY! Time to re-post the prompt list and spark some creativity!

As always, pick any or all of the daily prompts as inspiration for your fluffy fanwork. There are a handful of alternate prompts at the bottom of the list if none of the day's prompts work for you.

Whether you do some prompts, or all, or just one--increasing the fluff quotient in the world is surely a good thing.

All fandoms, all ships welcome! Tag @fluffbruary in your posts so we can reblog your fluffy creations--and please reblog THIS post so your tumblr community sees it and comes to play in the fluff.

February 1 : downy | clinic | nuance February 2 : engagement | scent | jam

Putting the rest under a cut because the images make for a LONG post :D

February 3 : umbrella | seashore | mist February 4 : camera | lush | beau

February 5 : rescue | inertia | lullaby February 6 : tie | embarrassment | dessert

February 7 : potatoes | blue | glass February 8 : shower | blessed | layer

February 9 : urgency | kneel | rural February 10 : flush | angel | owl

February 11 : reflection | water | apology February 12 : graceful | volcano | blanket

February 13 : choice | snuggling | furry February 14 : phone | bubble bath | doll

February 15 : cord | bakery | honey February 16 : neighbour | desire | horse

February 17 : magazine | tactile | curtains February 18 : suave | cologne | gradual

February 19 : tea cakes | flood | feature February 20 : smooth | glitters | queen

February 21 : photography | pepper | truffles February 22 : key | silly | quest

February 23 : rhythm | chalk | humor February 24 : spring | fuzzy | silky

February 25 : fox | twilight | sweat February 26 : fluff | woolly | care package

February 27 : table | blush | laundry February 28 : reward | shelter | piano

February 29 : breakfast | valley | sign

alternate prompts: evening | wish | hot | caress | solid

There you have it — all the Fluffbruary 2024 prompts.

Please reblog, and release the fluffening!

#fluffbruary 2024 #prompts #all fandoms #all ships #not just ships #ALL the fluff #reblog the fluff!

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sicktember · 2 years

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Welcome to the Sicktember 2022 prompt list!

Sicktember is a month-long, multi-fandom prompt event that is taking place in September! This event focuses on sick characters and their caregivers.

Please refer to our FAQ . If you still have questions or need clarification, feel free to send an ask on this blog, or our personal blogs @yes-i-am-happyaspie and @obsessionoftheday.

We are so excited about this event and hope to have lots of participation! We can’t wait to read what you all create with these prompts!

[Text Version of the Prompts Below the Cut]

30 Prompts!

1. ‘Do You Know How To Take Care of a Sick Person?’

2. Homesick

3. Painkillers

4. Hangover

5. 'Great. Now I Have Your Germs All Over Me.'

6. Sick on vacation

7. A cry for attention

8. Intense coddling

9. Home remedy

10. Excessive use of tissues/ ‘Blow Your Nose’

11. Emergency Room/ Ambulance

12. Psychogenic Fever/Stress Induced Illness

13. Seasonal/Pet Allergies

14. 'I Might Be A Teeny Tiny Bit Sick, But It's Fine.’'

15. Frostbite/Sunburn

16. Care Package

17. Syncope/Fainting

18. Nausea/Upset Stomach

19. Whining/Crying

20. Cold Sweat

21. ‘Does this look infected to you?’

22. Common Cold/Flu

23. Tepid Bath

24. ‘I Need You To Pull Over!’

25. Acid reflux/heartburn

26. Tickle in the Throat

27. Sleepless Night/s

28. Chronic Illness

29. Lethargy/Exhaustion

30. ‘Get Back in Bed!’

Alternate Prompts!

Alt. 1. Soft Pajamas

Alt. 2. Vapor Rub

Alt. 3. Cuddling on the Couch

Alt. 4. Taking a Sick Day

Alt. 5. ‘Can You Be Brave For Me?’

#Sicktember 2022 #sickfics #writing prompts #prompt event #30 days of prompts #writing event #whump #hurt/comfort #sick character #sickfic prompts #all creators #all mediums #all fandoms #tell your friends!

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izzy-the-chaotic-gremlin · 1 month

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If you want to be made into a Kinito Pet pls send a ask

Hell, I'll do any character you send in, like The noise or a Oc

You will need to send a image of what you what to make into a Kinito Pet

Oh and pls reblog, I want this to get as big of a audience as it can!

Examples under cut

@mrfellsans

@catakiss

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character-a-character-b · 17 days

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Unleash Your Creativity With Our Flash Fest!

Fans and authors of fanfiction, take note! Get ready for an incredible literary journey. Character A Character B's debut Flash Fest is almost approaching, and you're cordially invited to take part in something extraordinary.

Writers from all genres are welcome to participate in our Flash Fest, regardless of their preference for romance, fantasy, sci-fi, or everything in between. Allow your creativity to go wild and approach the task from your own viewpoint!

The theme is being kept under wraps for the time being, but be assured that it will be a challenge that sparks your creativity and imagination. On April 22, 2024, be ready to solve the puzzle and go on an unforgettable journey through the power of words!

Compete for awards such as the Wit and Wisdom Award, Titan Award, and Plot Twist Prodigy Award. Show off your skills and win recognition for your talent.

To participate in the event and to receive updates on prompts, submission requirements, and announcements, join the Character A Character B Discord server.

Our Discord Server Link is: https://discord.gg/pCjeXgV4VV

Set the date on your calendars, tell everyone about it, and get ready for an exciting journey that will both challenge and inspire you. We look forward to seeing you at Flash Fest!

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kitsunegeddon · 11 months

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THE PROMPTS ARE HERE!

Found Family

Gods/ Godhood au

Body Modifications/ Transformations

Time/Dimensional Travel

Setting Things on Fire

We got 58 votes this time, where y'all coming from?

Reminder that these prompts are OPTIONAL, if they don't work for you feel free to do something else! Pipe foxes, kitsune, nogitsune, etc, are all also welcome!

Feel free to join the server if you want to meet other fox enthusiasts, maybe get weekly reminders, and just hang out.

Happy creating! See y'all on the equinox~

#kitsunegeddon 2023 #kitsunegeddon #kitsune #multifandom #all fandoms #fandom events

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princessmisery666 · 1 year

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Daily Mixes Challenge - 2K follower celebration

I wasn't sure about doing a follower celebration as I'm quite sporadic with posting but I just surpassed 2K followers, I will be celebrating my birthday in May (the same day as Sam Winchester), and my blog will be turning 3 and I wanted to celebrate.

A multi-fandom challenge with no end date for sign ups or posting entries.

Music inspires me in my day to day life and as I have progressive hearing loss I listen to A LOT of music. I want to consume as much as I can before I can’t do it any more.

So my challenge is this: send me an ASK picking one of the below categories:

Daily Mix 1

Daily Mix 2

Daily Mix 3

Daily Mix 4

Daily Mix 5

Daily Mix 6

Pop

R&B

Hip Hop

Dance

Rock

Metal

2010s

2000s

90s

80s

Chill

Happy

Upbeat

Romantic

Moody

I will hit shuffle on the corresponding Spotify playlist and give you the first song that plays. You then have to write a fic or create a mood board, aesthetic or piece of art based on that song or the feelings it gives you.

More Info below the cut.

I will make sure no one gets the same song.

For anyone who doesn’t use Spotify, it creates “made for you” playlists that are personalised to your tastes and they change from day to day. It changes DAILY, so I don’t know what song you could get. I listen to anything from cheesy pop to hardcore rock.

Info & Guidelines - cause no one likes rules:

Fandoms I’m interested in but you can write for any fandom you wish. Supernatural, Marvel, Top Gun: Maverick, DC, Shadow & Bone, The Witcher, Outer Banks, Yellowstone-verse, Sons Of Anarchy. And probably more feel free to ask.

Bonus points for: Sam Winchester/Jared Padalecki, Sam Wilson/Anthony Mackie, Erik ‘Kilmonger’ Stevens/Michael B Jordan, and Geralt/Henry Cavill.

MARVEL NOTE: I won’t read Tony Stark fics. He can be a supporting character but I won’t read anything that is centred around him. Sorry. I have a reason for this that I’m happy to discuss but it’s a bit dark and this is supposed to be fun.😉

Feel free to combine this with any other bingos/challenges you are partaking in if they allow the same.

Can be fluff, smut, angst, kinks, crack, A/B/O, AU’s whatever floats your boat. Dark themes welcome.

Any and ALL trigger warnings must be highlighted. I’ll step out of my comfort zone and read anything - except Tony Stark, paedophilia, necrophilia and scat play (don’t look it up).

Any and all ships welcome.

Can be reader insert, 1st/3rd person, OC or character’s POV. Whatever you prefer.

Fics can be any length, but PLEASE use a ‘keep reading’ line for long posts or fics over 500 words.

If the song you get doesn’t spark any inspiration, there’s no pressure to do it, and feel free to ask for another.

Can request as many songs as you want.

You don’t have to be following me.

No end date for requests

No due date for entries.

Use the tag #666DailyMix so I can find it and don’t forget to tag me in your work.

Would appreciate a reblog for a signal boost

I will reblog all entries

I will create a master list and update whenever there is a new submission

#666DailyMix #music #music asks #music challenge #follower celebration #signal boost #music is life #music is my drug of choice #supernatural #top gun maverick #marvel #DC #The Witcher #fanfic #fiction #aesthetic #moodboards #anything goods #all fandoms

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vermilionzombie · 1 year

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Please stop this MaDnEsS😭🙏

I read avatar x reader fics(if you didn't know) and I find fics that say that they are [character name] x reader in both tags and in the title!

So I go 'Oh, yay! New content I haven't read already 💙✌️' and then when I'm halfway through or near the end I find out that the (usually Na'vi!reader) has a NAME AND APPEARANCE?

(°-°)√ Biatch WHAT?

I do understand appearance, if the reader is not human it's usually acceptable for them to have a sort of predetermined look/appearance, that's fine.

But when you start making what's MEANT to be the reader it's own character/OC, please don't say it's an X reader unless the reader has a cover name which is later revealed to not be their real name😭😔

I have seen some good fics that have done this and I just:😭😔🫠

I'll still read them for the plot(because all of u writers are so talented!🤌❤️✨✌️)

But please understand 'Its not an 'x reader' if the 'reader' is practically an OC'

If I'm not getting something please tell me in the comments, I'm not head for a fight, I'm hear for people to understand the difference 🤗😘💙✨✌️

This also goes for all reader fics in general 🧋👍🥖🍝

(but again if I am not understanding something PLEASE TELL ME in the comments, I don't want to be too rude or outright insulting anyone✨❤️)

#avatar #avatar: twow #avatar x reader #kiri #na'vi #miles quaritch x reader #lo'ak x reader #aonung x reader #avatar fanfiction #x reader #fanfic #tsireya x reader #neteyam x reader #navi reader #reader insert #all fandoms #avatar x y/n #y/n

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bleeding-star-heart · 27 days

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In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, I am gifting the A03 writers with some fic prompts (and all fanfic writers to be honest)

Different

Alone

Ignorance

Empathy

Judgment

Music

Texture

Smell

Feel

Sound

Sensory Overload

Blissful Nothingness

Fascination

Knowledge

School

Dismissed

What is going on inside their head?

Freedom

Imprisonment

Love

Anger

Childhood

Growing Up

Abuse

Giving Up

Diversity

Self-compassion

Happiness

Understanding

Future

One prompt for each day of the month.

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caedmonfaith · 5 months

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ATTENTION all fic readers and art enjoyers of any fandom:

Unsolicited criticism, however valid and well-meaning, should be kept to one’s self. If you are looking at art or reading a fic and disagree with something so strongly you feel as if you’ll simply die if you don’t address it, ask if you can speak with the author/artist privately. Please.

Thank you.

#good omens #doctor who #our flag means death #all fandoms #marvel mcu

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sicktember · 4 days

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Wait, if the prompts are all ready to go, why are you waiting so late to post them again? Didn't the reveal date used to be in may? I'm shocked anyone had time to do them last year, my friend group got wrecked by the short timeframe. Pushing the prompt date back is just going to put that unnecessary pressure on people again, especially as the event grows.

We love how enthusiastic you are for our upcoming event! Unfortunately, a number of factors go into creating and releasing a prompts list. And realistically we aren’t aiming to reveal it until June 15th.

For perspective, in many other events, the average time between the prompt list reveals and the start of the events is about four weeks. When we release our list in mid-June, that leaves ten weeks before the event starts. That’s 99 days, if you decide to write all the way through September 29!

This also seems like a good time to remind everyone that you are not required to write all 30 prompts! And while it is fun to post together in September, the prompts are available without expiration even after the event is closed. We accept promotion submissions through October 7th and the AO3 collection remains open until August the following year. We always encourage you to tag your work with the sicktember tags. Even if you aren't posting in September! There is no pressure to finish the prompts list before September 30th.

For now, you can be on the lookout for a couple polls and set your alarms for the release date! We look forward to seeing everyone’s work!

#sicktember #sicktember 2024 #all fandoms #writing event #writing prompts #sickfic prompts #art event #prompts #coming soon

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thatmoththoth · 2 months

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This is an open call for people to rant to me about their ships. Crackship, fluffy ship, toxic ship, or anything in between, rant to me about it. Not only do I love listening, but I also need more ship names for @shipping-nexus. So yea. Dms and asks are open on both this blog and shipping nexus.

#all fandoms #shipping #infodump me #fandoms #dm me #send asks #send me dms #shipping nonsense

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stars-forever · 11 days

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marvel-potter-1d-korea · 2 years

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I love you

Pairing: Your choice x reader

Summary: You miss your boyfriend

Angst, but mostly fluff💕

(I'm supposed to be studying)

Hey guys, this is my first ever fic on Tumblr and i have written this on my phone. Not proof-read. This is just a small, wholesome one-shot about you and your choice of character. So here goes nothing.

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You're really missing him. You know that he is busy but this is the longest he's taken to reach home. You're about to call him when there's a ring of the doorbell. "That must be him." You rush to the door and open it.

He stands there, tired as hell but so so happy to see you. "Hi baby" you reach up to him and kiss him while tangling your fingers in his hair. He holds your waist and deepens the kiss. He smiles into the kiss and sighs.

You pull away and lead him inside. You don't ask him anything because you know how tired he is. "Come on, go freshen up and meanwhile I'll set up the plates. I've made your favourite." He holds your hand and spins you towards himself. He hugs you and buries his face into the crook of your neck. "I love you, you know that? Thank you for being with me. I know I can be a handful but i thank god everyday that I have you and you haven't already gotten tired of me and left me. I appreciate you so much." You're speechless. With tears in your eyes you say "Baby, i love you too. I do all these things because i love you. I want to take care of you. I love to take care of you. Yes you can be a handful," you both chuckle "but i love that about you. The way you get angry or annoyed at the littlest things, your smile, your eyes.....," You pull away and hold his face in your hands. He melts into your touch and closes his eyes for a moment. "I love you and i don't ever want to see you tired or sad yeah? I don't think I can take it honey. It physically pains me when your sad. I know you have a lot going on in your mind and trust me when i say this, I'm with you alright? You can share your worries with me. We're a team and we'll get through this together. You don't have to man up with me. I'm here to help you. You can let loose around me. You wanna cry? You can cry, I'm here. You wanna scream? I'm here. Don't bottle up your feelings and thoughts baby that's not healthy. I worry when you get all quiet and deep in thought. I know you're thinking about something serious and you think that maybe you don't wanna worry me but honey, tell me things. I wanna know what's going on in your mind. No matter the time, when you feel like you are ready to tell me, then tell me. I won't judge. I'm here if you want a listening partner alright?"

"God i love you so much" he says and leans down for a heated kiss. You kiss him back with the same fervour but stop yourself before it gets any further. "Ok your tired so no funny business tonight." He whines. "No means no. Now go on, go wash up, I'll get the food." He obediently goes and on the way you smack his ass. "Hey! What was that for?!" He turns and asks in disbelief.

"Aise hi" you shrug with a cheeky smile on your face. You both laugh.

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Whew!! That got longer than expected!! I don't know how this turned out so please don't kill me if it turns out bad.

Reblogs are appreciated!!

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