saw a take so fucking rancid on twitter i almost deleted the entire app from my phone jesus fucking christ

first of all ao3 is an archive site. this is like going to the library and saying "oh i dont like this" on every piece of media you find that you dislike and thinking they should be stamped with some sort of a marker just cause you didnt like it

you can always click back and leave. fic writers owe you nothing to explain themselves and their creations. if they have mistagged or miscategorized fics, then i understand, however there are report tools for that instead of yelling at the artist tbh

im not saying free works arent necessarily above criticism. but this is just. fucking wild. its common courtesy to just enjoy stuff (or fucking leave if you dont, the back button is free) and if the artist specifically asks for critiques, then give one - constructive that is, shitting all over someones work is not proper criticism, mind you

i just find it fucking wild people are treating art and archive sites as social media these days like this and everything needs to be policed and ~catered to the algorithm~ like. no. ao3 doesnt have an algorithm. you should be able to fucking tell what you like and what you dont like and steer away from that kind of content and let people fucking be with their art. they dont owe you anything (except trigger warnings i'd argue, but i know some people disagree with that as well for some reason), and imagine how much more energy you'd have if you only engaged with things you liked and spent time looking at instead of going to places where you dont enjoy yourself. let alone spending time telling other people you dont enjoy what they enjoy. what a fucking life

what is your favorite quote from the infamous hp fanfic, my immortal

*by common cryptids i mean anything that you can name drop to any regular joe and they know what youre talking about. i mean something that requires more explaining and/or googling

forever headcanoning orange cassidy as an agender clementine send post

a quick hot guide for people that struggle commenting on fics aka things authors love to hear and youre just over thinking it and its actually really simple to leave comments on stuff!!

key smash/emoji spam/reaction image/etc (it conveys emotions way more than you might think)

drop a line you really liked

say how much you love a ship/character and how happy you are that theres content about them

ALL CAPS ANYTHING

"i liked/loved/enjoyed/whatever it!" its better to say the most basic thing than saying nothing tbh; writers appreciate hearing anything over nothing 💜

"thank you for writing this" its short, sweet, and very powerful

think what kind of feedback you'd personally like to receive on a piece of art you made. try to translate that want into comments you leave for other people too

you dont have to be critical or constructive or anything, even if the author asks for that stuff in their notes. they'll get it from someone else, you just do you

i feel like people make leaving comments too hard on themselves, so really just make it simple. if you really dont come up with anything, just say thank you. youre there reading for some reason, tell the author what it is. fic comments dont need to be book analysis essays (tho those are. incredibly appreciated as well if you want to write one!!), writers publishing their works for free online appreciate any kind of feedback regardless if you consider it good or well written. a comment is a comment

bottom line is, leave comments on fics and other written works. its whats keeping this game alive

hi making a quick post cause idk

i write fics. im aware im an acquired taste with my content and ships especially, but i work hard and im proud about what i make. i know i havent been active recently really but um yeah

would like some enrichment for my enclosure in the form of some interaction cause apart from one fic (and even that already died down yay) i havent had anything in ages and its just. really killing my motivation (alongside with my spring depression being at blame but lol excuses) and i would like to not feel miserable about writing and my work for a change mayhaps ;;

stuff on tumblr @ @underratedandoverit or on ao3 @ nightmareantagonist

thank you 💜

anyways before i sleep i counted some numbers so here ko-fi has a travel goal now woo

basically this counts for the rest of my travel expenses (trains from home to the airport and back and travel in london), food, the most important activities outside the shows already paid for, and then theres a bit of an extra buffer on top to even it out and to make it as comfortable as possible

anything is appreciated, if youve ever enjoyed my work please consider at least sharing this, or buying a commission as i have the smallest ones open rn (at the time of opening this, to fully cover this with the commissions i would need to sell 135 of those. just putting it out there how cheap they are lol)

this is just the one fun thing im gonna have this year im fairly certain, and since the biggest payments are already made (plane tickets, hotel and both shows im going to are paid for) and im for sure making this trip anyways, this is just to ensure a safe rest of the travel and that i dont have to overly stress about funds and stuff while im out there

that is all. thank you 💜

tell your friends you would eat their art you fucking cowards

would you guys still like me if i became even more cringe and started writing oc/canon fics again 👉👈

idk man

that doesnt really look like a face of an innocent man i trust is all im saying

..ive really just reached a point where i dont even really care about uploading fics anymore huh

since i got to thinking this, how many different names (first names/nicknames, not usernames) have you gone by online so far? specifically names youve asked ppl to call you, and specifically online

if you reblog please add in the tags how long youve been in online communities where youve gone by said names!

i literally cant open any website anymore without seeing disc horse about three different things im so fucking Tired of this fandom

everyone shut the fuck up and lets focus on the betrayal in best friends instead and how badass joe vs swerve is gonna be and also why some blorbos havent been on tv in forever

if i see one more post about this cunt or wills promo or zelina vega im gonna eat someone alive and start blocking GOD

felt evil might boop more later