a bit of backstory to this is that; since Randall doesn’t have a job, she stole red velvet truffles from different boxes and filled one heart box with em to give to Hershel!
Hershel is just playing the gift giving over and over in her mind, thinking of how beautiful her wife is and how generous she was to get all of Hershel’s favorite chocolate truffles
Some closeups BECAUSE I’M ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD OF THS PIECE
as always, feel free to send me any asks Relating to my Au!! (Professor Layton Diabolical Yuri Au) I will happily answer!! :3
There are many new friends on the archive, and many are young and have only known social media, which is why I wanted to say something!
Ao3 does not have an algorithm! It isn't a social media site, it's an archive.
Posting fics on Tumblr isn't the same as posting fics on Ao3
Ao3 is like a giant virtual bookshelf, and everyone is able to add their own stories to the bookshelf, all stored with different tags and different fandoms. Works are automatically sorted by newest to oldest, but filters, looking at bookmarks, and using the search function can change that.
Certain works are not pushed to the top like social media posts. More kudos and reads don't push a single work to more viewers by some algorithm. Unless otherwise filtered, works will be at the top of the page based on how recent it was posted.
Smaller fandoms get less views, less kudos, less bookmarks, and larger fandoms get more simply because of the number of people inside the fandom.
Ao3 is a giant virtual bookshelf- there is no algorithm, and there is no man behind the shelf pushing certain books forward.
Happy reading, and if you'd like to have more people notice a fic, why not share it with them! Send a dm to a fandom friend and it might turn into one of their favorite fics!