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Ok so AO3 has just announced changes to their terms of service. Mostly it's just rewording ambiguous phrasing and clarifying some points. But they are also changing the archive warning 'Underage' to 'Underage Sex' (because some people were using it for like, teenagers kissing or for underage drinking, which isn't a massive problem but it's not what the tag is for)

It's a minor change and should be a non issue, but I've seen people saying that AO3 isn't requiring you to tag underage sex anymore, which is categorically untrue. I do however know why they think this, and its a combination of not fully reading the updates and a misunderstanding of how the archive tag system works in the first place.

You can find the full wording on AO3 itself but the relevant part is as follows: "If you have a work that carries the "Underage" warning and you don't want it to display the "Underage Sex" label, you can replace it with the "Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings" label at any time."

Any fic that currently has the 'Underage' archive warning will be updated to have the 'Underage Sex' warning instead. If for some reason you don't want that, what the above statement is saying is that you can use 'Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings' instead.

Makes sense. However, if you don't understand the archive warning system, you might interpret that as not being required to tag underage sex.

The way it works is that there are five archive warnings: 'Underage', 'Rape/Non-con', 'Graphic Depictions of Violence', 'Major Character Death', and 'Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings'. There's also 'No Archive Warnings Apply', which is used when none of the others are relevant.

The site classifies the first four as specific archive warnings (meaning they refer to a specific topic) and 'Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings' as a non-specific warning, which means that a work tagged with it could contain any archive warning.

It can also be used where you might want an additional tag for a non-archive warning (for example, Drug use), but don't want to tag it for spoiler reasons. This is a perfectly acceptable use of the tag.

The issue is, some people think that's the only thing its meant to be used for, and any archive warnings have to be tagged no matter what. If this hypothetical person came across a work containing major character death, but the only archive warning was 'Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings', they would consider the work incorrectly tagged.

So then, if this person read ToS update, and found the part about replacing 'Underage'/'Underage Sex' with 'Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings', they could easily interpret that as the site no longer requiring underage sex to be tagged. In actual fact, underage sex is still a required warning, you just don't have to use the specific archive warning. You can use the non-specific one instead. (To be fully clear, this has always been the case)

Nothing is actually changing in terms of what content has to be tagged, it's literally only the wording of the archive warning, because it was a little ambiguous before.

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Microsoft Office, like many companies in recent months, has slyly turned on an “opt-out” feature that scrapes your Word and Excel documents to train its internal AI systems. This setting is turned on by default, and you have to manually uncheck a box in order to opt out.

If you are a writer who uses MS Word to write any proprietary content (blog posts, novels, or any work you intend to protect with copyright and/or sell), you’re going to want to turn this feature off immediately.How to Turn off Word’s AI Access To Your Content

I won’t beat around the bush. Microsoft Office doesn’t make it easy to opt out of this new AI privacy agreement, as the feature is hidden through a series of popup menus in your settings:On a Windows computer, follow these steps to turn off “Connected Experiences”:

File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > Privacy Settings > Optional Connected Experiences > Uncheck box: “Turn on optional connected experiences”

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Hello, I hope I'm not bothering you! I also hope that you're doing well! I want to start off by saying that I adore your fics, particularly the ones that you write about Brudick. They're really great, and I often reread them on occasion. The many different ideas you have for them, along with your grasp of their characters, are so fun to read and feel so accurate honestly! I love seeing your comments as well even if its on your own fics or others with your analyses about them, and it genuinely brings me joy to see. Thank you for writing stories about them! 🖤💙

I also have a question that kind of popped into my head in regards to them that made me wonder if this is a thing that mostly or only Dick has the privilege of. It's often been pointed out how Dick usually can be physically affectionate with Bruce in comparison to anyone else, like he can touch him freely without Bruce getting upset for the most part or being on guard, and I was wondering if that's the case within canon. I feel like it is, but I'm not entirely sure, though I do know for sure that Dick is someone extremely special to Bruce regardless of whether it's platonic or romantic.

Hi! I hope you're doing ok too! Thank you so much for the ask and the kind words. I always appreciate people commenting on my writing. 💕 And these two are undoubtedly very dear to me!

How physically affectionate Dick and Bruce are in canon changes a lot, tbh, which means people's opinions on it really depend on what panels someone has been exposed to. Often there can be a wall between Bruce and Dick, but they grow most affectionate when they are grieving (and that doesn't need to be a person). Bruce has given out hugs to other Bats, but canon does give the impression that Dick can initiate physical contact more easily and often than others. I think specifically for ship purposes, tearing this wall down further is a lot of fun.

How I see their physical affections comes down to their fighting style. They are very much in tune with each other, and Dick would be used to a kind of physical connection given he is a trapeze artist.

Fighting for them means contact. Sometimes painful, othertimes not.

We have a lot more hands-on a shoulder or other body part panels than hugs. Maybe because the panel from Tec #38 is so iconic, but more likely because they are guys. There are a few instances of Bruce hugging others, but Dick remains a source of comfort for him too, which is different from the role others play in Bruce's life.

The hand on heart is a newer thing, but I'm not complaining about it.

A lot of it is interpretation, of course, but I think it says something that when Dick played the role of the Joker in Batman 2011 #1, the way he was exposed to be Dick to the readers (before the true reveal) was by him touching Bruce a ton, lol.

And, of course, Dick was carried to safety a lot when he was younger. Sometimes he even did the carrying himself.

Dick can, very easily, be in Bruce's bubble because he isn't an intruder. They share 4 to 6 years of living together depending on canon and crime fight together for even longer on top of their shared trauma. That doesn't automatically translate to physical contact = good, but it helps.

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The Remake

Funny reel the good old pals filmed together on Dick's apartment :3

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”How do I write more natural sounding dialogue?”

Here’s a few tips that help me:

“Subtext”. Characters aren’t always going to explicitly explain what exactly their feelings are in a scene. There are other ways you can communicate their emotion, such as describing body language, using adverbs to explain how they’re saying the lines, and other characters asking questions regardless if they answer or not.

”Listen to how real life people talk” Go out in public, talk to friends, tune in on conversations and take mental notes on how people naturally talk.

”Pauses & stuttering aren’t bad” These kinds of things happen in speech all the time and are natural. I heard some advice say to not do these because they make the line less clear. My advice is to not listen to that. Not every character is gonna say everything clearly. Especially if they’re scared, angry, or confused.

And finally, when reviewing a script, you can pretend it’s a play. Reenact the scene yourself. If you say the lines yourself, you can figure out if anything is natural or not. If it doesn’t flow right or sounds wrong saying it yourself, then that’s a sign you should edit that line to make it sound more natural.

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Fandom: Young Justice (Cartoon), Deathstroke the Terminator (Comics), Nightwing (Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Canon Relationship(s) Characters: Dick Grayson, Slade Wilson, Rose Wilson, Other(s) Additional Tags: References to Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Dubious Morality, Dysfunctional Relationships, Post-Season/Series 02, Pre-Season/Series 03, Canon-Typical Violence, sex as payment, Families of Choice, Under-negotiated Kink, Friendship, Dick Grayson-centric

“We don’t want the same thing. You want Kid Flash. I want Nightwing.” As long as it serves the mission, Nightwing will do almost anything. If it gets personal, all bets are off. He never overbid the Light with money anyway.

And it continues for Chapter 37! In this we see what we already knew: Rose is, in fact, not a well-adjusted kid. 😌 Neither does Slade know what that adjective means applied to himself.

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Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne Characters: Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Court of Owls, Dick Grayson is a Talon, Bruce Wayne is a Member of the Court of Owls, Pre-New 52, Dick Grayson is Batman

Part 9 of Talon and Owl

"I saved you that night ... in the only way I knew how to. Through chains."

And that’s The End 🦉

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HmmBarkBark's Challenge!

For @jaynotwayne 's 80's Starfire request!

Little did he know I love Starfire from Tales of the New Teen Titans and I love that she models in it. I tried my hand at a mock Magazine and while I see I wont be making real magazines any time soon, I did enjoy playing around with features in Procreate I've never used before.

And while I enjoyed trying to emulate the 80's comic book style, I wanted to make some cute chibis of her modeling some of my favorite outfits that she wears in the series. Enjoy!

If anyone would like them for stickers on discord, just dm me and I'll send you whichever one you want with a transparent background. Or if you'd like to see the chibi templete used, click HERE.

Thank you so much for hosting @hmmbarkbark !

If you'd like to look at the amazing gift I got from Didi, check @flyingdidii work on tumblr or on twitter/X of Adult Damian Al Gul! Truly such a wonderful treat to have received!!! Thank you again, Didi!!

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So I thought this was commonly known internet navigation (but apparently it might just be those of us who have been using the internet since the 90’s who still know it). Or so it seems based on… a grumpy comment I got.

When you see an arrow like this:

It means you click it to expand out a hidden section.

It’s an accordion section/menu! It’s useful in web design to hide information that may be overwhelming under specific headers so people can only see what they need.

Here I’m using it for people who need the content warnings to be able to check, but for those who don’t need them and don’t want to be spoiled to just move right past without accidentally reading anything.

It’s still the user’s responsibility to click the arrow and read things as they need! But it is all warned. (And, yes, the all encompassing issues are already a tag on the fic, I’m just providing additonal warnings per chapter.)

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Friend’s Request

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The WilsonDick Winter Exchange 2024 is looking for Betas and Pinch Hitters🏏

You can join the exchange as a Beta or Pinch-Hitter, even if you didn’t sign up as a participant. ☺️ How? By filling out this form.

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the :) AO3 gives you after telling you you’ve already left kudos on a particular fic is my archenemy because what do you mean :) ? what do you mean I’ve already left kudos here? have you read my favorite author’s work? look me in the eyes and tell me one kudos is enough. I’d give them a thousand kudos and my kidney plus my firstborn. what do you mean I can only give them one kudos??????

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💙The Prompt Poll has arrived! 🖤

In just three days you submitted over a hundred incredible prompts! Now it is time to choose which 14 will be part of BruDick Week 2025 and inspire our muses!

Vote here! 🦇🐦

Voting ends on October 12th.

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Hey, do you know you have 30 minutes? 30 minutes... Well, not really, but you only have ONE (1) DAY left to join the WilsonDick Winter Exchange!

You wouldn't want to miss the WilsonDick celebration, would you? It's the perfect time and place for WilsonDick shippers to join our creative forces. This is our moment, our event, our time to shine! Let the WilsonDick creative magic flow and submit your sign-up!🧡💙

Dick can be paired up in platonic & romantic relationships with the following characters:

Slade Wilson

Joey Wilson

Rose Wilson

Grant Wilson

Adeline Kane

William Randolph Wintergreen

Lillian Worth

Respawn

Wade LaFarge

Your requests and offers must include a minimum of two (2) independent ships, favourite tropes, likes, and DNWs (Do Not Wants or squicks).

Make sure to check that AO3 truly signed you up!

We've had two people encounter a glitch that caused their sign-up to not get through. If you notice the missing sign-up please close your browser and check your connection, then try again. Your sign-ups are listed in the left column of your AO3 dashboard.

Join the WilsonDick server here. if you want to talk about your process, ask any last minute questions or simply talk all things WilsonDick with us! 🫶

You can also learn more about the exchange in Rules and FAQ or send us an ask!🧡💙

Assignments will be send out on October 5. 💎

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I FINALLY finished this artwork! Am I hearing an amen? (it took me so long because I finished the sketch, painted Dick and then I was like “nah, no”, I forgot about it for 2 months and then today in an attempt to escape from calculus homework I remembered this artwork :) don't be like me)

Anyway, this is one of my favorite scenes in Persuasion, when I read it I was simply DEAD from the cuteness and importance of it.

Something very family-oriented without actually being family-oriented, the only way Averia knows how to do (yes, I'm her biggest fan).

Please don't mind the blanket or the bed itself I literally suck at drawing folds on fabric (trying to improve (not that much))

Anyway, READ persuasion by @aveaveria, this story changes lives!

I didn't remember DIck's scars (shame on me because I'm re-reading the fic right now) and Slade's so let's just pretend :)

PS: need to show this, as I don't think Rose's clothes were ever described, I took the liberty of stealing these patterns (even if we can't see them, damn blanket).

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undercover partners-in-crime(fighting) for @ev-arrested