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yeah hot take if the summary does not entice me enough and you rely on overtagged buzzwords and tropes I am not clicking onto it. write a good summary that speaks for it. if there’s a trope that features heavily, sure, tag it. if you mention something in one sentence it should not be tagged.

This is a shoutout to all the ao3 authors out there that use the tagging system to its fullest extent whenever they tag their fics. You all are the reason why there’s still good left in the world.

And to the author of the Sonic fanfiction I just found that only had seven (COUNT IT, SEVEN) tags, six of which were character tags and the seventh was a relationship tag, you made me feel many different things, but intrigued or curious was not one of those emotions.

I beg of you to put more of yourself out there.

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tagged by @coraniaid

Rules: give us the links to your fics with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and fic with the fewest words.

most hits: you're the only thing i think i got right

is anyone surprised this is smut for a super popular fandom. i sure am not. almost the whole first page sorted by hits is PJO.

second most kudos: sunnydale anonymous

my beloved. this makes me so happy :^) i love this fic so much and i'm so excited to finally finish it. i'm not quite happy with everything yet but i'd say it's like 80% done (as in all the chapters). i don't think i'll put the next one out until i get the pacing right for the rest. but is IS coming.

third most comments: i can't hide from you like i hide from myself

this may be one of my favorite plots i've written because of the dynamic and implications it creates which is ironic, considering how this fic started its life. i had to default on my assignment for this exchange, but after i received such a beautiful gift, i knew i had to thank my writer in some way. i intended to write a silly little pwp and it grew so so out of control i ended up posting it nearly 6 months later.

fourth most bookmarks: trying to drown in the fountain of youth

yeah well if you saw coraniaid's post you got the story of this one lmao. i actually matched this exchange myself (with help from the auto matching system of course but some people needed to be doubled up in order to have other fills go out as PHs), and proceeded to COMPLETELY forget we were writing for each other. imagine my surprise when i receive an amnesia gift after writing amnesia. imagine my MORE surprise when i see we wrote for EACH OTHER. maybe the amnesia was the friends we made along the way.

fifth most words: born for this

choo choo its the unfinished fic train. this one got started like. right at the tail end of my pandemic pjo hyperfixation and i bit off way more than i could chew. rip to my ambitious slow burn fic.

fewest words: calling

slaaaayyy house of anubis fandom in 2025. the girls are thriving. decade ago me says hi hey how you doing.

tagging @displayheartcode @explosionshark @julesnichols and anyone else who wants to!

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vote shoot or I’m killing the hostages

Top Femslash Ships Bracket - Round 1 Side 2

This poll is a celebration of fandom and fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with some of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement of anything included in the bracket, and refrain from harassment.

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just binged ur wlw percabeth series… again. it’s seriously so good ty for writing it!!

❤️

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“Is it okay if I draw fanart of your fanfic?👉🏼👈🏼”

My brother in Christ we shall have a spring wedding

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just found this in one of my google docs

What kinda s7/post-series stuff should I write tho. Is the question 👀

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twas tagged by @coraniaid, here i am

How many works do you have on Ao3? 77

What's your total Ao3 word count? 245,927

What fandoms do you write for? Buffy/Angel, Person of Interest, Percy Jackson, dabbling in Yellowjackets….

What are your top five fics by kudos? you’re the only thing that i think i got right  yall thirsty sunnydale anonymous ate served deserved! my baby!!! if you ask how I'm feeling tonight (baby nothing could make me feel bad) literally just genderbent Percy judo flip scene and they ate it up! the world keeps turning my first wlw percabeth fic….. and they were roommates percabeth one-shots what it says on the tin. this list is soooo skewed by how big this fandom is lmao. 

Do you respond to comments? yes they bring me serotonin ☺️

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? haaaaas to be a tie between the insane post wilderness Shauna fic and the inbetween 5x09-10 POI fic! i can go anywhere i want (just not home) entr’acte

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? move with the tide marriage proposal!

Do you get hate on fics? no! I’ve gotten some weird comments of people trying to like nudge me in one direction story/character wise but I pretend I do not see it and frankly it makes me want to do the opposite of that

Do you write smut? If so, what kind? i really only feel motivated for it if it makes sense within the greater story I’m trying to tell. my work is really heavily based in character dynamics so it definitely does feel like the right move at times, but I generally don’t like to stay there too long and don’t tend to write with a ton of detail. i tried to write a pwp once and it ended up 10k+ words with a plot.

Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written no but during our leverage rewatch the cursed idea of the person of interest team getting all the leverage team’s fake identities as numbers while they’re trying to con finch was dreamt up. and i think someone should write it.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? not to my knowledge?

Have you ever had a fic translated? I had someone ask and I said yes so….. probably?

Have you ever co-written a fic before? WAY back in like 2013 I collaborated with someone on a House of Anubis fic in FFN dms that never saw the light of day hahahaha. i'd love to do it for real.

What's your all time favorite ship? It’s Root/Shaw and it’s not even close!

What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? I have about 30k written of a Buffy post-series fic/Angel s5 rewrite that I’m absolutely infatuated with but it’s sooooo biting off more than I can chew. 

What are your writing strengths? Dialogue literally just dialogue baby!

What are your writing weaknesses? can i say long covid lmao cause long covid lmao. kicking my ass. jokes aside my current weakness is being exhausted by html code, and the middle point of stories.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? i am not fluent enough in anything to trust myself to do so lmao

First fandom you wrote for? Ojamajo Doremi! Waaaaaay back on the 4kidstv forums when I was 8. shoutout 4kidstv fan fiction forums.

Favorite fic you've written i can't hide from you like i hide from myself im a SUCKER for soulmates and also s7 fuffy. chefs kiss i loved writing this.

Tagging: i think this has hit everyone i know here expect @displayheartcode

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yes. please. read it.

still hilarious we both wrote amnesia fic with a “something in the water” gay joke. what was going on there. gay telepathy

I wrote a 16,000 word Season 4 Fuffy fic for a gift exchange last month that I'm quite pleased with and which I can admit to being the author of now, so here's a link to it.

(And you should definitely check out the fic @bodytoflame-ao3 wrote for me too, which is very good.)

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Signups now open!

Signups are now open! They will close on Sunday, November 12 2023 at 11:59PM EST (Countdown)

As a reminder, by signing up, you are committing to writing a 1,500 word gift for your recipient, and receiving one in return! You must request and offer a minimum of two relationships/groups. See the full signup rules here.

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em dash — my best friend em dash —

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give it up for the ultimate babygirl

(31 hours in adobe fresco)

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Announcing the Buffyverse Secret Santa Exchange 2023!

Hello and welcome, friends!

The Buffyverse Secret Santa is a holiday fic exchange focused on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, open to anyone old enough to make an AO3 account. Everyone is welcome, no matter what kind of fic you want to write or recieve, and we hope this exchange will be welcoming to both exchange experts, and newcomers. You don't have to have seen both shows to participate -- there will be an option to select which show(s) you want to write/recieve gifts in.

Every participant will write and recieve a fic of at least 1500 words in their requested/offered fandom with at least one requested/offered character or relationship. All gifts must avoid their giftee's DNWs, and only include Archive Warnings if requested.

As this is an all-ages exchange, there is an additional requirement for all users to tick whether or not they are willing to write/recieve NSFW content. All users under 18 must opt out. Please be honest!

If you're intimidated at all by any of the guidelines, or have any questions, drop us a line! We're here to help, and we swear, it's a fun experience! If you're new to exchanges, there's a (hopefully) helpful guide you can view here that explains many of the terms and processes that show up in an event like this.

2023 Schedule

(all times 11:59 EST)

Nominations Open: Sunday, October 15 2023 Nominations Close: Friday, October 27 2023

Signups Open: Saturday, October 28 2023 Signups Close: Sunday, November 12 2023

Assignments Out: Friday, November 17 2023 Assignments Deadline: Sunday, December 17 2023

Works Reveals: Sunday, December 24, 2023 Author Reveals: Sunday, December 31 2023

2023 Collection | Tagset

You can view the full rules and schedule here. All announcements going forward (e.g. when nominations open/close) will be crossposted to both the Dreamwidth and Tumblr, but information such as nomination clarifications and pinch hits will only be posted to the Dreamwidth.

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well this was supposed to go to my main oh well! please enjoy my unexplained medical phenomena

I should receive financial compensation every time someone says "post covid" we aren't post shit cases are ramping up so high we are approaching 2020 levels and people are becoming permanently disabled by long covid every goddamn day "post covid" you're about to experience post LIFE

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anybody else seen the Covid Vision Spots yet or just me

you know when you look at a light and look away and you see like rapidly changing color spots for a little while before it goes back to normal

yeah i have that. but it's all the time every time i look at something new

this is two months out and while i'm down from 7 to 2 spots they are.... still there!

I should receive financial compensation every time someone says "post covid" we aren't post shit cases are ramping up so high we are approaching 2020 levels and people are becoming permanently disabled by long covid every goddamn day "post covid" you're about to experience post LIFE

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got sent this by @displayheartcode but on my main hehe

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love

sunnydale anonymous -- obligatory. i have braved the flames of hell for this fic.

entr'acte -- though my current poi wip is giving this one a run for its money in a completely different way god i just love the idea of the space inbetween these two episodes.

come back with gravity -- ylml brought out something insanely feral in me and i still absolutely love this little thing.

i can go anywhere i want (just not home) -- the people gave this one absolute dirt i need my yellowjackets girlies here

i can't hide from you like i hide from myself -- i was possessed when i wrote this god i love this au

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they hate each other; they are going to kiss.