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I don’t know how to explain this but when I think of winter Thranduil immediately comes to mind. Yes, snow and cold weather too but amidst the rush of those thoughts he’s also there too. Something about his features just aligns with that season

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I’ve been interacting with new fanfic writers and also been seeing some folks share the fact that they care about hits, bookmarks, and comments on their work as if they’re embarrassed by that fact.

I’m just here to say you shouldn’t ever ever ever feel that way.

Writing, in this case fanfiction writing, can be a very lonely journey at times. If you’re brave enough to post online, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to receive validation. Because when you don’t, I think that’s the equivalent of playing or singing a song and nobody claps once you’re done. Imagine the Olympics or local sports arena or little league game with empty stands. Not a single soul cheering at the end of a concert. Nobody shows up to the art gallery. Nobody eats the baked goods you made with love at the party. All of those scenarios undoubtedly hurt.

Yes, you did it for yourself. Because you love this passion of yours. Because you’re working on your skills. Because you’re proving something to yourself.

But there’s a reason so many of humanity’s passions happen in front of a crowd.

Art is meant to be seen, music is meant to be heard, and yes, fanfiction is meant to be read.

We all want to know our art made an echo.

And yes, we all want to know somebody clapped for us. It validates us, it encourages us, it motivates us to keep going when we’re burnt out. It’s also just plain fun. All of these apply to world class musicians or athletes. For fan fiction writers, the audience cheering is as simple as a hit or a comment. It’s someone engaging with our work in a positive manner. So if you’re feeling that way and you feel bad about it—remember you’re human. And your passion and hobby is just as worthy of receiving audience reception as anybody else.

Fanfiction is a communal space, not just a solitary act. Give love back. Engage wherever and whenever you can. Open yourself to viewing this as a two way dialogue with other writers and readers. Give yourself grace and compassion when you’re disappointed. And when it’s your turn—don’t forget to clap.

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Me: I wonder how many works this fandom has on AO3

Me emerging from the depths: what day is it?

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I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

Reblog this to keep other users aware. Suicide isn’t a joke, and neither is someone’s life. If you didn’t know this, someone else may not, either. Pass it on.

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Not bad

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Sometimes I wonder which residential areas these “fans” come from. As someone who lives in a city I’ve never come across parasocialites because we aren’t into celebrity-worship, but regardless of where you live ALL parasocials are annoying and cringey. They need to be called out more often.

okay so first it's people getting mad that Charlie doesn't like certain ships, then it's harassing his pregnant wife, then it's invading his privacy when he goes in public then it's leaking pics of his WEDDING...

AND THEN it's harassing the showrunners, JD/John and Patrick, for following canon and not making fanon, calling them misogynistic, and getting angry they won't make certain ships canon....

AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, getting angry at Robert for simply having a girlfriend....

parasocial relationships involving chronically online people need to be studied because it's getting concerning.

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👆🏻 THAT.

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ao3 turns 15 today

reblog if youre older than ao3

(there's a lot of people asking about this, but the legal age to use social media is 13, except in few countries. so yes, there are people here under 15)

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@colchar88 on twitter pointed out this mind blowing fact, that Sam acted alongside Marton Csokas in The Last Duel.

The same person, who played Celeborn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Way too many signs 🙂‍↕️❤️

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Where can I see the poster?

After seeing the Dracula poster with Adariel. I can see an adaptation of Dracula with them.

Charlie Vickers - Jonathan Harker

Morfydd Clark - Mina Murray

Sam Hazeldine - Dracula

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Fan fiction authors of color, what tags do you use to let readers of color know they’re reading a work by a POC for POC, specifically on Ao3?

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I just noticed Amazon’s Australian and New Zealander Prime Video TikTok account is into Adariel too! Who woulda thought?!? Also, why is Joseph hashtagged when Sam’s in this scene?

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Galadriel saying "The Door is Shut." to the person who abused, gaslit, manipulated, and became obsessed with her is so incredibly powerful. Like that one line goes out to all of the victims and survivors of abuse. As does "Heal Yourself." That goes out to all of the people who wished they could say that to the people who hurt them.

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Thank you Rings of Power for making me want to read dark elf stories. That wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card but I’ll accept it