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I got a comment and someone's kudos on my fic in one night and life im absolutely thrilled hehe. engagement means the absolute world!

if you're looking for a marauders band au in a modern setting you might like my fic, 'Play That Funky Music, White Boy!' :)!!!

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hi everyone!

I just updated my marauders band au, 'Play That Funky Music, White Boy!" for the first time in 4 months!

I'm really excited about this chapter. we're witnessing the birth of something that's going to change the trajectory of the story haha. stay tuned, it's gonna pick up really soon!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59973631/chapters/153008971

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I promise there is an update coming haha🫶

Reblog if you’re grateful for your commenters <3

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Hello, I hope this finds you well, I am a queer refugee from Gorom refugee camp, I fled my home country uganda due to torture and persecution because of my sexual identity, in an attack by homophobes where my house was burnt and my partner was killed. I now reside in a refugee camp in SOUTH SUDAN, life here is unbearable, I don't have food and medicine and I also live with 37 lgbtq refugees who need food and medicine since DONALD TRUMP has cut off USAID from south sudan. https://gofund.me/6f59caed

check out the link x

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chop chop people

Uk peeps!! Let’s get this going! 🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧

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im sorry... is robyn's vague post about your art ? your post that got 27 likes? thats so fucking mean and unnecessary lol. and so pointless to post about you like that, how rude

hello no👎 noooo👎 we like robyn in this household. there's a small possibility that the post was about my lil drawing specifically but it's much more likely about the talk about creating works for fundraising in general. and I read it! and it made me think twice which is a good thing. like I said before, my priority is doing what I can to support the trans community, and if my first idea was a bust I can try again.

also, there was nothing mean in robyn's post. you can literally see the difference in his tone when he's talking about hateful and/or careless people, and when he's talking about people with good intentions. you can see it. and it was very necessary! I said I'd look around for other perspectives and then one appeared on my dash.

I appreciate you kind of coming to my defence? but nooo. when it comes to trans rights in the UK I'm going to listen to trans people from the UK.

y'all need to start being nice, both to me and others

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guys I'm struggling I barely even ship wolfstar anymore but I'm too far through to abandon my fic😭 gritting my teeth and trying to embrace them again

channeling them into my band au

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Hey! I saw the ask you recived and just wanted to tell you not to be discouraged! That wasn't sent with good intention at all and starting the text calling your art "terrible" isn't a way to send the message they wanted to send. You can't be against harassment by harassing people.

I think you can still enjoy fandom fandom as ethically as you can (not giving money, not watching the movies in oficial platforms, not watching the tv show...) and even trying to help rising money to help the causes JK is against, as you said!

And, again, if they wanted to discuss, they would have done it in a kinder way. They just wanted to hate

thank you my love 🫶 this really does mean a lot to me. I think it's fair to call the drawing terrible, but it's my first one and it's allowed to be terrible 😂 but also the way they said it like... that wasn't a lighthearted little joke the way it should have been.

I honestly deliberated not answering it because yeah, it was a bit cruel. and confusing?? why'd they start talking about furries😭 but amongst all that there was a valid point and I tried to address it patiently.

until I definitively hear that the bad outweighs the good that can be done in the harry potter fandom, I will continue to create. I've reached out to a bunch of friends who in my opinion are clever little cookies and I haven't heard anything along those lines yet.

my priority, I hope goes without saying, is protecting the trans community. so if I do end up hearing something like that I'll take my works down and call it a day. until then, people can expect an update of my band au very shortly haha ❤️

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hey. hey, you. yes you.

do you like the marauders? do you like band aus? do you like wolfstar?

if you answered yes to one or more of those questions you might like my fic, 'Play That Funky Music, White Boy!'

if you remain unsure, here are some follow up questions.

do you like platonic moonflower? do you like Remus x James as a stepping stone for them to understand themselves and what they want? do you like peter? cause there's a whole lot of peter. got a chapter from his pov, indeed I do.

anyway enough shenanigans go read!!! enjoy! comment!

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guys I'm a fraud😭 I've been celebrating 400 hits (about 430 now) only to check how many of them were from my alt account 😭

I find it really annoying to log in and out of (on a mobile device) my writing account and my reading account and my reading account is the one I use more frequently and on my phone. so I THOUGHT that every now and then I'd check the hits on my reading account and got so hyped but I sincerely thought less than 20 would come from me but bro SIXTY FUCKING THREE ARE ME😭 deleting my reading account rn /j

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and the funniest thing about my fic? it's inspired by a discord marauders roleplay from mid 2023.

I was listening to the @messrsrarchives podcast (fantastic, btw) and he made me think about how fanworks wouldn't exist if it weren't for people with a common interest just interacting with each other. if we didn't talk to each other and make jokes and do cringe loser things (e.g discord rp...) and most of all PUT OURSELVES OUT THERE we'd have nothing. harry potter would start and end at jkr which is truly a tragic thought.

anyway, so thinking about this?? mind-blowing. and then when I realised it applied to little ole me? and my little ole 'play that funky music' (AT 400 FUCKING HITS OML THANK YOU)??? even more mind-blown.

tl;dr- talk and listen to each other (threat) or we have nothing

a dash of self promo aaand cut

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fic update!!!

'Play That Funky Music, White Boy!' has just been updated! If you're looking for:

a new band au

Remus centric

wolfstar, jily and pebill

a slowburn

with Sirius written with a flair for the dramatics,

then maybe you wanna give it a read!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59973631/chapters/153008971

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Hello, 🌸

I hope my message finds you well 

I'm Momen Al Madhoun/ Digital Artist/ From Gaza 🇵🇸

I need your help to amplify my voice by sharing my artwork

"The work is about my beloved wife's suffering during a year of genocide" 🕊️

Please reblog my post and donate if you can 🙏🏻

Post Link

Thank you for your time 🌹🌹

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AITA Harry Potter Fandom Edition

Or an etiquette guide I wish I'd have had when I started reading fanfiction two years ago. Please feel free to add to it, as I'm sure it's missing a few things.

I track the fanfiction I read on goodreads (or other book tracking app). AITA? Sorry, YTA. Fanfiction should not be tracked in the same place as books. It's not professionally published, and you should not treat it as such. Authors do not want this, most fans do not want this. Fanfiction already exists in a sticky legal area, do not put it at risk by treating it as if it were a book.

I rate the fanfiction I read on goodreads or another public site. AITA? Sorry, YTA. Fanfiction is a GIFT. Imagine you go to a picnic where everyone brings a dish. You love potato salad, so you put some on your plate. However, you take a bite, and this is the worst potato salad you've ever had in your life. What do you do? You move on right? You ignore the potato salad and eat the macaroni salad. When folks are discussing the picnic, you say you had a lovely time. You don't bitch about the potato salad, you just say to yourself "hmmm, that wasn't for me, but look, there's a whole buffet of things I do like." This is fanfiction. You try a fic, and you don't like it? Oh well. You move on. No one forced you to read it. You don't review it, you don't rate it. This was a gift to a community, and you are not the intended audience. Move on.

I bought ATYD on etsy or another website. AITA? Yes, YTA. Fanfiction cannot be sold. You can bind it yourself if the author gives permission for this. You can give it to a friend (100% free, no money/trade, a true gift). You can print it out, three hole punch it, and put it in a binder. You cannot sell it, buy it, or bind it if an author asks that it not be bound.

I asked the author if I could bind a fic for personal use, they said no, but I did it anyway. AITA. Yes, YTA. What you do when no one is watching tells a lot about who you are as a person. If an author asks that their fic not be bound, respect their wishes. They wrote the fic as a gift to the community. Don't shit on their gift by not honoring their wishes.

I steal typesets from creators and then sell my binds on Etsy, AITA? Yes, YTA. First, you put fandom at risk by doing this. It's illegal to sell fanfiction. Second, you piss off binders that share their typesets for free, and they pull their typesets which then limits access for people that ethically bind. Just don't.

I steal art from creators because they post it, and I don't give credit. AITA. Yes again, YTA. Most artists are more than happy to give permission for their art to be used in personal binds, but give them the benefit of granting permission for the gift they've given us. If they are ok with their art being used, give them credit in the typeset.

I use AI for writing prompts, help with my outline, character art creation, and help with dialogue. AITA? Yes, YTA. AI does not belong in creative spaces. All AI use involves theft and tremendous ecological burdens. There is absolutely no place for AI in this space.

I put up a patreon to release my fic (or release it early) to paid members only, AITA? YTA. Charging for fanfiction is illegal and puts all of fandom at risk. If you want to do this, write non-fandom works.

I don't read WIPS, AITA? Yes, YTA. If no one read WIPs, we would quickly lose all our writers. Writers thrive on engagement. Sure they are writing for themselves, but hearing from readers, knowing that people are excited to read what they've written and want to read what is coming, motivates them. Reading WIPs nutures the fandom and encourages the interaction between writers and readers that leads to amazing fics.

I don't leave comments, AITA? Yes, YTA. If someone took the time to write a fic, and you took the time to read it, you owe them a comment of at least "Thanks for this!". Writers LOVE comments. They are writing for themselves, but they are motivated by your comments. They wrote a whole fic that you devoured, you've told all your friends about, you made a tiktok video about, and you've personally bound. Tell the author how much the fic meant to you!

If an author doesn't update, I send them a message and try to pressure them to update, AITA? Yep, again, YTA. Comment on their WIP how much you love the fic, tell them all the things that made your toes curl when you read it and made your breathing speed up. Tell them what you are hoping happens or dreading what comes next. Tell them you appreciate their gift! Do not bully them. It's never ok.

I fucking hate femme Sirius, and I make a point to bitch about it every time I see him. AITA? In extra bold letters, YTA. Not every fic/art is for you. Scroll on. You want masculine Sirius? He exists, go interact with his writers and artists. Quit engaging with the content you don't like. It might be a little known fact, but the reason you keep seeing it is BECAUSE you keep engaging with it. Quit. It's that easy. Engage with the content you want to see.

I ship shame the fuck out of jegulus because I'm #TeamJilyForever, AITA. Yes, YTA. See above bullet point regarding femme Sirius. Again, quit engaging with content you don't want to see or don't like. It's not for you. I don't particularly like a lot of stuff, but that just means it's not for me. There's no ship shaming in fandom.

I post 2 sentence plot bunnies, personal head canons, or trope ideas and then accuse others of plagiarism when I find a fic with something similar in the wild, AITA. Yes, YTA. First, you did not invent the only one bed trope or the sick fic. Anyone can and should write about any trope they want. You also aren't the only person that posted a plot bunny of "Marauders Coffee Shop AU, and Remus is a chronically ill barista that serves Sirius his morning brew". Unless someone is directly lifting words from your published fic or extremely detailed plot points, let folks write their own spin. If you really have something you don't want to see others write about, don't put it out there for folks to see. (This one might be debatable, but this is my take and mine alone. I definitely do not mean it's ok to plagiarize. Just don't be an asshole on either side of this one, ok?)

Whenever I see a post/video with a personal head canon or plot bunny, I ask the creator for recs, AITA. Yes, YTA. Most of these creators have a whole playlist of recommendation videos or entire spreadsheets of recs. They are just putting out a fun idea, quit flooding the comments with "any recs bestie?"

I see creators/writers/artists as my personal service providers, so I feel entitled to ask for recs whenever I want, AITA. YTA, read the room. These are people with real feelings. There should be a give and take relationship with these people, not a continual take and take on your part. If the video is about recs, fine, ask although honestly, learning to search on your own would be best. We really need to quit burdening these creators with the labor we should be doing. But also, start seeing these creators as people with feelings, not just a service provider at your beck and call. Some of these folks are fighting for their lives daily, being slammed in comments, and are hanging on to this fandom by a thread. If a post is about something completely unrelated to "recommendations," it's probably not the time to ask. Instead really listen to what they are saying and engage with that in an appropriate manner. Show them appreciation, and if you don't enjoy their content, move on.

I don't search for fics on my own, I just ask creators, AITA? Yes. YTA. Ao3 has a robust search engine that is easy to use. Watch a TikTok to learn how to use the search feature. ffn is a lot less search friendly, but if you search reddit or tumblr, you can find what you are looking for. This is a really important skill to have, and I promise if you learn it, it'll only benefit you. I am likely twice your age and have figured this out, I promise you can do it!

I kink shame, AITA. Yes, YTA. Just don't read or engage with the fics you don't like. No one needs to know, it's just between you and your Ao3 history.

I leave public bookmarks where I rate fics and leave reviews, AITA? Yes, YTA. Again, fanfiction is a gift. No one wants your review, least of all the author. This is not a book you paid for. Mark your bookmark private and then you can leave all the info you want.

I like to make posts/videos about the fics/characterizations/art styles I don't like, AITA? Yes, YTA. Make all the videos/posts you want about the fics/characterizations/art styles you LOVE. Tell the world, we want to know! But quit slamming creators that offer their best to us just because it's not for you. You are not the intended audience, so keep it moving

I make videos/posts about fics/art that I didn't create and never encourage folks to go leave comments for the author/artist, AITA? Unfortunately, yeah, YTA. You might not intend to be, but this one is easy to change. You want your videos/posts to succeed, of course you want engagement on what you post. But it's really easy to encourage those that like what you are posting to comment on the original. A lot of authors specifically see engagement about their fic on TikTok but have very few comments on the actual fic. It really shouldn't be this way.

I only read the BIG fics, AITA? You know what, you do you, boo. I guess your NTA, but you aren't supporting fanfiction in a constructive way. Maybe you only have 2 long fics in your for the year and so yeah, you want to read the hot ones, I get that. But if no one reads the undiscovered, the hot ones will never become hot. We have a handful of great authors that get recommended 90% of the time. That recognition is well deserved, I love them too. But we have so many great authors that aren't getting recommended, and those hidden gems are undiscovered. If you have the time, use the search and try to find the next fic that makes you stay up til 3 am to finish. They are out there, and they aren't just the ones you see all the time (although read those too, because they are awesome!).

I went to Universal, did a studio tour, and keep buying official merch. AITA? YTA. There are many videos about this, but you cannot keep putting money in jkr's pocket and expect this fandom to thrive. You cannot "reclaim" something that still financially benefits jkr. Trans rights are human rights, and this fandom, specifically the Marauder's fandom, is supposed to be an inclusive place where ALL are welcomed. When you do these things, you create an unsafe environment for all. The last few months we've seen many writers and creators leave the fandom because of this behavior specifically. Do better. (If you are going to do these things, please take fuck jkr out of your bio because you don't mean it).

There are so many more unspoken etiquette rules that I've missed. This is not meant to be all inclusive, just a random list of the top issues I see and how you can become NTA in this fandom. Some of it isn't intuitive, I admit to being guilty of some of these early on. However, when you know better, you do better.

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remus lupin is all the softness sirius never got to see. remus lupin writes bad poetry in his journal. remus lupin sleeps with old jumpers in his bed. remus lupin's ideal weather is a rainstorm, so he can spend the entire day in bed reading. remus lupin gets nervous talking to other people his age. remus lupin can't walk very far without needing to sit down. remus lupin isn't very used to having friends. remus lupin is prone to wearing mismatching patterns. remus lupin's pants are never long enough to cover his ankles. remus lupin will wear his clothes until they fall apart. remus lupin cries when someone dies in the book he's reading. remus lupin likes to be held by his mother. remus lupin likes sitting in silence and drinking tea with his father. remus lupin is gentle and likes his life slow, and his greatest fear is giving in to anger.

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Alice Fortescue Microfic

~290 words | Past Nobleflower | Canon Compliant | Angst

TW! this is just a bit disturbing in general. It's essentially Alice being tortured and giving up trying to stay sane. It was inspired by a mitski song if that helps drive my point home.

Never done one of these before, I hope the setup is alright.

Goodbye, my French Sweetheart.

There's something powerful in defiance. Something about staring authority in the eye and spitting at it's face has been enough to empower people, countless people put in impossible situations.

None of those impossible situations involved the cruciatus curse, Alice reasons as she feels the sharpness of her mind slip away and the lucidity of her thoughts dwindle. It will be the last thing she ever reasons. It hurts, it hurts too much to fight. To think.

There's not anybody that can save her anyway. As powerful, as inspiring as defiance is, as much as Alice herself has been righteously defiant, she simply does not have it in her right now. What's the point? She sags against her restraints and squeezes her eyes shut as her husband gets tortured beside her, too weak to look at him. Too weak to do anything but whimper and plead when Dolohov's wand turns back on her. The fight has left her body and she prays her newborn baby will never be as meek, as feeble as she is right now. It will be the last thing she ever hopes for.

Maybe the way the fire inside Alice died was the first sign she'd never be Alice again.

The second was surely the way she begun to cry Narcissa's name. The only time she had ever done so before others in her lifetime and it was in a fit of delirium.

There's something powerful in defiance. But Alice is tired, she's so tired. She's begged and she's pleaded, she's cried for her once-beloved and nothing helped her at all. She's still hurting so much, and would be so easy to let the last of her mind leave her. It would make everything better, and so she relents.

They do say the Black Family Madness does not only affect those in the bloodline. You just have to be too involved with a member of the Family. Narcissa Black was the first time Alice's world made sense and Bellatrix Black is stripping Alice of her sanity. Stupidly, Alice finds herself nodding at no one. Yes, it sounds as though she's quite involved.

She closes her eyes and doesn't open them for a long, long time, until she's strapped to a bed in a place she doesn't know and can no longer speak or listen. She won't truly experience the world again.