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Fanfiction Lover and Lurker
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Hi my name is Tamsin and I am a PhD student at the University of Sheffield (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/smi/research/tamsin-boswell). Fanfiction has long been one of my favourite places to inhabit within the online world and this love has influenced my research interests. Most notably my own place as a lurker /reader within the A03 spheres has prompted my current exploration into this often forgetten group of readers. For more information please see my pinned post below
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 17 hours ago
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 18 hours ago
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Dami and Tim bonding AU
Damian: *walking into the Manor library and slamming the door open*
Damian: Todd, I require your assistance.
Jason: *drops his book, leading to the spine to be cracked*
Jason: *does about a thousand breathing exercises because he absolutely doesn’t want to lash out at his lil brother*
Jason: What is it?
Damian: *stares at him with a serious expression*
Damian: How do I bond with Drake? I wish to… acquire his allegiance.
Jason: *smirks*
Jason: Treat him like a scared street cat.
Damian: I shall. Thank you for your service.
Damian: *turns around and walks out of the library*
Jason: *baffled that Damian thought he was being serious*
-~*~-
Damian: *slowly enters the sitting room Tim is lounging in*
Tim: *looks up confused before going back to his phone*
Damian: *proud for not chasing Tim away and carefully pushes a bottle of Zesti towards Tim while still keeping his distance*
Tim: *looks up again and at the bottle*
Tim: Thank you?
Damian: *nods proudly and takes a few more steps forward until he can gently sit down on the couch*
Tim: *watches him and turns back to his phone*
Damian: *slowly extends his hands towards Tim’s nose so he could sniff it*
Tim: *looks at the hand in front of him and opens his mouth to speak*
Damian: Shhh.
Tim: *wants to say something*
Damian: *sees his opportunity and softly runs his fingers through Tim’s hair*
Tim: *freezes as his brain short circuits*
Damian: Good Drake. Shhh. It’s okay.
Damian: *continues to pet and scratch Tim’s head until he is half asleep with his head in Damian’s lap*
Jason: *walks in and freezes at the sight*
Jason: What the-
Damian: For once your advice was useful, Todd. Now be quiet. We do not wish to disturb Drake.
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 18 hours ago
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scribbellz
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 2 months ago
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good luck to anyone who struggles around the holidays. sending some love.
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 2 months ago
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 7 months ago
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DCU Commissions for Palestine
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Important Dates:
Creator sign-ups: July 1-15 (OPEN NOW)
Commissions open: July 20-August 10
Posting begins: August 17
Important Links:
Want to get involved? Join our discord!
Want more information? Check out our carrd for FAQs, donation options, and more
Sign up to be a creator!
How It Works - Creators
Creators can sign up now through July 15. All DCU creators welcome. Any parts of the DCU fandom are welcome (including crossovers). ALL types of fan works are welcome, including digital art and fanfiction (if you wish to donate a physical item, such as physical art or merch, please reach out to us).
Creators will have complete control over what they offer. Before July 20, creators will be expected to create commission sheets (samples will be provided closer to July 20). Creators will list their prices, the types of works they are offering, what parts of the fandom they are specifically creating for, what their boundaries are, and if they have a set number of slots. Creators can also specify if there is a specific charity/fundraiser they wish to support. We will share all of these commission sheets on the tumblr page and in a masterpost.
Creators can begin posting their creations on August 17. This is NOT a deadline, but the whole week will be a celebration of everyone’s hard work. We will be sharing everyone’s completed works, the total amount raised, and more! We will continue to share completed commissions after this week. There are no specific deadlines, but we ask that creators be upfront with donors about their timeline. Creations should be posted on tumblr and there will also be an ao3 collection for fics.
How It Works - Donors
Commissions will open on July 20. Donors will be able to browse what is available and decide what they are interested in. Donors can search through tags on our page to find commissions offering specific types of works, characters, relationships, etc. When donors choose a creator they would like to commission, a form will be available for donors to provide proof of donations. Donors and creators will then be connected and can start the creative process! Donors must respect creator’s boundaries and should check in with creators before donating if they have a very specific request in mind. Some creators will offer NSFW works, but donors must be 18+ to commission such works. More info for donating will become available in the upcoming weeks!
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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"i would kill for you" "i would die for you" okay but would you forgive me if i forgot something important for the 51204th time in a row even though i tried my best to remember
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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(Via)
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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they match....
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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one of my favourite things is seeing posts like this that are clearly a reference to some fandom or piece of media, but having no idea what it’s referencing, so i’m just reading it like. yeah that would be weird huh
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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Calling all fanfiction Readers it's time to have your say.
Hi Fanfiction Readers
My name is Tamsin and I am a PhD student, fellow lurker and fanfiction reader. I am conducting a study into the role that fanfiction plays in the lives of those fans who read fanfiction as part of their everyday lives. Does your search history include the tags related to found family, irondad or batbad for example, then I am interested in talking to you. If you would like to take part in discussions around these tags with a fellow reader and lurkers of these tags within A03 please message me. 
Taking part in this research is a chance for you to share your own experience of fanfiction and what it means to you, while also highlighting that lurkers do still have a voice and an important part to play within fandom research. 
Below the cut is more information about this study and what it involves. Please read this if you would like more information before getting in touch. If you are unable to take part please can you reblog this post or share it to anyone you feel might wish to take part. 
Why have I been chosen?
I have deliberately chosen lurkers within fanfiction communities as the messages they take from and their reasons for reading fanfiction are under researched. Although you may not be a lurker in all fandoms you are involved in, the fact that you are a lurker within any fanfiction spaces make you the ideal candidate from this exploration into lurkers and their relationships with fanfiction, fanfictions online spaces and fandom communities. 
I would also like to emphasise that I require all participants to be over the age of 18 to take part in this study. If you are under 18 please let me know now. 
What does taking part mean?
By agreeing to take part in this study you are agreeing to record a diary of your fanfiction use and reasons for this usage within a discord chat. There is no limit for entries and I ask that the minimum response is once every two weeks. However, this project is aiming to work around your life and commitments and if you do miss a couple of weeks do not panic. Just start sending entries or replying to prompts again when you are able to. If I have not heard from you in a month I will send a message which will read:
Hi. I hope you are doing well. I am just sending a message to check in and to double check if you wish to continue taking part in the study. If you are happy to still take part please send any form of response to this message. 
It is important to note that this response can be as limited as simply sending an emoji. If I do not receive a response after two weeks I will stop attempting to contact you. However this is not seen as a full withdrawal from the study and you are able to return at any time. I will also still use the discussions we have already had as part of my thesis. If you would like to withdraw fully from the study please let me or my supervisors know, with the process of how to do this explained below. 
These entries can take the form of voice notes, written responses and memes or tiktoks. Every two weeks I shall send a prompt to the chat that hosts the diary entries, these are intended to get you thinking about certain topics and do not have to be answered directly or even at all if the questions make you uncomfortable or touch on something you are unwilling to share. At the end of every month I will arrange a touch base interview (over google meet) which will last about an hour. This will be a chance to discuss anything that you find easier to discuss face to face, to review some of your diary entries and for me to answer any question you may have. While I will aim to have these interviews a month apart I do understand that life may get in the way. I am more than happy to be flexible and move interviews around or push them back/bring them forward depending on your schedules. 
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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percy is the dad who can’t remember any of his kids’ friends names
percabeth daughter: hey dad, can kate come over later?
percy: who’s that?
percabeth daughter: what do you me- dad she came over for dinner last week. the one who rides with us all the time to dance class? the one with dark hair and glasses who comes over all the time?
percy: …not ringing a bell
annabeth: *rolling her eyes in background*
percabeth daughter: dad you watched a basketball game with her dad last month? he’s the one who brought the steaks he grilled
percy: oh yeah! steak guy! he was great. you know, i think he has a daughter your age
percabeth daughter: *looks to annabeth*
annabeth: in my defense, your father is very handsome
percy: *confidently smiles*
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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Nicky and Erik: *having a bad fight*
Andrew: oh no. We're from a dysfunctional home
Aaron: what if they divorce? We'd be from a broken home then
Kevin:....*opens his mouth*
Neil: shh let it happen
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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Thinking about the JL finding out that Bruce has contingency plans for all of his kids and being horrified. But when the League asks them about it, all the kids are like “yeah! we actually all have them for each other just in case” and move on like it’s perfectly normal to have three different ways to take out your brother on hand (for emergencies).
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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Damian: Someone gave me their phone number, what should I do with it?
Dick: Who exactly gave you the phone number?
Jason: And, more importantly, how old were they?
Tim: Where did this take place? I’ll run their number in the database.
Damian: I’m sensing a strange vibe here. Explain.
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lost-on-an-ocean-of-books · 10 months ago
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nightwing being hurt in the field, and over comms he can’t get out what was wrong, nearly in shock, and jason puts on his best batman™️ voice and says “robin, report.”
and it snaps dick out of it enough to say concussion, possible broken ribs, and a gash in his side.
no one talks about it, and then a year later, damian does the same thing to tim
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