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Every single fic update there is an author trying frantically to find the right balance between a nonchalant aside of "leave a comment if you enjoyed =)" and clinging desperately to the coat tails of a random stranger, dragging along behind them on the street wailing "Please, please! I have to know what you thought! I'm desperate to talk to people about this! Ask me about the alliterative repetition! Ask me about the symbolism!"

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Steve: What are you drinking? 

Bucky: Vodka. 

Steve: Straight? 

Bucky: No, gay. Why?

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I got 23 lol

y’all expose yourselves and take this fanfic test i was just forced to by an irl so now i’m making you too

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Well I got 23 what does that even make me, the score is not explained haha

y’all expose yourselves and take this fanfic test i was just forced to by an irl so now i’m making you too

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飼い主ラムロウⅡ

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he does bite

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he is… a LOT bigger than steve

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murder strut husbands™

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Captain Hydra/Winter Wife has become pregnant with a chapter 3!

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a small recreation of what happened yesterday before I went to bed (a comic)

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This is my peace offer

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Steve Rogers & USO Ladies 

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For the past 5 months, I’ve stopped blocking serial likers and have tried my best to be kind, compassionate, understanding, and not gatekeep a source of joy for others. I’ve tried to remind myself over and over and over again to be grateful for the meager engagement I do receive from those of you sweet angels who are always so supportive and encouraging.

But I cannot put into words how absolutely soul sucking and beyond disappointing it is to have 99% of my notifications be serial liking with ZERO engagement whatsoever.

I, like many other writers, put so much time, energy, and love into my work. I’ve been here for years, sharing thousands and thousands and thousands of words of story for FREE, and all I have ever asked for in return is for the bare minimum: engagement.

The whole reason I am here is for community. It’s to share my work with others and spiral about it, not post stories into the void and receive crickets in return. I am here because I love the babes and being swept away by them, and I want to play and hoe and share that experience with others.

I’m not here to be a free content mill. 🙅🏻‍♀️

I really did try to be understanding, but the cost of trying to prioritize the happiness of internet strangers has come at the price of my own joy. So. I will return to blocking serial likers or folks who never ever engage on my work except for demanding more. “Part 2?” “I need more!” “When are you updating xyz?” folks, you’re on the chopping block too.

Engagement has all but disappeared. It feels like this fandom is dying a slow death, and it’s heartbreaking. There are so few active writers still here these days, and it’s a direct result of the utter lack of engagement and exchange between reader and writer, which is the whole reason why so many of us are here.

Sure, a lot of writers write because they love to write, but they post because they love to share and interact about their stories. So when engagement all but dries up, how do you expect writers to maintain joy and inspiration for their craft and keep writing and posting more for you to enjoy?

Fandom is a relationship, it’s a two-way street, and if you want there to continue to be stories for you to consume, you need to do your part in that exchange and engage, otherwise the writers you love are going to leave because the message they are receiving is, “No one cares about or enjoys my work.” So why bother?

If you can take the time to read a story, you can take an extra 30 seconds to leave a comment, reblog, or ask. We are out here begging for the absolute bare minimum, and it’s like screaming into the void.

Do you even want there to be a fandom anymore? Do you want there to be a community for you to escape to? Do you want there to be stories for you to read and enjoy?

If you don’t want this place to die, then you need to do your part to help it thrive.

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I wish this message could go through to those who actually do this (at least one of which I know stalks this blog) and not just become another post to agree with for those lovely readers out there who only send nice words

decidedly unfriendly reminder that fanfiction is written by real people with real feelings for free in their free time. it's a labour of love and something to cherish. if you come across a fic that you don't enjoy, that's totally fine, but it is your due diligence as a fellow fan and decent human being to click away. leaving mean comments, absurd rating systems or harassing writers in their inbox while hiding behind an anonymous icon is not an acceptable manner to behave in any fandom and online space ever. it's disgustingly entitled, wildly disrespectful and only serves to discourage people from sharing their writing in a community that is meant to be fun and supportive. the next time you read something you don't enjoy, stop reading it and move on with your day. read something you like and leave kudos and a nice comment there instead. have some common sense and don't be a fucking asshole. it's not that fucking difficult.

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I'll be updating "A white picket fence to keep you locked in" next! I'm working on chapter 3 right now. You'll have to excuse if it's going a bit slow, I've got more stories than normal on my hand (because I can never just make a oneshot lol) and writing has been a bit harder this year.

Also I should just start calling it Captain Hydra/Winter wife right? I should start shortening the names of my fics better on tumblr haha.

Does anyone have any questions about my Ao3? :)

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