#// never hesitate to reach out

[puppyeared]

learning abt friendship decay and "not reaching out to your friends for months at a time unprompted is not neurotypical behaviour" has me feeling a certain way

[hms-tardimpala]

A statement on ficbinding (according to me)

I've joined the book/ficbinding tag on tumblr a couple of weeks ago, and in that time I've seen some confusion and concern about what ficbinding is, so I thought I'd post a statement of how I see ficbinding and why I do it. (If you're an author and I redirected you to this post because I want to bind your fic, hiiii) (Fellow ficbinders, if you find this post a useful ressource, don't hesitate to use it yourselves)

What's ficbinding?

Ficbinding (also called fanbinding) means a reader is going to print your fic and make a book out of it. It goes from the simple single booklet stapled together to leatherbound gold-foiled volumes.

Are you gonna make money off of my writing?!

I wouldn't dream of it. Ficbinding is just another fandom practice: you can't monetize your fic writing because you don't own the universe you're writing about, and I can't monetize your fic because it doesn't belong to me. I believe there are professionals who bind fics for a price (on Etsy, maybe?) but I'm ethically opposed to it.

Why do you do it, then?

Love of the craft. I'm a craftsman, I love choosing the best fabrics, fonts and embellishments for a project and making something with my hands.

Love of your fic. I liked it so much I want it in my house! I'm not fond of reading on a screen, it drastically reduces the chances I'll re-read the fic (even if I want to). Printing your fic ensures I'll enjoy it for years to come. It's the best compliment I can pay you.

As a gift to a friend who doesn't have the skills.

And what, it happens whether I want it or not?

As you can imagine, this is kind of a gray area legally. Nothing forces a ficbinder to reach out and tell you they're binding your fic. But this is fandom, and I personally view it as a community and consider that it's only courteous to let authors know I'm doing this. If I post pictures of my binding here, I want to be able to give credit where it's due, and since most authors are very happy to see their work bound, tagging them means they'll get a nice surprise when they open tumblr. I'll always do my best to find a way to contact you (ao3 comment, tumblr if you've put it on your ao3 profile).

I don't like strangers messaging me, is there a way to let people know I agree/don't allow this without talking to someone?

Valid, and there is! The simplest way is to write it in your ao3 bio, it's called a blanket permission or a transformative works statement. For example, mine says that I allow all transformative works (ficbinding is one, like fanart) based on my fics but that I like to be notified so I can gush about it and reblog/link to it, and I put my tumblr there to make it easy to contact me.

You can build a statement with this excellent tool. Answer the questions at the bottom of the page and you'll get a clearly-worded short statement to copy-paste into your bio (you can edit it, of course). The blanket permission is the thing ficbinders look for and as a digitally socially anxious person, let me tell you, it's a life-changer.

(Now, can I bind your fic, pretty please 🥺?)

[tuesdayscanons]

Just...a thread where Dev can hear Dale's thoughts asdfghjkl

[blujayonthewing]

in other news, aubree does not know it yet but she is now a level one paladin and I have all of the feelings about it

[j0kers-light]

hello Chaos!

even if requests are closed, can we still use the asks inbox to talk to you?

ABSOLUTELY!! 🖤✨

You all are always welcome to talk to me! Never hesitate to send an ask, whether it be a quick hello, a random thought or opinion, a theory, an idea, a future request if you just can’t wait, asking for advice, venting, a keyboard smash, A N Y T H I N G!

Talk to me. Talk to your writers. It makes our day, if not our lives, so much brighter!

Send asks. Leave a comment. Leave a comment via reblog. Yes! Human interaction!! Please. Regardless if my requests are closed/open, Chaos will read whatever you want to say. 👩🏽‍💻

I expect my inbox to be flooded by the end of the week and I’m perfectly fine with that 🥹

I ranted a little in the tags..

[tommarvoloriddlesdiary]

I wish you talked more in servers cause I’d love to talk to you about your stories 😭

wait what?? 🥹🥹🥹🥹 that's really very kind of you to say 😭 i'm sorry - i'm actually a fairly shy person 🫣 but if anyone ever wants to talk to me about anything, i'd be more than happy to chat 🥹

[ut-scatteredextension]

Do you have any regrets?

"NOPE!!!! EVERYTHING IS GREAT! BECAUSE I AM GREAT!!! AND SO IS EVERYTHING I DO!!"

[orchidyoonkook]

You and me and my Shooky plush screaming about the mutual YEARNING 5ever!!!

HELLLLS YES!!!!! It brings me INFINITE joy, our chats. You get how my brain and creativity work and I'd like to think the same about me for you. So the vibe is IMMACULATE!

[forlix]

this is totally your decision and i respect it, i don’t mean any harm, but why use the term afab!reader when using female readers? sorry to nitpick, i just would really rather it be afab fem or something, as an afab man it can feel a bit odd when reader is only described as afab and then later a girl in the story.

please, there's no need to apologize at all. i should be the one apologizing for any discomfort that my usage of "afab" caused. it's very important to me that my writing is inclusive of people of all identities and i'm grateful that you brought this up to me

i've changed the fic in question to specify that the reader is female, and i will keep your words in mind moving forward. thank you so much again

[weeo]

Hey there! ☺️

I wanted to send a little sunshine your way in hopes that it’ll brighten up your day!

I’m so thankful you’re part of this community! 💕

Hey friend, thank you so much for your sweet message ❤️ that was so lovely to receive and it plastered a smile on my face ☀️

I wish you as well a very bright day and week! We're so thankful to have you around 😊

[frozenambiguity]

One of my goals here is to get partners so invested as I am in the stuff we write that our multiple threads get like 70+ replies.

[aris-ink]

You're always depressed just like me . We can vibe to our depression together

- 🍪

I'M........

you know what? you're right 🤷‍♀️ I'll be waiting under the blankets ily <3

[doitforadamparrish]

on one hand, kevin ships?? so good?? I'm a kandreil girlie sue me

on the other hand. Kevin is so clearly aromantic like aroallo kevin this is canon yes pls

lmaoooooo I love this! I personally do not ship kandreil (I see the appeal in like, damn... I would literally pass out giggle like a little girl if I saw them together) but for me Andrew and Kevin are fundamentally incompatible because Kevin is still more or less on a leash by the end of TRK and has a long way to go before he can act with full agency and like reclaim his own life -- as in, Kevin is a collection of things & people & situations that were imposed upon him and he has to do a lot of soul searching to figure out who he really is outside the court and when he's not tied to others (Andrew, primarily, but also Neil) to either validate his choices, question them, etc. Lots of things our boy Kevin need to get under control. His obsessive helicopter parent ways, his tremendous sense of discipline to the point of disregarding his pain or discomfort, his trauma, his alcoholism, his anxiety, his relationship with his father, the way he does not have much attention or patience for anything other than exy (im convinced he's ace anyway), his past, his relationship with Jean, his connection to the ravens (like Thea bye anyway). Just... Andrew is very dear to my heart and I strongly stand my ground that he would not get involved romantically or physically with somebody who's not 100% in control of themselves/doesn't know or hasn't had time to explore who he is/his thoughts aren't fully his own. Like that, to me, is at the top of the list of Andrew's priorities and that's why Neil Is fucking perfect for him like. Yes, Neil has had a traumatic past, he has lived a life on the run, he has been hiding and lying and this and that, but he is very much his own person, and that's at the core of everything.

That being said, I ship Kevin with like... therapy and vacation

[ofduskanddreams]

I know we don’t know each other but can I just say how much I admire you? Your incredible. I hope you have a wonderful day.

live footage of me receiving this

I’m terrible at accepting compliments so I’m just going to say thank you for this—you are incredibly sweet and this really brightened up my day <3

[aloharoha-blog1]

I haven't been on this blog in nearly six years but in all that time, my love for Astro never wavered. It may be insignificant in the grand scheme of things but it felt important to me to say this here.

I still can't put into words the sinking, hopeless feeling in my chest. Astro genuinely changed my life in so, so many ways. I would not be the person I am if not for them.

Binnie, thank you for everything. Thank you for being a bright light even in the darkest times, for your contagious laughter, for your hard work. I hope you know that you were loved by so many, so intensely. You left such a positive impression on everyone who had the privilege of knowing you and we will carry you in our hearts forever.

My beloved Aroha community, thank you all for the kindness you've always shown me. I hope you are all able to take the time you need to process and heal.

May he rest in peace and his memory last forever.

[uhhisthisthingon]

Staying off twitter for the time being…..please stay safe out there my American mutuals 💖 my ask box is always open if you need to vent or even just need someone to chat with!