#'oh people keep joking at me abt my fic being the sniperscout bible. oh my friend is dunking on me for having clout or whatever'

[thetriggeredhappy]

this is in response to this ask btw.

the prompt itself is over [here]. putting this under a cut bc its a little long.

and yeah the past week or so i’ve been orbiting 450 so that’s pretty neat. thanks y’all for being here for uhhhhh whatever’s going on here. i mean, i think it’s worth noting that fanfiction doesn’t tend to circulate like fanart does since it’s like, more of a time commitment and this is a social media platform and all, and besides that tf2 already has a pretty small content-creator side of the fandom, proportionally and also in general. like, it happens, no judgement here, y'all valid

and, ok originally my response about the ko-fi thing specifically was like unnecessarily long and detailed bc i wrote it out in like one sitting then came back to glance it over in the morning, but i’m gonna slim it down since nobody’s got time for that nonsense. the long and short of it is that making a ko-fi is something ive been considering on and off for a while, alongside thinking about taking commissions. but my issue with that is mostly the legality surrounding money in exchange for fanfiction, i guess, and that i feel a little weird about accepting money from people who read what is, for all intents and purposes, a low-stakes and therapeutic form of writing practice and self-expression from me. i’m not against the idea of opening up a ko-fi—i think i’ll put it as some arbitrary number, like, at 500 followers or whatever, or maybe if my financial situation gets more rocky, i’ll look more seriously at it—but… y’know. maybe it’s a self-doubt thing, who knows. something to bring up in therapy i guess.

and if i do get a ko-fi or something, i think i’d still absolutely be taking requests. the only time i ever really get swamped with them in any capacity is the day or two following when i reblog one of those prompt lists or something, and in the mean time the occasional one or two give me something to do during my 4am “oh i’m not getting any goddamn sleep tonight am i” moments or like, when i’m stuck in a waiting room or whatever. they help me cool down between whatever the project of the month is, writing or revising.

hopefully that’s, like, a comprehensive answer. and like, i really don’t put a ton of value into like “internet clout” or ~whatever~, but i do value and appreciate all you folks who just, y’know, leave a kudos or a comment on AO3, or like or reblog or reply my stuff on tumblr, stuff like that. it’s always nice to hear what people vibe with, and what jokes people pick up on, and what characters they’re hyped about. makes my day. like, every time i just get a string of notifications from someone scrolling through and reading and liking the fic in my fanfiction tag, that’s always a fun thing to see happening. and like there’s some people who really are just sorta regulars at this weird little tavern i’ve got goin on and y’know what, i see you. i see you man, you’re rad. we vibin. and like i wanted to reiterate based on a thing someone talked to me abt at some point not long ago that like i’m literally just over here chillin, like, seriously no need to feel intimidated by me, i’m a total nerd and really really hard to upset or offend. there’s no dumb questions, feel? like cringe culture is dead dude i’m serious. and anon is always on and i’m wicked stupid, like, you’re so set literally don’t worry. you can send me like 87 shrimp emojis and i’ll probably reply with something dumb like “mood” like that’s it. you could send me 87 shrimp and tag on at the end “(hey by the way don’t reply to this just givin you some shrimp)” and i’d be like “that’s valid i vibe with that” and just like. think about it at 2am two months later and be delighted all over again