#AO3 specific

[bardofavon]

not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

[nebraskashouse]

no matter how fucking sad I am, any AO3 email never fails to makes my day a little brighter

[evadingreallife]

(By trope-specific i mean for example all the slash fics hosting websites, or the nsfw-only ones, etc)

[outromoony]

*Me reading AO3 tags* "No one dies." Okay but what about emotionally? Do I die emotionally?!

[tadfools]

You guys are commenting on the fics you read right? You’re at least leaving kudos on the Astarion smut and the pairs that have less than 20 fics for them too? You’re bookmarking stories you really like that are still being updated and ones that haven’t been touched in over a year right?

You know that even the smallest interactions are like cocaine to fic writers right? You understand how important a string of emoji hearts left behind on a chapter at three am is right?? Right????

You’re treating AO3 like a community and not a content factory….right?

[mentally-ill-for-bes]

It's almost hilarious how even when Viktor is trying to get rid of his humanity it just highlights how partial he's to Jayce. His villain speech isn't even threatening, he searches for Jayce to talk especifically, he is still trying to convince Jayce to join him or to see the benefits of glorious evolution, I would say even trying to impress him. He touches Jayce's forehead even when it's not necessary to know his mind, he keeps the blanket even when he does not feel cold or warm long ago. He could have easily kill him but instead he decides to talk more with him about glorious evolution hoping he to accept him without realizing that Jayce is what makes him look the most human, the most desperate for company and understanding

[halogalopaghost]

TIL that you can assign an AO3 next of kin to control your account in case of your death???

[qu0rky]

you ship them because they look good together, i ship them because the universe will explode if they leave each other alone for a single second, but are doomed by the narrative to tragically die apart, we are not the same.

[hadrianblackwaters]

If Tumblr gets shut down we should take this party to the comment sections of Warrior Cats books on www.barnesandnobles.com

[erinwantstowrite]

thinking about an au where peter's parents didn't die,,,,

[skywerse]

currently I'm 42k into the II act of space pirates (part 1 of 3)

soooo as you can tell it'll take some time,,, so here's your little treat—space fnc and pretzeeel

[smallsinger5901]

i fucking love resigned L in lawlight. L who’s realised he’s 100% in love with Light and is just like. Shit man what’re you gonna do. he’s a conventionally attractive guy on my level i was kinda asking for it wasn’t i. And Light’s going insane in the background because every bigoted thought is just intense repression of his true self but this ain’t about him this is about L raising his nonexistent eyebrows and being like well he can kill me if he wants now because my heart stops every time i look at him anyway

[jukinthebox]

for some reason i couldnt get this little moment from ch 8 of this fic by @razzledazzledee on ao3 out of my head sooo…i made this lol

[i have a couple full-length comic ideas im planning rn and im trying to get more practice with actually drawing out comics by making these little minis sooo if anyone has any fic recs lmk and maybe i’ll make some more random comic scenes like this lol]

close ups:

[rowanisawriter]

gods favorite people are writing fics that are around 3k words and are just vibes not even a hint of plot literally just two or three characters sitting there looking at each other and pining and lying through their teeth

[wesfcfanas]

Inside Mercedes F1 by Matt Whyman