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[potterhead0taku]

Every. Single. Time.

Why must this happen

[my-castles-crumbling]

You're the Risk, I'm Gonna Take It - A Jegulus Oneshot!

Fic: You're the Risk, I'm Gonna Take It Pairing: Jegulus Tags: Muggle AU, roommates (kid of), a little texting, mostly prose Rating: T Length: 5k (complete!) Summary:

Sitting in his tiny living room on a Friday night, breathing huge lungfuls of air and trying to calm his shaking hands, staring at the TV taking in nothing, Regulus was drowning.

He’d done it to himself. He had nobody else to blame.

Because James Potter had stumbled into his life, grinning that lopsided, sunshiny grin, and reduced him to an incoherent puddle. And he’d assumed the whole thing had been one-sided.

Except…maybe it hadn’t been.

[yakultf4thesoul]

Okay, writers, hear me out…

CountDracula!Ewan I need to read a fanfic like this, Tag me or whatever but please I need it

[ao3feed-steve-eddie]

by Peachesandpears

“Sweetheart?”

The lights go out.

Steve scrambles off the couch, nearly taking himself out at the knees over Eddie’s coffee table, and lunges for the lamp on the side table. It wouldn’t be enough, but it would be something. It would, if Steve was lucky, be enough for Eddie to—

“Steve—?”

“Get behind me.”

Or:

The lights flicker, and it makes Steve realize some things.

Words: 1669, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 15 of Anniversary Giveaway

Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, post s2/pre s3 au, Panic Attacks, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Steve Harrington Gets a Hug, Soft Eddie Munson, Soft Steve Harrington, Theyre so in love okay, Protective Steve Harrington

[filamentlights]

Is it that people take more of a social media etiquette towards fics now??? I was reading a fic where the authors note (I’ll try and find it to link the author) was mentioning how there’s a “generational gap” between new fandomers and old ones. People newer in fandoms approach fics with an Instagram post mindset, where they probably won’t comment on a fic they consider “old.”

Idk if this is actually a real thing, since I’ve only recently begun seriously posting fics, but it breaks my heart to see this. People aren’t paid to write fics. And long comments are just the best feeling for both authors and readers, because then you share in this fandom that’s brought so many ppl together. Even tho I’ve only posted a few small fics, it is a bit disheartening to see people subscribe but not do anything more. Even tho I know I’m not owed anything, it does result in feeling somewhat used. Idk, but I hope this person is feeling better and finds some other place to put their passions

A writer friend told me something that broke my heart a little bit today; they're going to quit publishing their fanfic.

My instant thought was that they had been trolled or attacked or that something terrible had happened in their life because this person is so passionate about their writing. It wasn't any of that. Engagement with their works has been going down, as it has for many of us. Comments are like gold dust a lot of the time, and just looking through the historical comment counts on old fics on ao3 demonstrates this trend very clearly. It was not simply the comments dropping off which caused them to decide to stop posting, however.

My friend came across a discord server for their fandom (I should point out here that their fandom interest and mine diverged a couple of years ago, we stay in touch but don't currently read each other's posts because I'm not into their fandom and they would rather gouge their eyes out with a wooden spoon than read anything Star Wars) and specifically to share fic in that fandom. They joined, because we all love a good fic rec, only to discover that their latest multichapter fic, which has almost no comments and very few kudos, is being hotly discussed in this server as one of the best stories ever. Not one of these people has bothered to say this to them on the fic. When they asked, none of participants could see the point in telling the author of the fic they apparently loved so much that they love it.

This discovery has absolutely destroyed my friend's love of sharing fic. They share because they love seeing other people's enjoyment, and fic writers do that through comments and kudos/reblogs/likes because we don't get paid. There is no literary critic writing a blog post/article about how amazing the story is for us to copy and keep/frame. There is no money from royalties. All we have are the words of the people reading our works.

Those people on that server could have taken five minutes of the time they spent gushing about how amazing my friend's story was to other people and used it to tell the one person guaranteed to want to hear that praise how much they loved it. They could have taken a moment to express their opinion to the person who spent hours upon hours plotting, writing, editing, and posting those chapters. Instead, they deprived my friend of thing that keeps them sharing their writing, and in the process have killed their love of it. My friend now feels used and unmotivated.

I won't be sharing a link to their fic, they said I could share their experience but not their identity. I know they plan to post one final chapter. I know they intend to express their hurt at being excluded from the praise for the thing they created, and I know they intend to announce that as a consequence they will not be posting for a long while, if at all.

So please, I beg you, don't hide your love of a story from the writer. It's just about the only thing we have.

[itsaperson10]

No like it’s really getting to me…what does the U.S. government want with my ghostsoap bdsm fics, like you trying to implement some new tactics in the military ?

[spanxbeluga]

Just wanna eat a lot and grow so massive that I can't touch my toes 😩 😇🤤

[dreaminrainbows]

Look what you made me do (when you look the way you do)

“Lou,” he practically whines, knees knocking together, looking at him with those beautiful big doe eyes under his lashes, an innocent seductress,” Wh-what are you doing here?” he pulls at the hem of his pink tee, big black letters reading TOP sprawled across his chest, he looks like he wants to simultaneously cross his hands over his chest and hide but also show it off. Louis knows he wanted to show it off, otherwise he wouldn't have gone outside so boldly with it.

Read now on AO3

[ao3sbatfamily]

I know its not Valentine's Day. But this is fuckin adorable and need to share. Enjoy this V-Day 5 + 1 fic.

'What is Love?' by HummusandPeeta

Author: @hummusandpeeta

“Burt Gregg?”

“The world needs s’more people like you!” he says without missing a beat. “I once overheard Burt telling his friend that he enjoys making s’mores whenever he goes camping with his parents.”

Bruce is impressed by Dick’s memorization skills and attention to detail. “What about Mr. Smith, the janitor?” he can’t stop himself from asking, amused by Dick’s creativity.

“I think you’re marbleous!” he recites, flashing Bruce a cheeky little grin.

“Why marbles?” Bruce asks, needing to satisfy his innate curiosity.

“Mr. Smith collects marbles! I found out because I offered to help him clean up one day after school, you know that time when Alfred was sick and I had to wait for you to pick me up but you were stuck in a meeting?”

“I’m sure everyone will appreciate your cards and well-thought-out puns, chum.”

[bigroundbellysworld]

I really need to get my belly bigger!!

[willdarknessdivideblog]

Your daily Scorbus post💫

artist: alexdar_

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

We're Adopted?!? (PODFIC)

by Elusion_Podfics this is a summary of We're Adopted?!? by schrijverr When Bruce’s kids end up on the Watchtower due to a set of unforeseen circumstances, Jason first tries to get the League to believe that they’re all biologically related to Bruce. He tries to avoid having Jason give everyone a sex talk by reminding him that he’s adopted. This leads to all his kids pretending that this is the first time they’ve heard of it, much to the horror of the League and the exasperation of Bruce. Words: 19, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, Cassandra Cain, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Duke Thomas, Damian Wayne, other batfam members mentioned - Character, Clark Kent, Diana (Wonder Woman), Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) Relationships: Batfamily Members & Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Humor, Batfamily Meets the Justice League (DCU), Batfamily (DCU), Good Parent Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd Being a Little Shit, actually all of them being a little shit, Confused Justice League, Tired Bruce Wayne, poor dude honestly via https://ift.tt/lXjAqOa

[ao3feed-nanago]

Let me take care of you like you do with me.

by vvashuu When Nanami collapses from exhaustion, it's Satoru's turn to take on the caregiver role. As the roles reverse, Satoru faces the challenge of taking care of his lover, dealing with his own clumsiness in the kitchen and the desire to protect the one who has always kept him afloat. 4k words of culinary disasters and sweet moments, certain realizations and pure softness. Will Satoru be able to learn to take care of Nanami while he recovers? Words: 4741, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Gojo Satoru, Nanami Kento, Ieiri Shoko, Ijichi Kiyotaka Relationships: Gojo Satoru/Nanami Kento, Gojo Satoru & Nanami Kento Additional Tags: Romance, Caretaking, Vulnerability, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Protective Gojo Satoru, Soft Gojo Satoru, Soft Nanami Kento via https://ift.tt/z3HZMWi

[my-castles-crumbling]

Here’s a link to a TikTok that explains this better than I did lol

hey I love your work!! you seem like such a gorgeous, thoughtful person.

I had a question, and you seem trustworthy—Cas have you seen the new ao3 privacy policy? the one with another checkbox? what’s that about? I’m a little scared especially with recent events and the actual documentation seems a little vague. what do you think? I live in the states

I have, and I come armed with research!

For those of you who don't know, the new policy states:

By checking this box, you consent to the processing of your personal data in the United States and other jurisdictions in connection with our provision of AO3 and its related services to you. You acknowledge that the data privacy laws of such jurisdictions may differ from those provided in your jurisdiction. For more information about how your personal data will be processed, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

To translate, this means you are consenting to your personal information (IE: e-mail address and IP address) being shared according to US privacy laws, not the laws of whatever country you live in or happen to currently be reading from. This is because AO3 is US-based.

This sounds scary.

However, if you delve deeper into AO3 privacy policies, it says:

We may share Personal Information if we:

are legally compelled to do so;

have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on the OTW; or

are cooperating with law enforcement authorities.

We will cooperate with all investigations conducted by law enforcement authorities within the United States when legally required to do so. Cooperation with law enforcement authorities from other countries and cooperation when it is not legally required are at our sole discretion. Our discretion looks favorably on freedom and justice, and unfavorably on oppression and violence.

Basically this means they'll share your info if they're told to by law enforcement, which has ALWAYS been a law. This isn't a change. I think they just added this to say "Hey, remember if you live outside the US, just know that we as a website have to comply with US-based laws because we live here, and things suck here right now!"

The last part of their statement is also really telling. The creators of ao3 believe in free expression and are not trying to get you in trouble or censor your work. You're not going to get in trouble for posting/reading gay fanfics. It's not illegal to do so. (If that changes, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it).

I think the most important thing now is to advocate for the necessity of websites like ao3, because some people don't like websites like that. I think this shows that there will be probably more opponents to websites like this in the future. But I don't think the FBI is going to come and knock on the doors of everyone who reads bedtime stories on ao3.

Honestly, Ao3 is more transparent about this info than most people. all websites can share any personal info you put in if legally compelled to do so.

[ao3feed-jonmartin]

if you feel like falling (catch me on the way down)

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/LpeT1o5 by hannamoon "So, are we, um... going to talk about this?" Martin lifts their joined hands for clarification and hopes his palms aren't as sweaty as he fears. (Spoiler alert: they talk about it.) Words: 1058, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Martin Blackwood, Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist Relationships: Martin Blackwood/Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist Additional Tags: Set in Episodes 159-160 | Scottish Safehouse Period (The Magnus Archives), Location: Alice "Daisy" Tonner's Scottish Safehouse, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Something something these two are dumb as hell and kiss about it, Fluff, No Angst, Actually maybe a little angst but it's all in Martin's head read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/LpeT1o5

[ao3feed-steve-eddie]

by billowyy

Steve rags on Tammy some more, until the discomfort and nervousness fully eases itself from Robin. He needs her to understand that this changes nothing between them. He’d be a hypocrite if it did.

“I have no ground to stand on here, actually, because I know you would judge the hell out of my last boyfriend.”

And. Well. No takesie backsies. It’s out there now.

Robin’s eyes go fucking huge, and he’s about to make a joke about her catching flies, but then she screeches out a loud, “What?!”

Or the Season 3 bathroom confession, only Steve has some confessions of his own.

Words: 3258, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen, M/M, Multi

Characters: Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley, Eddie Munson, Wayne Munson

Relationships: Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Additional Tags: Bisexual Steve Harrington, POV Steve Harrington, Secret Relationship, Coming Out, Past Tommy Hagan/Steve Harrington, Season/Series 03, everything is mostly the same except steve and eddie got together before s3