#I should just own it

[dnickels]

@terribleoldwhitemen tagged me to post the first line of my last ten fics :) I'm shy because I think the weakest part of my stuff is always the first few paragraphs, they're just never good from me (and they're so important) "I don't remember these" many of them were bad and I edited them for the purpose of this very meme.

1. He's having the dream again. (Taking the Auspices, Inspector Morse, Lewis)

2. Jim was late getting home— later than he had been in years, certainly since the big promotion. (World Enough and Time, Endeavour, Inspector Morse)

3. "—bloody farce, that's what it is." (Rataplan, Endeavour)

4. George fumbled in the dark, nearly knocking over his glass before searching fingers lighted upon his watch. (Cathedral Town, George Gently)

5. Tires crunched on the gravel as Morse pulled to a slow halt in front of the house (Enigma, Endeavour, BBC Ghosts)

6. "And you're certain that's all?" (Singing in Rounds, Endeavour, Inspector Morse)

7. "Morse! This is a surprise!" (For the Good We Do, Endeavour)

8. It was weeks before Joan saw Morse again. (On A Wide Wide Sea, Endeavour)

9. He paid for his cab and didn't bother counting the pennies, shoving a fistful of coins through the window (Ease that Asks Not Earning, Endeavour)

10. She shouldn't be here. This wasn't her home. (At the End, at the Close, Endeavour)

Thank you for tagging me :) God there's only like 25 of you now and I know I will forget someone, so do it if the spirit moves you--- uh @adamsvanrhijn @lemonistas @bluelikeajay @rescue-ram et al

[lordgroose]

my favorite work memory from this store will always be “hey remember when the subway inside the store closed down and they let me take a bunch of their shit for free and now it lives inside my house?”

my life is a joke

[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.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

historical drama/sitcom where two gay best friends (woman and man) get lavender married--and proceed to spend the Fancy European Honeymoon their parents paid for acting as each other's wingman

[chloesimaginationthings]

What Vanny was up to during FNAF security breach

[bookshelfpassageway]

yknow i dont go here but sometimes i gotta go: seriously respect clowns. they have the worst pop culture representation in the world and also the best most thorough honor code. they're just here to be silly little guys who bring joy and are very conscientious about doing so responsibly. let them to their merriment in peace you dont hafta take potshots. i dont go here but like maybe i should, you all seem super chill

[bacchuschucklefuck]

typical tavern scene

[iamanartichoke]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but as a creator -

I am fine with "the audience" -

downloading my fics

printing my fics

copy/pasting or screenshotting my fics

sharing your saved copy of my fics with anyone else who might want them in the unlikely but never impossible case that my fics are no longer available on ao3

making a book of my fic(s) and running your fingers across the pages while lovingly whispering my precioussss

doing these things with anything I create for fandom, such as meta, headcanons, au nonsense like 'texts from the brodinsons,' etc

I am not fine with "the audience"

doing any of the above with the purpose/intent of plagiarizing my work or passing it off as their own in any capacity

feeding my work into ai for any reason whatsoever

Save the fandom things. Preserve the fandom things. Respect the fandom things.

Enjoy the fandom things.

[havenshereagain]

DPxDC Idea

Danny working at Wayne Enterprises as some sort of engineer, uses the in-house app for all his blueprints and stuff

He starts getting notes from a coworker in-app, and assumes its this annoying older guy in his department who constantly undermines him because of his age, despite his education and past achievements (i feel like in this AU the Fentons react well to the reveal and they work together on a number of non-lethal ecto inventions that have Danny's name attached to them)

Except one day his coworker mentions never using the app, and Danny suddenly realizes there's only one other TD he could've been arguing with in the notes of the app

[sabertoothwalrus]

it's rare I get a character with a similar hair type to me that isn't one of my ocs. so here's some kabru's in some hairstyles, half of which are haircuts I've had before

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

"You and me, Ethan. Together we go save Rose, and then we can grind Miranda into paste!"

[oifaaa]

It's funny how opinions can change over time for instance I used to want Bruce to be a good parent but then I realised how fucking boring that is to read at the end of the day comics are soap operas and I'm here for the drama

[newtsnaturethings]

Hear me out:

I think Zelda should have kept a couple of dragon traits. Just a few.

[taiyami]

My favorite Ygo Fandom phenomenon is people editing cards out of anime caps so it just looks like the duelist is flipping the bird

[hinamie]

thank u canon plant nerd megumi for my life

bonus:

[chloesimaginationthings]

The more circus babies in FNAF the better,,