#Livejournal archive

[ao3demographicssurvey2024]

In the AO3 Demographics Survey 2024 - an unofficial demographics survey of 16,131 AO3 users - the most popular write-ins for fandom websites or apps were Amino, Quotev and Fanfiktion.de.

To see more analysis, including discussion of how well these results relate to fandom as a whole, please view the full results on AO3.

[thefawnfallacy]

I know it’s generally in good fun when making jokes about how young fujoshi in the early 2000s-2010s talked about queer couples (i.e. “yuri couple, yaoi couple, i see no difference love is love” or “if you police people’s identities you are not yaoiful at all”) but if you look at it from the lens of acknowledging that this, for many of them, is their first time even realising being queer was an option, it’s a very interesting study in realising that this is an attempt at inclusion from the perspective of someone who may not have ever heard of things like gender identity or sexuality beyond “boy” and “girl”.

[lafamilledelioncourt]

i was giving the SAT to my older kiddos today (we have a program for young adults trying to get into college and allow them to take it for free), and two girls were talking as i was handing out scratch paper.

one of them said, "oh no! ao3 is blocked by the school's internet!"

me, an active ao3 user who has a VPN on her computer to get around that problem while taking my lunch, actively trying to walk faster bc oh no. oh nonononono. not here.

later on they admitted to eachother they're reading dramione fanfictions, and i did recognize some of the names from tiktoks where it's very clear it's porn.

children, let me warn you, your teachers now were around for the mass boom of fanfiction in the early 00's into the 10's. i know what slash is, i know what every rule # means, and, yes, we do judge you for your ship choices.

"it's giving puppy play but like in a good way" out of a 17 year olds mouth makes me want to wash my brain out with bleach.

however, i admit, i was reading far worse far younger. so, to each their own i guess.

[kindchenschema]

Stacy/Cuddy manip by madampresident on LiveJournal

[manichewitz]

we gotta bring back livejournal and wordpress and forums and weird little blogsites that aren't connected to any social media presence at all its just people online doing online things. the internet is so small now bc we're all squished into the same sites. we used to be so spread out. we used to be a proper decentralised digital culture

[flying-ham]

my work’s wifi blocks livejournal but nothing else what in the 2008 is this shit

[frownyalfred]

another post made me remember that back in the day, SO much fic wasn’t tagged. You were lucky if you knew what fandom the kink meme 24 part comment fic on someone’s livejournal even belonged to.

That isn’t to say that we can’t or shouldn’t tag fic these days. But we’ve come SO far in such a short amount of time. Give some grace to authors and be kind with your expectations.

(perpetual plug that “chose not to use archive warnings” is a totally valid and acceptable tag/warning)

[riverphoenixsgothwife]

lawlight fic rec list

so i’m gonna do a series of these, starting with my favorite death note ship! make sure to pay attention to all warnings on these fics. enjoy! if you have a ship you’d like me to make a rec list for, please just send me an ask! i don’t want to be obnoxious, and i’m not saying they’re good, but i (slackjawbitch on ao3) have some lawlight fics up!

♡ = a favorite of kitty’s

angst

♡ 1. i’m drowning; please save me: L looks at Yagami Light and drowns. There is no other way to put it. As the days pass and blend into weeks, L looks at Yagami Light sitting next to him, the harsh lines of his face creased and determined, and he swallows water.

L looks at Yagami Light and he cannot breathe.

great characterization, always makes me very emo, and is probably a pretty major influence on my writing. one shot. 1,817 words.

2. always waiting for you just to cut to the bone: And then, breaking through the pounding in his head he hears what would be the last words out of that wretched man’s lips.

“I love you.”

fic for teh death note drama (2016) canon! title is unfortunately from a t*ylor sw*ft song (/silly) but this fic is so good and sad.

3. Our Bodies, Possessed By Light: L. Lawliet is a gifted photographer who believes he has understood the light and its secrets. Light Yagami is a young, unstable and slightly crooked model. Together, they kill time.

modeling and photography au. make sure to read all teh tags and warnings for this one; there’s nothing gross, but some potentially triggering subjects for some people are in here. multi chapter. 81,218 words.

4. Hearts and Spades: Which would you choose? Love or death? RaitoL, slight AU.

short but sweet piece featuring that classic fanfiction dot net era vibe, an emo-ass playing card metaphor (/pos), and a recounting of l’s death scene that made me sad over him all over again (also /pos). and also light being obnoxious, but it’s death note, so that’s usually a given, lol. one shot. 1,801 words.

5. Not Quite Drowning: Sometimes Light ponders happiness. L/Light

a short lawlight and light character study. i like it a lot, and i don’t usually like light, so that should tell you something about how well i think it’s written! one shot. 424 words.

♡ 6. Water, water, water: In the bath, they forget they’re a detective and a suspect; they remove these identities along with their clothes, layer by layer until there are only the handcuffs left. And them; facing the other in the eerie calmness of their bathroom.

At least, it’s how Light sees it.

i really love this one! make sure to read teh tags, as eating disorders and drugs are mentioned, for example. angst with a happy ending! one shot. 3,504 words.

fluff

1. Silver Bells: Silver bells...silver bells...

They’ve made it. Everything is okay now, when they’re dancing in the candlelight.

really, really cute! i recommend it as a palate cleanser to make you feel better after reading a sad one, lol. one shot. 1,255 words.

♡ 2. New Year’s Eve: "I've seen fireworks before," he says. "This is... so much... more."

just a cute little new year’s eve lawlight fireworks show! this one is also from 2009 which is kinda cool to me, haha. i like this author’s descriptive language a lot. one shot. 507 words.

♡ 3. Do Gay Penguins Go to Hell?: Too many New Year snacks bring about a family discussion between L, Raito and their daughter about healthy diet, common sayings and nature of good and evil. And gay penguins, of course. AU

a really darling kid fic, based on teh stupid, homophobic controversy over that adorable kids’ book about teh gay penguin couple. one shot. 3,791 words.

4. A Feeling: It's LxLight fluff! This takes place after Light was confined and lost his memories, chained to L. : D SO YUS. SOME FLUFF FOR YAH D: Hope you leik it :D

very cute “l and light cuddle and kiss” fic, written by a scene kid in 2008, which is extra points with me! one shot. 1,006 words.

alright! i will add to this rec list as i find more fics, and i would love it if people would send in their favorite lawlight fics!

[sherl-grey]

super curious! and to be clear, this is about type of content (ex. rating, tropes, etc.) than about fandom—

[nowherghost]

Fanfiction Tracker

I love fanfic and I read a lot of it, and lately I’ve been trying to find ways to track what I’ve read, sort the fics I like and loved, etc., but nothing has proven to be 100% effective.

So, I was thinking of making a fanfic tracker site in which I could track my fics and sort them out, and automate that process a bit; kinda like a letterboxd, anime-planet, goodreads, etc. but for fics. It’d be mostly ao3 based, but I do plan for users to be able to add fics of other sites like ff.net, livejournal and even wattpad.

The thing is, I don’t know to code a site like that. I know a bit of coding but mainly on the design side, and even then it’s not much. So I’m here to recruit a team haha.

This would be a passion project, I have no money to pay you and I intend to keep the site as free as possible, following ao3 footsteps. However, if we do end up making money out of it, with the support of the users or whatnot, I’d share the profit. Either way, I believe this could be fun to make and I’m excited about it.

So, if you like fanfic as much as I do and/or are interested in the project, please hmu! :)

[fmaoldficarchive]

Heart's Jewels

By kitsunemoonstar - posted Oct 6th 2010 at 11:41 AM Live fic link Rating: PG General Audiences Category: F/M Warnings: None Relationship(s): Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang Character(s): Riza Hawkeye, Roy Mustang Original tags: fma, royai, theme Summary: Riza's didn't have many pieces of jewelry.

[chemicalarospec]

Saw someone say they posted old fics from livejournal THAT THEY DIDN'T WRITE to AO3 and was like "ummm... That seems immoral???" So I clicked the link and everything was gone, seems like the AO3 TOS agrees xoxo

[purexenophilia]

angelfire blogs from the early 2000s

[lith-myathar]

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[kindchenschema]

Stacy/Cuddy manip by madampresident on LiveJournal

[focusfixated]

pinned fic post

you can find me on AO3 at focusfixated

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disco elysium

good omens

our flag means death

IT chapter 2

taskmaster

matthias & maxime

newsies (1992)

the libertines

actor RPF

author's favourites

when we fight about love our flag means death | izzy/stede/ed | rated E | 41,255

i hope i find my home it chapter 2 | richie/eddie | rated E | 53,024

avoir trent ans matthias et maxime | matt/max | rated M | 16,816

le temps qu'il faut disco elysium | harry/kim | rated T | 5,032

can't get a life (if my heart's not in it) libertines | pete/carl | rated M | 20,962

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