#anon my inbox was so delighted to receive this

[machveil]

POOKIE!! hear me out a fic for an extremely sub!ghost like to the point where he's on his hands and knees literally sobbing his heart out because he wants to eat you out and you're denying him because you're just enjoying watching him beg but eventually you give in

(I'm ovulating don't judge me im not usually this cruel 😭)

pookie… I see and hear you, I feel you in my bones we’re jumping straight in

CW: Fem!Reader, Sub!Ghost, weepy Simon Riley to soothe the soul… and other things, clothed humping, oral (fem!receiving)

tactical gear still fastened and balaclava tugged up just over his nose, the sight before you has your thighs pressed together as you sit on the edge of his bed. Ghost, in all his glory, sitting at your feet - tears wetting his eyelashes and balaclava as he looks up at you. he’s still large even when he’s kneeling, but the way he’s behaving makes him look so small

the last deployment he had been on, one where you stayed back at base, had taken such a toll on him. all in one piece, but exhausted and sore. he was admittedly gross right now, sweaty and gear dirty from field work, but god— as soon as he had guided you to his room he all but fell to his knees for you. “Please, jus’ wanna taste you sweet’art.”, strained, voice ragged and gravelly from giving out constant streams of orders. pitiful, deep brown eyes gazing at you as he tugged his mask up

something about the way he looked made a spark flicker to life in your chest, heat pooling in your gut. Ghost is never like this, your Ghost would never be like this - let alone on base. your Simon Riley? that’s what makes this all too familiar, the way he’s looking up at you like you’ve hung the moon and stars. that’s saved for the comfort of your home, your shared flat back in Manchester. to see him like this? a needy, desperate man crawling towards you, resting his chin on your lap? who could blame you for wanting to see a little more?

it almost makes you feel bad when a choked sob leaves his lips - you had let him slip your slacks off, pooled around your boots. your boots, maybe that was why Ghost’s eyebrows were screwed together as he sloppily mouthed at your thighs. “You can— just need you to cum for me first, Ghost.”, maybe that request was too cruel for him, you knew him too well. the sight of him grinding his painfully hard bulge against your boot, spit and drool slicking your thighs as he cried against your lap. you know he can’t, not like this. Ghost— Simon’s too used to you helping him

he can’t cum, not without you - your hand, your mouth, anything you’re willing to give him, even if it’s just his mouth pleasing you. skin on skin contact, it’s nothing compared to grinding on your boot or using his hand. his sclera are tinted red at the edges, salty tears mixing with his spit as he sucks at your thighs, anything to keep his mouth occupied as his hips buck against your shoe. five minutes, five minutes too long when Simon looks up at you. scarred lips smeared with his own saliva, a broken little hiccup followed by a shoulder shaking sob leaves him, “Missed you— please, please, lemme make you feel good, lovie, m’sorry.”

he nearly breaks down when you shift to tug your underwear down, shaky hands coming up to rest on your knees. before you can even finish saying ‘okay’ Simon is parting your legs, slotting himself between your plush thighs. sloppy, a man starved of affection and your cunt for weeks. it would have tugged at your heartstrings if you were paying attention to him, head lolled back as he desperately sucks on your clit. if you had been paying attention you would have caught his sobs, your poor Simon, crying against your cunt. as good as you feel, Simon’s already gone, underwear soaked through as soon as he had his mouth on you

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

I'm the anon who asked that one ask you didn't make. Let me rephrase that, just in case the first one was too much.

How about the M6 who saw MC burying their head underwater when they cry? MC has this habit of hiding their problems and always keeps a strong persona in front of everybody. But when they breakdown, they go to a stream, a lake, the bathhouse, whatever place that has bodies of water so that they can put their head in the water and scream out their tears and inner conflicts. Because when they do this, nobody can hear them cry underwater.

Hopefully this one is more acceptable than the other one. Thanks, Brainrot. I'll try to be more considerate for the others :)

Hi anon,

I want to be clear from the beginning of this that what I'm saying is not coming from a place of anger or hate. Rather, there's been a small but growing trend in my inbox lately that I want to address, and this request is one of the clearest examples of it. I intend no harm against you and I'm not requesting any kind of apology, I'd just like to give some boundary reminders.

I understand your frustration with your first request not getting written. The opportunity to have content for a favorite set of characters custom made to your ideas is exciting! Much of the time that it doesn't happen, it's because there's more mini-hcs in the inbox than I can write, or it's because due to the amount of traffic through it some of the asks get lost. (I still write well over 90% of the prompts that come in, though, which is how my current posting output is roughly 2 full headcanons, a Vesvuvia Weekly prompt, and 21 mini headcanons a week!) It's why I usually don't mind receiving a request a second time in case there wasn't space for the first one ^.^

However, I still have the right to pick what I do and don't write. While my guidelines are written with the comfort and safety of my readers in mind, they are primarily there as my own personal boundaries. Writing about things like waterboarding, torture, child abuse and neglect, toxic relationships etc. without a context of healing, recovery, and personal growth is and always has been off the table. I chose not to write your earlier, more extreme prompt because it would violate the boundaries I outlined in my pinned post, and I'm choosing not to write this one either for the same reasons. I don't judge you for wanting to consume content with those themes (we all have our tastes, and that's okay!) but I'm not going to compromise my own boundaries or mental health to write something that's meant to be a free gift of my own creativity. There are other authors you can ask for those themes who would be happy to provide.

I don't bring this up often because I don't want to ruin the chill vibes, but I do in fact do this for free. I clock easily 30+ hours of work a week putting content on this blog alongside my full time job - and that is work that I am happy to do! I'm privileged enough to do this without needing to monetize it, and I find my reward in being able to share my writing with people, make friends, and create joy where I can. Even if I did depend on this for my livelihood, that still wouldn't entitle anyone to my services. I'm immensely grateful to the people who send me their ideas and support my work and give me feedback, but the work I do for the people on my page is out of joy and love, not obligation.

For the few anonymous requesters who send me prompts with disturbing content outside my guidelines, I understand that not everyone has an interest in checking my boundaries (listed in my pinned post) first. I'm not angry about that. However, I in turn have no interest in writing for requests that disregard those boundaries. Those requests are not entitled to being fulfilled or responded to.

To the vast majority of my readers and requesters, thank you!! Your ideas are a constant source of creative delight and your feedback and interest and joy light up my page. You guys are the best and have a special place in my heart :)

Cheers,

brainrot

[fairyhaos]

hey hey heyy!! i have a question about your first impressions of your moots and anons?

sure! this is gonna be a list of moots first and then the anons after :]

@rubywonu "omg this person is so so sweet 🥰" it's bc she appeared in my inbox asking if we could be moots literally at the Same time that i was considering asking her lmaooo so that was kinda fun

@etherealyoungk "wowee famous person!!" bc her work was always rlly well received and she wrote so well :]

@mirxzii "aww someone wants to be moots with me? 🥺" bc i think roxie was the first person who i didn't know before she asked to be moots and it was so sweet to think that others wanted to be my friend

@blue-jisungs "zanna's bubbly friend" bc literally the only time i used to see axe on my dash was when she was talking w zanna haha and she always sounded sooo bright :>

@gyuswhore was just. sooo intimidating to me for some reason???? she kind of still is but she's also a really cool and really kind person

@woozis @joshuas @meowonhao @goblinvern @leejungchans not to group u guys into one point but it was literally a case of going "holy FUCK TH3SE PEOPLE ARE SO???!! ;;;!? ///??💗💗💗💗" and screaming into my hands bc u r all so cool in my eyes

@weird-bookworm the adorable and sweet person who pops into my inbox literally ALWAYS w joshua stuff hehe

@wheeboo "omg,,,, a moomoo??" bc i saw the whee and i was like OHHHH OH MY GOD THAT'S FOR WHEEIN RIGHT

@hannyoontify @icyminghao idk how to describe it but it was like a feeling of just awww oml this person is so ADORABLE

@wonwoonlight just the vibes of khione being a very gentle and very kind person tbh ^^

and anons (i don't rlly see many of u these days so idk if there's much point in doing everyone 😭) :

🍒 i think it was the joshua lips thing that prompted the first convo????? so it was like "HELL YEAH ANOTHER SUPPORTER ✊" sort of impression haha

🎐 was just soooo sweet n lovely bc we started talking bc of the synaesthesia post and wind chime anon just had an Adorable way of typing haha

🌙/ @mesanthropi it was kinda like... "this person is kinda adorable" bc i kind of KNEW who u were but that didn't make ur conversation any less endearing

🥡/ @h-ao i just remember my pure and utter delight bc sen was sooo friendly and seeing the new named anon in my inbox made my day ^_^

[actualbird]

what is your ranking of all the main event stories we have received so far? (as in sott, enduring light, skadi etc)

OHHHH THIS IS A FUN QUESTION, THANK YOU ANON!!! let me go from my highest to lowest.

for this question, im taking "main event stories" to mean the Big 4 SSR Events where the event story involves the entire team all at once (so no xmas events or sotn, or solo or duo events). and i will be judging these events primarily on their event story (so not as much as the gameplay, though thatll also be a factor. but i wont be judging the cards)

OH DANG WHY DID I EXPLAIN IT, THE TOT WIKI DOES A MUCH BETTER JOB AT DEFINING BIG 4 SSR EVENTS, HERE, THIS IS WHAT IM JUDGING

anyhoo, here is my personal ranking!

FIRST PLACE: Mysteries of the Lost Gold

my beloved, my favorite, my perfect shining star. lost gold was the first big event i played and it has yet to be dethroned as my favorite event story of all of tot. absolute homerun of a rich story with intrigue, high stakes, a good balance of tender moments and lighthearted ones, and just SO gripping in terms of all of the story threads coming together, plus the absolutely A+ nxx team interactions. my advice to every new player who comes into my inbox is "PLAY THE LOST GOLD DLC" because i love it so much. i will never shut up about how i love it so much. it has our very first raven!luke sighting. it has marius nearly getting stabbed. it has artem with gun. it has vyn doing that THING with the bow and arrow. LIKE. THIS EVENT IS PERFECT TO ME. it'll take something really really special to dethrone it.

SECOND PLACE: Enduring Light

this isnt recency bias speaking but my real honest thoughts: this story delighted me to no end. i was kept on the edge my seat for every single phase, and the sheer novelty of the story's setup and the gameplay was such a nice change of pace after the previous event formats started to get repetetive. i especially loved that this time, we had to suspect the nxx boys as well because that really added to my enjoyment of this event. it really felt like a mystery that had to be solved by us, and not just a mystery that will unravel by itself as long as we keep playing, if that makes sense? my point is i was immensely immersed in enduring light and i love it lots lots lots. luke looking stupendously hot in his outfit during the entire event was also a huge plus.

THIRD PLACE: a tie between Blizzardous Threads of Red & Mystery of Bakerlon

i really loved BTR and bakerlon!!! both of their murder cases were adequately thrilling for me, though towards the end i could feel the adrenaline wearing off, if that makes sense? like by the 4th phase, things were slotting together already in a way that like lowered the feeling of intrigue. also i know i said i wouldnt judge much based on gameplay, but these two deserve a shoutout for MINIGAMES I WANT TO KILL W MY BARE HANDS. bakerlon's crystal tasks were so repetetive to me, and BTR's TIMED ESCAPE ROOM THINGIES heightened my blood pressure several times HAHA

FOURTH PLACE: To My Beloved: Moonlit Eve (anniv 2)

this has a soft spot in my heart for including all of the old NPCs from main story, and that was very heartwarming. while theres no mystery that needs solving, just seeing the team hang out together and have fun together was such a treat for my soul

FIFTH PLACE: Secrets of the Tomb

sott is where i'd say the event story quality is inching towards the meh scale. the mystery here was interesting but was not particularly gripping to me. it might just be a me thing, but i enjoyed the side stories (the ones you get with the boys when you investigate the artefacts) more than the actual event story itself.

SIXTH PLACE: A Love Poem to Skadi

ahhhhh skadi. psychological and medical malpractice horrors skadi.....HJSVKHSJDFDSF. i will admit, the mystery in this story is HORRIFIC and it was enjoyable to unravel it, but here is where i break my rule again of not talking about gameplay but mAAAAAAN THE GAMEPLAY HINDERED MY ENJOYMENT OF THE MAIN PLOT LOTS. it was rather difficult for me to do all the exploration in that manor and that stalled my absorption of the story too. plus, i think the fact that the story is Over made the story have a bit of a muted quality to it. not in a bad way (i distinctly remember i wrote a semi-analysis post about how i enjoyed that the story was in the Past) but it definitely affected the mood of the gameplay, if that makes sense?

(that is the third time ive said "if that makes sense" in this response, THREE STRIKES AND YER OOOOOUT)

SEVENTH PLACE: Blissful Fete (anniv 1)

be honest with me.....do YOU remember the event story plot of blissful fete? cuz i sure dont. JVSKDHFSJDHSF. i only remember getting very very mad at luke during that fucking minigame where we guess if the card is higher or lower. that being said, if i cant even remember much of the story, then it didnt make an impact on me and couldve been improved.

so thats my ranking! thank u for the ask :D

[blood-teeth]

TMITAWH is 2 years old????!!!!

i cant believe i missed it that sounds so ridiculous to me! in my defense, i was driving for two weeks straight

i don't have anything planned for celebration; i'm so sorry! but i do have some updates!

for those that missed it, tmitawh is now a novel and will no longer be told in an interactive fiction format. this has upset a lot of people. i've lost a lot of followers over this announcement. and i can understand this to some extent, but largely i have to continue to be unapologetic about my choices.

this story is one that has, in every meaning of the phrase, saved my life. writing in this little world has gotten me through some of the darkest times and carried me through to the next day. at some point, IF stopped being a media that was capable of telling the story i wanted to tell.

i'm disheartened by a lot of the anons i've received. some are hateful and unkind. others are upset that they no longer will have the opportunity to pursue Cain or Ezio, and a few mention that they're not interested in reading a lesbian story and will not be reading the book if it ever makes it to publication. i've disregarded the first, but the second cuts the deepest i think.

i have never, ever been shy on this app that i'm a lesbian. i feel as though i've talked endlessly about it. being a lesbian is a huge facet of my identity and being told that, in so many words, a story written for myself, with other queer people in mind, is not for them seems like such a stupid thing to say. like, i didnt write it for you. i wrote it for me. i wrote it for the lesbians who love so violently that they have to hide it away under their clothes, in between their teeth. i wrote it for the lesbians who have been told their love is disgusting, or wrong, or sexy and for a male's pleasure only. i wrote it for the lesbians who are told their love is okay as long as they never show it- as long as they only hold hands at most but never kiss in public. i wrote it for the lesbian who sits in pews and breathes over their hands and wonders if God loves them still.

i'm not sorry to not have written a story catered for you when the whole world is for you. leave me out of your self-absorbed, hateful little orbit.

please know, this blog does not tolerate hatred, bigotry, or harassment in any shape or form. and if you're going to fuck around with me, you sure as hell are going to find out with me.

on a more positive note!

i want to thank you all who have been overwhelmingly positive and supportive of my endeavors!! it means the absolute world to me!! i sometimes hold myself at night and think of all the kind words y'all have sent over these past two years and just sob. never in my life before this could i have imagined sharing my work with people who give a shit and care. it warms me in ways i cannot begin to describe. i love you and i hope you are well as always. my inbox/dms are open ANYTIME if you just want to chat, catch up, rant to me, or tell me about your pet. actually, please tell me about your pet.

Some quick publishing updates:

I'm 20k words out of 90k into draft 2. and i think this is going to be the last draft before i query (?????) i'm really very happy with the muscles and bones of the manuscript. now it's just some meticulous line editing i have to work through.

after this, i'm off to the query trenches. (im scared) if anybody has gone through this process before and has any tips, i'd love to hear them!

here's a little excerpt:

"She grabs hard enough to make sure of her presence, not enough to bruise. Some sick part of the Traveler’s brain says, Yes. Please. More. Press deeper. Press harder. Bruise me. Hurt me. She delights in the heat that blossoms from where the Reverie digs her fingers into skin. Eyes earnest, stubborn disposition to her jaw as the thick muscle there flickers in an implication of anger. “I will find you,” she’s shaping her tongue into a dagger at the Traveler’s throat. “I will find you again, and that is a promise.” The Traveler gasps, tilting her head higher. She blinks and— The Reverie’s mouth is on hers, hot and aching, and the Traveler blinks— Want flavors the Traveler’s tongue, the Reverie’s hands pressed tightly against her collarbone, teeth at her jaw. She blinks and— Is this Before or After?"

i also, stupidly, have officially started a twitter that i want to start working with. i know twitter is dead, but it remains to be very useful for publishing. if you'd like to follow me, im there on @ morganhollow25. i dont know how to use it. im scared to use it. but if you have a twitter maybe follow me there too! i absolutely plan to be on tumblr primarily. i love it here and have grown a tiny home in these webs.

i'll have more updates coming soon regarding FTMTB and other works. thank you all again <3

[the-nobody-tournament]

You don't need to keep the tournament going if you don't want to, but if you do then I promise that at least I'll still be keeping up with it! I love this concept, and it's been really fun watching the nobodies evolve

another anon asked: SO down to see this tournament back in action. i need to see this to the end ive been looking forward to this since one of my character traits got in and call me those little gay men in night at the meuseum because i aint giving up on you

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i usually keep encouraging anons in the inbox to look at later, but in this case i feel it's better to respond publicly.

thank you very much, both of you! every interaction i receive means everything to me, and i'm delighted to have your support.

the curtains may have been closed for a fair while now, but it's about time to reopen them, don't you think?

[nasty-osc-confessions]

we need to realize that taco (inanimate insanity) wouldve been in the forest for like… years??? and so like whenever i envision a first tacomic sex scene for example (this goes for any taco related thing, really), theres no way she wouldnt make things so rough. shes been pent up for years, isolated. she will make her partner her outlet, after years of being pent up.

tying this into tacocase (hi! its me that anon again. ty mod test tube for ur compliment on my long asks… i do not plan on stopping so i hope youre having a delightful day!), i feel like suitcase’d be super nervous and taco reassures her she’ll be gentle… but her instincts kick in and taco absolutely wrecks suitcase.. making her a complete mess of pleasure and cum. taco’d be pent up so her cock’d probably be super long.. she’d make suitcase unable to walk, yet shed plead for more even if her lower body is numb.. and taco apologizes and doesn’t know what came over her but suitcase reassures her shes okay, and honestly enjoyed the pleasant surprise

I am having a delightful day, as I have received this wonderful confession in my inbox. Always nice!

[saintsenara]

hello! i found your blog through twitter—someone recommended your ron/hermione meta there, and im not good with words, but i just wanted to let you know that i feel so blessed to get to read it and have your presence in this fandom ❤️ not only that it’s so comprehensive, but the way you explain and connect each details to build up the argument/reasoning is really amazing!

which also amaze me considering that they are not even your main otps (a quick search told me that it’s snape/voldemort, dumbledore/voldemort and harry/voldemort, right?), which speaks so much of your reading comprehension and attention to details, imo :D

also, while im neither of your otps shipper, it sparks my curiosity on what you like about those ships—have you written a ship analysis/meta for either of them like you did with ron/hermione?

ahh thanks so much, anon - this is a really lovely message! i have been delighted to take up arms to defend romione's honour, and very pleased that so many people have also followed the call.

and yes, for my sins my preferred pairings are ones in which someone involved has a snatched little waist and blood all over his hands...

i've got a riddledore manifesto [and also a snumblemort one - we love a toxic triad here!] locked and loaded, and there are asks sitting in my inbox about snapemort and tomarrymort which i promise i'm not ignoring [i kick my legs in the air and go oHoHoHo whenever an ask comes in - they are delightful] and will get around to answering when i have the time to sit down and enter an appropriate state of derangement.

but the fundamental principles behind my interest in all three are the same: that the harry potter series prioritises love-as-suffering-and-sacrifice and ignores how much each of these men would appreciate the value of love-as-comfort; that "i would stop killing for you" and "i would live for you" relationship dynamics are just as delicious [if not more so] as "i would kill for you" and "i would die for you" ones; that there is not a soul on earth incapable of redemption; and that there is not a soul on earth unworthy of giving and receiving love.

[4dango-the2nd]

hello dango-san!! I received my book bundle from you already but don't have a twitter account that I can post my feedback on, so here I am in your inbox 😭 I just wanted to say that I really, really adore your comics (especially the ones abt scara and nahida!!!!!) so much!!!!!!!!! I was so happy to read all of them, especially kabukimono's book!!!!! I really liked the little character design sheets and it was also very helpful to learn from them bc you put such detailed guides on how to draw the clothes :"))) you have no idea how delighted (and miserable, but in a good way) your comics make me <3 they mean the world to me and i genuinely cannot express how happy I am to read them!!!!! you have no idea how much I was yelling and being an absolute nuisance to my family when I found out I would be able to buy physical books HAHA

I think??? I remember that you mentioned before on twt that sometimes you felt that you couldn't compete with other artists in the genshin fandom but that you made your comics anyway bc you love doing it, (I MIGHT BE WRONG ABT THE EXACT WORDING SORRY) and honestly that love for your work really comes through in all of your comics! I really do love your beautiful way of storytelling and using the format of the comic to add depth to the plot, and the careful attention you put in making your characters (like toki-aneue!!!!) to make them well-rounded and real to us readers. I'm always scrambling to your account whenever I see a new post, and if you ever plan to make more physical copies of your comics in the future, I will be waiting with my wallet open and my Niwa tissue packet filled with all the supplies I will need for more of your work :")))))

I think I've rambled enough in your inbox (I usually prefer to do this on anon bc I'm really awkward if otherwise HHSHDHF) but once again, thank you so much for your hard work, dango-san! you have found a faithful reader in me ^^

AaAAAAAAAaaaaaAAAaaaa THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS 😭😭😭 Im so very glad that you find this much joy in my work and even remember the little things!! I truly appreciate your enthusiastic support, it makes all the effort worth it!!!

And gosh I didn't expect people to actually like Toki-aneue this much! 😭💚💚💚

Again, I cant thank you enough for making my week, look at this bring a smile to my beak 🤣 i hope you have more fantastic days ahead of you! 🤗🤗🤗

[starryjoy]

My confession about the AI thing is that i think its really fucking cool and a fun toy/tool to mess with. Back in its early days i used it to generate some horror images i could use as art inspiration. If they like. Hired artists to make art for the AI to learn from, and we had cleaner energy and power infrastructure to account for the high energy usage (or so I've heard it's high), I'd be *delighted* to use AI for all sorts of things. Another issue is I'd like people to be transparent with their usage of it. Otherwise? Go nuts. Make nuts. Idk.

man this is not a diss at you anon I am glad to receive things in my inbox but how am I getting only anons about ai now. I know nothing of technology I just made a post being upset at ableism sob

I'm glad everyone is saying their secret confessions in my inbox I think it's a lot of fun. this is just a topic that I can't really add anything to. I dunno, why don't people start telling me boy videogame food and kink confessions. those are the four things I'm interested in

[the-pen-pot]

I guess personally I have benefited from unsolicited criticism of stuff I have written. So I struggle to see it as like... something you should never do, because when people ARE nice about it, it's been pretty good sometimes. I think the problem is that a lot of the people giving it aren't as nice as they think they are. But I don't think that means we can't ever give it, just that you need to write it, then stare at it for like 5 straight minutes and ask how it would feel if your partner got that in their inbox from a stranger, then throw it out and rewrite it but better until you're comfortable with sending it, if at all.

Sorry I'm the person from the other anonymous ask (assuming you didn't get more...) and I want to say that I'm not trying to condone people being assholes under the guise of "criticism". I just think that saying it should never happen to anyone isn't necessarily true, because I personally have been improved as a writer by receiving it and I think that GOOD, well-thought-out, kind critiques are something I am happy to receive. I also think that they should include things that the reader liked, that they want more of, and all that stuff. Basically, I think a lot of people here are turned against critiques because so many of the people writing them are doing it badly, not because it's a bad thing to do.

I'm really pleased you have had unsolicited constructive criticism that helped, anon.

For me constructive criticism, even the good stuff, is the kind of thing that should be a dialogue. It should be actively sought by the creator from people they trust. The very act of posting your work online should not be an open invitation for strangers, well-meaning or not, to give creators their "advice" on how to do better. The criticism isn't always the problem. It's the unsolicited bit that I, and many others, do not appreciate.

For a start, they are strangers. There is no rapport, trust or common ground.

Secondly, they are assuming that the person being critiqued wants to improve, which is not a mindset everyone shares, especially in fandom spaces where the art (of all kinds) is being offered up for free.

Basically, if I wanted to improve my work, I would actively seek out friends or qualified acquaintances who are familiar with me and my goals. I would ask them for help and listen to their advice. That is a mutually beneficial arrangement. A dialogue.

By the time my fic is on AO3, it is, in my eyes, done. I'm not going to make any changes because a random person on the Internet thinks I can do better, but it doesnt mean their uninvited opinion doesn't negatively impact my confidence and esteem.

Your advice to people about reading your critique and letting it sit and asking yourself if you'd send it to your partner is good, but I still think that, unless the critique is asked for in the first place (an act not implied just by posting stuff online) you're liable to end up offending or aggravating more people than you please.

After all, they are a stranger. Most strangers do not take any critique, well meaning or otherwise, happily without first asking for it.

All this to say yes, proper critique can be a great help to an author, but they need to want it and be open to receiving it.

The act of posting art online, in the fandom community out of shared passion and delight, is not an open invitation for people to tell an artist how they could do better

(which is what OP in that screenshot I think you're referring to was basically saying) Every creator is going to be different of course. These are just my feelings on it 😁

[homielander]

i’ve done my part <3

i was very distressed to see 11 new asks in my inbox because i thought i had received a bunch of unhinged anons so imagine my delight when instead it was this. YOU are wonderful 🌺🌺🌺

[chaoticstateofaffairs]

I hope that anon falls into an extraordinarily deep pit with large metal spikes at the bottom that they get impaled by😌

You, my delightful and gold hearted friends, are incredible. The world is a better place with you in it and I’m so glad I get to know you🫶🏼ignore what the shitty anons say, you’re amazing and you mean the world to me❤️🫂

Thank you, Bub. ♥️🫂

Side note, I did ask to be bullied and I had a very good laugh at all of them. But truly thank you, 1 of the 8 was right about something though, that's all the inbox receives.

[kiwiana-writes]

🎙️

Great question, anon!

🎙️ which one of your fics would you like someone to make a pod-fic of?

Ooh this is such a good one! Because I am a podficcer, and I know how much work goes into any podfic, but in particular... I genuinely consider someone doing a multivoice of a long fic, like, the highest compliment an author can receive, having seen that process from the recording side. So, I'm gonna go with RWRB Much Ado actor AU as my answer to this one because that would be fun as fuck, but there's also some longer SC fics that would make delightful podfics.

This question is kinda complicated by the fact that I don't have blanket permission for transformative works for Reasons, but... you know. As I say in my AO3 profile, my inbox is always open 😉

[Let’s Get REAL fic writer asks]

[crisiscutie]

Oh my god I'm sorry you got that ask from that anon about you being my personal writer and answer only my asks

Yes I'm happy everytime my asks or ideas get a reply back. It makes me happy, even sometimes the asks are lost or took very long time for the receiver to answer, it's okay I can always wait. If they don't want to answer and delete my asks then it's okay, I'm not really mad or obsessed over it for too long, I may feel upset but then I just move on cuz there are other things that I do

My point is that it's fine that your asks get answered by the one you send it too or that you caught their attention and it's also perfectly fine if they can't give you a response or the response you want bc of their own opinion or capability, I mean we all have our own lives instead of worrying about the replies of your asks and answering those. So we should just move on,do something else to take our minds off it. It's honestly not that big of a deal

Also thanks for responding to my asks and ideas, I really appreciate it

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No worries! I love getting asks from you and others! You guys are wonderful people and I couldn't be happier~! I'm delighted to report that anon has blessed me with another chance to block them when they saw my response and went into a childish tirade by spamming my inbox. Sigh. To pass up the one opportunity to apologize or even just go on with their day is sadly unfortunate. I must've struck a nerve...

Anyway, please do not let this discourage you and the other kind folks from wanting to talk to me and share their ideas. I love you guys so much!  💜 💜 💜

[elvisabutler]

Professor Presley and Belle are my favorite series!!! But I really enjoyed the sub drop fic where she’s craving his touch

so first off my darling anon, thank you so much for enjoying it so much. i truly am delighted any time i actually see a message like this ( even if it's taken me a while to get back to this one, sometimes i'm just selfish and i like keeping my compliments in my inbox to look at them when i'm feeling down ). mostly because i really did think professor presley was going to be such a niche thing because it was big daddy and a professor au vs just one of the other so i love how well received it was.

second off, i have mildly wracked my brain to try and figure out which fic you're talking about other than a fic i wrote for a different series. which makes me think i honestly kind of want to write the one you just mentioned re: her craving his touch and experiencing a bit of sub drop. since full disclosure in all the time this was being screamed about with me and @butlersxbirdy back when that first kinktober fic got written that started this off we did actually come to the conclusion that there are faint elements of d/s to professor presley and belle. not that it's called that or anything, but it's there-ish. so consider this filed away in my brain a little.