#just ao3 things

[frownyalfred]

being an author on ao3 means having two back to back bookmarks on the same 30k fic and one is tagged long fic!! and the other one says short fic :(

[smollsmule]

someone: one or two sentence comment on how they liked my story and they hope I have a nice day me, grabbing them by the shoulders: I will lay down my life for you

[blueironywrites]

The person I am when AO3 is down is not the real me.

(Or maybe she is. I don't know.)

[junemo10]

me reading a description of a fanfic on AO3: OO this is perfect! This is exactly the genre I’ve been into lately!

*looks at title, realizes that it’s the one I recently read that got me into the genre I’m currently obsessed with*

GODDAMN IT

*reads it again anyway*

[mxanigel]

Fanfic writing friends, please revisit your positive feedback.

Whether it be AO3 comments, DMs, flailing in tumblr tags, or some combination thereof, screenshot that shit. And re-read it when you're feeling low about what you've created.

It's not the same as getting new comments on your latest fic update. But it helps.

[yolowritter]

I have committed a cardinal sin. There's no title here, no introduction. No jolly good times and jokes about me going insane. I think I've actually lost it this time. Over fourteen and a half thousand words. Nearly a week of my life. For Liladrien. Fucking LILADRIEN! And before you grab a pitchfork, please let me explain!

This was meant to be Lilanette. It began as Lilanette, my brain wanted it to be Lilanette. Just another Lila character study, because I love her little psychopathic mind and I wanted to get inside her head again. It was a canon divergence. Marinette doing a simple act of kindness that made Lila's blackened heart start beating again. Our beloved psycholath fell in love. And then Adrienette happened. This was meant to be an exploration of jealousy. A way to get Lila's inner thoughts as she struggled to be happy on Marinette's behalf and shrunk back into herself.

It's all Gabriel's fault. She had a plan. He made them break up, finally. "It's bad for the brand," he told his son. This was Lila's chance. She could console Marinette, get closer to her and rebuild their relationship. Probably confess those repressed feelings, and elope someday soon. Lila went to Adrien, to get advice from the only person to ever hold Marinette's heart. And Gabriel Agreste misunderstood. Gabriel Agreste ruined her life, and she was going to strangle him! At least...after she and Adrien got themselves out of this mess.

May the Kwami forgive me for my sins. I can't believe I wrote this. Somewhere, a Lila blog most likely plans my murder. I must flee or hide; go somewhere far, far away. And if any of you would like to know Lila Rossi's fate, well...the link's right there, innit? If I survive the angry mob, I'll see you all next time. Until then, Stay Miraculous everyone!

[you-are-not-here]

Ever since I learnt of the real way to see something’s popularity is to check how many fics there are on ao3 I had to test it real quickly and

0

0 fanfics

This show was advertised everywhere every time there was a new season, they made the first season out to be this huge event, it has a spinoff, they said it was a global phenomenon

three years, coming up to it’s fifth and final season and not a single one shot less then 1000 word fanfiction

nothing

[anxious-m3ss]

As a fanfic writer I get the greatest Urge To Write™️ when I have the most on my plate professionally and personally.

Have a weekend off? Good luck, you won’t write a sentence.

Have 12 projects, freelance work, and 7 rounds of laundry to do? Congrats! You have now also been blessed with divine inspiration and you won’t be able to focus on anything else until you wrote 4 chapters of a brand new longfic.

[beautifulterriblequeen]

good morning to the 43 bot messages in my Ao3 inbox only

NO WAIT

late contender, welcome welcome, just eked by, there, buddy

They're hitting fics I reported spam for on previous days, and they're hitting the same fic twice now.

Diacritics sprinkled everywhere now, but they all say gowinston in them. Kind of hard to hide when every footprint has an arrow carved in the sole.

...sigh

[nightwingbb]

my boyfriend just texted me and asked what i’ve been up to, and i’m trying to play it cool, so i said “writing” instead of “making my favorite characters kiss on the lips because i want them to be gay and happy in love”

[sayakae-ao3]

I must be a masochist because there is no other way I would write TWO angsty fics while crying. December 7th and 24th will be fun this year.

[fleabagoftheendless]

You don't realize how dark your fic is until you tag it

[locksnek]

When ppl fic summaries unironically sound like Gwyneth Paltrow vag candle ads:

"With a funny, gorgeous, sexy, and beautifully unexpected scent, this candle is made with geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar absolutes juxtaposed with Damask rose and ambrette seed that puts us in mind of fantasy, seduction, and a sophisticated warmth."

[blueironywrites]

Actual conversation that happened today with a customer.

Them: We can send you the project plan but it's in Primavera, if you've ever used it?

Me (thinking): Oh my god, that fic by lunchbucket that I have read and reread countless times, like it's supposed to give me the meaning of life 🥺🥺🥺

Me: Sorry, I am not familiar with it

Honestly, though. Go read it, and its sequel, and let it wash over you.

[haley-harrison]

there should be a therapist exclusively for fanfic trauma. I mean I don't think my real life very offline boomer shrink would understand the kind of psychic damage that a fic can deal, ya know?

Like, how do you convey "I started reading this, and it was horrific, but I kept reading it even though it upset me, and now it's been days but my brain keeps circling back to it bc the writing style is exquisite even though the topics are dark" ???

It's not like real events but it still makes me feel a lot, and I need to discuss it but also I don't want anyone else to have to go through it, does this make sense,??

[mxanigel]

sometimes words are hard, and I just want to shout out the people who love reading fanfics but don't comment for whatever reason

if those written words resonated with you in any way, that makes their authors very happy <3