#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.)

[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!

[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.

[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.

[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

[periodically-puzzled]

i just got a kudos email that had a singular kudos in it?? i don't think i have ever experienced this??

i have days where i get none and i have days where i get a batch. what do you mean i received one 1 kudo last night

[greenegem]

Ao3 going down just as I hit 'send comment' to leave a 1287 worded masterpiece is a fucking CRIME.

Good thing I copy pasted that shit just in case.

[ian-the-existential-crisis]

You know how every once in a while you go down a rabbit hole? Well I did. I wanted to see what the "character" i like had more of, because I've seen very few fics with them as an Alpha.

Here are their alpha fics

Here is them as a beta

Here is their omega list

Idk why the fandom as a collective decided this man was an omega, but I'm not complaining. But wow, that difference.

[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.

[sevenjetc]

How my ADHD brain feels about every received kudo...

[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.

[yolowritter]

Volpibug Au part 3: Time to spill the tea

Guys idk how long I can keep coming up with titles that rhyme...please send help... Hello there everyone, and welcome back to my insanity! So, I have a treat for you all! I- I kinda forgot to mention I decided to make this Au into a Lilanette. And I thought, well why not show this? It's a fic I posted that takes place in early S3 (timeline-wise), where Lila is already a part of the hero team (and actually shows up to fights now instead of being a complete troll), and is kinda sorta slightly interested in Marinette. It's a long story as to why exactly because there is a time jump from Glaciator to here, and I haven't explained, but I wanted to show this Lila in her full glory! It's a standalone anyway so who needs context? Here you all go! Enjoy and feel free to give feedback!

[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”