#maybe this is just a pet peeve of mine but

[ithildinwrites]

it’s such a little pet peeve of mine when people write fics and there’s a character who’s chinese and they don’t use their name properly

like i just saw a fic where dan heng was referred to as just heng which isn’t how one syllable chinese names work???? if it was rep syllables like xingqiu or chongyun (from genshin) u could say them on their own but single syllable names like dan heng or hu tao for example are said with their surname (dan and hu respectively)

idk maybe it’s a small thing but it just leaves me so jarred

[incandescent-creativity]

I don’t post writing tips myself very much anymore, but a very easy manuscript polishing tip is to do a search for the -ness suffix, and then replace the word with a more appropriate noun.

Quickness? Switch it to “speed.”

Tenseness? Try “tension.”

Easiness? I think you mean “ease.”

Even words like sadness can sometimes be traded for something more precise. Like what kind of sadness? Would disappointment be better? Melancholy? Even just “emotion,” and then add in another detail that helps the reader understand they’re sad?

[mamawasatesttube]

no more "kon got his piercing by asking tim to use a kryptonite needle" (lies, straight up wrong, ignores the significance of kon's earring as a reclamation of his own bodily autonomy after being dehumanized to the point of being tagged like a lab mouse).

instead, if you want something about timkon and intimacy, listen. just picture tim "overthinker" drake in the jewelry store staring at two nearly-identical pairs of simple studs for a full 30 minutes as he tries to determine which would make a better gift for kon (he got overwhelmed by the novelty earrings rack. too many options). he knows why kon wears an earring instead of letting the piercing close up (kon likes the look, but moreover, it's about the fact that it's his body to do with as he likes). so picking the one kon would like best is important!!! he has to get it right!!! he needs to make sure kon has that special little smile on his face when he opens the gift box and understands how much thought tim put into it!!!

(coda: tim sees kon actually wearing an earring he bought him and runs into a mental blue screen of death, realizes he's staring, and then immediately climbs out the window.)

[xmoonlitxdreamx]

listen i love cute outfits but i fully cannot recognize a single one of the ovw heroes in the new le sserafim skins 😭😭 i wanna b able to recognize characters even in different skins idk is that a weird thing to ask....

[boimann]

every time people draw the mercs with smooth skin and zero wrinkles an angel looses its wings and plummets to earth in a raging ball of fire

[creativity-deficient]

Me when I see some really cute creek art but they’re fake dating in it

[lake-cosay]

this is super nitpick-y but it kills me when in fics the cosays give lake a guest room. idk if the writers are just from a very different culture or what but middle class americans don't just have an empty guest room (unless like, a family member died and they converted it or something). sure they might have an air mattress or a pull out couch but a whole ass guest room??? who can afford a house with a guest room???

not to mention the cosay's house is pretty small. i would guess 3 bedrooms max in that house and even then jesse and nate would both have pretty small rooms.

also, basements aren't common in arizona, so that's even less space for a potential guest room.

just. please. i feel like the cosays are so clearly middle class it's okay to write them as middle class. we see their house in the show and it is a small, middle class family home in a middle class suburb. technically if the lake by the house is an actual lake that would hike up the price making a house with a guest room even harder to afford!!! (though personally i think it looks more like a pond which would only have a small price increase)

tldr the cosays do not have a guest room y'all are crazy /lh

[marinsawakening]

LOZ Fic Recs

Deciding to use my hobby of autistically crawling through AO3 tags for good. I'm prioritizing fics with less than 50 kudos. None of these are ship fics, most don't have any romance. All of these are completed one shots, most under 10k words.

Skies, Surfaces, and the Hero Chef That Can't Actually Cook by greatduwangs

Summary: Link's cooking sidequest in Skyward Sword, which goes about as well as you'd expect. Or, the missing ingredient was a home all along, or whatever.

Why I recommend it: 4.5k of Link eating things he shouldn't. Very funny and very cute!

Big Dark by phlyarologist

Summary: Character study of Mido as the events of Ocarina of Time change him, worldbuilding the Kokiri and examining what it means to grow up.

Why I recommend it: Contender for the best LOZ fic I've ever read. Brilliant worldbuilding and characterization, and a fantastic understanding of childhood and its nuances that you rarely see outside of fiction aimed at children.

loop - synonyms: coil, noose, ring, circle by MidnightBunnyy

Summary: Fi gets stuck in a timeloop and is very... well, Fi about it.

Why I recommend it: Excellent Fi characterization that leads to a very funny take on a time loop scenario while still being a serious story.

Notes: Restricted work, only available to AO3 users.

A Legacy Cast in Stone by sagittamoth

Summary: Pre-Skyward Sword Sheikah worldbuilding following an OC who works with the robots and timeshift stones in the last days before the war.

Why I recommend it: Does a great job with worldbuilding, creating a vibrant world that slots neatly into the greater Skyward Sword canon.

missing by fandomsandshit

Summary: Drabble exploring Zelda's time in the dungeon.

Why I recommend it: Does a brilliant job painting fear and an oppressive atmosphere, with stellar Zelda characterization.

Growth by herohelio

Summary: Two connected snippets of Malon in the adult timeline, meeting Link again.

Why I recommend it: Adorable Link and Malon friendship and great Malon characterization, with very effective hints at what living under Ingo had been like.

Because each time we live by grainjew

Summary: Follows Link through ALTTP, written through the lens of the reincarnation theory with a focus on connection to the wider LOZ series.

Why I recommend it: Author described it as a 'mood piece', which it absolutely is and is very good at. I like the surreal and blurry way reincarnation is portrayed in this fic, and it has a great take on the maidens.

Blind and the Bunny by justAPassingThought

Summary: A character study of Blind the Thief through his defeat in the Thieves’ Hideout Dungeon.

Why I recommend it: Excellent exploration of the Dark World and the way its transformations work, and I really like Blind's view on Link's Dark World form.

Litany of Betrayal by RawLiverAndCigarettes

Summary: A foreign warlord swears fielty to the king of Hyrule. Impa knows what the stranger truly wants. She has seen it before. She can still taste the ash.

Why I recommend it: Fantastic character study of Ganondorf and Impa in Ocarina of Time. Everyone is horrible and I'm thriving. Incorporates Hylia into the OOT canon in a way I find actually interesting. Fascinating worldbuilding in general.

Notes: Prequel to a novel-length fic I have not read (I'm terrible at reading long fics rip).

that gentle hubris by cassiopeian

Summary: Zelda bares her soul at the Spring of Wisdom, but the answers she seeks do not come from a goddess.

Why I recommend it: Mipha and Zelda friendship, a fun take on Zora mythology and I always love mortals forging their own paths in worlds where gods are objectively real.

Hunger by Anonymous

Summary: Sequel to Grace, where Zelda struggles to reckon with perceptions out of her control. Link is there to help point out what she's missed. Can be read as standalone.

Why I recommend it: Autistic Zelda, queerplatonic zelink, and a great portrayal of the hunger that comes with trauma.

Notes: Sequel to a fic that is also very good.

As Above, So Below by Mothlight_Witch

Summary: An exploration of the Depths and Hyrule's cosmology.

Why I recommend it: The other contender for 'best LOZ fic I've read'. Astounding atmosphere and worldbuilding, incredibly unique and all-around breathtaking. Lives in my head rent free.

What is your wish? by AdeptArcanist

Summary: Character study of Vaati connecting him to Link's Awakening and Majora's Mask.

Why I recommend it: Very weird and unique take on LOZ lore and I'm so incredibly here for that.

Linner (Link Dinner) by waterglider

Summary: An adaptation of one of Zelda's diary entries set after the "Blades of the Yiga" memory. After a very irritating person saves her life, Zelda has developed a theory-- one she plans to test.

Why I recommend it: Zelda is kinda mean and Link is a monarchist bootlicker. I adore this take on pre-Calamity Link, he's genuinely insufferable and I love that. If I ever end up writing pre-Calamity Link I'm so stealing this characterization.

Notes: Sequel to another stellar fic, prequel to an in progress novel-length fanfic that I have not read (again, terrible at reading longer fic).

[valewritessss]

What are some fanfiction pet peeves or icks?

I specifically had percabeth in mind but other ships or fandoms is fine too

[adelinamoteru]

anyways I don’t really care if jason is written as an anti hero or villians bc

well written villains are ones who the audience can still empathize and agree with (to whatever extent)

I don’t need characters to be the symbol of unrelenting good for me to like them, its not at all a necessary criteria. in fact, in most cases I would argue that it makes them less interesting

[notyournightsky]

Tired of Dick’s history and skill in acrobatics being equated to gymnastics. They are two separate disciplines. They are not the same thing 😫

[horsegirlhob]

I'm not an Angel hater by any means however I do think Spike should get to be as big of a dick to him as he wants to be and people shouldn't get to say shit about it.

[angelus-osculum]

people who always type in all caps irritate me. like not even occasionally using all caps for effect but genuinely just. always using them to communicate

[watermelonsloth]

As someone who’s read (half of) Young Justice ‘98, I agree with the wish that people would stop simplifying the team down to the “core four” (Tim, Kon, Bart, and Cassie). But I wish this even more as someone who’s read loves Cissie and doesn’t give a shit about Cassie.

Cissie is my favorite of the girls and if we’re talking solely about the YJ’98 comics, probably my favorite character, period. I like her backstory and drama with her mom, I like her dynamics with the team, I like her unique motivation/perspective on heroism, I wish we got to see her actually interact with the arrowfam (Roy specifically), and although the story of her retirement is probably my favorite part of YJ’98 and it’s great for her character, I kind of resent it because I wish we got to see more of her.

Meanwhile, Cassie… is just kind of fine for me. I don’t want this to turn into a Cassie-bashing thing, but I just don’t think she brought enough to the comics (that I’ve read so far, I’ve heard she gets more attention later on) to stand out. And the two things she really brought to the table—her relationship with the Wonder Girl mantle and her relationship with her mom—were done more interestingly with Tim and Cissie anyways (in my opinion). It doesn’t help that she tends to be sidelined in favor of the boys or written out of character in fanworks too.

So I find it pretty frustrating that the only girl that’s included in most YJ fan-content (that I’ve seen) is also the girl I care the least about. Meanwhile, my favorite of the girls almost exclusively only gets to make an appearance in ship content where she usually isn’t the focus and doesn’t get that much characterization.

[bunny--manders]

I'm trying to get through Fourth Wing and let me tell you I am STRUGGLING with a fantasy empire that has produced characters named Dylan, Reginald, and Xaden. Big "Fake American names in a Japanese video game" energy in this worldbuilding.

[practically-an-x-man]

the fine line between "not all sci-fi can be written by someone who understands science, suspension of disbelief is a good thing" and "okay this just doesn't make sense and it's taking me out of the story"