#this is gonna sound callous but like. i’ve seen this happen CONSTANTLY in crazier spaces.

[fulltacs]

anyways does anyone remember msscribe of the hp fandom

or when that Taemin whump fic on asianfanfics was left unfinished for too long and someone started the rumor that the author killed themself because “the story was so sad” and everyone believed it

or that string of BTS fic authors who would build up a following only to “mysteriously” disappear and taunt all their followers with it

or the shitposts that came about bc so many fanfic authors in big fandoms pretended to commit suicide

people who fall for this so easily are just giving themselves away atp.

as a heads up, with the amount of traction this one got we’re definitely gonna see it more frequently.