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[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

[annebd]

2024 fic wrapped

i was tagged by the lovely @pitforwets to share some fave fics from 2024! this was especially difficult because i joined f1 fandom in late 2023 and only really started reading fic in earnest in january of this year, which means that this is basically "choose your five fave f1 fics you've ever read." that's hard! with that in mind, this list is nowhere close to exhaustive of the amazing list of fics i've read this year. but in keeping with a list of five, here we go (in no particular order):

icarus by @eirianerisdar. i discovered this fic sometime in the spring. i specifically remember being so engrossed in it that first day that i stayed up until nearly 4 in the morning reading it, and i had to call off work the next day because i was so exhausted (shhhh, don't tell my boss!). it's wing!fic, to reduce it to its absolute most basic form, but it's infinitely more than that. the characterization and worldbuilding are a masterclass. the scene where seb walks through the track picking up feathers lives rent free in my mind. (as does the scene where daniel is a wiggly worm whose newly grown feathers are itchy. if you want a fic to have you giggling and sobbing in equal measure, this is the one)

Hey, Remember That Time by @powerful-owl. i'm not 100% sure, but i'm fairly certain that this is the first of em's fics that i read. and what an amazing introduction! i definitely know that it's the one that made me reach out to say hi on tumblr, and i'm so glad that i did! daniel has amnesia, and max runs an inn- what more could you ask for? one of my favorite parts of this fic is the way em writes charles- he's such a little weirdo, and i adore him beyond measure. also, there's a scene where max describes daniel's own dick to him, and boy howdy. it's a good scene, is what i'm saying.

Breaking Every Rule For You by @magicalrocketships. maxiel exchange dick pics. that's it, that's the post. but to be serious, this fic is 150k words of some of the hottest sex (and preludes to sex) you'll ever read, interspersed with genuinely incredible character growth and exploration. honestly, this fic makes me want to learn to be a better writer. each time a new chapter came out, i would devour it and think "god, i wish i could do that."

there's glitter on the floor after the party by @fiveredlights. there are few things that i'm weaker for than a well written epistolary/social media fic, and there is no one out there who does it quite like five! their writing is amazing, every single time, and the care that goes into crafting these fics is unbelievable. i'm reccing this particular fic because it's the first of their fics i'd ever read, but this is actually a rec for everything they've published, because every single fic is one banger after another. also, after the actual events of this year in real life, i'd much rather sink into the world of this fic and pretend this is how things went down with daniel's career instead.

Get It Right Back by @overtake. have i mentioned that i'm a sucker for a social media fic? because i am. and this fic has the perfect combo of traditional fic structure intertwined with social media elements. it's very newly published and has already worked its way up my faves list. another fantastic example of a fic running me through an entire rainbow of emotion. special shoutout to all the scenes between max, daniel, and max's nephews. the cuteness is too much to bear.

tagging everyone who wants to do their own wrapped list! this was so hard, but what a fun look back at the year. <3

[giftboxxworld]

HEY HI TO YOU BEAUTIFUL PEPPINO x OC / PEPPINO SELFSHIPPERS

I love y'all so so so much /p

Like literally seeing y'alls beautiful OC having some wonderful comforting moments with Peppino makes me feel so so warm and fuzzy inside, because I too love this anxious fat Italian and seeing him so so happy with y'alls self inserts is the best thing ever like I love it when y'all spoil and pamper him he deserves every single ounce of y'alls love for him 💖💖💖💖💖

[dreamtigress]

Gratitude for Community

One of the stand out parts of my 2024 is the amazing sense of community and friendship that I have experienced in fandom and writing spaces. From Tumblr to AO3, I've met so many awesome writers and artists and fans. Some have even developed into friendships that I cherish. There's positive feedback and cheerleading, great writing advice, and lovely art and writing to enjoy. Y'all have been an excellent part of my past year, and I want to say thank you!

[estah]

SIM REQUESTS

@mugdalena @bloomingkyras @mavbystar @lexleif @shootingstarsims @neighborhoodstories  (also! feel free to change their aspiration and traits if you want to ❣️)

downloads for anon requests below:

declan  - estefani - juniper 

[shecanball]

and just like that my first season blogging the wnba is over. i'll still hop on here to post gifs of college games! and if you enjoy the men's game too pls follow my other blog @nbasource <3

[percywinchester27]

*Waves nervously* Hey, guys! It’s me... back again :)

Firstly, thank you so much for the kind messages. You folks are some of the sweetest peeps around, no kidding. I actually did make a long post explaining everything about a month back, but tumblr being tumblr glitched and the post was lost forever to the tumblr abys when I hit ‘post.’ I didn’t have it in me then to rewrite the whole thing. The gist of it is:

1. My grandmother passed away (That bit everyone knows because it was the last post I made)

2. Two days after that, I decided to mess up my life even more and end a ten-year-old kind-of relationship. People who have been following me for a while now would know about it.

3. College life got really, really hard all of a sudden. The academic pressure, unnecessarily severe HOD and crushing work burden basically left me with no time to write or be here. 

4. This was my first time living by myself in a new city and I have no shame in admitting that I underestimated how much effort it is to keep yourself alive, pay the rent by yourself and adjust to living in a whole new city.

5. I got sick in the middle. Really sick. Lost 12 pounds kind of sick. It sucked.

Long story short, I feel like a different person from the one who posted the last chapter of ‘The New Mrs. Winchester.’ The girl who envisioned the story had fallen out of love long ago and clung to the series by making it a coping mechanism, to continue living in denial, afraid to spit out the words that would end the relationship. The reader in the series had a man who understood her trauma, and treated her the way she needed to be treated... and I didn’t have that in real life. The series had become an escape of sorts. But the more I wrote it, the more resentful I felt for what the reader had and what I didn’t. That’s never good, right? Starting to envy your own creation?

Then my grandmother passed. And you know that reckless self-destructive urge to wreck everything when even one thing goes wrong? Yeah, that’s what made me pick up the phone and end it. I did it by text because my voice wouldn’t hold and I couldn’t stop crying. I think I cried for hours in my tiny room. Then the next day I had to leave for a study trip so I didn’t even have the support of my friends... no shoulder to cry on. Back then, I thought I deserved to feel the pain, deserved to be alone and deal with it myself because I was hurting a good soul. It was a dark time. Everything seemed to be falling apart. 

In the end, he was quite nice about it, and we ended it like two mature people with nothing but best wishes for one another. I hope he is happy in the country he wants to make his home. 

It’s been five months since. I am doing so much better now. I have adjusted to the losses and recovered about ten pounds ;) I’ve also started seeing someone new. He’s very good to me :)

For the summer months, I’m back home. Agreed there’s a 45 hours a week internship, but I don’t have to fend for myself day in and day out. So, while there are no promises... I’ll do my best to get back to writing! I am hoping to get some of my writing inspiration back... So fingers crossed? ;)

If you’ve stuck around till here.... once again, thank you for not ditching my ass in the five months of radio silence. You guys are truly something.

Love always!

-Ana xoxo

[daydreamerwonderkid]

How fucking funny would it be if they kept reposting my art but in different shitty color swaps?

Just make a whole ass Pride flag out of my Jason Todd fan art, why dontcha? 🤣🤣

[featheredcatsquared]

Hi People Of The Internet

I exist wooo lets go

Finally stopped lurking like I've been for years.

Crazy.

Welp, I'ma go never post anything ever again because I'm only here for the fic recs, the fanart, and the occasional animatic and/or in-depth character study (man I love those things, y'all are *great*).

XOXO,

Charlotte

[hattiestgal]

Oh yeah, to all those who have commissioned me, I will hopefully be back up and at 'em by tomorrow or the day after. I've just been trying to take as much of a break as I can after the holidays completely ate up all my energy for a bit there. So yeah, I'll be trying my best to get to those asap! Just gotta treat myself with the ol' self care a little longer.

Thanks for understanding, and have a happy new year!

[definetelynotavampire]

if i could write i'd be OVER for y'all

[avaseofpeonies]

Thanks so much for the tags, @the-golden-comet and @wyked-ao3

Today is my birthday and I'll be offline for a day or two other than popping in here and there but I'll try to get to them when I'm back, if the age I have reached isn't bringing on the senility yet 😅🥰

[smorzinc]

my friends are all so adorable and cool and awesome and amazing and cute and pretty and GRAAAAAAAAH I LOVE MY FRIENDS SO MUCH DISTANCE IS SO HOMOPHOBIC LET ME TAKE THESE FUCKERS SHOPPING AND GOKARTING AND SHIT

[violet-embers]

I have exactly one mutual that's a guy (hi @feyraccoon, this is about you) and whenever I see them in my notifications I'm always like "It's the dude!" and get excited

So anyway hi I appreciate you and hope you're doing well

[book-girl4evaaa]

Beautiful Person Award. Once you are given this award, you're supposed to paste it in the ask of people who deserve it. If you break the chain, nothing happens, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out!

ASSFSFGGDS THANK YOU!

[teekaa-two]

I'm majorly bummed about Willow. I thought that with the look and feel of the show it might withstand the cut. Sadly it hasn't. I've been through this from a lot of shows and it sucks really hard. All I can look forward to is some amazing fan fictions, hearing more headcanons if you've got them, and maybe just guessing about what could have been in detail. I'll be bummed for a while but I'll look back over these amazing posts people came up with, and the videos they've made and that'll keep me going.