spotify users!!! tell me the fourth song in your second daily mix playlist... mine is bbyong by saturday hehehe
i sit at my computer, open my finished fic on google docs, and place a gun loaded with one singular bullet down on the table next to me. i spend the next 72 hours continuously re-reading my 5k wordcount fic from start to finish, and every time i find a typo i spin the barrel and pull the trigger against my skull. i have never had to pull the trigger. i open ao3, upload my fic, and tag it with “NOT BETA READ, hehe! :333 sorry for any typos”
I'd use a tumblr badge if they gave me one that was evil bleeding skull flaming skull dark blood skull vampire demon wings horned skull oozing fangs sinister skull. For free
hey girl wanna come over and watch cities skylines traffic fixes with me
gentle reminder: you are very capable and I’m excited for your future
slightly less gentle reminder: you do have to work for it
i have a lot of feelings about [guy] so i wanted to draw him but i dont really feel like drawing right now so i guess i'll just explode and die
t shirt that says “ask me about the time loop” and i wear it every day
the oc-ification of desert duo (magical cowboys)
i like songs that make me feel a guilt that isn't mine. any genre.
microdosing on guilt normally only accessible to people convincted of manslaughter and catholics by listening to music
what with all this talk of fanfic and ai and feeding other people's work without permission into ai programmes to 'finish' a fanfic or whatever... it's just showing how people see fic as 'content'? a fanfic as something mass-produced and official, something to consume at a distance and then talk about in a vacuum? something to use for your own purposes and something over which you have a claim?
fanfic is written by fans like you. written out of love and passion and a lot of effort and hard work, so that the author can share their enthusiasm for the characters and stories with other fans. like you. they aren't these untouchable, faceless people above you – they're your peers. gifsets, fanart, fanfic – they're all made by your peers. mutuals. friends.
if you want to know more about the fic, talk to the author! so many fic writers leave their socials in the end notes of their fics – talk to them! they're not going to be affronted or judgemental. chances are, they're going to be over the moon that you like their work and want to engage and discuss the characters and the themes etc. they made you happy with their fic, and you would be making them so happy in return! (and what does a happy writer do? write more!)
as a fic writer, I made one of my closest tumblr friends because she read my fic and left a really nice comment, and then we got talking and brainstorming loads of headcanons and fic ideas together! fic writers want to talk! if you enjoy someone's presence and contributions in a fandom, let them know!
and for the love of all that is good, don't feed someone's hard work into an ai programme!!! whether you post it (which is just horrible tbh) is beside the point – you're facilitating the plagiarism of their fic!