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I saw a post about tumblr user ages...

Reblogs are welcomed for that sweet, sweet increased data pool (aka getting more than 20 responses 😅)

#I am technically gen Z but i do not claim it 🤣 #I graduated with the regular millennials category so I honestly fit in there better

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Fanfic tiktok is wild... I see so many people saying shit like "I could never read anything below 60k!!", or "What story can you even tell in under 5k words?" or "A oneshot below 10k isn't even a story!" or "I always filter completed fics by 100k< only!"

And I'm like...

A) which fandoms are you reading fics for where you have this kind of offerings on the regular?

B) have you heard of short stories? If you truly think every story NEEDS to be longform to connect with people, I sincerely feel sorry for you.

C) Average novel length is between 50k to 100k. I'm sorry, but CONSISTENTLY demanding fic writers to push out fics of that length is insane. Just think about it: YOU DEMAND AUTHORS TO PUT OUT FICS THAT COMPARE TO COMMERCIAL NOVELS IN LENGTH (AND QUALITY) AS A BASELINE.

Yall are wilding.

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not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

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as above (insane in the head) so below (insane in the pussy)

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𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 // 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭

You're bright as the morning As soft as the rain

#dean winchester #fic husbands

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#you mean this one? THE GRAY MAN (2022) / BARBIE (2023) insp.

#one of my favorite Lloyd lines in the movie #I remember cackling because it had just been announced Ryan was ken when the gray man came out too

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Nothing in life worth having comes without a little danger. THEO JAMES as EDDIE HORNIMAN in THE GENTLEMEN S1 (2024) Created by Guy Ritchie

#my man my man my man #🥵🥵🥵 #eddie horniman #the gentlemen #fic husbands

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THEO JAMES as Eddie Horniman, the Duke of Halstead The Gentlemen (created by Guy Ritchie, 2024—)

#the gentlemen #eddie horniman #fic husbands

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THEO JAMES as EDWARD HORNIMAN, DUKE OF HALSTEAD

THE GENTLEMEN (2024-)

#eddie horniman #the gentlemen #my newest obsession #fic husbands

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march, march he's my man

#holland march #fic husbands

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pixels be damned he is so charming

#he’s my Prince Charming #when will I find a man as good as him 😭

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hrrmmm

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round 1 choose one, not based on your favorite character.

#this was so hard #but I picked by who I think would actually be a good bf #and tried not to be biased

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#I need to learn this tbh

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i think they'd get along :)

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inspired by this post ☀

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GLEN POWELL as BEN

ANYONE BUT YOU (2023)

#glen powell #anyone but you #fic husbands #I loved this movie