#its keeping track of fics i like

[aclosetfan]

PLEASEEEE give me some butchercup fic recommendations or like recommendations for just a regular color paring story cause it feels like I’ve read every one and I need a good one 🤦🏾‍♀️

i wouldn't know any new stuff rn! Ive been so busy i haven't had time to read/write anything in a very long time.

But i always rec the notion of loss by gold scribbles

I also love the fic author Iminaloine ! I think their characterization is good and i haven't seen them on a lot of fic rec lists (idk if they're on ao3)

SBJ, of course, has a lot of stuff that isn't just MTH!

tbh if you're only on ao3, you NEED to go look at the older stuff that's on fanfiction.net. that used to be the place to find ppg fics. a lot of the writers no longer update there or are no longer active in the fandom, but there's good stuff from the early 2000s. I recommend filtering by date and then choosing somewhere in the middle.

You'll get a lot of duds, but it's worth it!

#anon asks #anon im so sorry #if there's one thing i suck at #its keeping track of fics i like #i just keep them in my heart #at one pnt there were a ton of fic recs circulating but now :(

[justaz]

me: i hate cliches. theyre so predictable and overdone. i just want something new-

every fic ever: character A confidently/impulsively kisses character B who freezes under their touch causing character A to panic and begin to pull back just as character B remembers themself and kisses back with a passion

me, born to ascend, forced to act casual by societal norms:

#it just does it for me every goddamn time #i see it coming and still go crazy once i read it #im reading another fucking merthur fic #what about it #yknow i actually started doing this thing this year of keeping track of all the fics i read #just so i can see how many words i read #and its march and for the past three months all ive been reading has been merthur #… #ANYWAYS- #fic #fanfic #fanfiction #tropes #cliches #writing #fanfiction writer #reading fics in public consists of turning ur phone on and off as you read bc u have to take breaks before u start screeching like a banshe #in the privacy of ur room at least you can turn ur phone off and toss it on ur bed as u pace around in ur enclosure #spiritually im the old lady climbing the gate #physically im the glowing guy at a restaurant

[good-beanswrites]

Same Lights, Camera, Sing Your Sins anon here (you know if I'm gonna keep sending anon asks because of ideas, I need a shorter name...) Glad they're getting time to cool off on what happened during the trial. This project is hard on them all QvQ

Okay another thought! While working on the Trial 2 MVs, you think the prisoners get to watch everyone's first MVs? Like, maybe praise how each video looks ("Oh my gosh, Amane you look amazing!"), making comments with Jackalope's artistic choices (Shidou's flower mummy) and how stiff some of the prisoners look ("Fuuta you're walking like a tinman." "Shut up!"), some singing along to songs they've overheard earlier (Kotoko singing Weakness), and...er...shirtless Mikoto ("Amane don't look!"). Idk, this makes their filming for the next MVs sound more fun as they hang out.

Hello again!! omg Thank You for sharing once again, I’m obsessed with that 🥺🥺🥺 That's so wonderful picturing a little movie night... (And yes, feel free to pick a name :D else I will dub thee 🎬 next time given the theme lmao)

Okay so my original idea was that those first videos were actually watched on the down-low. There were a few days of nothing going on while the prisoners debriefed, made plans, and communicated their song ideas to the writers to start working with. (Minor detail but I think they’re cut off from the world still, no internet access though they can exchange a few messages/visits with family). They do, however, get access to the others’ T1 videos on their phones/ facility computers. Everyone gave permission to watch them, but there’s a bit of hesitancy. They haven’t started filming their new videos yet, so no one has gotten a look that deep into anyone else’s hearts. Just because they’re closer in this au doesn’t make them better communicators -- there’s still a lot that’s been left unsaid regarding near-murders and their true selves. So they only watch them in secret out of respect.

Haruka hides under the covers to watch After Pain on loop late into the night (going “she’s just like me fr”). Fuuta doesn’t care much for the others’ songs but tries to decipher the crimes as best as he can. He probably gets one stuck in his head the next few days that he finds really embarrassing. Mahiru gets very emotional over the other lovers, doing a poor job of hiding her sympathy toward Yuno, Shidou, and Kazui in the following days. Kazui is embarrassed to watch Throw Down so often, but Shidou is such a subtle man and it’s nice to see a more open side to him (who admits to lying as well). Amane takes a while to watch them -- they’re videos supporting murder and sin, after all -- but once she convinces herself it’s to help the experiment, she allows herself to enjoy  them. Kotoko does the same as Fuuta but jumps straight into Fandom Mode and starts taking notes and analyzing the others’ videos. She keeps a secret folder on her phone of theories and symbolism and screenshots for reference. 

HOWEVER

You have opened my eyes to Milgram Movie Night 👁️👁️

Everyone realizes they’re going to need to get comfortable with a lot of personal info really quickly, since T2 filming starts in a few days. Rather than Jackalope’s suggestion of undergoing a painful group circle talk, they go with Mikoto’s idea to all sit down to watch the videos together. This keeps the atmosphere up while they watch, allowing for many compliments and encouragement. It also lets the singer defend things in their video if they see fit, though most let it speak for itself. (Fuuta: “ah, back when I was a menace online.” “You’re still like that Fuuta.” “I’m a changed man!” “You got one guilty verdict and nothing’s even happened yet.”)

I love all of those reactions so much ahhhh! Amane getting showered in compliments like she deserves. Honestly, all of them getting showered in complements because it's what they deserve ;-; Playful teasing getting thrown around for everyone. Not even Jackalope is safe from their heckling (see: Throw Down flower person), and he's not even there to defend himself. There’s lots of blushing and eye covering during MeMe. And a singalong aspect!! I don’t know I didn’t think to incorporate that into the fic so far -- there’s nothing quite like heckling your friend onstage by echoing their lines really loud from the wings asdfsdfsd. Mikoto recognizes the video game from Fuuta’s and makes his whole day. Mahiru and Shidou realize they have both flowers and food in common, and get to talking. All at once, everything clicks into place for why Amane hated Shidou him so much.

I'm also realizing Kazui would have a Moment TM while seeing all the prisoners talking so comfortably about their deepest selves and struggles. I don't think he'd break down and open up just yet, but I bet it's be a pretty big change of heart for him to see such honesty/vulnerability...

Plus, most of my original ideas can still stand after the fact! There's no shame in seeing too much personal info about another prisoner, the only shame comes from just how many time the video was looped in private lmao

#milgram #thank you for sharing your thoughts waaahhh these have been making me sooo crazy!!! #and ive seen people using emoji nicknames and thought it was cute but feel free to pick an actual name haha #i would do anything for the vas to cover other trial songs ;-; #i just love the idea of them singing together so much... #im not a theater kid but i did dance and been backstage for some shows so i know what its like when the rest of the company is shouting out #the song thats currently playing for the dancers onstage #im just picturing the prisoners getting silly on set while the background track is playing and they start singing along #or like everyone shouting along with muu's big moment 'kawaiso nano!' or joining in the 'aaahhh-LOVE' in cat #ill have to keep that in mind for the t3 drabbles.... #this made me remember theres a line in the fic insinuating kazui never saw harrow so maybe i go back and fix that later #because i always intended for them to see all the videos #i try to keep my fics fairly ship-neutral but theres definitely potential here for prisoners getting caught looping the singer they have #a thing for :') #lights camera sing your sins #ask

[serenashido]

shipping renkaza fucking sucks because you either get people who hate real enemies to lovers and call it toxic or pr*ship because they actually are enemies who want to kill each other instead of friends who bicker sometimes (these people are the weakest link and will not survive the winter)

or you get people who do ship it but only in the gooner dumbing-it-down-to-hardcore-porn way where they romanticize and get off to abuse and r*pe (these people are just gross sick individuals and i hope they go extinct)

and the few people who do see the emotional depth in the homoerotic minutes renkaza spent together and the potential in that for top tier doomed yaoi are few and far in between and i rarely find good fics that aren't just insanely ooc porn

#renkaza #rengoku kyojuro #akaza #akaza kny #akaza hakuji #rengoku kny #kimetsu no yaiba #demon slayer #rengoku x akaza #akaza x rengoku #maybe controversial but im so sick #the potential is RIGHT THERE #i need more in character fics that take place in a setting where rengoku lives #like what if akaza keeps tracking down rengoku to fight again but rengoku is stubborn to the end #and idk maybe the demon slayer corps tries to take advantage of the upper moons fatuation to get more info #so rengoku has to play along instead of killing him #MAYBE #instead of rengoku falling in love with akaza in the cliche romantic doki doki way #its rengoku building a sick understanding of akaza that goes against his better judgement and is against his will #maybe the forced cooperation on his end is affecting both of them in ways that challenge their worldview #i want the layers of this to be deep #i want to see their relationship develop in a complicated way #i want tension #i want slowburn #i want real doomed yaoi #is that too much to ask for #akaren

[graveyardxghoul]

My poor boy.

I am sorry, I am so sorry.

It is I am sorry. I presented you an impossible dilemma. You did only what you thought honorable, I am sure. I kiss you for it.

#rome hbo #finally rly using my blog like a lil scrapbook or smth #im pasting pictures in my journal+scribbling around them #i discovered i cld make gifs on my phone+even tho theyre terrible i can finally keep track of scenes+things tht i have trouble finding #anyways hes so ashamed he can barely lift his head+meet caesars eyes.. #my gifs #i found a caesar/brutus fitzfranklin reincarnation fic+i just kno its going to blast my brain to pieces when i read it

[allylikethecat]

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YAY!! More works in progress emoji ask game!! questions!! Thank you so much for sending these my way! I love ask games! If anyone else wants to send some in or reblog the list it can be found HERE. I also apologize if some of my answers are repetitive.

🔥 - your most smutty wip

As the least confident and most awkward smut writer in existence (it always comes out so cringe and then I lose track of body parts and it's all just a mess) On a Friday is shaping up to be my smuttiest WIP which... makes sense with it being an omega verse fic. I hope I can get it together enough and write a few half way decent spicy scenes for some of the upcoming chapters.

🍓 - wip you think people will like most

According to my polls Make Way for Ducklings and anything to do with the Infection Verse are always really popular - I also think people will enjoy the SATVB sick fic when I get it together and post that one as well! I'm going to be honest though, I hope people enjoy ALL my fics

Thank you so much for sending me these fun questions!! I'm so grateful that people are willing to not only read my fics, but chat with me about them on the interwebs! I hope your Wednesday was wonderful and that you have a lovely rest of your week!

❤️Ally

#allylikethecat #ask ally #anon ask #keep it kind #fanfiction #matty fic #gatty #fanfic #questions #answers #works in progress emoji ask game!! #on a friday #omega verse #omegaverse #i really really wish i was better at writing smut #like i am a 28 year old woman i am familiar with spicy times #and i also read a lot of smutty romance and smutty fanfic #but i start trying to write it and its like what is a penis #and then i lose track of body parts and suddenly there are six arms and three legs and and that position isn't physiclaly possible

[xviruserrorx]

Title: "Turn Back Time"

I'm always so late to these buts it all good. Super duper late for @flashfictionfridayofficial ! This one got me all confused with past and future references but I got it and hopefully it's clear enough in this. Enjoy!

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[#FFF237 A Fool's Quest]

Fandom: BBC Merlin

Prompt(s): A Fools Quest

Relationship(s): Merlin & Leon

Character(s): Merlin, Sir Leon

Important Tag(s): Immortal Leon, Time Traveler Merlin, Angst, Emotional Hurt, Arguing

Rating: Gen

Warning(s): None

Word Count: 1092

“We can go back!” Merlin continued. “No, we can't.” “You don't know—” “I'm right here! And so are you! Isn't that enough?” Or Returning back from the seventh century, Merlin comes to Leon with the grand plan to take Past-Leon and himself back to the start of Camelot and their story. Except, what happens when Leon has already lived Merlin's future?

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Leon threw the sheets aside and climbed out of bed. The pouring rain clamored as he ran a hand over his face. 

He heard the pounding of the door which had drawn him out of bed in the first place.

“Coming!” He fiddled with the locks. Perhaps it was Ms Wilson and her cat again, though she never had bothered him so late at—

“Leon, I've figured it out!” 

He moved out of the way as the all too familiar voice barreled past him and into his living room. He shut the door from the rain and turned on the lamp.

Merlin turned on his heels to face him. His hair was soaked, smushed against his head as his clothes—a tunic and trousers and an out of place trenchcoat—were no better. Water dripped off him as his chest heaved; a wild grin on his face.

“I see you're here.” Leon yawned. “Figured what out?”

“Remember when I told you that—”

He held out his hand. “Jacket.”

Merlin shrugged his arms out and handed it over. 

Leon shook it before tossing it over the back of his couch.

“Remember when—

“Shower.” He pointed down the hallway.

“Leon!” Merlin groaned.

“You're soaking my carpet, thank you very much.” Leon gestured to the wet spot below him. “Down the hall, door on the right. Put those clothes in the basket by the corner.”

He watched Merlin and his reluctance disappear down the hall before he made his way into the kitchen. He winced as he switched on the lights and grabbed everything for breakfast. The sound of the shower started as he cracked one too many eggs for just two people.

Two batches of toast had finished as he heard the shower eventually stop. The creak of the bathroom door and sock feet against the kitchen tile followed as he turned off the burner and platted everything.

“Breakfast.” He turned around and put the plate down on the counter. Merlin stood in new clothes and a towel wrapped around his neck. “Didn't know if you wanted coffee, tea, or orange juice so I served you all three.”

Merlin shot him a grin and grabbed the coffee, holding and savoring the warmth before he took a sip. “There were already clothes laid out when I went into the bathroom.”

He watched as Merlin had no regard for pacing as he grabbed his silverware and started to devour the foot on the plate.

Leon cocked his head. “Got a feeling last night. Didn't think I was gonna be right.”

“You never do,” he mumbled from behind the toast and eggs shoved in his mouth.

Leon rolled his eyes. “Chew. Don't need you choking and dying on eggs and toast.”

“Wouldn't be the worst way I've died.” He licked off some yolk that had dropped on his thumb.

He shook his head and leaned back on the counter. “So let's see. Tunic and those shoes I'm guessing, ninth century?”

He cocked a grin and waited for Merlin to tease back or to let him bask in his glory, but it never came. 

Merlin slowed down, put down the fork and knife as he slowly finished what was in his mouth. He cleared his throat. “Seventh…” 

He felt his heart drop.

“But listen—”

“Listen?” He scoffed. “I lived it, Merlin. Thousand and thousands of years ago. I know why you're here and it doesn't end good.”

“What we talked about—”

“We? You mean the me that was still grieving losing everyone and so desperate to have it all back?” He put down his coffee.

Merlin recoiled. “I thought you would be happy?”

“Merlin…”

“Why did you never tell me about this? Huh?” He retorted. “We could have done it and…”

“We made a deal?” He reminded him. “I never tell you anything that you've done or will do and you don't tell me anything that I will do either. I thought of it for a reason, Merlin.”

“We didn't understand how this all worked then, now we do!” 

Leon sighed.

“We can go back!” Merlin continued.

“No, we can't.”

“You don't know—”

“Except, I do!” He tried to reason. “I already lived your future, I know what happens. I understood how it all worked, from that moment on, but I knew you wouldn't until just now. It was to protect you; to protect me too.”

“No,” Merlin continued to protest. “The plan, it's flawless. Nothing can—

“There's nothing left back there, Merlin!” Leon finally snapped. “It's all just memories. Nothing you do will change anything! Nothing will bring them back! No matter what you change, no matter what you do, they all still die.” He let out a scoff. “And I've had to wait decades—centuries, for when they come back just so they all can die again and again.”

He looked at Merlin as he tightened his jaw, clenching as his glossed over eyes broke and his tears fell free.

“Don't you get it…” he softened his voice. “You are going place to place seeing the different versions of them in rapid succession, you haven't lived the space in between where they don't breathe.”

Merlin tightened his fist as his side.

“I'm right here! And so are you!” He continued, bordering on begging. “Isn't that enough?”

Merlin wiped at his face. “I'm sorry.” He stood and walked out of the kitchen.

“Merlin!” He found himself running after him.

“I have to Leon.” He grabbed his coat off the couch.

Leon stopped at the threshold of the living room, not allowing himself to move further. “Don't,” he said.

Merlin put his hand on the doorknob, then paused. “When you see me next, keep our promise. I'm a few thousand years younger and I don't know any of this. I'll go figure out why future-you tended to be a bit more protective and snippy with me.”

“Merlin…” It was all he could say. He couldn't find himself with more to stop him, as if he really could.

“Please, understand.”

He gave Merlin a sad grin, fighting a grimace as he sniffed and looked away. “Then, Go.” He couldn't meet his eyes knowing what happened—what was going to happen all the same.

Merlin nodded, unbothered to wipe away his own tears. “Goodbye, Leon.”

He stayed as if waiting for him to say something, but Leon refused to look up. Eyes pressed shut as he heard Merlin sniffle, the door knob turned and the sound of the storm grew loud before being muffled again by the door closing shut.

#virusfanfic #bbc merlin #flash fiction friday #time traveler merlin #immortal leon #immortal & time traveler au #merlin emrys #sir leon #merleon #the off mention of the neighbor and the cat makes me want to write chaotic leon adventures with that XD #i was gonna make this like an actual multi chapter fic but gosh is it hard keeping track of two separate intertwining timelines #especially with who knows what when and where at what point and so im not gonna do a multi chap fic #but im just gonna keep doing little one shots/two-shots that does connect the different timelines #but in a 'you have to put it together yourself' kinda way because its easiest for me 😅

[rubberbandballqueen]

About your tags: is there more that you can share about the OW fandom and fics? This was a phenomenon I wonder about too. It was one of the most popular fandoms around 2017-2018, but the way the fandom stopped on its tracks around 2019 was hard not to notice. Especially from people who didn't play the game but were aware of it's fandom.

oh! overwatch is one of about 50-ish fandoms i track for this one spreadsheet project i do as a hobby (which i Technically blog about @fandom-data-scientist, but i've been too lazy to do a proper writeup to explain what the hell it is i do), wherein i try to answer the age-old question: when did the weebs move to ao3?

(the answer is late 2015/early 2016. most likely this was in large part a result of undertale and sports anime, but that's currently just my own conjecture)

According To My Research(tm), the overwatch fandom peaked in late 2016/early 2017 when it comes to the number of new fics posted per month. after this, it declined quite rapidly, as it didn't even get to enjoy a plateau period.

(there's a reason why the plots are really wonky towards the end of this graph-- it's bc i found the past dates for number of fics archived to a particular site via the wayback machine. since those snapshots are typically bot crawls, the number of fics shown on the fandoms listings will not include fics that have been archive-locked. although i technically started this project in august 2022, i did not add overwatch to my tracking list until this june/july or so. my current guess for the small uptick in the rate of ow fics published to ao3 in october 2022 is that the sequel came out? and then the rate plunged for january 2023 bc of the ai scraping scare that happened at around that time-- nearly every single fandom i track had a significant drop right then bc everyone was archive-locking their fics. the rate shooting up in like july 2023 on this chart is bc like i said, that's when i added ow to my list of tracked fandoms; because i'm logged into my own ao3 acct when checking these numbers live, i get access to the archive-locked fics and so the display number goes up.)

in my experience, fandoms will generally kind of plateau in their fic production after their peak, which will ofc normally gradually taper off. games that receive regular lore or story updates probably have fairly long or stable plateaus, although i haven't made scatterplots or made any comparing analyses to prove this rigorously. this plateau period generally represents a time of fandom stability as the fair-weather, casual, or migratory slash fans run off to the next big thing.

if we ignore the fact the plague and quarantine happened, we can see a nice, steady, and very consistent plateau period for the danganronpa fandom from about 2018-2020!

let's look at an older fandom, like my archnemesis final fantasy:

granted, the ao3 numbers are kind of all over the place these days, but you kind of get my point by now, right? that healthy fandoms tend to plateau as the wind carries away the faintly-interested and leaves the long-haulers behind to form their communities.

overwatch struck me as unusual when i was on one of my long wayback machine trips because of the way there was a net increase of only two fics published from 1 july 2021 to 1 october 2021, when before then it had usually been in the hundreds or so. i then went on a work tangent n googled around n more or less concluded it had Something to do with some kind of scandal with the development company, but otherwise i don't really have any more comments on it hahaha.

#asks #Anonymous #long post #i was too lazy to open my other spreadsheets in the project but i probably could've gotten clearer/longer plateaus #out of some of the western tv shows i've been tracking. like glee. or spn. #glee is INCREDIBLY funny to me bc of the way it just DIES right after the finale. like a bubble POPPING #although frankly maybe naruto would've been a better example for a peak n a plateau bc of how steady its fandom is #anyway this felt kind of like an odd ask to answer on this blog bc i keep it Very Separate from my fandom blog(s) hahaha #anyway i also looked at the rate of fic postage for the kingdom hearts fandom n although i didn't talk abt it here in this reply #i thought it interesting how it seemed to plummet on ffn around when ao3 n tumblr started getting a foothold #and then after the weebs moved to ao3 post-undertale/sports anime boom it had a nice steady 300-ish fics/month there #ANYWAY the reason final fantasy is my archnemesis for this project is bc ffn has each game split into its own category #and so i have to count them all up every single time n when doing that for every single fucking date i have marked in the wbm #for 20 YEARS' WORTH OF DATES. well. it upsets a man just a little bit. #BUT I'M DONE I DID MY TIME ON THE FINAL FANTASY BACKLOG I'M FREE NOW I JUST HAVE TO DO IT EVERY THREE MONTHS WHEN I RECORD LIVE DATA #i talk abt this shit at parties btw. people love to hear me talk abt my fandom spreadsheets at parties.

[godsfavoritescientist]

Tbh? I still feel so out of my depth whenever I try to write Bill. For whatever reason it doesn't come naturally to me like writing Ford does. Every time one of y'all has thoughts on Bill's characterization or writes something Bill-centric I'm mentally taking so many notes

#godsrambles #im in that weird inbetween of knowing when his characterization Feels Right but not knowing how to write him so it feels right #its like that stage in art where your eye for good composition and colors and anatomy improves but you dont know how to actually apply it #what i should do is write some short scenes where he interacts with other people #because most of the fics I've written are 100% his internal thoughts when he is completely alone #which is way easier. takes away at least a few of the layers youd usually have to keep track of with this goddamn guy #the only one i can think of that had bill actually talking to someone else is parhelion. and i KNOW i slightly mischaracterized him in that #made him a lil too Smooth. made his manipulative front a lil too gentle and kind and patient #but since its from fords Very Reverent Rose Tinted Glasses perspective i dont think its that big a deal #and also the more i lean into him Seeming Perfect To Ford the more sinister it is to read with the knowledge of what happens later #which is. so much fun. and im so normal about it #but i still do want to get better at writing him interacting with others #ironically one issue that seems to come up is me being like 'whenever he talks to people they always respond exactly how he expects them to #like subconsicously. in the form of 'they get tricked successfully' or 'they are annoyed and bothered to the extent he was going for' #tfw you cant write a character bc you accidentally have the same innaccurate thought process as him #tags essay #TBH writing him as Too good at manipulation in parhelion is also billcore. #'this is how it happened right. im soooo good at trickery good job me' #if you count 'tricking yourself' then yeah bill youre the best at trickery there ever was

[pyrriax]

lord help me.

#haunted ecosystem #yes i have a spreadsheet to keep track of this. #could i technically get through this whole thing pretty easily? yes! #but i want the fics i do for it to be on the longer end. i think most of the in-progress ones are 5k+? #im really particular with what i post publicly for like. ao3. so i want it to be at least 1k #also its kind of funny because i can easily write 1-2k but at the same time. you can tell when i dont plan beyond a base concept #since it ends up much more cyclical/looping. its why i make a chronological plan for any fic. even if its a oneshot

[spiderrmax]

the urge to start a one shot series where every one shot is based off a track from a taylor swift album grows stronger every day

#ive mentioned this b4 i think #god. i just keep listening to songs then getting ideas #like. reputation has so many good lyrics that i could turn into fics 4 so many characters #but also lover. but i wouldnt know what to write for me! & yntcd. bc those r more yay me love songs ya know #i cant just skip tracks. like id have to do all of them. #red would be good for some angst.... so would evermore #folklore would be a decent mix i think. i could make the love triangle all connected too #see a lot of the problem is there is like one or two tracks idk what to do for on each album. #like if i did evermore what do i do for no body no crime #folklore is winning in the sense that each song could be oneshot ified pretty easy. ik its kinda basic but #i have so many ideas and so little organization #lmao

[senselessalchemist]

writing my goddamn fic be like and it's still not done

(disclaimer this may not be long for some people but it is for me)

#why is it long and still not finished #fic keeps on keeping on #because i am going to split it up into quote unquote chapters im really struggling not to just start posting #i want the dopamine #but i also want to have it be not terrible #and considering my track record with deciding that i need to drastically edit beginnings of things i just worry #so probably i should write it all and then edit and then post all at once #like here ya go enjoy the vidya game fanfic novella! #literally 0 idea if this would at all be enjoyable to anyone but me #i do hope people like it when its done #i like exploring various themes in different fics #usually each one has some like guiding theme #(not so much the last one but ehhhhh i shoehorned it a bit) #this one possibly unsurprisingly is identity #so... yeah. lots of stuff to chew on there #anyway this is probably not a lot of words for some people but its a loy for me and like... this might hit 50k #which is arbitrary but exciting for me #makes me feel like i will have accomplished something

[todayisafridaynight]

Snap you are the king of sexy funny back when you did Yamtien just goes to show you have a talent for humor and cheesecake.

there's something about the title 'king of sexy funny' that's really tickling me thank you so much anon ill take that crown with honor

#snap chats #please 'king of sexy funny back' was my fathers name #the joke is that my dad would Nonstop play Sexy Back in the car every day he drove me to school. also hes funny. #which was every day while i was in elementary. and then he and my mom got into the Theyre Practically Divorced fight #and then Love The Way You Lie was added to the playlist theyre filipino they dont believe in divorce yk the works #not even a fight my dad just finally called her out.... anyways... #thats a dusty as hell crown i havent drawn yamtien in literal years #OH YEAH I DID DO SEXY HUMOR I GUESS I REMEMBER SOME OF MY COMICS BEING SUSPECT AS HELL #but of course... need the funny.... #im a different man now. i havent done humor like that In Literal Years 2x #like truly the last time i did that WAS those comics #what even was the last sexy or sexy/funny thing i drew...... its just been family sitcoms in my brain for months now.... #checking my folders hang on OH JO yeah. #ASIDE FROM THAT THO i really dont do anything. Saucy anymore #someone remind me to delete that actually ive been meaning to go on an art purge but i keep getting side tracked #not a MAJOR one just ones that keep bothering me #ik on the internet eveything is forever but id like to scroll through my own blog without getting flashbanged by stuff i dont like anymore #ive been meaning to delete some ao3 fics too but again... keep getting sidetracked... #THIS TAG RAMBLE IS SO DAMN LONG IM SO SORRY utterly off track.

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I'm sorry but the tags on your last ask about the deleted fics mede me laugh cos you were like :

Do not cite the deep magic to me witch . I was there when it was written.

Ps . I agree with if you put something on the internet you have to deal with the fact that you can't take it back. That's just how it works. And it's not like people have their full names attached to AO3 profile. It's all mostly anonymous anyway

Do not cite the deep magic to me witch . I was there when it was written.

like i've done this shit for ages man !!! you think i know how to make a comprehensive tagging system of every trope just like that ?? i've ran multiple fic rec blogs before and i promise, almost no author cares if you share their fic after it's deleted. if anything, a bunch don't even rmb why they deleted it and sometimes regret it.

like this one time i had someone ask me for a link of a deleted fic and it was their own !!!! they had deleted it a while back and didn't have any backup copy of it and wanted to repost it.

and yeah, it's just a little funny like its fuckin mcyt fanfiction man, you're not going to hell for it. your fanfiction is not encouraging any misdeed or sin. if anything it brings people joy and comfort and you'll probably rmb it fondly later too. if not, then just forget about it. orphaning a fic also exists.

#i cant tell ppl what to do #keep it orphan it delete it i dunno man #but like unless ur the writer dont tell me what to do ab it either #ill still respect it if a writer wants it gone but #its useless #like why would u even care #kay talks #anon asks #like imagine if dakota tells me to never repost her deleted fics #i would respect her wishes #but what fuckin use would it be #and some ppl download their fav fics #for safekeeping #are u going to track those ppl down as well #and put a gun to their head

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Nobody said multi choice fics were easy to write, but boy are they hard

#and confusing to keep track off #like I've actually had to write out a plan for it #and colour code it #its my most ambitious thing yet #and i still want to animate one of my fics

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you might think no one will miss your ancient anime fic if you delete it of ffn, but just remember that if enough of you do so, someone's gonna make note of the number gone on a private spreadsheet somewhere.

#(that someone is me. i'm keeping track. idk what fics exactly are being deleted but i know how many) #now that it's been A Little While(tm) i'm finally seeing some trends poke out w/the data i've been.. harvesting... manually #n more fandoms than i expected are actually bleeding fics out of the ones i'm tracking! #(fandoms tracked are naruto/fma/soul eater/hetalia/snk/bnha/genshin and more recently spn has been added to the sheet) #nart fma se & hetalia are all having fics deleted faster than new ones are being posted to ffn; tho all have an inc on ao3 #it's most noticeable w/hetalia which has had its number on the anime listings page slowly declining for quite a while now #and THE FANDOM LISTINGS PAGES ON FFN ARE BIG FAT LIES BTW. THEY LIST UP TO A FEW THOUSAND MORE FICS THAN CAN BE ACCESSED/ARE LISTED #'why are you doing this?' i like to have empirical proof of the decline of ffn; tho originally it was to see when animanga fandoms #jumped from ffn to ao3 since i know that historically that happened later than w/western fandoms #花話 #i'd take wattpad stats but. that's hard.