#not a rec

[readwebcomicsgdi]

Do you know what RSS means? I've seen that a lot webcomics have a RSS page but I've been never quite sure what it does.

Yeah! RSS stands for "really simple syndication" and it's a way to subscribe to webpages on your own all in one place instead of using social media accounts, it's super useful for keeping up with independent websites (which is why so many webcomics encourage using it) and social media posts on sites you don't use yourself. It seems a bit intimidating at first but it's really handy because you can completely customize your feed, and keep up with exactly the content you want without having to follow all your favorite creators across six different social medias whose algorithms hide their updates anyway. I'm a huge fan of the concept myself but I'm a fucking barbarian and still just have an enormous list of bookmarks I check manually whenever I think of it, BUT my Cool Blog Pal @unpretty talks about it fairly frequently and knows much more about how it works than I do! She has a very long and detailed post about it over here you can look into when you get a minute. https://unpretty.space/post/181035050748/hey-a-friend-of-mine-is-curious-about-rss-and-the

#@ kitty if you have any better posts or whatever you feel like tacking onto this feel free #not a rec

[kirk-spock-fics]

Hello!

Spock's Stack of Books is aiming to be a home for finding the best spirk fic recommendations. We will (eventually) have extensive rec lists - catergorised by tropes, characters, AUs, etc. Asks are open for specific recommendations or for finding lost fics, and submissions are open to share your favourite k/s fics or to share your own.

As we've just debuted this blog, we wanted to gauge how likely people are to use it to find spirk fics!

#spock's stack of books #spirk #k/s #star trek #polls #not a rec #spirk fic #going to sleep now bc i've been up for hours doing this lol

[aspec-friendly-reading]

i love you i love you i love you i love you thank you for doing this thank you for making this account exist you are everything

aw you're welcome! we're glad this account is helping others in the community :)

#not a rec #asks #mod nev

[web-novel-recs]

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Thoughts, Chapters 101-150

Likes

“–She isn’t the person I remember. I knew it. Still, I wanted to believe for a moment that the woman in my memories was still alive. I wanted to be with her again.”  - Yoo Joonghyuk about Lee Seolhwa, Chapter 82

(1)

The establishment of Yoo Joonghyuk’s belief in his companions (41st regression Shin Yoosung) and difficulty ignoring the past rounds. Yoo Joonghyuk feels tired as a character, and I think questioning whether he will actually improve if he regresses enough connects with going through the motions and giving up too soon. 

It’s also shown how quickly he trusts those he shouldn’t - Lee Seolhwa and Disaster Shin Yoosung - due to his past regressions. He isn’t seeing things as they are now, which almost killed him, and regression isn’t always useful. 

(2)

The way ORV has set up the invasion of privacy - selling one’s story like how Lee Sookyung sold her/Kim Dokja’s story - as almost an act of violence or a betrayal. I think it was a brilliant decision to reveal this part right before the Peace Land arc, especially how we see the desperation of the constellation from a small planet as not only desperation but being rebuked by Kim Dokja for the monetization of people’s lives, if only for 10 coins. It also ties in to how Asuka Ren’s story was used as an act of violence itself, going directly against her own ideas of Peace Land. 

(3)

Speaking of…The Peace Land arc!!! Kyrgios Rodgaim is a fascinating character that I want to study under a microscope, but ORV managed to really show how ordinary people & victims become the victimizers. A lot of drama revolving around “having to make a hard decision” usually involves someone important to the person making the decision, but the people of Peace Land are complete strangers! They’re literally small and insignificant, and it would be pitifully easy to defeat them. The constellation from a small planet themself can only donate a measly 10 coins compared to the 200,000 coin compensation for [Main Scenario #6 - Abandoned World]. They have no emotional connection to the main characters. There isn’t a character or plotline highlighted to show their humanity: it’s just immediately assumed. 

It would be so easy for a lesser story to show the main character’s brutality or self-righteousness when they first appear, but Kim Dokja’s narration focuses on the people of Peace Land themselves. Chapter 121 focuses on the lives of the people of Peace Land and the brutality of the Japanese incarnations almost equally, and we see how a small person managing to inflict the smallest wound on one of the Japanese incarnations brings hope, only to be crushed by the dokkaebi Ganul almost immediately. And it’s not just Ganul being a villain - the constellations themselves are enjoying and encouraging the bloodshed. Ganul is simply giving them a story they want, similarly to how Paul forcibly turned the 41st regression Shin Yoosung “evil” to continue the scenario.

(4)

I do appreciate the instant willingness to kill a colonizer, btw. Zero justification needed; it very much felt like a “while we’re on the way to kill the snake” type thing, and I think we need more of that. I don’t even agree with punitive justice, but some stories are way to comfortable focusing on oppressors over the oppressed, and I respect ORV for not fucking with that

(5)

Han Sooyoung practically getting stereotypically isekaied to Peace Land via getting hit by a bus & Gong Pildu falling into a river. Convenient? Yes, probably. Funny? Most definitely.

(6)

Kim Dokja genuinely apologizing to Gong Pildu. It’s a small thing, but I’m personally just not a fan of stories that almost seem to justify treating certain people like shit just because they’re ALSO terrible people (which. I mean. ORV isn’t free of this sin so far, but it isn’t as bad as other similar action/genre stories I’ve read 💀 & I think it actually feeds into Kim Dokja’s characterization) 

(7)

The way the Salvation Church preached itself as “freedom from the scenarios” via the same ideas of power & “salvation” as the scenarios/constellations (stories & living in the “now”). 

(8)

Aughhh…. The way Kim Dokja being the strongest incarnation isn’t even a consideration for the rest of the cast despite being the truth… him going to Han Sooyoung of all people to kill him…

Neutral

Nirvana in general was a pretty interesting character that I want to know more about, especially with the way they were compared with Kim Dokja. I think so far the swallowing of Nirvana, albeit abrupt, makes sense narratively with Kim Dokja’s own suicidal self-loathing regarding himself, but I do want to see more of Nirvana as a symbol of Kim  Dokja’s own desire to live within his desire to die. Getting real sick of Kim Dokja killing off people who remind him of himself- I’m trying to learn about you, boy /joking

Dislikes

Rebirthing the 41st regression Shin Yoosung as a dokkaebi. 

I know others have brought it up, but I hated the way Jung Heewon being forced to relive her trauma was framed almost solely as a method of “awakening” Lee Hyunsung. Lee Hyunsung’s awakening itself was very interesting and compelling by itself - the line about reaching another heart originally being difficult (Chapter 139) & Kim Dokja offering to carry part of LHS’s burden - but it was undercut by the complete lack of agency or emotional connection with Jung Heewon. He didn’t reach her “heart” as much as just give her a hug under extremely non-optimal conditions 

The weird Iris (from Russia) hate with no explanation… I don’t think it’s necessarily out-of-character, but why… let her be a brat… what does KDJ have against mean children…

#not a rec #orv #spoilers #orv spoilers #my posts #my thoughts #orv thoughts

[prolix-principality]

Hey all. I really, really need your help.

You may have noticed that my updating to this blog has become more sparse of late. There are a lot of reasons for this, but part of it is that my life has been so unbelievably chaotic in the last year that I've hardly had time to breathe. And at this point my housing is affected.

This is a fundrazr I just posted, there's more detail through the link but the short version is that I'm looking at the very real possibility of being homeless come March. I'm trying to buy a trailer/camper to live in. I have somewhere to park it, I just need help buying the shelter itself.

If you have enjoyed this blog, if I've helped you find a new favorite fic, or if you just like browsing through my AO3 collections, I would really appreciate it if you could take a moment to donate. Just a couple bucks here and there adds up, or sharing this with anyone you know who might be able to help would also mean a lot.

If you have suggestions for resources, or otherwise want to support me but don’t have the resources to donate, you can always share this as far as you can, it would help a lot. And if you have any questions, ideas, or otherwise want to get a hold of me you can ask me anything via my ask box.

Thank you for reading, for sticking with me, for donating. I hope you find a wonderful new fic soon.

Happy reading,

~Ixnael / AJ

#not a rec #update

[fuckyeah-beringandwellsfics]

A MASSIVE thank you to the fellow Bering and Wells fan who recommended TEN fics over the weekend! I don't know who you are, sweet anon, but I could kiss you bring you ice cream even though you say you don't eat sugar. Thank you so much!

#not a rec #blog announcement #thank you so much anon!

[izzy-fic-recs]

I realized I never made any sort of formal announcement of this, but I'm done with this blog. I started it because I noticed a persistent issue in the fandom when it comes to tagging stuff about Izzy, and I wanted to create a safe space for people to find Izzy-centric fics and be assured that he wouldn't be unceremoniously killed off, or sexually assaulted without warning, or any of the other things that have made trying to find fics about Izzy into a minefield. Unfortunately, I'm not in a place to be the one to do that, and I've actually given up on reading ofmd fics entirely.

If anyone is interested in taking over, you can message me @arborescentarecaceae and we can talk about it. Otherwise, you can consider this blog abandoned for now.

#update #not a rec

[fiction-pod-recs]

So, I'm drafting up the first rec and I have a question for the people!

Is there anything specific you would like to see included with the rec?

I'm already planning on including content warning availability and transcript availability, but is there anything else? (average ep length, run time, stuff like that)

#fprt update #not a rec #fiction podcasts #audio drama #audio fiction

[hilsonrecsmd]

THANK YOUUUU SO MUCH FOR THIS🙏🙏topaz eyes full list on livejournal was so intimidating and i didnt know where to start and im so appreciative of you for making this blog!!

that list partly inspired me making this blog lmao. im soo glad you're enjoying :)

#not a rec #askbox

[song-recs-daily]

Song recs will be tagged #daily song rec.

Other posts will be tagged #not a rec.

Songs will be posted either as YouTube links or with Tumblr's music search thing so if you want to submit something please do the same.

That is all. 👍

#daily song rec #not a rec

[agere-fic-recs]

Welcome to Agere Fic Recs!

everything on this blog is okay to reblog unless it’s tagged with #do not reblog

please let me know if any of the links are broken! i’ll fix them when i can :D

Mod tags:

#mod aerie - any/all (including neos)

#mod gloom - he/it

#mod berry - any/all (including neos!)

Important Links:

Banner Credit @/bunnelbaby

Tagging Guide

Queue Status

Agere Writers Discord

Mod Application (send an ask after filling it out as i don’t check it often anymore lol)

Submission Guidelines:

Ok to submit:

any aspect of age regression, (including vent, petre, dreaming, DID/OSDD littles, etc)

fanfics that you wrote (I’m happy to spread them for you!)

fanfics that you didn’t write

fanfics of any length, finished or unfinished

fanfics that deal with trauma and abuse, both physical and emotional

fanfics that deal with self harm or eating disorders

fanfics with heavy emotions, tantrums, venting, etc.

fanfics that deal with diapers, pull-ups, and accidents

Not ok to submit:

fics that promote self harm or eating disorders

fics with inc3st or ped0philia

fics that sexualize regression in any way (ab/dl, dd/lg, age play, etc)

How to Submit:

Asks or Submissions! Not DMs or I’ll forget it’s there and you’ll never see it on the blog

All you have to do is provide a link to the fic/fics and tell me what fandom! You can also send me a link to a series!

if you can’t provide a link for whatever reason then title + author work fine. if you only tell me the title i won’t be able to find the right fic, so please be as specific as possible if you can’t provide a link!

If you want to make your own post about your fanfic and then @ me in the replies or something i will reblog it from you!

Optional:

Tell me what you think of the fic! (Why are you sharing it? What do you like/dislike?)

Do you want your submission to be anonymous? Or link to a sideblog instead? Let me know

You can format the post if you would like, but you don’t have to! Just a link and a fandom is good

Other Bits:

I am completely neutral on all fandom discourse. If you start any discourse in the askbox, dms, or reblogs, you will be blocked

If you are the author and your fics are on here and you want them taken down, just say the word (ask or dm) and I’ll take them down for you.

Please try not to baby talk, I have a hard time understanding it

If your ask is only a link to a fic, i won’t answer it. that doesn’t mean i didn’t see it! if you haven’t seen the fic you recced, that means i’ve either queued it or haven’t had time to make a post about it!

If you made it this far, thank you for reading!! Feel free to reach out if you need anything! :D <3

#not a rec #intro post #ok to reblog! #agere fic #agere fanfic #agere fanfiction #age regression #sfw agere #sfw agere blog #age dreaming #pet regression #agere fic rec #agere fic recs

[readwebcomicsgdi]

have you heard about the rarebit webcomic template on neocities? it might be useful for some of your followers who want to self host

I hadn't but this sounds AWESOME, thank you for the suggestion! Go make some websites!!

https://rarebit.neocities.org

#not a rec

[kirk-spock-fics]

Me: *creates fic rec blog*

ao3: bye

#working on a non ao3 list tho to sooth your fic needs #not a rec

[aspec-friendly-reading]

Hi! Do you let authors rec their own books?

I don't see why not! If you have a rec that fits the criteria, please feel free to send it in!!

#not a rec #asks #mod nev

[web-novel-recs]

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Thoughts, Chapters 1-100

I actually had a really hard time getting through the beginning of ORV since it’s building to emotional pay-offs VERY slowly. The first 100 chapters are a bit of a blur for me, but I already wrote my thoughts for Chapters 101-150 so. Uh. Here’s my even more biased than usual thoughts

Likes

Jung Heewon. She was my guiding light of having a clear and distinct personality right from the start. 

I want Lee Gilyoung’s ability so fucking bad. Do you understand how badly I blacked out with jealousy once I learned about it?

I think Yoo Joonghyuk was the first person to voluntarily tell Kim Dokja his attribute, or, at the very least, the vibe was that most were keeping their attributes, skills, sponsor, etc. a secret for tactical advantages. That scene made more of an impact due to this, and I enjoyed Yoo Joonghyuk genuinely being a good teacher. 

Speaking of, I'm genuinely fond of how Kim Dokja’s kind of a loser at times. He’s got tons of flaws that I am unfortunately tuned into as well as my own. I also think it’s meaningful in how Han Sooyoung is the one who constantly calls him out on his attempts to be an omniscient reader/schemer. 

Yoo Sangah choosing to save and believe in others because she was saved and believed in (Chapter 46, Chapter 95). Han Donghoon’s belief in people with wall as a way of understanding (Chapter 60). Yoo Joonghyuk’s refusal to give up (Chapter 82). Kim Dokja’s casual admittance that WOS was “ruined” by surviving alone (Chapter 31). Kim Dokja wanting to see the epilogue (Chapter 42).

“I believe in you more than the future that hasn’t come yet.” - Kim Dokja to Shin Yoosung, Chapter 97

Destroying the Absolute Throne & that one anti-grind set line: 

"Working up to build up history to become a constellation and then building up narratives to become narrative-grade constellations… then what? The higher the sky, the brighter the star? How long will you continue using the descendants of this land for your own sake?”  Kim Dokja, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Chapter 72

Scamming 👍

Dislikes

I know why Kim Dokja did it, and me disliking it adds credit to the story itself since I believe it’s supposed to be part of Kim Dokja’s moral complexity, but I did not like killing off Kim Namwoon, even if I agree with adding into the story itself. It’s not the fault of ORV but of Kim Dokja, in my opinion, for killing a 17-year-old AFTER you’d already found a work-around. I just don’t think it’s justifiable, and I did kind of hate him for a bit ngl (unfortunately, some of the reasons I disliked him were because I saw my own flaws in him, so it’s just a never ending cycle 😞)

The tentacle mpregging of Han Myungoh was funny and shocking at first, but, uh. Just personally not a fan of forced pregnancy on anyone, regardless of gender or what kind of person they are.

A lot of plot lines and characters just felt like they dropped off or didn’t really start. I think it will be much better as I read more, but the first 100 chapters are very plot-heavy & I just. could not connect or get into a lot of it due to the lack of insight into other characters, but that may also just be me

#not a rec #orv #spoilers #orv spoilers #mpreg #my posts #my thoughts

[wolfstarhaven]

HI I FINALLY FINISHED.

Funny story, when you gave me the suggestion for a scene from @newsom ‘s Born Under Punches, I got so excited I finished like 80% of it in an hour. And then life got busy 😅

But I hope you like it. It was a brilliant suggestion and I had so much fun drawing it! And also omg I’m a little bit in love with Sirius here?? Again, such a good scene suggestion, so soft and lovely, I love these boys and the way they’re written in this fic.

THANK U FOR UR TIRELESS WORK.

#wolfstar #bornunderpunches #orestesfasting

Hi!! This is INCREDIBLE! You’ve really managed to capture the softness I always feel when I read this particular scene🥹 Thank you for making this lovely scene into some beautiful art! xx

(Born Under Punches, by orestesfasting)

#wolfstar #wolfstar fanart #sirius black #Remus Lupin #not a rec