Fanfic is a free hobby.
It's one of the last few things we can have as a society that's free. You can engage, for free. People give you things (art, stories, etc), for free.
Don't buy into the consummerism just because it's everywhere else.
You don't have to consume everything you interact with. You don't have to use things, just because they exist.
You're allowed (still, for now), to have things that are enjoyable for free.
Do you realise how insane the world is? We don't have many places where we can just be, for free anymore, but ao3 is. Did you notice we don't have ads in ao3? We don't have pop ups? Where ELSE do we not have that?
Where else can you just go and not have to wait for a commercial to be over or for ads to be on the sidelines?
I don't think the younger people understand, but the whole of internet used to be like this. YouTubers would do Youtube for free, just because. You couldn't monetise your internet presence before.
Ao3 is like a little preserved corner of the internet where the old internet used to be, and it's being attacked by people who do not understand that free things are allowed to exist without judgment.
Please don't ruin this for us.
Some of us need it.
I was planning to create a new one, but it’s unlikely that I’ll do it in the near future
does anypup else get the urge to bark/growl/howl in certain situations or when you hear another creature do it? its like a feeling that grows in my throat and i start to feel slightly out of breath if i dont make any noise
RB if your blog is a safe, accepting space for asexuals!
changed dividers 4 the vibes
shout out to selfshippers who have lore with their f/o , but it’s just like . oh yeah that happened once . and none of it is connected or makes any sense ; it’s all just spontaneous . because me too
but i stay silly! *←said in the most world-weary voice you ever did hear*
go, kiss that fictional character
i really needed to hear this :')
selfshippers who don’t identify with their real life body/appearance, who have gender/species dysphoria, who are therian, otherkin, or whatever else…
having a self-insert that doesn’t look like you irl is 100% valid.
your f/o sees you for your true self, not how you appear in real life.
all those “your f/o loves your physical body” posts? they don’t apply if you don’t want them to.
your f/o loves you.
the real version of you that might exist only in your head.
however many kintypes or personas you may have, your f/o recognizes and appreciates them.
your real body means nothing to your f/o, because it’s not you, it’s just the vessel that you are trapped in for the time being.
<3
You should write the most niche, indulgent fiction that appeals to you specifically, because it will be much more artistically authentic and valuable than corporate slop that has been focus tested to death to appeal to the widest audience possible.
Write for yourself and you will always be making authentic art that has an uncompromised vision, and you will gain an audience that appreciates that.
i breathe breakcore | (Please do not ask if I can help you or reshare posts (Gaza survivors, etc), I do not know the difference between reality and scams, nor do I have money to donate.)
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