Franziska And Phoenix Is Such An Underrated Dynamic Imho. Like Obviously Franmaya And Narumitsu Are Discussed

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Please, I beg you to leave a comment on your favorite fic, that could save your life when the fic is deleted by the author and you're so desperate to read it again

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AO3 was ever so kind to let you get the copy of your own comment. This is AO3 default setting. You can look it up in your Set My Preference.

Make sure you don't tick off these boxes.

Go to your email and check your inbox. If you leave a comment, you'll get a copy of your comment, along with the link to the fic, copy the url of the fic

(sorry I think I accidentally deleted the copy of my own comment but luckily the author replied)

Go to the Wayback Machine and tadaaaaa, you can read your favorite fic that had been deleted, again 🥹🥹🥹

I'm beyond happy to find this discovery. I have downloaded the fic before it gets deleted but it's gone when I changed my device. I thought I'm gonna lose it forever😭😭😭

Anyway, if you love the fic you're reading, LEAVE A COMMENT! It's always nice for the authors to know that their works are appreciated and it can help you in this critical moment like this👍🏻

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writing my fic rn, and it has texting in it, right? I've made Ochako's contact in Himiko's phone "Chako Chip" with cookie emojis and I start giggling like a FOOL every time I type it out, because ?????? IT'S SO CUTE????

Not the normal togachako, fanfic, or music posts I spam by blog with but little aro rant time:

I think you either get to be one of those aromantic people who end up falling in love, or you get to be the one who's sitting there, trying to be happy while your friend talks about getting married, and all you can think is "I might lose them." You try to be happy, because marriage is happy; it's supposed to be happy. They love each other, it's a great thing, but what about you? You're making it about yourself now--their marriage, a plan for the future, something that won't happen for a long while, doesn't involve you, but you're sitting there, trying not to cry, and they're /so/ happy sounding. And it's only made worse because they're inviting you, because you're friends and they're aro too and they might understand this, but you can't find it in your heart to tell them, instead you yell into the tumblr void, because what if they think you're just being selfish and controlling and toxic and you don't want that, you don't want to end this friendship because talking to them is so fun.

I will be listening to Will Wood and directing these feelings into a togachako fic if anyone needs me lol

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Receiving comments means so much to fic authors so we’d love to encourage people to leave more. But we appreciate that leaving comments can be a bit daunting or draining, especially on days when we are tired or already stressed. So here are a few resources to hopefully encourage us all to leave more and to make doing so easier.

Archive of Our Own floating comment boxes

There are a couple of versions of these out there and they can be helpful. They are browser extensions that allow you to keep the comment box on the screen whenever you like so that you can easily comment as you read, rather than getting to the end and panicking about what to say.

Here are two different versions:

AO3 Floating Comment Box by ScriptMouse

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Have you heard of the @feedthefandomfest bingo cards? Because if you’re participating in these, maybe one of the recs on this blog could be the perfect way to tick off a square on these cards. Or, if you’ve not started one yet, why not pick one to encourage yourself to comment more and have some fun while doing so?

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I’d also just recommend having a look through the Feed The Fandom Fest blog in general, it’s such a wonderful resource 💖

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AO3 Random Nice Comments

This browser extension will give you a short, nice comment from a list at the press of a button. It may be useful for beginner commenters who want to say something nice but are unsure what.

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Keyboard smash

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Good and easy comment ideas by ao3-shenanigans

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Our comment stickers

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html for the above, in order:

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to- *takes final breath* togachako-coded

Ok funny character concept: an aroace vampire. He wants to eat the garlic bread, but he can’t. He is conventionally attractive, and people find him hot, but he just wants to be left alone. He thinks dragons are cool, but all of them see him as a rival due to them both having treasure hoards.

omfgggggg

Himiko: These feelings are genuine. That's why I'm giving you all of my blood.

Ochako:

Something that really got me this episode is how Ochako responded when Himiko finally opened up to her.

Himiko says she falls in love easily, because everyone has beautiful blood running inside of them, and Ochako hums, because she's listening. Himiko says she was told not to smile, that she was jealous, and Ochako hums, shakier this time, because she's listening. Himiko tells her about the boy she liked, about her fear of being seen as something inhuman, about how she joined the League of Villains so she could live unapologetically as herself, and Ochako reaches out to her. Brushes the darkness away. Tells her she has a wonderful smile.

And then we get the quintessential Togachako scene and it hits so hard. And a lot of that is because of the buildup - because of Ochako's desperate need to reach out, to touch, to listen (and, god, the way her voice breaks when she begs Himiko to talk to her), because of the catharsis when Himiko finally opens up, how soft her voice gets, how softly Ochako responds to her. I don't even know where I'm going with this. I'm just in awe. This episode ripped me apart.

And the stark contrast between Ochako and the monsters in Himiko's past. The lack of judgement. The way she embraces her, comforts her, understands her, despite everything. She really does touch the sadness inside of her, feels for her like no one else has. Honestly calls her beautiful, calls her cute, because, to Ochako, Himiko really is the cutest girl in the whole world.

I don't know how to end this post. I'm just. Feelings.

07.10.2024