As an ace this is the only time "you just haven't met the right person yet" has made me laugh lmaoooo
If people are leaving Wattpad because of the censorship, then coming to AO3 only to beg for censorship what's the point? It’s called Archive of Our Own for a reason, it is ours. For us and by us.
Because apparently it needs to be spelled out, I’m writing out some of the unwritten rules of AO3:
- Don't like, don't read - you can have your own opinions but if you don't like it just scroll past, it's that easy. Let it be.
- Read. The. Tags. - the tags are warnings of what the story will include. That is your guide. If there is something you're not comfortable with in the tags then scroll past. The AO3 tagging system is genius and lets you filter out the things you don’t like, so you don’t even have to see the stories you might not be comfortable with if you don’t want to. Use the tags.
- Do not spread the stories outside of fandom spaces - fanfiction is for the fans. Especially when it’s RPF it is not to be referenced or brought up to the people who it is about. They are all very aware that it is made but that doesn’t mean they want to read it or know about it. I don’t care what you say, it is unavoidable and as long as it is not widespread and stays in its own space it is not harmful. It is up to the fans to respect that. (That being said if the people who the RPF fics are about search them up or reference fics themselves that’s a bit different and the rules change a bit.)
- Respect the authors - the authors spend their own time writing stories, many of which are genuinely incredibly written and well thought out, for absolutely nothing in return. You get to read pieces of work for free by authors who are doing it for free. Do not go to the comments and complain or say they should have done something else or report because they wrote something you’re not comfortable with. And respect the authors wishes when they say not to share their work anywhere else.
Basically just respect fandom spaces, keep them separate from reality, and mind your own business. It’s so easy.
It’s a very under-appreciated thing to have an archive where people can put their work out for the world to see and make art that can be appreciated and easily accessed by other people on a wide scale, and it needs to be protected.
There's something I have to say to the kind of people who keep unsocial reptiles as pets, doting on and adoring their weird little lizardly critters and do not give a single fuck about the idea that their darling creatures' little lizard brains cannot comprehend affection the way mammals do:
You are more capable of true, pure, unconditional love than the god who made them.
My land eel likes that I’m warm
You know that thing would eat you if you died, right? *pointing to the false image of you that others perceive*
''i wasted those years'' who cares. you lived the only life you could've lived in those moments
Excerpts from this weeks google search history
How many mosquito bites is too many
Evolutionary purpose of mosquito bites itching
Benadryl mosquito bites
What to do when you dont eant to do anything
Depression diagnostic
What time do bats wake up
What time is sunset
Does refrigerator paint make it last longer
Whale shark bite
Whale shark teeth
What oercent of college studenrs with adhd drop out
How are my sweetie pees
tw lying
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love when cats hear that you've woken up even just a little bit and they're like hiiiiiii oh my god oh my god!!!!! i wrote some poems in the night let me recite them for you. this one is called: screaming and knocking your water bottle off your nightstand
i am beginning to realize that when i say “im bored” people understand that as “i have nothing to do and i need something to do”. and what i actually mean is “holy shit i am incapable of doing anything even though i have lots of things i can do and want to do and i feel like the world is mildly grey and soul sucking and my brain is numb”
which now that i’m typing it out that sounds like executive dysfunction





