where the apple reddens

Glad this one is resonating with the rpf girlies

reblogging again because real

Yesss. I like RPF because of the freedom it gives me. Granted, I write mostly AU's, but fictional characters are so one sided that it's almost impossible to write them in anything unless it resembles canon, lest they be OOC! God forbid. Real people—the more you dig in, the more sides to them you find, the more human and complex and hypocritical and contradictory and deep and interesting. I don't have to encompass all of that in my writing, but it does give me more to work with and allows me to create a more whole, realistic character. Love that about RPF. Always have, always will.

Chapter 1/3

Rating: Explicit

Fandom: Men's Hockey RPF

Relationship: Sidney Crosby/Marc-Andre Fleury

Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Explicit Sexual Content, Porn With Plot, Accidental Plot, Accidental Knotting, Dubious Consent, Alpha/Alpha, Disabled Character, Misunderstandings, Idiots in Love, Friends to Lovers, Angst with a Happy Ending

This man is literally so gorgeous like hello ?!?!?

artistic choices were made

mo seider wings vs preds post-game interview 1/23/24

Back and better than ever! | NYI vs DET | Mar. 21, 2024

have you ever seen a man want another man back so badly….? reunite them before sid wastes away from yearning

and they were teammates… oh my god they were teammates

lovin' lombo's antics (02.15.24)

Truth

thesaurus.com save me

aid me

assist me thesaurus.com

looking for fics about your favorite character on ao3 be like:

dont care

dont care

dont care

what the actual fuck

dont care

ooh that sounds- what the fuck

unfinished

don't care

the best fic ive ever read in my life. this absolutely ruined me and ill never be the same ever again

dont care

You forgot the other fics:

already read that

already read that

already read that

already read that

oh this seems new– nvm already read that

already read that

already read that

already read that

already read that

oh FINALLY a new one– oh it sucks nvm

already read that

don't forget about "oneshot collection with a hundred different fandoms listed"

a special moment in our hearts for "wait why did i never read This it looks- oh yeah no that's why. i remember."

a moment of silence for "oh this looks PERFECT— oh. i wrote that."

i am not a “content creator.” i am a weird faggot on the internet

i’m going to say something that might make me seem ungrateful, but i think it’s true of many fic writers:

we want you to leave comments ON ao3.

we’re not angry or disappointed or anything like that when you leave qrts or lots of tags on our fic posts, not at all. we don’t NOT want you to message us to tell us how a fic touched you. but in addition to that, please consider just copying those words and posting them on ao3 as a comment.

why?

the reason is simple: leaving commentary in other places is ephemeral. story posts get pushed down. chats get pushed down in the list of chats, or worse, pushed up in lists of messages as the conversation continues. but comments on ao3 are easily accessible. and this is important because writers read and reread these comments regularly.

writing, especially writing longfics, is exhausting and drains your confidence over time. having a collection of people who enjoyed your past work at your fingertips is an excellent way to build yourself up when you’re feeling down. fic writers need this a lot.

i know over the past few years there’s this trend to be very descriptive with what is an “acceptable” comment. that’s all nonsense, as long as you’re not being an asshole, just say what’s on your heart.

but post it on ao3. please.

Also something I see a lot: people gushing to their friends in discord about a fic but not commenting on it to the author themselves. It's reassuring to find out secondhand that people gushed about your creation, but it's so much better when someone tells you directly! Reaching out directly on AO3 also helps to curb any lingering doubt of like... Is this something they'd only admit to in private but don't want their name connected to mine on AO3? Since there's a lot of weirdness around who someone associates with in fandom these days

I will say also that some of my FAVORITE comments I have EVER gotten were copy-and-paste Discord conversations, like that is PURE! JOY!!! If you ever find yourself gushing about a fic in a server and everyone else in the conversation is cool with it, PLEASE copy and past that into an AO3 comment, you will make an author's YEAR.

yes resurrect this! Some of my favourite feedback in ye olde days was when people would send me the AIM transcripts of them talking about whatever fic I'd written <33

i’m going to say something that might make me seem ungrateful, but i think it’s true of many fic writers:

we want you to leave comments ON ao3.

we’re not angry or disappointed or anything like that when you leave qrts or lots of tags on our fic posts, not at all. we don’t NOT want you to message us to tell us how a fic touched you. but in addition to that, please consider just copying those words and posting them on ao3 as a comment.

why?

the reason is simple: leaving commentary in other places is ephemeral. story posts get pushed down. chats get pushed down in the list of chats, or worse, pushed up in lists of messages as the conversation continues. but comments on ao3 are easily accessible. and this is important because writers read and reread these comments regularly.

writing, especially writing longfics, is exhausting and drains your confidence over time. having a collection of people who enjoyed your past work at your fingertips is an excellent way to build yourself up when you’re feeling down. fic writers need this a lot.

i know over the past few years there’s this trend to be very descriptive with what is an “acceptable” comment. that’s all nonsense, as long as you’re not being an asshole, just say what’s on your heart.

but post it on ao3. please.

Also something I see a lot: people gushing to their friends in discord about a fic but not commenting on it to the author themselves. It's reassuring to find out secondhand that people gushed about your creation, but it's so much better when someone tells you directly! Reaching out directly on AO3 also helps to curb any lingering doubt of like... Is this something they'd only admit to in private but don't want their name connected to mine on AO3? Since there's a lot of weirdness around who someone associates with in fandom these days

I will say also that some of my FAVORITE comments I have EVER gotten were copy-and-paste Discord conversations, like that is PURE! JOY!!! If you ever find yourself gushing about a fic in a server and everyone else in the conversation is cool with it, PLEASE copy and past that into an AO3 comment, you will make an author's YEAR.

yes resurrect this! Some of my favourite feedback in ye olde days was when people would send me the AIM transcripts of them talking about whatever fic I'd written <33

he’s so craaaaazy

Nah, fam. It's not about "taking" criticism. It's about the fact that unless a writer asks for it specifically, it's a dick thing to do on a website that is rooted in community.

If a writer wants critique they will ask trusted friends or professional associates (in the relevant field). When a writer shares a fic on AO3 it's not necessarily with the aim of improving their craft (there are better places for that). It's about sharing joy.

Positive comments enhance that feeling of joy and community. Negative comments do not.

Fic isn't a product to be evaluated. If it's not for you, then you can just walk away. 😁

Dog was shook