Ten years ago history was made.

There's more:

Had a dream this morning that Archive of our Own had a Random button which would simply take you to a random fanfic, like Wikipedia has. (AO3 does not appear to really have this, I checked and couldn't find one, but I kinda wish they did.) Someone had started a game where whatever fic you got, that was your new fandom, which is very fun! I would love this meme in real life.

The problem came in where so many people used the button that it broke and just started sending everyone to Stealing Harry, and like...I have fond memories of Stealing Harry but it's not my best work and nobody should be assigned to be a Harry Potter fan in this day and age.

So I decide to go off and find Astolat and demand she fix this but when I finally did (there was a whole quest) she turned to me like the baddie in a horror flick and said, "But that's the most random story there is" in a dark voice and I was terrified and woke up.

In the cold light of day I know there are more random stories by me on the archive, let alone by others, but I'm not going to try to get back there to argue my case. Pretty sure whatever I spoke to was actually the demon specifically assigned to plague fandom and not Astolat at all.

I'd say "get thee behind me, demon" but I know just how many porny fics on AO3 begin with that premise. (I've written some.) Begone foul spirit, and take your Satanic Panic with you!

This made me laugh so hard - of all the things a sleeping mind can offer up as entertainment, poor Copperbadge was visited by a demonic Astolat impersonator.

I wanted that Ao3 random button though.

SO I MADE ONE

It's a generator that produces a link to a random work page on AO3, using a number generator in the link.

Fair warning, it turns up 404 errors pretty often, because many works have been deleted. Keep clicking, you'll get something eventually.

Also, this is literally any work on AO3, so remember the back button and browse responsibly.

me: i should draw more shippy good omens fanart, that’s why i like it so much anyway

me, two seconds after: but what if i just draw crowley in a small car

“nobody is making you do this” i am driven by unnatural forces you will never even begin to comprehend

this was missing the incredibly important next picture where she got mad at the camera like its their fault she bit the soap

Julianne Moore

L'Officiel Magazine, December 2024 || 📷: David Roemer

“but how could you live and have no story to tell?”- Fyodor Dostoevsky

📸 by Zoe McConnell

sometimes reading fanfic is like enjoying a gourmet tasting menu from a team of expert chefs who all have different styles and approaches to a favorite cuisine

and sometimes reading fanfic is like standing in front of the open fridge at three in the morning shoving handfuls of shredded cheese into your mouth

one of the most beneficial concepts that i remind myself of on a regular basis is that uncomfortable≠unsafe. i relate this a lot to how recovery and healing can feel unfamiliar, but that does not automatically make it dangerous.

I feel like maisy mouse should get more love on here I think she'd be besties with snoopy, miffy, etc.

look at her she's so cute

“I swear to God, Sherlock, if you cut it off you’ll be SO dead. Just. Trim it.”

𝖲𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗌 ❄️

𝗑 - 𝗑 / 𝗑 - 𝗑 / 𝗑 - 𝗑

saw someone refer to stardew valley as a "low brainpower" game and i'm fascinated by the universe they live in because i can't remember the last time i played it without having the wiki open to check villager's gifts, villager schedules, dwarf scroll drops, golden walnut locations, special orders rewards, building prices, festival times, fish locations, fish times, fish seasons, fi