I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record but the past couple of months posting fics has been getting more and more frustrating for me.

I barely get any comments and basically no asks. I keep encouraging people to leave comments and message me but barely anyone ever does.

I spend so much time to plan and write my stories and it's so discouraging to basically not get any interaction besides a simple like. Which is nice but comments (and even better: reblogs with comments) are what keeps me motivated to write more stories.

Just so you know what I mean: the fic I posted last night has over 250 likes but only 2 comments.

It doesn't even have to be lengthy or eloquent, a simple "I really enjoyed this!" is all I need.

I honestly don't know what to do at this point because it really sucks out all the joy of posting fics.

So if you want to read more of my stories, please take the time to reblog my fics and leave a comment! It really means so much to me!

Keyboard smashing after spending a few minutes with freely provided joy from a stranger will make that stranger’s day. It takes seconds compared to the hours we spend creating content for you.

I understand it can be seen as “cringe” or “embarrassing” to admit you like things. But it’s not. It’s a beautiful expression of the simplest joys we have in this life.

Be kind. Return the joy given to you. And if you don’t want to invest that much in a stranger… well, then, don’t be a stranger. Fan creators are usually more excited than you think to meet new people, hear new perspectives on their media muse, and to enjoy simple things in the most unnecessarily complicated way.

Fandom is meant to be communal fun. Your voice and presence are always appreciated when shared with kindness. You belong here. We want to hear about it.

Happy Hydrangeas (S.R.)

Summary: TransMan!Reader. JJ is corrected in finding out Spencer has had a boyfriend for a while now. Request: ftm trans reader. Reid keeps talking about his gf until one day he mentions his bf and the team thinks he got a new partner until reader shows up and they all realize? A/N: Third person limited POV (JJ). Just a sweet little ficlet. The title refers to the fact hydrangeas can change colors during bloom!  Couple: TransMan!Reader/Spencer Reid Category: Fluff Content Warning: One very minor mention of hypothetical transphobia Word Count: 2.7k

MASTERLIST

It wasn’t that JJ wasn’t listening to Spencer’s ranting. Because she was, in whatever little way she could while also juggling three e-mails on her phone, ten case files under her arm, and the laundry list of errands running through her head that she needed to run before getting home that afternoon.

She was listening… Sort of. The same way that a mother listens to their child incoherently describing a dream or a cartoon. She knew he wouldn’t mind, either. He didn’t really need her input, he just wanted to get the words out of his head, and she was happy that she was the one he chose to be her sounding board.

But every so often, when things got like this, Spencer would surprise her. This time it was with just one, simple, unassuming word.

“But then my boyfriend told me that it’s actually way easier to—“

Off the Top (S.R.)

Summary: TransMan!Reader.Spencer is driving his boyfriend crazy after his top surgery. Request: Spencer is dating an ftm!reader who just got top surgery and he takes some time off to take care of him and his bf gets annoyed because Spencer is really doting and extra attentive Couple: Spencer Reid/TransMasc!Reader Category: Fluff Content Warning: Top surgery, minor jokes about sex, minor fights/hurt feelings, crying, kissing Word Count: 2.3k

MASTERLIST

Emily was a simple woman with complicated friends. Sure, she had gone through many lives and died multiple deaths — but her problems always seemed to pale in comparison to the domestic dramas of the notoriously awkward and adorable Spencer Reid.

That was never more obvious to her than in this moment, watching as her best friend skittered back into the kitchen to fetch a fresh icepack for you. You, who immediately sat up despite freshly delivered stitches with a look of sheer panic and frantic, hushed whispers.

“Emily, I need to ask you to do something for me and I really need you to not ask any questions, okay?”

While she can chalk up some of your odd behavior to the painkillers, she can’t ignore the way you are basically shaking with anxiety.

“Sure, anything,” she agrees without hesitation, “What’s up?”

That is, until you answer, “I need you to… be mean to me.”

Not me thinking it's short for masochist hotch the entire time 😭😭😭

Morning Shower

Summary: JJ looks irresistible after her workout so you decide to join her in the shower

Pairing: Jennifer Jareau x Fem!Reader

Category: Smut, Fluff

Content Warnings: (18+, minors DNI) showering together, heavy kissing, fingering, oral

Word count: 1.3k

Masterlist

JJ was an incredibly attractive woman, there was no doubt about that. Those past few months you had seen her in all kinds of circumstances and not once did you think that she was anything less than absolutely flawless. It almost sounded cliché, but you found her especially alluring in times where she would expect it the least. 

Right after waking up, when her eyes were barely open and her hair was messy, she looked like an angel to you. After long days of work with a subtle shadow under her eyes and her mascara a little smudged, she was still so, so beautiful. 

And oh, when she came home after a workout, you could barely look at her without your cheeks heating up. 

spencer reid… fit test…

pluh…

Emily Prentiss in a red tank top does nothing for my headaches, but it does everything for my soul.

gideon to the the bau team

I’m still upset that Spencer didn’t get any of the orange. 

Tumblr Fic Etiquette:

Read More line breaks are absolutely vital.

They make posts shorter, so people are more likely to reblog them (and less likely to block you), and they also prevent clogging up the tags with insanely long posts that take forever to scroll past. It also prevents some triggering material from ending up on someone’s feed. They are easier than ever now on mobile, so there really isn’t an excuse for not using one.

Content Warnings and proper tagging are EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.

If you do not include warnings at the top of your post or in the tags, you are putting a lot of people in an uncomfortable and potentially dangerous position. Sure, you don’t owe anyone anything, but fandom is supposed to be fun. This is an escape for people.

We’re all in this together ❤️ so let’s be nice to each other.

Hotch: Why is Garcia and Morgan sitting with their backs to each other? Emily: They had a fight. Hotch: Then why are they holding hands? Emily: Penelope gets sad when they fight.

my villain origin story is that unsub calling Reid "pretty boy (derogatory)" in s14 finale

NOOOOO WHAT?!

Sadness and Sorrow

A thousand miles away Derek Morgan senses a disturbance in the force