The first couple of captain america movies were good. I know. I know. I hate the mcu too but the first couple of captain america movies were good I'm Sorry. I have to speak my truth
The mcu wasn't ALWAYS completely soulless. Like it was never high art or anything it's always been kinda silly action movies but the first couple of em were good. I'm not gonna let the first avenger + winter soldier get memory hole'd Never forget what we once had. Me & like three other people are left standing in the stucky trenches in 2023. I am cringe but I am right. Remember what we believed in
NIMONA | Full Film | Netflix
FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT WHILE VALENTINES DAY ITSELF IS LOWKEY A CORPORATE CASH GRAB TODAY IS STILL ABOUT CELEBRATING LOVE BUT THAT MEANS ALL LOVE NOT JUST ROMANTIC AND SEXUAL LOVE YES I MEAN PLATONIC AND FAMILIAL LOVE PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ROMANTIC AND SEXUAL LOVE ARE NOT THE ONLY TYPES OF LOVE WORTH CELEBRATING ON THIS LOVELY WEDNESDAY
happy wednesday to all my fellow aroace folks
"you are addicted to screens" no no you see i am actually addicted to my friends. unfortunately they live in there
Yes I re-read my own fics because I wrote them for ME
Wish that bitch would update though.
congratulations! you’re now a pirate. your seventh most recent emoji is the symbol on your flag. mine is ™️
With the latest crap of someone making an unofficial ao3 app and actually charging people to use it… why do you want an ao3 app so badly? Why are you willing to pay for an otherwise free website that works fine in mobile browsers? I’m so confused. Like, y’all are willing to have that as a security risk? And pay for it? I don’t understand at all. I saw people on the OTW’s recent post about it arguing for the existence of this app instead of against it.
Also, the whole thing is just so shady. There’s someone out there making money off of tons of people’s free work. Not cool, guys. Not cool. Don’t support the app.
What really did my head in - most of the people on the OTW's post arguing for the existence of the app were saying that the app has features that AO3 doesn't have, and then naming features that AO3 already fucking has.
The two main ones: downloading fics for offline reading and having fics read to you like an audiobook.
I don't have personal experience with either of these features, these are not things I use - but I have known for years that you can download fics for offline reading. It's easy. If you have a long commute or a one time trip, or even if you're worried that AO3 is gonna go down in the middle of you reading a long fic - download it. (But please, make sure to go back to the online version and leave the author a comment telling them that their fic was enjoyable and worth downloading.)
As for the audiobook thing - many browsers have 'text to speech' screenreaders that are meant as a disability accessibility tool, and I can't imagine that the app is paying people to actually read out fics - they're just using one of these. Other than that - do the kids not know about Podfics???
People make 'audiobooks' of fics and post them on AO3. Actual, live readings of fics that they post on AO3. And sometimes it's just a fic they admire and wanna make a reading of, not even their own fic that they wrote. If you have a favourite pairing or a favourite tag, go onto that tag and search up 'podfic'. You will find the audiobook style that you are looking for.
You don't need any AO3 app. All it will bring is paywalling and censorship. If you want to give AO3 money, and you have extra money to give- donate to a real donation drive. (And you can actually get benefits from it). Authors don't post their fics on AO3 for them to be paywalled by a scamming 3rd party.
Exactly this.
after mulling over a story for three straight weeks and taking it from "vaguest of vibes" to "this moment would be good" to "here's how I could actually write it," I just managed to write 2500 words in a little over an hour
may anyone who reads this have the joy of doing the same
How about in 2024 we stop it with reading books with the goal in mind to finish the book so you can add it to your list of read books and start reading books slowly and intentionally with the goal to rip it into pieces with your mind and be touched by it and formed by it and changed by it
@pun-rocker
✨ Writing slowly does not make your a bad writer.
✨ Needing to do a lot of editing on your writing does not make you a bad writer.
✨ People expressing dislike of the themes and ideas in your writing does not make you a bad writer.
✨ Writing about ideas that have been written about before does not make you a bad writer.
✨ It's okay to take it slow. It's okay to need to edit a lot. It's okay if some people don't like your themes or ideas. It's okay if your work is not completely "original"-- no one's is.
✨ Don't let yourself or other people discourage you from writing.
✨ Don't give up on your writing!
*five years later*
If anyone is still following me from my Malec fanfic days, here, have the first chapter of a new fic. I hope you like it! 🙈
Synopsis:
Alec and Magnus have a reputation for ruining holidays amongst their friend group. From the mistletoe incident to the infamous Halloween massacre (no one even came close to dying, despite what Simon claims). But this Christmas is special as it might be the last one they all spend together in their hometown before everyone moves away and Magnus is determined to make it the best ever. Starting with a promise to the others that he and Alec can get along and not ruin Christmas. Again. But they wouldn’t be them if there wasn’t a healthy dose of friendly competition, right? Anyone who says you can’t win at Christmas isn’t trying hard enough.
Also known as: that moment you stop believing in the magic of Christmas but true love helps convince you it was real all along (like any good Hallmark movie)!
In this fic, you can expect: lots of angst and fluff, Christmas fun, idiots in love, a healthy dose of competition, and lots of mutual pining.
Chapter 2 is up now! Wherein Alec and Magnus come to an agreement. Feat. banter and some backstory… and lots of pining!
Chapter 3 is up! Feat. too much banter? If that's possible. And plot progression!
Chapter 4! feat more banter! Wherein Magnus and Alec compete to see who's the best decorator - and try not to ruin everyone's day along the way.
And chapter 5! Finally! Wherein the competition continues with a Santa crawl and some feelings realization... maybe?
*raises a glass* to the queers without a new years kiss tonight