So long as our slave to their own biology adheres to the Harkness test/doesn’t resemble a real animal, I’m all for it. I’m really into overstimulation and favors between friends, enemies2L, stuff like that. The idea of being so overstimulated you have to ask the closest person in proximity for help or let yourself simmer ankles-deep in estradiol.

But . . . one could argue estrus has become another mainstream trope, like any of the more common Ao3 tags.

My question is, how do you write good estrus fics? I know some people just say, oh, they’ll be really horny and that’s about it. Some writers I’ve seen do hours of research on these kinds of cycles to portray them best.

So it starts with Ichigo sitting on the throne and he is barely alive when Kisuke and one other are talking and he apologizes before sending Ichigo back in time. he gets found by the Shiba clan and is heavily injured and has low Reiryoku. due to his slow healing, he is blind for a while. and that's all I remember

Like the mc ends falling and suffers a lot

Whether it be a goofy, stupid mistake a character has made or something else. I actually facepalmed while reading cause two students were coming to a new school for the first time (they were adopted siblings), the girl yells "have fun at the psychiatric's!" in front of the whole class and yk they were considered strange the second they arrived into the class.

I feel very grateful to all those people that create fanfiction. Even if it might be not "perfect", it could bring nice emotions and the feeling of comfort to those who read it.

Fanfiction has saved my life. I had severe mental issues and for several years (from 10 y.o. to ~14) it was the only reason I kept living. It was the only thing that made me feel something good and occasionally even made me laugh.

Now I'm older (20s) and healthier, a lot of time has passed. I learned to enjoy life. But reading fanfiction still holds importance in my life so I'm grateful that there's always something I can read.

I love fics that are about 'the adults' during canon events. I love seeing their reactions to things the main characters do. Mainly because often we barely get to see/know them in canon.

For example a Harry Potter fic focusing on the teachers during canon. Or the coven heads in The Owl House. Or the older elves in Lord of the Rings.

The mc doesn't even have to be a kid for this. Give me the older generation reacting to news about whatever the mc is up to and I will devour those fics.

I don't know why but I rarely find fics like this. Maybe I'm just bad at searching

So there’s this fic I’ve been working in for a while that I decided to split into several books due to how super long it would have been (like possibly a million words or so). That being said, I have five chapters left till I’m done with Book 1! Even thought it’s part of a series, I still feel excited that I finally have a finished story on the horizon.

Situation: My fanfiction will start out on tumblr. But it's not a y/n fic. There are OCs with actual names. So how would I tag my posts? They're all one shots but all accumulate in the same universe to create this universal AU I've built.

I'm strategizing, nothing posted yet. I used to post y/n fics about a decade ago but writing in 2nd pov was fairly annoying for me, it felt limiting.

Options: fandom x reader? fandom x oc? fandom x 3rd pov? fandom x enter something else here?

What's the least misleading but will still bring attention?

ps: already checked the faq for where to post.

what is a piece of headcanon or ship that you will always hold true to your heart. for me that would be Marlene being halfblood in marauders fics or the always funny marlene hitting on jame's mum. so what are some of your head canons, also please no arguing, we are all equally delusional

As a very verbose writer, I noticed I have a habit of describing a character's appearance. I was reading Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier recently and I realised this is usually the case for published authors. Obviously fanfiction is a different story, but it made me think, how much more redundant is me describing a character's appearance? – primarily because the reader who reads my work will usually already know how the character looks like.

(Plus I realised the fanfic I normally read doesn't include character appearance at all.)

Usually I describe the appearance when I want to signal to the reader that they are attracted to a certain character, or to communicate something about their personality.

I have a recent example in my writing: 'But all she could do was size him up, taking in his regal demeanour, the possibility of any chicanery lurking behind that steel-plated facade. Long, curling red hair framed a luminous face, illumined by starlit eyes.' (this is about Argenti from HSR)

So what do you think? Is it a waste of words or lavender prose - am I better off without it?

I'd like to join a Writing Discord server. Do you recommend any?

Hello! I am searching for a spideypool fanfic that I can’t seem to find. It started with peter running into Deadpool and he was surprised to find out he was working with wolverine. They get kidnapped at one point and are chained nude for experimentation. I think they make a Deadpool clone? That’s about all I remember 😭 it was at least 30,000 words and it was on ao3.

It’s a Helmut Zemo fanfic I read a few years back, where the original female character was a super soldier that was Natasha’s mother, they were working together and infiltrating Hydra. pretended to be married, had a love/hate “relationship” the ending was Zemo reuniting them together. It was a slow burn, well written, smutty, and had a great storyline. I look for it every once in a while but I can't find it, I regret not saving it back then. I hope it’s not deleted!

Any help is appreciated thank you!

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Because typically, this kind of fanfic has the protagonist at the helm, because they're the protagonist. Fics where this isn't the case?

I just brood up plots with Dumbledore bashing where a Self Insert ends up taking over young Tom Riddle or when Harry, when confronting Malfoy in the bathroom in "Half-Blood Prince", destroy the latter's time turner which sends Harry to 1920's where he gets adopted by The Potters and starts a threeway with 18 year old Merope Gaunt, before she approaches Tom Riddle Sr, and Nagini.

The Self Insert died just when he bought his dream farm and are still determined to have it instead of becoming a Dark Lord and I like to think of how Harry are good at cooking and baking considering his upbringing as The Dursleys' house elf and despite that really enjoys it.

But my point is that I brood on that S.I.!Tom during his childhood, before Dumbledore approaches him, takes all kinds of odd jobs and that Harry starts working in food establishments and bakeries both for money and for the fun of it.

How was the policy in U.K. 1920s to let minors work? That's what I'm wondering about so I get it right.

It was a comedy parody about attack on titan, the plot was there where rules of the survey core they had to follow. But each rule was something funny like don't call levi short, or don't tell Mikasa that Annie likes Eren.

Now, for context, though I like reading fanfiction and though I've had positive reception from making writing prompts in one of my fandom, I've yet to make one. I'd like to, and the main goal would be to get as much readers as possible, so I'm curious why people don't spread their net more.

Is the goal not to get readers, if not engagement? Like, chances are of the writers reading this post, most aren't getting paid for dedicating time to what they enjoy. And the whole point of posting, is to get readers, is it not? Otherwise it's just there on your word doc or wherever. And getting more readers is better than getting less readers.

So why not post on more sites? Some readers either prefer to frequent a small net of 1-3 sites to avoid working too hard to find fics, or they just don't like the other sites for whatever reason. Would the goal not be to catch more fish? I doubt people who pump out hundreds of thousands of words aren't bothered to learn how to make accounts on new sites, so it can't be that.

Is it just some culture thing? Some Faux Pas I'm missing? If you're a primarily ao3 poster, why not post on Spacebattles, to at least get a few dozen more readers if not hundreds?

Long shot: I was hoping someone could help me find the name/link of this fanfic.

A while ago, I read an E/O fanfic where they go undercover as a couple unable to conceive. It turns out the husbands are cheating on their wives and conceiving children with their “surrogates” and adopting them. While undercover, Elliot and Olivia admit their feeling for each other.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I can't even remember the pairing for the fanfic, but what I do remember is that it featured three people. It was in a/b/o fanfic. Two alphas and an omega. I remember that neither of the alphas want to to bite the Omega out of fear of claiming during heat so they ended up biting each other. I know this sounds cringe, but it's bugging me that I can't remember.

What is something you've seen in your fandoms, albeit it rarely, that you would have expected would be in more works?

Looking for a fic where Naruto is the son of Hestia in the Percy Jackson universe. All I can remember is the The Hearth gave her a infant Naruto as a reward for faithfully tending it. It was either the hearth or the Fates who acted through the hearth. All I know is that Naruto came from the hearth and not from Hestia herself.

oh lord I read this in I think 2020 and for some reason I'm really wanting to find it. probably for the sake of nostalgia.

it's a deku from my hero academia centric fox, and I remeber the dude was SUUUUPER deppresed and pricked himself in class. I'm pretty sure he had to move in with his uncle because his parents died?

it mighta been a villain deku fanfic

Read this three part zutara series years ago, probably the best fanfiction I’ve ever read. Basically was a massive AU where Iroh is firelord, Zuko wasn’t banished but sent to the military, and Korra was the avatar.

The author had really good world building, it was very grounded and each of the nations had their own language which was pretty unique. I remember one scene where Sokka and Zuko’s military buddy are drinking with each other and basically holding a conversation, despite not actually knowing the others language.

I think the author deleted their account and all their works cause they had another zutara fic where the avatar was really gone and Zuko and Iroh ended up being traders in the southern water tribe and making a life for themselves there.

Just wanted to know if anyone else has read this and/or knows where to find it again.

Basically, what fic have you read that it equally heartbreaking as it is beautifully that you never want to read it again?

I’ll start:

For me, it’s a spiderverse fic that deals with the death of a character and the aftermath. Even now, I struggle to read that fic without cold sweat.

A/B and A/C are the two biggest ships in a growing fandom of mine. The last few fandoms I was in, this meant A/B/C stories would start popping up. Yet there has been nothing, crickets.

This is a rare case where everyone (me included) has no desire to ship B/C together and so the top pairings are in very seperate camps.

What are some fandoms you have been in where polyamory wasn't entertained with popular pairings?

I've read and discussed the topic of reviews vs followers/favorites/kudos and how some feel sad they don't get reviews, and others who feel the follows and favorites mean so much more.

Initially, I feel into the reviews category; but that changed when I realized I had followes/favorited clicks and kudos.. these readers wanted to see more, and perhaps wanted to wait till the end to speak up. Either or, I was encouraged.

Yet, tonight I recieved a review that not only encouraged me, but asked questions about the direction of the story, what to expect, if things would go A or B .. questions that told me they not only read the story thus far, but had genuine interest in what path I planned to take the characters.

I had a mixed reaction; I was ecstatic and I was pressured. Now I have to finish. I was going to, anyway, but others rely on me to complete what I started and it's inspiring and it's also nerve wracking.

So, for those who may wish for reviews, sometimes the silence let's you focus more than the support :) lol... but it was so awesome and rewarding, as well.

Never stop writing, never stop dreaming.

-C

Ive become very fascinated in fanfiction that isn't done in the typical fashion of book/ short story format. I think people who make fanfiction comic book/ graphic novels ate super cool but I also can't deny a good AMV that's cut specifically to tell a non-cannon narrative. I even see poetry fanfictons occasionally. What is something like this that you like or think would be cool?