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Help me find a fanfic? Cardcaptor Sakura

It was a cardcaptor Sakura fic, touya became the cardcaptor instead of Sakura and he had earth magic (?) he became immortal and super powerful at the end, sealing himself in the book to eternally power it so only the righteous could use it instead of just the powerful. It was also touya/yukito I think?

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2024/11/01
02:30 UTC

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People treating fics like a drive thru menu really grinds my gears

I really love writing, I've been doing it as a hobby for over a decade, and recently began to write my own works. But every now and again you get that reader that just- they're horrible, and very dense as to why they're horrible.

I usually give spoilers to any of my long fic readers, but then preface it with 'but this is just an idea, idk what will actually happen'. Normally it's just because I understand reading 500k words only to find out your pairing doesn't end up together is tough, but anyway, that's always been fine with me.

Now though? Now I'm just fed up. I have ONE HUNDRED messages in my inbox from a reader who is angry at the spoiler I gave them, when asked for it, and essentially they rewrote the longfic for me. When I told them no, they said "well now I don't want to read it." Buddy in christ, you weren't going to read it anyway so what does it matter? Like this isn't a drive thru menu where you get to pick your story for me and I write it. Give me some cash and I'll gladly write something but for fucks sake, this is a HOBBY and people need to seriously calm down.

I genuinely don't want to touch that fic anymore, they've ruined it for me. I have a principle of not blocking people unless I've been threatened, but I almost want to block them only when I update, if that's possible? IDK, I'm feeling petty about it. They didn't even give good suggestions, just generic boring tropes so it's not like it was interesting material.

Ok, I think I'm done, I was just genuinely so upset about it. And no, not an exaggeration, one hundred messages from them.

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2024/11/01
02:25 UTC

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Plots with opportunity for murder??

Hi!!! I have a blorbo whom i wld like to give the opportunity to go feral n show off his mysterious murder skills in front of his boyfriend's unsuspecting group of friends,, but in a way where he would not have to face legal repercussions afterwards and no one in the group wld hold the murdering too strongly against him.

any ideas??? ty!

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2024/11/01
02:13 UTC

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Harry Potter fic from AO3

This fic was deleted about a year ago and was only about 4 chapters, so I know this is a long shot. I read it so many times that I have most of it memorized, but it might be a little mixed with others I've read since. Also, I am not a writer, so please go easy on me for any spelling or grammatical errors.

Draco Malfoy-centric, no slash. Draco travels back in time and comes to in Umbridge's office right at the climax of book 5, the other inquisitorial squad members are knocked out around him. He locks the office door, floos to the ministry, and races down to the room with the veil. He gets there before anyone else and charms himself silent and invisible waiting for the fight to begin. The fight happens, and his goal is to make sure that his father gets the prophecy and does not fail the mission. Que eye-rolling at death eaters taunting children and freaking out about Moody or Dumbledore potentially seeing him. Lucius doesn't know who is helping him, but seizes the chance and escapes with the prophecy right before Dumbledore arrives.

Despite having accomplished his goal and being scared of Dumbledore, Draco takes the opportunity to save Sirius before he falls into the veil. He invisibly drags Sirius out with him, worried since Sirius is a fugitive, but Draco can't escape the main lobby area before being confronted by Bellatrix (this transition is a little fuzzy). He manages to defeat Bellatrix without blowing his invisibility but is pinned down further when Voldemort arrives. Voldemort puts Bella out of her misery and tries to lure Draco out. Voldemort is driven away as per canon, and Harry and the other kids are sent back to Hogwarts via portkey.

Moody notices Draco despite his continued invisibility. Dumbledore asks for the lobby to be cleared of non-order personnel. The order members now attempt to lure out Draco, and he communicates with them via red words that he spells in the air. He convinces Lupin to come forward, and after ensuring that Lupin will keep Sirius safe, Draco takes the charm off Sirius who is surprisingly awake. Everyone thought he had fallen through the veil, so they are surprised but thankful he is alive. Sirius is concerned since his savior is injured. Draco manages to slip away and floo back to Umbridge's office. He hides his injuries and lays down, pretending to be unconscious like the rest of the Inquisitor Squad.

From there, he is frustrated when they wake up soon after and has to shove in front to sneakily uncharm the door. He strides away and holes up in Myrtle's bathroom to heal himself. Maybe Hermione stumbles across him after he passes out, but that could be from other fics I read. That is where the story left off, but it felt like an okay ending to me. I enjoyed the author's writing and how well done the action scenes were. Despite being action-packed, the plot came together really well.

If it sounds familiar, I would appreciate knowing if you recognize it. The title and author would be ideal, but if nothing else it'd be nice to know that someone else read and enjoyed it.

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2024/11/01
02:10 UTC

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FanFic Elements

quick guys, what are some fanfic elements that you see be applied repeatedly so that now whenever something like that happens, you're like, "yep that's a fanfic" when it's not a fanfic. or to you, what makes a fanfic, "fanfic". specifically BL. it could be webtoons or manhwa too.

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2024/11/01
01:59 UTC

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Do you like my Prophecy? Please give critiques

I'm writing a prophecy for a fanfic and I don't know if its understandable for the readers yet vague enough for the character to think.

The only person I have to beta-read for me is a relative who isn't involved in the fandom.

So please tell me if it's good and what you think I could improve.

Please and Thank You

^(~)

To end this rotten path, find the Elephant to craft for you seven vessels capable of resisting the World,

Then, gather the Rainbow and the Keepers,

The Keepers shall hold and manage the Vessels, keeping them full of Void,

Give unto the Rainbow the Color, and separate from them their Chains,

Place the Chains into the Vessels, full of Void,

Let the Chains and Void Dance,

And as Dawn arises, So too shall the Ouroboros.

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2024/11/01
01:54 UTC

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SpaceBattles can't see my thread header?

I was trying to edit my threadheader so that people could have a link to my royal road profile but now the thread header is invisible. When i tried to edit it, it said it was already there but I can't see it on the front page at all. Any help???

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2024/11/01
01:51 UTC

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"Heart of Darkness"

This name is so cool & ominous but I can't tackle the concept of what it would actually be...

I just know it's the source of all evil in that universe....or maybe ALL of the multiverse. Is it an actual heart? Is it a being? A macguffin of unimaginable power or corruptio??? Who put it there? Did it always exist? Is it Biological/Mechanical/Metaphysical???

Help me out. What does the name of this concept evoke with you???

11 Comments
2024/11/01
01:17 UTC

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How do you get rid of a block?

No matter how much I write, nothing I find in front of me convinces me. It's as if the words don't make sense. I feel frustrated and tired; I just wish I could finish my writing and publish it once and for all, but it doesn't make me feel comfortable.

What do you usually do to feel inspired and like what you write? How can I get out of this situation?

3 Comments
2024/11/01
00:31 UTC

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Can someone help me with my protagonist writing??

My protagonist is an office worker that works very hard to save money in hopes of an early retirement his parents went through this path and it works out in the end.

On the way from work he dies from what?well i still don’t know but basically he gets inside a middle schoolers body where he is bound to a gamer system with no other functions except giving him missions each day the missions difficulty are randomized and if he doesnt complete the mission he gets punished according to the mission difficulty.

He gets money too the more difficult the mission the more he gets the pain meter of the mission get slightly lowered depending on how much he completes the mission.

Im having trouble writing from there, i mean im not really good with writing someones mentality each day having to endure it.

Can someone give me an example of similar characters in similar situations??

2 Comments
2024/11/01
00:21 UTC

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Arrowverse fic

Hey everyone. I've just about given up in trying to find this fic:

It takes place during the "Crisis on Earth X" crossover event. It starts just after Ray Palmer tells Barry Allen that Leonard Snart died. Barry decides to sacrifice himself and Mick Rory stops him and tells him that he knew Barry and Len were together and that Len loved him or something like that.

If anyone knows what fic I'm talking about and would help me find it, I would greatly appreciate it.

(Idk if this helps but I think I remember reading it on A03)

0 Comments
2024/11/01
00:15 UTC

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Recommending ships

So: the first person write a few favorite ships. the others must recommend at least one new that matches the others

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2024/10/31
23:59 UTC

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Sent fanfiction to my english teacher

When I was 12, me and two friends sent our fanfiction shipping two male charactersfrom our set text. We got featured in the newsletter. Anyone done stuff like this before?

4 Comments
2024/10/31
23:37 UTC

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Do you have a fic that made you suspect whether the original author was the one who wrote it?

I don't know if it's ever happened to you that you read a fanfic that is so well done and so coherent that it makes you feel like it's a leak. Or that makes you forget for a moment that you are reading a fanfic and think it's official.

For example, it happened to me with a Spectacular Spider-Man fic. It really felt like the original creator of the series had made a profile and published all the seasons that we will never see in a novel format. Sure, there were moments where it took me out of the immersion and made me remember that I'm reading a fanfic. But the feeling persists

(I've made a mistake earlier hehe, sorry. It won't happen again)

7 Comments
2024/10/31
23:17 UTC

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How to write big timeskip well?

Ah I am just racking my brain here. Right now my fic is on chapter 11, the two characters steadily getting closer for 22 days now. They don’t see each other daily but there’s no more than four days between each interaction.

Anyway now I’m at the point(point A) where I need to go a month long timeskip to point B, I don’t wanna be writing day by day for another ten chapters, however just writing “A month later” feels awkward and tacky.

I don’t know how to make it flow smoothly without just a big plain chop in the middle.

2 Comments
2024/10/31
22:51 UTC

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What's your favorite ship?

For me, I currently have 3 main ships that are my favorites, ones that I seem to keep going back to.

Destiel (Dean/CAS, Supernatural)

Ineffable Husbands (Aziraphale/Crowley, Good Omes)

Buddie (Buck/Eddie, 9-1-1)

These are my favs for a couple of reasons, plus probably more that I can't think of currently. They're a grumpy/sunshine trope and all three of the ships have so much history together. They know each other better than anyone else, and I adore that.

58 Comments
2024/10/31
22:37 UTC

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What kind of title makes you think a fic is likely to be good?

32 Comments
2024/10/31
22:00 UTC

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Help [unknown fandom]

I think it was a multiverse fanfic. I know that the Charakter went to danmachi and stripped Soma of his domains. I don't know if it was a gamer fic but it is possible.

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2024/10/31
21:25 UTC

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Trying to find fic mcu

This fic was about mostly about tony and goose the flerken, things I remember are tony feeding her with precious metal, goose using fury’s boots as her toilet, her having like 100+ kittens and Clint being hunted in the vent by her and the kittens

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2024/10/31
20:59 UTC

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Writers who are currently writing about their blorbos, how are you torturing/treating them in your fanfics so far?

Happy Halloween guys!! Been very curious about what you folks are up to with your blorbos and fanfic writing about said blorbos so far, hence the question in the title.

Hopefully, I flaired the post correctly just in case anyone mentions something dark or frisky about their favorite characters and writing.

For me, I’ve always wanted to write a case of mind break and body horror for one of my current blorbos. Basically, they accidentally got bit by a young (were)wolf cub while trying to free it from a snare. Unfortunately, the wound doesn’t heal (it starts to get really, really gross and I hope I can write it muahahah) and they started to have their mind and body break in the process. They start hearing things and they begin to crave fresh blood and meat (regular food begins to taste gross for them) and give into their more animalistic instincts. Then the full moon rises and well — (don’t worry, they’ll get better later on, they just need to work hard to get there!)

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2024/10/31
20:41 UTC

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Immortal in history fanfic recommendation request

Does anyone know any fic with an immortal protagonist (like a vampire or something) in the past wandering around and changing or simply observing history?

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2024/10/31
20:08 UTC

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Asking about a specific [Tokyo Revengers] Fanfic

Does anyone know about this specific fanfic from years ago in Wattpad? It's a Ran Haitani Fanfic x reader and it's also angst.

So basically the plot of the story is that Ran and the reader have been lovers since highschool days and they decided to get married and have a child, but the reader got a miscarriage and because of that Ran decided to cheat for months and got a woman pregnant and the reader knows the woman because she met her accidentally in a supermarket. After the women gave birth, Ran came back to the reader with the baby in a basket to get back with her and to be a family again. Reader did not accept this but she slowly opened up to the baby and after weeks or months of taking care, the baby got sick so she took care of the baby and was also wondering where Ran is cause the child is getting sicker and she's getting worried, but when Ran came home, he was covered with kiss marks so he was cheating again.

This is the only thing I remembered cause my friend talked about it to me before and she also missed the fanfic and we wanted to read it again. But we don't know the Title or even the author of the fic.

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2024/10/31
19:40 UTC

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Do cis men enjoy being kissed on the chest?

What the title says. I'm writing another smut fic and wanted to try it as a friend and I had done it in a rp, but for certain reasons I'm unsure of how real it is

Anyways, I would really appreciate help with this

52 Comments
2024/10/31
19:36 UTC

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Anybody Want to Do a Timed Write?

My next chapter is so close to being done; I want to post it tonight, and I just can't make myself finish. I think part of it is that I know it's not going to get a lot of engagement, as per the previous chapters, and that does make me feel crappy. But I decided to continue because I love the story, and I don't want to give up now.

I just need a little nudge - if there's anyone else out there that's putting off fic writing or even homework or something, I'm going to set a timer for 20 minutes and then post how many words I wrote in the replies. I used to do this on tumblr all the time and it is motivating, but it's better motivation if I can get others to write too and I want to see your word count. So, if you can, set a timer for 20 minutes, or even 10, and then tell me how much you wrote. Doesn't matter if you see this post later and we're not in sync, it will still cheer me up to know I helped motivate someone. Here I go; wish me luck!

10 Comments
2024/10/31
19:33 UTC

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Fics where the MC follows the evil overlord list

Any suggestions?

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2024/10/31
19:28 UTC

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BEGGING for fic recommendations

Omg I have been reading just the same stuff for ages, just cycling through my bookmarks for weeks and I absolutely need something new.

Please help! I like quite a few fandoms: GoT/HoTD, Harry Potter, Marvel/Avengers, Hobbit/LotR, Teen Wolf, Hunger Games, Shadow and Bone

I like time travel, fix its, dragons, magic, exploration fics… honestly there’s quite a lot that I like.

I’d prefer no smut, in fact nothing really all that romance focused please, or anything too dark.

Please rec long fics. Thanks in advance!

18 Comments
2024/10/31
18:45 UTC

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Lost reincarnation(?) fic [Supernatural]

I don’t remember what platform it was on, but it was likely Ao3 or LiveJournal. From what I remember, there wasn’t any ships.

The fic was essentially that Sam and Dean were reincarnated (or time was reset?) back to when they were children.

Sam was the older brother and remembers their previous life as hunters, meanwhile Dean was the younger brother and was supposed to forget, but he gets nightmares about Hell.

I remember Sam feeling guilty about Dean remembering anything, and it’s implied he somehow had a hand in making this (the time reset / reincarnation / alternate universe) happen.

It was a very short, 1-chapter type of fic without a lot of tags.

Thank you :DD

3 Comments
2024/10/31
18:26 UTC

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Looking for a fic rec- super senses

I recently watched She-Hulk and I loved that scene where Daredevil is teasing She-Hulk because he can hear her heart rate is fast.

Are there any fics like this, maybe an enemies to lovers type thing with either of the super soldiers? I just think it’s a cool concept

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2024/10/31
18:25 UTC

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Do a lot of readers insert into OCs? (people getting mad at the author for “mistreating” and killing an OC)

Relevant: I've only recently started reading on AO3. I usually read stuff on Spacebattles, and I usually write stories about random Star Wars side characters that have 2 minutes of screentime. Shipping is pretty new to me.

I read a pretty well written (though melodramatic) story recently where the main pairing was between an OC and a popular character. Their relationship started going downhill, and the OC was eventually killed by her husband after suffering some mistreatment. It's a pretty standard level of violence for the source material of this fandom.

The comments went wild. People started getting mad at, swearing, etc. at the author. The author was also being quite belligerent, writing very long, always passive aggressive replies to every comment, even nice ones or those going "wow I hope for a [random plotpoint]!". They also went on rants calling someone childish for a nice comment wanting a happy ending. To be honest I became really invested in the fic because of the comment drama. The author also seemed like kind of a jerk. They wrote really aggressive, long "justifications" to comments that were good constructive criticism. They also didn't stop tooting their own horn about how "complex and strong" their characters were in every other damn comment. It was pretty funny.

Is this common behaviour when an OC is involved, or is this fandom just extremely weird and toxic?

16 Comments
2024/10/31
17:52 UTC

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To Action Writers

Hi. I am rather new to fic writing. I had been doing it somewhat seriously for only 2 years on 1 project with some lengthy hiatuses dues to IRL things.

Even if it wasn't so much, I ad a fair share of writing actio, and even if after looking at a lot of theaory and examples in other books, I still hae no idea what I am doing half the time and just follow the flow and if what I write fits it.

However, I have a question. Ever since I wrote action, I had a sudden urge to get every character in fandoms I a writing some fighter possibilities, despite ow strange and unrealistic it is. Do you have a similar urge or is it something strange?

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2024/10/31
17:38 UTC

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