Fun Story to Share.
I got my (now 18-year-old) daughter into Ao3 back in 2021. I taught her she should always comment - even if the fic looks old or abandoned or whatever. She did.
Well - she got this email this morning:
The fic was written in 2014 and essentially abandoned.
Bethy read and reviewed in 2021 (and was actually the only person who had commented at all).
Today in 2025 - the final chapter was posted by the author and this was her reply to Bethy’s comment.
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Never question whether a fic is too old to comment on.
"How can you stand the fact that gross, disgusting fiction about (x topic) exists??"
It's simple, I know how to be polite and ignore fiction I'm not interested in, and I don't base my concept of morality on what I personally consider to be icky or distasteful.
i wanna rip my hair out can somebody pls just shoot me already
My roommates get suspiciously more talkative after I leave the room
I sure hope this doesn't reinforce any negative self thoughts~!
Jirai/Menhera/Girly songs for my mentally ill bitches part 1/2
Link^^^
born to be eternally devoted, forced to be anxiously attached
Reminder for when he “saves” it. He was the one who wanted this, and now he gets to be the hero and win favour with young constituents. Don’t give him the credit for fixing his own problem.
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