I’m sure you’ve heard a million times over how important it is to comment on fanfiction - maybe even from this blog. I’ve been a frequent advocate of supporting stories with feedback, often reblogging posts about its importance (and even making one or two of my own). For me, every time a post about comment culture crosses my dash I find a fresh determination to be a commenter and vow to leave feedback on every fic that crosses my dash from there on out.
But here’s my secret: sometimes, I don’t feel like leaving a comment.
It’s not that a fic is undeserving or that I have nothing positive to say, in fact it’s usually quite the opposite.
Sometimes, I look at the large number of comments a fic has already received and I think “What difference will it make if I just add to the masses?” But then I remember how excited I get every. single. time. someone leaves me feedback, how much my heart soars whenever I receive a comment notification.
Sometimes, I see that a fic has zero to little comments and I think “Oh, it would be awkward if I was the only commenter, I don’t want to stand out.” But then I remember the stories I’ve published that never received any responses, merely gathering a few reblogs and a handful of likes and leaving me disappointed and discouraged.
Sometimes, I read a fic long after it’s been posted and I think “Why bother commenting now? It’s way too late for that.” But then I remember that one time someone found a fic of mine months after it had been posted and still left a comment, making me feel as though my story had a permanence and a lasting impact.
Sometimes, I read a fic that is already multiple chapters in, and I think “I can’t possibly comment on any chapter but the last, otherwise it’s going to seem strange.” But then I remember all the effort that goes in to a single chapter, all the courage it can take to publish those words and how reassuring it can be to hear that a particular piece of a story had an impact.
Sometimes, I read a fic and I can’t think of anything insightful to comment, and I think “If I don’t have anything profound to say, I may as well say nothing at all.” But then I remember how it feels to stare at a blank comment section, wondering where exactly my story went wrong and wishing for even the smallest of reassurances.
And sometimes, I read a fic and I’m just tired, and I think “What’s it going to hurt if I just skip the comment this time? Who will even notice?” But then I remember how much time and energy a writer put into their story, how exhausting writing can sometimes be.
Comments, from the smallest of keyboard smashes and heart eye emojis to the largest of analyses, mean the world to a writer. A comment can be the difference between an abandonment and another update, the divide between a story of requirement and a story of passion. Comments truly are everything to a writer, and they require so little from each one of us.
So please, I beg of you: swallow your excuses, realize that leaving feedback has an impact that extends beyond you, and LEAVE THAT COMMENT.
I'm genuinely the most ridiculous person in fandom.
I'm that bitch that finds 1 character that I project/stan or just like more than the others and them proceed to only consume content for this character. I'm that stupid person that will read synopses for fics, find them kinda interesting, and them not read them because I'm just not engaged in the other characters.
If a show ends and I didn't find any character or even a ship that I really want more of I'll probably move on from it way too fast no matter how good I found the original material to be.
Sometimes I deep dive into fandons from things I didn't even like that much because of this and it's probably very weird. Sometimes I'll watch a popular thing just to see if I can find a new engaging fandom and it's certainly very weird.
I make a point to not interact in any form that could be interpreted as demanding with people in fandom because then I would be the most unbearable bitch and I don't want that.
I'm not trying in any shape or form shame anyone that it's a bit like me, on the contrary, let me know if anyone feels similar so I don't feel so weird about it. This is purely my annual "Wtf me" post.
[Image Description: Tags reading “just explicit sex, hi I’m new to the fandom and I bring porn”]
The AO3 Tag of the Day is: We thank you for your offering
one of several motives that make HSM 2 the best HSM
It’s very common in High School Musical to use sports as a metaphor for hetero world and singing/dancing for the lgbt+ one. The next thing we should know is that pitcher and catcher are two baseball roles also used in gay sex as a metaphor for top and bottom. Also the sentence “I don’t swing that way” is very commonly used to indicate that the person is not gay/lesbian. The swing is also the movement of the batter trying to hit the ball. Knowing that and analysing the video and the song of I Don’t Dance from High School Musical 2, Chad singing “So you better spin that pitch you’re gonna throw me, yeah, I’ll show you how I swing” and “ You make a good pitch” to Ryan has a sex talk implied. Ryan is seen to play the pitcher and, unlike many stereotyping mind could think, that means that Ryan generally prefers to top, but he’s shown to not mind switching, in fact in the second act of the song Chad, listening to Ryan’s advice and deciding to give it a try, changes role and starts to play as a pitcher while Chad switches as a batter. The batter can be seen as a switch in sex roles. The chorus constantly repeating “Swing!” is a metaphor for Chad to accept his bisexuality, giving a try to Ryan and having sex with him, in fact in the end Chad and Ryan switch their clothes, meaning that Ryan has fully accepted his sexuality.
In this essay I will…
someone: it’s okay! you tried your best!!
me, with no idea of what my best even looks like anymore:
me and my friends dancing to “mr. brightside”
I was just making a day out of watching Sanders Sides animatics and One of them had the song:
Let It Out- TGWDLM (and we stan starkid so-) I thought about the lyrics and how they actually really fit Roman-
I’ve never been happy
*Wouldn’t that be nice?*
Is this the secret?
*Singing and dancing through life?*
Is my integrity worth anything at all?
*But happiness can’t come before its fall*
Am I crazy?
*Maybe I’ve always been*
Become what I’ve hated?
*Or maybe I never did
It’s awful freeing now*
To share the hate I felt
But what will I let in if I
Let it out?
Friend 1: I Hope that S3 has some LGBT character
Friend 2: Yeah, me too
Friend 1: I just hope that it wont be Billy
Friend 2: Yes! I will be so mad if It's him. Like: Netflix you have a chance to do things right, don't fuck up.
Me(coming from nowhere): Well,if It's him i will be happy because I SAW THAT COMING FROM THE BEGINNING!
Friend 2: what
Friend 1: ...
Friend 1: I suspect too
How can I be both I don't know
Shiro: Do you ever want to talk about your emotions again?
Lance: Nope.
Keith: I do.
Shiro: I know Keith.
Keith: I’m sad.
Shiro: I know Keith.
* I'm just here for a fun time * • A fandom driven blog for the most time • @somebody-in-this-world-who-lives may be my main now ops It's just more of this but post from another phone • I ramble in tags a lot
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