Me: I Want To Have Written This Fic. Brain: Then Write It. Me: You Aren’t Listening. I Don’t Want

repeat after me

I WILL FINISH MY WIP

I WILL FINISH MY WIP

I WILL FINISH MY WIP

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Thief (Video Games), Thief (Video Game 2014) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Garrett (Thief)/Original Character(s) Characters: Garrett (Thief), Original Character, Madam Xiao Xiao (in passing) Additional Tags: Rape/Non-con Elements, Non-Consensual Drug Use, House of Blossoms, Smut, Porn with a little bit of Plot, Garrett has a Good Time, then he doesn't Summary:

He always tried to keep jobs to the Blossom House as minimal as possible, this is just one more reason on a growing list of why he should...

I have now reached the point that I no longer get upset when I see the "you have already left kudos here" tag under the kudos button.

Now I just mock that little bitch and say in the snottiest voice ever "you have already left kudos here. Neh neh neh neh neh neh neh" it's much more mature and satisfying.

Hey did you ever finish writing-

AO3 Tagging Inspiration.

Mainly a reference for me bc I always blank when it comes to tags. Sharing in case it helps anyone else, but not intended to be prescriptive. Further references:

Ao3’s Rating System Explanation

Difference Between "A/B" and "A&B"

Fanwork Ao3 Accepts Beyond Fanfic

How tagging a pairing in the “Relationship” field vs in “Additional Tags” changes search results

List of Writing Genres

Trope Examples

Most Popular Tags on Ao3

My humble plea for people to cross-post their meta & other fannish nonfiction to ao3, and tag it with “meta analysis” so I can find it and adore it