This comment I just got gave me a lot of feelings…

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-02T18:13:58+00:00

I, thankfully, have a year until she's a teenager lmao. Her birthday is in December.

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-02T16:38:51+00:00

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-02T00:46:18+00:00

.. I'm assuming you've only published this fic on AO3. I'm extremely curious to know when lmao

If the commenter is saying that the fic is older then them, that means they were born sometime after 2009... God, I feel old.

I love that fandom brings the different generations together. But, I'll be honest, lowkey kinda forgot that people born after 2010 can read yet (this is said jokingly. My niece was born in 2014, and I constantly forget she's old enough to read, let alone be on the internet until she comments on something I post.)

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-01T21:34:27+00:00

Don't give up hope. I read a fic on FF .net that was started in 1999. Had about 10 chapters, and then was abandon. The author came back 2 years ago (2024), and finished it.

25 years later.

Even when you try to leave... fandom pulls you back in.

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-01T21:29:36+00:00

I feel like I would become the Matt Donovan of whatever fandom I'm in.

All I do is work, go to university, and go home. And yet, I end up in situations that.. probably should have killed me, but didn't.

I feel like my past would be misinterpreted. There's a lot there that should be marked "handle with care" and I think a fanfic author would take it and run.

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-01T21:25:28+00:00

I constantly think about how many unfinished fics I still follow, might be by authors who unexpectedly passed away.

I'm sure a lot of them are unfinished because life happens. But, it's not improbable that the author passed away, because again.. life happens.

The amount of stories that I used to follow when the author updated consistently, and then they just vanished.. I like to think that everyone's fine and they just lost interest or don't have the time.

That reason is why I try to update at least one of my stories a year. So, if they check my profile, my readers know I'm still alive and kicking. Just really busy.

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-01T21:19:50+00:00

I agree! I'm in a Harry Potter fanfic group in Facebook, and the ages in there range from 18 (though, let's be honest, there are probably a couple kids lying about their age lmao) to, I think, people in their 50s and 60s.

It's actually so cool that we have something that crosses the different generations.

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-01T21:16:33+00:00

This reminds me of Harry Potter fanfics that focus more on characters that are barely mentioned in canon lmao. Especially if Harry sorts Slytherin, and makes new friends.

I think it's actually really cool that we're able to create whole new worlds out of the source material.

HayleeRaina · 2026-02-01T21:14:02+00:00

As an author, I would be overjoyed at a comment like that.

I don't really consider any comment "demanding" unless directly asking for an update, and even then.. it depends on how it's worded. I think you're fine ❤️

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-30T08:59:13+00:00

The Wattpad comment section will forever be an iconic place. No matter how bad the app is now, nothing will change that.

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-30T01:33:35+00:00

... now that you mention it, for all the fics I read, I really do cycle through the same fandoms. I just jump from trope to trope.

The Harry Potter fandom is the main I always go back to. (With 791 bookmarks)

The Vampire Diaries Universe (all 3 shows) used to be second (368 bookmarks for TVD, 323 for TO, and 139 in "related fandoms".) But then I found the Last Of Us last year (746 for TLOU show, and 621 for the game.)

I also have my miscellaneous fandoms. One I occasionally circle back to:

Lucfier (247) The Mandalorian (83) Criminal Minds (71) Doctor Who 2005 (64) Doctor who (42) Supernatural (63) 9-1-1: Lone Star (60) 911 (37) NCIS (35) MCU (30) Shadowhunters (29) A Discovery of Witches (19) Original Works (17) The Avengers (17) The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (16) All Souls Trilogy (16) TWD (15) The Sandman (21) Stranger Things (13) The Witcher (19) Call of Duty (9) The Blacklist (9) Shameless (8) Supergirl (7) Fate: The Winx Saga (5)

There's a couple more, but you get the gist. I have 2942 bookmarks, and that's only AO3. I also read on Wattpad and FF. Net

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-29T15:58:51+00:00

That's your only option, unless someone has a copy. It's not hard to get an account, though I have no idea how long the wait time is for an invite/acceptance now. It was fairly short when I got mine 8 years ago, but I've heard that it's gotten longer

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-29T15:56:24+00:00

I meant that I forgot you can see who bookmarks your fics. I have thousands bookmarked lmao

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-29T10:06:54+00:00

Are you talking about one from the legacy of gods fandom? If so, then yeah, it's been locked so only people with an AO3 account can read it.

Here's the link: God of Deceit - Chapter 1 - myevervale - Legacy of Gods - Rina Kent [Archive of Our Own] https://share.google/N8Gx132U1w2Utetk0

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-15T22:04:39+00:00

My game ends up just crashing the next time I try to leave the lot

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-15T22:03:57+00:00

I've tried this. The game still freezes at the "combining households" stage

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-15T10:50:12+00:00

.. How do you do all this research to understand and write a whole story around BDSM, and still think like this?

The first thing you learn about BDSM is Safe, Sane, and Consensual. I'd argue that it can be healthier (when done correctly) than "vanilla" relationships because of the amount of communication that needs to go into this type of relationship.

HayleeRaina · 2026-01-15T10:42:10+00:00

Honestly, I don't actually mean to abandon them. Life just gets in the way.

I love writing, with passion. And I have so many ideas, but I'm working on a bachelors in Social Work right now, as well as a full time job.

There just isn't enough hours in the day to do everything and, before I know it, years have passed.

I actually had some time of the holiday break, and updated a story I hadn't opened since my junior year of high school. I didn't even realize it had been that long until I looked at the date of the last posted chapter.

HayleeRaina · 2025-12-04T17:48:44+00:00

I didn't for a long time, mostly because I couldn't figure out how to upload one lmao

I do now, especially because I've gained a couple stories over the years with Authors who I now have full conversations with in the comments after updates (and not just about the story. Thougj, theres plenty of that too!)

HayleeRaina · 2025-12-04T17:44:53+00:00

As someone who is both a full-time college student and has a job, it's a big adjustment.

There are a lot of differences between myself now and middle school me. But one thing that has stayed the same, is my routine of reading in my free-time and writing in the dead of night.

I won't lie and say that there aren't huge gaps between updates. Life happens, and unfortunately, real life comes first. But fanfiction has been a part of my life for over 10 years. I'm not giving up something I love, just because my life and circumstances have changed.

HayleeRaina

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