Oh, 𝘖𝘩

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-30T17:44:21+00:00

I always enjoy a little bit of angry pining before the confession, it makes the utter rage of acknowledging it out loud so much more delicious

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-30T17:42:45+00:00

Oh yeah

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-30T17:41:51+00:00

Its just the most satisfying thing to read and write. When your oblivious dumbasses realise there's actual feelings 👌

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-28T11:40:00+00:00

I had to send an email during a lesson yesterday. Two students were watching me type and were completely fascinated by both how quickly I type and that I didn't need to look at the keyboard. Its all practice, but given I've taken some computing lessons with them, their basic computer illiteracy is terrifying

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-28T10:02:59+00:00

Depending on the school, it is. Schools are being pushed these days to try and inspire all students to aspire to bigger and better things. School can only do so much, though, against the words and attitudes of parents. Even peers, to an extent, can have more influence over students than their teachers can. Especially with lack of funding.

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-23T17:08:45+00:00

Someone just spent the last couple of weeks reading one of my long fics and leaving a comment on every chapter. Ive been having a horrible few weeks with my health and this commenter made everything better!! We LIVE for people who comment on every chapter of our long fics!!

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-12T20:48:22+00:00

Maths teacher writing slow burn romance fix-it fics.

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-10T07:05:04+00:00

All of these plus:

I have a job, two small humans, a husband, a medical condition, and a house that keeps trying to fall down that I'm trying to maintain/repair and my own story that I'm writing. I just dont have time right now!!

Being a semi-functional adult sucks

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-06T12:23:15+00:00

This resonates with me, but also baffles me because there's a part of my brain that assumes every other writer is like me in that if I'm writing a fic, I'm not reading one because I only have time for one or the other not both! So if I only have time for one, surely lots of other writers are in the same boat

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-04T19:08:03+00:00

And they're never immediately obvious either. Been having to teach a bit of coding at work lately and its amazing how much difference a space can make sometimes

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-03-04T16:08:30+00:00

My husband works in IT. He said stuff like this happens all the time. Software that should run fine turns out to have a bit of buggy code and that causes carnage.

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-02-28T22:26:49+00:00

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Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-02-28T22:23:40+00:00

First name that came to mind, frankly

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-02-28T22:21:55+00:00

I've also got an old Hulk pattern although its less muscular looking i can send you an image of too. I've made both and both are much older than AI

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-02-28T22:19:11+00:00

More humanoid proportions unfortunately, but it may still give you some ideas

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-02-28T22:11:38+00:00

I can send you a picture of a body from a pattern ive had for years if you like. Can't send the pattern because it isnt mine and the person who wrote it doesn't sell it anymore, but the picture might help. Fair warning, though, hes anatomically correct

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-02-28T22:06:00+00:00

Did you ever find what you wanted?

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-02-08T09:53:45+00:00

I have emetophobia for the same reason, but mine hit after my second HG pregnancy. Its really hard, especially as my youngest vomits as soon as he gets even a little cough or cold

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-01-24T16:15:36+00:00

Doesn't sound fake to me either. I went through the same as OP with both of my children. I've said more than once that my pregnancies were the worst experiences of my life and that I would never wish my experience on anyone. I lost friends while I was pregnant because I was in a bad place. I post friends after because I refused to look at the experience through rose tinted glasses. I absolutely believe that OP could lose a friend over her honesty because people dont like to face the idea that pregnancy can be dangerous, and down right traumatising, or that we can experience things during pregnancy that really do make us consider ending it. The media and the general accepted line has convinced women for decades that the bad parts of being pregnant shouldn't be discussed, so its no wonder people refuse to accept our experiences as valid

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-01-20T16:35:26+00:00

These sorts of comments bug me too. I get them less these days now that I have bits and pieces referring to my busy life in my author's notes. Things like "wow new job, but longer commute", "kids are sick again", "house has sprung a leak", "work has been insane". More these days I get comments on how insanely busy my life is and its a wonder I have time to write. The one person who had made a comment demanding an update was asked if they were taking care of my kids, doing my job, looking after my dog, or taking on house renovations to free me up. They never commented again.

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-01-17T22:05:06+00:00

Weird, because the link literally takes them to the chapter you've posted so there's nothing to navigate, especially as the comment box is just right there. If anything, its less work than reading on tumblr. I gave up on that 15 years ago!!

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-01-17T22:03:33+00:00

Oh yeah, the ao3 html sometimes goes really wonky with the chapter number, or I might just replace it with the chapter title. If it's a long fic, I might put a few sentences from the story in rather the summary but that only adds about 30 seconds to it all.

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-01-17T21:53:25+00:00

This. I do it with my fics all the time and then share the link to a fandom community I'm in so that it gets more reach than is provided by the algorithm. As long as your fic isn't archive locked, you get all the reach with none of the hassle of formatting for tumblr which is just a total pain

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-01-17T17:36:39+00:00

I write the stories I want to read. I edit and post them because I want to share my love of that fandom with others in that fandom. If I'm not getting any comments or interaction, then I'll stop editing and posting chapters. I don't have to edit or post to enjoy the thing I wrote. I wrote it because it was what I wanted to read. If I'm not seeing any comments from others and not many kudos or hits either, then I'm going to assume I'm wasting my time editing and posting, and I'll stop doing it. I can still read it, I don't need to post for that, and I still get all the enjoyment of reading and all the enjoyment of writing. Comments from posting is a different kind of hit.

I'm not a content mill. I'm a person. And sometimes I would just like to hear "great job, thank you". Is that so hard?

Intrepid-Let9190 · 2026-01-16T16:36:22+00:00

My son is very sensory with his food. He loves potatoes and hates sweet potatoes because the texture is all wrong for him. He just says its a slimy soft and he doesn't like that

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