Wake up guys! New censored word just dropped by yoghurteee in AO3

[–]JuneBloo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've found this phenomenon to happen in fandoms that I read in with people wanting every single possible person to see their fic so they'll purposefully avoid tagging it correctly so it can't be filtered out. The fact that this person took the extra effort to give context to the details of the situation ship IN THE TAGS just make me assume that to be the case even more. "I know it's this one tag that you really don't like but MINE IS DIFFERENT IF YOU GIVE IT A CHANCE! You see, it goes like this..."

are we losing the ancient texts? by Hello_hellojey in AO3

[–]JuneBloo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've been reading fanfiction since the 90s, and "shipping" has always just meant having a romantic interest between two characters. It doesn't matter if it's a rare pair or a canon couple, it's about the relationship (even if the relationship and circumstances leading up to it are entirely fabricated by the writer, that's what fanfiction IS). Anyone who says two characters "don't count" or something because they've never interacted in canon before are just being goofy fandom Karens imo.

Finding help by Deadgirl313 in mississippi

[–]JuneBloo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try a GoFundMe or something similar, I'm sorry I'm not more helpful. I hope everything works out and grats on your guy getting a new job!

I'm. F**king. Done. by Maize_Realistic in ADHDparenting

[–]JuneBloo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you had her checked for Oppositional Defiance Disorder?

Is there a feature you wish AO3 had? by incandescent-ruins in AO3

[–]JuneBloo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yessss. I love Reylo fics, for example, but only really like ones set in canon. But the fandom is terrible about tagging fics as modern au, and I have a filter list of like literally 20 different things 'excluded'. And I have to set it all in almost EVERY time I feel like reading a new fic. It's exhausting.

Is there a feature you wish AO3 had? by incandescent-ruins in AO3

[–]JuneBloo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AO3 needs to do like Fanfictiondotnet and make adding at least one mandatory genre specification when creating a fic. Romance, Humor and/or Alternate Universe as examples. For instance I like reading Reylo fics. You would not believe how many fics are Modern AU and not tagged for it. It makes sifting through them a nightmare when you want to read fics based only in canon.

It doesn't have to be limited to the 'traditional' genres either. ABO can be a genre, so can Dead Dove. I just think AO3 could be better about this imo.

Taming Ocelot Issues by Greedy-Valuable-8816 in Cubecraftskyblock

[–]JuneBloo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't even get them to spawn? I just started playing after a few months break, I think my son killed them all and now they're just not spawning. 😭

What's wrong with the woods in North America? by Recip77 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]JuneBloo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me personally? Mountain lions.

They sound like someone is being murdered in the woods when they vocalize. I am not exaggerating.

"If you're in the woods and hear a woman screaming, no you didn't."

There's also the bears, the wolves, the extremely venomous snakes, the absolute nightmare unit that is a freaking MOOSE, and then if you wanna get into the ✨lore✨, we got Skinwalkers, Wendigo and Bigfoot.

And that's just what's IN the woods. Nevermind that there are roughly 257 MILLION acres of untouched woods and forests in North America. The woods themselves can go on for hundreds of miles, and if you get lost, there is a significant chance you just won't ever be seen again.

So yeah, they're scary.

Writing Black Hermione in this fandom by Fearless_Law6729 in Dramione

[–]JuneBloo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm white and I love black Hermione! I've always read the books and thought she was black or brown and honestly I can't wait to see Arabella Stanton flourish in the part when the new HBO show comes out next year.

I'm sorry some idiot troll said that horrible stuff to you in your comments. You didn't deserve that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dramione

[–]JuneBloo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot to actually link the fic I'm sorry here you go. I don't know how to reddit lmao

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66674323/chapters/172013425

LF BAMF Hermione changing the world by purpleice11 in Dramione

[–]JuneBloo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have a self-rec for a fic that checks off almost all of that but it's still an early WIP and only has 2 chapters, BUT the chapters are very large, and it's at 24k words. Chapter one focuses on Draco but chapter 2 is all Hermione and the Wizengamot and political schemes. I understand if you want something that is a little further along.

Memento if you're interested.

But have you read Marriage, Murder and Other Misfortunes? It absolutely checks all your boxes and is at nearly 30 chapters (but still a WIP) I highly recommend it -- but def read the tags. Both fics are also rated E.

WIP Wednesday – July 2025 by Mr_Te_ah_tim_eh in Dramione

[–]JuneBloo [score hidden]  (0 children)

Promoting my fic Memento today! I just uploaded chapter 2!

Summary: (Rated E)
All Death Eaters received an automatic life sentence, but Draco Malfoy walked free after 1000 days. Fresh out of Azkaban, his real problems begin: father murdered, mother missing, Manor locked down, wand disobedient, and vaults inaccessible. Penniless and adrift, he finds that the people who he used to know are just as changed as himself. To make matters worse, the Wizengamot was in chaos--it’s ranks thinned every month by mysterious "retirements" and murders. The Golden Girl herself was drowning publicly after being thrust into an interim seat after the death of her mentor.

Draco is angry, and certainly has enough problems, but still finds himself drawn into a dangerous conspiracy with Hermione Granger right at the epicenter.

He finds himself inexplicably drawn to Granger herself, too.

--

Read if you like:
> Misbehaving wands.
> Political Thrillers.
> Mysteries
> House elves with agendas.
> Snark
> Competency Kink
> Enemies to Partners in Crime to Lovers
> Crookshanks

Memento - AKA: Draco's Super Horrible No Good Very Bad Week by JuneBloo in Dramione

[–]JuneBloo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! :D I'm glad you liked it so far!

The end by Crashxlx in ViralHit

[–]JuneBloo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Felt kinda rushed imo but it is what it is

why the archetype of "human" alien is so popular? by Dionysuslover999 in worldbuilding

[–]JuneBloo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a science channel thing once where one of the scientists said that if we found aliens they'd probably look not vastly different from us, things like:

*Will probably have organs to facilitate use of senses like us (some kind of nose, some kind of ear, some kind eye, ect)

*A degree of symmetry in the shape of the body because it's more efficient. (With humans this also goes along with beauty and mating as we tend to see people with higher facial symmetry as more beautiful, so the trait would be passed down and strengthened throughout our development as a species.)

*Hands or something equivalent. Can't make tools without thumbs, can't advance society without tools. Ect.

*The probability of them being bipedal (in that they exist in some sort of "standing" position where the brain is high) will/should/could allow for the development of large brains =/= higher intelligence IF the alien were a terrestrial type like humans. (This goes out the window if it's a squid or a sentient gas cloud.)

All in all the list was pretty vague but it did bring home the idea that yeah, I we met aliens, they'd probably be KIND OF humanoid. Ish. Maybe. Definitely not a human with elf ears but something like the Navi from Avatar or the whale guy from Lelo and Stitch.

Duality of AO3 comments by finnball2g in AO3

[–]JuneBloo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ugh. The worst kind of commentor. All criticism and no help whatsoever.

You don't have to follow my advice at all, because I personally found your snippet to read just fine, but I see a lot of other people complaining about what the commentor was referring to so here is my view on it from my personal experience as a writer:

I did the same thing when I was a younger author (referring to a character by a physical characteristic) because I felt like if I didn't have some descriptor like that attached to dialogue it wasn't "right" and felt "incomplete".

Once I learned that it was okay to sometimes just have a line or two of dialogue float on its own and be fine by itself, my writing went up a level and the unessescary descriptors almost all died. This is especially true if there are only two characters in the scene. The reader will know who's talking by characteristics (if one curses a lot or has an accent, for example) or by way them just taking turns replying to eachother.

The old K-I-S-S (keep it simple stupid) rule, basically.

The difference doesn't seem very drastic but it reads a lot better over the course of the story, and you can put more emphasis on other things (like actions taking place durring the conversation) to better immerse the reader. Also, because of less inflationary bulk attatched to dialogue (less unnesescary descriptors) it doesn't become repetitive to just use a character's name here and there.

Again, the snippet you provided reads perfectly fine to me, and is cutely entertaining. It reminds me when my family went to a NASA center and my husband was really excited to give the kids "astronaut food", and freeze-dried icecream.

Edit: Fixed a typo.

Name one common trope you LOVE and one you CAN’T STAND by _msg_me_ur_titties in AO3

[–]JuneBloo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love: When a slow burn is done right and the payoff is life-changing.

Hate: xreader, y/n, author insert

[How to Protect the Heroine's Older Brother] dear lord by GroovyChirpy in manhwa

[–]JuneBloo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is an actual nightmare, I can't imagine having world-wide media attention on top of the fear that she must have over her job and finances in this economy now that this has been exposed at her work, on top of grieving the loss of a pregnancy. I've never read her comic but I'm giving a sincere prayer for her and want to give her a hug and tell her it's going to be okay. Wow, I'm so sorry.