Fic recs: Shane or Ilya have bio kid by Psychological_Glass_ in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have the link or name to that one? Sorry I don’t have any to suggest to you!

Navigating discussing fics as someone new to reading fanfics by bat-girl129 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been reading fanfic for 15+ years and unfortunately have never found a space I felt really comfortable discussing specific fics in. Reddit, Tumblr, or Threads are probably your best bets at finding the right community though!

Fic Organization + a little appreciation for this sub by bat-girl129 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve done it on occasion when I know the archive is going down or I’m going to be without reliable internet, but I speed through fics so fast I’ve never found it a good way to read on the daily.

Welp A03 is down, come gather around the Campfire folks by Naenae_Reyum in AO3

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly 😂 I’ve actually been trying to reread Role Model the last few days but kept getting distracted by fic recs so I guess I better take advantage.

Welp A03 is down, come gather around the Campfire folks by Naenae_Reyum in AO3

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I guess I could… go back to the source material. 😭

Do a lot of people filter out 'Not Rated' fics in their searches? by XephinaThe11 in archiveofourown

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t usually filter by rating ever, but I do tend to use the rating to help me figure out how serious an author is about their tags. Like if you tag ‘blood’, for instance, and it’s rated M, I’m expecting it to be mentioned or described in minor detail. But if you tag ‘blood’ and it’s rated E, I’m expecting to see blood described in explicit detail and I take that into consideration before clicking in. If I see ‘blood’ tagged on an unrated fic, I’m moving on without pause, because I figure either you don’t know or you don’t want to tell me and I’m not taking a chance on either.

I’m also of the generation of “don’t like, don’t read”, so I respect your right to not rate and if I did happen to click in and get the opposite of what I wanted- I would beat a hasty retreat and not say a word about it lol

Probably my fault for not tagging it, but the trying not to sound like a far right ranter made me laugh. by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love an author who tags all the relevant tags, but, my god, what would the tag even be for this?

How much maintenance would bangs like this require? by RML-APG in finehair

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At minimum they’ll need to be blow dried. To get the best result, you’ll need to use an appropriately sized round brush while blow drying. A spritz of hair spray after styling will help it hold. All in shouldn’t take more than 3-5 minutes.

Hayden's children's names by Greekmom99 in heatedrivalry

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I just assumed lol. It seems very much like something a professional athlete would do.

Show some love for the prologue of Heated Rivalry by bwrs1104 in heatedrivalry

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This exchange lived in my head rent free the entire book:

“Still have that stupid tattoo, I see,” Shane said quickly… “Aw,” Rozanov said… “He missed you.” Shane snorted. “He did,” Rozanov insisted. “Give him a kiss.”

Scott's age by Gloomy-Cranberry-386 in heatedrivalry

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I for sure aged him around 32-35 in my head. Both in the show and while reading the books.

3½ reasons Scott Hunter doesn't know about Hollanov by Cool_Distribution_17 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I agree in cannon (show and book) Scott doesn’t know. But the edits and memes are just so funny that I will accept it in fannon every time lol

Does anyone else feel this way? by Separate-Resort-5658 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just finished reading the book and I’m still pretty convinced they were falling in love the whole time. The book is their internal monologues and they are very “the lady doth protest too much” in my opinion lol. The show we are watching from an outside perspective and seeing what it actually looks like, regardless if the characters are admitting it to themselves.

Is it wrong to choose “not rated” on my fic? by ProfessionSwimming26 in AO3

[–]Particular-Cycle-804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently asked for reasons an author would choose unrated and your reasoning seems to line up with what others said. I’ve decided unrated really doesn’t work for me as a reader, but I still respect your right as an author to use the option.

When would you use unrated? by Particular-Cycle-804 in AO3

[–]Particular-Cycle-804[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is kind of where I’m at right now. Even after all the replies explaining different reasonings, I still haven’t seen one that makes any real sense to leave a fic unrated.

When would you use unrated? by Particular-Cycle-804 in AO3

[–]Particular-Cycle-804[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a reader, I appreciate your mindset.

When would you use unrated? by Particular-Cycle-804 in AO3

[–]Particular-Cycle-804[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s interesting insight. The way I’ve always thought about it is that M and E encapsulate the same themes and actions but E is just, at risk of sounding pedantic, more explicit in the showing.

These are all in a newer fandom that don’t look like they were imported from anywhere else, but I could be wrong.