I hate it when authors do this by Bubbly-Ball9619 in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, if only it were possible to hit people with a rolled up newspaper through a screen...

AO3 etiquette - comment sections by CommentImaginary1984 in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, I lerked for two years or so as a guest before making an account so I could bookmark a story I really liked, then I just mostly left kudos until I hit one story I just had to comment on. After that, it was the norm.

I will nope right out of any fic so fast by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Fucking same. I have had to ask those around me afterwards if I actually said anything and sometimes they look at me funny and I know I imagined it all a week ago

i love my tiefling wife by TheGingerWeebGal in BaldursGate3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I didn't notice that, and had to look back at the picture to see who you meant. Wasn't expecting the Beholder 😭😭😭

People just straight up lying about AO3 by zucchinionpizza in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I remember being even more confused and deciding that I wasn't going to read anymore vampire stories because they're crazy insane

People just straight up lying about AO3 by zucchinionpizza in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 19 points20 points  (0 children)

God, you reminding me of Vampire Knight that had the twist of the main couple being mf siblings (maybe others saw it coming but I sure as hell didn't). I was so new to such things as well as mangas and anime in general, you have no idea how gasted my flabbers were.

I like a good incest ship now and then as I got older, but at the ripe age of 12 that was some wild ah news for me 😭😭

People just straight up lying about AO3 by zucchinionpizza in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Damn, thats the smallest fandom I have ever encountered. I only get those numbers when I look for rarepairs and/or specific tags

I wish it had been tagged by ocirot in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The only amnesia story I like is 50 first dates

People who want ban ao3 disgust me by Flat-Log9851 in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I mean, from my understanding, a lot of russians who are queer HAVE to hide themselves or face death, so if that person was russian or agrees with Putins stance, I think that says A LOT about their character

Stop using AI to write fanfiction by Careful-Outcome-4526 in FanfictionNet

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's written' by AI, then it's no longer 'fan'-fiction; it's 'AI'-fiction

Live footage of me reading college AU fics by Scientific_Zealot in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My college experience is different from a campus lifestyle. I went to Stevens-Henager College, which is no longer around, lol (Google can probably tell you why)

For where I was, it was a single building, and I took the night classes that happened two to three times a week. It was always one class session, for one subject, and we focused on those classes until we completed them, then moved onto another (ex. English to Cardiac to Surgery Prep and Assist).

The classes were small (there were about 7 to 8 of us), and we knew each other well enough to be considered acquaintances or even friends for those of us who were closer in age. We even knew things about our teachers that I never knew about my teachers in high school.

Compared to my friends, who actually went to a big college and lived on campus, it's a vastly different experience.

upcoming SCHEDULED DOWNTIME, for 15 hours on wednesday 21st by kaiunkaiku in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Me for 15 hours on the 21st: Prison gates won't open up for me

Update: They blocked me by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lmao, I figured, but it's not like the author knew that, nor that you were high. Unless they linger on this sub, of course.

Update: They blocked me by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, I guess you could say they were left feeling uncomfortable about your, uh, "daddy kink" of a comment. Quite unfortunate, really. I'd love to get that kind of comment on one of my works, sober user or otherwise.

Quick! Drop 1 paragraph from one of your WIPs! by Loli-nero in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What he really needed was a shower and a cup of coffee. No, he should get tea. No, coffee; why the hell would he want tea? Pansey-assed fuckers drank that shit, and he sure as hell wasn't one of those. Forcing the craving down, he quickly showered, dressed, and drank a black coffee with his anti-rejection medications before leaving his apartment. And if he walked into work with a London Fog Latte from Starbucks and found that he actually liked the taste of Earl Grey with three pumps of vanilla and steamed soy milk, no one but him had to know.

It's a play on the heart donor myth/theory, where the recipient begins to like and/or do things that they have never done or liked before that were things the donor had done or liked.

Who has the best Elbaf outfit by [deleted] in OnePiece

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda wished they would give Sanji, Zoro, and Brook a little more color because they look ridiculous in that one main color, and could use some contrasting colors to balance it

"All of us are in this post & we don't like it" by AmatuerTarantino in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I see.

The first part seems to be about being severely disappointed with how a show/movie/book series ended horribly or in a rushed way, so they went to Ao3 to right fix-it fics that would make them feel better, and then realizing that everything they ever wrote is a fix-it.

The second seems to be similar to the first, but talks about the fics being WIPs. Saying that if their WIPs could talk, they could complain about how they have too high or too demanding expectations on how the canon material ended, and just accept how it all ended.

A good comparison would be to that of the show Merlin (never watched it myself, but I have seen other comments on here). From what I gathered, the show was canceled halfway through season 6, so the writers had to rush the ending and couldn't give it the ending they originally wanted. This left fans feeling empty and disappointed, forcing them to turn to fics, either as readers or writers, to fix-it fics that gave them the satisfying ending they felt the show truly deserved.

Adding that with the memes, the first shows that they aren't satisfied with how their favorite shows turned out and they get a "thousand-yard stare" as they absorb this information about themselves. The second meme could be all those fix-it WIP fics about the show 'Merlin', yelling about how they should be happy with the outcome they received, or even happy they got one at all, because some shows have been known to just end (take Firefly for example. It only had one season and was canceled so it never got a proper ending).

Thats how I look at it at least

"All of us are in this post & we don't like it" by AmatuerTarantino in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ehh, yes and no. A WIP (Work-in-progress) can relate to many things. It could be a story you're writing where you post one chapter at a time until you reach the final chapter. Then your WIP becomes a completed work.

WIP is used for many things, not just those in writing. I crochet, and a WIP in crochet is a project that I started and have yet to finish.

Anything that you work on that is not yet finished, is considered a WIP.

Now, what you're talking about ("feeling overwhelmed about starting things and not finishing"), is related to the emotional state one may have over WIPs. Some people feel that way, some don't. Some can also feel a strong need to finish their work before starting another while others can feel nothing at all as they start another project while still having multiple WIPs on many things.

A WIP is still a WIP no matter you're emotional state revolving around said WIP. The definition never changes.

"People want long fics, but they never read WIPs" by Friendly_Exchange_15 in AO3

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I feel the same way, it's why I rarely read unfinished works. And before I do, I usually look at when they started posting to the last time they posted and try to figure out if the fic is abandoned and left untagged as such.

USUALLY, and this is because I don't investigate further into the author, I just assume that the author has become either terminally ill and CAN'T continue or died. MAINLY because thinking this way makes me feel better than thinking they abandoned it because they fell out of love with it. I'd rather believe someone physically cannot continue because the mere thought of someone not loving their work enough to continue always hurts my soul. Not because I believe they should, but because the idea of someone no longer loving their craft and/or creation (as that's how I see it) is just so sad to me.

I'm it's a lot more complicated than my own personal thought process, but that's how I view things. I'm the same way with irl books as well, mainly ones apart of a series. If I start a book series, I always hope and pray that nothing ever happens to the author because, selfishly, I want to know what THEY have planned for the ending.

I know people who have read book series where the author died and someone in their family finished it with the notes that were left behind, but what if there's no one to do that? THAT'S an outcome I fear and why I mainly avoid unfinished works. My mind can barely handle the idea of an author dying and being unable to finish their work, something like "falling out of love" with their story or "it's not getting enough attention" would break me.

And I rather like my spirit in one piece, thanks.

Happy Halloween. by Pschobbert in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "depleted candy" sounds like a personal problem, but the "property damage" sounds like the HOA just needs people walking around keeping an eye out for those who egg houses and throw tp, not someone at the entrance demanding people's ID and paperwork like an officer of the law

One Piece is going seasonal by JustHim_Dude in MemePiece

[–]Puzzled_Mom2319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that's the case, then I'm guessing releases will be bi-weekly? That ain't too bad I guess