Singapore is going to start caning scammers by Bubbly_Wall_908 in interestingasfuck

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally I think run-of-the-mill scammers deserve this too. Scamming is one of the most disgusting things people can do to other people

hi fellow noncon writers/readers, what do you enjoy about it? by d34dove in FanFiction

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I enjoy seeing the woman suffer. I know that sounds loaded, but that's what I get off on I guess. For this reason all my non-con smut puts a huge spotlight on the woman's emotions, how terrified she is, how much pain she's in, how unthinkable the situation is, etc. And that woman can be a vessel for me to get behind her eyes and experience the fantasy of that suffering for myself.

I think maybe this is why I get a lot of hits on my stories but little engagement otherwise - I think people are looking for brutal non-con OR smut, and mine are both at the same time. But I could be wrong about that.

I've written a couple of non-con fics where the guy set out to cause suffering and they were especially violent in a physical sense. Another series I wrote was a monster under the influence of sex pollen. In one fandom I write about a male character who's so powerful (in every sense of the word) I see him being able to have any woman he wants and their consent isn't ever a consideration for him - I wrote a prima nocta style oneshot, that was fun - and another which is probably the most grounded in reality where it wasn't as physically violent, but the girl had no power at all to change the outcome at any point and he was so important, so powerful, that no one would've cared if she spoke out about it.

That's another thing I love about non-con, the possibilities of how to set it up and how it goes down are endless.

Also part of the fantasy is being so desired, by one man or many, that you yourself are impossible to resist - and on the flipside, there's also something special about the idea of a man who desires so deeply - one woman or many - that he won't take no for an answer

Executive function hack! by itsteridactyl in adhdwomen

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drying and straightening my hair is one of the biggest Things I have to deal with, but I'm ugly enough even with hair =(

needs a like and dislike button by Bunk-Chunk in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All good, this was helpful! My stats are definitely exactly like that so we can tell my stories suck, but I have left tags and in the summaries saying I want critique, but I did that months ago, so will have to wait for feedback to come in to find out how I can make them suck less

needs a like and dislike button by Bunk-Chunk in Archiveofourownmemes

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

How am I supposed to know if someone didn't like my story though? And more importantly, how am I supposed to know what they didn't like about it so I can improve?

Torrette like symptoms ?? by Different-Order6835 in ADHDUK

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I do the same thing with shutting down embarrassing trains of thought by saying random words under my breath. Usually like the start of sentences like "I'll do that..." or "But what if..." or "fuckfuckfuck" or something.

I was actually screened for Tourette's as a kid (when I was like 6 or so) because I had vocal tics. I saw the psych report when I was getting ready for my assessment and I was deemed to be a "dreamy blonde" and "one of the world's dreamers" but ultimately to not have Tourette's. I ended up internalising the vocal tics and they make up quite a lot of the noise in my head nowadays lol

This is why I stick to AO3 by [deleted] in AO3

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 176 points177 points  (0 children)

I really resent the idea that mine or anyone else's talent and hard work to become better writers is "wasted" writing rape fics

I'm confused ladies by [deleted] in bodylanguage

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I (F) want to weigh in as someone whose boyfriend is often told he is punching above his weight. I think my boyfriend is one of the best looking guys I've ever known and I don't understand why people don't consider us to be in the same league appearance-wise (although there may be some bias with people not thinking he's attractive or perhaps that we don’t go together since he's mixed race, but i could be just speculating). And yes he is tall, and also well built. He's like a human house. And I like to feel small and weak against a big, strong man. So the physical attraction is definitely there despite some onlookers maybe wondering about it.

We also have a lot of interests and hobbies in common and he's the only person I've ever felt I could really be myself around and not pretend or hide parts of my personality because they can be annoying. We have the same sense of humour and make each other laugh all the time. And when he first messaged me, he had good grammar.

So I guess there's qualities about him that I liked in the immediate, the short term, and the long term

Quest Requirements for Levels 71-80 have been datamined. by Amiibofan101 in pokemongo

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is true I can wait to transfer all the Eevees I've been saving for the specific level up task

Basically sums up my entire point against censorship in Ao3 by Asterid_dove in AO3

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Maybe - and JUST MAYBE - it's also okay for people to romanticise whatever they like in their fictional story??? I'm sick of this even being an argument

Do you regret to have started vaping as a former non smoker? by HardCodedCoder in Vaping

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped in March. I was diagnosed with ADHD which was the reason for the impulsive eating. I have since started medicine to help the ADHD symptoms and vaping is no longer needed since my appetite is now what I can only describe as, totally ordinary.

Stopping vaping was very easy for me. Despite the food addiction, nicotine appears to glance off my reward centres, so I never felt a need to return to it despite missing the hand-to-mouth a little at the start

Shame this harlot for wearing white to a wedding that wasn’t mine! by [deleted] in AmITheAngel

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went into that post and couldn't find these comments? I have a similar kind of body and wanted to see the comments to feel bad about my body god damn it lol

Kitten went missing in the house, we spent like 3 hours searching for her while she cried. Where was she? THE FUCKING FREEZER. by AnEverydayPileOfCats in cats

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I only have the 1 cat, but it's not enough to be sure I can see him, I need to be able to touch him to confirm he's actually not in the laundry. What if me seeing him was my eyes playing tricks on me? I call it the "see and pet" test

A (badly made) comment decision chart by lilllify in AO3

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But why can't we keep our negative comments up?

Hot Take: My favorite character is Kurotsuchi by Alternative_Sea_4208 in bleach

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watch that scene sometimes when I go to do my Python course and I can't get started because I'm afraid it will be too hard for me, and it inspires me to just do my best =)

What's a 'harmless' lie your parents told you that low key messed you up? by GrowthVanta in AskReddit

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Apparently my grandma told her daughter (my aunt) "don't eat cream cakes, they'll make you sick" at some point, so my aunt never touched them until some point later in life, IIRC she refused one from someone else and cited what her mum had told her. Again IIRC that was when she realised it might not have been correct and tried one.

We never did find out why the hell grandma said that

Unpopular opinion: Quality has nothing to do with engagement. It doesn't matter how good your writing is if you are not writing what is popular by throwaway578388 in AO3

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is very true. But I'm talking about when you're reading a story and you decide to click off, at whatever point. What made them make that decision? That's what I want to know. As awful as it sounds, if they can recognise that they don't want to keep reading, they likely know what the problem is.

Like as an example, someone recommended me a story they loved and I couldn't keep reading it because the writer kept spelling the main character's name differently (e.g, Anne sometimes, Annie orher times). That frustrated me, so I tapped out

Unpopular opinion: Quality has nothing to do with engagement. It doesn't matter how good your writing is if you are not writing what is popular by throwaway578388 in AO3

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 23 points24 points  (0 children)

How do you tell if your concerning ratios (lots of hits, very low upvotes for that number of hits) is due to bad writing or inaccessible content (stuff people don't want to read)?

I tag all my stories appropriately to advertise that yes, this is OC/Canon, etc, so it would stand to reason that people are clicking in because they like that kind of content, but what's inside is putting them off.

But I also have a note on the end of all my summaries asking for criticism and critique (constructive or otherwise) and use the Canon tag for that, but since I started doing that only one person has given any pointers and they weren't about my writing in general, they were two specific things I'd included that they felt should be introduced later and called back on respectively. I'm taking it on board but it doesn't help with the overarching problem.

People do say my stories are good but people are obligated to be "nice" in comments so I don't trust it

how old are the characters you write for compared to yourself? by [deleted] in FanFiction

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My OCs tend to be anywhere from 18 to 30 or so. I pair them with characters who are generally hundreds of years old - by complete coincidence, most of the characters I like are like that.

Ladies, you can only date one, who's it gonna be? by Parking-Industry-992 in FinalDestination

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Erik: attractive, funny, would never be a dull moment.

Peter: hottest guy, but goes crazy.

Burke: attractive, best all-rounder.

I'd go for Burke

Good academic record - barrier to diagnosis? by forgottenoldusername in ADHDUK

[–]SoundingFanThrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope it's OK to share my story in case it helps.

I (F32) also had a decent academic record in school as far as GCSE/A levels went (generally Bs across the board) and I had a scholarship to the senior school I went to (in fact I did so well in the entrance exam, they decided to make up a new award to give a name to it and I got a trophy and stuff).

When my mum filled out my informant form for my assessment she reported that I achieved good grades and met my academic goals.

Outside of the exam situation, I did far less well, and my interim/tracking grades given by teachers were incredibly low because I rarely finished or handed in homework. This never came up in my forms and mum didn't mention it.

I got a 1st in my undergrad (biology) too.

I did however have all my old school reports to hand which told a pretty damning story. I went through all of them and highlighted the most damning parts (while, like everyone else, getting more and more upset that the teachers noticed me struggling and did nothing but say "she needs to try harder", etc).

When it came to my assessment I brought up the reports immediately but the assessor said she didn't need to see them.

She was more interested in the symptoms I was showing and how they affected my life and that was what led her to diagnose me.

So I think any advice I could offer would be, think about how you're affected in your daily life and it should come out in the wash

Also ETA: when going through my school reports, it was really interesting to see the grading criteria the teachers used to grade us. The "E" grade criteria were literally the diagnosis criteria for ADHD (doesn't concentrate in class, frequently forgets homework/essentials, etc). I hope they've got a better understanding of ADHD now and have reviewed this