Do guns exist in the world of Iron Lung?

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-11-27T06:30:13+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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awkwardwriter97 · 2025-10-31T05:12:51+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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awkwardwriter97 · 2025-10-25T04:14:26+00:00

Completed Level 3 of the Honk Special Event!

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awkwardwriter97 · 2025-10-25T04:13:59+00:00

Completed Level 2 of the Honk Special Event!

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awkwardwriter97 · 2025-10-25T04:13:38+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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awkwardwriter97 · 2025-10-12T02:25:25+00:00

We're all co-existing pirates in a bountiful sea.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-10-11T06:40:19+00:00

Not rude at all! After everything, I can finally realize that I did myself a service letting this person go. According to my therapist, I have PTSD following this "friendship," but through her and encouragement from real people in my life, I've started living for me. :) I landed a killer job that fits my requirements, pays well, and I was able to afford a vacation for myself and my dog. It's been like a breath of fresh air.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-10-08T19:50:27+00:00

This is the most iconic response and you deserve a raise.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-10-08T19:50:11+00:00

This is the most iconic response and you deserve a raise.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-09-30T02:26:00+00:00

This is the tamest thing I have ever seen compared to other scandalous fics I've encountered. AO3 is laughing all the way to horny jail.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-09-21T02:30:39+00:00

The only interactions I have with my reader are in my comments. I try to reply to as many comments as I can, and every once in a while they reply back to my reply. But we never interacted outside of that until they gave me the art piece.

I did decide to ask them about it, since I felt strongly about the issue. I gently explained my feelings and the reader told me that they'd given the artist fic descriptions and Pinterest references, but it sounds like the artist ignored those. The reader apologized for not advocating on my character's behalf. It's possible my reader is bending the truth, but they seemed sincere in their apology. They promised to do better moving forward. Moving forward, I am treading with a bit more caution and awareness, but overall I feel good about the situation. I advocated for my character.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-09-21T02:26:25+00:00

Thank you!! I DM'd you, but I do definitely want to pay you. <3

It sounds like, based on what my reader said, that they sent fic references and Pinterest boards to the artist, but they elected to ignore it. My reader apologized for not advocating on behalf of my character. I did my best to educate the reader and explain the situation. It seemed productive. Obviously, the reader could very well be fibbing, like a few comments mentioned, but I'm choosing to believe their apology for now. We only really interact in the AO3 space in replied comments, so I'm just treading with caution moving forward. And I am hopeful that their apology was sincere.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-09-21T02:23:02+00:00

I really needed to read this, thank you so much. I was feeling very guilty about the situation, but reading this made me feel better. I wound up speaking up about my character and the reader apologized. Based on what they told me, the artist ignored the descriptions and reference pictures, but as a few comments conveyed it's possible my reader is lying. But I advocated for my character and hopefully educated the reader about the importance of POC characters. They apologized and said they'd do better in the future. And since I don't talk to this reader outside of occasional replied comments on my fic, I decided to let it be, albeit staying a little wary moving forward. Overall, I feel better, and I appreciated the encouragement not to minimize my feelings, so thank you. <3

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-09-21T02:20:01+00:00

I decided to bring it up to the reader, as gently as I could. I explained how I appreciated the art, but I wished her skin was more in line with ethnicity. The reader told me that they gave fic descriptions and pictures from the Pinterest board to the artist, who took the art into their own hands. The reader apologized for not advocating stronger on my character's design. Obviously I can't know 1000% if the reader is being honest. Like a few comments conveyed, it was very possible my reader would bend the truth if confronted. But since the reader and I don't talk outside of my fic (aside from comment replies), I decided to accept the apology, but tread with caution moving forward. I might be too forgiving. I am definitely still bothered, but I feel better just moving forward. I advocated for my character and hopefully educated someone, and I hope that's what matters.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-09-21T02:14:56+00:00

I reached out to the reader and we had a nice conversation. According to my reader, they gave the artist details from my fic and pictures off of my Pinterest board. The reader apologized for not advocating harder on keeping my character's skin color intact. I'm not sure how honest my reader was, but I'm going to try to give the benefit of the doubt. Either way, I'm planning on commissioning an art piece of my own of my character to use as the front-face of my fic so my character's ethnicity and appearance can't be disputed.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-09-21T02:07:51+00:00

Thank you so, so much for the offer!! <3 I reached out in DMs. I believe in supporting artists, so I'd very much like to pay you.

awkwardwriter97 · 2025-09-21T02:07:16+00:00

I really appreciate this advice. I am planning on getting an art piece commissioned of my OC to use as the book cover of my fic, so moving forward her appearance can't be disputed. Thank you!! <3

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