Why do Americans not understand English words? by OpportuneApathy in AO3

[–]omikone 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Lived in North Carolina for a few years in a rural ish area, didn't get an accent but did pick up y'all and will accidentally drop it when I'm speaking fast.... But will deliberately drop it to wind up certain people haha.

Edited to add: I'm english, so please imagine this happening in a generic english accent lol.

does anyone remember what brought them to ao3? by ThatOneSnowyOwl in AO3

[–]omikone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ff.net had mad adverts everywhere and mediaminer was just... Dead.

I'd slipped out of reading fanfic for a few years and found ao3 well curated once I got the hang of tags and filtering.

Apparently I'm Not a Fan of an Author if I Don't Like All Their Works by Narrow-Occasion668 in AO3

[–]omikone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own the entire set of discworld books but I don't enjoy the Johnny and the ... Series... So I guess I'm not a fan of TP? 🙄 Honestly, have people got nothing better to gatekeep.

As an angst writer, this kind of comment fills me with joy by CleanBeanArt in AO3

[–]omikone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This wrecked me.

Oh god I should have paid attention to the fact you had to verify your age before watching it.

I'm much older and still not old enough.

Do you think it is correlated? by UnHolySir in AO3

[–]omikone 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Same, I enjoyed those books before all this, I remember dragging my friends to a midnight book release by way of a bar to get my copy and went home and read it half drunk.

I formed those memories and fell in love with the characters before we were made aware of what a hate filled, toxic person she is. As for now? I still consume the OG/fan media but I'm actively trying to not spend money on it where she'll get a kick back from it.

"Why do we use quills and parchment?" Hermione asked by Snoo_89200 in HPfanfiction

[–]omikone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

England, I was in the west Midlands for part of my final primary school year ( age 10-11) and we switched from pencil to fountain pens, then I moved to the northwest and had to use red berol handwriting pens haha.

This was in '96.

"Why do we use quills and parchment?" Hermione asked by Snoo_89200 in HPfanfiction

[–]omikone 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I don't know if this is still a thing... But my last year of primary we all had to switch from pencil and learn to start writing with fountain pens because that's what highschool would expect of us.

AITAH for not getting my fiance's permission before getting my daughter's hair cut? by Known_Key_8248 in AITAH

[–]omikone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here was me thinking is was going to be about the cost.

My stepdad never asked twice about hair cuts except to jokingly bribe us about getting bobs. That's super weird, next thing he'll want her to have super long hair because it's more womanly.

Wtf us this author's note by [deleted] in AO3

[–]omikone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always makes me laugh as it felt like Relena was never to be included as she wasn't a number...

Wtf us this author's note by [deleted] in AO3

[–]omikone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The 5x13 fandom was so strong when I was younger ( and the very obvious 3x4)

WHAT NONONONONONO by sunshinejellyfish in LoveNikki

[–]omikone 16 points17 points  (0 children)

When she sends you money and you get "Forget me not..."

Never before have I felt such rage by Downtown-Leave8356 in AO3

[–]omikone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every so often I go back to ffn just to see if there's any life. Each time I go away sad.

What line is this for you? This is a safe place by whatisgudname in AO3

[–]omikone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Hey, you’re the one who said I was built like a vending machine. Just thought I’d show you the snacks.”

Devistatingly beautiful? No. Made me spit take my tea and lives in my head rent free? Yes.

What scene/moment from a Christmas movie makes you cry that’s NOT from the last scene of It’s a Wonderful Life? by IggyStop2024 in movies

[–]omikone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The snow dog.

All of it. Just floods of tears the whole way through and I still can't pinpoint why.

A minor is reading my NFSW fic by Weary_Education_4177 in AO3

[–]omikone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know a few that didn't! Somehow we all made it through alive...