catboyinleather

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Reading amazing fanfiction, then forgetting to bookmark it

WHEN ON PERIOD:

do not crash out

your feelings are NOT valid

do not send that text

don't kill yourself. lock in

do not act on negative emotions until at least 2 days have elapsed

How it feels to find a fanfic where your favorite character is going through literally the worst horrors you can imagine

reading a fic and they have a canonically repressed character say something directly and proudly

maybe this is just me idk

Ao3 does not need an algorithm, you're just lazy

Ao3 does not need a 1-5 star rating system, you just want to bring down authors writing for FREE

Ao3 does not need automatic censorship, it is an archive, therefore anything can be posted

Writing or reading about something illegal does not mean the author nor the reader condones it, if that were true, you could never read a story involving anything negative

Purity culture is ruining fan culture and you all are fucking annoying

normal friendship things

My girlfriend is annoyed that I insist our lesbian sheep roleplay is zoologically accurate and thus we can't have sex, we just face away from each other and wait for the other to top

My personal goal is to try and make fanfic binding as accessible to everyone as possible, so here are some resources on how to make a fanfic hardcover for under $25.

This is a barebones bind for the broke college students and such. Happy to field questions, too!

Here's a proposed budget breakdown:

Loosely organized thoughts:

Fanfic bookbinders often share typesets amongst each other. Never pay for a typeset for a fanfic.

You'll hear a lot about grain direction for your printer paper, but as a newbie on a budget without your own printer, settle for some nice 92 bright paper. If you like the hobby, splurge after but expect to pay at least 2-3x more for short grain paper.

Printing is a pain because some copy shops won't let you print intellectual property smut, and it's very expensive. You are better off bartering instead or looking for a free printer on Buy Nothing.

You know the thick paper wrapping that comes with online orders? It's a good weight for endpapers if you need to scrounge. Paper grocery bags or gift bags (birthday presents) might work, too.

Ask your local library to give you covers from books they are throwing out. Ask for outdated textbooks (those covers are built like tanks) or three-ring binders that are too busted to be binders anymore.

Obtain a used book that was mass produced (so your destruction of it does not impede anyone's access) and maybe even become a little vindictive with it.

If you can afford it, I recommend the Olfa SVR knife (~$10)

If you can afford it, upgrade your ruler to a t-square.

I really hope this resource is helpful! I want to stress how possible this is and encourage people to cherish what they love through art.

If you are interested in fanfic binding and have a little more disposable income, I have an affordable Fan Fiction Bookbinding Starter Pack that I carry on my site. I pack them myself and drop them 1x/month on the 15th.

vampire Miku & Rin !!

I'm so grateful for him 🥹

i’mma be real even completely disregarding ships it’s just pure heteronormativity to not think it’s at least reasonable to read marcille as in love with falin bc i mean come tf on

people who don't experience hyperfixation don't know what it feels like to hyperfixate so much on something that it becomes not only your subject of obsession but also your source of happiness and literally the main reason why you still keep going; literal source of strength and life.

shoutout to my favorite fictional characters, favorite people, favorite ships, favorite movies, favorite tv shows, fanfics and archive of our own

thank you archive of our own for being the sole reason I don't kill myself

Just found out you can see how many times you’ve visited a fic if you mark it for later and um… 😭

Starting a compilation

do y'all remember when they found all that tf art in Osamu Tezuka's drawer post-mortem because I think about it often

anyway keep chasing your bliss and draw weird shit, god knows we need that right now

:C

I’m so fucking sick of AI

at the insane stage of character obsession where i start getting the urge to post pngs of them every five seconds like im showing ppl a picture of my stupid ass boyfriend that nobody likes but me

I wish age gap discourse hadn't spiraled the way it has because I want there to be a safe space to say "Men in their 40s who date 25 year olds aren't predators, they're just fucking losers"

Me leaving comments on fics.

This one, ONE fanfic i first read like half a year ago that hasnt updated in almost a year won’t leave my mind and it just makes me think of that akira scene 😭

i need that update man, my friends are so tired of me talking about it

Reasons to go on

3. The people who care about me

2. My cats

3. That damn fanfic that hasn’t been updated in a year…

when she says she doesn’t send nudes

Man i really be in my damn head today, couldn’t tell u how many hours I’ve just been sitting doing nothing but being mentally ill about them

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Happy Birthday, Kabuto.