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AO3 WRAPPED DROPPED!!!!!

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FLUFFY ONE SHOT NOT A MURDER MYSTERY

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?????!!!

I have two ways I treat my blorbo's

I will write a fic and give you all the love you've never experienced

vs

I will write a fic and give you so much pain you'll wish you were back in the og story

AO3 people skittering over to Tumblr together every time it goes down

Six Tropes: Chapter 2!

The second chapter of Six Tropes Walk into a Coffeehouse is live! The coffee's hot and plot's starting to plot. Actually, it's not just the coffee that's hot, and that's half the problem!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64465600/chapters/166573918

I played this track on loop continuously while writing the first chapter of my fic. The use of minor key gives it such a lonely feeling which seemed highly appropriate.

new au but even I don't know what it is about yet...

I just created this one while trying colors and usually its hard to draw something like this when I try to be careful about the sketch😭 though I hope I'll get really better so that I'll be able to feel bad about posting this art lmao

the fact that i don't go on ao3 for two days and this starts and overflows so quickly...

good job guys.

Excellent work everyone

Good morning! I’m salty.

I think we, as a general community, need to start taking this little moment more seriously.

This, right here? This is asking for consent. It’s a legal necessity, yes, but it is also you, the reader, actively consenting to see adult content; and in doing so, saying that you are of an age to see it, and that you’re emotionally capable of handling it.

You find the content you find behind this warning disgusting, horrifying, upsetting, triggering? You consented. You said you could handle it, and you were able to back out at any time. You take responsibility for yourself when you click through this, and so long as the creator used warnings and tags correctly, you bear full responsibility for its impact on you.

“Children are going to lie about their age” is probably true, but that’s the problem of them and the people who are responsible for them, not the people that they lie to.

If you’re not prepared to see adult content, created by and for adults, don’t fucking click through this. And if you do, for all that’s holy, don’t blame anyone else for it.

I got this comment on a story from my Other AO3 Account this morning.

(Info redacted because I prefer keeping these accounts separate but no one follows me on the side blog I have for that account.)

The story was posted almost a year ago and is relatively “popular” by my average statistics even though it has tropes and themes that are big turnoffs for a lot of people (hence separate accounts). This popularity is undoubtedly because it’s a Marvel Loki story and that fandom is massive.

So there is obviously an algorithm or a bot scrubbing ao3 statistics and leaving this comment on fics that meet a certain metric with the main character of the fic inserted into the comment.

I had a little time to kill this morning so I decided to investigate further. And y’all this is so predatory. Come on this journey with me. It made me mad. It may make you mad.

First, if you go to Webnovel’s website, you HAVE to choose between male lead or female lead stories before you can go any further. WTF?

And that’s weird, but this gets so much worse. This is basically a pay-to-read site that has different subscription models. Which… okay BUT! The authors don’t get paid! Look at that comment again. They’re promising a supportive and nurturing community, but zero monetary compensation. It’s basically, “post your stuff here so we can get paid and you can get… nice vibes?” I mean look at this Orwellian writing:

Using the phrase “pay-to-read model” in the same sentence as “qualitative changes in lifestyles for authors” deliberately makes you think that you can get paid and maybe even make a living on this website. But that’s not actually what it says and authors will not receive one red cent.

Oh but wait, the worst is still to come. In case this breaks containment (which I kind of hope it does) this is where I mention that I’m a lawyer in the US.

I don’t do intellectual property or copyright law but I do read and write contracts for a living. So I went to look at their terms of service. It was fun!

Highlights the first, in which Webnovel gets a license to do basically whatever they want with content you post on their site. This is how they get to be paid for people reading authors’ writing without paying them anything.

Highlights the second, in which Webnovel takes no responsibility for illegally profiting off of fan fic. This all says that the writer is 100% responsible for everything the writer posts (even though only Webnovel is making money from it).

Highlights the third which say that by posting, the author is representing that they have the legal right to use and to let Webnovel use the content according to these terms. So if a writer posts fan fiction and Webnovel makes money from people reading the fan fiction, and the House of the Mouse catches wise, these sections say that that’s ALL on the writer.

So that’s a little skeevy to start off with but the thing that is seriously shitty and made me make this post was that these assholes are coming to ao3. They are actively recruiting people in comments on their fan fiction. And they are saying they are big fans of the character you’re writing about and that they share your interests.

They are recruiting fan fiction writers and giving every impression that you can make money from posting fan fiction on their site and hiding the fact that you absolutely cannot but they can make money off of you while you try, deep in their terms of service which no one but a lawyer who writes fan fic and has some time to kill will read.

I see posts on here regularly from people who don’t understand how this stuff works, don’t understand that they (and others) can not legally make a financial profit from fan fiction. And there are tons of people who will not take the time to dig into the details.

Don’t deal with these bastards. Fuck Webnovel.

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

Just to add, AO3 has such a great tag system that I haven't seen in other websites. You can literally filter out all of the stuff that makes you uncomfortable and don't want to read. And it's so easy to use.

God knows the amount of stuff I filter out because they either make me uncomfortable or are just not my cup of tea; Be it either something potentially triggering or just a shipp I'm not into. It's fucking amazing, we can go straight for the stuff we love. From filtering out the ones we don't want to see, to going straight to our favorite ones.

Please, use the tag system, it exists for that very reason. And for the few fics the slip through the filtering for lack of proper tags? Just ignore them. Hell, you can even mute writers. So just keep swimming!

AO3 is such a precious gift made from fan to fan, so let's cherish it properly instead of using it for hate. It's like a buffet from the Gods; Take your favorite food and ignore the ones you don't like to eat. Cuz' you don't stop in the middle of a restaurant just to point at the food you don't like and, what? Fight the cooks for having cooked them??? NO!! You let them cook! AND EAT YOUR FAVORITE FOOD!! CUZ THEY HAVE THAT TOO!!

heard someone say archive of our own should install a "dislike" button and I thought I should say this: no, there's absolutely no need for archive of our own to install a "dislike" button.

why? because archive of our own isn't tiktok or youtube or twitter/x where users can monetize their content. archive of our own is a nonprofit site run by fans for fans, which means every content — every fanfic — you see on archive of our own was made out of pure love and passion from the artists/authors.

ao3 authors write because writing about these characters is their happiness and passion. they write for themselves, but they were generous enough to share with you their creations.

they're not "content creators" the way tiktokers or youtubers or instagram models are. they don't "make content" for views and engagements that can be monetized.

so no, you don't get to "grade their works" unless they specifically and directly ask you to.

you don't get to "say what you dislike about their works" unless they specifically and directly ask you to.

you don't get to "dislike" works that are not made specifically to please you in the first place. you're just a guest in someone's house, a house in which they let you in because they were kind, you don't get to roam around their house and say what you dislike about their furniture. you don't get to roam around their house and say you "dislike their house".

of course, you can have your opinion about the house its host invites you in. but if it's a negative one and you find yourself not liking the house, the polite things for you to do is excuse yourself and leave without telling them you dislike their house.

and just because you personally dislike the house doesn't mean the house is "ugly" either. the house you dislike could be a favorite, most luxurious place to many others.

my point is, don't be entitled by wanting the rights to voice your disapproval of things that you get to enjoy for free. don't be entitled by wanting the rights to voice your disapproval of things that were made out of love and passion — things the artists made for themselves for fun.

it makes you look like an entitled jerk with main character syndrome. the universe does not revolve around you.

now repeat after me: don't like don't read. no one forces you to continue reading a fic you don't like. quietly leave instead of being rude to authors who write for free because writing is their source of comfort.

people are so used to contents that were made because it's a trend / contents like tiktok that were made with the main purpose of reaching high engagement and making profits that they forget sometimes things can be made out of love and be made just for fun. sometimes things are supposed to just be for people to enjoy, and if some people don't enjoy them, then they can simply leave without being unnecessary unkind.

AO3 will be down for 3 hours of maintenance from 09:00-12:00 UTC on Friday, March 7. Check what time that is for you.

Posted: 09:00 UTC March 6, 2025

no way ppl are using ai to write ao3. what happened to being a tortured writer. what happened to blood on the page. what happened to the ao3 curse. people used to get run over, have their houses burned down, break their entire spines and they still put in the work to finish a chapter. fuck you, using ai. y’all are weak

New TogaChako oneshot! If you love hurt no comfort and major emotional angst, have fun! It’s my interpretation of a canon missing scene after my hero’s ending!

*taps bar* Another Archive tab please sir!

U P D A T E

I posted three chapters all at once because it's my birthday week officially and I can do whatever I want

The absolute temptation of just dropping three chapters of To the Moon and Back all at once is seriously strong right now

UPDATE: Did not cry over Senku, but Stanley is definitely crashing out over my oc and I am living for it

Writing angst for an upcoming chapter of To the Moon and Back today.

Who wants to bet I make myself cry over Senku?

The absolute temptation of just dropping three chapters of To the Moon and Back all at once is seriously strong right now

Newest chapter of To the Moon and Back is out!

Anyway back to writing Senku getting killed

Red's Dr STONE Masterlist

Because I think I need this now

Idle Thoughts

Senku Counts Himself Awake

Senku Needs A Nap

Why I Love Senku

Senku and Emotion

Dr STONE Characters and How They Are Drawn

Senku Is Not Physically Inept

Senku Might Be Vaguely Suicidal

Dr STONE Has Horror Movie Potential

Horror Movie AU

Stanley & His Hair

StanXeno: Ultimate Girl Dads

Considering Tsukasa x Gen

Gen and Makeup

American Colony Has Cannabis

I'm Feral For Sai Nanami And I Will Not Apologize For It

Fics/Headcanon Lists

To the Moon and Back

Fanfiction Dream

To the Moon and Back (Senku x OC on ao3)

Last Texts Between Senku and his Long Distance crushFriend (Senku x OC)

Senku's First Stone World Letter (Senku x OC)

Texts Between Senku and Odie (Senku x OC)

A Segment of a Letter (Senku x OC)

Senku is Only Human (Senku x OC)

Senku Finds Odie in a Picture (Senku x OC)

Senku Has Some PTSD

Senku and Odie Friendship (Senku x OC)

More About Odie (Dr STONE OC)

Stanley and Odie: Complicated Siblings (Dr STONE OC)

The Snyder Siblings: A History in Complication (Dr STONE OC)

Any

Platonic SenKasa

Platonic SenKasa + Nightmares

Senku vs Siren

Character Music [feat. Senku, Gen, Tsukasa, Stan, Xeno]

Xeno helping Stanley with Nicotine Withdrawals

Stanley vs Nicotine Withdrawals p2

Yo in Uniform

Xeno Getting Pulled By His Tie

Evil Scientist Senku (with a dash of x reader)

Senku Witnessing Witchcraft

Senku + Witchcraft Thoughts p2

StanXeno: Girl Dad Beginnings

Stanley vs Bullet Fairy

Dr STONE Partner Getting De-petrified Instead of Suika [mild manga spoilers]

Dr STONE Partner Getting De-Petrified Instead of Suika p2

Senku Ask NSFW Headcanon

Ukyo + Mermaid Girlfriend

Manolo x Tsukasa First Kiss (friend oc x canon)

Manolo x Tsukasa Angst (friend oc x canon)

Gen x Tsukasa Flirting Fails

x Reader

StanXeno Adopted Child x Senku (x Reader)

StanXeno x Reader

Senku With An Unhinged Partner

Ryusui Nanami and the Only Girl He's Ever Had to Chase (x Reader)

StanXeno x High School Sweetheart (x Reader)

Stanley x Senku's Older Sister (x Reader)

StanXeno With A Partner Who Crashes Out Starting Thoughts

StanXeno With An Insomniac Partner

Gen With Someone With Similar Skills As Him

What if [reader] Doesn't Like Stanley Smoking?

StanXeno x Reader Relationship Confusion [fic]

Gen Crushing on Senku's Historian Sibling

StanXeno x Reader High School Sweethearts

StanXeno x Reader Rollerblading

StanXeno Soft Yandere/High School Dates w/ Reader

StanXeno x ace!Reader

StanXeno x Depressed Reader

Ryusui x Reader Childhood Friends to Lovers

Ryusui x Reader Childhood Friends to Lovers p.2

Ryusui x Stanley x Reader Smut/HCs

StanXeno x Reader (sort of) If One Of Them Dies

Gen x Depressed Reader

Xeno x Reader with an Eating Disorder

Birthday Celebrations

Ryusui Is Always Ready To Celebrate Your Birthday

StanXeno x Reader [Stanley Takes Care of his Partners]

Gen NSFW Headcanons

Contact [Tsukasa x male!Reader]

Tsukasa x male!Reader Injuries

StanXeno x Reader Vacation Day

Ukyo x Reader [lullaby]

Senku x Reader Breakup

StanXeno x Reader [Full Government Name Panic]

Touchstarved Headcanons

Senku

Stanley

Xeno

Ryusui

Tsukasa

Gen

Ukyo

Relationship Headcanons

Stanley

Gen

Xeno

Senku

Ryusui

Ukyo

Tsukasa

SFW/NSFW Alphabets

Senku

hey question is your oc and Stanley relationship gonna get better at some point cause if not im ready to hate (hes ma fav)

To put it simply...sort of.

The Snyder siblings relationship is complicated at best, and neither of them are great with being emotionally vulnerable with each other due to the age difference, years of separation, and different traumas.

I know that's not a super helpful answer, but I don't wanna spoil too much

My list of Dr STONE drafts grows

Here's what I'm looking at right now:

Touchstarved headcanons

Next on my list to finish: Ryusui

Characters comforting you during a storm

Current list: Senku, Stanley, Xeno

Relationship headcanons

Lineup Undecided

I am also actively accepting requests for fics/headcanon lists for any character and still working on To the Moon and Back (updated today)

The angst I just wrote for an upcoming chapter of To the Moon and Back is so delicious I can't wait

After finishing my most recent rewatch of Dr. STONE finally, I have so many thoughts and headcanons and ideas for little oneshot x reader stories, all on top of To the Moon and Back and including what I've been yapping about the past several days, and I'm this close to making it everyone else's problem.

"Write for yourself"

Brother, I literally have more than 2 million words sitting in my drafts folder instead of posted on AO3.

I write for myself. I post for community interaction.

A segment of a letter to Senku [dated 4.17.2017]

To the Moon and Back is out right now on AO3, chapters are posted pretty regularly.

Dear Senku,

I think it’s cool that your dad works for NASA. Mine doesn’t do much of anything.

I have a big brother in the Marines, but he doesn’t come around anymore. He’s too busy.

Do you ever miss your dad? Are you scared to be by yourself all the time?

Hi Hi hi!!!

I'm sorry but I CANNOT STOP READING WHATEVER THOUGHTS YOU HAVE ABOUT SENKU!!! I'd love to hear more about ur oc and Senku together 🥹🥹 <33

(but ofc- it's up to you if you wanna share lmao. I love your fic on ao3 too!! Thank you for reading this!)

AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

I have so many thoughts about these two I genuinely don't know where to start.

Pre-Stone World, Odie lived in a pretty bad place, and had very little in the way of a support network.

The one person you'd think would help her ran off as soon as he possibly could, so she had to deal with the brunt of it alone.

She is 100% Stan's biggest hater and it's his own fault

But then she gets assigned this little pen pal project in the Japanese class she's taking because her school just happens to offer it, and ends up picking Senku as her partner by chance (his class sent the first 'hello' letters.)

He doesn't give her much to work with, just a name and a generally polite greeting.

So that's all she sends back. Her name, and a generally polite greeting.

And that makes Senku curious. All the other kids in his class got long, drawn-out letters, so why didn't he? What was different about her?

They vibe together shockingly well, once they start actually communicating.

Once phone numbers are swapped, it's almost non-stop

He's a certified yapper and she's a listener, and he takes full advantage of that.

She has sat through several multi-hour science lectures without complaint. You think Yuzuruha and Taiju are strong willed? They've got nothing on this depressed American teenager.

Has, on more than one occasion, purposefully texted him a hyper-specific science question out of nowhere while he was in school just to see if he'll answer it

(He does. He texts her the most quick and dirty explanation, then goes into details about it on the phone later that night.)

She also skips school and pretends to be sick a lot, and Senku will always answer a text from her (unless he's in REM sleep, but he'll always reply to her as soon as he's up)

It doesn't matter that Japan is 16 hours ahead of the United States, if they're both awake, they're probably talking

Things like this are pretty common.

Senku is the one to bring up the idea of doing video calls with their computers instead of just regular phone calls.

She bullies the hell out of him and honestly he kinda likes it (not like that I swear)

He likes that she makes jabs at him, but isn't trying to actually hurt him

And he'll shoot it right back at her, so it was totally fair

I, too, am a certified yapper and I love these two so much I am so excited to have them have their reunion in my fic. A tiny spoiler, it doesn't go well.