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Just an absolutely beautifully done game fic on AO3 that used my pixel art editor ♥️

changing the game

i coded an interactive game thing on AO3. in the spirit of sam reich, i made a bunch of my friends play this before i posted it :)

sam, i see why you do it now. i get it.

extended A/N and spoilers under cut

i'm pretty sure i've once again broke the ao3 end notes.

making this work has actually been insane. as much as this fic is my own work, it has been influenced by so many other people too.

i remember watching the rick perry documentary on dropout when it first came out. it kind of restarted something in me that i have long forgotten.

you can draw a straight line from me watching that documentary to me learning to code for fanfic reasons.

this entire thing has been an exercise in connecting with other creatives in various fandom spaces to make something i found cool and fun.

i mean, sudokus on ao3??? who would have thought.

making the connections game was really fun too. i learnt so much about combinators, its wild. i feel like a part of my brain has been unlocked.

anyways, i hope people have fun and read this.

in another life, i was a game dev for real.

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But can it run Doom with a GAMEPAD??

In celebration of the HTML Tryhard 2025 fest on AO3, I gave Doom on AO3 a little HTML facelift!

Now you can imagine you (and all your friends) are making Doomguy spin endlessly at 4 frames per second on a PlayStation controller! It's still impossible to play correctly, but now it's impossible to play correctly in style.

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working on my slowly-mutating Ship of Theseus Greek myth fanfic / philosophy encyclopedia entry for AO3!

Informal check-in time! Don't forget, we start posting on January 13.

Are you working on anything you're excited about? Do you have any fun HTML to share? Let us know!

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HTML Fic Event Week

Prompt Sheet Generator | AO3 Collection | html tryhard on AO3

HTML is a markup language used to tell a web browser how to display content. You might be aware of simple uses of HTML, such as bold and italics but HTML can be used to do so much more! Do you like r/AITA stories? Have you ever been interested in including realistic text messages into your fics? Did you like choose-your-own-adventure books as a kid? HTML can be used for all of these things and more!

Join us for HTML Tryhards 2025, where we bully our friends (and you? 👀) into making fanfiction super extra shiny using the power of HTML.

AO3, a fanfiction hosting platform, supports the use of HTML, and that's where submissions for this event should be posted. We have a collection for you to post to, but please use the tag #HTML Tryhard on your work as well!

On Tumblr, @ this blog or use the tag #htmltryhard2025, and we'll reblog your posts.

Prompts

There are two (optional) prompts per day, one to influence the format and one to influence the story. You can generate your own custom prompt list here. Use as many or as few of the prompts as you like.

Rules

All fandoms welcome.

Submissions must include a significant portion of HTML. We'd prefer the entire work be HTML, but mixed prose and HTML is also acceptable.

Submissions MUST be HTML and not images or screenshots of text logs/tweets/etc.

There is no required minimum word count, but the suggested minimum word count is 500 words.

The prompts are OPTIONAL, use as many or as few as you'd like.

HTML/CSS guides are accepted (and encouraged!) as submissions.

Submissions should include the #HTML Tryhard tag on AO3.

Submissions should be added to the collection on AO3.

You can start posting submissions , and the last date of the event is , though if you're running behind you can still post to the collection after that date.

Follow us!

If you don't know how to use HTML but it's something you're interested in, give us a follow! In the days leading up to the event, we'll be sharing works that have utilized HTML, as well as helpful tutorials. The difficulty of these tutorials will vary, and we'll post things we hope will be helpful for tryhard veterans and beginners alike.

You can also send us your HTML questions and we'll do our best to help you out!