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"I didn't comment on a fic I liked because I don't think the author would care or remember my comment anyway". fanfic writer here, I still remember comments I got on my fics from seven years ago. I still think about them and they still make me smile. your kind comments are what motivates us and what helps us keep writing.

I personally know writers who take screenshot and print out comments they got from their readers.

TL;DR comments matter to us writers more than you think. if you like a fanfic, never be shy to let the author know ♡

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a feel like the new generation of fanfic readers NEED to understand that clicking on a fic (interaction) does nothing. ao3 has no algorithm. your private discord discussions of fic do not reach the authors. if you do not actively engage with writers they will stop posting. this isn’t social media this is community.

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Meeting on the turret stairs

For @opal-apparition ’s Oathbreaker

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some of my old dragon age origins doodles with my hof and Alistair

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Are/Were you a doodler? Do you have a favorite thing to doodle? I think mine is hearts and stars or tiny stationary like glue bottles and pencils.

*Asks are sent for fun, no pressure to answer

This took me so long to answer, I'm so sorry! I do like to doodle! I have little characters I draw that kind of fit a Halloween/spooky theme and my hope is to start an Etsy one day where I put them on greeting cards to sell, but we'll see how that goes (I work full time, am trying to write more cus I hope to publish someday, and have a few health issues that make finding time a little difficult). Thanks for the ask! Your doodles sound super cute.

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Its still a WIP but 🥹

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Do you think at the end of DA2, as Cullen is watching his Commander succumb to the delusions of her paranoia and hatred, that the wheels finally turn for him—

He’s watching her in horror and he’s reminded so much of himself all those years ago at Kinloch, and he thinks “This is where I’ve been before.”

And even worse, the fear: “This is where I will end up again, if I continue on this path.”

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Feeling very brain empty, but in the mood to talk about Cullen, so feel free to send in your thoughts!

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Just a psa for fic writers who use the “trauma bond” tag, please make sure you’re using it correctly. A trauma bond is not two people who experience similar trauma and bond over it. It’s a carefully curated, manipulative bond between abuser and victim to keep the victim coming back because of the addictive highs and lows that come with abuse.

If you want to tag two characters bonding over shared trauma, a good substitute tag would be “bonding over shared trauma.” Trauma bonding is, by definition, an abusive relationship and may steer people who have experienced it away from your fic. Please spread the word and happy writing!

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REBLOG IF ITS OKAY TO TALK TO YOU.

Please.

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Cullen makes me laugh cause what do you mean the guy who ran when his crush talked to him, the guy who couldn't even talk to women at a bar/brothel, decided

hey, let's have DESK SEX for our first time together

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Hello dear!

Sorry for bothering you, but it's important to remind you to turn off your asks for a few days! Bad things are going to happen on Tumblr soon...

Don t know anything about this but BETTER BE SAFE EVERYBODY!!!!!!

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I present to you ✨ Cullen Stanton Rutherford ✨

why must the guard dog characters unquestioning devotion to their master be born from trust or some shit cant they be manipulated into it. raised into it. brainwashed even

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Cullen was watching on with concern, just in case Mother Giselle did something wild like, idk start a camp sing along or something.

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Happy Veilguard release/Halloween, everyone!

Enjoy some thematically-appropriate Alistair cosplay.

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raise a glass to the posts you love that end up deleted. to the fanart and fanfics you lose track of and can’t locate. to the blogs you used to look through that ended up unexpectedly disappearing. to the things you didn’t archive because you always assumed they’d be there.