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First time on tumblr in weeks and I get called out like this. *sigh*

me unfortunately

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because maybe you’re like me and could use some comforting words from your favourite turian

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I’m never on here anymore… but I finished a fic that I’m really proud of and wanted to share just in case anyone out there in the ether is interested in a slightly AU fluffy Shakarian fic!

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Nice to Meet You

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The Reapers have been defeated, Commander Joel Shepard is in a coma, and Garrus Vakarian is still trying to do the right thing for those around him. When he meets a red-haired human who just so happens to share a last name with his best friend, Garrus takes it upon himself to make her feel welcome among the Normandy crew. As the two spend more time together, though, the lines begin to blur. Are they friends? Or is what Garrus is beginning to feel for Jane something more?

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We're fanfic writers, we spend hours researching an incredibly niche topic we know nothing about so that we can have one sentence be factually correct

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Ah! Why is this so perfect?!

Have the best intro to a tv show and sprinkle some hfw into it. You get this

just had to remake this one, based on this

lmk if it already has been done!!

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Honorable mention goes to: *The Vibes Just Being Off*

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Heard it was the 2nd Anniversary of Horizon Forbidden West! 🥰❤️🧡

PLEASE DO NOT REPOST! REBLOG ONLY!

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Self care is writing fan fiction that you are the sole target audience for.

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DOSSIER: ARCHANGEL

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I just want to write silly little stories about silly little fictional characters, but this thing called “work” keeps taking up all my time and energy.

*Sigh*

Why must I make money in order to survive?!

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Local Man forgets the "proposal" part of marriage. More at 11.

(He's so stupid and embarrassing in ME3 and I love him so much sdfkhsdf)

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Happy early Valentine's Day from everyone's favorite turian bad boy!

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you know what i'm gonna get sappy for a second bear with me

there are a lot of posts and memes for writers about how hard writing is and how annoying it can be and how dispiriting it can feel when we don't make progress the way we'd like to. and those are true, and relatable, and funny! i've been there!

but maybe it doesn't get said enough in the other direction, so I'm gonna say it: I love writing. i love the process of putting phrases together and testing them for cadence and flow; i love knowing that there is a word for exactly the thing I want to convey, even if I just can't think of it right now, and going onto a thesaurus and being like there she is, that's the one!

but more than anything, I love the ritual of constantly asking myself "okay, and then what happens?" and feeling the same sense of delighted surprise every single time when somehow, a part of me I wasn't consciously aware of knows the answer. that experience, where my brain provides me solutions I didn't know it was working on, feels like a miracle every time. and getting into a productivity groove where I keep knowing the answers is one of the best feelings on the planet.

and sure, sometimes I don't know the answer, and it's hard and unsatisfying and see above about how easy it is to joke about how writing's the pits, but... that just makes it even more special when I'm firing on all cylinders, you know?

anyway, yeah. w r i t i n g.

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kudos and hits do not indicate the quality of the fic, by the way.

I’ve read so many fics, that aren’t as popular, that are so professionally written that I immediately know the authors even know the characters better than their original creators, respectfully. and so many of those fics made me cry and I’ve always come back to reread them because they’re that good, even if they don’t reach many people. they’re literally in my heart and I even think about them during the day because they’re that special to me.

the bottom line: the number of kudos and hits do not represent whether the work is good or bad.

and if you’re an author, don’t let it discourage you if you think your works don’t get enough hits or kudos.

sometimes the best fics that have ever been written are like a rare treasure, not many people will find them, but I promise you, those who do will cherish them very dearly ♡

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Oh yeah mass effect is my favorite dating simulator

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I found this video showing off a build that makes Garrus practically invincible and the comments are hilarious.