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Yue is created in Guangzhou during the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. 

A total lunar eclipse, with partial lunar eclipses 2 weeks prior and after, occur Aug 6-Sept 4. All of England and most of China are in the shadow. (This really happened.)

Yue is a Virgo (earth) and a Water Rabbit.

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Cerberus is created Aug 1, Lughnasadh.

Cerberus is a Leo (fire) and a Fire Tiger.

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Clow Reed is born to a Li mother and a Reed father. He was conceived on Lunar New Year and born on Samhain.

Clow is a Scorpio (Western zodiac, water) and a Wood Rat (Eastern Zodiac).

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too many stories about turning yourself into a monster as a metaphor for pretending to be something you aren't and losing yourself in the process. not enough stories about turning yourself into a monster as a metaphor for choosing to openly embrace yourself even if it's strange to other people

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im adding a column to the spreadsheet - date posted, so if you want fics that are Old so you can jumpscare an author with a comment on a fic they wrote ten years ago, it'll be easier to find them

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forget the red string of fate let's be tangled with the red yarn of conspiracy

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No More Zero Comments Project

Hi! Here's a big masterpost for everything you need to know about this project!

The No More Zero Comments (NM0C) Project is dedicated to reducing the number of fics on AO3 with no comments. This is a multifandom community effort with very few rules which you can very easily undertake alone, but hey, why not join us?

The goal is simple: find fics with no comments, read them and leave the author a comment. If you want, you can go out and find fics on your own, but we also have a handy spreadsheet full of fics for you to browse!

You can find the spreadsheet here. There are tonnes of different fandoms to choose from. It will be updated regularly with new fics, so check back as often as you like.

Do you have a fic with zero comments? You can submit it here to be added to the spreadsheet. There is no limit to how many you can submit, and no limits on what you can submit. Any fandom, any category, any rating, no matter how old it is. Yes, even explicit fics. We aren't picky around here. You can also submit other people's fics if you wish.

All I ask is, if you submit your own fics, try and comment on some too! Balance, equality, etc.

The only real rule for submissions is no AI. This blog is vehemently anti-AI and will not accept any fics that use it. EDIT 16/06/25: There are now two more rules - no Harry Potter fics (fuck jkr) and no fics less than a week old.

If you read a fic from the spreadsheet, please let me know here so I can remove the fic from the spreadsheet. If you see a fic on the spreadsheet that has a comment, don't fret. I'll get around to removing it soon. Admin's timezone is GMT and I'm most active in the evenings.

Have a question? Feel free to ask!

A few more bits and pieces of information under the cut!

Who runs this blog?

That'd be me, Izak, better known as @lightningzombie! I run this blog alone for now. And yes, I did put my own fics into the spreadsheet. I put it up to a vote and people said I could!

Why did you decide to do this?

Frustration with the lack of comments on my fics and the death of comment culture in general. Bewilderment when I saw a fic that had 1200 kudos and no comments. The joy that leaving 100 comments and receiving 20+ during the Febuwhump commentfest brought me. Boredom. Many reasons!

Is there a prize/competition?

Nope! No incentives whatsoever. Just the joy of fan fiction, of commenting, and community spirit.

Will you do events?

Yes, I plan to! I'm not sure what yet, though.

"I don't know how to comment!"

Yes, you do. "I like this" is a comment. "How dare you do that to [insert blorbo here]" is a comment. "<3" is a comment. "KAJSDAKSDHJ WHYYYYY????" is a comment. "I am rapidly approaching your location" is a comment. Just be kind!

How long will it take me to get a comment?

Dunno. Some people get them within minutes, some hours, some days. Depends on many things. Be patient!

I submitted something but it hasn't been added or removed

I run this blog and the spreadsheet completely alone and manually. Any submissions will be handled as and when i have time. Be patient with me, I'll get to it!

Happy commenting! <3

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Dovekie aka Little Auk (Alle alle), family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes, Iceland

Photograph by Christophe Moning

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Super relatable post* and I've said this exact thing to others:

"that story lives in my head i don’t need to write it down for me."

but may I add? I also want the story to exist outside of my head, for me

so I can read it later and be amazed that someone (me) wrote a story just for me

the things is, I'm way more motivated to actually do the writing if it feels like a conversation, if there's someone telling me "hey I needed this update after the week i had" or (string of emjois that could mean anything). That's what makes me edit chapters to be readable by someone who isn't me.

*I do not accept "concrit" in comment since so far it has been on finished fics and that is not constructive. I only accept crit from people with whom I have an established relationship.

i made this account so i COULD be the world’s biggest cunt but like. you understand that if you don’t like or comment on a fic that you have SUBSCRIBED TO then that author isn’t going to be motivated to update, right? like you understand that if you want more from a writer (or artist or gif maker or meta poster or any other kind of creator in fandom spaces) you have to interact with them. and i know not every creator wants concrit but i would literally love getting that than getting subscriptions with no indication of if the reader even likes the fic or not. subscriptions counts that don’t align with kudos or comments just make me think they’re bots and if that means no real people are interested then im not gonna keep posting. that story lives in my head i don’t need to write it down for me. i do it to share with others as part of a fan community.

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Instead of the idea that angels' and demons' vessels don't age

what about the idea that possessed vessels age rapidly because having a supernatural entity inside them is not good for mortal bodies

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mostly this step doesn't actually happen with plastics or paper post consumer:

Separating "recyclables" is still important and valid, however.

OP is 100% correct in their main point: buy reusable durables and reduce use of disposables even if they are "recyclable" or made with recycled content.

Remember "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" ? I feel like there's been a distancing from the "reduce" and "reuse" part and a favoritism towards "recycle" by corporate American.

Capitalism can still thrive with recycling in the mix. You buy Plastic Thing 1, throw it away after one use, and they take that and recycle it into Plastic Thing 2 and sell it back to you. All while continuing to harm the environment.

Reusing puts a damper on things. They can't sell you Plastic Thing 2 when you're still using Plastic Thing 1. Plastic forks, for example- there is literally no reason why you can't reuse plastic forks more than once (aside from maybe microplastics, but it's too late for that)

Reducing is the one everyone wants to ignore. Just don't buy Plastic Thing 1. You don't need Plastic Thing 1. Pick up a set of metal forks and use those for years. Convenience is killing the planet

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the tags say it

I'm thinking all these people who say AI democratised art and art school is expensive don't actually say "There's no option for me to do art for cheap". They say "there's no option for me to be immediately good for cheap." Because yeah, it will take years to achieve the level fully rendered illustrations seen on the internet. They always mention art school believing it's a magical place where you get MYSTERY LORE allowing you to immediately level up, while art school is a grind of physically making tons and tons of art under supervision. And without MAKING TONS OF ART art school doesn't give you shit.

So, dear AI enthusiasts who feel like FINALLY you can be good without art school! You are not getting good without work. Ever. You're allowing something (not even someone!) else do the thing because it being immediately pretty is more important to you than being the actual author. If the process of making art was frustrating and long for you - maybe simply art isn't your hobby!

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Two Weeks Until WIP Week (Work-In-Progress Week)!

WIP WEEK is a week dedicated to updating fic or art WIPs.  All fandoms are welcome to participate.  Original works are also accepted.  Please tag your entries with the #wipweek or #wip week tag. Since multiple fandoms and ships are participating, please clearly list the fandoms, ships, and content warnings in the post so that they can be properly tagged for any potential readers.

The second WIP Week of 2025 will be held June 22-28. 

Each day will have a theme, but you do not have to post every day. You are also not obligated to follow these themes. You can work on one fic or artwork for the entire week if you choose. If you’re not comfortable posting full updates but still want to participate in the week, you can post your daily word count and/or a small snippet from your work.

Here are the prompts for WIP Week:

June 22: Your Oldest WIP

June 23: Your Newest WIP

June 24: Your Most Popular WIP

June 25: A WIP Featuring Your OTP

June 26: Your Favorite WIP

June 27: Your Previously Unpublished WIP

June 28: Any WIP

You can post completed/updated fanworks to the official WIP Week AO3 Collection!

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(with regards to fanfic, a writer can float in a boat made of kale, sailing far from the shores of canon)

(the size of the boat can depend on the kayak-to-flagship ship scale)

plot carrot: idea that lures a plot bunny

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kale: the reader came for the entree protein but gets this on the side as part of the meal) (see also Poetry and Shakespeare Quotes)

plot carrot: idea that lures a plot bunny

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plot kale: pseudo-scholarly stuff to feed the bunnies

plot carrot: idea that lures a plot bunny

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plot bunny: as generally in use, the unevolved matriarch starter of plot(s)

plot carrot: idea that lures a plot bunny

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plot carrot: idea that lures a plot bunny

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 聖闘士星矢 | Saint Seiya Series, 聖闘士星矢 | Saint Seiya (Manga & Anime 1986) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gemini Saga/Aries Shion Characters: Gemini Saga, Gemini Kanon, Aries Shion, Aries Mū, Pisces Aphrodite Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Power Exchange, Voyeurism, Bottom!Saga, Top!Shion Summary:

Laborers Saga and Kanon run a landscape maintenance company, just the two of them and a beat up pickup. A rich, mysterious client in the hot summer weather is a needed windfall.

And for Saga, something hotter than the weather.

(Cameo Mu and Aphrodite.)