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YOU WANT A BETTER STORY. WHO WOULDN’T?

the teammate dilemma: lando norris and oscar piastri

“litany in which certain things are crossed out,” richard siken

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no you have to contribute to your fandom if you don't want it to die. most fandoms die because people say 'it's so sad watching the fandom die when the hype dies' without doing anything about it. I'm not saying you have to push out 100k word slow-burn fic, I'm not saying you have to make fan art or gif sets or edits or anything. I'm just saying we as a community should contribute to our fandom if we don't want it to die, and by contributing, I'm talking about giving kudos, commenting on your favorite fics, reblogging your favorite art and just talking about your favorite characters. that's enough to keep a fandom alive. that's the most effective way to keep a fandom alive in my humble opinion.

fandoms die because people stop talking about it, fandoms die because people stop engaging with fan content once the hype is gone. what I'm saying is, mainstream media's hype may be gone, but our fandom can stay alive and thriving if us as a community don't let it die.

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The secret wish is to write a fanfic that someone loves so much they make fan art of it, or to create a drawing that someone creates an entire fic based off of it.

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Breaking news! Fic author starts writing a fic thinking it will be short and it turns out to be long! It is not the first time nor will it be the last!

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whenever people talk about working in an office i never even consider what their office does. they work at Business doing Business Things. have Meetings and Drink Coffee. you are a cartoon character to me

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they call me the problem ignorer for reasons that i know but dont feel like addressing right now

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All fanfiction authors have praise kinks in the form of comments and likes

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I love soulmates but also this-

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sometimes your favorite fanfic isn't a fanfic at all but the insane DM's between you and your equally freaky mutual

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not yuki in the media pen getting asked if he saw the mirror on the track and he said he thought it was a beaver (he heard that in the radio) and he was kinda surprised for a sec because how is there a beaver in the middle east?????? but then he remembered global warming is an actual issue and thought: yeah, that checks out, and then he continued with his race like the chill guy he is LMAO

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yeah i use this pro gamer technique called "hitting every single button frantically with my little raccoon hands until something happens" you probably wouldn't get it it's really advanced

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the first law of tragedies: the end is already written and inevitable. the second law of tragedies: your actions are all your own and you can choose to get off this ride whenever you want. the third law of tragedies: we both know that you are never going to do that.

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anyway, we get up, we make the bed, we feed the pets, we try to let kindness guide our encounters with the world, we scream and scream and scream and scream until it turns into manic laughter, we feed ourselves, we water the plants, etc

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it should be illegal to take a nap and still have a headache when you wake up. like no i shut it off and back on again why are you still here

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Adam Kadlac, The Ethics of Sports Fandom (2021)

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This is just to say

I have not read

the new fic

you posted,

and which you were

probably hoping

would have more

comments by now.

Forgive me--

it looks so cool and delicious,

but this week

is the worst,

and I need more brain

to devour your

plummy purple genius.