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Happy Javi G day (I’m making it a thing)

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i made a thing

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@mote-of-star-dust

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James Gunn’s thesis statement for his Superman is simple and effective: "Be good. Do good. Be human despite the bad things. That is the most punk rock thing in a world so stoic and cynical."

And that’s how it should be. That’s beautiful, the new Superman movie is beautiful.

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PEDRO PASCAL for Canal +

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Do you want to submit a potential protector for Ellie? Click here if you do!

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you not going to sleep 🤝insomnia ellie

us fr

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the irony (??) of me working on a fic where ellie has insomnia/refuses to sleep

while also having light insomnia/refusing to sleep myself because nighttime is where the sad thoughts are

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‪What part of “i don’t wanna spend anymore money” don’t I understand

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PEDRO PASCAL The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Meet The Family

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Okay, in the midst of writing my fic, I've gone and done a thing that might make me go hurl later: I wrote an extensive blog piece on my site about reader engagement, AO3, and comment culture.

As someone who used to be an editor, a writing consultant, a writing TA, an employee in a Writing Center, and a fanfic writer for the last 15 years now, I'm really passionate about this conversation, not so much because I'm experiencing entitlement from readers (my readers have actually been some of the kindest humans I've met), but because I've detected a growing problem with fandom culture that's gone largely unexamined (no spoilers here, you'll have to read the post).

But I also share a few hella vulnerable and painful stories I didn't realize I had blocked from my memory, as a writer. I'll be honest, as a hella private, autistic introvert who prefers intimate convos over posts, this was a MAJOR step out of my comfort zone.

But I feel so much has been missed in this conversation. So many hurts and feelings completely misunderstood, so I hope this post resonates with someone. That was the goal.

Here is a brief excerpt:

Ultimately, we've found ourselves in a living nightmare [in fandom culture], and we don't know how to wake up from it. We know something is terribly wrong, but we can't put our finger on what exactly. We don't know why this is happening and, what's worse, we don't know who to blame. Is it us? Is it because we haven't done enough, or asked enough, or promoted enough? Or, is it you, the reader? Is it because you haven't commented enough, or appreciated enough, or engaged enough? We don't know. All we know is that we hate this and we hate feeling like this. We want to experience something different but we don't know how to get it...

You can read the full post HERE.

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you can tell a lot by a womans hands, for instance, she has hooves? horse. 

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Hellooooo I would like to know about joel the fixer please and thank you :) and then because I'm greedy, near miss - tommy & ellie :)

hey hi hello thereeeeee

joel the fixer is one of many that's been languishing in my docs since i opened it and started it and then neglected it lol it's during the estrangement (so game timeline i guess? i started it before s2 premiered) and joel just sort of makes himself into a silent presence helping ellie out. fixing a squeaky window, checking her water heater, that sort of thing. no idea where it's going lol

near miss - tommy & ellie...hasn't been touched since january 😅😅😅 but it's a follow up to one of my other near miss fics where tommy and anna were close and then he never knew what happened to her or her baby (not his baby, just wanna be clear about that, they were like siblings). and once joel and ellie get back to jackson he sort of pieces together that she's anna's

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