nateslehky

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colorado's dynamic duo

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└ nate and lehky knucklebumps | round one, game one: col vs. dal | 4.19.25

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Just so y’all know: I can’t speak for every other fic author but I can say that I remember when people leave me kind comments. I recognize your urls and/or usernames on AO3. I remember you and sometimes in writing my fics I think to myself, “Oh, I hope this person sees this because they liked x in this other fic I did.”

Not only that—I go back and reread comments when I’m feeling low. I look at tags and reblogs and asks and wish I could hold them in my hand like a note from a friend on an old, torn piece of notebook paper.

Your comments have so much more impact than you know. So thanks to those who use the comment section to spread love and encouragement. We appreciate you.

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nuggets photog like dw i gotchu girl i get it (from mar 26, 2025)

garrett you are heavensent

im sooo weak

smileyyyyy im a puddle

literal model

these might be the actual best this season 😭

oh also ig hiiii👋 nate's mystery brunet tatted date who almost looks like drake batherson but it can't possibly be him sooo

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"Write for yourself"

Brother, I literally have more than 2 million words sitting in my drafts folder instead of posted on AO3.

I write for myself. I post for community interaction.

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i hate how you get desensitized to the cool stuff in your WIP if you've been writing it for a long time so when you read back over it you're like "this isn't as cool as i thought :(" but it still is! you just read it too many times

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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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No matter how much you dislike your own writing, I promise you it’s better than AI

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dream just came true kinda face - 4NFO Final 20/2/25

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I really don't understand how "without getting kudos or comments a fanfiction author is going to assume that people who clicked their fic didn't like it" became a controversial take.

I don't know why some people think an author should imagine, or guess that people who click their fic enjoyed it it when nobody is telling them that.

If you're re-reading a fic constantly, or leaving it up in your tab so that it re-loads every day for a hundred days the author is not going to know that unless you tell them. They'd love to hear it. It would make their day.

And if you don't tell them you liked their fic, there's no reason for them to assume you did.

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sidney crosby fan club cuddle - 4NFO final 20/2/25

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natemac may be intense and see the red mist a lot but also he tweeted about asking jo to be his valentine as a teenager and he engineered bringing him to colorado when his career had taken a downturn and he still gushes about sidney crosby like they’re not actual best friends now and he cried when his junior team retired his number and well i love him :(

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i have general questions about comments on fics. Is it customary for authors to answer comments? Some never do, is that because they want their comment count to remain true? I find it confusing how there can be such a big difference. Is it different in different fandoms maybe?

Hi! Thanks for asking!

Some do and some don’t, it really varies from person-to-person!

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I believe in the separation of church & state (rpf and the real people involved) 🫡

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feeling invincible (i wrote 500 words)

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i forgot sometimes i have written a valentine’s day fic! give it a read (or re-read!) if you’re in the mood for something on-theme 💃

cause the stars said so

nathan mackinnon // cale makar

8k, established relationship, fluff

“It made me think, actually, before I fell asleep,” says Cale quietly, his eyes drifting closed. “Valentine’s Day is coming up. We should figure that out, probably.”

Nate tenses, his fingers almost involuntarily tightening their grip around Cale’s. “What?”

~

Or, five times Nate tries to figure out what to write in a Valentine’s Day letter for Cale, and one time he finally gives it to him.

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