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The Three Laws of Fandom

If you wish to take part in any fandom, you need to accept and respect these three laws.

If you aren’t able to do that, then you need to realise that your actions are making fandom unsafe for creators. That you are stifling creativity.

Like vaccination, fandom only works if everyone respects these rules. Creators need to be free to make their fanart, fanfics and all other content without fear of being harassed or concern-trolled for their creative choices, no matter whether you happen to like that content or not.

The First Law of Fandom

Don’t Like; Don’t Read (DL;DR)

It is up to you what you see online. It is not anyone else’s place to tell you what you should or should not consume in terms of content; it is not up to anyone else to police the internet so that you do not see things you do not like. At the same time, it is not up to YOU to police fandom to protect yourself or anyone else, real or hypothetical.

There are tools out there to help protect you if you have triggers or squicks. Learn to use them, and to take care of your own mental health. If you are consuming fan-made content and you find that you are disliking it - STOP.

The Second Law of Fandom

Your Kink Is Not My Kink (YKINMK)

Simply put, this means that everyone likes different things. It’s not up to you to determine what creators are allowed to create. It’s not up to you to police fandom. 

If you don’t like something, you can post meta about it or create contrarian content yourself, seek to convert other fans to your way of thinking.  

But you have no right to say to any creator “I do not like this, therefore you should not create it. Nobody should like this. It should not exist.”

It’s not up to you to decide what other people are allowed to like or not like, to create or not to create. That’s censorship. Don’t do it.

The Third Law of Fandom

Ship And Let Ship (SALS)

Much (though not all) fandom is about shipping. There are as many possible ships as there are fans, maybe more. You may have an OTP (One True Pairing), you may have a NOTP, that pairing that makes you want to barf at the very thought of its existence.

It’s not up to you to police ships or to determine what other people are allowed to ship. Just because you find that one particular ship problematic or disgusting, does not mean that other people are not allowed to explore its possibilities in their fanworks.

You are free to create contrarian content, to write meta about why a particular ship is repulsive, to discuss it endlessly on your private blog with like-minded persons.

It is not appropriate to harass creators about their ships, it is not appropriate to demand they do not create any more fanworks about those ships, or that they create fanwork only in a manner that you deem appropriate.

These three laws add up to the following:

You are not paying for fanworks content, and you have no rights to it other than to choose to consume it, or not consume it. If you do choose to consume it, do not then attack the creator if it wasn’t to your taste. That’s the height of bad manners.

Be courteous in fandom. It makes the whole experience better for all of us.

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Steven Universe: Eh, I don't really feel like saying "girlfriend" or "wife". Maybe they're together. They have a special connection...

(gets violently shoved aside)

The Loud House/Craig of the Creek/The Owl House: Pfft, amateur. "My GIRLFRIEND Sam and I..." "I'm texting my GIRLFRIEND, mind your business." "Luz's new GF showed her..."

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Red rabbits, but make it JoJo

Last minute mcc fanart let’s GOOOOO

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I really hope anyone who follows me understands that what I post completely depends on what I’m hyperfixated on and will vary wildly from day to day.

For example: I was recently (about a week ago) hyperfixated on Sonic the Hedgehog and have since moved on to The Arcana.

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What is going on with the world??

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stop everything, this is bitty doing research for his thesis

there’s more lmao, unhinged bitty energy

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Disney’s ‘experiment.’

Please don’t pay the extra 30 dollars to watch Raya and the Last Dragon on top of the subscription fee you are already paying. Do not normalize this. There is no reason you should pay that much to watch a movie in your own home, a few months earlier than everyone else. If you buy into this, they will keep doing it. They are calling it an experiment for a reason. 

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Hi! I don't know if this has just been accepted or ignored or not noticed, but the mayor's last name (from MLB) is 2 letters away from being bourgeoisie and honestly, "Mayor Bourgeoisie" is the funniest thing ever to me.

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and go to hell

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if it’s needed

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Pjo & company as Unus Annus quotes, part 2 (part 1, part 3)

Leo: Don't you have a britta filter?

Jason: *gasp* I do have a britta filter.

Piper: No. We have a britta filter. Do not pee in our britta filter, Jason!

Jason: It's fine, we probably needed to change the filter anyway, we'll just change the filter after.

Piper: JASON!

*The boys are bored on the Argo II*

Percy: Noooo oonne FUCKS like Gaston!

Leo: No one CUCKS like Gaston!

Frank: Oh you think you have a wife? No it's MINE! I'm Gaston!

All three: *laughing their asses off*

Percy, still laughing: "It's"??

Leo, also still laughing: I'm especially good at E-JA-CU-LAT-ING!

Jason, who's never seen a disney movie in his life: ?????

*Jason & Leo testing out different liquids in a portable sauna*

Piper: What liquids would you pick now?

Jason: Honestly, redbull is kinda nice!

Leo: I think I would do tea, maybe coffee? Maybe hot chocolate??

Jason: Nah, that would curdle.

Leo: Oh, yeah...

Percy: What about pee? Could you do, like, a pee sauna?

Leo: Yeah, you could. You could do a pee— *realization* Damnit, Percy! Why did you say that?!

Jason: *pure shock*

Leo, laughing hysterically: No!! No!!!

Percy: Considering all the things you've done, I just wondered if that would be on the table!

Leo: Percy, why did you say that?!

Jason: Percy, what have you done?

Percy, Piper, Annabeth, Hazel, and Frank: *laughing hysterically*

Percy: I don't know. I'm done talking.

Jason: Nah, it's too late. It's too late.

Lee: Now we have to do a pee sauna!! Damnit, we have to!

Jason: We have to. I know, that's why I'm— *laughing hysterically*

Leo: Fuck! Damnit Jackson! *heavy sigh* I'll go get the glasses of water.

*3am thoughts, with Percy Jackson*

Percy: Do Whos fuck?

Annabeth: What?

Percy: Do Whos-do-do the Whos-do they got Who Dicks? Who Vagoos? Like, what's goin' on down there?

Annabeth, laughing: Who Vagoos. Who Vagoos?? Are you asking that because the babies come on storks or-?

Percy, also laughing: Oh yeah, Tumbercelus.

Annabeth: H-how do you remember this?

Percy: Everyone knows about the tumbercelus!

Annabeth: What the fuck??

Leo: "They are NOT in the slightest bit intimidated by anybody or anything." Y'hear that? *mimes punching Frank in the gut* please.

Both: *burst out laughing*

Few minutes later

Leo: "-strong sexual powers." AWH! Okay-*starts laughing again*

Frank, laughing while imitating Leo: AWH! please

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I have a story idea so I'm gonna ramble about that.

Basic idea for the story is that it's before Will & Nico get together, but it's painfully obvious they like each other. To "help" them, one of Will's siblings curses Nico to only tell the truth. Curses usually last about a week at most, so the rest of the Apollo cabin acts fast to try and get them together. Since Nico can't lie, but isn't compelled to just spill his secrets, he figures out something's up relatively fast and holes up in his cabin. This has the added effect of Will being worried about him, and it's easier for the Apollo kids to encourage him to check on Nico instead of flirt with him. It's during the check-up that both of their feelings come to light, Nico's first and then Will's very shortly after.

It's a prank-gone-wrong hurt/comfort kinda thing and now I really wanna write it

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PJO characters as Unus Annus quotes, part 1 (part 2)

Leo: Listen, I'm a son of Hephestus-

Nico, hanging by duct tape attatched to a doorframe: I'm A sOn Of HePhEsTuS

Piper & Leo, 3 am at the wilderness school: PALMS SWEATY, KNEES WEAK, ARMSKEDY, VOMIT SWEAT ALREADY, MOM SGETTI, ✨nervous✨

Leo: What do you do when your cut's not going straight?

Percy: You grow auto-correct.

Leo: You what?

*Messing with Octavian*

Octavian, floating in the little tiber: Are you trying to drown me?!

Percy, who is actively trying to drown him, but stealthily: Do you feel close to the Gods?

Octavian: I feel close to the Gods, I'm just a little concerned.

Percy: Do you feel relaxed?

Octavian: Less by the second, actually.

Percy: That's how it-you gotta slip into it. It's an eeasy little drop. Think of it as… drifting off to sleep. The most restful sleep you've ever had. What the most restful sleep you ever had?

Octavian: Any other sleep but this one!

Percy: Exactly, just sink, lower and lower, into the best sleep you've ever had.

Octavian: Ok…

Percy: Just keep breathing, even when it seems like maybe you shouldn't, just keep breathing, in and out. That's right. Everything will be ok.😈

Percy, mouth full of gum: Hey, Annabeth! What's the most amount of gum chewed at the same time?

Annabeth, sleep deprived & not paying attention: What sport?

*Blowing up yard bumper balloons*

Jason: Who's a big boy?

Leo: I am!

Jason, kneeling in front of Leo: Wha-who's a big boy?

Leo: I'm about to be😏

Jason & Leo: *burst out laughing*

Leo, talking about very early childhood: No one had to do anything when I was the my age!

Percy: You haven't been able to talk for a while.

Leo: I haven't been able to talk since I was born.

Leo, trying to recreate Daedalus' wings: Ooooh. Oowewewewowoe. That's-that's hot. And that's Icarus o-and that on Icarus.

Frank: Now, what's the embouchure?

Leo: Oh-it's the area behind the taint right before the butthole.

Percy: Math wasn't my strong suit. Nor were anything else.

Annabeth, holding back laughter: Obviously.

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I have a question! It might be obvious, but I haven't read ToA yet and I'm determinded to finish the book I'm reading rn before starting it. ANYWAY. Do we know how long Leo was away from camp? How did he return? Like, did he shoot fireworks while riding Festus and then land on the beach with Calypso? Did he crash onto the beach in a ball of fire while Calypso rode Festus safely down? What kind of entrance did this dramatic mf pull off??

What was everyone's reaction to him returning? I imagine at least one person hit him, straight up decked, Bitch Slapped, or "friendly" shoulder punched him, but someone fucking hit him. Followed by both individual and group hugs, all almost lung-crushing.

AND CALYPSO! She's a myth! A legend! Known for being trapped on an island in solitude! And now she's just? Here? In front of them?? I need to know about what happened when they got to camp!!

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I saw a post suggesting that liper was a thing before Hera threw Jason into the mix and essentially made both Leo and Piper think they weren't dating as a kinda passive-agressive thing towords Hephestus? Anyway, with me enjoying both jiper & valgrace, it made me go "Ooh, thruple!" So now I can't stop thinking about one of them asking Hedge about their (Piper & Leo's) time at the wilderness school and him saying something like "You two were hell when you actually agreed on a prank to pull. You set the math teacher's desk on fire too many times to count." Then they ask for more details bc ofc they played pranks on the teachers, so he tells them stories about how much trouble they got into and eventually he goes "One time you were caught on the roof during a meteor shower. Pretty sure they still don't know how you two got up there." And that just kinda makes them go "what?"

And that's how they find out that Leo & Piper were dating before Hera fucked with them. They talk about it and some feelings come out. Eventually, they decide to try a poly relationship

That's all I've got, but I honestly can't stop thinking about it help

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Ok, but what if Nico is on the complete other side of that spectrum? Like, he has no fear of non-venomus snakes and is only wary of venomus snakes? So whenever any of the Apollo campers have a snake problem they ask Nico to deal with it if a satyr isn't nearby. It's mostly Will at first, but the others catch onto how unfazed Nico is and just kinda start doing it too.

Children of Athena having a fear of spiders, yes, yes, of course

But what about children of Apollo having a fear of snakes? Hmm? Does Will give a terrified scream and rush to get Nico when a little garden snake comes slithering into the infirmary?