OPEN LETTER TO FANFICTION WRITERS ON ACCESSIBILITY; PLEASE READ.
first of all, thank you for spending your time, seldom acknowledged and definitely deserving of a compensation you are not receiving, to entertain us. i’m speaking on behalf of more than just blind readers, but everyone. you’re sick as hell.
i’ve summoned you to provide some information you may not already know. i know a lot of you like fonts. especially those who cross post their work on wattpad. i admire any and all acts of aestheticism to a degree, and can understand the desire to use them. (blind folk, sorry y’all. momma’s making a point.) 𝔰𝔱𝔲𝔣𝔣 𝔩𝔦𝔨𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰, it’s cute. 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 is a little cuter to me, if i had to choose. or maybe 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈?
now, sighted folk: if you’re on mobile, i implore you to participate in a little exercise for me. select this text and scroll through all the copy/paste/define/‘search the web’ options until you get to the speak portion. if you need to change a setting for your phone to do so, would you mind? i’d really appreciate it.
please make your phone read aloud part of my post, and be sure to include any bits with those super cute fonts. 𝕚’𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕞𝕪 𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕒, 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖. 𝕚 𝕙𝕠𝕡𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕝𝕪, 𝕚 𝕕𝕠𝕟’𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕤𝕢𝕦𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕥𝕪𝕡𝕠𝕤 𝕚 𝕔𝕒𝕟’𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕖.
whether you participated and discovered it for yourself or you thought this was a crock of shit you’d rather not sniff, i’ll tell you! screen readers cannot dictate words using those fonts. at least, on a majority of devices. not mine, or any of my mutuals elsewhere.
you do not have to change your behavior on my behalf, but please be aware that fonts limit access to your work.
blind readers do exist, i exist, and i am bound by the same feelings of dogged longing that make other sad horny bitches read angsty, smutty, father-wounded nonsense.
thanks for making it this far. i really hope my sincerity is being conveyed, reading makes me so happy and i’m not the only person on this app who relies on accessibility settings more often than not. do with this information what you will, and have the day you deserve!
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An Ao3 appreciation post
You guys DID THE THING and I salute you for it.
As a writer, this site has given me the opportunity to expose my writing to hundreds, if not thousands of people. It's also an amazing outlet to share whatever headcannons or imagines I have of any fandom I'm obsessed with. It is Ellis Island for poc & lgbtqia+ writers who may or may not have the support of their peers, family or even a publisher but yearn to share their works with the world.
As a reader, I also enjoy the content within ao3. There's something for every person of every background and fandom. It's amazing the masterpieces that have been generated from ao3.
So I'd like to use this post as an opportunity to show my immense appreciation and gratitude to all those who've worked tirelessly these past few days to save this amazing thing. Kudos to all of you!
The Ao3 community is forever.
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~Bucky Barnes Master List~
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~HEADCANONS~
✨Bucky Barnes SFW Headcanons @ohbuckysmetalarm
~ONE SHOTS~
✨Feel Again doctor!Bucky x Reader @wkemeup
Silent Girl + The Winter Soldier Bucky x Reader @kinanabinks
You're My Heaven Bucky x Reader @angrythingstarlight
Midnight Promises Bucky x Reader @fineprintedsunsets
✨here (doesn't have a title) Bucky x Shy!Reader @buckyalpine
✨Stealing Hearts Mob!Bucky x Thief!Reader @sinner-as-saint
Abandoned Bucky x Reader @queen-of-the-avengers
✨here (doesn't have a title) Bucky x Reader @buckyalpine
✨Safe and Sound Bucky x Librarian!Reader @sinner-as-saint
✨On his knees Hades!Bucky x Mortal!Reader @sweetsweetnuit
here (doesn't have a title) CEO!Bucky x Secretary!Reader @buckyalpine
here (doesn't have a title) Bucky x Reader @buckyalpine
Safe Haven Bucky x Reader @sinner-as-saint
Rescue Me Bucky x Reader @sinner-as-saint
Santa and Sunshine Bucky x Reader @sinner-as-saint
here (doesn't have a title) Biker!Bucky x Reader @sinner-as-saint
The Unseen Hades!Bucky x Reader @sinner-as-saint
Capital Letter Bucky x Reader @sinner-as-saint
Bad Guy Mafia!Bucky x Reader @sinner-as-saint
✨I can save you this time Bucky x Reader @pellucid-constellations
✨I Meant You Bucky x Reader @magicalqueennightmare
✨Faking it Bucky x Reader @pellucid-constellations
✨Step Foot Bucky Barnes x Reader @basicallybarnes
✨Battle Scars Bucky x Reader @time-for-a-lullaby
✨Happy Little Acidents Bucky x Female!Art Teacher!Reader @espinosaurusrexex
✨Firewood Lumberjack!Bucky x reader @mrsbarnesblog
✨Morning Delight Bucky x Reader @mrsbuckybarnes1917
~SERIES~
✨No Day but Today Bucky Barnes x artist!female reader @buckysfaveplum
✨Sun Rise Veteran!Bucky x Librarian!Reader @wkemeup
✨Fight for me Beefy!Bucky x Reader @littleseasiren
✨Trying Bucky Barnes x Reader @moonlight-prose
✨Blink Twice Bucky Barnes x Reader @simmerandwrite
✨Missing Piece Bucky x Reader @likeahorribledream
✨Safe with me Bucky x Reader @bitsandbobsandstuff
✨Undisclosed beefy!Bucky x Reader @pellucid-constellations
✨Pretty Women, this is me trying Bucky x Female Sexworker!Reader @captainsimagines
You're my sunshine Grumpy!Bodyguard!Bucky Barnes x Sunshine!Fem!Reader (Mob!Au Bodyguard!Au) @theeleggymeggy
✨Our home to heal Bucky x Reader @subwaysurf45
✨Heart Lines Bucky x Reader @buckyskorpion
✨Broken TFWS!Bucky x Reader @soulgazingwithbucky
Drifting CW!Bucky x Reader @real-jane
Something Domestic ex military amputee!Bucky x Reader @fandoms-writings
✨Under Pastel Skies Bucky x Reader AU (also on AO3) @redgillan
Yours to Wield Mob!Bucky x Reader @sinner-as-saint
✨A Little Rusty Mechanic!Bucky x Reader @subwaysurf45
✨Double Agent Bucky x Reader @bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky
Pride and Privacy Bucky x Reader @adrinktostopyourthirst
✨ Guys My Age AU Divorced!DILF!Neighbor!Bucky x Reader @valleyfae
~Bucky Barnes Wattpad~
✨Red-Bucky Barnes x OC author: leatherstuddedx
✨Safe with me author: bitsandbobsandstuff (this is also available to read on Tumblr-- can be found in my Tumblr Bucky Barnes list)
✨Rose author: cassidyhudspeth (couldn't link the story so I linked the authors account)
✨Recollection author: primuskat
✨Daybreak author: Big_turd_blossom
✨Haven author: mxrvelous- (couldn't link the story so I linked the authors account)
✨Hard to love author: Hoe4BuckyBarnes
✨HAPPY author: lilyroselilac24
✨missing pieces author: -BUCKYBXRNES
✨The ghost we hide author: galestxrm
~Bucky Barnes AO3~
✨The Hurt and The Healing by The_Grey_Lady_Weeps
✨What he did to me by opheliaapril
✨Moving forward by MadHatter2019
✨The Safety Deposit Box by tinytofuturle
✨The White Wolf by HumanDisorder
✨The Strong, Silent Type by Loloorenn
✨Coming in hot by adarasink
✨Good Heart (Faulty Machine of a Man) by lightninginmyeyes
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