#its worse in big fandoms bc even kudos arent a reliable indicator of quality (by which i mean. the work is readable)

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i will never understand ppl who think fanfic is the same as published books, let alone classics, bc every time i think abt looking for one i feel like im subjecting myself to the mortifying ordeal of increasingly lowering my standards until out of desperation smth is okay-ish