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I think another problem with the mindset of kudos/comments on AO3 is part of the “stalking” culture on instagram. If you like a picture that is months old on instagram, its “insta-stalking” because you had to scroll through that person’s profile in order to find those months-old pictures. That is NOT how AO3 works. It’s not cringe or embarrassing to find a fic that was posted in 2012 and like it. It is there to read. 

Same for works on AO3. Sure, maybe some of us have some old works that aren’t up to our current standards of writing. But I, personally, am never going to look at a kudos email and think “ew omg I can’t believe someone found this fic from 2016 why are they liking it”. In fact, I am entirely going to go “nice! people are still reading some of my older works too, I’m glad they enjoyed it”. It’s an archive, it is meant to be a collection of transformative works, old and new, and you are meant to find them. 

In fact, if you find a work that is from five years ago and you really liked it? I bet the author would love a comment even then.

Stories are written to be read. 

Show some appreciation.

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holy shit whoa 😳 her muscless hhngnhhghn 😳😳😳😳

Widow  Warmup piece after looooooong holidays 

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We are not heroes. 

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you always knew what you had to do. no one ever told you

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black widow, you, with your deadliest sting. 

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“I’m the Black Widow. I could eat you for lunch.”

Black Widow: The Name of the Rose, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Daniel Acuña.

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↳ avengers assemble ˘³˘ natasha and yelena

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Natasha Headers

Please like/reblog this post! Hope you like!

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like/reblog or credit dccosmics on twitter if you save/use

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// just complaining oops

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me? letting an entire fic play out in my head from beginning to end and not writing a single thing down, thus forever sealing it in my brain as a self-indulgent relic that will never see the light of day?? 

it’s exactly as likely as you think

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X

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so uh all st*rk*rs that try to follow me will be blocked

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of course not. why would you want your sight back? it’s so overrated. the high moral ground is way more satisfying than all of the colors of the rainbow and gazing upon the faces of your loved ones.

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— i love winning

• credit, like or reblog if you use/save please

@/ bvdngel on twitter.

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Scarlet Witch #9 (2016)

There was a time I was shy and young, sure. I was nervous of my powers, our powers and how we’d fare in the world. But that was long ago. I’m a woman now. All grown up. And more than capable of making my own decisions, thank you very much.

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As to me being an Avenger, not so much. Not lately anyway.