Fanfic is a free hobby.
It's one of the last few things we can have as a society that's free. You can engage, for free. People give you things (art, stories, etc), for free.
Don't buy into the consummerism just because it's everywhere else.
You don't have to consume everything you interact with. You don't have to use things, just because they exist.
You're allowed (still, for now), to have things that are enjoyable for free.
Do you realise how insane the world is? We don't have many places where we can just be, for free anymore, but ao3 is. Did you notice we don't have ads in ao3? We don't have pop ups? Where ELSE do we not have that?
Where else can you just go and not have to wait for a commercial to be over or for ads to be on the sidelines?
I don't think the younger people understand, but the whole of internet used to be like this. YouTubers would do Youtube for free, just because. You couldn't monetise your internet presence before.
Ao3 is like a little preserved corner of the internet where the old internet used to be, and it's being attacked by people who do not understand that free things are allowed to exist without judgment.
Please don't ruin this for us.
Some of us need it.
Happens wayyy more than it should
Jen, sipping her wine on the couch: So, what made you guys decide to have a child?
Rio, slightly chokes on her beer
Agatha, quickly puts down her wine glass: The truth is it was a complete accident—
What actually happened
Agatha on top of Rio straddling her: I want your baby
Rio, devilishly licking her lips: Uh huh, tell me what you want baby *completely convinced it’s foreplay*
Agatha: I want you to ruin me *caresses her face* to give me a child that I can love—
Rio, biting her lip: Whatever you want baby~ *flips her over*
Present time
Agatha: One day we slept with each other and then oops there he was. I’m going to get more wine *leaves the room*
Jen & Lilia glancing at Rio
Rio, hugging herself, traumatized: When she said fill her with seed I thought it was all part of the foreplay—
Alice: *spits out her drink*
With Rio being the father fully confirmed all I can think of is the meme that went around the fandom earlier that went:
If anyone has a Agathario version of this please reblog it
im still losing it over the "how did high schoolers write 600 word essays before chatgpt" post. 600 words. that is nothing. that is so few words what do you mean you can't write 600 words. 600 words. this post right here is 45 words.
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It's important to show that you care. Fuck being nonchalant. Text first, send multiple messages in a row. Tell them what they mean to you, be honest about how you feel. Tell your friends that you love them. Love is a gift that can be given away freely, by anyone and to anyone. Show that you care.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/65210614
Summary:
In the aftermath of the fall of Konoha, Uchiha Sarada rises to claim the title of Eighth Hokage defying a legacy of betrayal and loss. Burdened by her clan’s tragic history and the village’s fragile future, Sarada fights not for glory, but for redemption, unity, and the dream her ancestors were denied. The Will of Fire burns again rekindled by the fan of the Uchiha. Hey guys so I am going through some deeply disturbing events in my personal life and writing helps me escape the chaos. I have been wanting to explore the Boruto universe for quite a while now and I whipped up this short work to get out of a slump (and to prevent myself from going insane :P) Anyhoo, please give it a read, leave a comment and kudos.