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unreasonably invested in these drawings and their fictional lives

[antropomorphine]

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Hi there (¬_¬)ﾉ you can call me ANT or Antro

This is a fandom sideblog. I do art, meta and some fic writing.

AO3 is emotional android. Find links to my AO3 fics on @emotionalandroid

I tag liberally and you can sort through posts via tags, or block specific tags to avoid content - see tags on this post

I've started watching Chinese martial arts dramas, and sometimes other stuff, and liveblogging as I go - this generally gets tagged #antro live

I am Livejournal years old, as in pre-AO3 LJ (art, meta and community organisation)

You can always comment on old posts, or reblog and tag. I'm here to talk to people and have fun, and I love reading tags <3

My general policy is: don't like, don't read (#dldr)

Bots get blocked ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[flowersforvax]

haha nooooo fandom don't sand off all the rough edges and pointy bits off of that character those are the parts I scratch my brain with haha

[nasty-little-guy]

I have a suspicion that Ann Leckie is to worldbuilding what JRR Tolkein is to languages. I think she loves building a world so goddamned much that she simply has to tell the stories within it.

Listen, if our beloved Ann Leckie is gonna do ONE THING she's gonna construct a world that is so thought-out on a political and material level. Ann Leckie is running up to your constructed world, pounding on the fourth wall, yelling "WHAT DO THEY EAT? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR THAT FOOD TO BE PRODUCED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES TO SUPPORT THE POPULATION? WHAT ARE THE WORKERS CONDITIONS LIKE? HOW DO THEY PRAY? WHAT MATERIALS ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR PRAYER? WHERE DO THE PRAYER MATERIALS COME FROM? HOW DOES THAT DIFFER FROM OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC CLASSES IN THIS PLACE?" And then she fucken skateboards away to play seven-dimensional chess with gender.

And we all agree we love Ann Leckie for this.

[antropomorphine]

Pride flag cameo ( ´ ∀ `)ノ～ ♡

[19daysonly]

June 1st, 2026

English translation of #19days

Author : Old Xian

Chapter : 489 "Benefactor"

Read all the chapters @ 19days.eng (instagram)

[ao3skin]

Pride flags Ao3 skins! :D

Happy pride month everyone!

Code, instructions on how to install them and previews HERE 

The specific flags are separated in various chapters, and there are quite a few more than those shown in this tumblr post! (I had to cut down the previews or the post would have been SO LONG). 

Of course I couldn’t make THEM ALL they are so many, and I had technical problems for flags with more than 6 colors and I still haven’t found a way to handle chevrons….

The ones I’ve made (you’ll find them all in the link above) are these: the Rainbow Flag, the Trans Flag, the NonBinary Flag, the Agender Flag, the Bigender Flag, the Genderfluid Flag, the Genderqueer Flag, the Greygender Flag, the Lesbian Flag, the Gay Man Flag, the Pansexual Flag, the Bisexual Flag, the Aromantic Flag, the Asexual Flag and the Polysexual Flag. 

The header, the menu and the footer all have flags in it. 

The buttons have flags when you hover them 

The tags are colored by type (relationships, characters and freeform) each having a different flag color!

Each flag was made to work decently well both on light mode and dark mode (reversi).

Have fun! 

here the link again. the skins are separated by chapters, different flag for different chapter.

[i-will-write]

sometimes you just gotta listen to songs and vividly imagine storylines you don't have the time or talent to put on paper

[welcometothejianghu]

Small Fandom Summer 2026!

For the fourth year in a row now, it's time for Small Fandom Summer! Join me for Small Fandom Summer! It's real easy to play:

Make a fanwork for something that has fewer than 1000 English-language works on AO3

Post it to AO3

And then you've done it! You've made a thing and you've diversified the fandom ecosystem! You're basically a hero.

Q: The fandom I want to create for has more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but the specific pairing I want to write for has fewer than that. Does that count? A: Yes! Q: What if it has more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but, like, just barely? A: Okay! Q: What if it actually has a lot more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but it still feels small? A: Sure! Q: What if I don't want to post it to AO3? What if I don't even have an AO3 account? Can I post it somewhere else? A: Wherever! Q: What if-- A: Just do a thing, friend. Make a thing. Share the thing. This is not meant to be restrictive; this is meant to be inspirational. Create the fanworks you want to see in the world. Make a stranger happy by appealing to their niche interests. Bring joy.

And if you want to give yourself some silly little Steam-like achievement badges to commemorate your accomplishments, well, you're in luck! I've made a bunch of them right here! You can grab the ones that apply to your work and paste them wherever you like and feel good about what you've done. Here's a few of my favorites:

So you see? This is meant to be silly and fun.

There's nowhere to sign up. There's nothing to commit to. There's zero pressure. You just do it if you do it, and don't if you don't. But if you do want to play (yay!), tag your stuff with #small fandom summer so we can all swoop in and appreciate everyone else's efforts.

Here's to creativity!

[tiny-wins-and-gold-stars]

⭐To all the fanfic writers out there, a little gold star!⭐

[toskarin]

do you think insight can be gained about an author from the stories they write?

no. authors are like squids and can only be understood through spirited but ultimately futile combat

[biocrafthero]

perceived skill

[alex-just-vibing]

looking for fics about your favorite character on ao3 be like:

dont care

dont care

dont care

what the actual fuck

dont care

ooh that sounds- what the fuck

unfinished

don't care

the best fic ive ever read in my life. this absolutely ruined me and ill never be the same ever again

dont care

[alamogirl80]

Reblogging for the absolute brutal accuracy of this comment

[anachronic-cobra]

And then you're like "fuck it, I'll make my own" and once you've done that you toss it into the goodwill bin to be someone else's prada or container of human teeth

[mjrtaurus]

And sometimes you gotta go with the container of human teeth purely out of morbid curiosity.

[waterme-stories]

The container of human teeth is what I was looking for specifically. If you must know.

[antropomorphine]

When Xixi’s temper momentarily snaps ⸨◺_◿⸩

[antropomorphine]

I wish I could find a bookshop that stocks Radiant Star. I really want to get a physical copy to read.

[raspberrybluejeans]

does anyone know how to draw. has anyone ever drawn anything ever.

[ao3commentoftheday]

By the Numbers - a short fic challenge

Write a fic with 6 puns/references/inside jokes in 7 sentences.

Write about the meaning of life, the universe, or everything in exactly 42 words.

Write a smut scene in 69 words.

Write a fic of 101 words that includes at least one dog.

Write a 10 sentence fic about why one character hates another.

Write a 666-word fic about a dark omen.

Write a fic containing substance use that is 420 words long.

Write a fic that's 404 words long about a character who can't find something.

Write a fic with a three-digit word count (100-999) that contains your AO3 user number.

Write a 314-word fic that contains a mathematical concept.

Write a new backstory in exactly 52 words.

Write a 616-word fic that takes place in our universe (for a fandom that doesn't).

Write a dystopian future!fic that is 2046 words long.

Write a fic about an evil government that is 1984 words long.

Write a fic that is 177 words long and contains the number 76 and a reference to football.

Write a fic about a hacker that is 1337 words long.

Write a fic that is 24 sentences long, formatted in 7 paragraphs, and describes a character's year.

[mossdftba]

Explaining the references:

1. 67, internet meme

2. 42, "the answer to life, the universe and everything" in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

3. 69, sex position

4. 101 Dalmatians Disney movie

5. 10 Things I Hate About You movie

6. 666 known as "the Devil's number" in Christianity

7. 420, the weed number

8. Error 404, file not found

9. (Not a reference)

10. 3.14(15927...) or pi, a mathematical constant

11. New 52, DC rebooting its chronology with new backstories for several characters

12. Earth 616 is this universe in Marvel comics

13. 2046 movie by Wong Kar-wai (unsure, if anyone has a better idea, please add it!)

14. 1984 book by George Orwell, where the phrase "big brother is watching" came from

15. 17776 or "What Football Will Look Like in the Future" multimedia online work by Jon Bois

16. 1337 or "LEET" short for 'elite', a great hacker. Research leetspeak for more info.

17. 24/7 which is short for "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" meaning always.

[ao3commentoftheday]

Well done! but two half corrections 😆

While number 6 is indeed the Devil's number in Revelation, I was specifically referring to the 1970s horror film The Omen.

The other half correction is for 17. which was actually 24/7/365

(but 13 is right! - and so is everything else 💗🎉)

[halobats]

this has reduced me to tears