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this tumblr is mostly to share the funny AO3 tags i see

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hey finders keepers

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sprinkling trauma over the fic like salt to my plate

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it will make for good hurt/comfort at least

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anything can be a missing scene if you open your mind enough

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taking the Stares (TM) but ignoring the forced hetero romance subplot :)

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@ Fanfic writers, which do you prefer?

Should I credit the fic when posting a tag or keep it anonymous?

Yes, credit the fic (the person made the funny tag they should be credited)

No, keep it anonymous (it could bring unwanted / negative attention to the fic)

Other / depends (detail in the comments)

Voting ended onDec 10, 2025

hii so i never like ever post anything else than tags but lately i've been wondering about this question. i never credit fics on my ao3 tags posts because tbh i just screenshot a tag and can sometimes keep it for months in my dedicated folder + i also don't want to bring potentially unwanted attention to fics.

but one could argue the authors are doing the hard work here, so it would be only fair to credit them. i wouldn't mind trying to do the extra work of sourcing everything.

i would like mainly fanfic authors who post on ao3 to answer this, but the rest of yall, feel free to give your opinion too ig lol

thankssss okay bye

(PS: maybe i wont follow the results, but i would like to know!!)

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isn't it what the 'Hurt/comfort' tag is for?

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no drama allowed!!

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kill your darlings i guess

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it's honest work

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we need a gamma reader

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*books an appointment with the dentist before opening the fic*

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the more i love him the more he'll suffer tbh

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some of yall would still say that it's going too fast

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sometimes I'll see this and avoid the fic like the plague.

other times...... well. it's asked so politely

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that's what fanfic is about I'm pretty sure?

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the fic's heavy but it won't traumatize you