[howelldaniel]

There’s a fic on fanfiction(.)net that I’ve kept tabs on for years to see if it’s been updated or not. While I’m no longer even in the fandom it’s written for, it just has one of the greatest storylines I’ve ever read. Last time it was updated was 2011.

The other day, I decided to reread the entire thing and leave a very in-depth review of what I thought of each chapter. I also mentioned how I started reading it when I was 13 and am now 21, but always came back to see if it was ever finished because I loved it so dearly.

Today, said author sent me a private message saying that her analytics showed that the story was still getting views even after all these years, but no one ever bothered to leave reviews other than “update soon!!!”, so she never felt motivated enough to finish it. She said that me reviewing every single chapter with lengthy paragraphs made her cry and meant the world to her. She also mentioned that she felt encouraged to write the two remaining chapters needed to complete the story and that she would send me a message the night before she updates the fic.

I’m literally sobbing. I’m so excited :’)

Please always remember to leave a review when reading fanfiction!!! It means a lot to a writer.

[thesparkles59-deactivated201811]

Seriously, this is what keeps us going; YOUR COMMENTS. 

[ashleyfanfic]

And you think my ranting about it is just being salty! It’s not! Reviews can mean the difference between feeling motivated and feeling out of place.

[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

It’s how I finished a fic after it sitting unfinished for half a year. Got a long ass review that gave me ideas and then I wrote the last chapter.

[bandagescantfixthis]

It's hard to write reviews for me, but I hope just saying that I love their work is enough!

[dustinteractive]

Mercury and Sun: A new mini series?

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

Well…damn.  Almost ten years now.  Quite the journey!

[bandagescantfixthis]

Holy crap. I can't believe it's been so long!

[richassness]

90s babies we’re getting old

[inso-uciant]

i don’t want to talk about it

[thehijabstylist]

I knew she had a degree but didn’t know she was the most educated First Lady.

[highkey-melanin]

this needs to be on everyone’s dash…

[hazelmayequine]

Michelle was actually Baracks political advisor that’s how they met, I personally believe she should’ve been president herself

[ncwinters]

#LoveWins

[mental-ch-illness]

i said a HEALTHY coping skill rebecca!

[shypotatotale]

[waywardcryptid]

I’m sorry, I think you forgot a panel, so I drew it for you

[bandagescantfixthis]

Sometimes fanfics do me dirty.

[bandagescantfixthis]

What's the point? She'll be fine without me. Not at first, but she will be. She has her poly girlfriends. What do I give her? Stress.

[sandandglass]

[natalie-mars]

I don’t reblog much, but this is too well said not to.

[themayfieldtreasury]

This always gets a reblog.

[c-the-transman]

I remember seeing this shortly after I first came out and it just filled me with so much hope.

[johannathemad]

Captive children found each other

[suzie-guru]

Can we all agree this is just the sweetest and most healing, heart-felt thing ever? 

[gildedgryphon]

That feel when it’s 40°C (104°F) outside and you’re a bird who can’t sweat. Big tubs of ice help a little, though.

[justbirdpoop]

omg… you don’t understand how happy this video made me

[teathattast]

[mutanthorse]

An artist

[beatnikdaddio]

admiring the stockings. 1940’s.

[romanimp]

#[40S COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCER VOICE] WHAT’S BETTER THAN THIS? GALS BEING PALS

[edteachs-adhd-spiral]

Fun fact: Though being gay in the 40s sucked, being gay in the military was easier, and pretty common. There were apparently, at one point in time time so many lesbians in the military that when they tried to crack down on it, the girls wrote back and said “Look I can give you the names, but you’ll lose some of your best officers, and half your nurses and secretaries.” And they pretty much shut up about it unless you were especially bad at subtlety. (Source: Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers. A good source for gay history from 1900s onwards.)

[spart117mc-blog]

Sergeant Phelps worked for General Eisenhower. Four decades after Eisenhower had defeated the Axis powers, Phelps recalled an extraordinary event. One day the general told her, “I’m giving you an order to ferret those lesbians out.’ We’re going to get rid of them.”

“I looked at him and then I looked at his secretary. who was standing next to me, and I said, ‘Well, sir, if the general pleases, sir, I’ll be happy to do this investigation for you. But you have to know that the first name on the list will be mine.’

“And he kind of was taken aback a bit. And then this woman standing next to me said, ‘Sir, if the general pleases, you must be aware that Sergeant Phelps’s name may be second, but mine will be first.’

“Then I looked at him, and I said, ‘Sir, you’re right. They’re lesbians in the WAC battalion. And if the general is prepared to replace all the file clerks, all the section commanders, all of the drivers—every woman in the WAC detachment—and there were about nine hundred and eighty something of us—then I’ll be happy to make the list. But I think the general should be aware that among those women are the most highly decorated women in the war. There have been no cases of illegal pregnancies. There have been no cases of AWOL. There have been no cases of misconduct. And as a matter of fact, every six months since we’ve been here, sir, the general has awarded us a commendation for meritorious service.’

“And he said, ‘Forget the order.’

- The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America

[sevenswansons-blog]

I’ve reblogged this before but it didn’t have these comments and HOLY HOT DAMN DID IT NEED THEM.

[cheskamouse]

So, when someone sits down to write a fiction about Women commandos, and a Dudebro steps in to say “Huh, that is so unrealistic huh.” 

Harold… oh, Harold…sit down, shut up, and stay out of our way.

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

History is infinitely gayer than a lot of people want to admit <3

[yeeowch]

the pope may have called trans ppl “the annihilation of man” but what he didnt realize is that thats a sick title and hes a shitty old bitch

[timeloopfemme]

lesbians love and support our trans sisters 💖💖

[timeloopfemme]

the terfs have found this post and they do not fucken like it god help me

[dead-discourse-account-lmao]

reblog to make a terf big mad

[dis--gay--bled]

reblog to make a trans lesbian feel big loved

[aradiiaa]

Unpopular opinion: Filler episodes are good because most of them provide a nice break from heavy plot lines and it’s fun to see what the characters are like in different situations and sometimes they’re just plain entertaining