cw: self harm mention
this is why ao3 is superior š I hope op has a copy of their work because, from what Iāve been told, wattpad wonāt even warn or give you time to backup your work beforehand. they will just deadass delete your work. my friend once had their entire workāwith multiple chaptersādeleted by wattpad with no heads up. just a notification that says āyour work has been deletedā.
seriously people, ao3 is your safe haven. thereās no censorship. no capitalism bullshit. you can post the most taboo, most shockingly messed up thing there and the site will protect you and your works. they even have their own team of lawyers to protect writers, writersā works and writersā rights to create whatever they want. no matter how controversial or taboo or explicit or dark or messed up your works are, they are protected and welcomed on ao3. stop wasting time with wattpad š
I was talking with my brother about fanfic writing yesterday and made a point about the anti censorship that comes with Ao3 and how they have the legal team to back us up and shit. This is why.
The fact that we canāt talk about important matters like suicide and eating disorders is concerning. Because when we donāt talk about it, we allow people to deal with these things without knowing how to cope or that others know what itās like. It also doesnāt allow writers to cope with their situations via writing. It doesnāt allow us to connect with our readers and dive into the emotional aspect of these issues.
Go with Ao3, yāall.
