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Rose She/her. ~ Shitposting my way through life ~ AO3

[exuberantocean]

You know what I think its grossly under-rated in fandom? Second loves.

What it's like to love and lose and then love again. To suffer through either the death of a loved one or the death of a love you used to share. To know that loss, to know that hurt, and to still make yourself vulnerable to someone again. To love scared, to love wounded, to love anyway.

[exuberantocean]

By under rated in fandom I mean so often past loves are either erased completely or downplayed like "oh yeah they weren't really in love.". I think it flattens the character. Humans are capable of so much love. Each relationship is different and you can learn from each one! And yes, there's something brave in learning to love again, something incredible romantic, why pass it by?

[forgotten-traveler]

Hey, do you know when you will update your Hunger Game fic on AO3?? I’m literally obsessed with it and need more!!

Hi there! I don't have a specific update schedule. I'm hoping to update every week or so. I have a full-time job and am a big proponent of making sure fandom is fun, so there are times when I'm not feeling like editing what I've already written.

I'm so glad you're enjoying it!! Thank you for reading

[blvnk-art]

Sharing each other’s fears during the war.

“I don’t know what I’d do if something happens to you.” “I don’t want to lose you too.”

[raccooninapartyhat]

baby me, sorting m&ms by color and then into a gradient: now this is how you have fun!

[loremipsumflotsamandjetsam]

[roach-works]

baby me, observing other children eating fistfulls of randomly colored gummy bears all at once: when do i get to go back to my home planet

[fuddlyduddly]

[catgirl-kaiju]

this truly is the autism site

[roseharpermaxwell]

Skittles, M&Ms, gummy bears, etc. Sorted by color and eaten in pairs, chewing one at a time, one on each side of my mouth. Leftover singles eaten one by one from least favorite to most favorite, because the last bite needs to be good. Anything grape or banana goes straight in the garbage.

[forgotten-traveler]

growing up I would sort everything by color and then only eat a single color on one side of the mouth. I ate all the red colors on the right, blue on the left, etc. Each one needed the same amount of chews or else I lost my mind. I’d sit there eating my snacks like “one, two, three, swallow, one, two, three, swallow” until I’d be finished.  One day I told my mom how tiring eating was bc of all the counting I had to do and she was like ‘ohhh, that’s not quite normal’ 

[blvnk-art]

Saying it out loud

[blvnk-art]

At the library

[heyjude19-writing]

Do you know if ITSD will be put on GoodReads?

Hi anon!

Short answer: I sincerely hope not and if it does wind up on goodreads it's absolutely not coming from me.

Long answer: Please. Fic readers, I implore you to please stop adding my fanfics to goodreads. It makes me extremely uncomfortable. Fic writing is an unpaid hobby for me and to have it critiqued publicly alongside traditionally published works does not sit right with me. Awhile ago, someone let me know Remain Nameless was on goodreads, so of course I looked it up. And wow, yikes, found some real nasty reviews there, and while there were also positive ones too, the whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth. I understand people like to do this because they like having their fic reading counted towards their in-app reading goals. But please, if people could consider how this once again blurs the line between unpaid fanworks and traditional, capitalist media. Fanfiction is a separate form of media, it's written and shared for free, it exists outside mainstream publishing. It's also not a great idea to keep drawing attention to fanworks on the same platform as the actual trademarked properties. Just my view as a fic writer, and i hope people will respect my wishes in regards to my stories, though i obviously have no way to enforce this.

[willhavetheirtrinkets]

Same, same, same. I know some of my fics are on there and I absolutely hate it. I wish whoever added them had never done it. It bugs me immensely to have a free, for love and joy, work of fandom to be slapped up there and starred next to for-profit works. There is a vast difference between someone's personal fanworks rec (or even don't rec) list on their blog or tumblr or whatever, and fanworks recced on an Amazon-owned, corporate-controlled website.

[mightbewriting]

i fully get the vastly well-intentioned motives behind adding fics to goodreads. people want to count it to their reading goals, they want to be able to spread the word about something they love, they want another platform on which to discuss it, they've seen other fics on goodreads before so they didn't think twice about it before adding another one, etc etc etc. but beyond the points raised above, all of which resonate with me, there's also a kind of...emotional component? an empathy issue?

it can be really demoralizing writing for a fandom sometimes. i'm regularly told i lose all rights to the things i've spent hundreds of hours working on the second i post them to the internet. i'm told i can't participate in reader-oriented spaces anymore, even though i'm still very actively a reader in this community, unless i'm willing to be caught unawares by some scathing or thoughtless commentary about my work. but i'm just like...a person? ya know?

a person sharing something i made for free on specific platforms and places of my choosing. a person who would have appreciated being given a choice. i feel very powerless in fandom a lot of the time. and i think i've made it clear in my online presence that i believe in fandom as a community that exists outside a capitalist system, so it's difficult not to feel helpless when seeing people posting entries for my work alongside professional, for-profit products. it's the same reason i'm resistant to the trend of calling fanfics 'books'. they're not the same thing, not in creation, consumption, intent, or impact. and i personally think its unfair and unhealthy for a fandom community to blur lines between the two.

for another perspective, i think this post sums up some additional considerations re: goodreads nicely.

[mightbewriting]

Since we know the answer isn't Draco, who has the biggest dick in the universe of w&h? Feel free to provide as much detail as you'd like about each of the characters dicks

well, let's just go ahead and file this under: things i'll probably regret saying on the internet.

but harry potter is slinging absolute horse cock and you can't convince me otherwise.

[ambpersand]

They don’t call him Harry “Horse Cock” Potter for nuthin.

[screnarchive-deactivated2022042]

“clichés are bad” ok then explain showing up bloody or bruised outside your enemy’s door because you didn’t know where else to go

[frownyalfred]

if ya write, ya know

[mightbewriting]

Hi! For the ask game- A: How did you come up with the title to [literally all your fics]? Your titles just seem so unique and perfect!

helloooo!

A: How did you come up with the title to [literally all your fics]?

omg thank you this is such a compliment to because titles can sometimes be an enormous pain in the butt. occasionally, they just kind of manifest themselves right at the beginning of a project or organically while i'm working on it, but most of the time i get to the end of something and i then i sit there and go "shit, now i have to name it."

in short, i use tonnnnnns of different strategies and it varies from project to project. when i'm feeling especially stuck, i like to browse this tumblr post on titles (and i have a running list breaking down the titles of my projects by category there and sometimes when i'm having a really hard time the answer becomes: what convention haven't i tried yet?). i have also been known to force my friends to brainstorm with me, and we most recently have @forgotten-traveler to thank for season pass (to this ass). basically, don't be afraid to use your resources lol.

but i think overall, the thing i'm looking for when naming a story is a spark of interest. a title is ultimately meant to draw a reader in, so what i'm drawn to most of the time are titles that make the want to know why something would be titled in that way.

ask game!

[forgotten-traveler]

Pls send all requests my way for help with picking a title. It will probably be a shit post but I’m sure it’ll make you laugh

[bifrosted-flakes]

Tragedy enjoyers when characters haunt the narrative, when nothing can be done to save them, when small moments of respite and happiness only serve to send them closer to their inevitable end

[mightbewriting]

“What do you mean you didn’t get me a ticket?”

Ron’s hand flew to the back of his neck, massaging a red splotch just above his collar, flushing out his freckles. “I mean, I—well it’s not like you enjoy Quidditch all that much.”

“I went to every match you or Harry played in at school.” 

“Quidditch is my hobby, not yours.”

himbo quidditch player draco + spite quidditch fan hermione = a lot of gratuitous smut with a side of feelings

read it here!

[cherryhomo]

reblog this w your weirdest fear!!! mine’s balloons

[cherryhomo]

I said weirdest not deepest! stop reblogging this w shit like ‘my life falling apart’ and ‘intimacy’ and have fun!! be scared of figurines or something damn

[roseharpermaxwell]

Caught in the Act

If you’ve been under a rock, you may have missed the fabulous Caught in the Act Dramione collection. I’ve read each one now and loved them so much, I asked @whimsymanaged if there was a tumblr collection post I was missing. No? I must make one.

Go read these ten fabulous, caught-masturbating Dramione fics, some of which have smoking hot art by @catmintandthyme.

hands to myself by whimsymanaged. E, 2.4k. 

Every Friday night, Hermione goes to her favourite bar with her friends. One of the reasons this bar is her favourite is because she inevitably runs into Draco Malfoy.

Tonight, all their flirting comes to a head.

Caught Wet-Handed by @millennialgrandma. E, 2.8k 

“Really, Hermione?” he said, as he slipped inside the study. The question almost whispered as he firmly closed the door behind him. A thrill shot down her spine when she heard him begin to set the wards to “Do Not Disturb.”

And then he stalked toward her. Like a predator. The sandal dangling precariously from her foot fell to the floor.

“Did we not agree, sweetheart, that we wouldn’t?”

“Yes, Draco, which is why-”

“And were you not the one you suggested, no, insisted, we abstain until the wedding night?”

Leave the Door Open by @eveningstruggle. E, 4.5k. 

“Oh—er, yes—an ink stain, just there,” she lied. He looked skeptical, as if he didn’t quite believe her.

His eyes stayed locked on hers as he licked his thumb and wiped the spot. “Did I get it?”

She glanced back at his neck, slightly red where he’d rubbed it, but otherwise flawless. “Um. Yes. All good now.” He tilted his head slightly and looked at her appraisingly. She mumbled something about having forgotten a file and retreated to her own room, face burning. She splashed cold water on her face, pulled herself together, and returned to his room with her professional pants on, ready to settle in for an evening of serious work and not lusting over her coworker.

or:

Hermione decides to let off some steam but forgets to lock the door.

bitter touch by emilyinwonderland. E, 5.5k. 

Granger gave a minute shake of her head and clenched her jaw. “Witches have far more self-control than wizards. Just look at your debased stories.”

“Really?” Draco asked, leaning forward in his seat. Granger’s toffee hair tensed with magic, her fingers now thrumming an angry tune against her crossed arm. 

“Of course,” she scoffed. 

“I bet you wouldn’t last a week,” he seethed. There was an intake of breath at the table. The others were certainly watching the two now — taking in the tension with a spoon. 

Pansy clapped her hands. “Wonderful! That’s it. We all take a vow — no sex, no wanking — and we’ll see who comes out on top.”

The Clinic by catmintandthyme. E, 5.8k. 

When Pansy and Luna needed a sperm donor Draco was there for them. Too bad he forgot to lock the door.

A Dramione caught wanking fic, for the Wheel of Doom's Caught in the Act collection!

Life Imitates Art by dumbledoodle. E, 6.9k. 

Hermione briefly glanced over her shoulder at Draco. Still fast asleep. Good. She made a quick decision and slipped her pajama bottoms off under the covers, kicking them to the floor. Her hand snaked down her stomach and underneath the waistband of her knickers.

***

OR Hermione Granger starts reading a romance novel on her tenth wedding anniversary and realizes that they may have some merit after all…

Because He Loved Her by @forgotten-traveler. E, 7k. 

“These potions aren’t ingested. They’re absorbed through olfactory means.” Hermione kept her eyes downcast, unable to look at him. “She brewed them in here, so the fumes are everywhere.”

“English, please?”

“The smell is triggering this... uncomfortable change in us. Dorris was brewing enhanced aphrodisiac potions. Lust potions.”

Tall Drink of Water by @indreamsink. E, 7.3k. 

Hermione is perfectly capable of ignoring her feelings for her neighbour, Draco Malfoy. Until he catches her in an intimate situation―and suddenly he's all she can think about.

House Husband by @sodamnradd. E, 8.9k. 

omg... they were roommates

“Granger,” Malfoy's voice drew her attention to his eyes, only to find them heavy-lidded and fixated on her mouth, which she realised was parted, air puffing in and out audibly.

Flatmates. They were flatmates and this couldn’t happen.

She pulled away from his grip, his warmth, those enticing muscles and a crotch she could swear had swollen since they’d pushed up against one another.

Without a word, she rushed into her room and clicked the door shut.

The next day, she visited a sex shop and bought a silicone toy entitled ‘Jake, the football player, 8-inch vibrating dildo’.

Love a Lie by @ambpersand. E, 20k. 

Malfoy’s hand is unforgiving against her own, squeezing hard enough that it aches. Hermione digs her nails in, knowing the sensitive expanse of his pale skin will be marked for hours.

A fair trade, considering the heavy diamond ring on her finger that feels like a shackle. Her hand and arm still tingle from the binding magic, and she can’t risk looking down at it. She knows if she does, she’ll remember the gold strand that wrapped around her skin, tying them together for the rest of their miserable lives.

I hope you find something to love here! If you're looking for more to read, here is my masterlist of recs.

[phdmama]

If you can’t say something nice...

So yet again, someone decided a fun thing to do on Twitter would be to invite people to give their “cancelable” opinions about fanfic and how so many things are terrible or overrated or not well-written or whatever (not gonna lie, a loooot of the criticisms have real big not-like-other-girls energy). 

An author saw it, leading to them removing all of their fics from AO3.

The pushback to this author being upset has been along the lines of, don’t put your work out on the internet if you don’t want feedback.

I’ve been trying to understand why that response just falls flat for me, and here’s what I’m thinking. That feels very much like a capitalist consumer viewpoint. “Fic is a thing I consume and as a consumer, my opinion is IMPORTANT because you are marketing a PRODUCT to me. This is a transaction.”

And I realized, that’s not how I experience fic or fandom. For me, fic isn’t a thing that I buy and consume, it’s a gift given to me. 

This is the example I keep thinking of. When I got married, we were given a wedding gift by one of my IL’s friends, a hand-painted bone china pitcher (think Spode or Wedgewood). Beautiful. Classic. Elegant. Like, entirely not us at all. You know what we did? We wrote a heartfelt thank you letter, expressing our appreciation of the gift, the thoughtfulness, etc. What we didn’t do, have never done, is tell them that it didn’t work for us. Because that’s just rude.

Engaging with fic, for me anyway, comes from this emotional space in my heart. So the connection between writer and reader for me, is much more a relationship, even if the relationship is simply that we’re both engaging in a fandom around something we love. It’s not a transaction. 

Of course not all fic is for me; I doubt there’s any fic that every single person without exception has adored! And obviously I know my fics aren’t for everyone either! And that’s okay! Fic is such a gorgeous, lush, rich and realized landscape where so many different things flourish together, and I think that’s really beautiful. There’s something for everyone and there’s room for everyone at the table.

So absolutely, you can put your critical and negative opinions of the gifts others have given you out into public spaces, knowing that the people who have given you those gifts occupy those spaces with you. No one can stop you! 

Personally, I’d much rather focus on the joy that fic has given me, and the gratitude I feel for people’s willingness to share their gifts with me and the world.

[roseharpermaxwell]

I read much more than anything else in fandom; I’ll always think of myself as a reader first.

It’s really not my duty to fandom to share my own brutally honest subjective opinion. It’s also not my job to help anyone “improve” their work. I can say whatever I want, but I don’t have to.

I’m so grateful for the escape of fics. I love shouting about the ones I love.

[arirna]