2026 Update
Hey guys!
It's been a while since I posted something here and I thought it would be nice to give you an update. In this post I will cover a few topics:
Where have I been this whole time?
Both of my accounts (AO3 and Tumblr)
Old fanfics and what will happen to them
Most recent and unfinished fanfics (Videogame Lover, Writer's Bingo)
The future of JustAsh
Where have I been this whole time?
Over the past few years, I've been struggling mentally and physically. For the physical part, that one is solved now (nothing serious or deadly), but for the mental part, that one is still in progress. I am getting better and I found some ways to help myself. I do not like using terms like executive dysfunction or depression, though the symptoms were very similar (I never got diagnosed with anything, but I am in therapy now). I was thinking about posting some ideas I've been testing and how they helped me in case any of you are in a similar situation. I will not go further into this, as I would like to keep it private, but here is a short summary:
As a child, I went through some traumatic events that changed me a lot and now I am trying to heal. Nowadays, I mostly struggle with bringing myself to do things (I did some executive dysfunction research, but I will not self-diagnose myself like that), I struggle with basic tasks like brushing teeth, but also with harder tasks like uni stuff. I did get burnt out and right now I am trying to dig myself out of this.
All of these things held me back from writing. It has been my passion for over 10 years now and I do enjoy writing, but the constant guilt from not doing my tasks and procrastination was a lot. I always felt like I couldn't do anything fun when I had way too many tasks that needed to be done. Today, I am still deep in all of this, still procrastinate, still struggle, but it is getting better day by day. I'm really considering writing a post about all the things I do to help myself, because I know there are a lot of you out there with similar struggles.
My AO3 and Tumblr accounts
I started writing fanfics in English here, on Tumblr, in 2021. Never before have I written any fanfics in English. My last posts here are from 2025 (which is a cross-post of my AO3 fanfic). On AO3, I started writing in 2024, when I cross-posted my last MHA fanfic (Overachiever).
I did not post all of my AO3 works here, the same way I did not post my Tumblr fanfics on AO3 (only Overachiever). In the future, I will try to post most of my works on AO3 mainly and "promote" them here. I wanna keep my stuff on one account, so it is not confusing for anyone. I will also keep my works user-only there, because I am anti-genAI and do not want them to be used to train AI. Only the first chapters or some parts will be posted publicly as a "promotion".
I will keep the old fanfics on this blog, but I will use Tumblr mainly for updates, so I don't spam AO3 with them.
Old fanfics and their future
Like I already stated, I will keep the fanfics I already wrote here. I would hate to be one of those old-world deleters, because I'm still getting notifications about likes and reposts. I have a complete masterlist here - I will keep it the way it is.
I may reuse some concepts in the future, but I won't be writing for underage characters without aging them up anymore - I wasn't an adult back when I started writing them, but I am an adult now. I do not feel comfortable writing /reader for 18- characters.
Most recent and unfinished fanfics
There are two larger works I've started on AO3 - Videogame Lover and Writer's Bingo.
Videogame Lover will get reworked, but I will keep the original fanfic unfinished. I plan on starting from scratch and changing few things. It's still one of my favorite fanfics, so I want to finish it eventually.
Writer's Bingo will stay the way it is and I'll try to slowly finish it. There's only one chapter right now, so I'll keep that one and just continue writing new ones. I want to keep this as an exercise work.
I also plan on writing some original work, I've already posted a short exercise on AO3.
The future of JustAsh
As I've stated multiple times, I want to continue writing. Though I can't guarantee anything, I want to post more often. Please, bear with me, I'm still learning how to do things in a way my brain isn't screaming profanities at me.
I'll be taking baby steps until I feel confident again. I also want to get better at writing in English (it's my second language). I appreciate criticism and corrections!
Thank you for your support, I really appreciate all the comments I got!


















