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[nbfutureboy-ao3]

if you don't have an ao3 account, join the waiting list and get started. most of my fics are now locked to logged-in users only because of AI bots trawling the site - and you won't regret having access to your own bookmarks library, either!

[nbfutureboy-ao3]

I May, I Might, I Must

All of a sudden, he realizes: Neil is about to kiss him. [Canon divergence fic, beginning before the Midsummer's play. In progress.]

[nbfutureboy-ao3]

me, shaking chapter 4 of this wip: YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE A ONESHOT

[ad-wills]

[glowingghosty]

[thevioletcaptain]

[actual-lea]

Do you make any changes to your fics/chapters after they've been posted on AO3?

Yes - I rewrite/change entire paragraphs or chapters

Yes - I make minor edits (replacing/removing a word, rephrasing a sentence)

Yes - but only to correct typos or other errors

No - once the text is posted, it is set in stone forever

I don't write fic/results button

Voting ended onApr 25

This is something I'm so curious about; I reread my own fics constantly, and somewhat frequently I will pause my reading to edit the chapter I'm on - little things like deleting an extra/redundant word, or rewriting part of a sentence that I was happy with at the time of posting but which now reads weird, or very occasionally reordering a couple paragraphs so they flow better. I'm wondering if other fic writers also do this?

Also, fic readers: is this something you ever notice when re-reading a story? How do you feel about it?

[transformativeworks]

Spambot Comments on AO3

As spam continues to be a problem on AO3, here's an update on the types of spambot comments you may see, what we're doing to combat them, and how you can help! Read more at https://otw-news.org/mr42w8j9

[ao3org]

Errors Accessing AO3

We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down, which seem to be related to the previous incident. We will update when we have more information!

Posted: 22:36 UTC 02 March, 2026

[ao3org]

AO3 is now fully down. After performing a software upgrade a few days ago, we've been unable to keep our server cluster healthy due to what we believe is a bug or issue with the new release of our database server software.

We're working with our vendor's support team to understand the cause and whether reverting or upgrading further will best resolve the issue without continuing the cycle of up and downtimes.

We do not currently have an estimated time for when we will be back up, but we expect it to be multiple hours at minimum. We apologize for the inconvenience and will update you when we know more.

For updates refer to our status page.

Posted: 03:16 UTC 03 March, 2026

[ao3org]

Following guidance from our vendor, we've brought AO3 back online to help troubleshoot. We expect the site will go back down, although we don't know when that will happen.

If you choose to post or update your works while AO3 is up, we strongly recommend making sure you have a backup of any text you are attempting to post.

For updates, please check our status page.

Posted: 04:37 UTC 03 March, 2026

[s5bylerzine]

S5 Byler Zine focuses on Mike Wheeler/Will Byers after the events of Stranger Things 5. Our applications are open until March 8th! If you're a writer or artist with ideas, then you're welcome to check us out and submit some of your brainwaves.

Thank you for your interest - and best of luck.

💙💛 Guidelines

💙💛 Application Form

[s5bylerzine]

S5 Byler Zine focuses on Mike Wheeler/Will Byers after the events of Stranger Things 5. Our applications are open until March 8th! If you're a writer or artist with ideas, then you're welcome to check us out and submit some of your brainwaves.

Thank you for your interest - and best of luck.

💙💛 Guidelines

💙💛 Application Form

[s5bylerzine]

Our interest check is open until February 22nd!

[stobinzine]

Ahoy Sailors!

We have some important news to share.

We are EXTENDING our application deadline! Yes, you heard that right! We are extending our app submissions until February 14th so if you haven't applied yet there's till time!

Artist Apps: https://forms.gle/3hZ7o2vFdQWTyfMd8

Writer Apps: https://forms.gle/DtUhkEwTpCsDwq4a7

Carrd for more information: https://platonicsoulmatemixtapezine.carrd.co/

And here are our guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qsz6XKk2oeZqmnh3kW8YaGqfChGt3rmD0Rg49FTFDJM/edit?usp=sharing

[sncrlynwtms]

fandom etiquette as a whole died when people who didn’t grow up on fandoms became stans during lockdown, yes, but why am i seeing people openly mocking fics on twitter. why am i seeing screenshots of fics with captions like “bro what is this 😭.” why am i seeing people mock fic writers for not knowing how sports or theater or college or any other organization operates in the real world.

“college is absolutely nothing like this” “why are we writing four people on the team scoring a hat trick in one game” “so tech work is nothing like this, hope that helps!”

if you don’t like a fic, and if you can’t suspend your belief enough to enjoy a fic that exaggerates or ignores real-world orgs, you don’t have to read it. you don’t have to screenshot it and put it on blast for twitter. you don’t have to post a link to it in the replies. the back button is literally there on your phone. it’s not giving baby’s first fandom anymore, it’s giving entitled asshole and it isn’t as cute as you think it is.

[s5bylerzine]

💙 S5 BYLER ZINE 💛 INFORMATION

Carrd

S5 Byler Zine [untitled] is a zine focusing on Mike and Will after the events of Stranger Things 5.

CURRENT STATUS: INTEREST CHECK

SCHEDULE: 08 FEB - 22 FEB: INTEREST CHECK 23 FEB - 08 MAR: APPLICATIONS OPEN 09 MAR: APPLICANT EMAILS SENT 09 MAR - 17 MAY: CREATION PERIOD

✨ ESTIMATED JUNE ZINE RELEASE ✨

MODS: @nbfutureboy-ao3 @capedcommissioner @halifax-jordan

[nbfutureboy-ao3]

come to a decision (just hold my hand)

It’s the fourth time after they do it, sprawled over each other in Will’s bed, that Mike lets his head roll towards him lazily and says: “I think I might be gay, dude.”

college byler idiocy. lots of banter, humor, and actual tenderness too.

[cupcakesandtv]

Absolutely a sucker for the “ARE YOU HURT” once over. The wandering hands, frantically checking for blood or pain just SOMETHING. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED of what they might find while searching. The panicked look on the face of the person doing the checking, the glossy, confused “I’m fine” from the person being checked. HOO BOY just inject that shit right into my veins

[s5bylerzine]

💙 INTEREST CHECK OPEN 💛

Our interest check is open until February 22nd!

S5 Byler Zine [untitled] is a zine focusing on Mike and Will after the events of Stranger Things 5. We're likely to be a free digital zine for everyone to enjoy.

[lavenderstobins]

do you read fanfiction yourself? if yes, do you have any recs?

yes and yes! assuming you're looking for stranger things fic recs anyway

ronance-centric

The Bunker by ConspicuouslyGay

I Know a Place by @carriedawatermelon

Raise Dead by @eskawrites

bloodied up in a bar fight by ClawedLoupGiroux

Super Freak by confusednerdling

ti amo, je t'aime, te amo by inhobbok

put me in the movies (on a king sized silver screen) by khalasaar

What's One More Time by @dufrau

now the halftime air was sweet perfume (while the sergeants played a marching tune) by @redflagsandbanners

but the cold light of stars by fauchevalent

Bloodletting by agentlevetan

the devil's after both of us by @eskawrites

What was That, My Sweet, Sweet Nothing (I Can't Hear You Through the Fog) by TwoAretheTrees

there's nowhere that I wouldn't go by HooliganStyle

i wheely like you. by oaseas

honeysuckle. by oaseas for notholaenas

all's well that ends well (to end up with you) by mfst4rb0y

always a fool with the slowest heart by sargeantwoof

It's Just Blood Under the Bridge by Categorical_Mouse

Nothing But The Whole Wide World by @dufrau

When It’s Cold (I’d Like To Die) by NotesFromTheChamber

in the darkest little paradise by mfst4rb0y

i feel it in my body, know it in my mind by HooliganStyle

Stop Making This Hurt by beetlesandstars

stobin-centric

disposable by ghosttotheparty

When there's nothing to lose and there's nothing to prove by spinthesky

To Love And Be Loved by mummifiedgoose

Tiny Geniuses by crow_of_crimes (Theyna_Shipper)

your shadow's red (like a film i've seen) by fivecenturiesverse

feel the magic (there's something that drives me wild) by fivecenturiesverse

The Very Best People by scioscribe

you’re the only friend i need by octaviuh

Dark Red. by the_nobody

you're invited to... by rabbitinrain

it's a risk, it's a gamble by nondz (pinkjook) (technically a stoncy fic but i love it for the stobin)

shake your hair, have some fun by sargeantwoof

Love and Honor but Not Obey by crow_of_crimes (Theyna_Shipper)

Blood in the cut by PrincessAmericaChavez

part time soulmate, full time problem by sargeantwoof

like a dream in the night (who can say where we're going) by diogxnes 

in the village / in the nest (orphaned but complete)

never have friends like these again by genesisofrhythm

Take A Break, Driver 8 by tentones

I'm The First In Line by FarahsAmboolents

do broken children dream of glass sheep? by seraphy 

Alive and Kicking by Erisette

Twin Souls by Gotllphi

shake this world off my shoulders by constellationsofsentences

The Favor by ReginaNocis

the word out on the street is you are starving by notlichenthis

Ten Times Steve and Robin Didn’t Talk About Feelings by nbfutureboy

and we were never supposed to make it half this far by sargeantwoof

heaven's a mindset away by sargeantwoof