sunbursts and starlight

laurel (she/her) | grumkin_snark on ao3 | ~friends may come and go, but patrick marleau is forever~

[samwpmarleau]

whumptober 2024 masterlist

this also can be found here on ao3.

Race Against the Clock

Trust Issues

Wrongfully Arrested

Hallucinations

Sunburn

Regret

Only for Emergencies

Sleep Deprivation

Obsession

Nightmares

Convenience Store

Starvation

Team as a Family

Left for Dead

Childhood Trauma

Time Loop

Nowhere Else to Go

Loss of Identity

Blood Trail

Emotional Angst

Body Horror

Bleeding Through Bandages

Forced Choice

Motion Sickness

Surgery

Communication Barrier

Voiceless

Venom

Fatigue

Asking for Help

Recovery

[animentality]

[scribeherself]

Happy Pride Month! Friendly reminder that you don’t need a perfectly defined box, a specific label, or a public announcement to belong here. Rainbows are a spectrum for a reason. To everyone celebrating out loud, in secret, or somewhere safely in between: I see you, I’m with you too, and I’m proud of you. you are valid, you are seen, and you matter. I’m so incredibly grateful to be part of a community that has room for all of us. 🌈❤️

[harbinger-of-silly]

All gays will go to hellsite

[king-of-oreo]

What if in hellsite but not gay

[punky-beaver-offical]

[king-of-oreo]

NO!

[avhira]

[hellsitegenetics]

String identified: A ga g t t at t t t ga T tag g a Ag agag Acctac ! T tag g a Ag agag Acctac

Closest match: Psylliodes chrysocephala genome assembly, chromosome: 4 Common name: Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle

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[graveexcitement]

[kebbopulos]

[spaghettihell]

[mshfar2a]

I don't like to admit it, but sometimes I actually miss John Green.

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

Sometimes I can almost hear him.

[sarahreesbrennan]

Sometimes I can still hear his voice…

[ekjohnston]

Stop telling people that you're dead!

[daenystheedreamer]

if you could delete a trope from fandom completely What would it be

found family

enemies to lovers

hurt/comfort

post-canon fix it, ending what ending

fake dating

soulmate au

only one bed

fluff

angst

ot3

modern au

other au - royalty, college, cafe, florist

Remaining time: 3 days 12 hours

tired of favourite trope What is your most HATED trope. no omegaverse cos it would sweep

[ao3commentoftheday]

Is there like a non creepy way to ask an AO3 writer if they have a tumblr one could follow? I left a comment on all fics of an author a while ago and had some cool discussion about their works in the comments with them and I would love to see more of their thoughts.

I think what you said here works!

I also don't think it's creepy to find someone interesting and follow them elsewhere. Back when I first started posting on AO3, it was pretty common for authors in my fandom to have the same username on both AO3 and their tumblr, so I wouldn't even have to ask. I'd just search them out here and then follow them.

I'm old and not super active on AO3 at the moment, so I don't know if that's still true though.

Reply to a comment in the chain or on a new fic if they've posted one, and say something like:

"I really enjoy these cool discussions we have in your comments. Do you have a tumblr I could follow? I'd love to see more of your thoughts."

Also, if you haven't already, check out their author profile page. They might have it linked there! I know I do.

(and when I think of it, I link it in my author's notes, but that doesn't happen all that often lol)

Authors - would you find this creepy? Is there a better way to ask?

Readers - how do you go about asking to find an author outside of AO3?

[mothgirlfemme]

"Would you rather use the app? :)" I cannot begin to describe how much I wouldn't

[mingpicket]

kink: deleting someone’s pointless comment by reblogging the post from the same person they did

[yzghuldar]

I mean, that’s censorship but okay.

[nutsacktorturer]

ksvskwbidbwkdbskbsjw

[king-of-the-freeway]

[intosnarkness]

Here’s the thing: authors know when they get a rec on an older story. There’s a telltale uptick of kudos (with a 10-15% comment rate if you’re lucky) in your digest email.

The thing is, there’s no way to know where these people are coming from. In the before, when fandom was more in the corners we all knew about, you could search LJ or a message board or whatever social bookmarking site we were using. You could join the community and participate.

You could get a little dopamine hit by seeing someone tell their friends why they loved your story.

Anymore, those recs are hidden in discords, or in tiktoks or instagram slideshows that you can’t search for. They’re inaccessible, not discoverable unless you’re already there. You may never know why 27 people left kudos on an old story of yours, what they liked and found in your writing. You just get the thumbs up and a kinda lonely feeling, cause these could be your people. You could like them, maybe. You could be friends.

But you’ll never find out why they stopped by, or what people are saying about you behind your back, and that’s sad.

So thank you to the people who still do public rec lists on this webbed site. You are my sunshine, and I’m appreciative of all of you.

[saathi1013]

If you are recced a fic and enjoyed it, leave a comment telling the author where you came from! We like to know!

[emolgana]

incredible stuff happening out there

[melrosing]

robert’s rebellion generation

[samwpmarleau]

tropes game

tagged by @thelettersfromnoone <3

several of these entirely depend on the ship/fandom, but in general:

slowburn or love at first sight

fake dating or secret dating

enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers

there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence

hurt/comfort or amnesia

fantasy au or modern au

mutual pining or domestic bliss

smut or fluff

canon-compliant or fix-it

reincarnation or character death

one-shot or multi-chapter

kid fic or road trip fic

arranged marriage or accidental marriage

high-school romance or middle-age romance

time travel or isolated together

neighbours or roommates

sci-fi au or magic au

body swap or genderbent

angst or crack

apocalyptic or mundane

tagging anyone who wants to do it

[apolladay]

Have you ever gone to an concert/movie alone*?

yes

no

Voting ended onMay 27

* as in you spent the entire time alone and you didn't go there alone with plans to meet up with someone.

[woodrider]

ma'am, I'm going to place you on a brief hold while I look for a reaction image

[silverjirachi]

your dashboard is supposed to be at LEAST halfway full of shit you have no context for and fandoms you're not involved in. it is the natural way of the universe

[redstonedust]

the problem with movie remakes is that they always remake something that was already good, meaning at worst you ruin it and at best your remake is largely redundant. to make a truly good remake you need to start with source material that is absolute dogwater. ignore the pull of nostalgia. redeem the sins of moviemaking past.