Un Romantic Age

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[callonpeevesie]

snowy in a turban btw. if you even care

[cafebedo]

kaebedo x howl’s moving castle

[k0komis]

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ XILONEN of The Children of Echoes

[apolladay]

Do you actually reblog polls when they ask you to reblog

Yes

No

Something else (?????)

Voting ended onOct 4, 2024

[apolladay]

Vehicle owners: What gender is your car?

Girl (left gas tank)

Boy (right gas tank)

Nonbinary (electric)

Voting ended onOct 3, 2024

[slumbering-lore]

Agender (I don't have one)

[ship-colour-scheme-showdown]

Ship Colour Scheme Showdown Round 1 Match 54

Best colour scheme:

5ABD51/E63723

B54778/6668B4

Voting ended onSep 28, 2024

Speculation about ships is welcome, but please do not reveal the identities of ships you submitted!

[aprilertuile]

Wisest? Or just alone?

Title : Wisest? Or just alone? (available here : https://archiveofourown.org/works/58453996/chapters/148900237)

Arafinwë had been fully on board with the idea of avenging Finwë. However... What was done in Alqualondë... Could they still claim to have the right to call for revenge after such horror unfolded at their hands? And what about the Doom led out by lord Námo?

The beautiful illustrations are by notomorrows/ @slumbering-lore (https://archiveofourown.org/users/notomorrows and https://www.tumblr.com/slumbering-lore)

The story is by Aprilertuile (https://archiveofourown.org/users/Aprilertuile)

Rating : M for graphic depiction of violence

Word count : 7 902 words

Number of chapters: 7

Relationships: gen

Characters : Finarfin, Fëanor, Fingolfin, Galadriel, Aegnor, Angrod, Finrod, Aredhel, Turgon, Fingon, Maglor, Eonwë, Namo, Manwë, Ulmo, Rumil,

Darkening of Valinor, Exile, Separation, Kinslaying and its results. Going back to Tirion.

@tolkienrsb

[apolladay]

How long have you had your primary email address? If you have multiple primary (not secondary!) use the oldest

-Less than a year

-About 1-2 years

-About 3-5 Years

-About 5-7 Years

-About 8-10 Years

-10+ Years

-I don't have an email address

-I'm bald/other infinitely nuanced option

How long have you had your primary email address? If you have multiple primary (not secondary!) use the oldest

Less than a year

About 1-2 years

About 3-5 Years

About 5-7 Years

About 8-10 Years

10+ Years

I don't have an email address

I'm bald/other infinitely nuanced option

Voting ended onSep 13, 2024

[estellamiraiauthor]

Just for fun…

Writers, if your work were going to be adapted to a different medium, what would you want it to be? For the purpose of this poll you can only choose one! 😉

A live-action movie

An animated movie

A live-action TV show

An animated TV show

A stage play (non-musical)

A musical/opera/concept album

A comic book/strip (including manga)

A video game

A tabletop/board game

A radio drama

Something else

I wouldn’t want my book/s to be adapted

Voting ended onSep 4, 2024

[wrecklwj]

“AO3 bookmarks are a reader’s space and a place for them to be honest about the fics they read, which is why authors can’t respond to them and don’t get notified when someone creates a bookmark. If authors don’t want to see a negative bookmark that someone has created of their fic, they shouldn’t click into the bookmarks section.” do you agree with this

Neither writer nor reader, and I agree with this statement

Neither writer nor reader, and I disagree with this statement

Neither writer nor reader, and I feel it’s complicated

I read but don’t write, and I agree with this statement

I read but don’t write, and I disagree with this statement

I read but don’t write, and I feel it’s complicated

I both read and write, and I agree with this statement

I both read and write, and I disagree with this statement

I both read and write, and I feel it’s complicated

Not in fandom/don’t use AO3/bald/results

Voting ended onSep 6, 2024

Context: this is a very common viewpoint on the ao3 subreddit which I very recently stumbled upon, but most people i’m friends with in danmei fandom (twt, discord etc) don’t agree and think negative bookmarks are rude.

[westiec]

Here's the thing: objectively, bookmarks are designed for readers' personal notes AND they are designed to be seen. That's why there are separate tickboxes for "Private Bookmark" and "Rec" when you create one.

The FAQ describes their purpose as:

An AO3 bookmark is a record of a work you want to remember, find more easily, or record a note about. Bookmarks created on the Archive can also serve as recommendations to other users.

and says that:

You can also add your own personal notes or tags for the work. The notes can be anything, such as brief reviews or reminders to yourself. Tags can be used to make your bookmarks easier to sort and filter.

So like. Yes. Bookmarks are for readers' notes, and they need not be exclusively recommendations. Authors should be aware that bookmark notes may contain unfiltered thoughts or negative commentary that readers did not intend for you to read.

(Unfortunately for everyone, as I found out on twitter one time, a shocking percentage of ao3 users do not realize their bookmarks are visible by default, much less easily accessible to the author.)

Now, does this mean I think readers should use the bookmark function to flame works they didn't like for all and sundry to see? No, this isn't fucking Yelp. I've never stumbled across someone with a bunch of negative bookmarks and thought, "whew, glad they warned me about all these fics!" but I've frequently thought, "wow this person sure spends a lot of energy on stuff they dislike."

It is one click to make a bookmark private, and that function ALSO exists for a reason.

@/gaypiratebrainrot has a great post on here that describes ao3 interactions as:

comparable to doing a live reading in an intimate little bookstore, like kudos are everybody who stayed til the end and applauded, comments are everybody who waited to come up to talk to you afterwards, and bookmark comments are the little snatches of conversation you overhear outside

I think that's a good way to think about it from all sides — bookmark comments aren't for the author, no, but there's a good chance they'll be overheard. And if you're out front of the store trashing the writing, whoever does hear you might think you're kind of a jerk.

[eldritchbauble]

Do you use your original astrological sign, or your updated/correct one?

Original, even though I know it's incorrect

Original, but I'll always believe it's correct

Updated

They've been updated???

Voting ended onSep 1, 2024

[eldritchbauble]

What's your (new) astrological sign? Yep, the zodiac has changed

The astrological signs have shifted, according to a blog post from NASA. Here are the new zodiac sign dates to use for your next horoscope.

[eldritchbauble]

I love that everyone is looking at the objective, scientific evidence that celestial bodies move over time and that therefore their position in space is no longer the same as it was thousands of years ago, meaning you were most likely not born under the same sign you thought you were, and going. Nah I dislike that I am NOT an Aeries. Fuck that noise.

/affectionate

[kuromi-hoemie]

insufferable article, here's the point:

[slumbering-lore]

My art for @tolkienrsb 2024! I had a lot of fun in this event, unfortunately got into a little time crunch due to exams...

This work will be accompanied by a lovely fic worked on by @thatonetimetraveller and @aprilertuileviresse ! It will be revealed soon on AO3 ｡⁠.ﾟ⁠+⁠ ⁠⟵⁠(⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠)

So excited to see all the amazing works!

[apolladay]

Where do you put you phone while you sleep?

Option 1 - in my room at arms reach

Option 2 - in my room not at arms reach

Option 3 - not in my room

Where do you put you phone while you sleep?

in my room at arms reach

in my room not at arms reach

not in my room

Voting ended onAug 30, 2024

[apolladay]

are you

older than you favourite fictional character

younger than them

the same age

idk if they’re older or younger than me

i don’t have a favourite fictional character/results

Are you..

older than you favourite fictional character

younger than them

the same age

idk if they’re older or younger than me

I don’t have a favourite fictional character/results

Voting ended onAug 24, 2024

[apolladay]

I don't have a bearded person to ask that among the people I know but I've been wondering: people who grow facial hair, do you get a bedhead in your beard / mustache ?

(Frequency doesn't matter, if you do, press yes)

Short facial hair, yes

Short facial hair, no

Long facial hair, yes

Long facial hair, no

More nuanced answer

Not applicable

I don't have a bearded person to ask that among the people I know but I've been wondering: people who grow facial hair, do you get a bedhead in your beard / mustache ? (Frequency doesn't matter, if you do, press yes)

Short facial hair, yes

Short facial hair, no

Long facial hair, yes

Long facial hair, no

More nuanced answer

Not applicable

Voting ended onAug 22, 2024

[apolladay]

Have you ever had an adult in a position of power at you hobby/sport/club/etc that made you hate what you were doing?

Yes

No

Other

Have you ever had an adult in a position of power at you hobby/sport/club/etc that made you hate what you were doing?

yes

no

other

Voting ended onAug 22, 2024

[callonpeevesie]

spa day in the moving castle