Just the Son of a Raven

Hello! Welcome to this hermitcraft/life series brain rot blog where I answer asks about my ao3 fics! Soulbound, Love Death + Grumbot

[sunofaraven]

Greetings! I figured it was high time I did a pinned post.

About me: I'm Raven (any pronouns), a gay 20-something with a deep affection for silly blockmen. I write too many words

You can find my work on ao3.

Stuff I love: Hermitcraft, Life Series, Desert Duo, Team Ranchers, Waffle Duo, Ethubs, crazy redstone people, angst, hurt/comfort, found family, QPRs, hybrid headcanons, apocalypse and dystopian genres

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Asks? YES. Please talk to me.

Requests? I dunno. Send them to me and we'll find out.

Fanwork of my fics: Go for it!! Consider this a blanket statement that you are allowed to create any content you want based on my writing (art, fics of your own, etc). Just don't repost my writing claiming it's your own or feed it to AI

Hermitshipping? I love a lot of it but generally prefer to write QPRs/ambiguous relationships. But this could change

Direct messages? Only if you bring snacks

[sunofaraven]

Who would have thought we'd get watcher lore in the year of our lord 2026??? I'm... Feeling normal about this. Yes, very normal.

Also I'm very behind on episodes. I really need to catch up, apparently 👀

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

be kind and respectful to fanfic writers

be kind and respectful to fan artists

be kind and respectful to people in your fandom

be kind and respectful to people

[roboticnebula]

Pros of re-reading your own fic

a good time;

Has exactly the tropes you like and the characterization you want to read;

Gratification: yes you did finish a thing and yes you did do good;

just a very fun time all around.

Cons of re-reading your own fic:

Is that another TYpO

[dogpuppy]

[sunofaraven]

*squints at screen*

When... when did they change Tumblr? I cannot tell you what's changed, but I swear it looks different...

[sunofaraven]

The UK's Online Safety Act came for me yesterday on Reddit when I was doing research for my current novel.

What graphic content was I trying to view, you ask?

Wolves.

Just, the animal.

[brainrotranch]

Aspec Experiences in the Hermitcraft-Empires-Life SMP Fandomsphere

I have created a google form to survey the relationship between this fandom and aspec identities. Everyone can and is encouraged to answer, if you are willing. It is very long, and has several sections where you are allowed to rant away on the subject, so feel free to take your time.

Also apologies ahead of time for any errors, seemingly obvious missed questions, or strange wording. I did my best and quintuple checked it, but I also have Skizz-level observational skills.

Please share it around, especially to those in different circles of the fandom than yourself. I wanna get as many answers as possible from as many corners as possible.

[solrookera]

PSA

Just a heads up, there are bots going around on AO3 accusing people of using AI. Considering the timing, this is likely AI bros' retaliation for AO3 users calling them out for scraping their work. Examples of what you might be sent:

Screenshots from here.

If you get a comment like this, just report for spam and delete.

[lottiesnotebook]

This happened to me on Monday! Just to note, they seem to be using the usernames of real AO3/Tumblr users, which is creepy and upsetting, and also a weird way to sow discord in our communities.

[aeonchangeling]

As a fanfic writer, this makes me sick.

[waywardstraysau]

Letting me readers know about this nonsense. Don't bother with engaging if you get something like this, do as the OP says and continue to write.

[sunofaraven]

Very upset about all the scraping of ao3 that's going on recently. I've always had my fics open and available to everyone, because I want people to be able to read and interact without an account.

But now I'm torn between finally locking them and the idea that it's already too late...

Like I've got over 200k words on there. That have already probably been fed to countless AIs.

Ihateithere

[existennialmemes]

Listen, if a Bad President can come in and take away our rights and we're dependent on a Good President replacing them in four years to give us back our rights, then we do not have any rights.

If politicians can take or distribute them, then they're not "inalienable" and they're not "rights."

We don't have inalienable rights we have conditional privileges, divvied out according to the whims of whoever currently holds the reins.

And if we want to have actual rights, then we must build a system in which no one has the power to take them away to begin with.

[sunofaraven]

Do you plan on writing anymore on Ao3 in the foreseeable future? No pressure of course but I loved your work and was wondering about it.

Hello, I do!!

I know I haven't posted that much recently, but I absolutely have a lot more words I want to write for you guys.

The recent lack of stories has simply been because I've been way too busy to work on anything. But don't worry, I have several half-finished things on my laptop that I've been itching to pick up again. (More LD+G oneshots, a handful of documents filled with ideas and research for several different things, and even 1/3 of a longer vampire au)

Your ask is actually quite encouraging to receive, so thank you <3

[bardofavon]

not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

[def-not-enjolras]

crazy how fanfic authors drop the most beautiful and gorgeous pieces of work ever, leaving you speechless and sobbing at three in the morning as you quietly contemplate the masterpiece you just read

and they don’t get paid for it they just do it because they’re having fun and they want to share their joy with you

like I would literally die for all of you fanfic authors out there reblog to swear your allegiance to fanfic authors

[hopelessvalentines]

“Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed.”

[sunofaraven]

Something something, the girls at a sleepover preening each others wings and then braiding gem's hair so she doesn't feel left out, something something

[sunofaraven]

Christmas at the Scottage: Love Death + Grumbot oneshot

An IMMENSELY late Christmas gift to you guys. Enjoy?

SPOILERS for Love Death + Grumbot

The first snow was falling. It was quiet out here, with the sun low enough behind the clouds that the whole world was grey. Mumbo could feel the cold turning his ears red and he tucked his gloved hands into his pockets, watching his breath rise into the sky in front of him. Behind him, the house was a bustle of noise and chaos. No one had noticed that he’d disappeared yet.