#17.12.25

[heartsoftruth]

[classiceastenders]

17.12.25

listen, have you got a room at yours? or is that…too weird?

[dreamings-free]

Louis Tomlinson — Palaces [Live @ SiriusXM] Dec 17, 2025

Louis Tomlinson performs "Palaces" live on SiriusXM.

[lilolilyr]

happy birthday lilo!! i know it is quite late there but i hope it was so nice :)

Thank youuu! <3 I had a great day and got some nice gifts from friends and family :D

And your ask coming late is the perfect opportunity to share some pics of my gifts bc I forgot to take pictures yesterday xD

I'm super excited to read the twilight analysis and curious about the other books, love love love the sweatpants fabric harem trousers they are So comfy, and I adore the R2 alarm clock tho I don't think I'll be able to use it as anything but a decor piece which is a shame because it makes great R2 alarm sounds but it also glows way too bright to not keep me awake at night lmao and it needs to stay plugged in all the time which is also unforchies for where I'd like my alarm clock to be... Oh well, win some lose some :} it's still absolutely adorbs!

[joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

current again <3

[lilolilyr]

what do you think about this new avorah book club or whatever it's called? just came across it here on tumblr (was going through the hacks tag). it's just...yet another thing to relocate discussion about fic and taking interaction away from ao3 as a platform, isn't it? people are already not writing comments or even leaving kudos. so this is just another way for them to be all """involved""" in fandom while literally taking the ONE reward that we get as writers away from us. i'm not saying people won't leave comments on avorah fics anymore, especially considering this is a *book* thing meaning they will likely not look at oneshots at all, but it's certainly...not promising. like, if i'm enthusiastically talking on discord, why WOULD i then go back and write a comment, ya know? cause i've already written down my thoughts for...the discord server. am i being irrationally annoyed at this? i don't think so. it's just...so frustrating

Okay before I go into detail on why I think this isn't the case in this specific case: I absolutely understand where you're coming from and why you're frustrated! Fics do seem to get less and less engagement, and fandom is supposed to be a community, why share fics if no-one reacts to them? It sucks. And I've definitely gotten into my fair share of discussions/arguments in other discord servers with people who talk about fics on discord without commenting and/or who share funny quotes from fics without actually sharing the fic links... Especially in big fandoms with lots of fandom newbies -_- but yeah I don't think this is what's happening with the Hacks server!

While I'm in the server I haven't interacted with the 'book club' section of it, just the normal channels because basically the other Avorah server more or less migrated into this one and the usual ship and watchparty channels are on there too now, so take my info with a grain of salt o.o

I think what they're doing is taking turns discussing their/each other's fic? There are lots of fic writers in the server... so I'd also hope that if they do discuss fics from someone else who isn't in the server, they're fandom savvy enough to know to also leave comments or maybe ask first whether the authors want to have their fics discussed... but like I said I'm not actually a part of this, I've got those channels muted because I'm really bad at reading on a schedule, so I'd just end up with fic spoilers xD

Personally when I hear about a fic being recced on discord I'm more likely to check it out even when I'm not currently on a reading binge in that fandom, and I'll then comment - and I'll share fic links on discord of my own favs after commenting. So I think that's an addition to comments, not taking away from it... But of course only if people do it that way.

The people in the discord are also really nice, so feel free to join in and maybe talk about your concerns as a writer with the people running the book club part of things, I'm sure they'll be happy to talk about it!

[lilolilyr]

2, 5, 10 - throwing these right back at you for a trip down memory lane ❤️

2: Recommend a fic that is not posted on AO3.

Ohh I have 17 external source Ao3 bookmark-recs, let's pick one straight from Tumblr: this story about the necromancy bot that just wants to fix its crew!

5: Recommend a gen fic (no pairings).

Penny & Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory start a YouTube channel in this fic on ffnet!

10: Recommend a fic that is more than 10 years old.

Ohhh I had fun diving into my very first Ao3 bookmark-recs :D

A Pirate and a Mercenary Walk Into a Bar (A Love Story) by @faeleverte is an MCU fic with maybe my favorite OC (apart from my own ocs), if I remember correctly they are also in some of faeleverte's other fics but in this one they're a main character. I'll have to reread this some time!

Thank you so much for this ask, this was fun!

fic rec ask game - ask me something off anon and reblog the ask meme, I'll ask you something back!

All of my fic rec lists

[lilolilyr]

789 + Bonus 15 for the fic rec ask! Because talking about fic is fun! ;))) 💛

7: a fic that uses a trope I love

The trope is time travel and the fic is what I'm currently reading: The Manda Provides by @bolithesenate :D I really love it, it's chaotic in the most brilliant way!

8: a fic with an interesting premise/concept

A fable penned in ink and blood by @occams-painting-knife is such an amazing twilight AU and SIOC fic, the worldbuilding is way better than canon and the original character, her backstory and her struggles and character development during the story is really interesting! Can't recommend this story enough :)

9: a fic from a book fandom

Everything Has Changed by @medusaslore - Funnily enough the first good book fic that comes to mind is het smut to a wlw book xD (the fic's about the parents of the main characters) if you like historical romance I can recommend both the book and the fic to it!

15: Recommend any fic of your choice:

It'll have to be my favorite fic of the year again, the Poirot fic The Real Captain Hastings by Sue the Android :)

Thanks so much for the ask! <3

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