Baby's first AI-generated comment, woohoo! 🥰
It's tragic: as much as I'd love my writing to be described as "feels like calm after a storm"...this specific story is 1,5k words of Keith whump, with the most graphic description I've made of a character burning alive. Something very heartwarming, if you will, but not exactly calm.
[Side note: it did remind me that I didn't share this story here. It's a companion fic to @scorp2510's VLD/HSR crossover (which I affectionately call the KIAverse, since its first fic is KIA - Killed In Action.) I'm not sure many of you are into such a crossover, but it was the first flash-fic I wrote in a while, so here goes: The Pyre, VLD/HSR crossover on AO3. I need to remember posting my stories on AO3 and sharing the links on Tumblr more often. I have a stupid backlog.]
Anyway.
The comment disappeared since, but I'm slightly concerned that this is a Registered User, which means scammers now manage to make accounts in spite of the invitation system.
In my case, I'm somewhat blasé about it, since I'm not exactly looking for comments when I post (don't get me wrong, I love receiving them! And being enthusiastic along with readers is so cool! But I mostly post on AO3 for archiving purposes first and readers later.)
But for writers who really rely on comments to remain motivated, receiving something like this and realising it's fake might be devastating.
This is, thus, your regular reminder to comment on the fics you like, so that writers know that REAL PEOPLE actually, genuinely enjoy their work. Comment with your own words, with your own feelings. Emoji and keysmashes also work. Just be yourself and don't overthink it.
DON'T LET CHATGPT WRITE YOUR COMMENTS FOR YOU. DON'T LET CHATGPT RUIN THE STORIES YOU LOVE READING.
You have words in your head that ChatGPT can't ever get from you! Use them!