#ao3tag

[soulwriter-sp]

The whole “AO3 curse” thing cracks me up because people talk about it like it’s some magical force that ruins your life the second you post a fic. But here’s the deal—it’s kinda real, just not in a supernatural way.

AO3 isn’t cursed, the writers are just human. Most of us write when life’s kinda falling apart, and our author’s notes end up being emotional diaries. Life can be shitty sometimes, and that just gets shared, but that doesn’t mean AO3 is actually causing it. I know a lot of people get that it’s a joke, but for those who don’t or who worry, I wanted to clear it up. No need to stress.

[sloanereeve]

have you ever read a fanfic where being bored almost ruined a family ?

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

well now you have.

for wattpad users :

" There were various methods of suppressions Paddington attempted. Among them was journaling, he was hoping that perhaps after writing it do

[ao3screenshots]

yes these are from the same fic

[nat-talks-turtles]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

i wrote another angsty one-shot!

this time centering on Mikey, my dear orange child. 

warnings: descriptions of drowning, hypothermia, and the use of CPR. 

[redknave]

once upon a time + ao3 tag generator (1/3)

[biostrange]

bioshock infinite + ao3 tags

[soulwriter-sp]

ao3 writers really be like: “this fic ruined my sleep schedule, my mental health, and my faith in coherent plot structure” and then turn around like “anyway here’s part 2.”

[soulwriter-sp]

sometimes i forget that normal people don’t spend their free time trying to figure out the most emotionally devastating way two fictional characters could confess their love. like sorry you play sports — i’m over here trying to engineer the exact pacing of a heartbreak that will make a stranger cry into their phone at 2 a.m.