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i learned love from living. (all posts are on queue)

[snarky-bee]

I think another problem with the mindset of kudos/comments on AO3 is part of the “stalking” culture on instagram. If you like a picture that is months old on instagram, its “insta-stalking” because you had to scroll through that person’s profile in order to find those months-old pictures. That is NOT how AO3 works. It’s not cringe or embarrassing to find a fic that was posted in 2012 and like it. It is there to read. 

Same for works on AO3. Sure, maybe some of us have some old works that aren’t up to our current standards of writing. But I, personally, am never going to look at a kudos email and think “ew omg I can’t believe someone found this fic from 2016 why are they liking it”. In fact, I am entirely going to go “nice! people are still reading some of my older works too, I’m glad they enjoyed it”. It’s an archive, it is meant to be a collection of transformative works, old and new, and you are meant to find them. 

In fact, if you find a work that is from five years ago and you really liked it? I bet the author would love a comment even then.

Stories are written to be read. 

Show some appreciation.

[barbex]

Writers write to be read!

Older stories need love just as new ones. Please don’t let stories and chapters die of neglect after one fucking week!

[elfwreck]

I got a comment a couple of months ago for a nearly-10-years-old crackfic and I was thrilled! 

Part of why there’s sortable searches at AO3 is to let you find fics for a now-dormant fandom, fics that are no longer canon-compliant after the new episodes, fics that work with fanon tropes that are no longer popular, fics from authors who are no longer actively writing… and just fics that weren’t written recently. 

Comments on old fics are great! Often, they bring back a rush of memories for the author - oh wow, I remember when I was obsessing about this fandom, how much I loved this pairing, the fics I read that inspired this fic! 

[rthstewart]

I always get depressed reading things like this because I wonder…  gosh are people really worried about leaving comments on old posts? Stalking?  That would never even occur to me.  All this time and I think I’m still doing it wrong.

[dimaiv-nov]

Widow  Warmup piece after looooooong holidays 

[widowlayouts]

holy shit whoa 😳 her muscless hhngnhhghn 😳😳😳😳

[cescedes-deactivated20210628]

We are not heroes. 

[mattelektras]

you always knew what you had to do. no one ever told you

[buckynatashas]

black widow, you, with your deadliest sting. 

[veliseraptor]

“I’m the Black Widow. I could eat you for lunch.”

Black Widow: The Name of the Rose, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Daniel Acuña.

[cartoonsedits-blog]

↳ avengers assemble ˘³˘ natasha and yelena

— like or reblog if you save/use 💌

[embracethedits]

Natasha Headers

Please like/reblog this post! Hope you like!

[heroicons]

like/reblog or credit dccosmics on twitter if you save/use

[widowlayouts]

// just complaining oops

[mothric]

me? letting an entire fic play out in my head from beginning to end and not writing a single thing down, thus forever sealing it in my brain as a self-indulgent relic that will never see the light of day?? 

it’s exactly as likely as you think

[shortvideosandstuff]

X

[psychara-deactivated20190811]

THIS IS THE BEST COMMERCIAL EVER

[satan-is-salmon-deactivated2017]

I’ve reblogged this so many times because I truly think every parent should involve themselves with what their child enjoys. 

[dance-hall-dyke-deactivated2019]

Not to mention this is an act of solidarity. He’s saying “even if the entire world is against you, I’m on your side.” Which I think is important for a kid to know. He’s refusing to be a bully to his child, even if he doesn’t understand.

[desertcryptid]

I work at Hot Topic and we had a white suburban dad in who was buying matching heavy metal/screamo band shirts for him and his teenage daughter and said “To be honest, I think this stuff sounds like garbage, but she likes it so we listen to it together and we’re going to the concert for Christmas.” And it was just really heartwarming to see him so involved in his child’s life and validating her interests.

[thecheshirecass-deactivated2018]

I WILL NEVER NOT REBLOG THIS.

[crhodey]

“I don’t get it, but I love how you love it” is one of the best things anyone can say. My entire family asks questions about comics because they want to share my enthusiasm for them and support me, even though they otherwise wouldn’t pay attention to the industry at all.

[bisexual-dodie-yellow-deactivat]

I get questions all the time about the things i like, weather it is bands or youtubers from my mom, but when I go over to my dads it is so obvious that he does not understand or know why I like it but it makes me happy knowing that he tries. 

[widowlayouts]

so uh all st*rk*rs that try to follow me will be blocked

[captainhandsome]

of course not. why would you want your sight back? it’s so overrated. the high moral ground is way more satisfying than all of the colors of the rainbow and gazing upon the faces of your loved ones.

[brxelvrsn]

— i love winning

• credit, like or reblog if you use/save please

@/ bvdngel on twitter.

[peterfelicias]

Scarlet Witch #9 (2016)

There was a time I was shy and young, sure. I was nervous of my powers, our powers and how we’d fare in the world. But that was long ago. I’m a woman now. All grown up. And more than capable of making my own decisions, thank you very much.

[wandasmaximoff]

As to me being an Avenger, not so much. Not lately anyway.