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Joanie. Old. French-Canadian. Multifannish. Watches too much tv. Reads too much fanfics, not enough books. Eclectic taste in music. I'm currently really into MCU.

[seungchacco]

please show lino’s creachers love or he will hold you at gunpoint

[steveandbvcky]

[chanstopher]

Bang Chan being Beautiful 💘 (13/∞)

Bonus Jeongchan 💕

[chthonic-isabelleadjani-deactiv]

The idea of english as a mother tongue is so strange to me, in my head english is how ppl communicate when there's no way in common to communicate, so english as a mother tongue sounds a bit like idk email as a mother tongue ykwim? Like english to me feels like the stuff that's used to fill the empty spaces between languages

[carnivorine]

Ok English is my native language and unfortunatly the only one I know yet, but this reminds me so much of that passage in Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

[rcse-tvler]

“Girl power in my mind is to let girls be exactly what they are.”

[quince-jelly]

Lan Qiren at wangxian wedding

[801number]

We Best Love: No. 1 For You

[sonderin]

by matialonsor

[pranpat]

[jaehwany]

秘密 mì mì • secret

Why do you have to think about it so much? Just let it go. Do whatever you feel like. There’s no need for an answer if there’s no answer.

[longinglook]

i told sunset about you (2020) - favorite shots

[soulmatelines]

oh-aew and teh: a study in touch

[loveisactivated]

[coldties-deactivated20230429]

adorable love birds 

[bap-ftw-deactivated20251018]

Why are you getting upset at me? You are speaking nonsense right now!

➥ Kim Hwan giving Byeong In reality slap 😂

[veeaziel]

every day i am percieved™️

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

There is a reason for this though!

The original tweet summarizes it pretty well. Fanfic tends to be popular among certain types of neurodivergent people (aka people most likely to read excessively as a child, and have burnout as an adult) for the same reasons that we tend to hyperfixate–neurochemical signaling (I hope I’m using that phrase correctly). What I mean is, for people who are really dependent on changes in dopamine/serotonin/neurotransmitter levels, who have low levels or wonky neural reward systems (perhaps the most common types of neurodivergence)…people like us rely on dependable external sources of those neurochemicals. In order to function, we spend a lot of our free time trying to level out our brain chemistry using things that can reliably bring us a steady stream of joyful moments (rewards) without costing too much of the mental effort that is already in short supply. 

significantly: the investment of reading has to be balanced with a steady “return on investment”–and this return has to start fairly quickly. because again, we don’t have a lot of attention/energy to invest on tiring things. we have perpetual “low batteries” in that regard.

that doesn’t mean these stories are “simple,” or that they lack complexity or value–only that the reward has to come in short regular intervals, and it has to have a low “upfront cost.” these stories are only “easy” to read in the sense that the effort we put into them is rewarded in a timely manner. which is why fanfic stories are so perfectly formulated for neurodivergent readers–they are often beautifully written, but skip a lot of the upfront costs (of introducing new characters, of world-building, of getting the audience emotionally connected to the story elements).

the nature of fanfiction is that the reader has a pre-existing relationship with this world and these characters. that–combined with the shorter average length of fics–means that fan fics very quickly start rewarding the reader in a way that traditional fiction struggles to. that’s not a bad thing! and maybe it’s something more traditionally published writers should be paying attention to.

Fanfic, as a genre, has been uniquely helpful and accessible to many neurodivergent readers who would otherwise struggle to immerse themselves in stories. I’m glad so many of you have found a way to love and enjoy reading again! The important thing is that you are spending time inside stories you love–the way those stories are published or presented to the world is just one detail. The fact that you find joy in the process of reading (or listening!) to stories–that is what matters.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

tags: but for readers who also want to get back into reading traditionally published fiction, i recommend starting with short stories! short stories have a lot of the benefits that fan fics do. the storyline progresses and climaxes more quickly. there’s not as much room so the writer has to deliver the meaning of the story in fewer words (which is really helpful if you’re struggling to enjoy longer fiction that takes too long to ‘pay off’). plus it’s less of an investment and commitment than full-length novels. and if you read anthologies you can just skip a story–or multiple stories–until you find one you vibe with (easier to skip a short story in a collection than a chapter in a novel). re-reading books you read years ago is also a good way to start getting back into longer fiction! look for things that let you skim or skip parts when the pacing is too slow. also consider a book series, with the same characters and/or story structure (especially helpful if they can be read out of published order, like with many detective novels). basically, stories are easier to get settled into when your brain knows what to expect. (another reason fanfiction is so useful: the tagging system) 

concept: reading you do in your leisure time SHOULD NOT FEEL LIKE A CHORE. if it feels like a chore that means you should find a different story. probably in a different format, genre, etc. you can always come back to a story later, but if you aren’t in the frame of mind where you can enjoy it–then honestly what is the point? if you aren’t reading this for a class or for information you need to know, then just…read something else in the mean time. read something that works for you in your current mental state. there is no shame in that, and it is so much better than the alternative of forcing yourself through a book you chose to read for fun and enjoyment. the important thing is that you are finding stories you can enjoy right now–in whatever genre or format–and you get to be proud of yourself for doing that.

[gaycrackshipper]

I came across this and ... Wow!

They really look awesome!!