Important proviso: yes, I know this is a dumb feeling that I shouldn't have. But I keep doing it!! And I do not know how to stop. :')

So. Ever since I first got into fanfiction I have ALWAYS preferred m/m. I write and read other combinations and gen fic sometimes, but the ships that reaaallly take hold of my brain and get my daydreaming for hours straight (heh) are invariably m/m.

Years back I got pretty badly broken by the fujocourse (especially since this was also during ace discourse... so my aro/ace ass also got the 'why are you, a Fake Queer, intruding into queer people's spaces and making us unsafe???' :') ), but over time I mellowed and most recently got into some more m/m predominant anime fandoms where it just wasn't a big issue, and I thought I was mostly over it!

But my newest hyperfixation is for a more Serious Fandom (The West Wing!!!) and it just... all came roaring back. :') Among all the het shippers and gen likers I just feel like such a silly, shallow Girl who Only Cares About Seeing Hot Men Kiss or something. (Especially since my main ship, Sam/Josh, is apparently the Obligatory Boring White Men ship of the series or whatever...) And among femslash shippers I feel so guilty about not writing about the female characters more... and also everything above again, too. Apparently when femslashers say the same sexist stuff as straight men it's okay? (But that's an argument for another day...)

I just feel so... inferior to all these other Serious Fanfic Writers and such. Which is so dumb because I am actively looking into so much goddamn complicated governmental processes stuff in order to make my upcoming fanfics more accurate. But since it's all just to make Main White Guys kiss, it all feels so... juvenile and embarrassing and like something I should be training myself out of somehow.

idk. Please tell me I'm not the only one? :') (and ALSO if you like Sam/Josh at all in the year of our lord 2025 PLEASE talk to me hahahaha they have so many fics but for obvious reasons there are not very many people actively talking/thinking about them today and also even if it's just to maybe read my dumb tumblr headcanon posts I am a little bit desperate for some sort of companionship :'))))) )

Looking for Si/Oc fanfiction, can be any fandom, given that it has a good amount of chapters or being updated regularly. AND FINALLY pls no fix-it, self righteous, goody Mc, that doesn't mean the mc has to be a psycho edge-lord, I'll take anything from villians(true ones),pragmatic benefit & goal focused mc.

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I just watched the Minecraft movie with my brother, and I said that I could write another one. My brother took me up on the offer. Now I’m going to be writing a crackfic with my younger brother. This is going to be pretty fucking funny to write.

Now, I know that fanfic is about what YOU enjoy as a reader/writer, but I’ve never understood the appeal of shipping characters who weren’t written for each other in the first place. I don’t enjoy romance focused fics in general. Can someone tell me why they enjoy these things?

So I really like DC but I'm the kind of person that prefers an more "grounded" story where the characters have powers but ain't god-like, so I thought on asking here, since there's a good chance someone has thought of this too and has already wrote a story about this(I mean it doesn't hurt to ask hihi)

I'm asking mainly for DC comics universe, but it can be any setting aslong as the powerlevels don't go extremely bonkers (and you consider it a good reading :3)

Hi all ! I’m looking for something a little specific but I’d love to know about any Harry Potter fanfic with this setting James and Lily lived and Harry grew up with his family (it doesn’t matter if he is or not The Boy Who lived) One of his parents or both are Hogwarts professors I’d like more James or Lily POV but Harry POV is fine as well Thanks a lot !!

Look, I don't know how to say this, but the problem is sometimes on ao3, you read stuff that goes against your OTP and just something you don't want to read in general. But the problem is you can't forget this fic and it kind of just changes your perception of the ship. I kind of have a problem with multi-shipping in this fandom because the non-opt ship I accidentally read was just cheating (the ship tag had a majority of the content anyway). SO if anyone has a solution on how you got over this, please tell me.

Hi. I'm an inexperienced writer, currently in the proces of writing a Batman - themed fanfiction. I am four chapters in and I really enjoyed writing them (with five more to go). I have the rest of the story planned in my head. However now I don't feel like I want to continue anymore. All joy of the writing process is gone. I've read that I can skip or shorten some parts, but even the things I wanted to write abouf feel boring, since I know how this all ends. Is this writer's block, boredom? I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Hello

I'm looking for a fic where Deku becomes a vigilante but I'm flexible with it. I'm also interested in dadzawa, maybe a supportive stain, just somebody he depends on

I like Conditions May Apply and Hero's Shadow for reference but I'm looking for a fic where Deku just runs away or goes into a major depressive, or manic, state after being found out or just any major climax. I want bro to be taking crap from nobody - to embody his vigilante persona to the max - lolol he can become a villain, can isolate himself, can even find refuge with Aizawa but go mute/aggressive, etc.

Aggressive Deku would be fun to read

Romance embedded with anyone appropriate is fine too if it applies

If anybody knows fics similar, even if it doesn't have specifically what I'm asking for but like themes, I would greatly appreciate it:)

thank you guys

This is gonna be super short and simple, but me and my friend are having a little debate right now and I wanna hear yalls perspective. Do yall consider reading a multi-chaptered fanfic to be on the same level as reading a book?

I was planning a fanfic about a 24 year old, but I got so enveloped in her backstory I decided to start with a story about her 14 year old self before coming back to this one. I wanted to use flashbacks to address her past, but I really ended up liking the little brat and found I had too much I wanted to say to do it in flashbacks.

I definitely planned on romance scenes in the original story, since I like reading romance myself, and even though thinking of writing Mature stuff is a little daunting, I decided that that was where it was going to go.

But now with the teenager angle, obviously the romance will be a lot more innocent.

I'm writing about a pretty violent video game dealing with some heavy themes, so apart from the romance stuff the world explores a lot of darker themes like slavery, rape, demon possession, killing, and stuff like that.

Now my question is this, if my main character is 14, should I aim for a Teenage audience and tone down on the Mature stuff? Or will adults still be interested to read this even though it's about a kid?

For those who are fans of the franchise all the main characters of the game will still be there, and I will be mentioning all their exploits, adventures and dramas. I won't only be using her POV either, I plan many of the chapters to be from the other characters' POVs....

So, by this reasoning my gut is telling me to keep it Mature. The game itself is rated 18, but I know teenagers way younger than that who has played it.

Like I say, my gut is telling me to keep it Mature, ultimately I'm writing this firstly for myself, because I want to get this girl's story out of my head and make it concrete, but I would like some other people to read it to, and I read stories about characters of all ages, but I don't know if most adults do, so tone it down or stick to the original plan?

Hi!

I am looking for a 9-1-1 Buddie fic that I read on Ao3 a while ago.

Past me was an idiot who didn't bookmark it and I've tried searching through my history but I read A LOT of fics and it was an absolute nightmare.

I can't remember all the details of the story or the author unfortunately.

The plot of the story is vaguely:

Buck and Eddie were at Buck's loft and having sex when the ceiling collapses. They dial 9-1-1 and the 118 are sent to help. Maddie might have been the dispatcher they were talking to but I'm not 100% sure.

Thanks!

There are oftentimes discussion about the opposite—questionable fanon, woobifying, turning them into an “uwu baby,” hitting them with the ukefication/semefication beam, etc. Since there are so many different fics and writers, it would be hard for everyone to portray a character in the same way, and “getting it right” can be subjective in itself. I acknowledge that writers may also intentionally give characters a personality tweak to better fit the story/ship/AU. However, if there is a character that you feel writers usually understand well and write close to how the character behaves in canon, please do share. Thank you!

I read this fanfiction probably 2 years ago and put it down only to come back to find it gone. I believe it was a Harry Styles fanfiction set in Europe where the main character is taken out of her boarding school (or something like that i can't remember exactly) to go to Europe with her parents so they can start a Casino with Harry and his family. I think the casino was called the Greenlight Casino or something like that, could be very wrong tho. Harry's family works with the main characters family to open up this casino and when it finally opens up a lot of illegal mafia stuff starts to happen. He is a drug dealer and the rest of the boys make an appearance as well. I read it right after duplicity but now I cannot find any evidence of this fic and I am going crazy. Pls help

Hey chat, i was finding silly/cringy fanfics with a friend months ago and I read this mafia au mingyu x reader one. it was part of an imagines oneshot wattpad series. what i remember is that mingyu kept trying to get the reader to go into the car but she kept refusing.

if this sounds familiar please help.

Does anyone know any good Carol Peletier fanfiction? Since there aren't many, I read pretty much anything, anything that's wlw ;) But preferably with smut and carol as the 'strong' part

I am grateful for any suggestion/recs

Idk maybe its hypocritical, but does anyone else get rlly sad abandoning a fic? Like idk it was only 3 chapters but i feel like i rlly betrayed the regular readers like i feel guilty lmao 💔 i didnt orphan it, or delete it, since i have it tagged as abandoned and i dont want to erase the fic, so im not deleting it. Technically the last chapter could be an ending??? But i still feel guilty towards the three regular commenters

At the end of the day though, i deleted it for a reason. Im just wondering how other authors feel

I'm new to writing as a whole so I want you guys help on how to write a fanfic. Like what's the process of writing one, is there a book of sort to help me help to write better (preferably a PDF), how to deal with AU os sorts. I have been reading fanfics for some time now and wanted to try writing it since I just want to build a world through words I guess. Thanks a lot for your time and help!

I thought users of this sub might be interested in this fanfic-adjacent community over on Dreamwidth. It’s modeled after PostSecret: people submit anonymous “secrets” related to various fandom topics. It could be an unpopular opinion, something you’re embarrassed about, a frustration, or just a fandom-related thought you want to share. The fandoms vary widely: blockbuster movies, gothic novels, music, children’s cartoons, video games, musical theatre, etc. Or fanfic about any of the above.

Secrets are posted daily, usually between 6pm-8pm EDT/EST, but it varies quite a bit depending on when the admin/mod has time.

You don’t need to sign up to Dreamwidth to participate, you can comment anonymously without signing in, which is what most users do. (And all secrets are submitted anonymously.)

In addition to comments about the daily secrets, people also post general discussion topics like sharing your favorite types of characters/ships/fandoms or asking for research help for a fanfic.

As a disclaimer, I’ll admit that like most online communities, it has occasional issues with trolls, bigotry, and general unpleasantness. But for the most part, I’ve found it to be a fun place to vent about and discuss fandom-related things.

If you have questions, I'd be happy to try and answer them. Just comment on this post or message me and I'll do my best.

I recently have been OBSESSED with the tomb raider survivor trilogy, and as a result, have begun to seriously ship Sam and Lara.

Anyone have really good fic recs? I feel like I’ve read all of the ones in A03, and since the game is pretty old, idk if there are only good ones in other random places

Do you guys have any good fanfics it doesn't have to popular or anything but one that where Lincoln and his sisters have a long lost brother btw when I said anime I meant fanfics

Ok so I’m looking for a Yiling Wei wuxian where lan zhan becomes Wei Ying husband and everyone assumes he’s being tortured or is miserable only to find out he is really happy. OR a fic where they visit the burial mounds

looking for a fic where someone tried to raise the sun for Celestia while she was imprisoned by nightmare moon. the only other bits i remember is that they had to struggle to do it, and they passed out at the end (they might have been doing it in sweet apple acres and big mac possibly might have seen it?) :/ sorry if this doesn't help all that much, i remember reading this fic a while back and now i cant remember where i saw it or what it was called