I couldn't find a single serious longfic featuring Spinner from MHA, and I'm now 22 chapters into writing my own. People comment on almost every single chapter to chat about a character we don't really get to see representation of otherwise.
Same with Hound Dog. I noticed there wasn't really anything much of substance for him, and just like with Spinner, I blew through everything on AO3 immediately. Is there a huge following? No. But just like the other fic, I have someone I'm chatting with every chapter, and it's great to know there's more content now.
I don't see a ton of romance-heavy fics featuring Dabi. Guess what I'm about to do? Go write another niche fic and talk to a few others who feel the same! Genuinely, my works didn't start out very good, and even though writing is still hard/my work isn't perfect, I've improved so much while contributing to this interest.
And other people interact with me while I do it because someone out there is wanting the same thing you do š
the silliest people are the ones who make no content to promote their niche interests but keep complaining about popular characters/ships. youāre lazy and bitter and thatās all there is to it. āno one will interact with itāā someone will. thereās a community out there for everything. take the first stepālook at it this way, if someone started posting about this interest of yours, wouldnāt that be great? why donāt you become that person? you are not automatically owed content.
Me, winning Miss Fucked Up Congeniality:
Wow, this is such an honor. I'd like to start off my speech with the fact that echidnas have four penises, which means that if Sonic were to fellate Knuckles, it would be giving him heads.
My parents, dead-eyed:
That's our girl.
Eating that shit up when people talk to me about philosophical questions or fictional characters
Messaging people for the first time is so hard. What am I supposed to say? Like, "You seem really odd and your blog intrigues me. Do you want to have philosophical conversations or perhaps talk about fictional characters?" What! Whatever. I will just follow you back and stare at your blog with my big beautiful brown eyes.
when you grew up as a lonely uncool girl it will never stop haunting you by the way. you will meet a cool person at a bar or the train station or at a friend's party and you can wear your most stylish outfit and striking eye makeup and you will swear that they can see through all of the facade and see the lonely terribly insecure teenage girl you used to be who desperately wanted to connect and you will swear that they know that there is like an insurmountable gap between you. this will happen forever
The best writing is almost always the most self-indulgent. Write it and someone will read it.
if it's good enough for you, then it deserves to be made. don't let anyone else decide if your story is worth it or not.
All the fic ideas fighting to the top of my brain over who gets to escape next
Me and the guy who does whatever I ask because I'm always doing some freaky shit in the sack
Chapter 6 of to see you bloom whenš
Hey, lovely! I'm currently studying for a huge test I have to take in May so that's where all my time is going š I've also just been diagnosed with POTS so I'm readjusting to my new life style. So sorry it's taking me this long, I miss writing!!
Come to me (smut writer) those who are weak and weary (people who never see their favorite characters in things) and I shall give you rest (write about said character pounding you stupid)