Obsessed with the idea that even when they're adults, Himiko and Ochako still do kid things. They have matching pajamas for their favorite shows and they still frequent the treehouse they built when they were teenagers and do all these silly little things because neither of them really got that experience as a child. Ochako's parents could never afford the cool pajamas and Himiko's parents never gave her time of day, so now they're just making up for lost time together. IM CRYING.
patchwork shinobi
just wanted to say "Your Stupid Face" by Kaden MacKay gives me bkdk vibes. kay bye
WAIT WHAT--
I cannot begin to explain to you the disappointment I felt on finding out that “match my freak” was a sexual thing and not a level of how insane you are with your friends
Receiving comments means so much to fic authors so we’d love to encourage people to leave more. But we appreciate that leaving comments can be a bit daunting or draining, especially on days when we are tired or already stressed. So here are a few resources to hopefully encourage us all to leave more and to make doing so easier.
Archive of Our Own floating comment boxes
There are a couple of versions of these out there and they can be helpful. They are browser extensions that allow you to keep the comment box on the screen whenever you like so that you can easily comment as you read, rather than getting to the end and panicking about what to say.
Here are two different versions:
AO3 Floating Comment Box by ScriptMouse
Floaty Review Box by ravenel ← I use this one and think it’s great - Squid 💕
Feed The Fandom Fest
Have you heard of the @feedthefandomfest bingo cards? Because if you’re participating in these, maybe one of the recs on this blog could be the perfect way to tick off a square on these cards. Or, if you’ve not started one yet, why not pick one to encourage yourself to comment more and have some fun while doing so?
Here are the different cards:
Original Card
For Beginners
Fluff Edition
Angst Edition
Smut Edition
Old Fic Edition
Billy Hargrove Edition
Or put your own together!
I’d also just recommend having a look through the Feed The Fandom Fest blog in general, it’s such a wonderful resource 💖
Additional AO3 Kudos
Here’s some images of additional kudos for when you’re longing to mash that button again but all it greets you with is that mocking red smiley face. These are complete with the html to easily put them in!
AO3 Random Nice Comments
This browser extension will give you a short, nice comment from a list at the press of a button. It may be useful for beginner commenters who want to say something nice but are unsure what.
Comment prompts
If you want to craft your own comments but are unsure what to say, here’s a few starting points:
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think back on the fic? I’m sure the author would love to know
Who was your favourite character in the fic?
Where are you reading the fic?
Speculate on what could happen after the end of the fic
How did you react emotionally? Did you laugh? Cry? Smile? Scream?
Or there’s the simple but ever loved:
Keyboard smash
String of emojis
‘Loved this!’
Here’s some more lists of prompts:
Good and easy comment ideas by ao3-shenanigans
Some more easy comment suggestions by ao3-shenanigans
Unhinged fic comment ideas by magpie-murder
Our comment stickers
Here’s a few stickers we made to use in place of comments if you want to leave something but still don’t know what to type out yourself:
html for the above, in order:
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/yYRJxJ8C/readforbookclub-sticker.png" alt="sticker with stars and text reading: I READ THIS FIC FOR FANFIC BOOK CLUB AND LOVED IT"/>
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/yxgDFxh9/greatwork-sticker.png" alt="sticker with stars and text reading: I ADORE THIS FIC GREAT WORK"/>
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/c12gd7Zc/howtheactualheck-sticker.png" alt="sticker with stars and text reading: HOW THE ACTUAL HECK IS THIS SO GOOD?"/>
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/V6HSrntm/amazingwriting-star-sticker.png" alt="star-shaped sticker with text reading: AMAZING WRITING!"/>
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RZzWHMW6/screamingcryingthrowingup-star-sticker.png" alt="star-shaped sticker with text reading: SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP"/>
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/1XkfMSMd/mayiofferyoumyfirstborn-star-sticker.png" alt="star-shaped sticker with text reading: MAY I OFFER YOU MY FIRSTBORN? OR PERHAPS MY SOUL?"/>
I need this as canon merch. Also, I was so distracted looking at their shirts I failed to notice the blood on the ground for a very long time..
Merch drop
C a n o n
sevika, hearing a loud explosion: JINX, NO
jinx, sitting right next to her: what?? the fuck??
sevika: sorry, force of habit. ISHA, NO-
dabis older brotherness matters to me. toga would sniff that shit like a shark to blood
you ever write yourself into a corner? Not in the sense of having nowhere to go, but in the sense of "Holy shit now they HAVE to talk, and I'm not emotionally intelligent enough to know where this conversation is going or how to reach the end of it"
Terminal Hanaki? Boring. Chronic Hanahaki? Exciting.
Togachako story where Ochako keeps seeing Himiko’s ghost telling her to do stuff and she’s not sure if it’s real but it’s mostly self care stuff like “hey you haven’t eaten today” or “hey I’m sorry but I really want to see this guy’s blood but I’m a ghost so I’m gonna need you to bite this guy” or “don’t forget to wash your hair”
All ochako’s friends notice how she seems to be doing better about taking care of herself now and are happy for her but all collectively agree not to talk about the fact that she keeps biting villains
Local aroace fanfic authorIts_Kingston on Wattpad, AO3, and Redditthegreatestkingston on Discord and Tumblr
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