'Lessons'
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Like, basically, by the time I'm done writing something, I'm so numb to the actual content of said story that I find myself saying (to give a specific, pre-AO3 example), "So, this isn't that explicit, so I was thinking PG13?" only to be told, basically, "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? THIS IS AN NC-17 STORY IF I HAVE EVER READ ONE, HE IS FUCKING A CAR FOR FUCK'S SAKE."
Which is actually exactly why I have beta readers.
hee.
If you ever find something that you think SHOULD be a canonical, please let me know.
Oh, I totally will.
Hey, is, to give an example of things being sought out by people I know, say, metal arm fisting a canonical?
It is not. HOWEVER, it appears to meet Ro3 (Rule of 3. Most tags won't be canonized until they are used on 3 different works by different authors), so I will add it to the list.
Can I petition you to do a wholesale dump of any tag with the variant of "My feeels, I show you them" or "I don't even"?
metal arm fisting a canonical
I am lolling so hard.
It is not. HOWEVER, it appears to meet Ro3 (Rule of 3. Most tags won't be canonized until they are used on 3 different works by different authors), so I will add it to the list.
EXCELLENT.
Not, you know, that someone sold me on a series this week by saying, "and then you get to the third or fourth story, and it gets really explicit, we're talking metal arm fisting." or anything.
Can I petition you to do a wholesale dump of any tag with the variant of "My feeels, I show you them" or "I don't even"?
Why? They're harmless, and generally tongue in cheek, and the wranglers who've weighed in on it that I've seen have said they don't make their lives harder (which was an argument against anyone ever using them made for a while a while back).
Plus, if you don't like them, you can just ignore the things that use them, so they serve a function for you.
I am lolling so hard.
Of course you are.
Fisting. High on the list of things that are generally a don't want or care, but with a handful of exceptions, because metal arm.
Not, you know, that someone sold me on a series this week by saying, "and then you get to the third or fourth story, and it gets really explicit, we're talking metal arm fisting." or anything.
The idea of metal arm fisting makes me wonder about potential attachments.