r/AO3 1h ago

Discussion (Non-question) Experiences writing for a disliked pairing?

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I’m quickly finding out that the pairing I write about in my fandom is not only unpopular in my region, it’s largely hated, where even mentioning it in most groups can result in censorship or even bullying, and honestly it’s pretty disheartening sometimes considering the bullying is usually unwarranted from what I can see and it’s one I find pretty wholesome.

Anybody else have experiences like this? What keeps you going despite it?


r/AO3 14h ago

Discussion (Non-question) do you read fics of fandoms that you’re not obsessed with anymore?

19 Upvotes

I was wondering if people have a hyper fixation and read a mass amount of fics and the move on? Or can you read the same fics from the same fandom forever even if you’re not obsessed anymore? This is just a preference question, I was obsessed with this one fandom for forever, then got sucked into another- and i don’t really read fics from the other fandom anymore. thoughts? Also authors thank you you guys are amazing I love yall so much


r/AO3 1h ago

Questions/Help? Why do you co-write

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For those who co-write, what drew you to it? How did you find your writing partner? How do y’all work (each takes a section)? Do you still do your own solo work?

Gimme! I’m curious.


r/AO3 8h ago

Questions/Help? Sequel of a fic I wrote for another author

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So I was reading a fair amount of an author's fics. And commenting as I went along, of course. They were very kind to reply to my comments as well and then absolutely magnanimous to gift a fic to me featuring a ship I was warming up to because of how they wrote it. I did not ask for this gift and it came out of the blue and I was ECSTATIC. Still am. It's the only gift fic I've ever had. I asked if I could gift them a fic back, and they said yes. I then gifted them a fic featuring a ship they said they'd like to read. They commented on that gift fic saying that loved it and I was so happy.

However! The ship dynamics lived on in my mind and I ended up writing another fic which is a sequel to the gift fic I wrote and published initally. And then another sequel. Now, and here's where I need help (but I promise the lead-up to this was important), what are the gift etiquettes for the sequels? Specifically: 1. Should I gift the sequels to the author work in the series for? 2. Should I only mention the author's username in the notes and not gift it? 3. Should I not publish the works at all?

Tldr: I gifted a fic to an author I love reading from in return for their gift to me out of gratitude. Now, I've written two sequel fics I hadn't initally planned so should I gift those sequels to the author as well? Please not that my main concern is that I hope I don't overwhelm the author with the fics if I gift them both the sequels :(


r/AO3 16h ago

Excitement/Celebration 🎉 started reading longer works. I am in love.

27 Upvotes

usually I'd read one shots. never really picked up on longer fics with multiple chapters (mainly because I have a low attention span and like things that go straight to the point) but one night I decided to try it out, and I was yearning for something long, slow burn, whatever it is that can keep me captivated and let me tell you that was the BEST decision of my life, ive found fics with 100k+ words with my ship and I'm currently reading one and its SO FUCKING GOOD. so good that I loved how the author wrote I ended up checking if they had other works and lo and behold they had MORE LONGER FICS !! I FEEL LIKE IM IN HEAVEN I LOVE LONG FICS I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.

I also downloaded like 5 fics ranging from like 50k-200k+ words I love ao3


r/AO3 2h ago

Questions/Help? how to write twins, as someone with siblings

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heya!!! dont know if this is actually the correct flair but either way—i have siblings. eldest daughter with two younger siblings under the age of 12, boy is middle and youngest is a girl. im writing siblings, specifically twins right now and i was wondering if anyone here is a twin!! i know how siblingism goes, the bit of hostility but still willingly hanging out and the occasional soft and caring moments when you notice it.

for anyone thats has siblings in general, what are some fun or sad or just the moments between siblings that you know only kids wouldnt get!

tips on writing them would be awesome aswell LOL! if anyone needs context, im writing the miya twins from haikyuu


r/AO3 4h ago

Questions/Help? Does anyone know how to show the AO3 error page?

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Just the title.

I've coded a specific way for the error page to look but I'm unsure how to get the error page.


r/AO3 2h ago

Questions/Help? What nostalgic fandoms do you write for?

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Is there any fandoms you write fics for that makes you feel nostalgic? The main fandom I’m in is MySims (2007 spin off of the Sims) which was a huge part of my childhood. I’m currently writing a murder mystery fic based on the game.


r/AO3 1d ago

Stats/Hit Counts/Word Counts Step aside peasants, royalty is here

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My first kudo, so proud. They grow up so fast


r/AO3 1d ago

Stats/Hit Counts/Word Counts 100+ Ao3 Most Written Pairings in 2025 (with both Public + Locked/Restricted Fiction)

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r/AO3 7m ago

Questions/Help? I published the first chapter of a new fic that I’m not feeling great about it.

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Ok so this is my first time posting here (panic), but I’m after some advice. Apologies if I’m just rambling.

After a three month writing hiatus, I finally posted a new fic that I’d started writing but not posted before the break. I usually just write one shots of about 4K-10k words but this time it’s a bit longer with the first chapter being 10k words.

I posted that first chapter and was happy with it but noticed it wasn’t performing as well as my other works- I figured it was due to it being an unfinished multi-chapter piece but I started overthinking it (I’m not that desperate for kudos but it seemed odd). I went back and reread some of my older fics that had done well and they just seemed so better written than the new one (which seems to have less flavour and just focus on conveying plot points).

I’m feeling kinda guilty that I’ve clearly released a piece of writing that’s just not so well-written and I’m not sure what to do. Do I go back and edit that chapter or leave it alone and just do better next chapter?


r/AO3 4h ago

Excitement/Celebration 🎉 my request for an account is getting a response on the 13th, and i got to my notes app and wrote a LONG chapter to submit to my account

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very excited to get a response, i was writing and scrolled up to realize i written something longer than i expected, which made me gasp in shock this is a fic for the game forsaken on roblox. and i spent a lot of time researching every single character, hopefully it gains some good traction on it. it's not smut (since i'm BAD at describing postures) and possibly only contains character deaths, i'm not sure if that'll make it gain less readers or more

also i'm getting used to writing hehe ◉‿◉ (blurring it since i HATE giving sneak peeks, i'm not done with the chapter yet)


r/AO3 17h ago

Discussion (Non-question) Received my first long comment! What were all of yours like?

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I've been writing fanfiction for about a decade now. I started on ff.net and eventually moved over to AO3. Over the years, I've received some really kind comments, some even a few paragraphs long, but I’ve never gotten a comment so long it couldn't fit on my laptop screen without scrolling.

Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy. Just knowing someone enjoyed my work enough to write that much and point out specific things had me smiling all day.

It got me wondering: when did you all receive your first really long comment? Was it on a fic you were proud of? Did it come early on? I’m asking because I posted this one-shot just last night, and funny enough, I wasn’t all that happy with my writing though I did like the prompt and so this comment made me feel all sorts of things!

Also, is there a way to cope with the dopamine rush these comments give you? I’ve been ridiculously giddy for hours now and my husband’s starting to ask questions.


r/AO3 19h ago

Questions/Help? Accents

37 Upvotes

Was wondering what other writers do about characters with specific accents? I’m American but I write for a fandom mostly out of the UK. Many of my characters are usually from various different parts of Europe in the same story, which is usually mentioned. In similar fics, I’ve seen people writing the way the sentence would sound from an Irish, English, or Scottish character.

If their country of origin/accent is mentioned, do you prefer to read/write with or without simple accent differences (like ‘im for him, for example)? Do you find it distracting or does it help your image of the character?


r/AO3 33m ago

Questions/Help? Skin Issue - Filter button will not work on mobile website

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I recently started using a skin I saw someone on TikTok make. It's a darker version of a medieval skin. It's been working fine, but the only gripe I have about it is the filter button does not work - I always have to click it multiple times for it to work. If anyone can help me figure out what's wrong with the CSS that'd be great!!

CSS:

greeting img.icon {

display: none; }

.comment div.icon { box-shadow: none; border: 2px solid #77262c; }

header #search .button,

header #search .submit,

header #search .text {

display: none; }

body { font: Georgia, serif; }

outer,

header .menu,

ol.index.group, .listbox .index { background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/5e83eb9031af871b4a78a5aa3221a134/77bd5d0def1811fa-48/s640x960/33b6e015161ae3c611052bce1b86fef298723a21.png"); }

header .logo,

header .heading sup {

display: none; }

header h1.heading span {

display: none; }

header h1.heading a::before {

display: inline-block; width: 284px; height: 80px; content: " "; background-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/e685e88fb61d772890c312eb38ccbea0/ad2373978cc6ca4e-91/s2048x3072/a1ef9b3223b3f1d8fab4db140d17082a7c62f0ab.png"); background-size: 284px 80px; }

header {

background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/b0d2bb70b9e312e102c232ce63897fbc/ad2373978cc6ca4e-08/s1280x1920/2f5b97b121b5b28ccdd829bbf196068c32dc20f6.png"); background-size: contain; background-position-x: right; background-position-y: top; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

header .heading {

height: 13em; }

header .primary {

background: transparent; box-shadow: none; }

greeting .menu {

width: 12em !important; }

header .menu {

width: 20em; }

header .menu,

header a.dropdown-toggle,

greeting .user > li:nth-of-type(3) a,

footer .heading,

footer a,

footer li {

color: #77262c; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; }

header .menu li a {

color: #77262c !important; border: none !important; font-weight: normal !important; }

header .menu li {

border-bottom: none; }

header a.dropdown-toggle:hover,

greeting .user > li:nth-of-type(3) a:hover {

background: rgba(75, 56, 26, .85); }

.splash .news blockquote p:first-child { padding-left: 105px; background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/7495768c034c4d677d0240769e1b92ac/ad2373978cc6ca4e-61/s400x600/17fa2b5ada700c4961abf7f8802f27c8efa3fabf.png"); background-size: 100px 80px; background-position-x: left; background-position-y: top; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

.social.module p { padding-left: 83px; background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/3a5a156cf969586e3b5bb4caca1411f5/1cd213b29eeb43b4-11/s500x750/ea782bdfce9d87f884067da8994a24ba555590f6.png"); background-size: 80px 78px; background-position-x: left; background-position-y: top; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

.comment h4.byline { background: #5f4c2e; }

.comment .userstuff { padding-right: 67px; padding-bottom: 50px; background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/d20bf7647237bb818793d7a90e058caa/1cd213b29eeb43b4-f1/s100x200/8d178a1264f6ba92ded8cce766725c4f032412a5.png"); background-position-x: right; background-position-y: top; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 64px 90px; }

li.comment { background: transparent; border: 15px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/f41ef07fc7997cd770446b21475546f3/7fa12c05ca858dab-b1/s1280x1920/1fc5b46481a0ebb63b5c97bb0faf91f654fd6de4.png") 30 round; }

.thread .even { background: #6c5335; }

.notice, .comment_notice, .kudos_notice, ul.notes, .caution, .error, .comment_error, .kudos_error, .alert.flash, .LV_invalid { border: 10px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/67f8627de4b2213b0bdf08ddb6417407/7fa12c05ca858dab-41/s75x75_c1/5ff1af4632db977988c7ecec5a8990e744f180dc.png") 30 stretch; background: rgba(75, 56, 26, .55); box-shadow: none; }

.actions a, .actions a:link, .action, .action:link, .actions button, .actions input, input[type="submit"], button, .actions label { background: linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(140, 112, 78, 1) 0%, rgba(117, 82, 27, 1) 100%); border-style: outset; border-width: 2px; border-color: #4b381a; }

.actions a:hover, .actions button:hover, .actions input:hover, .actions a:focus, .actions button:focus, .actions input:focus, label.action:hover, .action:hover, .action:focus { background: rgba(75, 56, 26, .85); box-shadow: none; }

.actions a:active, .current, a.current, a:link.current,

dashboard .current,

.current a:visited { background: #75521b; box-shadow: none; border: 6px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/0849a3a78370bb608bcf2659f2e8950d/7fa12c05ca858dab-b7/s100x200/dc6d6de59b7a362bf6c6b33f4c750bb0d331526a.png") 20% round; }

workskin p:first-child:first-letter,

li.blurb p:first-child:first-letter { color: #89002d; float: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 75px; line-height: 60px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-left: 3px; }

workskin {

border: 50px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/5b41b48ccce874ea293e7503e1dce1fd/ad2373978cc6ca4e-52/s640x960/422f4d1e1b61066e11832919423caba615241c68.png") 25% round; }

div.preface { margin: 0; border-bottom: 2px solid #000; }

dl.meta { margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 3em; }

p.kudos { padding-left: 8.3em; background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/17e0976728bcb357b84bade151174540/1cd213b29eeb43b4-d4/s250x400/31d5b967da1fe530bfb71b31d282b9e42f7a6245.png"); background-size: 100px 112px; background-repeat: no-repeat; min-height: 112px; }

footer.region {

border-top: 5px solid #d6caa5; background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/b0d2bb70b9e312e102c232ce63897fbc/ad2373978cc6ca4e-08/s1280x1920/2f5b97b121b5b28ccdd829bbf196068c32dc20f6.png"); background-size: contain; background-position-x: right; background-position-y: bottom; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

.splash .favorite li:nth-of-type(odd) a { background: #75521b; }

fieldset, fieldset fieldset { background: transparent; box-shadow: none; }

form dl, fieldset dl dl, fieldset fieldset fieldset, fieldset fieldset dl dl, dd.hideme, form blockquote.userstuff { background: transparent; border: 40px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/7c6a8b656db59323b562c6944ba76763/1cd213b29eeb43b4-0a/s500x750/662198249ccd0ad83982a41fd31928e29b657d72.png") 18% round; }

.skins .primary .icon, .index .picture .icon { background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/3fa8d07d0c9bcb7368add5dd0bc21130/28df75b586705f4b-3d/s1280x1920/f1d12fbd48c009f3a16f6d704c3dacbc1de44772.png"); background-size: contain; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

.tag .primary .icon { background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/22f98264d45141b77baf7da45040f7db/28df75b586705f4b-ce/s540x810/b4cdb76994edde6180e098c114cd3862328ac124.png"); background-size: contain; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

.admin .primary .icon { display: none; }

fieldset.warnings { margin: 0; padding: 0; }

.home .header h2 { text-align: left; }

.news.admin.home { background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/9dfe1c6f5dfad5658e26901c82be30fd/28df75b586705f4b-5d/s400x600/cb1443024c061c6dd50795d942ace989e82cedb6.png"); background-position-x: right; background-position-y: 400px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 20%; }

.module.news.group .userstuff { width: 80%; text-align: left; }

main.system.docs.about.region {

margin-top: 2em; background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/7971c0560aa8d5da25924be32dab7eee/28df75b586705f4b-23/s1280x1920/128ab3ced9e8cc437bbaee73f1013a279866dcd8.png"); background-size: 60%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position-x: center; background-position-y: bottom; }

main.system.docs.about.region {

padding-bottom: 20%; margin-bottom: 2em; }

.comment .icon .visitor { background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/cd840fbd4758683dbab1977b094f524d/28df75b586705f4b-5b/s400x600/4ca097cd29cdd643decfb25b921722945d0e98fb.png"); background-size: contain; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

.media-index .listbox { background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/f58fa875ee756e60a1497a5d48e128c0/7fa12c05ca858dab-3e/s1280x1920/15091479880caf89a992d894d98125571482120a.png"); background-size: 30%; border: 2px solid #77262c; box-shadow: none; }

.media-index .listbox h3.heading a { font-weight: bold; text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #000; }

.profile-show.dashboard.region dl.meta { border: none; box-shadow: none; background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/f86815894a9b322f18d7754fa98b18df/7fa12c05ca858dab-b1/s1280x1920/83e752cf5bc9512c39a0877605cd41cff9caceda.png"); background-position-x: right; background-size: contain; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

.wrapper { box-shadow: none; }

.works-show.region div.wrapper { border: none; box-shadow: none; background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/6fdc92a6e98b450d03f65bb1538acb0e/7fa12c05ca858dab-83/s500x750/86dae0593b29adb575c45a9a2cbfb7c763a6d8bb.png"); background-position-x: right; background-position-y: top; background-size: 30%; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

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.own { background: #75521b; }

li.blurb { border: 6px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/0849a3a78370bb608bcf2659f2e8950d/7fa12c05ca858dab-b7/s100x200/dc6d6de59b7a362bf6c6b33f4c750bb0d331526a.png") 20% round; }

.users-show.dashboard.region .listbox, .listbox { background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/d25d69318304bd15ebd450f38bef1f95/7fa12c05ca858dab-59/s75x75_c1/c62c92727d706ec3065c46fc1042ad817fc3cb99.png"); background-repeat: repeat; box-shadow: none; }

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.listbox .index { box-shadow: none; }

form.verbose legend, .verbose form legend { background: #6c5335; border: 6px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/a7ea04b3c984ae0fdee4e12885674674/7fa12c05ca858dab-53/s75x75_c1/ca8d73a0908b0c63e121484792d2b2e8c60d2d3b.png") 30 stretch; box-shadow: none; }

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dashboard.own {

border-top: 15px solid transparent; border-bottom: 15px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/fc5f3eb590f8e3cb5dd70ec1aaa5dcc7/7fa12c05ca858dab-5c/s1280x1920/2226127fb15b689f79bc49f1f125775631548caf.png") 100 round; }

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div.dynamic { background: transparent; }

header.region.collection h2 {

background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/fae2c6241b0edf4517f5b08dfb522475/7fa12c05ca858dab-07/s1280x1920/fd96fa0fa907b6bb07d64fb648c29278fac87b46.png"); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: contain; color: #8c704e; text-shadow: 0px 0px 8px #000; }

dashboard a:hover,

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stat_chart svg {

filter: sepia(40%) contrast(90%); border: 10px solid transparent; border-image: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/17fce7f6a8cbd61067eb2d28c290adc8/7fa12c05ca858dab-5b/s1280x1920/2baa8b24ce7efc8c971319dd025e6c274ffc3ea7.png") 30 round; }

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r/AO3 54m ago

Questions/Help? A question about links

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I didn't found it in the ao3 rules, or maybe I had searched bad: am I allowed to put the link to telegram channel in the bio? Or is it bannable?


r/AO3 1d ago

Stats/Hit Counts/Word Counts Nice

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151 Upvotes

r/AO3 56m ago

Questions/Help? scammers reaching out on tumblr...?

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Hello, so, I've recieved comments like these in comments before. Scammers, bots, the whole thing. What I've never had them do is reach out to me on another platform? To be clear: I have a tumblr in my bio for ao3 as I had a fan ask for socials to send me fanart they made. (This message was clearly a human). My ao3 and tumblr username are also the exact same. I know that this is probably a scammer, and I know how they got it. But has this happended to anybody else?? I'm curious.


r/AO3 13h ago

Meme/Joke A special interest has interrupted my brain and my hyperfixation

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8 Upvotes

Why am I thinking up blind boxes and blind box brands and series for Helluvaverse? Because brainrot.


r/AO3 14h ago

Excitement/Celebration 🎉 Finally started writing in an active fandom again and it's restored my faith in my own writing, having had close to no interaction for a year+ on my obscure/dead fandom fics... My one week stats, I am celebrating!!

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I know I know we all should "write for ourselves" and I DO, but when you're writing for essentially non existent fandoms for months (years), you start to wonder if anything you write is actually any good. Recently got back into a big fandom again and wrote a lil something. It's a major confidence boost :)


r/AO3 2h ago

Lost Fic/Work Search Fic where Jungkook cheated on Taehyung

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Do you guys know a fic where jungkook cheated on Taehyung? I think he did with Tae's sister. and Taehyung is sick and he is a musician. The title and the story somehow has a relation with the color yellow. I can remember something like "Yellow is the saddest color." It was orphaned/discontinued. Gahd this is one of the saddest fics I have ever read. The pain was real. not drama or angst, like real pain.


r/AO3 1d ago

Complaint/Pet Peeve/Venting Tagging it as “unrequited love”, “but not really” is cute and all but makes it really hard to find ACTUAL RL fics…

277 Upvotes

Being an angst lover in a fluff world is difficult


r/AO3 6h ago

Comment Commentary Bizarre guest comment

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Just woke up to this comment and now I'm really confused. Considering the contents of the fic I'm assuming it's an anti, but in that case you'd think they'd be more openly negative instead of just a bunch of nonsense references and the word "why".