eternally 30, self-identifying with she/they (but not picky), living under a rock (though my heart lives in Venice). Writing fanfiction since 2002 & still going strong.
(Since Iāve actually been opening some tumblr pages on mobile browser & got annoyed with how many things DONāT WORK on it, I realised I should...probably bring my about me page from a page to an actual post. ^^; Also, gonna go ahead and pin it.)
Hi, Iām Batsutousai, but answer to most nickname variations (I understand my name isn't really easy to spell at a glance), most notably Bats, Batsu, and Batty.
I self-identify with she/they, but I don't particularly care what pronouns are used for me. I'm asexual and demi-romantic. When I turned 30, I decided I will be 30 for the rest of my life. (Given the number of people irl who think I've only just graduated high school, it'll be a while before this stops working.)
I am American, but I've spent quite a few years in British fandoms, and it shows in my spelling and some of my turns of phrase. I don't, necessarily, do it on purpose (except to make my mum twitchy), but I also don't go out of my way to correct myself, unless I'm writing from the point of view of an American character.
I first started posting fanfic back in 2002, under the name Katmon, and while you can find some of that on AO3, most of it has (thankfully) vanished into the ether. After a bad breakup and a brief hiatus, I began writing under the name Batsutousai in 2004, and have no intention to change names again (even if some of the ā04 stuffās kinda crap, imo).
While I have a preference for male/male ships in fandom, what little original stuff Iāve done tends to be female-centric. You can find a list of all my ships here, on my writing tumblr.
In 2012, I became a Tag Wrangler for AO3, and while I fairly regularly bitch about ātumblr-styleā freeforms and weird ships, I actually really love the work. Unfortunately, I had to quit it summer of 2020, because I couldn't make the time while working retail during the pandemic, but I fully intend to pick it up again, once life settles back down.
Iām happy to talk about my experiences as a tag wrangler, and I donāt really hide what fandoms I wrangled for (Digimon, FMA, Radiata Stories, & some minor fandoms), but I DO NOT speak for the tag wrangling team or the archive as a whole. (I also donāt out other wranglers.)
In real life, Iām currently living with my younger sister, work at a family-owned local repair company (currently answering phones, but being transitioned into more of an admin assistant job), & occasionally catsit from some friends. I have an Etsy shop, where I sell crocheted things (nothing up there right now, because it costs money to keep things listed, & I don't sell enough to excuse the constant cost).
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Some FAQs:
When is (name WiP series/fic here) updating?
When it does?
Look, I get that you really, really like that series/fic ā I do, too ā and Iāve probably reread it fairly recently, to see if my muse will behave, but heās a little shit, and every time someone asks about an update for any particular fic, that makes him LESS LIKELY to give me ideas for it. Iām happy to hear all about how much you like it, but asking about updates is more likely to keep one from happening.
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Will you write a sequel for this fic?
My answer 99% of the time: No.
If I said somewhere there will be a sequel, yes. Eventually. Otherwise, NO.
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Can I do a translation or podfic of your work?
You can indeed! I do request that you let me know when/where itās posted, so I can add it to my list of such works!
*With some cautions; I have a list on LJ/DW of pieces that currently have translations; please speak to the translators in question if you want to continue something unfinished, as itāll be easier for everyone to communicate in their (I assume) native tongue, than for me to play go-between.
**I donāt have a listing yet of podfics, mostly because the only ones Iām aware of, are either linked through AO3, or I donāt have a public link for.
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Can I make fanart/fanfic/moodboard/etc based on one of your fics?
You absolutely may!
Please do add a note somewhere (in the post/authorās note) or, on AO3, use the inspired by option, to link back to the fic thatās serving as your inspiration. & then feel free to let me know!
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Can I create a physical copy of your work for my personal use?
Yes, you may. I have nothing against folks saving copies of my work for personal use, be that in the form of old-school 3-ring binders, digital copies on kindle and similar devices, or through the increasingly common hobby of book-binding.
You Ā don't have to show me what they look like when you're done, but you're welcome to. Ā
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Do you take requests?
For fanfic? Not really. I sometimes reblog those āgive me a fandom/pairing/character(s) and a number and Iāll write the thingā memes, but I canāt guarantee Iāll write everything I get.
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Will you follow me back?
I donāt do follow-backs, sorry. Which is mostly because I have a thing about needing people to tag ā the only people I follow who donāt tag are rl friends who post rarely, or folks who only reblog a specific fandom ā and I prefer people who queue things, because Iām not fond of poking my head in and finding my TL taken over by one person (esp if theyāre posting for a fandom Iām not interested in :/ Iām afraid Iām a bit of a crabby old person, not sorry).
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What do you tag for?
Right now, I tag for fandom/character/ship, food, USA nonsense, politics, personal posts, and video/audio. Iām kinda bad about remembering to tag triggers, but if youāve got one you need tagged, let me know and Iāll make a concerted effort. (For example, I tag for food because someone asked me to tag for it.)
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Hey, I really like your work! Can I send you money?
You can, actually! You can buy me a tea via ko-fi, or go a bit more long-term and support me on patreon (where I post stalled WiPs and related snippets/fic notes you may never see anywhere else).
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I want to show you this thing!
If youāre posting it yourself, tag me in one of the first five of the postās tags (I follow batsutousai). If itās a reblog, you can @ tag me. (I did finally figure out how to get tumblr to send me email notifications about those.)
I donāt allow submissions, sorry.
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I have another question.
Send me a DM or ask! Anon is always on, if you want to keep your identity a secret from me, and I rarely respond to asks from users publicly.
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You may be wondering how I got into this situation. That's good. Keep wondering. If you pay close attention to the rest of this movie and employ your critical thinking skills, you may find that the answer unfolds as it goes along. Sometimes it's good not to know yet, and to wonder. Sometimes that's the entire point.
I remember someone saying āwhen I die, plant catnip on my grave. I want to be visited by lots and lots of catsā and that changes the way I see my own future death entirely
Started using the phrase āthatās cilantro to meā to refer to the presence of a story element that completely ruins a piece of media for me, disproportionate to its actual badness.
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It's been a little bit over one day, and there have been over 5,500 responses so far, entering almost 10,000 names!
I love that you can see how well the mailing list is coming along, with that huge jump in participation when I sent out the mailing list email. There are well over 13,000 subscribers now, and it is really vital for getting the word out to people who aren't social media superusers.
The last name survey was 5,179 responses, so this is all going really well. :)
As always, Tumblr are so good at this that we need shares everywhere else for a bit of balance, so if you are able to share this on Tumblr and especially elsewhere it will improve the data! There's a list of sharing links on the public incoming stats spreadsheet, but I'll paste it over here too:
Bluesky: Click here
Fediverse: Click here
Facebook: Click here
WhatsApp: Click here
Telegram: Click here
Discord: Click here
Reddit: Click here
Instagram: Click here
Threads: Click here
Anywhere else using this shortlink: https://forms.gle/t9CPGDNSfgpSdFXg9
he was there during siege of the North. he infiltrated the spirit oasis. he has an uncle who studies spirits and the spirit world. he watched the sky go dark then the moon suddenly reappear like everyone else in the entire world did. and most importantly he watched zhao get eaten by a giant godzilla fish spirit.
Also, Iroh was there? He literally watched Sokka make out with the moon spirit. And you want to tell me that a romantic sap like him would not have immediately told Zuko about this romantic tragedy? Please, Zuko has known about this for ages, he just knows that this is not an acceptable situation in which to say āyeah, I know.ā
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Hereās the thing: authors know when they get a rec on an older story. Thereās a telltale uptick of kudos (with a 10-15% comment rate if youāre lucky) in your digest email.
The thing is, thereās no way to know where these people are coming from. In the before, when fandom was more in the corners we all knew about, you could search LJ or a message board or whatever social bookmarking site we were using. You could join the community and participate.
You could get a little dopamine hit by seeing someone tell their friends why they loved your story.
Anymore, those recs are hidden in discords, or in tiktoks or instagram slideshows that you canāt search for. Theyāre inaccessible, not discoverable unless youāre already there. You may never know why 27 people left kudos on an old story of yours, what they liked and found in your writing. You just get the thumbs up and a kinda lonely feeling, cause these could be your people. You could like them, maybe. You could be friends.
But youāll never find out why they stopped by, or what people are saying about you behind your back, and thatās sad.
So thank you to the people who still do public rec lists on this webbed site. You are my sunshine, and Iām appreciative of all of you.
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