quick question because i’ve seriously never seen so many complaints about authors using y/n before as much as i’ve seen since revamping my page….
but did some people lowkey forget that xreader fics were BUILT upon using y/n????…..like i understand the need to specify genders at the beginning, but y/n inherently is not gendered. i know a lot of people get away with using nicknames (even if some are imo more cringey than using y/n) or saying something like “he said your name in a whisper” then proceeds to give actual dialogue…..that’s basically using y/n just spelled out…..
see i don’t see the big issue and i use it when i cannot make a believable nickname because if i just give the reader a name, babes that’s an oc
so i will continue to keep using y/n because i can and i want to 😌
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