Amberlea

Reminder that even after the traumatic event he never ever once coward in front of her, showed any fear when threatened by her or Rhysand, and repeatedly broke her rules and disregarded her commands to help Feyre, Under the Mountain.

Loki by Lightonlight via Tumblr, 2014 [[deactivated]]

Original Artist Commentary:

"I always loved the myth portrayal of lightning(Fárbauti) hitting a tree (Laufey) and thus creating Loki.Like…

Some sketches of Loki & little Hel. I have Very Big Feelings about their relationship.

Text transcript, top right:

Loki: (singing Þat mælti mín móðir)

Hel: Papa, are you gonna do my hair like yours?

Loki: D’you want it like mine?

Hel: Yeah, but put a flower in it.

Baby!Loki and Baby!Thor riding an unlucky dinosaur. :D

Loki Ride in the snow by LadyMintLeaf

fandom culture is so, so good about giving artists the credit they’re due, but we gotta start doing that for writers too. you’ve got no idea how much people put into their stories and get maybe a handful of reblogs and a dozen-odd kudos. that’s not enough. writing is an endurance sport and y’all need to start giving fic writers a reason to endure it and improve their craft. encourage writers like you encourage artists. reblog fics, leave tags, leave comments, acknowledge that these stories do not just spring into being for your entertainment. 

it is hard to create fanfic when you feel like you’re writing for ghosts. i recognize that anxiety disorders and various complications make it goddamn difficult to comment on a fic, but there needs to be more way, way more verbal support of writers than there currently is. 

leaving kudos is great, liking posts is great (in fact, way more people should be doing the former; so many tags on this post mention only getting one kudos for every 10-20 hits), but ultimately if all you receive is silence you’re going to feel like no one cares about that story you’ve sunk countless weekends into creating. 

there’s a really common misconception that fanfic authors write only for themselves and/or for love of a series, and while both of those things are true, that’s far from the whole scope of things. fanfic authors write for their for their stories to be read and for the readers to get something out of it, even if that something is just ‘damn, that was hot.’ we’re not shouting into a void here. we’re hoping to hear something back, and right now all we’re getting is echoes. 

When I dont have the brain space, just a little short “I liked this” is all it takes to make someone’s day. I know comments make authors smile and I wanna spread some sunshine and be a force of positivity.

I get that it is hard, and I get people have anxiety about interactions - but I know authors are equally as anxious for feedback. We’ve all done the hopeful refresh looking for new comments, eh?

But motivation isn’t endless. Just writing for yourself only takes most people so far.

When I was younger, I was super anxious about leaving comments. I didn’t want to seem too keen and often I only felt like I had a keymash of excitement in me.

But when I loved a fic, I loooooved it, would reread it constantly, print it out and carry it around with me, loved it.

And one day the fic I looooooved just stopped and there was this sad little authors note at the end that due to lack of feedback the motivation train had died. She had it all planned and had chapter skeletons, but she wasnt going to write anymore. The engine was Kaput. All creative momentum was gone cause this poor girl, who was an amazing writer, felt like no one cared what she had to say.

And we all came out of the woodwork then, leaving lots of lovely comments about how great it was and how we wanted her to keep writing, but she couldn’t.

Sometimes when motivation dies it cant be revived. Fanfic is for fun, and part of the fun is in the comments and interaction. If an author stops having fun, or isnt getting the interaction and validation they are seeking- well no one is paying them and it’s their free time.

But it sucked never getting the end of that story cause I bet it was so awesome in her head and all she needed was a couple more “I liked this!“s and “good work"s.

Anyway, I’ve been an anxious commenter and a “oh god is this new chapter even any good?!!” author, and I see both sides.