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sometimes I’m reminded that there are still people who don’t know ao3 was literally created by incest shippers — and the site’s sole purpose is to 1. be completely against censorship and 2. host all kinds of dark, taboo fics that are banned on other platforms — and the first ever fic that was posted on ao3 was a fic about an incest ship from supernatural.

you are in the house that was created by freaks. for freaks (affectionate). every disgusting thing you can think of is rightfully allowed and welcomed on ao3, because they are exactly the reasons why ao3 was created in the first place.

ao3 was created because its creators got tired of censorship, they got tired of dark and taboo fics getting banned on pro-censorship platforms, and they wanted a place that was safe for ALL FICS THAT WERE DARK AND TABOO.

ao3’s main principle is being against censorship and being proship / profic.

there are some things in fiction that make me uncomfortable, but instead of shaming people who are just minding their own business and not harming anyone in real life, I choose to curate my own internet experience by blocking/muting what I don’t want to see. ao3 has excellent tagging system, so instead of being a bitch, use their tagging system properly and you won’t see the things you don’t want to see.

it’s your job to curate what you see. it’s not other people’s jobs or responsibilities to censor themselves for your personal comfort. the world does not revolve around you.

also you cannot censor “only the things you personally hate” without expecting everything else, that isn’t of conservative beliefs, to be censored too. because censorship is a slippery slope and a fascist tool. I promise you there are people who think “why do tags for queer love even exist on ao3? they’re grooming children”.

if you allow the things that you hate to be censored — because someone with enough power gets to control what other people can and cannot create/consume, it will not stop at the things that you hate.

this is why ao3 is superior 😭 I hope op has a copy of their work because, from what I’ve been told, wattpad won’t even warn or give you time to backup your work beforehand. they will just deadass delete your work. my friend once had their entire work—with multiple chapters—deleted by wattpad with no heads up. just a notification that says “your work has been deleted”.

Considering the twenty year old is a total, batshit insane freak?

isn’t that the whole point of shipping? listen, I say this with respect, shipping fictional characters together is supposed to be whatever turns you on, whatever makes you happy. it’s not supposed to be a moral test

respectfully, I disagree.

sometimes canon can be better than fanfiction, sure.

but sometimes fanfiction is way better than canon.

just because fanfics are inspired by the source material and just because fanfics are about characters who belong to the source material does NOT mean fanfics can never be better than canon and the source material.

I have personally read so many brilliant fanfics out there that are SO MUCH BETTER than the source material.

I have personally read so many brilliant fanfics out there and thought to myself that the fanfic writers know and understand the characters better than their canon creators.

you can appreciate the source material if you want, sure. but other people can also say fuck you to that same source material and create their own world for the characters they love.

fanfic is about writers’ love and passion for the characters and the stories/the world that they create for these characters.

fanfic is not about “here’s my free promo and tribute to the source material because the source material is so amazing you guys”.

also source material and canon are only suggestions. how much of it a fanfic writer will follow, if any, is entirely up to them.

Leon is not Grace's dad

tbh, Grace was the one who became the parental figure to Emily. She doesn't need a dad

Grace isn't a 15 yrs old minor - she's a GROWN ASS WOMAN with an anxiety disorder & a stuttering condition

stop INFANTILIZING Grace just bcs she's not your typical seductive female baddie who is trying to get into Leon's pants. Leon actually worked hiss ass off to get Grace to trust him.

RE fandom is so used to oversexualizing women and expect them to seduce the fuck out of Leon when they just have met (how mysogynistic Ada & Claire were portrayed in early games)