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(this came out of a conversation in the comments on a previous post about an author threatening to stop updating a fic because of lack of engagement)

So there’s this idea that fic writers should write for themselves and not care too much about stats or engagement,

and i totally get the sentiment behind that. if writing becomes entirely about stats and external validation, something important does get lost - creative freedom and joy, conviction in your own writing

but i also think:

“i write for myself, but i post for others.”

because posting fic is not only self-expression. it’s social. ao3 is called an archive, but emotionally it often functions as a community space.

people post for connection, for participation, for others to bear witness to their pain and trauma and grief,

and i don’t think most people are asking to be admired so much as acknowledged. there’s something deeply human about wanting another person to encounter something that mattered to you and go:

“ok, yeah, I see what you were trying to say. I see you.”

especially because fanfic is often people processing very real feelings through fictional characters at a safe distance, one step removed,

and then uploading that deeply personal thing into a shared archive and hoping somebody else might connect with it.

And i think that’s why it hurts so much when you summon up the courage and post a fic into the void and you get nothing back,

and then it’s like,

Basically, humans and demons coexist together, and there’s no hunters because demons feed on human emotions instead of souls— namely, emotions like lust, adoration, desire, etc.

So in this AU, Rumi (who’s still part demon), Mira, and Zoey all have normal jobs, and the three of them have been dating terrible human men who break their hearts through the usual shitty boyfriend MO— cheating, lying, dating for a bet, etc. So the girls are sick of human men and decide to go to a club to flirt with some hot demon guys and forget about their shitty exes

Of course, said demons happen to be the Saja Boys, who run a super sleek nightclub in this AU— Jinu’s the manager, Romance is the VIP host, Abby is head of security, Mystery is the chief bartender, and Baby’s the house DJ. And these guys only escaped Gwi-ma four years ago, but they still hear his voice in their heads. But being around Rumi, Mira, and Zoey silences Gwi-ma’s voice in their minds, so of course, all the Saja Boys want to get closer to these girls— Jinu wants Rumi, Romance and Abby want Mira, and Mystery wants Zoey

It’s nothing but vibes in my head right now, but this AU mainly exists because of a specific RuJinu idea that wouldn’t leave me, in which Jinu pulls up to Rumi’s workplace in a sleek sportscar with a huge bouquet of flowers and he dotes on her and flirts with her in front of all her coworkers, including her shitty cheating ex and his sidepiece. And while Rumi’s absolutely flustered, she gets a kick out of seeing her ex and his sidepiece fuming the whole time 😄

I don’t have anything specific for Miromabby or Zoeystery yet, but just know that Romance and Abby have their own ways of trolling Mira’s shitty ex, and that Mystery full-on barks at Zoey’s awful ex lol

And as for Baby, he’s just here for a good time 😁

They’re siblings to me

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there is no other guy

Also MJ to Peter: *Proceed to remember him because he ordered a coffé 4 years ago at the coffé shop she worked as a waitress* *Draw his face in DETAILS even though Peter has his Spiderman mask on, with Ned after she saw him ONE TIME BETTER in light*