yes, their close platonic relationship in canon is important to me specifically because it's both close and platonic

I'm so glad to see AO3 making it absolutely clear that none of these things are allowed to even be HINTED at.

Here's the crazy thing, folks. You *can* day things like "My Tumblr is [username], come over and scream into the void about these blorbos with me!" And then plaster your kofi all over your Tumblr. You can say "Thanks to [someone] for suggesting this fic! I listen to people's suggestions all the time on Tumblr!" for literally any reason someone told you to write a fic.

The reason we're not allowed to post monetary links or use any language alluding to it on AO3 is for our protection. If a copyright holder wants to sue a fan writer for making money or demand their work be taken down as "property" of the copyright holder, AO3's lawyers need to be able to defend us by saying money isn't being made and not perjuring themselves.

It's more than that though. It's not just about protecting their asses, legally. It's also about the principles and values upon which AO3 was built.

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if it doesn’t feel like this when you discuss media with your friend then you’re not doing it right

this is also acceptable

Dude i totally get why you say “help” now. It’s literally like, ....help! lol

I knew this was going to get worse but I didn't know how