#drownout

Context: I'm the AO3 author they're referring to in the two screenshots. I posted a fic, made a Discord server, and advertised it in the notes of the fic (which means they would've had to click on/purposefully seek it out which also implies they were breaking their own countries' laws). The purpose of the server was to seek out more welcoming friends in the Professor Layton fandom due to this group being abusive and well, pro-censorship. They are directly referencing the server I made and thinking of spying on me (under an alt account). But outside of that, they were thinking of spying on a random person/group of people all because of perceived "nastiness", not to mention one of their own harassing someone. I also remember saying (in regards to the messages) about how "I could go into the server" (because I'm both the owner of the server and someone who could "spy" - which my plan was to make it appear difficult to get into the server).

Or at least, the ones I’ve done so far. Here’s a few things to read if you’re like me and would rather see literally anything other than p*rn of a preteen!

Hershel’s Secret Stash Professor Layton's family confront him about the secret box he keeps under his bed. Loosely connected to The Families of Jean Descole. Word count: 1,188

My Sunflower Des is confused. Who on earth lives in LA that his brother could be sending flowers to? Loosely tied to The Families of Jean Descole. Word count: 865

The (Not Very) Haunted House There have been strange occurrences around the Layton household. Alfendi and Katrielle think a ghost might be responsible, but could there be a more conventional explanation for the scratching, wailing and doors swinging by themselves? Loosely tied to The Families of Jean Descole. Word count: 1,679

The Comforts of Home Unable to sleep after that hellish witch trial, Hershel Layton finds himself alone with the only person as out of place in Labyrinthia as he is. Aka what Phoenix and Layton did while Maya and Luke were out searching for Eve. Word count: 3,033 words

Meeting the (Potential) In-Laws Des meets the man his brother is so enamoured with, but he isn't entirely sure if he likes this upstart American... Loosely tied to The Families of Jean Descole. Word count: 1,626

Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: The Dog and Duck Two men. Two glasses. One pub. Who will win in this epic showdown of liver against liver? Loosely tied to The Families of Jean Descole Word count: 4,535

The Layton Family Bake Peanut Butter Cookies And a good time is had by all. Loosely tied to The Families of Jean Descole. Word count: 3,051

Professor Layton and the Cursed Laptop One of the Professor's students comes to him with a terrible problem. Will he be able to solve it and save the boy from a fate worse than death? Word count: 818

Candle In The Wind Her favourite song comes on the radio... and the Professor can't bear to hear it and be reminded of everything he's lost. Set in the aftermath of Unwound Future. Word count: 1,722

Someone Saved My Life Tonight... Stumbling through the streets after a horrible attack, Hershel Layton is rescued by the last people he ever would have expected. Word count: 2,802

And while I’m here, I’d like to link a couple of fics that I didn’t write for the drownout, but that I’m proud of and would like to share nonetheless!

The Families of Jean Descole An imagining of the life of Desmond Sycamore, how he adopted the facade of Jean Descole and his furious vendettas, and what became of him once the world no longer needed either of those identities. Word count: 30,384

For context, DaKoolGuy was someone who as far as I'm aware was not in the server - at least no one stepped up and claimed to be him. He specifically wrote troll fan fictions within the Professor Layton AO3 tag with an original character (named "John Phoenix") from Ace Attorney. A majority of said fics regarded his OC being a predator hunter and/or a crime catcher. One of his first fics (unfortunately I do not have screenshots due to it being deleted before I could take any alongside being deleted) was called "To Catch A Layluke Shipper #drownout2020 #laylukeispedophilia #also i own this tag now and im not allowing weird sexual shit/underage shipping here. if you do that you will be removed from the tag, which i own wholly and by myself." which involved Chris Hansen arresting a AO3 author for being a Layton x Luke shipper. The fic directly stated the author's username as well. I believe it got removed from AO3 due to harassment.

The targeted AO3 author went on to make a mention of it in a fic of theirs (I have censored the username in red):

As for other instances, DaKoolGuy went on to spam a different AO3 author's comments (one comment section totaling around 34+ comments by him alone). This was prior to writing said troll fics.

(First screenshot is me, censored in red, commenting on the comments of the fic).

Some members of the drownout2020 movement did comment under the troll fic though I only have two screenshots at the moment:

Regardless of whether or not DaKoolGuy was in the server or a direct part of the community: He did what was done behind closed doors in the drownout2020 server. Harass people. Drownout2020 promoted, condoned, and endorsed harassment. As much as they deny it wasn't that, it very much was.