#fandomsupport

Hey everyone,

I want to bring something important to your attention. There’s a Tumblr account called @sophiasficarchive that has been copying other people’s work. I’ve put together a list of the instances I could find and tagged the original writers.

Please note: It’s not okay to steal or copy someone else’s work, but that doesn’t mean anyone should send hate messages or threats. Let’s keep this about raising awareness respectfully.

@spider-stark

Original: Dizzy on the Comedown – https://www.tumblr.com/spider-stark/801251906858237952/dizzy-on-the-comedown

Copy: Dizzy for Your Love – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804562932363034624/dizzy-for-your-love

@thebestandworstdayofjune

Original: We Can Play House, We Can Bed Down – https://www.tumblr.com/thebestandworstdayofjune/804327803272167424/we-can-play-house-we-can-bed-down?source=share

Copy: Playhouse – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804518017918779392/playhouse?source=share

@moonstruckme

Original 1: A Christmas Special – https://www.tumblr.com/moonstruckme/737369684032225280/a-christmas-special?source=share

Copy 1: Under the Mistletoe – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804507790845575168/under-the-mistletoe?source=share

Original 2: poly!Steddie x fem!reader - https://www.tumblr.com/moonstruckme/804553016188567552/hey-mae-i-had-a-thought-for-polysteddie-kinda?source=share

Copy 2: keep me in your arms - https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804564080419635200/keep-me-in-your-arms?source=share

@colouredbyd

Original 1: making up – https://www.tumblr.com/colouredbyd/795301165748387840/no-middle-ground?source=share

Copy 1: Making Up Again – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804489665693581312/making-up-again?source=share

Original 2: Chocolate Kisses on the Cheek – https://www.tumblr.com/colouredbyd/792268280691867649/chocolate-kisses-on-the-cheek?source=share

Copy 2: Chocolates Kisses – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804482344213970944/chocolates-kisses?source=share

Original 3: Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You, Baby – https://www.tumblr.com/colouredbyd/797739147463901184/nothings-gonna-hurt-you-baby?source=share

Copy 3: Nothing Will Hurt You – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804468789194391552/nothing-will-hurt-you?source=share

@yasministration

Original 1: The Girlification of Steve Harrington – https://www.tumblr.com/yasministration/803752538159677440/the-girlification-of-steve-harrington-steve-h?source=share

Copy 1: Steve the Man You Are – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804488876411502592/steve-the-man-you-are?source=share

Original 2: Mind-Blowing Kisser (PlatonicMarauders) – https://www.tumblr.com/yasministration/778292999677427712/mind-blowing-kisser-platonicmarauders?source=share

Copy 2: A Fabulous Kisser – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804467878928728065/a-fabulous-kisser?source=share

@loveshotzz

Original: Playing with Steve’s Hair – https://www.tumblr.com/loveshotzz/804151928939560960/playing-with-steves-hair?source=share

Copy: Play with Your Hair – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804486388532838400/play-with-your-hair?source=share

@starry-eyed-moony

Original: Honey Darling Baby (PolyMarauders) – https://www.tumblr.com/starry-eyed-moony/802677321138143232/honey-darling-baby-polymarauders?source=share

Copy: My Honey Darling and Love – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804483531334090752/my-honey-darling-and-love?source=share

@mischievousmoony

Original: building blocks – https://www.tumblr.com/mischievousmoony/759115012911611904/hi-ok-i-have-another-idea-for-a-fic-which-again?source=share

Copy: Building Blocks – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804475832286494720/building-blocks?source=share

@cipheress-to-k-pop

Original: walk him like a dog (s.o.b.) – https://www.tumblr.com/cipheress-to-k-pop/790804841308061696/mesaytara-sob?source=share

Copy: Walk Him Like Dog Sis – https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804469494625992704/walk-him-like-dog-sis?source=share

@ellecdc

Original: Poly!Marauders x Fem!Reader Who Is Not Pranking Them Right Now – https://www.tumblr.com/ellecdc/764735990078308352/hey-i-have-a-request-could-you-do-poly-marauders

Copy: Pregnancy Pranks- https://www.tumblr.com/sophiasficarchive/804468095975636992/pregnancy-pranks?source=share

This is meant to inform people without encouraging harassment. Copying work is wrong, but responding with threats or hate is never okay.

Lately, I’ve found myself thinking deeply about the creative spaces we build when we write fanfiction, especially when we dare to deviate from the canon path. Especially when I was trapped in bed yesterday due to chronic pain.

And yes, while a post I saw today might have nudged me into writing this, these thoughts have been sitting with me for weeks, sparked by the incredible, brilliant, and wildly diverse stories I've had the joy to read.

So, this is for my friends and mutuals, the writers I admire: whether you hold canon close like a safety rail or you blow it up and make something completely your own.

Canon is a starting point. A set of bones. A world someone else built, sure, but once it's in your hands, it becomes your sandbox, your crucible, and your theater stage. There is no right way to engage with canon. There is only the story that feels true to you.

Some of us, like me, stay close to canon characterizations. My Sephiroth in FWC may diverge from the original, but I keep his motivations anchored to what I interpret from the source. That’s where my creative center is. It’s what feels right for me.

But I read stories from friends where he's completely different—a protector, a romantic, a villain who never fell, a god, a man lost in time, and, even, dad-i-roth—and I love every single one of them. Not because they’re like mine, but because they’re not. They’re bold. They’re passionate. They are written with care and love and daring.

Canon divergence isn’t a flaw. It’s a craft. It takes vision and guts to break away from what's expected and write a character the way you see them and not just how they were handed to you.

To those of you writing AUs where the entire trajectory shifts, where characters make radically different choices, where whole lives are saved or destroyed with one decision: your work matters. Your creativity is valid. You’re not “wrong” for seeing something others don’t.

And let’s be honest. “Canon” is often messy, inconsistent, or built by people who no longer steward those characters with the same love we do. Sometimes canon fails us. Sometimes it doesn’t go far enough. And sometimes, it just doesn't resonate. But our stories?They are where we get to reclaim narrative, rebuild character, and expand worlds.

To to the friends who write canon-compliant material. I love how tightly you thread the needle and find depth in what’s already there. To the ones who say "what if this one thing changed": I love your careful curiosity and your butterfly-effect stories. And to the ones who throw the canon rulebook into the bonfire and write from the heart: I adore your fire.

Fanfiction is about connection: to characters, to stories, and, ultimately, to each other. Fanart and Fanfic is the lifeblood of fandom. And every version, every divergence, and every exploration is a gift.

Keep writing what speaks to you. Keep bending and breaking canon if it gives you something better, something truer, and something uniquely yours.

Something like (many options):

“Once upon a time I left a kudos here. Maybe even a comment. But I’m doing it again because I can — and AO3 doesn’t let me double-kudos.”

“Apparently I’ve been here before. Past me had taste. Present me agrees.”

“Me again. Still obsessed.”

“Kudos squared.”

I dunno the matter in hand. But our Henry Lau needs our support, ELFs!