#vanderrbilt

@cherrystreet​ thinks your I looks like a J

he named them “dim” and “sum”

Thank you for asking!! 1. If someone wanted to really understand you, what would they read, watch, and listen to?Read: Another Hazy May (it counts), Harry Potter, TIF, (can you tell I haven’t read a lot of books since I was like… 11). Also this poem by Sappho “He seems to me, that one, equal to the gods,The man fixed there, who sits opposite youAnd hears close by your sweet voiceAnd delightful laugh, which onceShook the soul in my breast. (..)” It goes on after this but it always resonated with me and I could almost recite it after the first time we’d translated it haha, my teacher was happy. But see, I think in the Ancient Greek it’s written it becomes apparent the person with the sweet voice is a girl, whereas it starts as a typical Straight poem (that man is like a god blabla is it his chiseled abs? but NO it’s bc he’s talking to the girl I like)

@vanderrbilt is sending love and appreciation out to @alivingfire, @afirethatcannotdie, @crazyupsetter, @whoknows, @cherrystreet, @juliusschmidt, @gloriaandrews, @100percentsassy, @karamelised, and @backonefish! Come and collect your props!

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the turnover of fans is such a huge point! i didn’t even consider that. but it makes sense, like you google fic recs and poke around and you’re done with it. i think there’s a lot of fic entitlement in the fandom in general too, so yeah, not much love shown.

there is a huge amount of entitlement, for sure. demands for another escapade aren’t going to work out well when you’re missing all the amazing stuff being posted daily, or if you go back in the archives and dig a little. 

@becomeawendybird said: 

I also feel like its fellow authors who are the ones leaving the most kudos and comments. 1D was my introduction to fandom culture, and it wasn't until I started writing (and became friends with other writers) that I started to understand JUST how important they really are.

ohhhh my gosh yes. fic writers helping other fic writers is the reason there are so many people even willing to give writing a shot. and once you’ve written something yourself, you understand why people get frustrated at the lack of attention for their stuff. 

@vanderrbilt said: 

that's actually such a weird phenomenon in this fandom? like in other fandoms it's like a 1:10 ratio, i think? like 1 kudos every 10 hits and it's like in this fandom....i don't really know. i tried observing like 2 years ago and i got a 1:50 ratio but i think it's different now

it is so weird! it’s literally clicking a little heart when you get to the bottom of the page, and it takes no time at all. it’s almost like people reserve their kudos for their absolute favorites, but that’s what i always assumed bookmarking is for? idk, man. 

@ashes-and-dust said: 

this is definitely something i've noticed in other fandoms as well! i'll read something with an insane amount of kudos and each time i can think of 10-15 better written/developed larry fics that barely get as much attention.

i read the sterek fic with the most kudos and genuinely got to the bottom of the page and was like... this is a one-shot? that’s it? and again, don’t get me wrong, i think it was a good story, but comparatively? i just don’t see how people in this fandom don’t realize how amazing our writers are. 

@loveloveolivia said: 

yeah, I know. The only way you're able to tell here how well your fic was received is by fic rec posts or the amount of hits, and that's about it.

“You have to know how weird this is for me,” he continues. “In my head, I have a boyfriend, and he loves me so much. We’ve been together for about two years and my family adores him and he’s it for me. And… that boyfriend isn’t you.”

“Yeah,” Harry replies, because he doesn’t know what else to say without potentially vomiting.

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“Brain injuries are tricky. They’re the hardest to treat, and the most difficult to understand. Every individual case is like a brand new puzzle. Just because Louis is experiencing amnesia similar to case X doesn’t mean it’ll end exactly the same. And that’s what we’re working on figuring out now. His own case.”

45. Share the synopsis of a story you work on that you haven’t published yet • (everyone already knows about the amnesia au so) a soulmate au in which you stop aging at the age of 18 until you’re with your soulmate.

46. Share a scene of a story that you haven’t published yet • (from the amnesia au)

Harry apologizes as he bumps into a group of girls, the floors sticky and the music too loud. He tries not to think about the past few weeks, about blue eyes and soft hands and knobby ankles and a devious smile. He takes a seat at the end of the bar, shaking his mind free of Louis until suddenly, he’s right there next to him, just five seats away, his side profile stubbly and one that Harry would recognize anywhere.

He blinks a few times, like it’s a mirage, and his heart is somehow both completely stopped and simultaneously threatening to beat out of his chest, bruising. He watches as Louis leans back in his seat, tipping his head in laughter, his throat bobbing as he swallows. Niall, sat beside Louis, notices Harry first, his eyes going wide, cheeks heating up. Harry just shakes his head, doesn’t want to draw attention to himself, doesn’t think he can actually speak, anyway.

He tries to look away, to search for Liam amongst the crowd, to stop staring directly at Louis, but his hands are sweating and he thinks his eyes are watering and he swears he hasn’t blinked in a full three minutes now. He can’t hear much over the rushing in his ears.

Why is he here. What in God’s name is he fucking doing here.

49. Writing advice • Never take yourself too seriously.