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Friendly reminder to all "Reader-Insert" writers

It is no longer a Reader-Insert if there is an established appearance/name for the "reader" character.

It does not matter if you leave the appearance open for the readers to decide if you give the character a name. I don't know about you all but my name is not Katherine or Heather or Yumi or Betha-rina-belle. And vice versa, it does not matter if you leave the name up to the readers if you give the character a set appearance. Again, I don't know about you all but I don't have platinum blonde hair or sea foam green eyes and golden tan skin, nor am I 5'7.

If it is a commission for a specific reader, say that and don't call it a general Reader-insert because it's not. It is for one specific person and does not apply to the rest of us.

If the Reader Character needs a specific aspect for plot reasons, put that in the warnings so it's not a jump scare when it appears. Don't expect readers to just be cool with it to randomly be assigned a description/name. If the reader is meant to specifically be a canon character's sibling, tag what that entails if it's just a shared surname or if that comes with a set appearance as well. I cannot count the number of times (on both hands and feet) I have been reading and got surprised by a specific description or name for the Reader Character and immediately left the fic because I don't fw that.

If it is for a specific demographic of reader (ie, Black, Indian, Trans, Male, Female, or even Martian) state that where it can be seen and, if needed, filtered out. Put it in the tags, in the warnings, somewhere it can be seen and not in fine print. Do not presume that people have looked at your page's about me before reading one of your fics that they may have just found in the tags. They will not know that all of the fics you write are for a certain demographic, so you need to properly tag your posts and properly list the warnings.

Last but most certainly not least, please do not over-tag and incorrectly tag your fics. I understand that you want your fic to reach a wider audience but you'll be more likely to just annoy readers that way. If it is specifically cisfem reader, don't tag it as gn or male. If it is any specific gendered reader do not tag gn. If it is decidedly a set character with a set name and/or appearance do not tag it as X Reader.

Yes, I will be tagging this with X Reader tags solely so that the people who need to learn this will see it. Whether that is because you are intentionally mistagging or because you genuinely don't know this. I have seen many different posts from many different people speak about this and say when they encounter this issues they immediately bail on the fic and some even block the creator because they are misusing the tagging system.

Could you maybe reblog this post if you think respecting trans peoples' names and identities is a basic right and not a political opinion?

No pressure. Just seeking some validation of my sentiment. Due to some. people

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1 year ago

RANT: Don't Read If You Don't Care Just Need To Place My Feeling Somewhere

-We are 23 days into this year my uncle was just found dead after a welfare check, he killed his self 2 days ago. His son died on November 7th he decide he had no reason to live. I will be unable to attend his funeral because of school and work.

-At 12 days into this year my grandma figure had died alone in her home of natural causes, found the next day by her son who promised he would take her to dinner with the family. I was unable to attend her because to school and work.

-On my birthday after my family sang happy birthday, my grandfather had announced he has cancer. It was caught early but still killed me inside.

-On November 7 my cousin died after being wheel chair bound his whole life he died of a heart attack. I once again missed a funeral because of school and work.

-And on June 11 my grandma died surrounded by people who loved her, I attended her funeral 3 days later.

Can life stop kicking me while I'm down I can't handle this while having a job and school please give me a break.

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10 months ago

the sillys

full-on meta i see

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10 months ago

I needed this been having a tough year

Everybody says congratulations when you get a new job, or start a business, or buy a house, or have a baby, or get married, or buy a new car...

I just wanted to take a second out of the day to say congratulations to all of you who made it through a hard week this week.

Congratulations to those who are holding it together for the sake of the people you love.

Congratulations to anyone who thought about taking the easy way out and decided to stick around for a while longer.

Congratulations for showing up. Again.

You deserve all the love too.

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2 years ago

Platonic Law x GN reader

Chapter 1

The sound of gulls and waves lapping at the rocky coast could be heard in the happy town of Dressrosa. The sun warmed your skin and the sky was clear except for the singular news-coo in the sky. Straightening your posture you waved over the bird. Looking at the price in disinterest, "Did the price go up again?" The bird reluctantly nodded and you sighed. "The things I do for knowledge." Once again releasing a sigh you hand over the money slightly sad over the loss. Unfolding the paper you saw a familiar face.

'WARLORD TRAFALGAR LAW IS IN AN UNEXPECTED ALLIANCE WITH THE STRAWHAT PIRATES'

Looking down at the paper with a small smile you sighed. It's been so long since you heard that name let alone seen his face. "Law, I'm glad you're doing well."

Closing your eyes you tried to recall the first time you meet the brooding doctor. It was sixteen years ago in the North blue, a garbage dump to be exact. Calling back the memory you sighed for the nth time. Remembering the filth that littered the ground and the unpleasant stench lingering in the air. Diamante and Trebol were next to each other facing Law.

You remembered hearing Law speak first. "Where'd the captain go?" Diamante scoffed, "You thing Dofy hangs out with every new recuit?" Next to speak was Trebol, God did you hate his voice. "Mmm, okay we know you're gonna die, EH! BEH HEH HEH!! When? Hey when ya gonna kick the bucket, EH?!" Law replied almost automatically, "Three years and two months." You don't remember exactly what was said after that but you knew it had to do with how he knew that. The next person you remember talking was Law "I want to spend the next three years killing as many people as I can and destroying everything!" You remember being disturbed, not believing a kid around the same age as you was so set on causing havoc. In a way it reminded you of young master, then again Law did say he wanted to be just like him with what little time he had left.

Realizing you got off topic you went back to the memory. "NYEE! TREBOL, DIAMANTE!!" "CORA'S BACK!" After Buffalo and Baby 5 finished talking in their annoyingly high pitched voices Diamante began to talk again, "See them? They're kids, but they're survivors." He stopped for a second then pointed to the two, "That's Buffalo and that's Baby 5. There's another 'round here somewhere their name is Y/N" Law spoke up sounding a bit perplexed, "Just Y/N..." He paused for a brief second "Why do they have such a normal name compared to those two." Law said as he stuck his thumb out pointing to the two behind him. Buffalo and Baby 5 gasped in shock. You weren't sure if Diamante didn't hear him or chose to ignore him, he turned towards the door that Corazon entered before starting to talk once again. "And that guy coming through the door is..." Only to be interrupted by Corazon falling on his back. Buffalo and Baby 5 erupted into a fit of giggles "HE FELL DOWN!!" "I JUS' KNEW HE'D FALL OVER."

That's when you rushed out of your hiding place to assist Corazon. You then reached for his hand to try and get him sitting up. He let go of your hand causing you to fall over, he got up on his own and and walked across the room stopping infront of Buffalo and Baby 5 he then kicked both of them, glad you only fell over. He walk to his chair sitting down. Baby 5 rushed over to hand him a cup of piping hot tea. Then warning him it was hot and despite her warning Corazon took a sip, immediately spitting it out and leaning back on the chair causing it to topple over. Baby 5 attempted to stiffle a laugh, you once again rushed to his aid pulling napkins out of your pockets and patting down his shirt to try and prevent his skin from getting burnt. He once again shoved you off of him and proceed to stand up and walk over to Law. Diamante chimed in, "Oh yeah, and he hates kids." Corazon picked Law up by his head and tossed him out the window. You remember hearing Buffalo and Baby 5 scream "AHH, HE'S DEAD!!" "HE FELL IN THE SCRAP PILE."

After that you began to run down the stairs wanting to check on Law. After falling down the last flight of stairs yo got up and brushed yourself off. Still in a rush you ran outside and found Law on the floor staring daggers at where a fire reassembled the shape of a man. Sweatdropping once you realized it was Corazon. Looking back at Law you saw he was bleeding. Pulling more napkins out of your pockets you handed some to him for his bloody nose and you tried to wipe up the blood coming from his mouth. Law the sat up to shove you, then completely stood up.

"What do you want?" Law yelled. "I just wanted to help. I'm sorry if I am bothering you. I didn't mean any harm I swear." You said trying to make sure he didn't hit you. "And what are you hoping to gain from this?" You flushed read embarrassed you got caught. After that you mumbled "friendship..." "Huh?" "Your companionship, I don't have much to offer but I hope you except." Covering your mouth once you realized how loud you said that.

Despite the slight flush on Law's cheeks he turned away, "You can leave then, I'm not here to make friends." Trying not to cry knowing this answer was coming you nodded. Refusing to leave his side.

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1 month ago

OBITO introduction !

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2 years ago

BONTEN AS YOUR BODYGUARDS

character(s): bonten x gn!reader

notes: tbh i’m not sure how i like this & it’s kinda all over the place but we are gonna roll w it :’) + this isn’t rlly a romantic relationship between them all but could be implied !!

warnings: boys jus being their normal semi-aggressive selves, reader is kinda a “daddy’s baby” (not spoiled tho) just for the sake of the plot pls jus let me have this

having the bonten boys as your bodyguards means three things. constant observation, twenty four hour protection, and most importantly: never having to open a door for yourself.

it doesn’t take long from the moment they’re hired that you make sure to blur that professional line, just a little. after all, if they’re going to be on your ass constantly the least they can do is address you by your first name.

eventually, as all things do, one thing leads to another and it doesn’t even really feel like you’re their boss anymore. you’re friends, close, depend on each other more than just an employee employer type thing.

having them around makes you feel safe all the time, not just when they’re on duty. you decide that blurring the line is a great decision when it comes to your relationship with certain bodyguards of yours.

others… maybe not so much.

Keep reading

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8 months ago