Rules Of A Happy, Healthy Fandom

Rules of a Happy, Healthy Fandom

Rule 1, Don’t like, Don’t read

Pretty simple and straight forward. It doesn’t matter if it’s tagged as a ship you dislike or you’re 10 chapters in, if you don’t like it or it disturbs you too much, stop. The back button is your friend.

Rule 2, Properly Tag

If your fic contains anything possibly triggering or squicky, tag it. If your fic is an AU, tag it. If your fic is about a ship, tag it. Vice versa, do not overtag or improperly tag. If your fic is based around Stucky, don’t tag Stony.

Rule 3, Filters are your friend

If the app or website has an option to filter tags, use it. If you need to download an extension, download it. If someone has missed an important tag, you can politely message them requesting to add it.

Rule 4, Don’t harass people for shipping your NoTp

We all have that one ship we absolutely positively hate with every fibre of our being. And chances are, someone hates your Otp with the same ferocity. Don’t harass people over shipping your NoTp.

Rule 5, Do your research

If you’re writing a fic and a plot point or character is introduced you’re not sure how to write, research it! Google is your friend! There are also blogs dedicated to assisting people with certain topics such as @writingwithcolor

Rule 6, Your kink is not my kink, and that’s okay

Chances are, someone gets off to something you hate. And, that’s okay! We all have different and varying tastes!

Rule 7, Feedback keeps content creators creating

Likes, comments, reblogs, and recomendations keep your fanfic writers writing. Where would writers be if no one read their works? Where would artists be if no one bought their art?

Rule 8, If you want it, write it

It’s bound to happen to everyone, you just can’t find a specific fic for a specific ship or it’s that one rare pair no one appreciates like you do. What do you do in this situation? You write it yourself! It may not be the best-written or most poetic or maybe it’s just a pure crackfic, but that’s okay!

Rule 9, Fanon is not Canon

Likewise, headcanons are not canon. And if someone has a different headcanon, that’s okay! Sure, we may ignore canon for fics but headcanons and fanfiction and fanart are not canon!

Rule 10, Fiction is not reality

And the most important of all, fiction is not reality. Writing abuse fics does not mean you support abuse in real life. Writing suicidal characters does not mean the writer is suicidal. Writing glorified murder fics does not mean the writer supports murder in real life.

If you have more positive rules, feel free to add! These are just 10 little rules I find to be very important for a happy healthy fandom. Remember, fandoms are supposed to be for fun! You write that shameless self-insert Mary Sue OC, you write that rarepair smut, you write that 250k slow burn Coffee Shop AU! You make fandom as fun as you want it to be!

sheith rec masterlist

* = smut

Sugar We’re Goin’ Down by bacchanalia *

Thief of Hearts by TruebornAlpha *

Bound by Quiddity

the lesser days by Glossolalia

With These Broken Wings by Mythril (fantacination)

Space Ships by boysblush *

Made of Fire, Made of Heat by antivanitas

Flip the Switch by antivanitas *

Use Both Hands by swallowed_stars

In Deep by boysblush *

Intruder by orphan_account *

Release by paintstroke *

Playing at Life by veituriel (skykiss)

Trust. by KatOsirius

Non-Critical Peacetime Circumstances by kuillsins (EykielAfterDark) *

Still Beautiful by borrowedphrases *

welcome, ghosts by ShirosRedKnight (SweetFanfics)

oral fixations by ShirosRedKnight (SweetFanfics) *

out in the open by ShirosRedKnight (SweetFanfics)

bleeding colors into gray by ShirosRedKnight (SweetFanfics)

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letshirosmile

6 years ago

so everyone please stop attacking the vld crew!!

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letshirosmile

6 years ago

angelic voices here it is! My very first @SheithBigBang fic! This was so fun to write, you guys have no idea. Here are the drawings made by Mel and Lucia for this fic!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15954230/chapters/37207127

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letshirosmile

6 years ago

ig / twi

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letshirosmile

3 years ago

done lol, i was just scribbling around and trying stuff out so.. messy, but full of love u_u

tbh this is basically an homage to the shance rp i did a couple years back that rly made me ship it and then make this blog lmaO, the champion and his escort ;)

EDIT: heres a version w detail shots :)c

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letshirosmile

6 years ago

Please read!

On March 11th, 2011 Japan has gone through a cataclysmic earthquake, followed by a massive tsunami that has destroyed much of Northeast Japan. Hundreds of lives were lost, homes were washed away, and the effects of the disaster can still be felt today.

If you go to yahoo.co.jp and search “3.11″ today, Yahoo will donate 10 yen (approximately 9-10 cents) for tsunami relief.

Please take the time to do this. It will take about 2 seconds at no cost to you, and the money will be used for a good cause.

It’s been about 8 years since the disaster, and Japan has still not fully recovered. Every little bit helps, and in the chaotic cycle of news it is really easy to forget about major events like this. Thousands of lives were affected, and I would really appreciate it if you took the time to participate, and take a moment for all of the lives affected.

I have a personal connection with this disaster, and it is really important to me that this gets as much awareness as possible.

Please reblog to boost awareness!

If you would like to know my personal story and connection to tsunami and earthquake, it is all underneath the cut. [includes pictures]

Keep reading

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letshirosmile

6 years ago

An Aesthetic For A Pirate That Operated Around Cuba Who Loves The Sea And Gold, Requested By An Absolutely

An aesthetic for a pirate that operated around Cuba who loves the sea and gold, requested by an absolutely awesome anon.

~(None of these images belong to me!)~

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letshirosmile

6 years ago

Slytherin Keith in love with upper classmate Hufflepuff Shiro.

Imagine Keith being completly isolated in his first year of Hogwarts because many slytherins wouldn’t be his friend because his origins are unknown and other houses not wanting to get close because he’s a Slytherin. Keith feeling completly lonely, and never fighting the people that harass him, just completly isolating himself as a response. Until upper classmen Shiro hears some of the kids (either from slytherin or other house) harrasing Keith once again and stepping in to defend him. Keith is kinda shy but he’s just totally moonstruck by this beautiful hufflepuff student who just came to his rescue when he didn’t even knew him. Keith and Shiro becoming best friends after that.

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letshirosmile

6 years ago