Fanfiction Horrors

[Petrusha the White]

Therapy fics are surprisingly popular. Honestly could not tell you exactly what makes people desire them but there is a large contingent of people who enjoy reading about characters having therapy

Hell, I saw one author get yelled at in the comments for ending a fic without actually showing a character who had been assaulted during the fic get therapy for it. I don't think it would have made sense with the pacing to include that? Like the climax of the plot had already happened, not sure why so many people seemed to think it was strange that the story ended on a note of "They're physically fine now and can move forward with what happened, offscreen, because this fic is over" like I thought it was fine as is. ???

 

[MoonMare]

I can't say I've read a fic about this before.

 

[AnOminous]

I can't say I've read a fic about this before.
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Cool isekai, bro, but "Kennedy's" is a dealbreaker. This horsefucking faggot needs to learn what apostrophes are for.

 

[Anondorf]

Did fanfiction.net successfully block every archive method from archiving its stories? I was hoping to bring up a story here for shits and giggles, but nothing is working.

I’ve tried Archive.md, Ghost Archive, and even the pozzed Wayback Archive, but all that pops up is the Cloudflare DDoS blocker.

Hi, sorry for the late reply.
megalodon.jp works for archiving FFN, though the site is entirely in Japanese.

 

[soft breathing]

I hope I am not derailing this thread too much by posting this in here, but I've just came across these two posts on tumblr, remembered all the COD fanfiction horrors posted here already and.. yeah. Not the most terrible I've ever seen, but it just left me scratching my head.




"aliexpress model au". Sounds almost as interesting as watching paint dry. Why are the weirdest and most uninteresting people so deeply & weirdly obsessed with Ghost?

 

[umami's milk]

"aliexpress model au".

I'm pretty sure this was said in jest, but yeah I don't think the original posts are knee-slappers.

 

[Anondorf]

Well, I think I just found my new OTP.

 

[Thiletonomics]

Someone apparently thought that writing a diaper fanfic of TLOU's Ellie, and her soiling it while getting her tattoo made (and on a side note, some guys get that said tattoo IRL, for who knows why), was a good idea:



Link / Archive

And the writer's profile is just as depraved:



Link / Archive

I still don't know why writers need to showcase where they live IRL. Do they really want fans to visit them IRL or something?

On a side note, what does it mean when a Fanfic on AO3 is by "orphan_account"? Is that another way to post fanfics anonymously?

 

[Troon Whisperer]

On a side note, what does it mean when a Fanfic on AO3 is by "orphan_account"? Is that another way to post fanfics anonymously?

It's a fic that was posted by a person who later abandoned it, so yeah it's another way to post anonymously.

 

[Petrusha the White]

AFAIK there actually is no way to post anonymously from the get go on AO3 - you have to post it from your actual account and then orphan it. (This process takes about three seconds.) However you can also set fics to be only viewable when someone is logged into AO3, which may fulfill some of reasons why one might wanna post fic anonymously in the first place.

 

[Aunt Carol]

AFAIK there actually is no way to post anonymously from the get go on AO3 - you have to post it from your actual account and then orphan it. (This process takes about three seconds.) However you can also set fics to be only viewable when someone is logged into AO3, which may fulfill some of reasons why one might wanna post fic anonymously in the first place.

I've seen works that are under Anonymous and keep having chapters added. I followed one to this collection

Spoiler: text

Your name will not be on work posted to "Anonymous".

Surprise your friends with gift work without a name attached!

Publish crack or explicit works or badworks and retain control, without having it connected to your username!

This collection is a substitute for orphaning your work. People looking at your profile will not be able to see that you have a work or works in the "Anonymous" collection.

So there does seem to be a workaround if you're ashamed and a control freak.

 

[Petrusha the White]

Oh yeah, I totally forgot that collections exist.
Some people (me) don't like them because the owner/creator of a collection has a certain amount of power over any fics posted there, namely that they can remove a fic from one if they like, so in the case of an anonymous collection that means that some internet stranger could un-anonymify you randomly without your permission.

There was a rumor going around that collection owners could set collections to only be read by other people in a collection, meaning they could add your fic to a collection (you don't need author permission to do this, I've had my works added to collections I've never heard of before) and functionally mask it from existience...however I checked the settings in the collection that I run, and I didn't see anything like that. Either it was removed or it was just that, a rumor.
That said, I'm not sure how my fics have occasionally been added to collections I've never heard of considering the option to add an outside fic to your own collection is "Invite to Collection" not "Add to Collection" - presumably there was something I had to click to approve that, but I don't even know where in my inbox I'd find that. Very strange.

 

[Chandelier]

Got a big one today. This one is an Mpreg fic set in the Arcane fandom, with a few modern-day touches. Author LOVES feedback, mind you. Let's hope she can keep up that facade. Link to fic. Archive. It is currently 70k words, I'll try to keep it as concise as possible but as these are Mpreg fics there is usually too much wild content to cut.

Spoiler: Chapter 1

You won't realize why Jayce is being exempt from the adoption agency: hint, it's because of his criminal record. Same Jayce is working in a corporation, meaning they would've looked at his criminal record, too. So they were willing to expunge his record for his employment, but not for adoption

The dialogue from Viktor will be either in-character for him or impossibly cringe, there is no in-between.

Haha, get it? That's a double entendre for cock. He loves fist-sized, uncircumcised cocks.

There will be multiple references to Mel, his ex-wife (revealed later) because Jayce doesn't like dark meat.


This is supposed to be a DV reference, with an ex breaking into Viktor's place of employment and trying to choke him to death. The author wants this to be a mystery, even when it's obvious what it is. Skinny gay boy working in a café trying to escape an abusive ex? Typical. Too bad he isn't working in a Waffle House.


No, the world doesn't need 'solar knowledge' until you figure out how to harness that shit from behind the clouds. If you can harness the sun's power properly, along with other new tech, you'd have a venture. Jayce is working for the equivalent of Solyndra and this is meant to paint him as a genius (it doesn't).

Again with the poor parental candidate thing. He can't adopt because he has a criminal record.


1. They have known each other a few months.
2. Despite this whirlwind romance, giving someone red roses isn't considered 'romantic' or 'intimate', but offering them a ride is. Make it make sense!
3. The can date if they want. There is no 'compromise' here, because they are independent people.

Honestly, Jayce listening to Swift doesn't surprise me and does fit him.

He's going to gay dance clubs and works as a barista. That makes sense. But don't worry, dear readers, it does get better.


Jayce could absolutely adopt as a single individual; it's that criminal record they don't like. But again, one has to wonder how Jayce even got his cushy job with it. If they were able to expunge his record there, why nowhere else? Grudges? Inconsistency? We'll find out, I guess.

And there's the winner! Viktor is preggers! How? Well, bullshit internal world logic, that's why! Maybe a yordle fucked him when he was unconscious at the strip club.

It should also be mentioned that Viktor is 13 weeks along and wants to give the kids up for adoption - but abortion isn't mentioned. Is this an ad for LiveAction?

Of course Jayce wants it, so Viktor goes along with it. Forget his agency and what he wants - he's just a vessel for what another man desires. Very progressive, don't you think?

Spoiler: Chapter 2

The more I read of Jayce's monologues, the more I see him as one of those gay dads who thinks a surrogate mother is something he can buy. In this case, he views Viktor's pregnancy as a means to an end; something HE can get closure and satisfaction out of, vs genuine care for Viktor's well being. I get that Jayce is written as a bit of a doofus, but he isn't stupid; he'd know the timeline between Viktor's attack and the pregnancy are too close together. He's known him for over four months, and he's been pregnant for three - around the same time he got raped in the bathroom. And, as it turns out, not even the author is aware of her own timeline. So it's as ridiculous as you can expect.

So, Viktor is poor and yet has never heard of Wi-fi. Or the café doesn't have Wi-fi despite it being set in modern times, therefore Viktor doesn't know what the Internet is or how it works. He had a phone sex job (yes, this is real) but never thought of becoming a Vtuber. He's now a student with a bunch of debt working a dead-end job - typical, I know.

The author has clearly never heard of maternal malnutrition, and what effects that can have on the developing fetus. If not low birth weight, you can eventually miscarry. But since this is an Mpreg all logic is thrown out the window.

There's the phone sex bit. That's also outdated as far as porn goes. Become an NSFW voice actor for SFM work, you'll find plenty of customers. Or he's just that dirt fucking poor not to have a smartphone.

We also don't know why Viktor doesn't have a robotics job - a comment in the story suggested it might've been because of the abusive ex. We'll see.

IRL Viktor would probably be on Twitter e-begging. You know he would. And he'd probably be featured in the e-beggars thread for offering nothing of value.

So either he does or doesn't have access to the Internet, because I still don't know how fucking men are getting pregnant in this universe.

That's right. Viktor has never been to an OB/GYN, and didn't think of going during the first trimester. Also, the question, 'How did this gorgeous genius end up pregnant' is because he got RAPED, you fucking retard.


Hell yeah I get a free baby *fist bumps* I am an excellent character!

Spoiler: Chapter 3

My, what creative insults for a Czech speaker. C'mon, now.

So he knows he's been working at a shitty job for months, and yet, as his 'friend,' he's done nothing to try to get him a better job. He's never once used his connections or his money to employ him as an assistant or something. The author wants her Jayce to be kind, but he ends up just as selfish as the rest.

Also, please brush your teeth after vomiting. I don't wanna smell that shit.

Jayce cannot decide whether he is perplexed or angry over the circumstances surrounding Viktor's pregnancy. You know he was attacked (and likely raped), and Viktor never once sought care for that. He just...went with the pregnancy, putting the fetus at risk while starving himself. Normal mothers are usually jailed for that, you know.

So they do have Internet. But Viktor never uses Wi-fi. Whatever, I'm thinking too hard. Once again, Jayce is thinking more about the potential for HIS babies vs Viktor's health, because that's all he is to him. Why is he asking who he's competing with when Viktor was raped? Huh?


Later, the author can't decide whether she wants Mpreg or to make Viktor a pooner, so we'll see how that goes.


> Can afford a magazine subscription
> Can't get a cheap smartphone or use the Internet
> Logic

Why didn't he use that service earlier? Oh, right. For the plot.

Very male behaviour.

Well it should be. Viktor is malnutritional and is carrying a rape baby. Things that usually get women thrown into jail.


Rickets is caused by a vitamin D deficiency, or genetic causes. Viktor doesn't have bow legs; he does wear a corset-like device for his spine. But he doesn't live in the underground like he does in the show; he knows what sunlight is here.

Time for the twist:


Wow.

Spoiler: Chapter 4

Hehe, get it? It's the token 'women don't know what they want to order!' trope! But with men!

Once again I am reminded that Jayce only really started caring about Viktor once he realized he could fulfill his own goals and happiness with someone else's kids. And it's with a skinny jeans wearing, broke barista who miraculously got pregnant despite being male.

Yes, it is indeed a colossal joke. Especially since there have been no chapters actually examining how Viktor feels about it.

Supportive with money, that is. Note there has been no serious conversation on the pregnancy - they've been tiptoeing around it - and now Jayce decides it's his dream to be a dad that matters above all, and has a callous take on surrogate mothers. Because women are meant to be bought and sold like kitchen appliances because you couldn't adopt.

They are just now Googling for adoption lawyers, not once thinking how Jayce can adopt with his criminal record. Might as well use that money for some bribes, eh? Note they were willing to do this, but Viktor couldn't see that walk-in clinic when he first discovered he was pregnant.

Just a couple hundred bucks. It's not as if the poor health beforehand and abysmal conditions would've had CPS come in and take them away, anyways. "Small monthly subsidy" is not going to cover the tens of thousands in hospital stays and ensuing birth. Does this bitch not know about US medical bills?

These two were so enamoured with each other they never bothered to have The Talk. Jayce was just too happy about having kids that he never actually spoke with Viktor about their relationship. He cannot even be bothered to lodge him in one of his lofty apartments, ffs.

You know you...can still have a relationship, even when you don't want the dad-mom involved? Did you ever think of that BEFORE you got excited over a pregnancy that wasn't yours? Damn, this has all the makings for a bad TLC show.

No, 'sturdy cardboard' would not do the trick, but a 2x4 would. Apparently Viktor's broke ass has never heard of thrift stores or DIY YouTube channels where he could fix things himself, despite being a tinkerer (something he would actually do). $600 for a sheet set is ridiculous though, you could've bought furniture appliances OR PAID RENT SOMEWHERE ELSE.


That doesn't mean anything. You could have no injuries but the fetus' head could be squished. Falling down three flights of stairs is a big deal; I mean, that's how women used to terminate their pregnancies back in the day.

Reminder he casually didn't eat well for a month despite knowing he was pregnant. That's got nothing to do with pride; either you want to end the pregnancy or you wanted to be a deadbeat parent.

Blegh.

Spoiler: Chapter 5

"Femme presenting" - oh, fuck you, bitch. What's the point of even having women when men can get pregnant?

And why didn't you just take Viktor under your wing? Stubborn though Viktor may be, it would've made for better character interaction and development.

1. Get an abortion
2. TALK ABOUT THIS BEFORE THINKING YOU'LL SCORE BIG WITH BOUGHT BABIES


Jayce wears overly expensive clothing yet couldn't get Viktor a better apartment despite suspecting he was in a bad situation. Think about that while the author paints this as a 'beautiful romance'.


That's right: they're going to family lawyers, but Jayce still has that criminal record everyone knows about...more on that later.

"Very close" somehow translates to, "I will not get you a proper apartment and will let you live in that shithole even though I want those babies more than you." That would be emotional abuse and being a shitty person everywhere else.

Now we get to the good stuff. The author cannot decide whether Viktor is smart enough to know everything about Jayce, or nothing at all. I'll let the text speak for itself.

> Viktor likely has an idea
> Viktor as no idea
> Jayce never said it but Viktor might've guessed
> Viktor never guessed
> He might've known from the get go
> He didn't know
> It was on TV and the Internet
> Viktor still didn't know

Yeah, that's the author's timeline for you. Retcon upon retcon in one paragraph.

Babies aren't something you can buy for personal use. They're an investment. Reading a parenting guide is not enough.


Annnnd the author still hasn't addressed Jayce's criminal record. Wonder when she'll touch on that.

Since this has gotten long enough I'm taking a short break. But if you want to skip the sperg and get to the goodies, here are some comments:

Yes, what did he do? I'd like to know. I don't think a beta would help with the plot, but whatever.


On which the author admits she has a continuity problem:

Again, not something a beta can fix. They're not usually there to critique you for your plot.

 

[Chandelier]

Too late to add this to the main post, but here are the next set of chapters. Will we discover why our baby daddy has a record? Will the 'birthing parent' find a better home? Tune in to find out!

Spoiler: Chapter 6

That's right: the shithole where Viktor lives has a rat problem. He has been living with rodents for months, while pregnant and malnutritional, putting himself at risk. This isn't stubbornness. This is stupidity. Not even homeless people want to be around rodents - and Viktor could have easily made a few mouse traps. Neutering a character for the plot? Never heard of it.

Again, that's not stubbornness, that's stupidity. You do not bite the hand that feeds you.

He paid for a $600 sheet set when he could've bought Viktor a toaster oven or even put down the down payment on a new apartment. Priorities.

Of course he's a femme fatale - the male version would be homme fatale. Plus, Viktor has only done 'sex work' via phone sex, not including the mention of the gay sex club and the rape in the bathroom (which I suspect to be the Korean Chem-Baron Finn, as the author did write a semi-rape fic with him as the rapist). Self-centered is also accurate for once, because Viktor hasn't thought about the 'little ones' he's trading for gold not once.


This interaction would have been better if this was the first thing Jayce did. With all the other revelations, it comes off as 'too little, too late' especially as Viktor is well within the second trimester. He should have done it during the first.

Nice thing to say for a private number, especially to a random number. Edgy boy.

Ah, finally, we're getting some answers.

The arson charge is what is going to stick, more so than the dropped assault charge. It varies by state, but it also depends on the crime - being convicted of a massive explosion is not going to help your case. It would have been convenient to use those connections to expunge the record years ago. This is a plot hole the author has not fully addressed.

So brilliant he stayed in a shithole apartment filled with rats, exposing himself to hantavirus and threatening the lives of the fetuses, and refusing any aid because muh past or some shit. I am taking a big leap and assuming the reason why Viktor doesn't seek help is because of his rapist. Either way, not having Jayce take the initiative and bring him to his home to begin with was stupid. These are not intelligent people.

Spoiler: Chapter 7

Yeah, it IS pretty foolish. Jayce wants to play at a parent so much it's literally his raison d'etre, with Viktor there picking up the slack.

Believe me, it gets worse from out here. Did you know Viktor was a druggie? Neither did I.

1. Viktor has a laptop. Despite Jayce's exploits being all over the news, he has never heard of them.
2. Despite being a genius, Viktor has never attempted to make a mouse trap to kill the rodents in his apartment or make a bedframe. That would reveal more into his character more than this dialogue.
3. It gets worse.

Ah, there's the author's fetish, again. And 'verbal diarrhea' is accurate. A little too much, I might say.

Usually that cliché would work if there's sufficient textual evidence to make me believe the character would do that. Jayce cares about Viktor so much he never once tried to move him from his shithole apartment or took action the moment he heard he was pregnant. It should be, "I'd give the world for you to give me my designer babies, because all I see you as is a commodity."

Why don't you know this, Viktor? Ever heard of the Internet? This is getting stupid.

1. He's not as clueless as he seems
2. Does not know about Jayce's crimes despite it being a national event
3. Knows about his magazine articles but not that
4. Thinks he's an ideal parental candidate despite Point 2
5. He is indeed clueless

Of course, the big twist is that Viktor is a druggie, which is supposed to make him more human and relatable. Which would be acceptable - were he not pregnant. See, in the real world, women who quit drugs even a year beforehand get a lot of shit (rightfully) for being drug addicts. More so if they are active addicts. Not only would Jayce NOT be considered a potential adoption candidate, Viktor would have the kids taken immediately. More so as he never went to a clinic during the first few weeks.

How many people did Viktor hurt? He's only ever known Jayce. No one else has been introduced!

And no, Jayce did not, in fact, know about Viktor's demons in the beginning - because it was never even mentioned.

1. Yes, because you were a drug addict that got pregnant because you somehow developed a magic uterus
2. In typical junkie behaviour, he goes back to his not-rapist and gets pregnant, and ends up doing a LiveAction-style redemption arc to give his kids to Jayce (who are also probably addicts themselves).
3. Thinks it's cruel to keep them, ends up having an epiphany a few paragraphs later saying he wants to be a real mom.

No, you are NOT taking responsibility. You did not go to any clinic, did not seek any medical care, and put those fetuses at risk with your stupid decisions. It's one thing if you didn't know. Viktor did, and is doing shit a real woman would be considered an abuser for.

It's okay, though. Jayce loves him more than anyone else!

1. It'd be cruel to keep the kids
2. Let's raise them together

Jesus fucking Christ, MAKE UP YOUR MIND

Spoiler: Chapter 8

This is cringe.

So mature he never went to a clinic when he discovered he was pregnant. He just waited it out until he was 12 weeks. This was after home pregnancy tests, btw. He knew.

BTW this tongue-kissing scene was done in public. Sir, this is a Wendy's.

1. He isn't his mistakes, but has made shitty decisions all because of his mistakes
2. He is so special Jayce never bothered to bring him out of his shitty apartment
3. I will not let this go

What a tear-jerking story. Too bad she doesn't know about the drug addiction and refusal to eat despite being pregnant, increasing the chances of a miscarriage (don't worry, that all gets brought up in Chapter 9).

What a normal thing to ask a surrogate. Might as well ask, "How many men have you fucked? Do you have AIDS?" Bitch.

Viktor being fluent in six languages and still being a broke bitch will never not be funny.

> Men can get pregnant in this universe
> Sexism against women still exists

Huh.

I'd do a double take too if I saw a pregnant man - which, btw, he still isn't 'showing', and I don't know how people can tell with that thick coat he's wearing. Also, lol at the 'maternity panel'. That word has meaning.

Healthy isn't the word I'd use, but whatever.


This is leaning into his canonical illness, albeit this time it's due to long-term opioid withdrawal. A good thing to expose your twins to.

Don't do drugs, kids, and don't stay around rat-infested shitholes.

Of course it does. Because that's the only role Viktor is good for.

I can smell this paragraph.

Spoiler: Chapter 9 - uterine boogaloo

Guess we're forgetting the three-story tumble a few chapters ago, eh? That would be something to bring up.

Yes, Viktor, you have a God Complex for all the wrong reasons. Think of the shit he's done and wonder if a woman would be able to get away with it.

For once, Jayce is right. Viktor is acting like an asshole who needs to grow up. He's put his health and that of his pregnancy on the line for no reason other than being stubborn. He could have gone to a clinic anonymously, or even go on REDDIT of all places, but no. He chose to go to the second trimester without any check-ups. The fault is on him.

Eh, not really. The sappiness covers up the fact that Jayce only really wants to be a dad and this surrogate was the only way to get it. The relationship really only come as a secondary factor. I still cannot shake the string attached to this.


He's once again being a dumbass. That's a nice way to get a late term miscarriage and have to take widely banned drugs (misoprostol) to expel the contents of your man-uterus. You're worried about authority? Try that on for size. He can read literature on embryology but never read a single paper on maternal health...make it make sense.

Because it's something he wants to buy. You can't convince me otherwise even with the hamfisted 'romance'.

Note the terminology above: they don't have the equipment to test for genetic disease or other issues, but decide the fetuses are A-OK anyways. Ho-hum.

You could have done that before, Jayce.

Viktor learns the placenta is fusing into his uterine wall, and that he needs a C-section. It might've helped to learn in the first trimester what was going on.

They could've known way earlier, especially if Jayce paid for those tests. He didn't, because Viktor was 'too ashamed', even though IRL he would have tested for everything.

The author still has not explained why males have uteruses.

So they are in the US. Viktor should be a lot more aware about pregnancy issues and maternal mortality rates. Boy is slackin'.

Hehe get it, it's a reference to Viktor's invention!

> We can determine sex in utero without assigning any gender
> Males magically have uteruses without any explanation
> Oh wow, wow is my reaction

So sweet. It would make more sense if all these romantic developments occurred if Jayce put Viktor in his apartment in the first place. Then this dialogue would make sense.

Spoiler: Chapter 10

And yet, he could get his record expunged.

So well-loved he couldn't get that record expunged because of all the public outcry. Who's rooting for him? I haven't seen a single person - and compared to Silco's interpretation, his record is pretty severe. This author does not have a sense of internal logic.

THEN GET THAT GODDAMN RECORD EXPUNGED YOU FUCKING IDIOT

So smart he thought a cardboard box could serve as a bedframe, and that living with rodents was good for his physical health.

Here's what REALLY gets me: Jayce could have done all of this in the FIRST FEW CHAPTERS. Every single 'nice' thing he's done since then is meaningless compared to what he could have done. This isn't just a simple mistake - it's laziness. You deliberately let your so-called 'eternal other' suffer in a fucking hovel while you could've gotten them that job. All that sweettalk, all those romantic parlays - none of that matters when you have something this egregious. C'mon, man!

You let him live in a rat-infested shithole for several months, and never offered him a better job where he could make better money with his qualifications. You couldn't even get him a Vtuber job. Fuck off.

Liar. Viktor is voiced by Harry Lloyd. He IS sex. He wouldn't be a phone sex operator if he didn't have a sexy voice.

1. The fireplace is electric
2. Viktor makes a good point: you can't buy kids with goat cheese, but you apparently can fork it out to a drug-addicted barista.

You lived in a rat-infested shithole for month, could have been offered a better job yet weren't, fell down three flights of stairs and insisted you were fine, and worked a shitty job where your ex raped you in the bathroom. Guy is really asking for it at this point.

THEN YOU SHOULD'VE USED PLAN B, FUCKER

Should've offered the apartment first and made Viktor the resident e-thot, that at least would make a lot more sense. Be a sugar daddy. A real one.

He still isn't. Look at the choices he's made so far - they haven't benefitted anyone. His innate desire to buy kids doesn't make him a hero.

Wanna guess what her role is going to be? If you guessed Token Black Ex-Wife Bitch, you'd guess correctly. Anyone got Nicki Minaj playing in the background?

What a work of art.

Completely gripping. I cried.

 

[Petrusha the White]

High praise comments on egregiously bad fics always make me scratch my head. I see it a lot. Fic with obvious problems, glaring plot holes, hilariously bad characterization... scroll down to check the comments section and there'll be a handful of people talking about how good it is and not a single one mentioning any problem. Weirdly it's not even people commenting on how they thought the kinky porn parts was hot. Sometimes you even see it on fics with no weird fetish shit in them at all!
Are these people just trying to be polite and encouraging to an author they assume is just starting out? or do they unironically think this is peak literature. How is it possible to have such bad taste.

 

[Activelo]

High praise comments on egregiously bad fics always make me scratch my head. I see it a lot. Fic with obvious problems, glaring plot holes, hilariously bad characterization... scroll down to check the comments section and there'll be a handful of people talking about how good it is and not a single one mentioning any problem. Weirdly it's not even people commenting on how they thought the kinky porn parts was hot. Sometimes you even see it on fics with no weird fetish shit in them at all!
Are these people just trying to be polite and encouraging to an author they assume is just starting out? or do they unironically think this is peak literature. How is it possible to have such bad taste.

I think it's a 33/33/33 situation:

1. People being polite and encouraging like you said or just simply didn't notice the problems, which is the default assumption I have.
2. Anybody can access these fics on sites where there's barely an age restriction, or only having a filter, so there's a good chance they're minors with undeveloped critical thinking skills.
3. Authors being allergic to criticism and deleting the critical comments, even mild constructive criticism, leaving only the praise. "People write fics for free, so they're automatically immune from critique!"

 

[Petrusha the White]

3. Authors being allergic to criticism and deleting the critical comments, even mild constructive criticism, leaving only the praise. "People write fics for free, so they're automatically immune from critique!"

Didn't even occur to me. Genuinely miss the days when expecting/inviting concrit was the default stance of fanfic posters, and not this. We should repopularize MSTing to remind these cucks what it means to post something where literally anyone can read it.

lol at the sperging about not being able to moderate bookmark comments, though. People almost never add comments to bookmarks, interestingly enough. My fics get tons of bookmarks but maybe 5% (generous estimation) have any kind of comment attached, and at least half of them are just "left off on chapter 3" or somesuch
The rudest thing I've ever had in a bookmark description was a 7/10 rating with no clarification and all the 10/10s in that person's bookmarks being tranny fetish fics

 

[Clancee]

AO3 also has this optional feature where you post a comment but it won't be visible unless the author approves it, so even if there's comments with genuine criticism the author can just approve the good ones.

 

[Anondorf]

Possibly one of the funniest things I've ever read in a fic:

 

[Petrusha the White]

I wish that the option to report something for not being a fic was a little more broad than just spam links, retarded manifestos, and the occasional suicide note.