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In the spirit of encouraging people to comment on fanfics while also making it easier to do so, I feel obliged to share a browser extension for ao3 that has quite literally revolutionized the comment game for me.

I present to you: the floating ao3 comment box!

From what I've seen, a big problem for many people is that once you reach the comments at the bottom of a fic, your memory of it miraculously disappears. Anything you wanted to say is stuck ten paragraphs ago, and you barely remember what you thought while reading. This fixes that!

I'll give a little explanation on the features and how it works, but if you want to skip all that, here's the link.

The extension is visible as a small blue box in the upper left corner.

(Side note: The green colouring is not from the extension, that's me.)

If you click on it, you open a comment box window at the bottom of your screen but not at the bottom of the fic. I opened my own fic for demonstrative purposes.

The website also gives explanations on how exactly it functions, but I'll summarize regardless.

insert selection -> if you highlight a sentence in the fic it will be added in italics to the comment box

add to comment box -> once you're done writing your comment, you click this button and the entire thing will automatically copied to the ao3 comment box

delete -> self explanatory

on mulitchapter fics, you will be given the option to either add the comment to just the current chapter or the entire fic

The best part? You can simply close the window the same way you opened it and your progress will automatically be saved. So you can open it, comment on a paragraph, and then close it and keep reading without having the box in your face.

Comments are what keep writers going, and as both a writer and a reader, I think it's such an easy way of showing support and enthusiasm.

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People worrying is their fic is too self indulgent like....... that is the point of fanfiction. You are supposed to indulge . Every fic is self indulgent

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[images are a series of edited gifs from The Emperor’s New Groove. They show Kronk saying, “Oh right, this fic. The fic I love. My favourite fic. The fic you wrote.” The last gif also shows Yzma rolling her eyes.]

trying to write a comment on an awesome fic is really hard

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Astarion and Karlach share a bath together after a long day of running around in blood and grime! Lucky for them they don’t need to worry about the bathwater getting cold 😌

There’s something about Baldur’s Gate 3 that makes me want to practice painting environments more often!

#the smiles #the softness #astarion #karlach #baldurs gate 3

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HEY that's MY emotional support morally ambiguous misunderstood full of trauma touch starved yearning for love drenched in blood responsible for numerous atrocities comfort character who is TRYING & u will TREAT them with RESPECT

#if this aint true

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i finally figured it out. my favorite ship dynamic. murderous

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All it cost was my life in the sun. Now I belong to the shadows.

#those eyes tell an absolute story #astarion #baldur's gate 3

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🌟 Congratulations to Neil Newbon for the Best Supporting Performer award, and to Larian Studios for the six other Golden Joystick !! 🌟

#astarion #baldur's gate 3

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Neil Newbon's acceptance speech for Best Supporting Performance as Astarion 🩷

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I’m obsessed and I’m not sorry.

#look at those curls #astarion #baldur's gate 3

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idk if I liked it but oh well

#This art style though #What an absolute delight to the eyes 💖 #astarion #baldur's gate 3

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indestructible wife

#i love her sm #karlach #baldur's gate 3

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Astarion is a cat person, confirmed

#astarion #baldur's gate 3

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PART OF THE JOURNEY IS THE END. [ i  n s  p ]

#so much potential #*heads to comic list of doctor dad and spiderson content* #doctor strange #stephen strange #spiderman #peter parker #no way home

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I wanted to try something different, with a bit of Art Nouveau vibes✨ (The flowers are white carnations)

Do not use/reupload, thanks

#stunning artwork good lord #astarion #baldur's gate 3

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"We don't need to do anything. We can just be."

Happy bi/pan visibility day (it's everyday for me). Also a sprinkle of ace and a dash of survivor and to top it all off- other expressions of intimacy, affection & connection taken seriously. I'm doing an Astarion origin playthrough and I ship him with Karlach like FedEx, your honor.

#i would die to give them everything they deserve #karlach #astarion #baldur's gate 3