reasons criticizing fanfics publicly is lame
lets go over this again shall we?
it is not appropriate to give constructive criticism of fanfiction unless explicitly asked by the author. lots of authors are not interested in improving their writing, they are doing this for the goofs. the laughs. the giggling-good-times. giving people constructive criticism on fanfiction is a bit like if someone gave you a home made birthday card and in front of a room full of people you began to critique it. that social awkwardness? that is what you should feel when you start criticizing fanfiction
"I don't like" is not constructive criticism. it is not critical thinking. if you use the sentence "i don't like" in an academic paper you will fail. what you like is not an objective fact. it is a feeling. which you are allowed to have but which means nothing about the object of your dislike. now, to refer to point one, even if criticism IS constructive, still not appropriate here, but the amount of people who are confusing not liking something with being critical is truly baffling.
i have said this before and i will say it again. just because you have the opportunity to do something, does not mean you are right for doing it. for example, people love to say that if you post things online then you are giving people the right to criticize it. to which i say: no. i am giving you the opportunity. the same way that when i walk out my door i give people on the street the opportunity to shout terrible things at me. that doesn't mean you aren't still an asshole for taking that opportunity. just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do something.
assuming that fanfics should be open to criticism is treating them like published works and is treating fandom like a goods and services economy. we are not consumers consuming products, we are meant to be a community of people with similar interests sharing things. a timeless, but always relevant, metaphor for this, is that fandom is a potluck not a restaurant. you wouldn't go to a potluck and start talking about the food the way you might at a restaurant.
not 2 sound horribly naive or whatever, but maybe just be kind? like, it's not very hard. maybe just don't get on the internet and be an entitled superior asshat. idk man.
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I know you guys never get tired of my petplay so I've COME TO GIVE YOU MORE OF IT
Obviously it's Theo. Who else would it be.
I feed you Theo stans well, not with content you really want, but I feed you.
This goes a little hard and has quite a bit of degrading
"Say that again, hondje."
You whine. You can't even see him but you can imagine that hot stupid grin on his face. "P-please, master."
"That's what I wanted to hear," his voice for deeper and you just knew he already had a plan.
Theo has you blindfolded with your hands tied above your head. Your shirt is already unbuttoned, leaving your chest exposed.
You gasp and arch your back as you feel Theo's mouth on your breast, each hand cups one of your boobs while his mouth gives attention to your nipple. As you squirm you can feel his hard member against you.
Using some teeth, he gently bites your nipple and pulls it. It sent a shock of please through your body, causing you to moan. His hands squeeze and massage your boobs and his mouth pulls away.
"Look at how flushed you are just from that," he then grabs the bottom half of your jaw to make you look in what you guess is his direction. "It's so pathetic. I love it."
Your bottom half squirms more, wanting some sort of pleasure, just anything.
"Go on and speak, hondje. Be a good girl and use your words."
Your mouth already feels dry and you just got started. "I- I want you to fuck me."
"And who am I to you?"
You whine again. "My...my master."
"Good girl," he tugs on the leash he has you on. "My good little hondje is finally learning."
He lifts your skirt up and rubs you through your panties, you're already soaked panties. This teasing has lasted longer than you can stand, and much longer than you thought Theo could control himself.
You rub your legs together for more friction but he quickly spreads them apart.
"Stay."
You whine and try so hard not to squirm that you forget to breathe. You feel him moving in the bed and then hear the sound of his clothes dropping to the floor. Why does he get to see you sprawled out, helpless in the bed and you can't even see his chest?
You end up pouting at this thought, and Theo obviously notices. He pulls the leash enough to force you to sit up. "What's with that look. A whining dog doesn't get what they want, you know."
The air seemed to be pushed out of your lungs as you were so forcefully pulled up. You couldn't even speak now, just let out soft moans from the feeling of the collar choking you.
"I like you like this more," he strokes your hair and kisses you roughly before letting you fall back into the bed.
His touch is gentle despite how quickly he's trying to get your skirt and underwear off. You do your best to help him by moving your hips up.
"Hmmm. Look at how beautiful you are."
His hands glide up your legs, squeezing your thighs, and grabbing your hips. His hands slide under you to firmly grab your ass.
"And you're all mine to use."
He presses his tip against your opening, but doesn't enter you yet.
You whine again and start to squirm. He's so close but still too far. "M-master please!"
"Please what?"
"Fuck me already. I want you so badly it hurts," if he teased you anymore you think you would cum just by touch, that's how needy you are.
"Aww, aren't you adorable when you beg," he pushes his tip inside. "But don't forget I'm the one who makes the rules."
Theo wraps the leash around one of his hands to keep it tight. With his other hand he holds onto your waist firmly.
You're so wet is cock just slides right in. You gasp and pull your hands against their restraint. How do you keep forgetting how big he is. You think you would be used to his size by now.
"Why don't we try fitting all of me inside you. I should be able to feel you all the way up here," he presses his thumb against you, just below your belly button.
He slowly pushes more of himself into you, watching your face contort as he stretches you. "I think I'm getting closer," he presses more firmly on your skin.
Theo takes one of your legs and puts it over his shoulder so it's easier to get deeper. You gasp and pull your hands again.
"Almost there," he chuckles deeply. He's looking down and watching his cock disappear into you. "You're doing so well, hondji. If you keep this up I'll give you a reward."
Youve been biting your lip, not wanting to scream or moan too loudly. You are technically getting what you wanted, his cock inside you, but he's going so deep you aren't sure if you can take it all.
"There we go. All the way in."
You didn't even notice but you were holding your breath. You finally let your lip go and moan. Theo runs his hand against your abdomen. "I can feel me all the way up here."
He can tell you're trying so hard not to move. Your legs are already trembling from your self control.
"I think I'll stay like this for a bit. You are my personal cock warmer after all."
He loosens the leash and rubs his hands up your torso to grope your breasts.
"I've always wanted to put my cock between your tits and pleasure myself that way," he squeezes them roughly, almost too rough.
"M-master," you moan much louder than you expected. "P-please fuck me," you're breathing got heavy. "Fuck me and fill me with your cum," your walls started to tighten around him, anything for the slightly bit of movement.
He moans. "I guess I've had you wait long enough," he ends up pulling out just enough to leave his tip in, then once he has a good hold on your waist he slams back into you.
You yell out, not expecting him to thrust with so much force, but you don't have a chance to catch your breath. He keeps thrusting, but he's not going as deep as you know he can.
Theo moans and uses you the way he wants.
You already feel your body reaching its climax. With as much teasing as he did, you knew it wouldn't take long, but you knew Theo could last a while.
There have been times you've needed a break and he hasn't even cum yet, and this might be one of those times.
Theo leans down and kisses your lips roughly. "You're going to cum already, aren't you?"
You're at the point already where you can't even speak, you're already overstimulated that you can't form words, only moans and whines.
He chuckles. "I didn't realize you loved my cock this much."
Theo didn't slow down, even after he got you to cum twice. After the third time he slowed down and pulled out of you.
"Let's try something else."
You can't tell if you were relieved or upset that he's left you empty now. All you could do was pant. Theo turns you over into your stomach and makes you get on your knees.
"Would you look at that," he grains as he grabs your ass, then spanks you. You let out a yelp and jerk forward slightly. He moves you back to where he put you. "Stay!"
He spanks you again and then rubs the red mark he left. You whimper and bury your head into a pillow.
"Good girl," he purrs. "You're being such a good girl," he strokes your hair before grabbing a fist full of it and pulling your face out of the pillow. "but I want to hear those moans and screams. I want you to scream my name every time I make you cum," his voice got lower and lower as he spoke in your ear. "Can you do that, hondji?"
You nod your head "Y-yes master!"
"Good girl," he lets you go and strokes your hair down, fixing the mess he made. "Now keep your pretty little ass up for me."
He speaks your legs slightly and enters you again. He moans as he pushes himself all the way in before thrusting again.
He's hitting at different angles now, and it's easier for him to get deeper, meaning your screams get louder. Every time you try to muffle yourself he pulls on your leash and slams into you.
"T-Theo!" You scream his name as you cum again, and each time after that you scream his name. You wonder how much longer he's able to go. How isn't he tired yet. You're barely doing anything and your body feels like it's going to collapse.
Suddenly he loosens on the leash and holds your hips firmly. "F-fill me, master!"
Theo keeps a firm hold on you until he finally cum, thrusting in you deep. His moans might actually be louder than yours.
He rides out his high, giving little thrusts until he's done. He carefully pulls out of you and you both collapse at the same time. Your body goes flat on the bed and he lays down beside you, both of you out of breath.
As you're trying to get your breath back he unties your hands and takes the blind fold off. It takes your eyes a minute to adjust and see anything.
Theo unlatches the leash but keeps the collar on you. "Come here," he's so out of breath but he pulls you into his arms and into his chest, kissing the top of your head.
"Theo?" you breathe heavily.
"Yes?"
"Let not have sex for a while after that," your body is basically a limp. He could throw you across the room and you wouldn't even care.
He chuckles "I'm pretty sure that's what you said a few days ago."
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I read the first, I don't know, 30 or 40 Thor comics once. Probably a few years ago during my last comics hyperfixation. What I do remember from it is that the original Thor comics gave Thor an alter ego in the form of Dr. Don Blake. And for whatever reason, I kind of like that.
I also think the origin itself is fascinating. Dr. Don Blake is a probably 20 to 30 year old doctor with a limp leg (although he could be in his 40s, I wouldn't remember if they gave him an age) who travels to Norway on vacation. While in Norway, he stumbles upon a cave with a walking stick and realizes he can transform into Thor using this walking stick (really a transformed version of the hammer Mjolnir). And I think it's a shame nobody ever goes back to Dr. Blake. Because think about that origin. When I do, it see only two possibilities, both ripe with interesting story possibilities.
Option 1: Dr. Blake is an ordinary human who just happened to find Thor's hammer in its secret hiding place. This would be interesting because it would mean Thor is kind of possessing Doctor Blake's body whenever they transform. It reminds me of the Kane Chronicles, and how humans could channel the spirit of a god and share a body and mind with them. This option really reminds me of that.
Option 2: Equally as interesting is option 2, the option I think they went with. In option 2, Thor is exiled from Asgard. Odin erases his memories and puts him on earth under a new name and identity. Namely, the identity of doctor don blake. For this option, I am assuming Odin would have given Doctor Blake original memories (because I highly doubt Odin would put turn Thor into a baby and wait around for 20-30 years to bring him back to Asgard). But if he didn't turn Thor into an actual baby, that means he probably gave Don Blake (this 20 or 30 year old doctor) a set of fake memories. Think about that. Don Blake presumably had memories of a childhood never lived, of a family that never was, of a life that never truly was. When Don Blake learned he was just created to serve as a vessel for Thor, that must have really hurt. I bet an existential crisis occurred that day.
Considering Don Blake had an established medical practice and probably had his own set of memories distinct from that of Thor, I imagine Don Blake and Thor really were like two seperate people sharing one body. I imagine them as two distinct people, at any rate. And it's a shame nobody has done anything with Don Blake or this whole sharing a body concept since the 70s or 80s (it feels like). There's so much potential here, if only people had stopped to realize it.
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Two Lonely Vampires in a Penthouse
For the first time in my life, I feel uncomfortable doing nothing. When I was still under the contract, all I could hear were the whispers, and all I could do was to follow it. Kill something, be on a rampage. Now? Everything’s calm. It’s unnerving.
This penthouse is making me feel out of place. My sisters and I lived in warehouses, abandoned buildings, any place where there’s no other people. We had to hide after all, and poor vampires doesn’t have the means to hide well. If my sisters are still alive, they’d love it here, especially if they saw Valentina. They’d adore her, follow her in a heartbeat. If we have a heartbeat of course.
Today, the penthouse is silent. Lady Lana and Valentina are at the Strauds. Val wanted to help Helen or keep an eye on her, making sure that she’s not violent against me or something. As for the Lady, I had no idea why. I heard they had to go somewhere else after that. Heard they need to retrieve something back.
That Helen. Poor woman. I’d be crazy too if I can’t kill the person who killed my family. But I’m not crazy. Maybe her brain’s just weak. At least they wiped her memory clean. I think.
I’m alone with Lenora today. This chick’s weird. She’s a vampire, but she’s very interested in human customs. She cooks food, she eats it, she drinks other stuff that isn’t blood.
“Hey Lenora, what’s on the menu?” I teased.
“Apple pie. We’re running out of apples; do you mind telling Valentina to get some?”
“Why not your sister?”
“My sister is the Head of House. She has things to attend to.”
Her tone changed, as if I offended her.
“And Valentina’s busy too? She’s not your maid. Isn’t she a Head of House too?”
It took her a minute to reply.
“Then why don’t you fetch me some?”
I took a deep breath.
When I got back, I saw her reading a book quietly in the dining room. She’d already served herself a slice of pie.
“I got your apples. I’ll put it away.”
“Thank you, Percival. Come join me, have a piece of pie.”
After putting the apples away, I joined her, and she gave me a slice. I’ve never tasted human food, only human blood, so I prepared myself to take a bite.
It was sweet like a virgin’s blood.
“Shiiiit, this is tasty!”
“Language, Percival,” she said, without looking at me, voice lilting.
“I don’t know what other human food taste like, but I think you got it. How do you know how to cook?”
She closed her book. She looked like she’s trying to process what I said. It seemed like she couldn’t, because blankly, she said, “I just know.”
“Nah, maybe you do that even before you reawakened?”
“I don’t remember that. What I remember last were my sister and I teacher Valentina how to fight. Oh, you should’ve seen her before, Percival. Hearing her screams, and shouts, and cries, it was beautiful. I’m glad she grew strong. Only she evolved, the rest of her clan degraded. How disappointing.”
This chick’s really weird.
“Hey, I evolved too, I think. It’s why your sister wanted me to be sacrificed and shit to your revival!”
“Really? But the Overlord, my sister, and my cousin did that.”
“Yeah, because Valentina didn’t want me dying. They said something about letting you heal naturally. Heal from what, I don’t know.”
She looked at me, face blank.
“But I am not hurt.”
Silence hung in the air. Valentina warned me not to mention anything about healing. She never told me why, but she doesn’t want Lenora to remember anything from before. Lady Lana seems like she wanted to, always asking stuff like “do you remember Lorraine and I used to watch the Zetts and the Asvangs fight each other to death?” or “do you remember dragging Valentina to our manor after a match so we can fight with her?”.
Horrifying stuff, I tell you.
“I misheard. Sorry. They probably meant me. I was really beaten-up last time. Haha, Vlad’s quite strong.”
“He is not the Overlord for nothing.”
She smiled.
“More pie?”
I declined.
She returned to her book. Smile dropping into a blank expression. She continued reading, like I wasn’t there. As if we never had any conversation. I left her alone.
I’m starting to wonder, what does their life look like from their time? I would always ask Valentina, but she despised it so much that she told me not to ask again.
With how the sisters retells their old life, I’m starting to think Valentina’s abused. And not just her. My whole clan.
Are all vampires like that? No wonder everyone’s afraid of us.
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