how to read fanfiction

Today you will learn one of the greatest lessons of all.

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[ColeyDoesThings]

in terms of quality and subject matter, AO3 always comes out on top for me personally. but there are some real gems on each of these platforms, so have fun digging around :D
ALSO i have some fic recs on my patreon if y'all are interested! would you wanna see a video about things i look for when i go fic hunting sometime?

[keitaro]

People who use "complete works only" Are people who have been hurt one too many times

[wandas-wand]

ao3 comments: *goes into long detailed paragraph about how good the fic is*

wattpad comments: le gasp thats gay

[fruit]

"This is a cool fic-"

*Last updated: 2015*

[kloobi]

to people who read incomplete stories: i respect it but it ain’t me

yall are braver than any soldier

[Neekachu]

"If I don't wanna stay up till 4am reading a fic and find out that it's incomplete and has been incomplete for four years now."

*I felt that*

[majorquackquack]

Me, waving at all the newcomers to the fanfiction life: "Welcome stranger, there is no exit."

[asyliswhitman]

The part about reading an incomplete fic until 4 AM hit me personally.

[angelaliu]

Imagine being in a fandom big enough to have the luxury of only reading complete fics :')

[rougestarlight]

The fact that Coley has to constantly remind us to not harass writters/artists over fictional content

[scrambldrabbit]

ao3 is the more mature older sibling who occasionally is chaotic, wattpad is the younger sibling that is sometimes annoying but at heart is a good person, and ffnet is the parent who has always been the biggest role model for the other two

[hotcocoandart]

The eternal pain: The perfect fic is always in Chinese or Italian or anything _not your native language_

[latteknowsbest]

coley: here's how to read fanfiction
me, who has been reading fanfics for four years straight: ah yes, I totally need this video

[tokiWren]

"Longer than Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings combined" the second longest work of literature is a fanfic. I'm not even joking.

[gayboredom]

Fanfiction is like a coping mechanism for me at this point-
Sad? Go write so much fluff you drown in happiness

[Raven-kqlf]

Can we talk about how she literally looks like Narcissa...

[topazbutterfly]

Fan Fact: They have Ancient Egyptian language option on AO3, as well as Sumerian and Old English. This shows that fandom has beem in existence since 4000 BC, being one of the foundation bricks of humanity.

[zabeztas]

Coley: how to read fanfiction
me: *has an ao3 and wattpad account*
also me: yes.

[nightshadesylv]

Not gonna lie the cringe is bad, but when you find one of those golden fics, its DIAMOND

[boopydoopy]

"Wow! This fic has all the right tags, all my favorite characters, and the title references one of my favorite songs! It's perfect! Wait, it's a one-shot..."