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"It is about the ghost-life that hovers over the furniture of our lives..." by CrookedBunny
Fandoms: War - Fandom, Short Stories - Fandom
10 Aug 2017
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War will never end. Not when the Earth is brimming with human life...
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Youtube Fan culture and the Odd Man Out: A Essay by Timegal25
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Dragon Ball, Super Mario & Related Fandoms, Super Mario Bros. (Video Games), Winnie-the-Pooh (Disney), Winnie-the-Pooh - All Media Types, Pooh's Adventures (Web Series), Invader Zim, Calvin & Hobbes
12 Aug 2019
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A look into some of the more odd and unique trends of Youtube that aren't widely talked about.
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- Part 17 of Timegal25's Solo Works
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People have always been afraid of change and those who are different, and people do awful things when they are afraid. But if people are scared, it’s because that change is occurring. It’s because they are listening, and they recognize that progress is inevitably on the horizon.
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- Part 10 of Another 51
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Aziraphale and the Erasure of his Homosexuality: Anything but Gay by Anonymous
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
19 Apr 2021
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A personal essay of mine criticizing the Good Omens Fandom and at times Neil Gaiman for erasing the innate homosexuality of Aziraphale. Pure discussion essay.
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this is a personal essay on the human mosaic, inspired by this tumblr post: https://viridianmasquerade.tumblr.com/post/634434560565936128/smokeinsilence-have-you-ever-noticed-you-pick-up :))
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dear series, we're through—it's not me, it's you(r creator). by sparegarbage
Fandoms: Gaya Sa Pelikula (Web Series)
21 Dec 2021
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a personal essay—or journal entry, take your pick—reflecting on my relationship with problematic creators of the media i loved.
cw, tw // gaya sa pelikula; juan miguel severo; jk rowling; harry potter; mentions of transphobia, racism, and sexual harassment
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Exerpts from "Questions, Wishes, Facts" by EphemeralSonder (MermaidMayonnaise)
Fandoms: Original Work
15 Nov 2021
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The fear is this: one day, you will be left behind.
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A personal essay about finding the balance between childhood and adulthood.
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Hate is powerful emotion. It is unnervingly comforting, and most attempts to root it out generally have the opposite effect.
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I am Kind, I am Brave, I am Unstoppable - Lottie's Mantra Pillar by RosewoodPoP, theivydorms
Fandoms: The Rosewood Chronicles - Connie Glynn
31 Jan 2023
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I immediately fell in love with Undercover Princess and pre ordered Princess in Practice as soon as I could. I screamed when it arrived a day early. And, to be honest, I’ve screamed each time a new Rosewood Chronicles book has been delivered to my house.
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this is my story with lottie’s motto!
TRIGGER WARNING FOR MENTION OF ED, and MENTION OF HOSPITALISATION FOR AN EATING DISORDER
pls don’t read my lil essay about lottie’s mantra if you’d find mention of hospitals or eating disorders triggering. look after yourself !
okay, this is just nonsense and not really a fic but i thought it was the best way for me to celebrate lottie’s mantra
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On Being Monstrous by whiskeyandspite
Fandoms: Original Work, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
04 Mar 2023
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In my mind, the only way I could be a person worthy of anything was to be like the people who’d hurt me, the people who’d pushed me down enough that I’d attempted several times to take my own life. In my mind, the only way I could survive in this world was to be like them. Because they weren’t the collateral damage. They weren’t thinking about a broken relationship half a decade later. They weren’t the ones waking up in the middle of the night panicking that their bedroom door was open when they remembered closing it.
They were safe because they established safety through attack rather than defense.
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The Missed Potential of Luka Redgrave (and why he's the best character in Bayonetta 3) by Blueleaf12
Fandoms: Bayonetta (Video Games)
10 Mar 2023
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Just an essay of my thoughts surrounding Luka's character in Bayonetta 3 and why I like him so much.
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- Part 3 of Bayonetta Brainrot
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Exactly one year ago today, I sat on my couch, put pen to paper, and started writing again. This is a personal essay reflecting on how that decision to finally break my creative hiatus has changed my life in more ways than one.
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Dr. Ashwini Ray’s Guide to People & Artificial Consciousness by At_dawn_you_find_me
Fandoms: Moonbase Theta Out (Podcast)
15 Nov 2023
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Abstract: Humans will try countless remedies to counter loneliness, they will invent imaginary friends, form attachments to objects like blankets and teddy bears, create book clubs and knitting clubs, sing-up for dancing and cooking classes, put on a mask and re-shape their personality just to fit in. Look at the stars and wonder: “Is there anyone there?” “Why hasn’t anyone come and say hi to us?”.
Personally, I write fanfiction.
Key words: Fan fiction, Loneliness, Humanity, Philosophy, Fiction, Artificial Consciousness, Space.
Ray, Ashwini. 2099. "Fanfiction, Qualia and Observations about consciousness". In "Over a century of fanfiction. What is all about?" compiled by The Creatives Collective, Free Hole Amanda. Published at the Archive of Transformative Works.
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Silver Haired Agito: Transformation Narrative as Transmasculine Allegory by AgitoForestspirit
Fandoms: 銀色の髪のアギト | Giniro no Kami no Agito | Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
01 Apr 2024
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Meta analysis essay about Agito’s character arc interpreted as trans allegory and exploration of possible subtext in the movie. Transformative exploration into the movie’s themes through a queer lens, mainly revolving around Agito. Includes some summary and lots of spoilers. I’m approaching this from my perspective as a trans guy and how this character has meant a lot to me personally
The essay is written on the assumption the reader hasn’t seen the movie so if you have there are bits of this you can skim.
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The box of razors stored inside my desk. (or 'the ants on my upper lip') by DojimaKojima
Fandoms: Original Work
29 May 2024
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Personal Essay about November 2019, shaving, and my parents. (If you know me in real life, please don't read this)
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Finding Celebrían by Zara Ashkenazi-Khan (timelessutterances)
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
19 Jan 2025
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“These days, I am of the opinion that to be healed isn’t to be cured, but rather to develop the ability to live alongside the most intolerable parts of one’s mind. Recovery is a survival tactic, though less fire-without-flint and more lizard-dropping-tail. Primed for violence, the traumatised mind does this, gives you these frantic, immovable highs and lows. And so my Celebrían is at her baddest on the days darkness spreads thickest. She is at her maddest on the days I walk barefoot across beaches and at her saddest when I sink into myself. She reintroduces me to my own mind.”
An extended edition of my essay for Tolkien Meta Week: on autofiction, archives, healing, and why I moved across the country after finding out Elrond had a wife.
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The Interrogation by shellbellerina
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
17 Apr 2025
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Sex is an inherently vulnerable act. It requires some kind of opening of oneself, physically: open arms, open hands, an open mouth, open legs. The physical is always linked with the emotional. It’s vulnerable to say "yes". To give voice to a desire is to jump off a cliff trusting that someone will be there to catch you. And fuck you, if you’re lucky.
The opening - the revealing - enhances the shared pleasure that follows. There's an intense connection in shared pleasure. I’ve felt it deeply, many times. But I’d argue that while there's a unique closeness that blooms with letting someone see you come, there’s an even deeper intimacy in letting someone see you cry.
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Author’s Note — On Writing, Language, and the Quiet Role of AI by Ink and Ruin (Ink_and_Ruin)
Fandoms: Original Work
05 Oct 2025
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A personal reflection on my writing process — on creativity, language, and the quiet role of AI as a tool for thought rather than a substitute for it.